Right Now - Clinton Rally - Little Hispanic Boy with Sombrero and Mariachi Outfit

[sloppyjoe25s]

On CNN Right now.

She is onstage in Texas RIGHT NOW - with a little hispanic boy with a Mexican Mariachi outfit (wtf?!?), accepting a HUGE HUGE bouquet of flowers!!

Strobe lights - U2 "Streets Have No Name" blaring - crowd going WILD!!

This is a spectacle not rivalled since her Florida victory speech!! I missed it - what did she win tonight?!?!?

I know - it's CNN - so they are probably faking the whole thing.

[AnnieBW]

1. Stereotype much?

Kid looked like he was having his birthday celebration at Don Pablo's.

[Divernan]

8. Exact duplicate of the Cisco Kid outfit- for you older folks

That was a TV series back in the 1950's, that was about as stereotyped Mexican as you could possibly imagine. I think it would have been much more effective to showcase parents and kids in the audience in normal, everyday wear.

[Sebass1271]

16. .. ha ha ha!

[fenriswolf]

2. are you serious?

I guess she is trying to reinforce her mexican base.

[Sebass1271]

3. Hisapanic vote anyone????

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[davidinalameda]

9. welcome to DU

enjoy your stay

[Divernan]

10. Obama got more of the Hispanic vote tonight in VA, than Clinton

nt

[sloppyjoe25s]

5. Ya - i live in NM - and I can tell you that alot of Latinos HATE being stereotyped

like most groups for that matter...

[Sebass1271]

11. Absolutely! You are correct!

We come from different countries, races and cultures.. Cubans are not the same as Mexicans, and so forth..

Iam one, that is not Mexican nor cuban.:eyes:

[janetblond]

6. Latinos ....

What does Texas have that Idaho doesn't?
What does Florida have that Iowa doesn't?
LATINOS.
So, what what else is new?

[Sebass1271]

15. Well, Texas's latino population is from Mexico..

I am not offended by it.. and I am not mexican.. however, the general mentality is that the majority of us are from Mexico.. which blows my mind!...

[judaspriestess]

22. I'm a Texas Latina and I'm not from Mexico

do you mean our ancestors? Grandparents etc? I am not a Mexican either and not ALL of Texas' Hispanic population is from Mexico. We just didn't cross the border yesterday!!!!!

[Olney Blue]

4. Well, you gotta admit she's tough. It was a bad day for her.

[Sebass1271]

13. I have to give it to her on that.. she is a tough one...

[crispini]

12. Oh, he's cute.

His mother probably dressed him in that. Get torqued up about something else.

[sloppyjoe25s]

14. He could barely carry the bouquet of flowers!

he literally almost tipped over under the weight!

[anigbrowl]

18. Sure is cute.

I thought she was going to pick him up and give him a hug, but I guess it wouldn't have looked good if the sombrero fell off or something.

[anigbrowl]

17. U2 "Streets Have No Name"

I was watching that too. OK, everyone at the rally went along to support Hillary and have a good time (and I hope they do, it's great that they're energized).

But what an odd choice of song - am I the only one that thought these are NOT the lyrics she wants associated with her? Well, maybe she was just relying on the pulsing bassline and pretty guitar riff. Not criticizing - just scratching my head. Being Irish, i've known U2 since the early 80s so as soon as I heard this the lyrics began running through my head and I was thinking 'whaaaaat?'

I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name

I want to feel, sunlight on my face
See that dust cloud disappear without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Were still building
Then burning down love, burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you...
(its all I can do)

The cities a flood
And our love turns to rust
Were beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled into dust
Ill show you a place
High on ta desert plain
Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
(its all I can do)

[sniffa]

19. Did I hear, "Ring Of Fire" playing?

I also thought I heard, "The Mexican Hat Dance" but it just turns out that I was being phone banked. :eyes:

[WolverineDG]

20. You can't have a rally (or other big event) in South Texas

without mariachis & folklorico dancers. It's the law.

Actually, I think it's pretty cool, myself. Nice music, great dancing = good crowd entertainment leading up to the Big Show.

dg

[catnhatnh]

21. Does she need the Irish vote....

I'll dress in green, talk funny, and bring a shillelagh if she'll supply a bottle of whiskey....I'll feel used but WTF...