Jeb Bush Allies in 2013: He’s a ‘Gringo Aplatanado,’ ‘He’s Gone Native’ as a Hispanic
With the news breaking that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush called himself “Hispanic” on his 2009 voter registration form–and that in 2012 he called himself Florida’s first-ever Latino governor–it’s worth revisiting a 2013 profile of him in the Washington Post that found friends of his referring to him as having “gone native” as a Hispanic.
Bush is a “gringo aplatanado,” said Jorge Arrizurieta–a Miami businessman who worked with Bush’s gubernatorial administration on various trade issues in Latin America. A phrase the Post’s Manuel Roig-Franzia and Peter Wallsten wrote translates roughly to mean “he’s gone native.”
The Post writers said Jeb Bush is an “honorary Hispanic,” something that dates back to the 1970s when he met his wife Columba–a Mexican citizen. ...
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