The dinosaur speaks on Barack, Hillary & Benito

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Gracias a todos for contributing to the interesting encuentro we’ve got going here at La Plaza about whether Latinos will buck the punditry by backing Obama. La Plaza loves a lively verbal dust-up as much as the next blog. But let’s hear some more specifics from you Obama supporters about why Latinos should back the man, not because of the ethnic composition of the audience for the Cristina or Laura TV shows, or because of what Hernan Cortes did to the Aztecs in 1521, but because of Obama’s actual policies. And let’s hear from a few more Clinton and McCain supporters too. Any ‘Latinos for Mike Huckabee’ out there? Ron Paul?

Meanwhile, in the interests of public service, La Plaza directs your attention to the latest, um, Latino celebrity endorsement of Obama’s candidacy, comparing the Illinois senator with former Mexican President Benito Juarez. A reliable source tells La Plaza that the video is the brainchild of a SoCal-based marketing agency owner.

-- Reed Johnson in Mexico City