Adventures of the Coconut Caucus

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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Well in the midst of this 5-buck-a-gallon recession, we would like to take the time to remind you of the small, hardworking useless organizations that pretend to advocate for Latinos.

And now, they want to teach us how to spend MORE money drinking!

The National Council of La Raza Receives $250,000 for its Financial Literacy Efforts

As part of the Estamos Unidos con un Proposito(TM) (We Are United with a Purpose(TM)) campaign, Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, donated $250,000 to the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) for their efforts in helping improve financial literacy among U.S. Latinos. Diageo and NCLR partnered to provide consumers with local financial education seminars free-of-charge and an informational hotline where consumers accessed financial resources including the campaign’s signature free bilingual audio CD.

“This partnership enabled our network of local organizations to expand their community outreach efforts and offer more financial education seminars during uncertain economic times,” (AKA don’t spend money on flor de caña during a recession) said Janet Murguia, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. “This campaign provided Latino families with essential financial tools to help manage their money and build equity in this country.”

The donation to NCLR is a culmination of the We are United with a Purpose(TM) campaign, now in its third year, which assisted hundreds of Latinos to access financial education resources within their local community. After this year, the campaign, supported by Diageo brands including Buchanan’s(R) De Luxe Scotch whisky, Crown Royal(R) Canadian whisky, Johnnie Walker(R) Scotch whisky, Jose Cuervo(R) Tradicional tequila, and Tequila Don Julio(R), has invested nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to helping improve the lives of Latinos throughout the United States.

There you go! This is the equivalent of your drunk uncle asking you to borrow 20 bucks for another bottle of Cuervo. Salud, Raza!

Live from twitter (sorry you monolinguals, this is in Spanish)

For the record, almost 0 latinos represented, and one of them Jaime Gonzalez Jr. a Texan who supports Hillary Clinton is not there WTF????? one of the most important meetings of this whole campaign, DIDN´T BOTHER TO SHOW UP!!!!!

On the other hand, Jerome Wiley Segovia, one of my favorite superdelegates ever (uncommitted) is there!

well, you know you’re sinking when the rats start to leave…

Our dear friends at Politico are reporting that dumped Hillary campaign manager Patti Solís Doyle, considered more loyal than a golden retriever, is talking to the Obamaland folks about working for Reverend Wright’s former friend the senator.

Here’s the whole enchilada:

95 Members Urge Mexican Authorities to Investigate the Abuses against Women during Police Operation

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis (D-CA), Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA) and 94 other members (wait a minute! The head says 95 members. If we count these two members and “94 others,” wouldn’t that be 96?) of Congress sent a letter to Mexican government officials expressing concerns and urging resolution to allegations of widespread physical and sexual abuse of women detained by police in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico, in May, 2006. (only 2 years late)