Obama on Puerto Rican Status: Congress Won't Act Until There is a Clear Message from PR

[MegaDav0]

I'm sorry for independence in PR cuz they get like less than 3% in every election, and if commonwealth is not a option, pues se jodio independencia lol haa

[EmeterioBetances]

Barack is an imperialist he is America emperor. Congress will continue to ignore a two status solution. It's simple two options they need to act and stop ignoring Puerto rico rights.

[LatinoRebels]

@EmeterioBetances it is pretty clear from what the President is saying

[williebori]

Alaska voted 58% for Statehood, with 41% against statehood. Why should Puerto Rico need more than that? A 51% mayority of people against for equal rights as other U.S. citizens is more than enough.

[carloslirizarry]

"We shall maintain the Status Quo until the slaves show a strong majority in a plebiscite for freedom. We will not move a finger. We shall march onwards with this abominable, unjust and immoral system , because the exploitation of man over another is the backbone of our economic system, and the South wants it. I follow the money, not morality. These are my principles, (I have others if you don't like these") Abraham Lincoln -1863 (Ref. "Words that were never spoken"-2nd Ed, 1997 Colony Press

[carloslirizarry]

Glossary for this video:

Status Quo= An euphemism for "We'll keep it a colony as long as we can"

Strong preference from the majority of people of Puerto Rico= We know it ain't happening, 'cause we made them that way. See Status Quo.

Congress might be influenced = Also known as "snowball in hell" principle. See Status Quo.

If they continue to be divided = "We will milk this cash cow until until the former come home". or a twist of "It's not my fault I beat her, it's her's for angering me"

[LatinoRebels]

@carloslirizarry You are sooo right!

[LatinoRebels]

@carloslirizarry Brilliant!

[caa1000]

My native Puerto Rico is no stranger to this status quo situation, but thanks to the Political parties that rules the island, like the Populares and Nuevo Progresistas, the 113 year old colony remains the same. What changed? The 1952′s constitution of Commonwealth or Estado Libre Asociado they call to Puerto Rico. Nothing new, nothing old!

[RetroToledo]

@caa1000 Sad really.

[TheNosferican]

Right to self-determination is a right and rights aren't decided on votes. If you truly believe in freedom urge Congress to end the occupation. Puerto Ricans can then decide whether they wish to remain a free country or make a petition to congress for admittance to the federation. US imperialistic policy is the same with Puerto Rico or with Palestine maintain illegal exploitative status quo instead of doing what is right.

[LatinoRebels]

@TheNosferican But it is obvious that a Puerto Rico that were to determine its own destiny is not in the interests of Yanquilandia

[JC839]

@TheNosferican or maybe, puerto rico can not change and stay the same to wht it as been

[14papayume]

Disgraceful comment by Barack Obama. PR CANNOT sustain itself as a colony, we cannot trade with anybody else in the world and the "interstate" laws that applies to us cripples our economy.

Independence NOW. That doesn't make us enemies of the U.S. but we need to get better, and joining the federal government IS NOT the best option.

[LatinoRebels]

@14papayume it is obvious that Puerto Rico MUST control its own destiny, not dependence on the federal govt.

[luneslatinos]

In other words: Puerto Rico is a United States' colony and is United States who has the last word about the future of the Island Nation.

[RetroToledo]

@luneslatinos Same old rhetoric!