Another one bites the dust...

September 26, 2008
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fernando C de Baca, Chairman of the GOP, Bernalillo County
Swing state: Nevada
Day of Presidential Debate 1
Obama 3 points up on McCain

Original comment aired (emphasis added)
(AP) MELANIE DABOVICH:

C de Baca, 70, was quoted in a BBC News blog last week as saying: "The truth is that Hispanics came here as conquerors. African-Americans came here as slaves. Hispanics consider themselves above blacks. They won't vote for a black president."

How is this any different than the daily discussions by the pro-Obama MSM about the whites who won't vote for a black man? His party demanded he be shamed - and then a second BBC audiotape was released. (At whose urgence?)

In that interview, he said older Hispanics would not support Obama "primarily because there is a strong feeling that African Americans during the civil rights movement took advantage, full advantage, of all the benefits and programs that the government offered, that were supposed to be offered to all minorities. But we were left behind, we were left sucking air, and we resented that ever since the '60s, and I don't see how a black president is going to change that."

And then the expected flurry:

Fernando C de Baca: "It's time to step aside and let the candidates and the political races that are so important to this country and democracy be placed in focus, have the focus placed where it needs to be."

State GOP Chairman Allen Weh: "Mr. C de Baca has worked hard on behalf of the party, and his contributions should be appropriately recognized. We are glad this matter has been resolved and wish him well."

Carlos Sanchez, Obama New Mexico spokesman: no comment. None needed. Mission accomplished.

E. Lena Brown, NAACP chapter president in Albuquerque: "His comments were without merit and foundation. New Mexico is a multicultural state. Now I hope some of this stupidness will stop."

Ryan Cangiolosi, treasurer of the county party, will take over as chairman.

And the list goes on...