Archive for April 17th, 2008
How To Never Eat Indoors : Taco Trucks and Chimichurri Trucks
3:30 pm By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Los Angeles|New York City · Comments Off
17 Apr 2008
If my ‘hood ever went the way that Los Angeles has, I might actually have to start eating inside!
The Associated Press reports this morning that Los Angeles County has passed a law making it a misdemeanor crime for taco trucks to stay in a spot longer than one hour. The reason?
“Many restaurants are forced to close their doors because they cannot compete with a catering truck’s prices,” said Louis Herrera, president of the Greater East Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. “It’s unfair competition.”
How To Offend a Nation : Argentina Mad About los Simpsons
1:30 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|TV · Comments Off
17 Apr 2008
Spot the offense. Is it the desaparecidos comment? That fact that Eva Peron wasn’t mentioned but Madonna was? Maybe it’s the idea that Argentina and other Latin American nations have a history of less than democratic governments?
One Argentine legislator wants the episode banned, following in the footsteps of Venezuela, who has banned not one episode but the whole damn show because of it’s moral quality (or lack thereof).
Via / The Latin Americanist
ICE Conducts Nationwide Raids : Pope Says God Bless America
11:30 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cities|Immigration|Justice|Religion · Comments Off
17 Apr 2008Oh the irony of it all. As Pope Benedict declared God Bless America from Washington D.C., immigrants in 8 states: Arkansas, Florida. Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Tennessee and West Virginia, were more likely quoting Rev. Wright.
Federal immigration agents raided Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plants in five states today in a crackdown on an alleged scam to provide fake identification for illegal immigrant workers.
Julie Myers, Immigration and Customs Enforcement assistant secretary, told The Associated Press that more than 100 people were expected to be arrested on criminal charges related to identity theft.
There is talk that this recent wave of raids is a scare tactic. Is it coincidence that the raids happened on the same day that the pro-immigrant May Day Marches were announced? Certainly, in my immigrant ‘hood, there is fear of living day to day, never mind exposing yourself in a very public display of activism.
Hillary and Obama Tackle the Important Issues at Philly Debate : Flag Pins
9:30 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Philly|US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
17 Apr 2008
I seriously couldn’t stomach the whole debate last night. I think I lost it when ABC played the video of the woman who asked if Barack Obama believes in the American flag. What does that question mean? Like does the flag exist? Was that a philosophical question, like if a flag waves in the wind but no one sees it, does it exist? Or maybe she meant if Obama believed in the flag like kids believe in Santa, the Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy (if I put an American flag pin under my pillow will the flag fairy leave me justice?).
Of course I know that despite the woman saying she wasn’t questioning Obama’s patriotism, she was. After all wearing a flag pin while killing soldiers and civilians in Iraq is uber-patriotic.
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