2009-05-27 - 11:14 a.m.

Sonia Sotomayor, Bronx-born Puerto Rican, was nominated yesterday as a candidate for the Supreme Court. Not the first woman, not the first Hispanic, but the first female Hispanic: this constituted the reason for one Minegda McN's bringing a Domincan Republic cigar on the Napa Valley wine tour. Our group was half German, speaking poor English, so as usual, more than half my effort went into assuring the Germans' understanding of Napa, wine and various meeting times. The Americans on board found it amusing and enjoyed the language, as usual, wishing themselves that they were bilingual.

One woman, however, our very white grandmother from PR, was determined to push her pro-La Raza, pro-Reconquista views on this indifferent crowd. Her constant berating of the group's indifference to Obama's racially-motivated nomination grinded on. Quite decently and respectfully, no one took the bait - perhaps out of indifference to a small island only technically part of the USA. This enraged the woman who needed attention: hence the cigar. Her daughter, educated in the USA, was less aggressive and obnoxious, and obviously embarassed at her mother's racist perseverance.

Knowing that in today's PC world, a job like mine is fraught with peril, if I should even address such issues, I too abstained from reaction. Yet this woman would go after me at every stop, even when I needed urgently to get to the bathroom. When I pleaded this urgency, she accused me of "not wanting to discuss Hispanic issues". I was astounded at her obtuseness. I could discuss this issue endlessly, but these Hispanic women are notorious for igniting arguments with employees with white Nonhispanics, in an attempt to complain, get refunds, or have people fired and/or reprimanded.

The scenario cannot be avoided as the victimhood "La Raza" propaganda drum beats ever louder. Instead of the "Hispanic" community leaders stressing education and postponed marriage, avoiding drugs, drinking; restrained their male members' illegal behaviors and street harassment habits, they take up the false flag of hope that they can blame "whites" for their troubles. Not their history, their religion, their sexist upbringings, their lack of ambition, their disrespect for the law, etc - oh no, it's the fault of the "whites"!!!

In the end, I got a winery employee to enforce the no-cigar rule, so that I could not be accused of treating her antisocial behavior on a "racist" basis: I found someone who looked "Hispanic" enough to tell her politely not to disturb other guests. From such a skincolor, she would take a civil and reasonable order, but not from a "blanca NorteAmericana".

Vaya, La Vida!

How will this nation ever turn around to normal behavior, if such ethnic tensions are encouraged?

I fear for the future of our country.