The National Council of La Raza got the resignation it wanted, and Kansas City still didn't end up with NCLR's annual conference in 2009.
Two months ago NCLR's board voted to deny Kansas City the 2009 conference in retaliation for Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser allowing Frances Semler to be a member of the city's parks board. Semler is a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, which NCLR has deemed an extremist, vigilante organization.
In resigning, Semler said she felt "betrayed" by the lack of support from the mayor, and said the controversy just overwhelmed her, according to Associated Press. She said the city asked her to renounce her membership in the Minuteman group. She refused.
But NCLR said the resignation came too late to win back the conference.
“Unfortunately because of the mayor's lack of leadership and sensitivity to the Hispanic community, it is now too late," said NCLR's president, Janet Murguia.
— Stephen Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (2)
Frances Semler is a Stand Up American! Kansas City is better off not hosting the NCLR. Semler can come to Arizona and work for Sheriff Joe. Check him out on http://www.deadfacts.com
NCLR's president, Janet Murguia might try some out of the country place for her agenda.
Posted by Bradley Gee | January 22, 2008 9:42 PM
by its very name, La Raza means the race. How can you support a racist organization?
Posted by Anonymous | January 31, 2008 1:57 PM