Arizona GOP Lawmaker Wants A State Holiday To Celebrate White People

[pampango]

Arizona’s unremitting campaign against its Hispanic communities has certainly reached an extreme, with the state GOP initiating a spate of radical anti-immigrant laws, banning Mexican-American and other ethnic studies, and ensuring that Spanish-speakers will never hold elected office. But one lawmaker is intent on turning the party’s xenophobic paranoia into a full-blown caricature.

Reacting to a Democratic colleagues apparently incendiary request to celebrate a Latino American day, State Rep. Cecil Ash (R) declared that he’d support the idea as long as there’s a holiday for white people too. “I’m supportive of this proposition. I just want them to assure me that when we do become in the minority you’ll have a day for us,” he said. Ash was “trying to lighten things up,” but when CBS 5 asked if he was serious about a Caucasian holiday, he offered an unequivocal “yes”:

ASH: Yes, I think it was appropriate. It was appropriate for the mood that was in the House and I think that if and when the Caucasian population becomes a minority, they may want to celebrate the accomplishments and the contributions of the Caucasian population the same way.

You can watch the report here. As CBS 5 notes, some Arizonans were supportive of the idea. “Good idea,” said one woman. “Like they have Cinco de Mayo for Mexicans. We need something for whites.”

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/02/04/418027/arizona-gop-lawmaker-wants-a-state-holiday-to-celebrate-white-people/

[tanyev]

1. He wants a holiday that commemorates white people coming to this country

and conquering the native population? Hmmm, that reminds me of something.....

[surrealAmerican]

2. Isn't that what Columbus Day is?

... and that's a national holiday.

[MADem]

3. I thought they celebrated that holiday 365 days a year? nt

[The Genealogist]

13. EXACTLY!

Every day is "Celebrate White People Day" or whatever this batch of stupid RW asses are planning to call their hateful little holiday.

[left is right]

24. Actually, it is only 364 days a year

due to Martin Luther King, Jr day

[MADem]

25. Why I can see why some might feel oppressed!

tag for the irony impaired!

But don't they make up for that by celebrating some confederate general's birthday on the same day?

[ashling]

4. “trying to lighten things up,”

by which he mean "whiten things up"

[Liberal Veteran]

5. Great idea! We can dress up in white sheets with pointy hats and have a bonfire to celebrate! -nt

[pinboy3niner]

6. By happy coincidence, they already have a poster boy...

[Scootaloo]

7. Sunday to Saturday for 52 weeks of the year isn't enough?

Sorry Cecil, the Julian Calendar inly has so many days to go around.

And... Cinco de... Did he just really SAY that, the ignorant troglodyte?

[CTyankee]

9. I couldn't believe it either! I thought it was from the Onion...

[ZombieHorde]

20. I checked the source too, expecting a satire site. nt

[The Genealogist]

14. +1

[pinboy3niner]

19. But they still don't have a day for AZ GOP asshats--or ASHhats--either

There's still hope. He might at least get appropriate recognition in K.O.'s 'Worst Persons in the World.'

[Politicub]

8. The celebrants will reveal their true selves, like the Komen foundation

It's reprehensible, but maybe it will help people see things as they really are.

[brewens]

10. They already do way better than that. It's a weekend long bash called the

summer redneck games!

http://summerredneckgames.com/

[ZombieHorde]

11. St. Patty's Day celebrates Irish culture. nt

[etherealtruth]

12. This can't be serious

I can't wrap my mind around something this asinine.

[gopiscrap]

15. Knowing these assats thinking

(that Jesus was a white person) wouldn't that mean Christmas would be the day...oops sorry forgot, he wasn't born in the US

[ClassWarrior]

16. Yeah!! Christmas celebrates an Arab! GWashington's B-Day celebrates a Brit!!

We need something that celebrates a bigoted white redneck!!!



NGU.

[Alexander]

17. Arizona has had real problems with racism for quite some time. This is just another example.

Arizona elected racist governor Evan Mecham in 1986, was the absolute last state to support the celebration of MLK Day, Maricopa County has elected Joe Arpaio in a landslide every four years since 1992, and Jan Brewer's poll numbers in the state skyrocketed after she tried implementing the "papers, please"-style ID law back in 2010.

I lived in Arizona for 6 years and I heard just about every racist word there is, mainly against Mexicans and African Americans.

To provide yet another example, the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964. Arizonan Barry Goldwater vehemently opposed it and is regarded as a hero to this day in Arizona. You know how the Republicans want to name everything after Reagan? Well, that's how it is in Arizona with Goldwater.

Let's just take a look at the results of the 1964 election, shall we?



Oh, my...

[Cowboy8541]

18. Mexicans have Cinco De Mayo

so we need a holiday for whites. Bwahahahahaha!
I lived in Az for over 25 years. Man, that state has gone downhill since I left.

[Ship of Fools]

21. what a maroon. they're shaking in their shoes.

[thelordofhell]

22. Cecil Ash (R-acist)

[HopeHoops]

23. Happy Honkie Day!!!!

Disclaimer: I'm white.

[arely staircase]

26. latin american is not a race

some latin americans are caucasion. and apparantly some arizona state legislators are fools.