Julian Castro, San Antonio Mayor, Annointed Great Hispanic Hope By The New York Times

• A high school math teacher who had better sense then to marry Julian racist mother.

• I forgot the Alamo.

• The Alamo slimebags were a bunch of drunks and slave owners--history proves that idiot. The Alamo and Jim Bowie sucks

• She is an obvious racist and her son, the mayor of San Antonio, is obviously one of those closet racists too. He certainly cant find the balls to correct his hateful and misguided mother...La Raza is nothing more than a brown version of the KKK and I hope La Raza rots in hell. Imagine...La Raza is acceptable to the govenment, but not the KKK? Thats reverse racism and its time for 'whites' to stand up for themselves and their children and demand the same respect that so called 'minority' groups demand. I for one will no longer eat at hispanic resturants since we are wittnessing from their own mouths what they REALLY think of people who look like me. God only knows what they do to my food...yuck! I will just cook at home till they learn that you cant treat people the way you yourself do not want to be treated. Not all are like that, but too many for comfort ARE. Mrs Castro...you are not welcome in Texas. Get out you bigot!

• I lived in South Texas when La Raza was at it's height of violence and political push... Take a look at Crystal City. Thanks to LaRaza leaders taking over the city government, the city has become a barrio - that can't even provide city gas to heat homes...because they screwed the utility company out of payment. Jose Angel Gutierrez - no doubt Rosie Castro's compadre - left that part of the state in shambles...while he moved to Dallas...spewing his Aztlan Movement, white-hating, racist venom... He - and Rosie - represent the most disgusting part of society...those who hate America and those who are different from themselves. If they love Mexico so much - why don't they return and make Mexico a fine country? La Raza can kiss it...as can Rosie and her feminine-looking, high-educated sons.

• Local: Uhh.....not sure where you are coming from. I made no statement that being an immigrant makes you stupid. How about you wash out your potty mouth, think about what you are going to say before you write it down and construct some sort of counter-argument based on actual facts. For example, just calling someone a f'ing racist isn't an actual argument. It is childish, emotional name calling. Make a case for me being racist, based on things I actually wrote. Best of luck.

• You might at least get the quote right. She said: �They used to take us there when we were schoolchildren. They told us how glorious that battle was. When I grew up I learned that the �heroes� of the Alamo were a bunch of drunks and crooks and slaveholding imperialists who conquered land that didn�t belong to them. But as a little girl I got the message � we were losers. I can truly say that I hate that place and everything it stands for.� There were Tejanos in the Alamo & a lot of Mexicans fighting against Santa Anna & for the 1824 Mexican Constitution. Guatemala & Chiapas seceded about the same time. The white wash (deleting brown faces from the record) came later & I don't doubt she felt "we were losers." Drunks can be heroes (see Sam Houston); & these guys did not conquer, only died. It's a shame we can't take human pride in the efforts of Texans AND Mexicans to change society for the better.

• You might at least get the quote right. She said: �They used to take us there when we were schoolchildren. They told us how glorious that battle was. When I grew up I learned that the �heroes� of the Alamo were a bunch of drunks and crooks and slaveholding imperialists who conquered land that didn�t belong to them. But as a little girl I got the message � we were losers. I can truly say that I hate that place and everything it stands for.� There were Tejanos in the Alamo & a lot of Mexicans fighting against Santa Anna & for the 1824 Mexican Constitution. Guatemala & Chiapas seceded about the same time. The white wash (deleting brown faces from the record) came later & I don't doubt she felt "we were losers." Drunks can be heroes (see Sam Houston); & these guys did not conquer, only died. It's a shame we can't take human pride in the efforts of Texans AND Mexicans to change society for the better.

• FYI...Mexico didn't stole nothing from Spain, they came here and rip off the Aztec and Mayan cultures...as the English did with the NATIVE AMERICANS the REAL AMERICANS!

• What the fuck Nate, being an immigrant makes you stupid? How the hell does that follow logic? Fucking racist.

• My part-Chihuahua, part-wolf lifted his leg on the Alamo wall once and watered the grounds, prompting one of the guards to rush up and say "We can't have animals defacing the monument!!" I told him that hey, my dog's part Mexican; it's his birthright. He was not amused. Jus' sayin', don't blame the Castros for wanting to piss on it, too. But "Castro"--has anyone checked out whether they hail from Cuba???

• Whitey1: I know. That is why I practice the 1st AND 2nd amendments. Telesforo SanAnto: The State of Texas does indeed own the Alamo. In other words, USA1 and I own the Alamo. Native Americans: They did indeed get the short end of the stick. Oh well. They took it by force, we took it from them by force. Yes, we are ranked 47th in education, I wonder if the hordes of uneducated illegals pouring over our borders have anything to do with that? Oh, baths don't make you smarter. I am happy for Julian Castro to have graduated from Harvard. I could care less about Harvard. I'd be more impressed with Rice.

• Telesforo SanAnto: I'm not trying to be mean, but what are you talking about? I have no idea what point you are trying to make. I will try to address your statements point by point. Sharecroppers: Huh? People came to Texas because there was an opporuntunity to reap the rewards of hard labor. Some of them, including the heroes of the Alamo, were not perfect people. History: So when Mexico take the land from Spain by force, it is liberation and when Texians take the land from Mexico by force, it is stealing? Either both stole it or both liberated it. I don't care what you call it, just be consistent. George Bush: Can you liberals please have one argument without mentioning George Bush. I agree that George Bush was a terrible president because he was Obama Lite. Obama is doing almost exactly what George Bush was doing only doing it 10X more expensively. Christianism: First, I believe the word you are looking for is Christianity. And I don't even know what point you are trying to make. Please construct a coherent argument and I'll get back with you. The US sucks: I agree with all the things you say. The Federal government has spent trillions on taking over the financial industry, the automobile industry, health care, farming, the energy sector, etc and is making Halliburton rich while bankrupting our children's future. That is what the Tea Party is protesting. I am glad to see you agree, come out to a Tea Party rally and joing the cause. Julian Castro: Now that statement just doesn't make any sense. Alamo/Goliad: Again, not sure what the point is.

• Santa Anna- Is it "we" or "you'all"? Make up your mind. You can't have it both ways. Are you an American or a Mexican?

• Joanie JoJO: Hate to bust your bubble, Joanie, the Daughters are just the "caretakers". Acording to modern law, the Alamo belongs to the state of Texas. Maybe when one of my grand children becomes Governor, we can revisit ownership of the Alamo, in the meantime, enjoy what my ancestors left you.

• To tangyjoe: Remember what you'all did to Oklahoma? You enslaved the Native Americans and forced them into reservations. How about the Japanese Americans, remember the camps? Oh, yeah, yippe, you eliminated crime, and reservation corruption, and have provided great economic opportunity via the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and we won't even mention the Indian schools which served as a models for Texas - that's in case you stumble into the fact we are currently ranked 47th amongst our sister states. As for the armpit smell you mentioned, your ancestors brought it with them from the jails of England. Take a bath once in a while, you'll get smarter. I know its hard for rednecks like you, but please don't remain shocked that Julian Castro graduated from Harvard.

• The Daugthers of the Republic of Texas own the ALAMO ~ it isnt going anywhere Nate the Snake is RIGHT ON ~ Rosie Castro says "When I grew up I learned that the 'heroes' of the Alamo were a bunch of drunks and crooks and slaveholding imperialists who conquered land that didn't belong to them" Especially because a bunch of drunk, crooked, dictator worshipping Mexicans JUST stole it from the country of Spain. I mean they barely got any mileage out of it before someone else came along and stole it from them. We should praise the clearly competent and just Santa Anna. Who brought Mexico such greats as the Massacre at Goliad (I guess Ms. Castro is okay with murdering 400 soldiers who surrendered as long as they are white), shutting down of free press, jailing political dissidents, a passion for cock fighting and one sweet prosthetic cork leg. Or perhaps we should praise the present day 'government' of Mexico who offer the land of opportunity (just head north), widespread corruption, economy instability, life-long poverty (unless you escape to El Norte), and 30,000 drug related murders in the last 2 years alone. I can't wait until the great Julian Castro gives us that! Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!

• "do you want all conservatives to be gathered up and placed in concentration camps, so you don't have to see or listen to us?" Oh my GOD, is that an option? Because I would totally love for that to happen. Sign me up!

• VIVA LA RAZA! ATZLAN IS OURS! THE WHITEYS STOLE IT! hahaha PATHETIC!!

• To Nate the Snake: Rosie is right. She forgot to mention that many came into Texas cause they got tired of share-cropping for Dixicrat Plantation Owners who had hoarded all the usable lands in GA, MS, and Bama. Sharecroppers were needed to help slave labor generate wealth. In Texas, they didn't have to share their harvests. You need to amend your redneck history books, and add that Mexico and the occupied lands were liberated by the Revolution of 1810-20. Please remember that George Washington was offered the title of "King". As for Mexico being stolen - its still there, next to the occupied lands. There are historical figures held up to different levels of appreciation. Example - Herbert Hoover, and most recently our beloved George W. Bush, a true Texan - who declared mission accomplished, and was not, who couldn't find WMDs, bound us to debt past our grand children, and is cherished in our sister City of New Orleans. So, you see, there are different levels of appreciation. I won't even cite parallels to the Massacre at Goliad, murdered soldiers, shutting down free press, jailing political dissidents, being afraid of horses, nor debilitating alcoholism cured by christianism. Or perhaps we should praise the present day 'government' of the United States, the mecca for "sh*tty" bank deals, sole-source contracting to the likes of Halliburton, drug addiction by the millions, divorced youths, and the inhalation of manufacturing (a-la-Detroit). Yes snake, our economy is stable, if you're part of the 1%. If Julian Castro can't give us a better government, you can resuscitate another old politician to take his place. Remember the Alamo, of course we remember - our ancestors built it, and your are still making money with it. As for Goliad, I'll have to look it up in Goggle Maps.

• Who is Mayor Castro's father?

• Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!

• Remember the Native Americans!: Do you have a point? Are you going to cry because someone disagrees with you? Maybe you can come up with a patch that conservatives are all forced to wear. Or do you want all conservatives to be gathered up and placed in concentration camps, so you don't have to see or listen to us? Grow up and engage in debate, stop crying because you don't have the intellectual fortitude to defend your ideas. I won't sit silent in the face of tyranny. If you want my right to free speech, I say "Come and Take It!"

• Oooh, oooh. Also, Houston is a sanctuary city! Have the comments reached critical ass yet?

• For a second there, after reading all these posts, I thought I was on chron.com. Unless everyone of them trolled on over? Suffice to say thanks for the needed laugh.

• If Texas were still part of Mexico then they would just be sneeking across the border into Oklahoma now to get away from the crime, corruption and lack of economic opportunity that would have befallen the "Texas territory of Mexico" just like the rest of that armpit hellhole.

• Rosie Castro says "When I grew up I learned that the 'heroes' of the Alamo were a bunch of drunks and crooks and slaveholding imperialists who conquered land that didn't belong to them" Especially because a bunch of drunk, crooked, dictator worshipping Mexicans JUST stole it from the country of Spain. I mean they barely got any mileage out of it before someone else came along and stole it from them. We should praise the clearly competent and just Santa Anna. Who brought Mexico such greats as the Massacre at Goliad (I guess Ms. Castro is okay with murdering 400 soldiers who surrendered as long as they are white), shutting down of free press, jailing political dissidents, a passion for cock fighting and one sweet prosthetic cork leg. Or perhaps we should praise the present day 'government' of Mexico who offer the land of opportunity (just head north), widespread corruption, economy instability, life-long poverty (unless you escape to El Norte), and 30,000 drug related murders in the last 2 years alone. I can't wait until the great Julian Castro gives us that! Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!

• I'm a bigger fan of the San Jacinto monument Mrs. Castro...

• Remember San Jacinto too, Rosie Castro!

• Of course the NY Slimes loves him - he has all the traits they favor: 1. Harvard 2. community activist family (read: socialist leanings) 3. hates what they hate - Alamo We can only hope that San Antonio can keep him there. Frankly he sounds like a hispanic Obamalamadingdong.

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