Latino Bloggers On Alberto Gonzales

Below is a compiled list of voices from Latino Bloggers in response to Alberto Gonzales' resignation. (Because of the nature of quoting someone, these excerpts may or may not give the total scope intended by the original blogger. I suggest you go to each site and read the entire post.)

XicanoPower: As much as I dislike the guy, however, as I said before I will not take away his dues as being a son of a poor immigrant who beat the odds to become a successful and respected lawyer. His personal history of struggle and opportunity is embodiment of the American Dream. Gonzales’ rise to the top is evident of how far we have come and we how finally have reached a place at the “table“.

Elenemary: You make me feel ashamed of being an American, A Mexican-American, the daughter of an immigrant, of being a human like you.

More after the jump...

Matt Ortega: So long, Alberto. You’re an embarrassment to your country and to your community. Torture. Warrantless surveillances of millions of Americans. Denial of habeas corpus. Politicization of the entire Justice Department, including the Civil Rights Division. You have done more to desecrate the flag than any protester...

Los Bloggeros: Desde las torturas de Abu Ghraib, pasando por el espionaje electrónico doméstico ilegal, hasta el escándalo de los fiscales despedidos por motivos políticos y las mentiras al Congreso, Gonzales fue participante principal de las ilegalidades de la administración Bush aprobándolas y facilitándoles el camino para realizar todo tipo de actividad criminal.

Culture Kitchen: What latinos like me consider the biggest betrayal from Alberto Gonzales is that, as a brown-skin Mexican of working class ascendancy, he has become a symbol of those Latinos who, if they can't pass by their whiteness, they'll buy into it by their actions.

Vivir Latino: I've said it before and I'll say it again, having someone who is Latino in a high ranking position isn't enough, especially if he does nothing for the Latino community and in fact does more harm than good in genera

Latino Blogger: He was the biggest embarrassment to Hispanic Americans in the USA. Good riddance!

The Unapologetic Mexican: FINALLY, the "nation's first Latino attorney general" resigns. Another rat leaving the ship, and I've got to think that between Rove and Gonzales splitting, and really quite early in the second term of the administration, some heavy shit must be about to go down.

Latino Politics Blog: The rule of law seems to be a line that Alberto Gonzales is truly committed to blurring. This man could not have resigned soon enough, but all the repercussions of his actions will certainly be felt in the years to come.

Hasta Los Gatos Quieren Zapatos: Rightly or wrongly, because there are still too few highly accomplished Latinos in the public arena, whether it be politics, sports, entertainment, etc., there exists a collective pride among Latinos when "one of our own" makes it. That should have been the case with Alberto Gonzales...

Latina Lista: But he didn't. He chose to turn a blind eye to "truth and justice" and the whole world witnessed what a lap dog with a Hispanic surname sounds like when trying to defend acts of torture, or the treatment of prisoners, or the firing of nine U.S. attorneys because they had the misfortune of not belonging to the right party.

NYRemezcla: Attorney General of the United States who did everything in his power to legalize torture, carry out unauthorized surveillance and attempted to place limitations on the Freedom of Information Act...

Of América: ...his singular accomplishment: laying the legal foundation for unprecedented control of the populace...as we eventually wake up and realize the depth of the political nightmares this smiley brown embodiment of the American Dream has unleashed.

Ken Burns Hates Mexicans: And as far as Gonzales' tenure going "bad?" How about lying to Congress, "not recalling" 72 times during sworn testimony, or visiting the hospital bed of a near-dead John Ashcroft to get him to sign on to an illegal domestic surveillance program?

UPDATE [2007-9-04 21:55]: This list has been updated with six new entries thanks to readers. If you have any more suggestions, post a new comment with links.