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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 06:08 PM Oct 2015

County commissioner shuns bilingual Spanish TV reporter

Source: Associated Press

County commissioner shuns bilingual Spanish TV reporter

Updated 4:53 pm, Wednesday, October 21, 2015


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In this May 6, 2015 photo, Sedgwick County Commissioner, Richard Ranzau sits, during a County Commission meeting in Wichita, Kan. Beatriz Parres, a bilingual reporter for English-speaking Wichita television station KWCH and Spanish-language KDCU, approached Ranzau on Monday, Oct. 19 to ask him a question about a recall effort seeking his removal from office. Ranzau refused to answer her questions, saying he thinks the Spanish-born reporter is an advocate for people who are illegally living in the U.S., but agreed to speak with a reporter from KWCH. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas television station is accusing a county commissioner of defaming one of its reporters when he refused to be interviewed by her and called her an advocate for people living in the country illegally.

Beatriz Parres, a bilingual reporter for English-speaking Wichita television station KWCH and Spanish-language KDCU, approached Sedgwick County Commission chairman Richard Ranzau on Monday to ask him a question about a recall effort seeking his removal from office.

Ranzau refused to answer her questions, saying he thinks the Spanish-born reporter is an advocate for people who are illegally living in the U.S., but agreed to speak with a reporter from KWCH.

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In a video broadcast Monday, Ranzau walked away from Parres, who asked to interview him about a recall effort started by a pro-immigrant group. Petitioners want to remove Ranzau over his ongoing campaign to prevent federal food aid to families in which parents can't prove they're in the country legally.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/County-commissioner-shuns-bilingual-Spanish-TV-6582479.php

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County commissioner shuns bilingual Spanish TV reporter (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP
i wonder if that dude's eyes d_r Oct 2015 #1
Oh my, he has that animal-attraction that made Rush Limburger so charming. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #2
Oink! Oink! jalan48 Oct 2015 #3
Tens of millions just like this fella. And Evillocks is their hero. If he becomes jtuck004 Oct 2015 #4
The eyes of a bigot. n/t WHEN CRABS ROAR Oct 2015 #5
that's the face of a man who enjoys life to the fullest.... mike_c Oct 2015 #6

d_r

(6,907 posts)
1. i wonder if that dude's eyes
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 06:20 PM
Oct 2015

always look that soul-less?

He doesn't like he has had many opportunities to turn down federal food aid - I'm not body bashing here, just saying I don't think he has empathy for being hungry.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
2. Oh my, he has that animal-attraction that made Rush Limburger so charming.
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 06:27 PM
Oct 2015

Be still my foolish heart.

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
4. Tens of millions just like this fella. And Evillocks is their hero. If he becomes
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:06 PM
Oct 2015

president there could be, perhaps should be, a blood bath.

That is, more than are being murdered and denied opportunity now. It might spread to the privileged.

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