The Great Progression

" You don't like having been attempted in 2004. Inauguration and then the Obama inauguration. And the very different atmosphere. That he's visited each of those and what the red white and blue ball in the 2004. Was you know for the wounded vets of Walter Reed and other other facilities in the country and the Defense Secretary all the joint chief's salute you know the the administration bigwigs were they are but the mood was definitely Graham. -- 2004 member was when we realized that it wasn't going to be an easy victory in Iraq was going to be a hard slog in lots of casualties. Jump cut to 2000 and aid and then at the Puerto Rican. Gala. Celebrating of Barack Obama's victory which largely happened because of Hispanic vote timing and it really was a community coming of age recognizing. That they could vote their common interest and that they had power and had jail ovarian George Lopez refers to Obama as the first Hispanic president remarking back to. What Toni Morrison said about Bill Clinton -- first black president I I absolutely believe that that George joke but I believe that when you examine the vote count in Nevada New Mexico Virginia North Carolina Florida. Where Hispanics turn -- in record numbers and voted for Barack Obama nationwide by two to one. They really made Barack Obama president -- is you know it's kind of ironic that he hasn't gotten around to some Hispanic issues yet. But we we are anticipated I was sucked into -- and especially Miami the anti Castro -- you have a large Hispanic contingent of usually votes Republican -- actually not democratic well it's interesting you point out that community probably the most politically conservative community in the entire country regardless of race color creed or ethnicity. And they voted. Poor John McCain over Mitt Romney arguably the more conservative at least in his latest incarnation. Candidate by five to one they gave McCain in the nomination but then. After the I maintain the acrimonious and slanderous tone of the immigration debate. This axis what are answered part of what is the GOP doing for me you're armed appear and live in the same house with where Sonia Sotomayor a lot live in the pros still of their land that I'm an article what they're still there. I judge just how are -- moved on. -- Marshall and an east Bronx they built the first the working class condos and co ops. And a lot of people -- city workers or port authority workers as -- my relatives are. -- the people of relatively modest means but there's drivers and in many ways they exemplify. The Hispanic experience that people don't think about they think about when you hear Hispanic or Latino Mexican this or that. A -- immediately associated with its own waiting across the Rio Grande river or scaling the border fence or. Working cleaning toilets it's -- him nothing music wrote it but I mean there's much more to the Hispanic community of 46 million here than. Those very modest people would you tell him in this book really there's -- heart of the tone in this country now when you point out that the making of America. And now is fundamentally different it's a fundamentally different nations and courting a from the beginning of the book from the one contemplated by the 56 signatories of the declaration of independence. All of whom were white anglos with a one Catholic as you pointed out -- and even now. He movement about of this book Charles Karel. Who's considered a little bit different as he was can end -- we're but but but. Isn't that part of some of the unrest ended the frustration we're seeing on the right in this country now because. They're not prepared for the changing demographic in this country and whether or not they're prepared it doesn't matter there's a single immigrant. One more immigrant coming across the river. From Latin America doesn't matter the genie is all the demographic genie is already out of the bottle. Hispanics have surpassed African Americans as the largest minority fifteen point 4% as of April Lehman lawyer and and rise many cities you go to the numbers that they do it and normality or he's -- and a New York, New York is bigger than Barcelona. In terms of a new wave -- and you. -- in in I don't like to call that because I want this I want people not to be afraid we're gonna be separate but your point I mean use the phrase the book isn't in context of a pointing out that that theory it is it is definitely. True bed Hispanics are becoming. And increasing the a significant percentage of the population but as importantly. They're also contributing to the US economy in a way that people don't really contemplates. One point three trillion dollars a year to the US economy from the American Latino population that is an enormous contribution and the you know we. Doctors and lawyers and teachers and and cops and firemen and supreme court judge now. You know that it is a community that is evolving and becoming part of the fabric of the country are how upset frustrated and -- be hitting the right word here are you though about those. People who clearly are not ready to accept this in -- with this in your hands on the people it depends on the people I I think that many of the consumers. Of cable news and and talk radio information. Really get a very skewed view of the reality. To them my I had I have -- an enormous amount of -- particularly working here -- happened there they are our audience largely. But the people who pervade the trash I mean I point that Lou Dobbs specifically. Not a night goes by. That he doesn't slander. Latino immigrants in a way that is so sloppy that he must know that it's not true. And you know there are those who flirt with that I get man it's Sean Hannity our dear colleague when he rides horses with the minutemen on the border. Gets an entirely wrong message to present. But my real message is that forget about immigration for a second put it aside for now and just contemplate what we have as a nation. -- we have a nation that is changing complexion right before our eyes it's the first time in world history. That a major world power. Has gone through that kind of metamorphosis that is dramatic it is inevitable and you know we have to go with the flow because it is an -- message here you have -- you have an interesting perspective here at. -- for both working for Fox News in the may be it's our mission in some ways and me on talk radio every night to educate. People went -- your point of view about the changing cycle and demographic in this country. And that you know it's not scary is not the boogie man coming to take over America and they are so traditional if anything. They are more traditional then then other Americans in terms of their church attendance. In terms of their feelings about abortion if philly's bye gay marriage. At their feelings about you know needing to strive to many a more conservative Oreo and I'll probably closer they are you know Ronald Reagan said. Way back in the in the begin before his first term. That Hispanics are Republicans they just don't know yet and they really are and George Bush understood that certainly before he assumed the presidency. That's why he was treated so kindly by Hispanic voters getting 44% of the vote to McCain's 30%."