Archive for June 29th, 2007
Republicans diss Latino officials
5:50 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Miami| Politics · 1 Comment
29 Jun 2007
While Democratic hopefuls for the 2008 presidential campaign will participate in a candidate forum hosted by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) in Orlando, Florida tomorrow, the GOP candidates – with the exception of one — decided to skip the event all together. ABC News reports:
Friday’s Republican forum? Canceled. Only Rep. Duncan Hunter of California agreed to show. The other candidates cited scheduling conflicts, including a Saturday debate in Iowa, which Hunter also planned to attend.“The Republican candidates have blown off Hispanics in Florida,” said state Rep. Juan Zapata, a Republican who helped bring the NALEO event to the state.
They didn’t just blow off Latinos in Florida. This shows a disregard for Latino voters in general. And what’s interesting is that if there were ever a place where Republicans might find an easy Latino audience, Florida would be it. Perhaps for that reason they think their time is better spent courting Latinos in non-stronghold states?
It will be interesting to hear what happens at NALEO tomorrow with the Democrats, and we’ll keep you posted.
Via / ABC News
Penelope’s Air Show
2:49 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Chismes · Comments Off
29 Jun 2007
After so much politics and flying back and forth its time for fluffy goodness (mmmm rico). Perez Hilton is reporting that Penelope Cruz had what seems to be a panic attack on a plane.
Penelope Cruz had a panic attack onboard a Continental flight from Newark to Barcelona Thursday night. Cruz, who appeared to be traveling alone, was in first class and became agitated after the plane left the gate. After she spoke with the cockpit, the plane returned to the gate and Cruz deplaned. A fellow passenger told Huffington Post, “She was freaking out and refused to fly.” In the process of Cruz deplaning, the flight removed all the bags, which then sat in the rain, so that the airline could locate her luggage
Pobre Penelope. Perez is hinting that she was on something, maybe she’s afraid of flying.
Via / Perez Hilton
Recovering from the Democratic Presidential Debate
1:38 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · MBAPBSAllAmericaDem| Politics| Washington DC · 1 Comment
29 Jun 2007
Between last night’s debate and an early flight out of DC, I’m exhausted but thrilled to have gone and given the opportunity, not just to cover the event, but meet some other bloggers whom I admire.
That said. I sleepily searched through the Spanish language media for some report on the debate last night and found nada. Did I take a nap or was this ignored in the Latino press? Maybe the press was too preoccupied with the immigration issue?
Bush wants Castro dead, Fidel strikes back
11:37 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cuba| Politics · Comments Off
29 Jun 2007
George W. Bush was predicting — or praying for — the death of Cuban president Fidel Castro yesterday. At an appearance at the U.S. Naval War College, Bush said, “One day, the good Lord will take Fidel Castro away,” to a cheering audience. According to the Washington Post, Dubya seemed to realize that this was an unsavory remark and began saying “No, no, no…” A White House spokesperson later said that the President was commenting on “an inevitable event”.
As was to be expected, Fidel had something to say about this little comment. In an article published yesterday in Cuba’s Granma newspaper, Castro wrote:
“…the spokesman of the White House National Security Council, Gordon Johndroe, when asked whether Bush was hoping for Castro’s death, replied: “The President was speaking about an inevitable event.” It would appear that the brilliant official and his boss are going to live for thousands of years.Now I understand why I’ve survived the plans laid by Bush and the presidents who ordered my assassination: the Good Lord has protected me.”
I’m not sure why the Bush administration insists on making statements that only allow their foes — Castro and Hugo Chavez for example — to strike back and bolster their support among Bush haters.
Via / Washington Post and Granma.cu
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