Politics

Press Secretary Jen Psaki Says She Loves Working for President Oba—, President Biden

Published

1 year ago

January 24, 2022

It might be wishful thinking or flat-out denial. Nonetheless, it’s not President Biden himself who slips up on who is, in fact, the President. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki started to say how much she loved working for President Oba, er, Biden.

Talking to host Joy Behar of “The View” Jen addressed rumors that she would be resigning soon. “Say it isn’t so. Is it true?” Behar asked. “I don’t know when I’m leaving, this is an honor and a privilege,” she said.

“I love working for President Oba…” she said before correcting herself to say “President Biden.” She added “I love working for him every single day. I love spending time with him, hearing what’s on his mind, actually going on the road with him is really the best thing possible. I wish everybody could have that experience because he gets so much joy out of it.”

education

Hispanic Democrats ban term ‘Latinx’ used ‘to appease white rich progressives’

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5 hours ago

February 2, 2023

Sara Carter Staff

Lawmakers in Connecticut which are both Hispanic and Democrats, have proposed a new state law to ban the term “Latinx” from all government documents. The term is deemed offensive by the lawmakers who want to end the practice.

“I’m of Puerto Rican descent and I find it offensive,” Democratic state representative Geraldo Reyes told the Associated Press.

“The Spanish language, which is centuries old, defaults to Latino for everybody,” Reyes added. “It’s all-inclusive. They didn’t need to create a word, it already exists.”

Reyes is the bill’s chief sponsor, and was joined by four other Hispanic Democrats who are also members of then Black and Puerto Rican Caucus in the Connecticut Legislature.

The Connecticut lawmakers are not alone in their sentiment. In 2021, Democratic Representative Ruben Gallego of Arizona tweeted “When Latino politicos use the term it is largely to appease white rich progressives who think that is the term we use.” Gallego added that his office was not allowed to use the term in any official communications.

To be clear my office is not allowed to use “Latinx” in official communications.
When Latino politicos use the term it is largely to appease white rich progressives who think that is the term we use. It is a vicious circle of confirmation bias. https://t.co/kMty6q7UQn

— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) December 6, 2021

National Review reports:

The same year, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest community organization in the United States, declared it would no longer use Latinx. The term has also been rejected by Real Academia Española, a governing body that oversees the Spanish language.

While the term has been enthusiastically adopted by progressive academics and far-left activists, polling reveals it has not gained traction within the broader Hispanic population.

“The word Latino is incredibly exclusionary, both for women and for non-gender conforming people,” Maia Gil’adi, a professor at Boston University, told the AP. “And the term Latinx is really useful because of the way it challenges those conceptions.”