Los Angeles, Mexico???

[kexodusc]

Nothing like creating a political/social/racial storm to boost the ratings on your TV network...though a part of me wonders if it was just done as a good natured joke meant for the station's audience, with no malicious intentions to anyone else?...If so, I can easily appreciate that (even if I don't find it particularly funny), despite it's disregard for the obvious sensitivity surrounding the issue. We've all got way bigger fish to fry, methinks, than to keep finding reasons to fight amongst ourselves...

Isn't it about time for another Woodstock?

[MomurdA]

Those for the signs say that California was taken illegally from Mexico and therefore should still be considered Mexico, that the greater LA area is already over 50% hispanic

As far as im concerned 'they' can have LA back if 'they' want. Please take all teh celebrities and spoiled beverly hills kids with you as well.

[topspeed]

As far as im concerned 'they' can have LA back if 'they' want. Please take all teh celebrities and spoiled beverly hills kids with you as well.

ROTFLMAO ! Good one! Leave the beaches tho...

I wonder, Topspeed is you learned of this on the Jon and Ken show yesterday, as this is how I became aware of it.

Actually, I heard it on KROQ's Kevin and Bean show this morning as they had Mr. Lieberman on to field questions and calls. Based on the passionate responses from callers, there is no middle ground to this topic...unless you're Lieberman. He may put on the pompous air of someone pioneering hispanic pride, but the bottom line is he's loving every single minute of the debate.

Reverse it and there would be he$$ to pay.

Nah. The world would expect something like this from us. After all, we are the arrogant Americans!

[paul_pci]

Yes, this will be something to watch regardless of which side of this polemical issue stand on. I wonder, Topspeed is you learned of this on the Jon and Ken show yesterday, as this is how I became aware of it. I'm currently teaching a novel about illegal immigration and I was hoping to listen to their show during class, but the reception is not going to work.

But I think the billboard makes a bold, provocative statement. They know that the territorializing statement will piss off natives in CA while it will embolden Chicano/as. It's similar to Bush's rhetoric on gay marriage or DeLay's rhetoric on the judiciary: there's enough of a supportive base that these figures have little fear that such controversial claims will result in significant damage to their reputation or ability to move forward with their work.

[shokhead]

Reverse it and there would be he$$ to pay.