Adventures of the Coconut Caucus

As you may have noticed along with all the Hispanic Nevada sleeping giant hoopla, we got a flurry of Hispanic endorsements, some from people we know, like our very own chief intelligence Hispanic, Silvestre Reyes (who took a Woman’s and Black man´s job) and some from Hispanics not even we have heard of.

But our favorite endorsement news comes from our favorite sisters in Congress, and ex-coconut caucus members, Loretta Sanchez and Linda Sánchez, who on the same day endorsed rival candidates.

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Can´t we all just get along?

So why do these things happen when I am outta town and can’t update my blog?, well such is life…

So bye bye Loretta and now bye bye Linda.

We did report on the fact that all this is the fault of Cesar Chavez…but Linda is claiming that she is leaving the Hispanic Caucus for “structural reasons”, (i.e. Joe baca) she should have just used the Washington lingo and said she wants to spend more time with her family… even though she is single…

The story and if you want the official bs I am including both press releases:

STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSWOMAN LINDA SÁNCHEZ ON DECISION TO SUSPEND MEMBERSHIP IN CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS

“I have decided to suspend my membership in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) for the 110th Congress because I believe that the current leadership has not made needed structural reforms to ensure that the caucus is more equitable and inclusive of all its members.
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Now we have all been taught that Latino Saint and only real leader ever, Cesar Chavez was a man of peace who embodied the ideals of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., but now we learn that despite his nonviolence stance, his sole memory is causing further civil war between the Hispanic Caucus de facto leader, Joe Baca and the other Sánchez sister, Linda.

As we have mentioned extensively in this blog, one of the main missions of a Hispanic member of Congress is to name everything they can in honor Cesar Chavez, with a mural whenever possible.

WELL, now it turns out that the Cesar Chavez nonbinding Holiday has become the latest drama gripping the halls of the Capitol, according to the Hill, (Not the Politico, who no longer cover Hispanics):

Rep. Baca wags finger at Sanchez for closing office for Cesar Chavez Day

There is no affection between Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joe Baca (D-Calif.) and the Sanchez sisters — as the recent attempted coup against him made plain.

And Baca burned his bridges yet further on Monday by declaring that lawmakers should not take off work in honor of Cesar Chavez’s birthday, which was last Saturday. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) was the only member of the caucus to close her office Monday in honor of the Hispanic civil rights leader.

Baca had these choice words for her decision.

“Cesar Chavez worked his whole life toward achieving equality and fair labor rights. I believe the best way to observe Cesar E. Chavez Day is not by taking the day off from work or school, but by having our children learn about his struggles and his victories on behalf of all Americans,” said Baca.

“That is why I have introduced a resolution, H. Res. 76, to encourage teachers to teach our children about the life and work of Cesar Chavez, and urge the president to issue an executive order creating a public holiday for Cesar Chavez.”

So Baca wants the Presidente, a man, to declare the birthday of another man, Cesar Chavez to be a Public Holiday, that applies to everybody, except to women like Linda Sánchez… and then he wonders why they call him machista…

AND what is the use of a holiday that no one gets off… hello? it is not a holiday if we don´t get to go to Cesar Chavez day sales and can’t get our mail.

IN TOTALLY OTHER NEWS… do you know where your member of Congress is?… the article goes on to say this:

And Bob Sanders, spokesman for Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), said of his boss, “He is out of the country, but because of security I can’t say why, where or for how long.”

Whaaaaaaa?, what on earth could a minor congressional member, like Costa be doing that requires all this secrecy and undisclosedness, leave that to Cheney….

Apparently, while everybody else is focused on Iraq, the members, and possible future ex-members of the Hispanic Caucus are engaging in “marathon” closed door non-binding negotiations to see if Baca in actuality called Loretta a whore or a puta, or if all the women should leave the caucus except Grace Napolitano, or if they should split up into 3 Hispanic Caucuses.

According to the Press Telegram

The leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus could get a makeover…

The article informs us of another ultra minor squable we totally overlooked.

He [Baca] has admitted in published reports to having called Solis a “kiss-up” to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco. Baca publicly apologized for the remark.

We also learn that 3 “unnamed males” have also threatened to quit if Solís and the other Sánchez sister leave the Caucus… Let me guess, Silvestre Reyes is not one of them.

And just when we think it is all lost, we find out this:

An aide for Solis has said that discussions include possibly splitting the chairmanship into three posts, each focused on different policy areas. Baca did not return calls seeking comment on the possibility of a three-chair leadership format.

(The article then goes on to inform us that the majority of the Caucus Members are either Mexican American or Puerto Rican… hello? they ALL are either Mexican or Boricua, except Solis who is only half Mexican, and the 2 non Hispanics that joined somehow)

(Can someone get Baca to answer his phone? And while we are at it, We NEED someone to bring the official Hispanic Caucus website out of its “renovation”)

So we totally can’t wait to hear the results of these super secret meetings, and as soon as there are “published reports” we will feel free to comment fully.

Meanwhile Baca tries to redeem himself with this lame press release

As we mentioned way back, the 100 Primer Impacto Hours agenda for the Hispanic Caucus included getting us an Official Museum to exhibit Selena’s dresses and all that Chicano art on loan from Cheech Marin.

And yes, our very own museum is moving forward, faster than immigration reform or universal healthcare.

Now you may think this is a non-controversial bill, with not much conflict in sight (other than where the hell are they going to find room for it on the Mall).

Well, think again.

According to our nonbinding unconfirmed sources, there is growig tension among Hispanic legislators who, despite their public bipartisan bigender support of the Museum, are privately shouting at each other and arguing about everything from the name of the building to the order in which the 7 foot wax statues of themselves will appear.

(It is only a matter of time before the gringo media does this story, so please credit us exclusively, with the exclusive details you will only find here).

Here are some of the names they are fighting over:

• The Cesar Chavez Chicano Si Se Puede Museo, proposed by Hilda Solís
• The Si Se Puede Cesar Chavez Museum of La Raza, proposed by Joe Baca
• The Cesar Chavez-Dolores Huerta-Ricardo Montalbán Si Se Puede Museum, proposed by Grace Napolitano
• The Elvira Arellano Latino Immigrant Contributions To America Museum, proposed by Luis Gutiérrez
• The Hispanic-American Third World Country Museum of Freedom, proposed by Ileana Ros Lethinen
• The We Have Been Here for Five Generations Museum, proposed by Ken Salazar
• The Latino-Chicano-Mexitlán Museo de Nuestra Raza, proposed by Lucille Roybal Allard
• The Valentina Frida Kahlo Latina Power Museum, proposed by Loretta Sánchez
• The Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Virgen Morena Patrona de América Museum, proposed by Ciro Rodríguez
• The Humble Beginings From a Dirt Floor In Texas to the Mall Museum, proposed by Silvestre Reyes
• The Xavier Becerra Nuestro Orgullo National Latino Museum on the Mall, proposed by Xavier Becerra

Some of the exhibits and items that may be featured:

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