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New Mexico GOP official quits over remarks about blacks

hosted.ap.org — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The chairman of the Republican Party in New Mexico's most populous county resigned Thursday, nearly a week after saying "Hispanics consider themselves above blacks" and won't vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

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  • toetagger, on 09/26/2008, -0/+3Ahhhh, the joys of conservativism.
  • inactive, on 09/26/2008, -1/+3In his defense..." Fernando C de Baca maintains that his comments were taken out of context, explaining that he was referring to views held by some in the generation of Hispanics who grew up before the civil rights movement. He said Thursday that "snippets were used to try and embarrass me." ...Still it was best for him to resign...

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