If Univision could be arrested for doing the public relations bidding of Hillary Clinton’s political director, Amanda Rentería, there sure would be ample evidence for a conviction.
The latest puff piece for the top Clinton campaign operative appeared on the network’s website, and is titled Amanda Rentería, the Latin impulse behind Hillary Clinton. Here’s a sample of the line of questioning:
UNIVISION: What is your favorite phrase in Spanish?
AMANDA RENTERIA: "Échale ganas" [Put effort into it]
UNIVISION: A dish that was never missing on the dinner table at your home...
AMANDA RENTERIA: Tortillas, all the time, with anything. Even now, at midnight, when I'm hungry, it’s tortillas with butter or tortillas with avocado or tortillas...
Once again, just as in an almost equally light on substance interview with anchor Jorge Ramos earlier this year, the interview was totally devoid of any questions about the major controversies surrounding Rentería’s boss.
As Rentería also demonstrated during Univision’s coverage of a recent Clinton speech announcing support for U.S. citizenship for millions of unauthorized immigrants in the country (in addition to the expansion of the Obama administration’s current policies of amnesty and non-enforcement of federal immigration law) she also likes to give specific instructions to Univision about what questions to ask of Clinton’s opponents.
Will the Univision honeymoon with Rentería ever end? Also, will Latino political operatives on the other side of the political spectrum, such as Jeb Bush’s campaign manager, Danny Díaz, ever get similar treatment?
The complete transcript of the referenced segment is below.
UNIVISION: If it hadn't been politics, what would it have been?
AMANDA RENTERIA: Something in public service. The truth is that I think I had opportunities; I want to help others and in public service you can do that.
UNIVISION: When did you meet Hillary Clinton?
AMANDA RENTERIA: When I was in the Senate, when I was a Chief of Staff. I met her because she was the Senator from New York. She didn't come from a political family and in that way we are alike. I also think, another thing is, that she wants to help women and children, and that is something very important to me.
UNIVISION: What are the challenges that today’s modern woman will face?
AMANDA RENTERIA: For all of us, we want to do everything and do everything well, and I think that's the difficult thing, because we want to be with the children, but we also want to have a good career.
UNIVISION: How has your Mexican ancestry influenced in your career?
AMANDA RENTERIA: Just as I am Mexican, I am also American. And I think that it´s an important thing, because I look at the world a little differently, because I understand two countries, or two cultures.
UNIVISION: What is the most important thing your parents have instilled in you?
AMANDA RENTERIA: They worked so hard for us in the fields, and I hope they know that we - I - have to thank them so much for everything they did for me, but they also taught me to thank others, to help others; they taught me life isn’t just money, but the richness of helping others and the community. They also taught me how to have love and affection, how to fight for the things that are important.
UNIVISION: What is your favorite phrase in Spanish?
AMANDA RENTERIA: "Échale ganas" [Put effort into it]
UNIVISION: A dish that was never missing on the dinner table at your home...
AMANDA RENTERIA: Tortillas, all the time, with anything. Even now, at midnight, when I'm hungry, it’s tortillas with butter or tortillas with avocado or tortillas with anything.
