Colorado Latinos Snubbed in Major Appointments
Colorado's Latino political and business leaders are disappointed--and that's perhaps an understatement--after watching three high-profile positions go predictably to white men. That's according to The Denver Post, which notes the "grumbling began" when Governor Bill Ritter failed to consider Latinos among finalists for the job of Colorado secretary of state, including former Denver City Councilwoman Rosemary Rodriguez, despite her experience as chairwoman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Ritter then selected former Denver Public Schools chief Michael Bennet as a replacement for U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, "the state's most prominent Latino." And after a secretive selection process, DPS picked Tom Boasberg as the sole finalist to replace Bennet. "We're just not being listened to," said Gil Cisneros, a Republican and chief executive of Chamber of the Americas. A bipartisan group of Latino leaders with Colorado Latino Forum protested in response, according to 9News. The leaders also sent a letter to DPS' board, noting that 60 percent of students are Hispanic, according to the Rocky Mountain News.
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Submitted by cgeye (not verified) on Tue, 2009-01-13 12:15.
Well, when a man goes out of his way to praise Alberto Gonzales, without considering for a second how that appointee would champion the loss of civil liberties for every citizen and immigrant in America, just because he was Hispanic... and the groups supporting both men say nothing? Well, that means you skip a turn, when power changes. Sorry.
