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Archive for October 29th, 2008

Obama’s “infomercial”

7:34 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off

29 Oct 2008

barakindetroit.jpgTonight at 8PM EST (about 20 minutes from now), what is being called an “infomercial” about Obama will be broadcast on several major networks, including Univision.

If you won’t be able to watch it, here’s a mini-description:

The trailer is heavy in strings, flags, presidential imagery and some Americana filmed by Davis Guggenheim, whose father was the campaign documentarian of Robert F. Kennedy. As the screen flashes scenes of suburban lawns, a freight train and Mr. Obama seated at a kitchen table with a group of white, apparently working-class voters, Mr. Obama says: “We’ve seen over the last eight years how decisions by a president can have a profound effect on the course of history and on American lives; much that’s wrong with our country goes back even farther than that.”

Then, while standing before a stately desk and an American flag, Mr. Obama, in a suit, says: “We’ve been talking about the same problems for decades and nothing is ever done to solve them. For the past 20 months, I’ve traveled the length of this country, and Michelle and I have met so many Americans who are looking for real and lasting change that makes a difference in their lives.”

VL will post the commercial (or a link to it) once it hits the Internet! Until then–tell us what you think. Is this too much damn Obama? Or a really nice cherry on the top of an excellent campaign?

The Sexualization of Obama

7:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off

29 Oct 2008

After all the anger this year about how the presidential races were sexist against Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin (which I *know* they were, I’m not contesting that at all), followed up by examples of Hillary Nutcrackers and Palin sex dolls and earnest assertions that the sexualization of a candidate would never happen if that candidate was a man–I was really interested to read the following article in which the sexualization of Obama (and McCain as a consequence) is examined:

Comedian Bill Maher appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to plug his movie, Religulous. Although the segment was taped before the debates, Maher summed up what a lot of people were thinking. He called Obama the “Jackie Robinson of American politics” and said that much of the Republican pundits were couching their discussions in veiled racism, playing off his funny-sounding name or going so far as claiming Obama has a “big, black uncircumcised penis and it smells like curry.”

I hadn’t been aware of many of the examples listed–but now that I am, it makes me wonder if the proper assertion isn’t “It never would happen if it were a man” but rather instead, “It would never happen to a *white* man”?

What do you think?

beverly_hills_chihuahua.jpgThis past weekend I scored a borrowed bootleg copy (so you all don’t start saying how I’m helping the illegal industry) of the Disney multi-million dollar movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua. I waited till my toddler was napping and only let my 11 year old watch it with me cuz she’s had some good home training and I know she would roll her eyes with me when appropriate, and roll our eyes we did.

The premise of the movie is effed up enough. La Macha has mentioned the whole dog as Latino problem, and no matter how many Latino actors are in the this animated flick, nothing justifies the stereotypes that were used in this film.

Warning if you haven’t seen the movie I will give away the whole damn thing. You shouldn’t see the movie anyway so just click after the jump anyway.

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Miercoles Mujer : Michelle Obama

12:00 pm By Maegan La Mala · TV| US Presidential Race 2008| Women · Comments Off

29 Oct 2008

First mujer wannabe Michelle Obama appeared on the Tonight Show on Monday and came across as a genuinely nice mujer with her J. Crew. outfit that she bought online.

Can you see Cindy McCain making the same type of appearance? More importantly, do you want to?

Via / Stereohyped

Miercoles Morning Musica : Eva Ayllón

10:00 am By Maegan La Mala · Events| Music| New York City| Peru · Comments Off

29 Oct 2008


Eva Ayllón who has been called the Queen of Afro-Peruvian soul and the Tina Turner of Afro-Peruvian music, will be on a mini tour starting next week. Stops on the tour include Miami, Boston, New York, and Chicago.

The two-time Latin Grammy nominee, who has made millions of fans around the world over a 30-year career, makes her debut in Miami on Saturday, November 1 at the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, followed by concerts at Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Carnegie Hall in New York City, and the House of Blues in Chicago.

She will debut songs from her upcoming 2009 CD, Quimba, Fa, Malambo, Ñeque to be released on Times Square Records.

For more on her music and performance, see after the jump.

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macheteros1.jpgThe Boricua Popular Army aka los Macheteros have identified John Roeper as an FBI agent who participated in the assassination of Puerto Rican independence fighter Filiberto Ojeda Rios in 2005. From their statement:

“We in the EPB–The Macheteros, in turn, have been able to identify several of the mercenaries who participated in the assassination of our commander. Our intelligence division has been able to do so. Today we publish the name of John Roeper. In the next communiqués, we will report to the nation about other agents.

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