If you depend on national Spanish-language news media for news, or on the media that rely on them in order to convey what happens within the community, it is highly likely you never saw coverage of Saturday’s massive anti-communism caravan in Miami, Florida.
Per the Daily Mail:
Thousands of Cubans, Venezuelans and other conservative Latinos convened in Miami to attend an 'Anti-Communist' caravan, flying flags of support for President Donald Trump.
The parade, called the 'Anti-Communist Caravan for Freedom and Democracy', convened at the Magic City Casino on Saturday morning.
Various reports estimate somewhere between 20,000 to 30,000 cars in attendance for the caravan.
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'Say no to socialism and communism,' one sign read while a number of posters expressed similar sentiments in Spanish.
A number of cars had passengers holding 'Latinos for Trumps' signs as they sped along. Several cars also had 'Thin Blue Line' flags, in support of law enforcement.
In some cases, vehicles appeared packed with people inside who were excited to take part in the festivities.
An NBC-Marist poll of Florida voters released last month found Latinos in the state about evenly divided between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Trump — a major change from the same poll in 2016, when Democrat Hillary Clinton led Trump by a 59 per cent to 36 per cent margin.
Despite it happening under the noses of Univision and Telemundo, none of those national outlets have reported on the caravan.
Telemundo did send a local crew, and filed a report on the local Miami affiliate’s website. Here is a snippet of the report Telemundo 51 Miami filed, with its emphasis on "hundreds" of attendees, as opposed to the thousands widely reported in attendance:
SPEAKER: This is a massive response from the Cuban exile (community), the Hispanic community- of Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans against communism, in a civic mobilization and today is a great day for the celebration of freedom.
MIAMI-DADE COMMISSIONER STEVE BOVO: Inside of all these cars, all these flags- are stories of what socialism represents. Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans...the pain that those countries have been through…
PERALTA: Aware that there is strength in unity, hundreds of people raised their voices against communist tyrannies in a vehicular caravan that departed from the Magic City Casino in northwest Miami, and covered several streets in Miami-Dade.
"Hundreds" notwithstanding- Telemundo's effort, by virtue of showing up, is far better than Univision's outright omission. The nation's leading Spanish-language network played this massive anti-communist caravan as if it never even happened.
And the reason for such a blatant omission of such an event is evident: as the election looms, honest reporting of the caravan would blow up any narratives of Trump weakness among Hispanics in South Florida and elsewhere. That’s just not good for business.
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Below is the full transcript transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on Telemundo 51 Miami on Saturday, October 10th, 2020:
ARNULFO PERALTA, TELEMUNDO 51: ...the campaign for the presidency of the United States, combined also with the longing for freedom and democracy in such countries as Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua; this morning, and during parts of this afternoon, hundreds of people- most of them supporters of President Donald Trump, participated in an anti-communist caravan against communism.
SPEAKER #1. Honk your horns! Let’s go!
PERALTA: United, in a common cause.
SPEAKER #2.For the countries that are oppressed!
SERGIO CAPDEVILA: We are anti-communists, anti-socialists...
PERALTA: The Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan exile (communities) have much in common. They have personally suffered the negative effects of communism and promise not to rest until they’ve achieved the longed-for transition to democracy.
SPEAKER #3.This is a massive response from the Cuban exile (community), the Hispanic community- of Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans against communism, in a civic mobilization and today is a great day for the celebration of freedom.
MIAMI-DADE COMMISSIONER STEVE BOVO: Inside of all these cars, all these flags- are stories of what socialism represents. Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans...the pain that those countries have been through…
PERALTA: Aware that there is strength in unity, hundreds of people raised their voices against communist tyrannies in a vehicular caravan that departed from the Magic City Casino in northwest Miami, and covered several streets in Miami-Dade.
FERNANDO RINCON: And we are here- not just in a caravan, but uniting into a force- in order to let America know- as well as the entire world- that communism is on the decline, (and) brings destruction...
PERALTA: As the U.S. presidential election approaches, they also offered thanks for the hospitality that this country has shown towards the exiles.
SILVIA ORIONDO: Today we come together, to stand up for the United States of America, just as one day the United States of America stood up for us when we needed to come to lands of freedom.
PERALTA: Speaking of freedom and democracy, the U.S. government this week sanctioned two officials from Daniel Ortega’s government, including a financial institution linked to the regime. For now this is Arnulfo Peralta’s report, back to you in the studios.
