Archive for February 13th, 2007
Ricky Martin sticks it to Bush
6:42 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Politics · 9 Comments
13 Feb 2007Our friends over at Latin Gossip are reporting that Ricky Martin has apparently changed his political stripes: it seems that one of George W. Bush’s more illustrious Latino supporters is now telling him to stick it:
During his performance in Puerto Rico, Ricky Martin stuck his middle finger out when he mentioned President Bush’s name. In the song Asignatura Pendiente, there is a line in the lyrics that goes:“A photo with Bush…”
As he said this, Ricky gave him the F-you treatment and the crowd of 18,000 fans went crazy and cheered.
The irony in all of this is that Ricky was one of the artists to sing for Bush during his inauguration as President.
Spanish Language Newspapers in NYC : When Two Become One
2:27 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · New York City| Newspapers · 1 Comment
13 Feb 2007
Media conglomeration is a problem that knows no language barrier. Having multiple sources of news media is an especially important concept. It allows information to pass through various independent filters and interpretations. This is why the purchase for an undisclosed amount of NYC’s Spanish language newspaper Hoy by ImpreMedia, publisher of its rival paper, El Diario/La Prensa, is disturbing. The newspapers have competed for Spanish language readers for 8 years, one of which was marred by a scandal involving padding Hoy’s distribution numbers.
In Santiago de Chile There is Such A Thing as a Free Ride
12:52 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Chile · Comments Off
13 Feb 2007
Who says there’s no such thing as a free ride? In the Chilean capital of Santiago however, bus riders have had four days of free rides.
After three days in which bus fares were abandoned to ensure passengers got on and off as quickly as possible, operators had planned to start charging again on Tuesday morning using a new swipe-card system.
But at the last minute the government ordered fares to be waived because around 15 percent of the machines that read the cards were not working properly.
The Latina “Minuteman”?
11:51 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Immigration| midwest · 7 Comments
13 Feb 2007
When you think of the Minutemen, what comes to mind? Perhaps a truck full of white guys with binoculars hanging out at the border, and not a Latina from the Midwest:
Rosanna Pulido is proud of her Mexican heritage. So proud that she has committed herself to championing the rights of Mexicans and other immigrants who, like her own parents, came to this country to live the American dream. Legally, that is.Pulido actively fights illegal immigration — she founded the Illinois Minuteman Project, a civilian group that works against illegal immigration, in 2005 — and believes illegal immigrants dilute opportunities for those who arrive legally. For that, she has been painted a traitor to her own people, bombarded with nasty e-mail and threatened with bodily harm.
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