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I distinctly remember Tracey wrote in utexas.general:
> Just a couple of weeks ago, the radical leftwing hispanic
> organization known as L.U.L.A.C. made the claim that Taco Bell was
> running commericals that were offensive.  As a matter of fact, they said
> that the commericals which contained the spanish speaking, pint-sized,
> Chihuahua dog named Dinky were "hate crimes"!  

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http://www.lulac.org/Issues/TacoBell.html

                                News Release
                                      
              TACO Bell's Dinky is Not Offensive to Hispanics
                                      
                 LULAC President Asserts that the national
              Hispanic organization has no plans for a boycott
                                      
   CONTACT, Cuauh�tmoc R. Figueroa, (202) 408-0060
   
   For Immediate Release
   
   WASHINGTON -- The National President of the League of United Latin
   American Citizens, this country's largest and oldest Hispanic
   membership organization, denied press reports that the organization
   has called on Taco Bell to stop running commercials that feature a
   Spanish-speaking Chihuahua named Dinky.
   
   "At no time has the LULAC National Board of Directors nor any of the
   LULAC national staff called on Taco Bell to stop running commercials
   which feature a Chihuahua," stated Belen Robles, LULAC National
   President. "The commercials did not even come up for discussion at our
   February Board meeting. This is a non-issue for LULAC. We have many
   more important substantive things to worry about."
   
   "While a local LULAC member from Florida made some statements to the
   Tampa Tribune expressing displeasure with the commercials, he was in
   no way speaking on behalf of the national organization," stated Brent
   Wilkes, LULAC National Executive Director. "These statements were only
   the opinions of one member of LULAC and not a position taken by the
   organization as some press reports have implied."
   
   "I personally do not find the commercials offensive," stated Ms.
   Robles, "and I suspect that most members in LULAC would agree with me
   since the commercials have been airing for some time and I have not
   received any complaints from our members. LULAC has a good working
   relationship with Taco Bell and I seriously doubt that they would
   intentionally air something that is offensive to the Hispanic
   community."
   
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   3/8/98
   
Hope this helps.

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