On Sunday, after her racist comments were published online, L. A. City Council President Nury
Martinez issued a statement apologizing for her comments, saying, “In a moment of intense frustration and anger, I let the situation get the best of me and I hold myself accountable for these comments. For that I am sorry"
The leaked racist remarks where she derided some of her council colleagues and according to the LA Times :spoke in unusually crass terms about how the city should be carved up politically." was not new. "The conversation remained private for nearly a year, until a leaked recording reverberated explosively Sunday and turned the focus of a sprawling metropolis toward Los Angeles City Hall."
Response to the leak was swift. The California and Los Angeles branches of the NAACP demanded late Sunday that Martinez and the others involve resign.
You might recall Doctor Jill Biden apologized via a tweet from her Spokesperson Michael LaRosa after she characterized Hispanics as unique as breakfast tacos
Martinez, like Biden, regardless of the issue, is not demeaning statements or vacuous apology: Politicians are like the wind – they apologize if they sense resistance, or bask in it if praised
After the NAACP forced Martinez to step down from her position because she and two other councilmembers were recorded making racist remarks, now Salvador Huizar, 57, of Boyle Heights, bother of Former L.A. City Councilman José Huizar Admits Lying to Investigators about Converting Cash to Checks for Ousted Politician. According to court records, on at least 20 occasions, José Huizar gave his brother an envelope of cash and asked him to write checks or facilitate electronic payments to José Huizar or for his expenses,
Martinez, like Biden, regardless of the issue, is not demeaning statements or vacuous apology: Politicians are like the wind – they apologize if they sense resistance, or bask in it if praised
After the NAACP forced Martinez to step down from her position because she and two other councilmembers were recorded making racist remarks, now Salvador Huizar, 57, of Boyle Heights, bother of Former L.A. City Councilman José Huizar Admits Lying to Investigators about Converting Cash to Checks for Ousted Politician. According to court records, on at least 20 occasions, José Huizar gave his brother an envelope of cash and asked him to write checks or facilitate electronic payments to José Huizar or for his expenses,
Expect more to come. As part of his plea agreement, Salvador Huizar has agreed to cooperate with the government’s ongoing investigation and has agreed to testify at the next two trials in this case.
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