Sanchez and Morales Make Debatable History 2002

BY JAKE BERNSTEIN

...the end of the English portion of the "historic" Democratic gubernatorial debate in Dallas last March 1, the Spanish-speaking journalists camped out at the studios of KERA-Dallas/Fort Worth, where the event was held, were itching for a shot at candidate Dan Morales. Most had audibly groaned when, in his opening statement, Morales had accused his rival Tony Sanchez of "driving a wedge between our citizens based on race and ethnicity." In particular, the former attorney general lashed out at "my opponent's insistence that we elevate Spanish...to a status equal with English."
"Is [Morales] a racist?" asked Martin Berlanga, a Texas-based correspondent for Univision.

"Clearly he is," replied Sanchez in Spanish. "He has belittled the Hispanics of Texas. He should be ashamed to do this. It is my opinion that he has insulted [them]."

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