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Hillary Hits Home Run with DNC Speech
27 Aug 2008Say what you will about Hillary Clinton, but the woman knows how to give a speech. Her 33 minute discourse before the DNC yesterday had me rapt — all 33 minutes of it. I think she hit a home run. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Via / Google Video
Mamita Mala on Bluegrass Roots
7:31 pm By Maegan La Mala · DNC08| Politics| denver · 1 Comment
26 Aug 2008
My lovely and talented co-editor, Maegan (a.k.a. Mamita Mala) was interviewed yesterday at the DNC for the BlueGrassRoots blog about the Latino vote.
BlueGrass Roots, a political blog out of Kentucky, has a lot of other interviews with bloggers of all stripes, so have a look at the other videos as well.
Via / BlueGrassRoots
California Clinton Delegates Hold On Strong !
12:39 pm By Maegan La Mala · California| DNC| DNC08| Politics| US Presidential Race 2008| denver · Comments Off
26 Aug 2008The California Clinton Delegates held a meeting after their California breakfast yesterday. Gloria Allred (Clinton Delegate and women’s rights attorney) led the pact by first saying she wanted to addresses the full delegation but was denied. She implied that the Obama campaign didn’t want that to happen. Then she requested a speech today at their delegation breakfast, but again denied. So she held a unofficial meeting with Clinton delegates. She explained “today is the 88th anniversary when women won the right to vote.” With an emphasis on won because she said “it wasn’t given to us women fought hard and long.” She went on to explain with her legal advice that the Delegates are legally bonded to vote for Hillary but most importantly they were elected to do us and they promised the voters who elected them that they would. She said
“it’s my opinion from the DNC rule that we must honor the results of each primary.”
On the outskirts of the meeting Obama delegates look over with disgusted expressions. I find that funny though, because if Obama lost with long primary season then they would want his votes counted too!
When Reality is Ignored by the Political Theorists : Mississippi Raids Ignored
9:42 am By Maegan La Mala · DNC| DNC08| Immigration| Mississippi| Politics| denver · 15 Comments
26 Aug 2008Loretta Sanchez called me a “girl” when I asked her about the Mississippi ICE raids that have led to the arrest of 350 people.
From Citizen Orange:
Numerous agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended on a factory belonging to Howard Industries Inc., which manufactures electrical transformers, among other products.As of late Monday afternoon, no criminal charges had been filed, said Barbara Gonzalez, an agency spokeswoman, but she said that dozens of workers had been “identified, fingerprinted, interviewed, photographed and processed for removal from the U.S.”
Mamita Mala Hard at Work at the DNC
8:54 am By Maegan La Mala · DNC| DNC08| denver · Comments Off
26 Aug 2008Preparing your next post for the day
Foto Via / Nezua
My Man Teddy
26 Aug 2008Don’t we all love Teddy Kennedy? But I want to start off by asking another question.
Why the hell did Caroline Kennedy get a standing ovation when she came out to speak? I know she revolutionized the Democratic Party in the 60’s, wait that was her Dad.
Caroline doesn’t deserve such admiration. Back to the point, Ted has lived a live of accomplishments that can not be compared to any other politician (though Nancy Pelosi likes to think she can). He has revolutionized the power the Senate holds and he has flourished into the best politician in the Kennedy family tree. No matter what obstacle is thrown his way (George Bush) he can tackle it face on and recently that was seen with his cancer. When I watched the beautiful video tribute before his speech I began to cry. The fact that he came to Denver when it was advised of him not to because of his health really states what kind of man he is. His speech was eloquent and passionate with the right amount of force. He stole the night away…yes that include you Michelle Obama.
Honorary Latina of the Day…
7:57 am By Maegan La Mala · DNC| DNC08| US Presidential Race 2008| Women| denver · Comments Off
26 Aug 2008No, I’m not talking about America Ferrera I’m talking about the great Senator of New York Hillary Clinton. Yesterday, she surprised DNC Hispanic Caucus goers and gave a heart felt speech filled with commitment for the issues that matter the most for Hispanics. She spoke about comprehensive immigration reform and a stronger education system. She spoke to the heart to us, she said “I knows there maybe language Barriers but it doesn’t matter we are all American and we are all strong and we all deserve a system that works and Barack Obama and Joe Biden are going to bring that to all of us.”
She lastly addressed the cynical and GOP bigwig John McCain. She addressed the manipulative ad that his campaign started airing that included clips of her attacks on Obama.
Even though I agree with those critiques (because they are true) the GOP is making me sick with their same old tactic. The GOP should try to refresh their strategies to win an election besides frying your opponent to a crisp with vindictive ads. Hillary responded by saying “I’m Hillary Clinton, and I do not approve that message.” I think that explains why Americans should love Hillary.
DNC Hispanic Caucus : Loretta Sanchez Says She Knows Nothing About Miss. Raids (and calls me girl)
2:49 pm By Maegan La Mala · DNC| DNC08| Immigration| Politics| denver · 1 Comment
25 Aug 2008
I missed Hillary Clinton speaking at the Hispanic DNC Caucus because I was dealing with the nightmare that was the picking up of credentials. But our student correspondent, Estevan, was there so he’ll be blogging his thoughts later.
I did arrive in time to see Howard Dean, who focused on the need to register Latinos and get them to vote. He also spoke of how the Republicans scapegoat Latinos and how McCain flip-flopped on his own immigration reform plan.
Live from Denver : It’s VivirLatino
8:28 am By Maegan La Mala · DNC| DNC08| Events| Politics| US Presidential Race 2008| denver · 2 Comments
25 Aug 2008After a long ass and insane trip in that included McCain fans in LaGuardia Airport, avoiding tornadoes while sitting in the narrowest airline seats ever next to a scientist who built a telescope in the South Pole (Hi Jeff!), to a stupid shuttle, I mean super shitty shuttle that took me three hours from when I landed in Denver to get me to my hotel, to almost not having a room to sleep in because of massive credit card machine failure. After all that VivirLatino esta presente at the Democratic National Convention!
Cuban Athlete Ousted for Kicking Referee
9:43 am By Maegan La Mala · Beijing Summer Olympics| Bizarro| Controversia| Cuba| Latin America| Sports · Comments Off
24 Aug 2008
Taekwondo isn’t a sport for the faint of heart, but the violence needs to be kept in the ring and the kicks directed at your opponent. But Cuban martial artist Ángel Matos apparently doesn’t see it that way. When Matos was down for count during yesterday’s finals match due to an injury, the ref called time, giving the win to opponent Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan. As Chilmanov celebrated jumping up and down, Matos jumped up himself and began screaming at the referee. His trainer joined in in the belaboring of the ref. Then the stadium went still as Matos delivered a huge kick to the referee’s unexpecting face.
Both Matos and his trainer, Leudis González, have been banned from ever participating in the Olympics again as a result of the attack. According to Spain’s El País, González insists that Kazakhstan “bought” the judges, bribing them into ruling in favor of their team.
Via / El País
Image via Reuters/El Pais
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