EARTHQUAKES PUERTO RICO 2020 UPDATED

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico a day after another quake rocked the island
SINCE JAN 2 PR HAS HAD EARTHQUAKES WEEKLY AND THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING STRONGER AS QUAKES, AFTERSHOCKS AND AS TREMBLORS SINCE THEN AWAITING THE BIG ONE, A CENTURY 
AFTER A 7.1 QUAKE HIT THE ISLAND IN 1918

By Joe Sutton and Hollie Silverman, CNN
Updated 4:47 AM ET, Tue January 7, 2020

(CNN)A 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning, just one day after a 5.8 magnitude quake shook the island, according to the United States Geological Service earthquake map.

The 6.5 quake struck at 3:24 a.m. local time about 10 kilometers south of Indios, Puerto Rico USGS said.
The Authority of Electrical Energy, the power company for Puerto Rico, said that power plants have activated an auto protective mechanism and are out of service following the earthquake.

On Twitter, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced told citizens to remain calm as the government responds to the most recent quake.

"I hope all are well. We are getting our information from @NMEADpr and @DSPnoticias," the tweet said. "The entire government is active and in action. I ask our people to remain calm and urge you to remain safe."

No tsunami is expected following the earthquake, the US National Tsunami Warning Center said.

There were no immediate reports of damage following Tuesday's quake.

Geologists warned that more earthquakes, known as aftershocks and tremors, would follow Monday's quake.

"When there are more earthquakes, the chance of a large earthquake is greater which means that the chance of damage is greater," the USGS said.

On Monday, the early morning quake in the same area caused some damage, including a home collapse in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Director of Emergency Management Carlos Acevedo said.

Acevedo also said that rock slides along Route 2 were reported.

This is a developing story and CNN will update as more information becomes available.

CNN's Roxanne Garcia-Bell contributed to this report

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#PuertoRico is no stranger to strong #earthquakes. 100 years ago the island was devastated by a 7.1 magnitude quake. This morning's quake was 6.4 magnitude. https://t.co/d0MPdmY5Fy https://t.co/9tTSoL6E0v

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PHOTO: Another Strong Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico
By Julie Gargotta Puerto Rico
PUBLISHED 4:47 AM EST Jan. 07, 2020 UPDATED 6:04 AM ET Jan. 07, 2020

A collapsed building with car crushed underneath, following an 

earthquake in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020. All the occupants 

of the home are reported to be uninjured. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake 

struck Puerto Rico, the largest in a series of quakes in recent days, 

and caused heavy damagein some areas. (J. Miguel Santiago Twitter via APA)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Another earthquake struck Puerto Rico before

 dawn on Tuesday and it is considered a strong quake, even more powerful 

than the one that struck the U.S. territory on Monday.

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The U.S. Geological Survey originally stated that Tuesday's quake registered 

as a magnitude 6.56, but it was downgraded to 6.5. Since then, the quake has 

been downgraded again to 6.4, with several aftershocks ranging at 5.6, 5.2, 4.5

, two at 4.3 and 4.1.

There have been a series of quakes on the island in the last two weeks.

Early Tuesday morning, Puerto Rico's Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced tweeting out in 

Spanish that the government is activated and ready to assist.

Espero que todos estén bien. Estamos recibiendo la información de @NMEADpr y 

@DSPnoticias. Todo el componente gubernamental está activado y en ejecución. 

A nuestro pueblo calma y les exhortamos a que permanezcan seguros.— 

Wanda Vázquez Garced (@wandavazquezg) January 7, 2020

On Monday, a 5.8-magnitude quake struck the island, with its epicenter by Indios. 

It lead to widespread power outages and small landslides, with cars crushed and 

boulders blocking highways.

For those in Florida with family back on the island, getting in touch with loved ones 

was critical after seeing images of the aftermath.

"Sad, it's very sad for all the families that are suffering from this catastrophe," 

said Aldofina Ortiz who lives in Orlando and who has family living in Puerto Rico.

 

Puerto Rico earthquake: Huge 6.6 quake rocks Caribbean island - ‘God help us’
PUERTO RICO has been hit by an earthquake measuring a huge 6.6 in magnitude just one day after a quake destroyed the island's Playa Ventana rock formation.

By LAURA MOWAT
PUBLISHED: 08:37, Tue, Jan 7, 2020 | UPDATED: 13:01, Tue, Jan 7, 2020

The earthquake struck 87km south west of San Juan in Puerto Rico, had a depth of 10km and at 4:24am local time - it triggerd a small tsunami. At least eight people have been injured by the quake. The tourist hotspot has lost its power following the incident but there is no tsnuami warning. It is believed other countries including The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Dominica and Antigua could also be affected by the earthquake. 

Locals have already taken to the internet to express how they felt the phenomenen. One witness said: “God help us” and another said “It moved the beds, the front door was nearly forced open and fell on the floor”.

A Twitter user said: “Whole country is awake. High earthquake felt all over the island. Electrical grid collapsed. Aftershocks currently being felt allover the place.”

The United States Geological Society has warned of further aftershocks expected and has advised people to be wary when close to big buildings.

They have said they believe there is a four per cent chance of one or more aftershocks larger than magnitude 6.5.

There have been no reports of any damage followed Tuesday's quake.

An earthquake has occurred in Puerto Rico (Image: USGS)

An earthquake destroyed the island's rock formation yesterday (Image: GETTY )

Puerto Rico, a popular tourist destination, lies between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates leaving it open to earthquakes.

The USGS said: "When there are more earthquakes, the chance of a large earthquake is greater which means that the chance of damage is greater.

This comes after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the island yesterday followed by several aftershocks.

Th earthquake yesterday caused damage to buildings, landslides and power cuts.

The quake struck a day after another 5.8 one off Puerto Rico (Image: USGS )

The popular tourist rock formation Punta Ventana was also destroyed when the quake hit.

On Monday the quake cuased a home collapse in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Director of Emergency Management Carlos Acevedo said.

Dr. Sindia Alvarado, who lives in Peñuelas, told AP she was petrified by the quake.

She said: "My whole family woke up screaming.

Some of the other islands in the area could also be affected (Image: USGS)

"I thought the house was going to break in half."

Puerto Rico was a victim of the Category 5 storm Hurricane Maria which struck in September 2017.

The hurricane killed almost 3,000 people in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico attracts around 3.7 million tourists each year.

Puerto Rico's natural wonder Punta Ventana collapses

 after earthquake

Jeremiah Rodriguez

CTVNews.ca

Published Monday, January 6, 2020


This combo of two photos shows "Punta Ventana," or Window Point, in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico 
on Jan. 27, 2019, top, before it fell, and after it fell on Jan. 6, 2020 due to an earthquake. 
(Edgar Gracia Portello via AP, top, and AP Photo by Jorge A Ramirez Portela, bottom)

TORONTO -- Popular tourist attraction Punta Ventana, a natural rock formation, appears to have been destroyed by a 5.8-magnitute earthquake in Puerto Rico.

The temblor has destroyed homes and buildings in the U.S. territory’s southern end and appears to have affected the local landmark natural rock archway, which was shaped by centuries of ocean waves.

Tourists had regularly snapped pictures of videos atop of Punta Ventana in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.

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In a Facebook post, Guayanilla press official Glidden López Torres touched upon the destruction and wrote, “today our icon remains in the memory of all.”

On Monday, side-by-side images of the destruction of the iconic wonder were widely shared on social media.


[GUAYANILLA] Desaparece la ventana natural en Punta Ventana, Guayanilla. pic.twitter.com/IN0LI7XuKK— UPRM Meteorological Laboratory (@UPRMetLab) January 6, 2020

Glid López

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Luego del sismo de esta madrugada personal del Municipio visitó las diferentes comunidades para verificar viviendas afectadas.

Hasta el momento el informe señala una vivienda colapsada en el barrio Playa, una residencia en el barrio Indios desalojada por prevención.

La carretera PR-335 hubo deslizamiento de terreno que fue resuelto temprano en la mañana. 

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Some of these included a tweet from a student-run meteorological laboratory at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Translated from Spanish, their tweet read in part: “The Punta Ventana (Window Point ) has disappeared.”

The New York Times, NPR and The Miami Herald have also reported on the rock formation appearing to collapse after the earthquake.

The Herald spoke to a 22-year-old Guayanilla resident Denniza Colon who said she walked by the arch on Monday and noticed it was gone. “This is really sad,” she told the outlet.

NPR reported that a “string of recent seismic movements had already knocked a large chunk out of the window.”

QUAKE HIT EARLY MONDAY MORNING

This latest quake hit at about 6:32 a.m. local time and led to homes being destroyed, loss of power across swaths of the island and rockslides covering entire roads.

No casualties have been reported.

But this devastating quake is simply the latest in a flurry of earthquakes -- ranging from 4.7 to 5.1 on the Richter Scale -- that have rocked the U.S. territory since Dec. 28.

There is no public earthquake warning system in Puerto Rico except for the sirens that are supposed to ring in case of a tsunami.

With files from The Associated Press

Puerto Rico earthquakes destroy tourist landmarks Punta Ventana, Cueva Ventana and Ruinas del Fara
Sara M Moniuszko
USA TODAY
A popular tourist landmark in Puerto Rico, Punta Ventana, was destroyed in the Puerto Rico earthquakes Monday..

Additionally, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY that two other sites, Cueva Ventana and Ruinas del Faro, also suffered irreparable damage.

A 5.8-magnitude quake hit the Caribbean island before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking homes. It was one of the strongest quakes yet to hit the U.S. territory, which has been hit by temblors for the past week.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The tourism company said no damage was reported in most other regions of the island.

The head of the organization encourages tourists and locals to stay calm and review their action plans in case of emergencies.

The beachside rock formation was located in the town of Guayanilla and was aptly named Punta Ventana (or "Window Point") as it resembled a stone window that looked out to a beautiful view of the ocean behind it.

According to The New York Times, Mayor Nelson Torres Yordán said "it finally fell" on Monday after the formation started to look vulnerable when smaller temblors began hitting the area a week earlier.

Denniza Colon, a 22-year-old resident of Guayanilla, told the Miami Herald that she was shocked when she saw the arch had vanished.

“This is really sad,” she told the outlet in a telephone interview. “It was one of the biggest tourism draws of Guayanilla.”

A tourism draw, indeed. Some of the over 16,000 Instagram results for the hashtag #Guayanilla feature shots of Punta Ventana.

Side-by-side images of the destruction are also being shared around social media, though USA TODAY was unable to verify the photos' authenticity.

User @savingpuertorico shared a post along with the caption: "One of Puerto Rico’s iconic natural wonders — a soaring stone arch along the southern coast known as Punta Ventana or Window Point — collapsed early Monday"

Contributing: Danico Coto, The Associated Press

More:'Panic' in Puerto Rico as two strong earthquakes strike within hour

EARTHQUAKES SWARM PUERTO RICO
5.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Puerto Rico
It's the latest in a string of earthquakes to hit the island's southern region.

By Morgan Winsor
6 January 2020

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Service.




A house is seen collapsed on its foundation after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico, Jan. 6, 2020.A house is seen collapsed on its foundation after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico, Jan. 6, 2020.Ricardo Ortiz/Reuters


The quake struck off the southern coast of the U.S. territory in the Caribbean Sea at a shallow depth of 6 kilometers, or under 4 miles. The epicenter was recorded just 8 miles south of Indios, Puerto Rico, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
(MORE: Already bracing for tropical depression, Puerto Rico rocked by 6.0 earthquake)

It's the latest in a string of earthquakes to hit the island's southern region over the past several days.
(MORE: FEMA official accused of bribery, fraud following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico)

Angel Vazquez, the emergency management director for the city of Ponce, 17 miles east of Indios, told The Associated Press that the shaking from Monday's quake "lasted a long time."




A Puerto Rican flag hangs from the porch of a home that collapsed on top of parked cars after an earthquake hit Guanica, Puerto Rico, Jan. 6, 2020.A Puerto Rican flag hangs from the porch of a home that collapsed on top of parked cars after an earthquake hit Guanica, Puerto Rico, Jan. 6, 2020.Carlos Giusti/AP

"This is one of the strongest quakes to date since it started shaking on Dec. 28," he said.

PUERTO RICO 

A Pair of Earthquakes Shake Puerto Rico

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake was felt throughout Puerto Rico on Monday morning after a shallow quake originated just south of the Island. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake was felt shortly after the initial quake.

Mayor Bill de Blasioverified_user

NYCMayor

Our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico have endured so much pain these past few years, and today's earthquake has brought even more. We're standing with our sixth borough tonight. And we'll be there for them as they recover. https://t.co/jZX8UI9GqS

Jan. 6, 2020

ENTERING THE NEW YEAR AND NEW DECADE 
WITH A SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL, A HARBINGER
OF THINGS TO COME 
4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Puerto Rico amid rare seismic activity
UPDATED ON: JANUARY 2, 2020 / 7:18 PM / AP

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Thursday in the latest of a rare string of quakes that has frightened many in the U.S. territory. The most recent quake occurred eight miles south of Guayanilla at a shallow depth of four miles and was felt in the capital of San Juan and elsewhere in Puerto Rico, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No immediate damage was reported.


"We haven't stopped shaking," said Ángel Vázquez, emergency management director for the southern coastal town of Ponce. "It's the first time something like this happens."

The flurry of quakes began the night of December 28, with a 4.7-magnitude quake followed by a 5.1-magnitude one that hit near Puerto Rico's south coast and sent dozens of panicked people into the streets. Goods fell off supermarket shelves, cracks in homes were reported in some coastal towns, and a large rock fell and blocked a road. No injuries were reported.

Earthquake jolts Puerto Rico, causing damage and "state of panic"

Since then, more than 1,100 earthquakes have occurred in that region. The majority have not been felt, except for the 4.2-magnitude one that hit December 31 and the one on Thursday.

"I've spent 29 years with Puerto Rico's Seismic Network, and it's the first time I observe this kind of activity," director Víctor Huérfano told The Associated Press. "There's no way to predict when it's going to end, or if it's going to lead to a major event."

He said the flurry of quakes have been extremely superficial and have occurred along three faults in Puerto Rico's southwest region: Lajas Valley, Montalva Point and the Guayanilla Canyon.

"In general, the force behind all of this is the North American plate and the Caribbean plate squeezing Puerto Rico," he said.

A similar cluster of quakes occurred last year along Puerto Rico's northwest coast following a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in late September that led to more than 1,200 quakes in that area, Huérfano said. One of the largest and most damaging earthquakes to hit Puerto Rico occurred in October 1918, when a 7.3-magnitude quake struck near the island's northwest coast, unleashing a tsunami and killing 116 people.

First published on January 2, 2020 / 7:13 PM

© 2020 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. 

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STATEHOOD OR INDEPENDENCE
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wins gold for Puerto Rico, sparking another identity debate

Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, left, celebrates after defeating the United States’ Kendra Harrison, center, for gold in the 100-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

BY JORGE CASTILLO

STAFF WRITER 

AUG. 2, 2021 

TOKYO —

For just the second time in history, an Olympian representing Puerto Rico, a small Caribbean island territory of the United States, stood on a podium with the Puerto Rican flag raised above two others as “La Borinqueña” played.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wiped away the tears flowing down her face and under her white mask during Puerto Rico’s national anthem on Monday at Olympic Stadium. She wore a large crimson flor de maga, the national flower, in her hair, above her left ear. Later, minus her mask, she broke into a glowing smile at officials in the stands waving a Puerto Rican flag.

Earlier in the day, she won gold in the women’s 100-meter hurdles. In Sunday’s semifinals, she set an Olympic record. She made it look easy.

“I’m pretty sure everybody’s excited,” Camacho-Quinn said after the race, still finding her breath. “Just to put on for such a small country, to give little kids hope. I’m just glad I’m the person to do that. I’m pretty happy with that.”

She then burst into tears.

Puerto Rican hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn poses with her gold medal after winning the 100-meter hurdles on Monday.
(Francisco Seto / Associated Press)

The historic performance concluded a redemption tale — Camacho-Quinn failed to qualify for the final at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro — and sparked celebrations across Puerto Rico, the diaspora, even in the air.

It also triggered naysayers who have maintained she isn’t Puerto Rican enough to represent the island, shedding light on the island’s complex national identity and its ambiguous position within the international sports landscape.

Camacho-Quinn, 24, comes from the expansive Puerto Rican diaspora; nearly 6 million people who live in the U.S. identify as Puerto Rican while the island’s population has dropped to 3.2 million.

She is the daughter of a Puerto Rican-born mother and a Black American father, born and raised in South Carolina not speaking Spanish. She starred at the University of Kentucky, winning three NCAA championships. She could have chosen to run for the United States but opted for Puerto Rico ahead of the 2016 Games as an homage to her mother.

Critics surfaced with her decision. She’s addressed them over the years, and offered a response from Japan in a tweet Saturday.

“You see my mommy? The PUERTO RICAN woman that birthed me?” Camacho-Quinn wrote above a video of her mother and other family members celebrating her preliminary first-place finish.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, left, wins the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Monday.
(David J. Phillip / Associated Press)

On Monday, before Camacho-Quinn’s gold-winning race, tennis player Gigi Fernández, the most accomplished Puerto Rican-born Olympic athlete in history, questioned Camacho-Quinn’s credentials in tweets that were later deleted. Camacho-Quinn is working to learn Spanish, an issue Fernández addressed.

“And is she Puerto Rican?” Fernández wrote in Spanish. “Does she speak Spanish? Was she raised in Puerto Rico? Hhmm. How curious.”

The comments elicited swift backlash, prompting Fernández to deactivate her Twitter account. It was not the first time Fernández tweeted controversial takes about Puerto Rican Olympians. In 2016, she questioned why wrestler Jaime Espinal, who was born in the Dominican Republic and won silver for Puerto Rico at the 2012 Olympics, was chosen as the nation’s flag bearer at the Rio Games.

On Monday, Sara Rosario, the president of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee, dismissed the disapproval.

“I respect their opinions, but I think they’re wrong,” Rosario said in Spanish. “Every four years when the Olympic Games arrive, they give these opinions. I don’t see it as a necessary issue.”

Camacho-Quinn’s victory came five years after Monica Puig won women’s singles at the Rio Games for Puerto Rico’s long-awaited first Olympic gold medal. Until then, Puerto Rico had claimed two silvers and six bronzes since the island’s debut in 1948. Puig, however, wasn’t the first Puerto Rican-born person — or women’s tennis player — to win Olympic gold. That was Fernández.


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Fernández earned gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Games in women’s doubles for the United States, not Puerto Rico. She represented Puerto Rico in previous international events, but Puerto Rico couldn’t offer a doubles partner in the top 240 of the world rankings for the Olympics.

So Fernández, who rose to No. 1 in doubles in 1991, chose to compete in 1992 for the U.S. alongside Mary Joe Fernández, the No. 9-ranked doubles player in the world, to improve her odds of winning. The decision provoked scorn.

Fernández was given a choice because people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. Puerto Rico has been under the United States’ jurisdiction since the U.S. invaded the island and seized control from Spain in 1898 as part of the Spanish-American War but has maintained its own distinct culture and customs, with Spanish and English as the official languages.

The Jones Act of 1917 declared that any person born in Puerto Rico after April 24, 1898, was a U.S. citizen without the right to vote in presidential elections. Puerto Rico was given more autonomy — but remained under U.S. control — when Congress approved the Constitution of Puerto Rico in 1952.

Four years earlier, the International Olympic Committee, pursuing more participants, recognized the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee in time for the London Games. The U.S. did not intervene. Puerto Rico has sent its own delegation to every Summer Games since 1948, including the 1980 U.S.-boycotted Moscow Games.

“For us, it’s an honor to be here,” Pamela Rosado, the captain of Puerto Rican women’s basketball team, said in Spanish. “Having Puerto Rico on our chests, I think, is most important.”

Juan Venegas won Puerto Rico’s first medal — a bronze in boxing — at the 1948 Games. In 1984, boxer Luis Ortiz won Puerto Rico’s first silver. At the 2004 Games, Puerto Rico handed the United States men’s basketball team its first Olympic loss with NBA players.

Puig broke through for gold in 2016. On Monday, Camacho-Quinn followed. How many more times “La Borinqueña” is heard on the world’s biggest sporting stage could depend on the island’s political future.

Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States dominates its politics. The island’s three prominent political parties are divided by the three leading status choices: the status quo, statehood and independence.

Statehood would likely end Puerto Rico’s sovereignty within the Olympics and Pan American Games under the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, which established that only one Olympic Committee can exist within the United States.

During his campaign last fall, Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, the president of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, said he’d hope that Puerto Rico could continue fielding its own delegations at other international competitions if the island was admitted into the union.

Both the IOC and United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee declined to comment on the matter.

“Everyone here is behind Puerto Rico,” said Esteban Pagán Rivera, the sports editor of El Nuevo Día, the biggest newspaper in Puerto Rico. “There aren’t many people paying attention to the United States.”

On Monday, Pierluisi tweeted congratulations to Camacho-Quinn. He thanked her for uniting the nation, giving Puerto Ricans happiness, filling them with pride and for representing Puerto Rican women in front of the world.

STATEH00D OR INDEPENDENCE 

Comedian Opens Trump's N.Y.C. Rally with Racist Attacks, Calls Puerto Rico 'Floating Island of Garbage'

Charlotte Phillipp
Sun, October 27, 2024

'Kill Tony' host Tony Hinchcliffe also joked that Latinos "love making babies" during the rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 27

Getty(2)Tony Hinchcliffe and Donald Trump

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe is facing criticism after making a series of racially charged jokes at a rally in support of Donald Trump in New York City.

On Sunday, Oct. 27, Hinchcliffe, 40, appeared at Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden — where he was the first speaker of nearly 30 openers ahead of the former president's remarks — and spoke crudely about Latinos, Black people and others.

“I welcome migrants to the United States of America with open arms. And by open arms I mean like this,” Hinchcliffe said at the event, per Rolling Stone, before waving his hands as if to say "go away."

"These Latinos, they love making babies, too. Just know that they do," Hinchcliffe continued, per NBC News. "There's no pulling out. They don’t do that. They c-- inside, just like they did to our country."

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ANGELA WEISS/AFP via GettyTony Hinchcliffe speaks during Donald Trump's campaign rally in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024

Hinchcliffe, who is known for writing for several of Comedy Central's celebrity roasts, also made jokes about Puerto Rico.

"I don’t know if you guys know this, but there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico," he said.

The Kill Tony podcast host also joked that he "carved watermelons" with a Black "buddy," while pointing to a Black audience member.

The comedian, who has opened for stars such as Joe Rogan and has a special on Netflix, immediately drew criticism over the jokes. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz watched a clip of the stand-up routine while livestreaming on Twitch on Sunday.

"Who is this jackwad?" Walz said of Hinchcliffe, before criticizing Trump's response to Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. "People in Puerto Rico are citizens. They pay taxes and serve in the military, almost at a higher rate than anybody else."

Donald Trump speaks at his rally in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024

"It's super upsetting to me," Ocasio-Cortez said in part. "My family is from Puerto Rico, I'm Puerto Rican. The thing that is so messed up that I wish more people understood is that the things that they do in Puerto Rico are a testing ground for the policies and the horrors that they unveil in working class communities across the United States."

"When you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico 'floating garbage,' know that that's what they think about you," she added.

Soon after Hinchcliffe’s comments began to make the rounds online, Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny endorsed Kamala Harris by posting a video of her plan for Puerto Rico on his Instagram Stories, and then editing the video to cut to Harris saying: "I will never forget what Donald Trump did."

Singer Ricky Martin, who is also Puerto Rican, shared a clip of Hinchcliffe's jokes on his Instagram Stories and wrote in Spanish: "This is what they think of us."

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In 2021, Hinchcliffe drew further controversy and was dropped by his talent agency after he called Asian American comedian Peng Dang a racial slur, according to Rolling Stone.

Later on Sunday, Hinchcliffe wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he loves Puerto Rico and has vacationed there.

"Wild that a vice presidential candidate would take time out of his 'busy schedule' to analyze a joke taken out of context to make it seem racist," Hinchcliffe wrote. "I love Puerto Rico and vacation there. I made fun of everyone…watch the whole set. I’m a comedian Tim…might be time to change your tampon."

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Tim Walz’s Unfiltered Response To Trump Rally Comedian's Puerto Rico ‘Joke’ Says It All

Lee Moran
Mon 28 October 2024

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on Sunday gave a candidly blistering response after being played podcaster and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s purported joke about Puerto Rico during Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Hinchcliffe said: “There’s a lot going on. I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. Yeah. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

The clip was aired to Walz during a Twitch stream with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

Afterward, the Minnesota Gov. just asked: “Who is that jackwad?”

Ocasio-Cortez identified the comedian and said it was “super-disappointing.”

Walz then turned to attacking Republican presidential nominee Trump for his handling of Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico and caused mass devastation during his presidency in 2017.

“Does anybody remember how he responded to Maria in Puerto Rico? It was absolutely horrific, down there insulting people,” Walz recalled.

Watch the clip here:

AOC and Tim Walz Slam Trump Rally Speaker’s Racist Puerto Rico Jokes: ‘I Want Everyone in Philadelphia to See That Clip’ | Video

Stephanie Kaloi
Sun, October 27, 2024


As clips of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe making racist jokes at Donald Trump’s rally in Madison Square Garden made the rounds on Sunday, Tim Walz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described the speech as “terrifying, absolutely wild times.” The vice presidential candidate and congresswoman commented on the speech in real-time, with AOC insisting she wants “everyone in Philadelphia to see that clip.”

Part of Hinchcliffe’s speech included a racist jab at Puerto Rico. “I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now? Yeah, I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” he said.

Walz and Ocasio-Cortez, whose family is Puerto Rican, were appalled. “The thing that is so messed up — that I wish more people understood — is that the things that they do in Puerto Rico are a testing ground for the policies and the horrors that they wish to and that they do unveil in working-class communities across the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

“And I need people to understand that when they when you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico floating garbage, know that that’s what they think about you,” she added. “That is, like, that’s just what they think about you. It’s what they think about anyone who makes less money than them.”

The pair also directly spoke to voters living in Philadelphia — which has the second-largest population of Puerto Ricans in the U.S. outside of New York — and Reading, Pennsylvania. “I want everyone in Philadelphia to see that clip,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

“Like, what is trash is people actually just thinking of other human beings that way, are you actually for real?” she continued. “And the thing that gets me is that these people rely their entire lives, rely on working class people.”

Elsewhere in his speech, Hinchcliffe said, “And these Latinos, they love making babies too. Just know that. They do. They do. There’s no pulling out. They don’t do that. They come inside. Just like they did to our country.”

Others also slammed Hinchcliffe’s comments. Rep. Ritchie Torres wrote on X, “As a Puerto Rican, I am tempted to call Hinchcliffe racist garbage but doing so would be an insult to garbage. When casting their ballots at the voting booth, Latinos should never forget the racism that Donald Trump seems all too willing to platform.”

Hincliffe hit back on social media, where he wrote, “These people have no sense of humor. Wild that a vice presidential candidate would take time out of his ‘busy schedule’ to analyze a joke taken out of context to make it seem racist. I love Puerto Rico and vacation there. I made fun of everyone…watch the whole set. I’m a comedian Tim…might be time to change your tampon.”

Elsewhere at Trump’s rally, David Rem called Kamala Harris the “antichrist” and Sid Rosenberg ranted about “f–king illegals” getting “whatever they want.”

After the rally, the Trump campaign distanced itself from Hinchcliffe’s speech by saying the joke about Puerto Rico “does not reflect the views of President Trump and the campaign.”

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Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin Boost Kamala Harris After Trump Rally Speaker Bashes Puerto Rico as a ‘Floating Island of Garbage’

Cynthia Littleton
Sun, October 27, 2024 


Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin were among the notable industry figures who boosted Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Sunday after a speaker at Donald Trump’s political rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage.”

The starkly racist comment stirred outrage among prominent Puerto Ricans and many others in media and entertainment.

erally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” said Tony Hinchcliffe, a comedian and podcaster who was one of many speakers before Trump took the stage at the famed concert arena on Sunday evening.

Hinchcliffe’s comments were a offensive low even for a Trump rally, as evidenced by the muted response from the crowd. Hinchcliffe immediately and defensively responded “OK, OK” as he heard scattered boos and little applause. Hinchcliffe made other grossly offensive statements about Latinos earlier his remarks.

In response, Bad Bunny, one of the world’s biggest music superstar with more than 45 million Instagram followers, boosted Harris’ campaign video targeting voters in Puerto Rico and noting what a contentious relationship that Trump had with the island during his tenure in the White House. Lopez posted Harris campaign material targeted at Puerto Rico as well as the same video pitch that Bad Bunny boosted.

Singer-actor Ricky Martin, with 18.6 million Instagram followers, did the same thing on his Instagram Stories feed, adding the comment “I remember” on the Harris video. He also included a clip of Hinchcliffe’s “garbage” comment. What’s more, Martin asserted that his X posts with the same content were being suppressed on the platform formerly known as Twitter and now owned by avid Trump supporter Elon Musk.

Trump’s event drew wide live coverage across Fox News and other news networks, social media platforms and digital platforms. It was notable for the appearance of former first lady Melania Trump, who introduced Trump before he took the stage. Melania Trump has kept a low profile on the campaign trail during her husband’s third run for the nation’s highest office.

The event ended with Trump and Melania Trump on stage as a crooner delivered an over the top version of the pop standard “New York, New York.”

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Bad Bunny Supports Kamala Harris, Shares Her ‘I Will Never Forget What Donald Trump Did’ Message to Puerto Rican Voters

Ashley Iasimone
Sun, October 27, 2024


Bad Bunny, who supports Kamala Harris, a source close to the artist tells Billboard, is getting the Democratic presidential candidate’s latest message for Puerto Rican voters out to his 45 million followers on Instagram.

“There’s so much at stake in this election for Puerto Rican voters and for Puerto Rico,” Harris says in a campaign video posted on Sunday (Oct. 27), which Benito shared clips of on Instagram Stories not just once, but four times. “And this election is not just a choice between Donald Trump and me. It is a choice between two very different visions for our nation. One, his, focused on the past and on himself, and the other ours, that is focused on the future and on you. Puerto Rico is home to some of the most talented, innovative and ambitious people in our nation, and Puerto Ricans deserve a president who sees and invests in that strength.”


In the video, Harris tells voters: “As president, I will bring down the cost of housing, invest in small businesses and entrepreneurs and fight to finally secure equal access to programs that strengthen the healthcare system and support children, seniors and working people. I will create a new Puerto Rico economy task force where the federal government will work with the private sector, with non-profits and community leaders to foster economic growth and create thousands of new, good-paying jobs in Puerto Rico, including for our young people.”

“I know that Puerto Rico’s economic future depends on urgently rebuilding and modernizing the island’s energy grid. That’s why I will cut red tape, ensure disaster recovery funds are used quickly and effectively, and work with leaders across the island to ensure all Puerto Ricans have access to reliable, affordable electricity. I will never forget what Donald Trump did and what he did not do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and a competent leader. He abandoned the island, tried to block aid after back-to-back, devastating hurricanes, and offered nothing more than paper towels and insults. Puerto Ricans deserve better,” Harris says.

Bad Bunny emphasized Harris’ “I will never forget what Donald Trump did” line in his reposts of the speech.

Harris’ message to Puerto Rican voters on Sunday arrived the same day Trump was set to appear at a rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where Tony Hinchcliffe, a podcast host/roast comedian, spewed racist jokes in an opening slot. He referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.” Later, he made a remark that Latinos “love making babies” in a lead up to a crude joke, which Vice President Harris’ campaign headquarters called a “vile racist tirade against Latinos” on X (formerly Twitter).

“This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” Trump campaign senior advisor Danielle Alvarez said in a statement sent to Billboard Sunday night.

Benito, who was born and raised in Vega Baja, has a history of being vocal about social-political issues affecting the Puerto Rican community.

In September he placed billboards across San Juan in protest of the Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party), a major political party that holds the seat of governor and resident commissioner in Puerto Rico, soon after releasing the song “Una Velita.” The billboards displayed messages including “To vote for PNP is to vote for corruption,” “Who votes for PNP doesn’t love Puerto Rico” and “Voting for PNP is voting for LUMA” (the private energy company responsible for power distribution and transmission on the island). In an Instagram post showing the billboards, the star said, “Announcements paid by Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. A Puerto Rican who does love Puerto Rico.”

“Una Velita,” released on Sept. 19, has Bad Bunny reflecting on Puerto Rico’s response to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017. “There were five thousand that they let die, and we will never forget that,” he chants on the track that addresses what happened in the wake of the Category 5 hurricane that devastated the island.

In 2022, he released a documentary-style video for Un Verano Sin Ti‘s “El Apagón.” With a runtime of almost 23 minutes, the short film takes aim at local government for its inaction in addressing blackouts, gentrification and other issues affecting Puerto Ricans.

Bad Bunny Endorses Kamala Harris Shortly After Tony Hinchcliffe’s Racist Joke About Puerto Rico

Scoop Harrison
Sun, October 27

Bad Bunny / Tony Hinchcliffe

Donald Trump’s hope to court Puerto Ricans in the 2024 presidential election may have backfired thanks to a crass joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during a rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Not long after, Bad Bunny, perhaps the most popular musician to ever hail from Puerto Rico, endorsed Trump’s rival, Kamala Harris.

During a set prior to Trump’s own remarks, Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.” He also said Latinos “love making babies,” adding, “They do. They do. There’s no pulling out. They don’t do that. They come inside. Just like they did to our country.”

Not long after Hinchcliffe’s comments began to go viral, Bad Bunny endorsed Harris by posting a video of her plan for Puerto Rico to his 45.6 million followers on Instagram. He also repeatedly shared a clip of Harris discussing Trump’s mishandling of relief efforts following Hurricanes Maria and Irma, which struck Puerto Rico in 2018 and left nearly 3,000 Americans dead on the island.

As detailed in an article in the Washington Post last month, the Harris campaign had been hoping for an endorsement from Bad Bunny, but it was never a guarantee. Though the musician had taken swipes at Trump in the past, he has largely taken an apolitical stance on issues not directly impacting Puerto Rico. A Democratic consultant told the Washington Post that given his popularity with Latin youth and massive social media footprint, his endorsement would be “even more important” than Taylor Swift’s.

Although Puerto Rico itself does not have electoral college votes in presidential elections, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican natives reside in key swing states, including Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Other Latin stars also responded to Hinchcliffe’s comments, including Ricky Martin ad Jennifer Lopez. Martin shared video of Hinchcliffe’s joke to his Instagram with the caption, “This is what they think of us.”

Harris vows to launch Puerto Rico task force

Tara Suter

THE HILL
Sun, October 27, 2024 


Vice President Harris vowed to launch “a new Puerto Rico Opportunity Economy Task Force” in the case she wins the presidency in a video posted Sunday to Instagram.

“As president, I will bring down the cost of housing, invest in small businesses and entrepreneurs and fight to finally secure equal access to programs that strengthen the health care system and support children, seniors and working people,” Harris said in the video.

“I will create a new Puerto Rico Opportunity Economy Task Force, where the federal government will work with the private sector, with nonprofits and community leaders, to foster economic growth and create thousands of new, good paying jobs in Puerto Rico, including for our young people,” the vice president added.

Puerto Rico has faced hardships including a debt crisis, devastation from Hurricane Maria and problems with its electric grid all within the last decade. The island also lacks voting power in Congress, as well as having no say when it comes to who wins the White House every four years (though Puerto Rico does participate in presidential primaries).

Harris’s video came on the same day as a speaker at a Trump rally went after the Caribbean island and U.S. territory, drawing backlash from her campaign and other Democrats. In his comments at the rally, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe said “I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now,” adding that he believes “it’s called Puerto Rico.”

In response to a clip from a Twitch stream featuring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), criticizing the comments, Hinchcliffe said in a post on the social platform X Sunday that it is “[w]ild that a vice presidential candidate would take time out of his ‘busy schedule’ to analyze a joke taken out of context to make it seem racist.”

“I love Puerto Rico and vacation there,” Hinchcliffe added in his post. “I made fun of everyone…watch the whole set. I’m a comedian Tim…might be time to change your tampon.”

Puerto Rican rapper and superstar Bad Bunny also shared Harris’s Instagram video featuring the comments about the task force on his Instagram story Sunday.

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Harris unveils new Puerto Rico policy plans in Philly campaign swing
John Cole
Sun, October 27, 2024 


Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris alongside Philadelphia City Council member Quetcy Lozada (r) and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker greets supporters at Freddy & Tony’s Restaurant, a locally-owned Puerto Rican restaurant on October 27, 2024 in Philadelphia.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA— Vice President Kamala Harris’ 20th visit to Pennsylvania of the year included a busy day of campaigning across the state’s biggest Democratic stronghold. As she sought to shore up support among her base, Harris also spoke about a new policy proposal focused on Puerto Rico, during a stop at Puerto Rican eatery Freddy and Tony’s Restaurant.

“Philly, we have nine days, nine days to get this done,” Harris said during an afternoon rally at the Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center. A few thousand people gathered at the youth basketball facility in Northwest Philadelphia to hear from Harris, Philadelphia’s first Black woman mayor Cherelle Parker, and state House Speaker Joanna McClinton, the first Black woman to hold that title. “And for the next nine days, no one can sit on the sidelines.”

Harris, the Democratic Party candidate for president, said that since the beginning, her campaign has been about “building coalitions.” Her visit to Philadelphia on Sunday had a particular emphasis on Black and Latino voters, two demographics key to winning the city, and the state.

Harris described the “opportunity economy” for Puerto Rico she had announced on social media earlier in the day to a gathering at Freddy and Tony’s Restaurant. By Sunday evening, the post had already been shared by prominent Puerto Rican celebrities Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin.

“It’s about giving people access to opportunity, knowing that the people in all communities — in all communities — they want, yes, a job, but they want to be able to build wealth,” she said, according to pool reports. “They want to be able to build intergenerational wealth, home ownership, small business growth, right? So I call it an opportunity economy. The thing I mentioned this morning is I’m going to create basically an opportunity economy Task Force for Puerto Rico.”

She said the task force would be focused on bringing economic opportunities to the Puerto Rican island and address the ongoing problems with the electrical grid in Puerto Rico, per pool reports.


Philadelphia has the second-largest stateside Puerto Rican population among U.S. cities, only trailing New York City, according to the 2020 Census. The Center for Puerto Rican Studies reported that as of 2019, just under 500,000 Puerto Ricans live in Pennsylvania, making it the state with the third largest concentration in the nation.

Harris and Trump have not talked about Puerto Rico at length during previous campaign appearances in Pennsylvania, although some Republicans have used the discussion of Puerto Rico statehood as a campaign issue and as a reason to vote against Democrats.

The Trump campaign has made an effort to win over Latino voters in Pennsylvania, including opening a “Latino Americans for Trump” office in Reading.

Polling throughout this cycle shows that Trump has continued to make gains with Latino voters, although Harris still maintains an advantage.

During a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made disparaging remarks about Puerto Rico that quickly went viral on social media.

“I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” Hinchcliffe said. which received a “scattering of claps and jeers,” according to NBC News. The Trump campaign reportedly responded saying that “this joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”

Harris, who arrived in Philadelphia late Saturday, began her Sunday morning attending services at The Church of Christian Compassion in West Philadelphia. There, she talked about the lessons she learned as a little girl at the church where she worshiped in Oakland, California, according to pool reports.

Harris next stopped by nearby barbershop Philly Cuts, for a conversation with young Black men and community leaders. During this appearance, she highlighted the need to recruit and retain more Black men teachers “because we know the benefit to overall society,” according to pool reports. That idea is part of an economic agenda focused on Black men that Harris announced earlier this month.

During the 2020 election, Joe Biden received significant support from Black voters, although the support was stronger among women than men. National exit polling shows that 90% of Black women voted for Biden over then-President Donald Trump, while 79% of Black men voted for Biden. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Trump gaining ground with Hispanic and Black voters. The Trump campaign has also held multiple events during the year with the intention of winning over Black voters in Philadelphia.

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat representing Georgia, told reporters in Philadelphia on Oct. 23 that he believed Harris would still win votes from Black men.

“Let me say that the Vice President has always been focused on Black men, as she’s been focused on other parts of our coalition, and I have heard this reporting about Black men jumping on the Trump bandwagon. I do not believe that we will see large swaths of black men voting for Donald Trump,” Warnock told reporters. “I think that part of what is going on is an effort to create a bandwagon with the hopes that people will jump on now.”

Warnock added that Black men are not a monolith, saying there will be some who vote for Trump, but emphasized his belief that Trump’s values “don’t align with ours.”

Leading into Harris’ Sunday events, the Trump campaign described the vice president’s visit as an “eleventh-hour swing” resulting in a “stench of desperation.”

“When Kamala is spending her precious little time rallying Democrat base voters just nine days out from Election Day, you know it’s clear that Pennsylvanians are gearing up to reject another four years of unlimited illegal immigration, rising prices, and worsening crime under Kamala and instead vote for peace, prosperity, and stability under President Donald J. Trump,” said Trump campaign spokesperson Kush Desai.

On Sunday, Harris also made a brief visit to Hakim’s Bookstore and Gift Shop, an African American-themed bookstore with books about Africa, civil rights icons, and slavery on the shelves, per pool reports.

“We’re going to do it. Victory runs through Philly. It runs through Pennsylvania,” Harris said, at the bookstore, according to pool reports.

Parker, the city’s 100th mayor, joined Harris for much of the campaigning on Sunday.

Parker highlighted another key component of the current Democratic coalition: the southeastern section of the commonwealth.



“Guess what the difference was between that 2016 vote and that 2020 vote?” Parker said at the afternoon rally. “More people came out to vote in the city of Philadelphia and our neighboring counties.”

She mentioned Philadelphia’s collar counties by name: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery and said “southeastern Pennsylvania is stronger together.”

McClinton cited recent appearances from Harris in Delaware County for a CNN town hall and a Republicans for Harris event in Bucks County as proof that the campaign recognizes how important the region is.

“It’s very crucial, because we understand that while our state is beautiful and awesome and diverse, and they are working in every place to get out the vote, there is a dense voting population on this side of the state, and as a result, so many times the person who wins in these collar counties is the one who will carry,” McClinton told the Capital-Star.

Ray and Margie Willis, who live in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, saw Harris speak on Sunday at the church service and the rally.

When asked which issues were most important to them in the upcoming election, Ray Willis told the Capital-Star “women’s rights and civil rights,” while Margie Willis added “jobs and housing.”

Ray Willis said he’s optimistic about Harris’ chances, given that he believes “you’re going to have a lot of women turning out.” Polling shows Harris leading among women voters, while Trump has led among men.

During Harris’ rally, she was interrupted by a protester who shouted about Gaza.

“I want to talk about Gaza for a minute,” Harris said in response. “We can and we must seize this opportunity to end this war and bring the hostages home.”

“And I will do everything in my power to meet that end,” she added.

Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes make it the largest swing state on the line this year. Trump was most recently in the state on Saturday for a rally in State College. He’s scheduled to return on Tuesday for a roundtable discussion in the Philadelphia suburbs and a rally in the Lehigh Valley.

Randyll Butler, a Philadelphia Youth Basketball Coach, opened up for Harris on Sunday at the rally. She said the nation needs a “role model for all of us,” and that “we need a most valuable player, an MVP” which was followed by “MVP” chants


“This is the fourth quarter,” Butler said. “This race is neck and neck. We cannot get tired, we cannot get complacent, we all have to go out and we have to talk to our families and to our friends and sometimes to the other side about what’s at stake.”