Adventures of the Coconut Caucus

As the Obaman Latino Listening Tour continues to putt-putt and sputter along, the candidate clearly figured he had hit the jackpot by stopping by at the 25th-annual National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference in downtown DC.

Hundreds of brown people were there, and surely he must have thought, whew, I can save so much of my non-public funding by talking here instead of having to go all over the country and try to figure out what’s the difference between, say, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, or Guatemalans and Nicaraguans.

Which of course explains why he referred to Brownsville, Texas, as Brownville, Texas. He was, after all, in Brownville. At least in his mind he was.

His crack Latino media outreach team, MIA as per usual, wasn’t there to correct him.

Okay, let’s see, which Democrat, especially on the House side, had their name on an immigration reform bill?

A) Nobody

B) Not a Soul

C) Nadie

D) All of the Above

And let’s see, which Democratic presidential candidate voted for a border wall?

Naturally, that doesn’t count on the campaign trail:

DNC Releases New Web Video:
“McCain vs. McCain: Immigration Reform”

Washington, DC - Following the debate on immigration reform that John McCain had with himself at today’s meeting of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, the Democratic National Committee released a new web video called “McCain vs. McCain: Immigration Reform.” During this campaign, McCain has abandoned his support for comprehensive immigration reform to pander to the right wing of his Party. After adopting an enforcement-first approach that he previously said wouldn’t work, McCain even promised to vote against the bipartisan bill that bears his name if came up for a vote.

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Washington, DC – The Hispanic Local Elected Officials (HELO) will honor Henry Cisneros, prominent Hispanic leader and former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Saturday, June 28 during the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) annual conference. HELO is a constituency group of the National League of Cities (NLC). Cisneros will be honored during the NALEO conference’s Assembly of Receptions at the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel from 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

Cisneros, a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and former NLC president, is one of the nation’s most accomplished and influential Hispanic leaders (AS LONG AS YOU DON’T ASK HIS MISTRESS AND WIFE!).

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BECAUSE WE COULDN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT WINDFALL TAXES FOR OIL COMPANIES, AND BECAUSE MANY OF US DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR KATRINA VICTIMS IN ORDER TO SEND MORE MONEY TO IRAQ AND BECAUSE WE ARE BECOMING AN ATM MACHINE FOR MEXICO WHILE OUR OWN PEOPLE STRUGGLE, WE DECIDED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS SO WE CAN FEEL LIKE WE’RE DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT…

SENATOR MENENDEZ TO DELIVER MAJOR SPEECH ON IMMIGRANT RAIDS AND DETENTIONS ON SENATE FLOOR TODAY