Sandoval: "My children don't look Hispanic."

[UNHWildCats]

A few muted words supposedly on a tape in the vaults of a Spanish television network have given Rory Reid's campaign for Nevada governor an unexpected and badly needed jolt.

Reid, chairman of the Clark County Commission, Nevada's largest county, has seized on a claim that his Republican opponent, Brian Sandoval, made a crass comment about his support for the Arizona immigration law during an interview with Univision.

Asked how he'd feel if his children were stopped and asked for their papers, Sandoval was quoted as saying: "My children don't look Hispanic."

The quote was first published by Univision News Director Adriana Arevalo in a column critical of Sandoval, who is Hispanic. The offense was allegedly made during an interview with a Univision reporter at the network's Las Vegas studio.

Sandoval has said he doesn't recall uttering those words, and Univision has clamped down on the material. At first, the company told Nevada-based political reporter John Ralston that it is work product. It then claimed there was no audio on the tape.

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[89Hen]

I don't think I get the implications here. The article says...

"It's the equivalent of saying, you know, 'I'm not too concerned about schools because ... I don't have any kids in public school'," Reid spokesman Mike Trask told FoxNews.com.

I don't think that's an accurate analogy. He didn't say "I don't care about how people feel about being asked for papers." He said he didn't think his kids would be asked for papers.

[Grizalltheway]

I don't think I get the implications here. The article says...

"It's the equivalent of saying, you know, 'I'm not too concerned about schools because ... I don't have any kids in public school'," Reid spokesman Mike Trask told FoxNews.com.

I don't think that's an accurate analogy. He didn't say "I don't care about how people feel about being asked for papers." He said he didn't think his kids would be asked for papers.

So he's admitting that the law is going to encourage racial profiling?

[89Hen]

So he's admitting that the law is going to encourage racial profiling?

When asking for papers? Um, is this really a surprise to anyone?

[AZGrizFan]

My kids (despite being 1/4 Hispanic) don't look Hispanic either.


I guess we're safe....but I'd better start carrying their passports with us just in case, no?

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I don't think I get the implications here. The article says...



I don't think that's an accurate analogy. He didn't say "I don't care about how people feel about being asked for papers." He said he didn't think his kids would be asked for papers.

So he's admitting that the law is going to encourage racial profiling?

Actually no it cant encourage racial profiling (not that theres anything wrong with that) it was specifically written to avoid that. You and your talking points look really stupid to the people that have actually read the bill.

[houndawg]

So he's admitting that the law is going to encourage racial profiling?

Actually no it cant encourage racial profiling (not that theres anything wrong with that) it was specifically written to avoid that. You and your talking points look really stupid to the people that have actually read the bill.

I guess Sandoval hasn't read the bill.