Santa Clarita politician Bob Keller proclaims himself a ‘proud racist’ — while wearing George Costanza sweatpants
Earlier this week I reiterated the great Gustavo Arellano’s claim that Orange County was the Mexican-hating capital of the world. Turns out, the O.C. has some competition from up north.
The most obvious political firestorm of the new decade is brewing in Santa Clarita after local politician Bob Keller proclaimed himself a “proud racist” at a January 16, anti-immigration rally.
See the rhetorical brilliance below.
Perhaps the only thing more offensive than Keller’s comments are his George Costanza-like sweatpants. As Jerry Seinfeld once told George, “You know the message you’re sending out to the world with these sweatpants? You’re telling the world, ‘I give up. I can’t compete in normal society. I’m miserable, so I might as well be comfortable.’”
If the Seinfeld reunion every really happens, Jerry can throw “I hate Mexicans” onto the end of that list.
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Mr. Fleischer,
I find the great irony here is that the city in question had banned day laborers from soliciting work on the streets in 1997 (later overturned by the Superior Court). This is one of the key issues that drives “proud racists” in Santa Clarita. However, all of the day laborers who get picked up on Newhall Ave. are picked by locals or contractors working for locals. They did not arrive in Santa Clarita for the water but to work, work provided by the same people who support Mr. Keller.
Excellent points. And thanks for the history lesson. Wasn’t familiar with the anti-day laborer law, nor its rejection in Superior Court.
In response to another comment. See in context »Mr. Fleischer,
Since you seem to be interested in things “Los Angeles” (sensu lato), here is a story you might enjoy, it is a very Angelino…
http://laist.com/2010/01/19/fishing_in_the_la_river.php
Although it has absolutely nothing to do with the silliness in Santa Clarita.
In response to another comment. See in context »Hi David,
Thanks for the tip. When I was an editor with the now-defunct L.A. CityBeat, one of my writers, Nathaniel Page, wrote a similar story — exploring racial tensions among the fisherman of the LA River.
http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/if_you_re_hungry_why_not/8048/
Check it out if you’re interested.
In response to another comment. See in context »Mr. Feischer,
I find it very interesting that in both pieces, in the text of the CityBeat article and in comments to the LAist article, there are comments about how dangerous it is to be fishing in LA River and being carried away by the currents (which of course is not a fact to be ignored). A particular emphasis was placed on the undue burden this places on the Fire Department. However when a dog was rescued from the LA River in the most recent storm,
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583728,00.html
there was no outcry about the excessive costs of that operation.
In response to another comment. See in context »No they’re not. There’s quite a few leftist liberals who live in Santa Clarita, and many of the illegals hire other illegals to work for them.
In response to another comment. See in context »god those sweatpants are hideous. Such a racist faux pas. In the words of Heidi Klum:
“Auf Wiedersehen, Ba Kella.”
Are you that ignorant that that is all you can say. This guy had the backbone to stand up to the name calling by the leftest pc crowd. Good for him. We need more people in office like Bob Kellar.
In response to another comment. See in context »While his pants are bad, I’m not sure if they are sweatpants or illfitting dockers. I think the day laborers on Newhall are a sad sight. People who hire them are taking advantage of them and should face consequences. Kellar certainly was not eloquent in his word choice, but I agree with him. Everyone gets offended and runs to the racist card when people who follow the rules express frustration at the additional obligations forced upon them by people who don’t follow the rules just because there is sometimes color difference. There are rules for entering the country for a multitude of reasons and just because someone broke the rules successfully doesn’t mean they should be given the same rights as our citizens.
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