Blogger paid by Texas congressman called new GOP Rep. Mayra Flores 'Miss Frijoles'

[TexasTowelie]

Republicans are slamming a Texas blogger funded by the campaign for Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez that called newly elected GOP Rep. Mayra Flores “Miss Frijoles” and a "cotton-pickin' liar," adding to yet another Democrat flub when addressing Hispanic people.

The blog, called the The McHale Report, called Flores "Miss Frijoles" 21 times in its post, NBC News reported. The McHale Report, run by blogger Jerry McHale, was paid $1,200 in June by Gonzalez campaign for “advertising services," but has not published any Gonzalez ads.

Flores tweeted on Monday, July 18, that the blogger was running "hateful & racist ads" against her.

My far left opponent, Vincent Gonzalez, hired a local blogger to run hateful & racist ads against me!

But, I love frijoles & I grew up eating frijoles. I am not embarrassed of my upbringings & frijoles w/tortillas de harina is simply the best. Here's to Miss Frijoles 2022 #TX34 pic.twitter.com/7z5SRGCfUv

— Mayra Flores (@MayraFlores2022) July 18, 2022

Other Texas Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz are jumping on the blog post.

#WeAreNotTacos https://t.co/ZNF6cx4Ywc

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 19, 2022

A spokesperson for Gonzalez told NBC News that he is against referring to Flores as "Miss Frijoles" but McHale did not shy away from the what he wrote.

“I am a liberal Democrat. And it’s war against the Republican ... I’m going to be merciless with her,” McHale told NBC News.

Read more: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Mayra-Flores-Texas-miss-frijoles-17314757.php