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Everything is Under Control

7 Sep 2008

Nezua, who was at the front lines of the power trip show that was the reaction to the protest cries at outside the RNC, has some amazingly scary images of police presence. Then I came across this image, and the similarities were striking.

The line given to us living in the United States is that it’s for our protection, our safety, our order, so that we can go one with our lives, meaning swallowing whole the lies fed to us via the primetime coverage. But who is included in this Our?

John McCain Looks Terrible in Green (and blue) : His Speech from the RNC Last Night

1:45 pm By Maegan La Mala · MINNEAPOLIS| Politics| RNC08| St. Paul| US Presidential Race 2008 · 1 Comment

5 Sep 2008

Last night, I was between laughter and tears watching the closing night of the RNC : Cindy McCain and her constant eye closing meant to inspire and say: “I am a nice white lady”, The McCain children coming out causing my older daughter to call out: “One of them is adopted,”, and the constant “Hockey Mom” references. The horrible screen behind the podium is distracting, but still more interesting than McCain’s speech. He totally stole Obama’s “change” line. He mentions the Latina daughter of migrant workers being “American” (unless she doesn’t have papers or is an “anchor baby” right?)

What did you think of the speech?

NAHJ Denounces Arrests of Working Press

7:15 am By Maegan La Mala · Justice| MINNEAPOLIS| Media| RNC08| St. Paul · Comments Off

5 Sep 2008

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, of which, we’d like to remind you Lou Dobbs is a member, released a statement on the arrests of journalists during the Republican National Convention.

You can read the entire statement after the jump:

Jay Smooth on the Hater’s Convention, I Mean RNC

4 Sep 2008

As usual, Jay Smooth gets it right…

Via / Ill Doctrine

RNC : Why People Support Their Candidate

3 Sep 2008

If it weren’t for living in the mami’hood, I would be covering the RNC right now. Thankfully, there are some good peeps on the ground there, talking not with the politicos, but with the voters themselves.
Nezua, spoke to supporters of three different candidates and got to their deep motivations as to why they support who they do.

Via / Awearnessblog

ICE Makes an Appearance at the RNC

12:56 pm By Maegan La Mala · Immigration| RNC08| St. Paul · 1 Comment

3 Sep 2008

Hmm I don’t remember ICE being on the official list of attendees at the RNC. According to a tweet from the Coldsnap Legal Collective, the grassroots legal team in the Twin Cities:

ICE agents are entering jail and pulling out arrestees with “foreign-sounding names!”

Confirmation of this and information is much appreciated. We’ll keep an eye on this gente.

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