Greg Abbott: Wendy Davis’ allies think Republicans are ‘gringos’ and ‘pendejos’
DALLAS – Republican gubernatorial nominee Greg Abbott‘s campaign blasted remarks made by state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer at the Texas Democratic Convention in Dallas, calling them inappropriate and symptomatic of the party’s recklessness.
Martinez Fischer, well-known for his penchant for throwing bombs at his colleagues across the isle, has been especially on point this weekend. During his speech to the full convention Friday, Martinez Fischer said “GOP” stood for “gringos y otros pendejos.” His office has also been handing out six Lotería cards to delegates, one depicting a red-faced Abbott as “El Diablito.”
“Wendy Davis and her allies beliefs that all Anglos and Republicans are ‘gringos’ and ‘pendejos’ is both despicable and insulting to the hundreds of thousands non Anglos that support Greg Abbott, including his own multicultural family,” Abbott campaign spokesman Avdiel Huerta said of the Fort Worth state senator, who accepted the state Democratic Party’s nomination for governor Friday.
“Instead of trying to sell her out of touch ideas like ObamaCare and higher taxes, it appears Sen. Davis new strategy is one of desperation,” Huerta added. Abbott’s wife Cecelia is Mexican American.
Martinez Fischer had this to say in response: “I stand by my words.I did not know Greg Abbott was at the convention to hear me, and if I had known that I would told him directly to his face.”
More at http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2014/06/greg-abbott-wendy-davis-allies-think-republicans-are-gringos-and-pendejos/ .
[font color=green]Somebody got his itty-bitty feelings hurt?[/font] 
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every Republican I've ever met was a Pendejo.
Having said that, I'd submit that Avdiel Huerta needs to know what the definition of a Gringo is....
It is not a term limited to whites/anglos.
"Gringo (/ˈɡrɪŋɡoʊ/, Spanish: [ˈɡɾiŋɡo], Portuguese: [ˈɡɾĩɡu]) is a term, mainly used in Spanish-speaking countries, to refer to an English-speaking foreigner, especially an American person. The term is often used in a disparaging sense, but in and of itself is not derogatory.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The word was originally used in Spain to denote any foreign, non-native speakers of Spanish.[8]"
Perhaps if GOP members were referred to as "Guardianos de los Privilegiados" he might have been less offended?
^ "gringo". Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Cambridge University. Retrieved 20 February 201. "used in Latin American countries to refer to people from the US or other English-speaking countries"
2.Jump up ^ "gringo". definition of gringo. The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 20 February 2014. "Used as a disparaging term for a foreigner in Latin America, especially an American or English person."
3.Jump up ^ "gringo". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 20 February 2014. "a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin;"
4.Jump up ^ "Gringo". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014. "
in Latin America or Spain) a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent."
5.Jump up ^ "gringo, ga". SM Diccionarios. Retrieved 20 February 2014. "Persona nacida en los Estados Unidos de América (país americano)"
6.Jump up ^ "gringo". Diccionario. El Mundo. Retrieved 20 February 2014. "adj. y s. amer. Persona nacida en Estados Unidos, en especial la de habla inglesa"
7.Jump up ^ "gringo, ga.". Diccionario de la lengua española. Real Academia Española. Retrieved 20 February 2014. "Extranjero, especialmente de habla inglesa, y en general hablante de una lengua que no sea la española; Am. Mer., Cuba, El Salv., Hond. y Nic. estadounidense."
^ Diccionario de la lengua española, Royal Spanish Academy, 22nd. edition
