Dogget Has a “Brown Heart”?

Why is it that a liberal can make a racist comment, and the media never bats an eye?  In a recent interview (, Texas Democratic State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer claimed that Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s primary victory over Sylvia Romo was not so bad because Doggett has a “brown heart.”

Fischer’s “brown heart” comment is shocking for two reasons. First, it shows the level of racism that exists among liberal Hispanics who play the race their own political benefits. Race-baiting seems to be OK if you are promoting a liberal agenda, but not if you are a conservative. What if a conservative Hispanic had said Mitt Romney was OK because he has a “brown heart”?  I am sure liberals and the main stream media would have been quick to scream and shout.

The second disturbing point is how easily the media ignores such a comment. Pema Levy, the reporter for TPM who wrote the article, simply reported Fischer’s comment without blinking. TPM is supposed to be a respected, credible media source with its headquarters in New York City and a bureau in Washington, DC. Levy is a news writer at TPM covering the 2012 election, and was an assistant editor at “The American Prospect” where she wrote about politics and the economy. But she didn’t bother to press Fischer about his racist comment.

Liberal Hispanics and their political allies show their true selves when they are pressed on the issue of race. For them, race and ethnicity is really about politics not about equality and fairness under the law. A good example is when liberals jumped on Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar for working on a compromise with Republican Congressman Francisco Canseco on redistricting. Their anger was about party representation, not race or ethnic fairness.

As for the media, this is yet another example of political bias against conservatives, Hispanics or otherwise. Liberal reporters, commentators and editors seem to view all Hispanics as victims of racism, and in need of government assistance. Rarely do they find a conservative Hispanic to balance out the comments of liberal Hispanics. For example, the media does not viewed Fischer’s quest for creating or maintaining Hispanic districts as segregating Hispanic voters, only as a voting rights issue.

Fischer’s comment about Doggett being acceptable because he has a “brown heart” is a racist comment, and the reporter should have exposed it for what it is. If the definition of a racist is someone who is makes judgments and assumptions based on race, then Fischer’s comment and his entire argument for Hispanic districts are racist.

Voters should look beyond a candidate’s color, race, ethnicity, religion, or gender, and the media should not give liberals a pass on racist comments. 

George Rodriguez is executive director of the South Texas Political Alliance and former president of the San Antonio Tea Party.

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