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Posts Tagged ‘Latinos for Obama

Monday Musica : Respondele a Obama

3:21 pm By Maegan La Mala · Music| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off

20 Oct 2008

Say what you will about electoral politics (and I say alot), pero you have to hand it to the Obama peeps at least when it comes to music videos.

Via / Man Eegee

With the Puerto Rican Democrat primary Sunday, Barack Obama and his followers are pulling out all the stops to play to the Latino community (which is way more than Rican). This means speaking Spanish like in Obama’s latest commercial. I think he did pretty well. What do you think?Appealing to the Rican/Latino vote means music and famous people.

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Latinos Have a Whole Week for Obama

9:43 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Money| Politics| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off

31 Mar 2008

obama.jpgPro-Barack Obama Latinos (which according the the media, don’t exist) are gearing up for a whole week of fundraising geared towards the Latino community.

On the week of April 13th, Latinos across the country are planning low dollar fundraisers nationwide to support the candidacy of Senator Barack Obama. During this”Semana Latina”, Latinos nation-wide will say in one collective voice – Sí se puede por Obama.

One can assume that this new push is in part thanks to Frank Sánchez, who was was named national chair of Latino and Hispanic fundraising for the Obama campaign.Interestingly enough, Sanchez can be seen as a Clinton defector, since he was a Clinton Administration Assistant Secretary of Transportation.

Via / Latinos for Obama y Candidato USA

Seriously, this is pandering of the worst kind. Teddy Kennedy might have been better off singing a reggaeton song to get the Latino youth vote pero this..

Via / Mex Files


Let’s see…John Leguizamo, Kate del Castillo, Jessica Alba (if she’s claiming Latina this week)….at least there are no mariachis.

Edited to add more identified Latinos( Gracias John): Producer/FIlm Composer Andres Levin and vocalist CuCu Diamanates of Yerba Buena.

Via / Latino Politico


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