Commentary: Sorry, Jill Biden, but Latinos want more than your praise of breakfast tacos (via latimesopinion)
I’ve had all kinds of tacos — fish, beef, chicken, among other savory fillings — but never ones as unique as the San Antoniothat First Lady Jill Biden alluded to Monday while speaking at the annual conference of Latino civil rights group UnidosUS.
The first lady, attempting to praise the Latino community’s diversity in America, said we’re “as distinct as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio.” She also mispronounced bodegas, New York City’s famed local grocery stores, and later apologized for the whole debacle. The gaffe was as cringe-worthy as when her husband played theAs a Latino, I’m not angry that the first lady compared me to a breakfast taco.
I want elected officials who think boldly and critically about what Latinos want, and polling shows there’s a slew of policies Jill Biden and her husband could be pushing for.
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