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Last week, Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores outclassed the New York Times for publishing an ugly partisan hit piece branding her as a dangerous "far-right Latina." Now, the newly-elected congresswoman — who caused an uproar last month when she flipped a seat in a historically Democrat region along the southern border — has once again demonstrated for her defamers what it means to show grace (especially to those who don't deserve it.)
Democratic Rep. Vincente Gonzales (D-Texas) has apparently paid a blogger to call his Hispanic opponent “Miss Frijoles” and a "cotton-pickin' liar," according to NBC News. The McHale Report blog received $1,200 from Gonzalez’s campaign just days before launching the lowbrow racist attack against Flores.
"My far left opponent, Vincent Gonzalez, hired a local blogger to run hateful & racist ads against me," Flores tweeted on Monday.
"But, I love frijoles & I grew up eating frijoles. I am not embarrassed of my upbringings & frijoles w/tortillas de harina is simply the best. Here's to Miss Frijoles 2022," she added.
\u201cMy far left opponent, Vincent Gonzalez, hired a local blogger to run hateful & racist ads against me!\n\nBut, I love frijoles & I grew up eating frijoles. I am not embarrassed of my upbringings & frijoles w/tortillas de harina is simply the best. Here's to Miss Frijoles 2022 #TX34\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
Now that's how it's done. And the folks on Twitter seemed to agree:
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 Excellent response! Your grace under fire will serve you well during a long career in politics!\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 Congratulations Your Majesty! lol.\n\nI love your response. As Tyrion said, "Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you."\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 Ignore the haters and shine on!\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 Ms. Flores, keep your head up. They\u2019re after you and other Patriots like you because they\u2019re losing so badly. You\u2019re doing it right and we thank you for that. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 Bless you for taking the high road--here's to your win in the next election!\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 @crespin_alfonso She handle\u2019s this like a proud American should, while also proudly celebrating who she is and where she came from. We are far from perfect, but this is how it used to be (for a little while), and how it ought to be.\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 Wear your crown with pride, Mayra!\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
\u201c@MayraFlores2022 Love that you always take the high road!\u201d— Mayra Flores (@Mayra Flores) 1658167661
On "The Rubin Report,” BlazeTV host Dave Rubin talked about how Hispanic voters are abandoning Democrats. As Flores has clearly explained, inflation has become the number one concern of Hispanic voters and one of the reasons former leftists are abandoning Democrats for the Republican party. Can Democrats win elections if they lose the support of the Latino community?
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