Well, it seems right-wing hate-monger Sean Hannity has finally fallen off the deep end. In his worthless show, he stated the National Council of La Raza “has called for Mexico to annex the southwestern states.”
Now, NCLR has been a good organization, but hardly a “radical” one. They are aggressive when it comes to fighting for civil rights, empowering others through nonprofit groups, and more. On the political side, though, well, let’s just say that, as a big-time liberal, I’ve been less that impressed with NCLR. A “radical” group it has never been. If anything, I’ve been one who has thought of the group as one which flies whichever way the political winds blow.
The problem that Hannity has with NCLR is that it is a strong proponent of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. If anything has impressed me about NCLR it has been their advocacy for immigrants. Given their stance, Hannity has decided to vilify them by spreading outright lies about NCLR, and about any group or individual supporting comprehensive immigration reform. Hannity’s job is to be a right-wing hack who only delivers misinformation and Republican talking points for a nice living.
Now, if we really want a “reconquista” it would be of Hannity’s job; perhaps replacing him with some radical Chicano bloggers. Just a thought.
