Spare us your self-aggrandizing, race-baiting bromides, Senator Giron. In an article today in her hometown paper, the Pueblo Chieftain, Senator Giron claims that people want to recall her not for her votes to restrict gun rights, but rather because she’s Hispanic.
Pueblo Freedom and Rights needed 11,285 signatures from registered voters in Senate District 3 to force a recall election. The group said it returned 13,570 signatures. Victor Head, a founder of the group, said the names were all collected by volunteers and were reliable.
Giron said she wasn’t surprised that the group was able to deliver boxes full of petitions. But she said she was surprised at the racial undertones taken by some of the group’s supporters.
“I know it’s partially about me being a Latina and being in this position of authority,” said Giron. [Peak emphasis]
Carefully ignored is the fact that three other Hispanics, both Republican and Democrat, male and female, opposed a number of gun bills this session.
Republican Latina Clarice Navarro opposed all the gun bills.
Democrat Latinos Ed Vigil and Leroy Garcia opposed the Mag Ban, and Vigil also opposed the background check bill.
No recall campaigns have been initiated against any of those Hispanic politicians.
Not that such inconvenient facts got in the way of Giron shamelessly playing the race card.
UPDATE: Rep. Clarice Navarro (R-Pueblo) weighs in:
I am appalled that Senator Giron has pulled the race card. She still does not get that this is a bipartisan issue… fb.me/LRHwwG5O
— Clarice47 (@ClariceHD47) June 11, 2013
Personally I am prejudiced against idiots and this proves she is one.
She looking for a new job this AM. LOST her recall vote yesterday!
The race card? Again? Isn't hat play worn to the nubs yet? She thought she was above those who elected her. She just found out that she isn't
It's NOT your race that's in question, it is your IDIOTIC claims about gun control, you WILL reap your comeupence at the ballot box!
I remain impressed by Sen. Navarro, this is the kind of senators Colorado needs.
Lets send her across the boarder and see if the Mexican people will hire her , most likely not she will say because [ I AM WHITE } this works any where , Hispanic in the USA and white in MEXICO must be tuff.
NO /……it is because you are a gun grabbing dip shit! You knowd if you doed it you would get a whipping and you doed in anyway…no it is time to pay the ramifications for your actions!
save us the drama and the whining. You and your leader should step aside. I cannot for the life of me think of what made you guys SO CRAZY this year. I hate to be a theorist, but it looked like Washington Dem party was promising all you guys appointments in DC, or free cars, or something. when in the hell did you get the impression 'all the people of colorado are behind this' on the gun things. This is a western state! We are laughing stock of our other western states! This state has the 2nd amendment in its OWN constitution. Being hispanic has nothing to do with us hating what you did. We don't hate who you are, you are likely a nice lady. We'd have you for dinner, or a date… we just know, now, that you can't lead, you don't represent us, you follow the crowd with no original thoughts, and you must get your information from some poll that was meant to tell you what you wanted to hear, or what some handler you have wanted you to hear. Step down, get a grip. Try a different line of work. You woke the sleeping, and rather angry giant. Girl you must be crazy….. and don't insult us with race. We are less racist than you, if you think your race matters to 99% of Coloradans.
Typical, when they cannot defend their record they go to the race card!
Yeah gotta love the race card. I'm so tired of our "leaders" focusing on race and dividing our country by getting us to focus on our petty differences! WE ARE ALL AMERICANS! For once let's focus on that and forget about things like the color of our skin because we can't do anything about it, its how we were born and doesn't matter anyways. We need to make sure whoever replaces her gets people focused in the right direction and on the issues that we face instead of trying to sidetrack and divide us as she has and continues to do.
Ha, Ha, Ha, she will sink as low as she can go won't she? She must really be afraid to pull this crap, there are so many Hispanic people who signed this petition because she is a LIAR and deceived the people of COLO. She is married to a WHITE guy so what kind of a hypocrite are you giron? Do you really want to insult the Hispanic peoples intelligence by trying to make them believe this crap. They are smarter then that, they know the real reason we want you out. It is because you have shamed and disgraced Colorado people with your lies and deceitful false representation, of your poor excuse for a public servant to the people of Colorado who voted you into office. The Hispanic, white, black, Hines 57 who have a mixture of races like me and proud of it, and all the others you have deceived and lied to. I can at least say I was smart enough that I did not vote for you and your partner in lies ob and glad of it. You just need to step down do the right thing for once because you screwed up everything else you have done.
If it is because she is a Hispanic woman, how did she get elected in the first place? Was she not a Hispanic woman when she first ran for office?
You know Giron, I am sick and tired of hypocrites like you. You play on the race card to get elected, and then when things go against you, you want to play the race card and cry that people are being racists. You are a Coloradian first and overall an American, just like the rest of us. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, not cry that the lemons don't like hispanics. Be a LEADER! Not a WHINER!
I want to know how many signatures I need to get a Recall on Obama? But this lady is nuts. First thing out of her mouth is the Race card. Um lady, you got elected and now you screw up and cry Race. Get a life.
She's a damn racist, that's the best she can come up with. How bout the damn idiot ignored her constituents and obeyed morse and bloomberg, Dumbass. Don dobyns via gennys nook
Just the other day I was watching the clock and knew it was about time for the old race card. It's pathetic and reprehensible that she now has stooped this low after learning how many recall signatures were turned in!
I hate when they play the race card. That tells me that she can't stand on her own. Next she'll say it's because she's a women. I,m glad I circulated a petition.
When all else fails, pull out the racist card. Desperate, pathetic and laughable.
Let's not take responsibility for not doing the job she was elected to do…no, let's play the race card instead! Time to go!
She was voted in to represent the people and she did not. Politicians need to be held accountable. Race did not play a part in my decision to sign the petition, her decision making did. So sad she played the race card.
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What a pathetic response. She really needs to go.