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By all accounts, this election was decided by Hispanic Voters in the battleground states.  According to a lot of political discussions in the media, the road to the White House for the foreseeable future will go through Hispanic voters.  We need to remember that with "Great Power comes Great Responsibility. 

The TNA Show believes a responsibility of ours will be to continue to increase the turnout among Hispanics.  In 2012, national Hispanic turnout was 17% and 2010 was 15%. 

In addition to turnout, a responsibility is also to help voters be informed about our issues whether it is the economy, education, jobs, and/or immigration.  This election cycle we, The TNA Show, tried to do our part about bringing in a variety of issues and guest onto our show. 

We use a lot of different resources to prepare for our show and we would like to thank them, whether they know it or not, for helping people like us know and understand what was at stake in this election.  I would suggest following these organizations and people for good and accurate information.  If you know of anyone that you would suggest us following, please let us know at info@thetnashow.com

Organizations
NewsTaco.com
Pocho.com
DosCentavos.net

Individuals
State Rep Rafael Anchia
Sara Ines Calderon
Victor Landa
Rich Hancock
Ruben Navarette
Dr Henry Flores
Lalo Alcaraz
US Rep Luis Gutierrez
Stace Medellin
Joe Chavez
Mercedes Olivares

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A Hispanic Republican Could Be President

I never thought the first of the two major political parties to nominate the first Hispanic presidential candidate would be the Republican Party. Wow, this really is a shocker for me!

Click here to read a snippet on theweek.com and here for commentary from NewsTaco.com.

Did you ever think there was a chance that the Republicans would nominate a Latino before the Democrats?

The Real Focus

Our friends at NewsTaco.com posted a blog post by Dr. Henry Flores Ph.D entitled Hispanic? Latino? Mexicano? Chicano? Does it Matter?

This post brings to light a conversation that, according to Dr Flores, Latinos are having "online and in various closed door meetings." I agree with him. In fact I find myself discussing this issue quite often in both venues. I am not going to get into the "I don't like labels but I label myself this way" conversation, which usually ends with me looking for BC Powder in my wife's purse to make the sharp pain in my head go away. It seems some are looking for people to rally under one banner and trying to figure out what the banner should be.

Some of the titles suggested and used by some are Hispanic, Chicano, Mexicano, Latino, and/or Tejano. Everyone has their own preference on how to describe themselves whether it is one of these or a host of others to choose from. Each one has its own meaning and personal connotations attached to it. At the end of the conversation, I don't think people are brought closer together and ready to unify under one banner.

I would equate stopping "to find our banner to unite under one voice" to "waiting for our time"; both slogans tend to stop the progress of a movement. In my opinion, once we picked a name to call ourselves, we will alienate some portions of our coalition. If we choose the word Hispanics, some people who prefer Latinos will either drop out of the movement or start their own movement under a different banner and vice versa. I think it is detrimental to our cause to label ourselves. It benefits the movement to focus on our agenda instead.

Our banner should be our issues. We should let them figure out who and what we are and how to deal with us. I contend it does not matter what we call ourselves if we do not succeed in advancing our agenda. Always remember, the winners write the history books and we can pick a name when it is time to write.

When they want to talk about Hispanics, Latinos, Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Tejanos, we should talk about education, healthcare, comprehensive immigration, jobs, and other issues that affect our community. I honestly believe that we should not waste time or energy debating each other over what we are going to call ourselves or what uniform we are wearing, and instead use that energy to define and advance our agenda.

If we are really intent on wearing a label, let's start with this: "Voter"!

~Andres

April 29, 2011

Wow, another great show! Turo, Andres, JohnAnthony are joined by a new fluffer, Angel. Turo hosted another great segment of FAT Sports and Andres seeked advice about whether or not to do Zumba with his wife. Victor Landa from News Taco joined via Skype to discuss Hispanic Voter turnout and the ramification of President Obama releasing his birth certificate. Listen for these and other great topics!

March 11th, History in the Making

Turo and Andres with JohnAnthony and Vince the Fluffer had another great show! Turo announced a show competition and encourage all of our listeners to participate! Listen for details. Andres went over a list of Top Ten Board Games, how many on the list have you played? News Taco's Sara Calderon joined the crew on the phone to discuss current events and News Taco. JohnAnthony gave everyone who observes Lent some loopholes to help with abstaining from meat on Fridays. Another Great Show! Check it out!

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Vigilantes!

Turo, JohnAnthony, and Andres are joined by our pal, Al in studio. Another award winning segment for Fat Sports with NASCAR Talk, Mavericks, Texas Rangers and Spring Training. Discussed the Brisenia Flores story with Victor Landa from News Taco, and why this story is not getting the media attention it deserves. Also, our reaction to John Wiley Price's reaction! Check it out!

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