• Mayor receives thousands of tacos after remark about Latinos
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[url]http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/27/mayor-receives-thousands-of-tacos-after-racist-remark-about-latinos/[/url] [quote] When recently asked about his support for Latino rights, the mayor of East Haven, Connecticut said that [URL="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/25/confronted-on-latino-issues-mayor-says-he-might-have-tacos/"]he “might have some tacos” for dinner[/URL]. Little did he know, a local group of activists would be happy to take him up on that. Days later, 500 tacos showed up at Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr.’s office, [URL="http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/blog/blog/500-tacos-now-what/"]courtesy of local activists with The Campaign to Reform Immigration for America[/URL]. Sadly, he wasn’t there to receive them. “When we delivered the tacos to [the] Mayor, he ran out the back door to avoid us,” the activists wrote on their blog, citing [URL="http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/east_haven_maturo_tacos/http:/www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/east_haven_maturo_tacos/"]a report in local media[/URL]. He allegedly had an important meeting to attend. Unfortunately for Maturo, the taco onslaught has only just begin: activists have pledged to send one more for each person who texts the word “taco” to 69866. Within about 24 hours of announcing their plan, the group said they received [URL="http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/blog/blog/your-delivery-to-mayor-maturo-more-than-tacos/"]over 3,500 texts[/URL]. [URL="http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/26/10246992-2000-tacos-delivered-to-i-might-have-tacos-mayor"]MSNBC noted[/URL] that by Thursday, over 2,000 tacos had been delivered. The whole fracas began agents when the Federal Bureau of Investigation [URL="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57364772/fbi-arrests-4-conn-cops-in-discrimination-probe/"]arrested four East Haven police officers[/URL] for assaulting and inventing charges against undocumented immigrants. The mayor was confronted by a reporter who noted that there were no Latinos on the town’s police force, and asked what Maturo would do about it. Local activists have since [URL="http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-mayor-maturo-replace-east-haven-chief-of-police-and-send-a-clear-message-that-racial-profiling-wont-be-tolerated"]launched a petition[/URL] to have the mayor fire Leon Gallo, his police chief, and replace him with someone who will ensure the laws are enforced without discrimination. While the group said they were disappointed that the mayor was not present to receive his tacos, they left one for him and donated the rest to feed the homeless. [/quote]
I texted the number for a taco, despite being nowhere near there. I hope they get it to me... Also, this is amazing. Taco onslaught - never thought i'd hear that said.
crazy mexicans
That is [b]awesome[/b].
I'm now tempted to do this.
Now that's what I call a protest.
honestly, he should have just answered the door laughing. This is pretty funny, and really, the mayor should just take it all lightly.
I'm now tempted to get a taco.
-snip-, they actually did what i said i'd do.
I wouldn't say no to a taco..
Why reward racism with free tacos?
Give the tacos to the homeless?
When I get close to the Mexican border for work I always eat tacos, for lunch and dinner. Hell, i would eat tacos for breakfast if the place wasn't closed at that time.
It's like [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgefT5_t62A&feature=channel_video_title[/media] But with tacos.
[QUOTE=Silversoda;34417465]I texted the number for a taco, despite being nowhere near there. I hope they get it to me... Also, this is amazing. Taco onslaught - never thought i'd hear that said.[/QUOTE] But it doesn't go to you, it goes to the mayor. Unless you are the mayor. [img]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-tinfoil.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=Rents;34417649]Now that's what I call a protest.[/QUOTE] More like a Taco-Fest then a protest....but either way it's a great way to avoid street protests where the police will abuse there power.
what a waste
[QUOTE=Arc Nova;34417977]what a waste[/QUOTE] The excess afterward went to the homeless though, or is that what is the waste?
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[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0_j-thcOWQ[/video] Tacos rule.
Brief summary of this thread. [img]http://cdn.ifanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MAY100543.jpg[/img]
just ate tacps
Makes me want to go get a 12 taco box.
[QUOTE=LoLWaT?;34419938]Oh fuck... I need a taco [b]NOW[/b][/QUOTE] I thought they outlawed Taco's in Texas.
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