- East Haven Mayor Tries To Clarify 'Tacos' Comment
- E. Haven Mayor Maturo: "I regret my insensitive comment and realize that it is my job to lead by example."
https://twitter.com/capitolwatch/status/162209048148705280
— Daniela Altimari (@capitolwatch)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:23:45 - Maturo (cont.): "I let the stress of the situation get the best of me and inflamed what is already a serious and unfortunate situation.."
https://twitter.com/capitolwatch/status/162208903172603904
— Daniela Altimari (@capitolwatch)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:23:10 - Maturo (cont.): “...in particular, the Latino community for the insensitive and off-collar comment that I made to WPIX reporter Mario Diaz..
https://twitter.com/capitolwatch/status/162208703678910464
— Daniela Altimari (@capitolwatch)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:22:23 - E. Haven Mayor Maturo has just released the following statement: “My sincerest apologies go out to the East Haven community..."
https://twitter.com/capitolwatch/status/162208524154322946
— Daniela Altimari (@capitolwatch)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:21:40 - The biggest moron on the East Coast Joseph Maturo Jr. t.co/G9u2vGT8
http://twitter.com/mayantaino/status/162153813321588737
— mayantaino (@)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:04:28 - The Taco gaff in East Haven isn't just a politic mistake, it's abhorrent. Human decency should politics. @
https://twitter.com/KeyHyundai/status/162202480246145024
— Key Hyundai (@KeyHyundai)Wed, Jan 25 2012 15:57:39 - Clearly this warrants a taco summit at the White House. The president can moderate a debate between soft and hard shell.
https://twitter.com/tanehisi/status/162193564426715138
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisi)Wed, Jan 25 2012 15:22:13 - Best part is when dude claims reporter is "twisting" his words by videoing them in full.
https://twitter.com/tanehisi/status/162191111014719490
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisi)Wed, Jan 25 2012 15:12:28 - I think "I'm not racist, I eat tacos" beats "I have black friends."
https://twitter.com/tanehisi/status/162191007696424962
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisi)Wed, Jan 25 2012 15:12:04 - His Police Officers Get Arrested for Latino Racial Profiling and East Haven Mayor “Might Have Tacos” http://is.gd/RRVeJ3
http://twitter.com/victorearias/status/162190359508680704
— victorearias (@)Wed, Jan 25 2012 15:09:29 - Town's cops are busted for harassing Latinos. Mayor responds with bold plan to "have tacos tonight." Seriously. http://ow.ly/8FQLg
https://twitter.com/tanehisi/status/162190288633348097
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisi)Wed, Jan 25 2012 15:09:12 - as in many instances, the cover up is always worse than the crime. #tacogate
https://twitter.com/CouncilorCotto/status/162189221162000385
— Luis E. Cotto (@CouncilorCotto)Wed, Jan 25 2012 15:04:58 - There is a place and a time for everything, so why did east haven mayor choose to make that taco comment?
http://twitter.com/Bridgetteandy/status/162185891534741505
— Bridgetteandy (@)Wed, Jan 25 2012 14:51:44 - Another reason why I'm PROUD not to be from East Haven.
https://twitter.com/JentoInfinity/status/162182321175404544
— Jen (@JentoInfinity)Wed, Jan 25 2012 14:37:33 - And the resignation clock starts...now...East Haven Mayor: 'I Might Have Tacos' For Dinner http://www.courant.com/community/east-haven/hc-east-haven-mayor-tacos-0125-20120124,0,5054089.story …om/community/east-haven/hc-east-haven-mayor-tacos-0125-20120124,0,5054089.story
http://twitter.com/Thom_Cordeiro/status/162180884005523456
— Thom_Cordeiro (@)Wed, Jan 25 2012 14:31:50 - — Governor Dan Malloy (@GovMalloyOffice)Wed, Jan 25 2012 14:17:16Gov. Malloy: #EastHaven Mayor's Comments are "Repugnant" and "Unacceptable" http://bit.ly/z4VLNg
- Even among normally raucous story commenters, East Haven mayor finds virtually no support for taco slur. http://cour.at/zNsmgS S
http://twitter.com/MatthewKauffman/status/162176538593345536
— MatthewKauffman (@)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:05:15 - Apologizing to people who might have been offended is not an apology, Mayor Maturo. Try again. http://tinyurl.com/7vmhmju
https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/162174037177540608
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT)Wed, Jan 25 2012 14:04:38 - Whacko Taco Mayor Boss Of Racist CT Cops http://www.courant.com/community/east-haven/hc-east-haven-mayor-tacos-0125-20120124,0,5054089.story …
https://twitter.com/cooljustice/status/162164381390610433
— andy thibault (@cooljustice)Wed, Jan 25 2012 13:26:16 - East Haven's mayor might have lost his brain when the camera started rolling, or maybe he really really likes tacos http://cour.at/xSLm6n n
http://twitter.com/mlgrillo/status/162159777953222656
— mlgrillo (@)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:05:15 - -
- How does a Connecticut mayor reach out the Latino community? "I might have tacos." http://cour.at/yGCe99 9 easthavenn connecticutt fbii
http://twitter.com/CTConfidential/status/162156782125449216
— CTConfidential (@)Wed, Jan 25 2012 16:05:15 - East haven "taco eater " mayor comments no surprise what we can spect if in his police dep 4 cops was arrest for racism
https://twitter.com/cpatron1/status/162156272261664768
— carlos (@cpatron1)Wed, Jan 25 2012 12:54:02
