Guatemala’s Intel Secretary: Robert Francis O’Rourke’s Nickname ‘Cheap Political Gimmick to Endear Himself to the Latino Population’ – IOTW Report

Guatemala’s Intel Secretary: Robert Francis O’Rourke’s Nickname ‘Cheap Political Gimmick to Endear Himself to the Latino Population’

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Robert Francis O’Rourke’s nickname “Beto” is a “political gimmick” amounting to “appropriation” of Latin American culture in an attempt to appeal to Hispanic voters, determined Mario Duarte, Guatemala’s secretary of strategic intelligence, offering his remarks in a Tuesday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with hosts Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak.

Pollak asked, “Is the use of the nickname ‘Beto’ in a political sense, do you find that to be offensive? I mean, his roots are really Irish. Do you think that he’s falsely passing himself as Hispanic in the way that Elizabeth Warren once pretended to be Native American, or is it just a lighthearted nickname? How should we regard it?”

“It’s a political gimmick,” replied Duarte, who is also a U.S. citizen. “As an immigrant [to the U.S.] myself … I think it’s a political gimmick to try to endear himself with the Latin population.”

Duarte added, “He’s trying to play a political part. Some people find it cheap. [It is] appropriation.” more here

17 Comments on Guatemala’s Intel Secretary: Robert Francis O’Rourke’s Nickname ‘Cheap Political Gimmick to Endear Himself to the Latino Population’

  1. Burrito O’Rourke has a ring to it…However I strongly suggest Guatemala’s secretary of strategic intelligence I LOL’d at that one) pay a little more attention to what is happening in his own shithole country, like all the families that are GTFO.

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  2. @Uncle Al AUGUST 29, 2019 AT 11:11 AM
    @Tony R:

    “Does “Beto” translate to English?

    Yes, but it’s no fun. It’s the same as “Bob”.”

    Got it; short for Roberto.

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