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People believe the Sideshow Tricks : McCain Poll Numbers Up Post Convention
11:35 am By Maegan La Mala · RNC08| US Presidential Race 2008 · 4 Comments
8 Sep 2008Ah U.S short term memory and the ability to be distracted is an amazing thing. Apparently all the flag waving, chants of U.S.A., and talk of Hockey Moms worked, as a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows John McCain leading over Barack Obama 54% to 44% among likely voters.
Poll numbers are constantly shifting and more often than not based on biased questions and perspectives, but regardless numbers are scary, especially since according to a USA TODAY article, the boost in numbers is credited to Sarah Palin.
The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an “enthusiasm gap” that has dogged the GOP all year.
Everything is Under Control
9:49 am By Maegan La Mala · Blogs| Justice| Latin America| MINNEAPOLIS| Politics| RNC08| St. Paul| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
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 2008Last 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?
Protesters Arrested at RATM Concert After Impromptu March
8:02 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music| RNC08 · Comments Off
4 Sep 2008For those of you following the RNC, you already know about all the protests and police brutality. I, however, hadn’t heard about the Rage Against the Machine impromptu march nor the resulting arrests. Apparently, fans leaving the concert began a spontaneous march toward the RNC, and in spite of the fact that police told Minnesota Public Radio that everything seemed to be ok as people were dispersing quietly on their own, riot police eventually moved in and began arresting and shooting tear gas.
This incident follows a protest earlier in the week when police cut the power to a Rage concert because the concert apparently began too close to curfew hours. Zach De La Rocha (who can bombtrack me any time he wants!) led happy concert goers in an a capella version of “Bulls on Parade” and “Killing in the Name.” And as luck would have it, You Tube provides us with an excellent quality recording of the incident!
Viva La RAGE!
via/MTV
Should Media Report on Police Brutality
4:50 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · RNC08 · 3 Comments
3 Sep 2008
The back of 17-year-old Keith Smith-Tourville after the police were finished with him.
In spite my best intentions, I have wound up liking resident Vivir Latino Troll, EYE OF TEXAS. Don’t ask me why, maybe it’s the name. I always did like all caps in a name. Announcing your presence with authority! Anyway, Eye makes an interesting argument in VL’s post on Amy Goodman’s arrest. S/he says:
There were also protesters and incidents at the DNC, but the leftist media chose not to cover it because of the bad image it would have given the squeaky clean Demoncraps. Go figure.
Now, seeing as VL did cover incidents of police brutality at the DNC, and really complicated the very privileged space of the convention to begin with, I know that EYE is not talking about VL. But s/he does point to an intriguing idea. Republicans are positive that the media didn’t report on the violence at the DNC while reporting nonstop on violence at the RNC–and Democrats are fairly certain of the same thing.
My question, should it matter where this violence happens? Why does it matter? Shouldn’t the most important thing be that no citizen, no human being, should ever be treated like the young man above was by the people put in place to protect us? Should media report on the type of brutality that causes the the bruises and scrapes shown in the picture? Does it matter if members of the government are ‘being protected’ from 17-year-old kids by gun wielding cops that like to leave boot prints embedded on skin?
What do you think?
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.
Republicans Speak but the Community Screams About ICE Raids
10:25 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism| Immigration| Politics| RNC08| Washington DC · 1 Comment
3 Sep 2008Last night’s theme of the RNC was “Country First” and it is clear current policy is not people first especially when it comes to the immigrant community. So while there are more speeches tonight and VP pick Palin will talk about her role as a woman and as a mother, there will be no talk of immigrant mothers and their issues. As Palin’s teen daughter moves forward with her now very public pregnancy, there will be no talk of immigrant women giving birth in chains.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 4pm
Offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
425 “Eye” St. NW Washington D.C.
Sponsored by the D.C. Alliance for Immigrant Justice and the Metro D.C. Interfaith Sanctuary Network
On August 25, agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) descended on Howard Industries in the small town of Laurel, Mississippi. Agents arrested 595 workers in the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. Workers have been separated from their families and the local immigrant community has been terrorized. The superintendent of the county school district reported that half of the 160 Latino students were absent from school the next day.
“Basically, they create a major humanitarian crisis for families and spouses and children,” Bill Chandler of the Jackson-based Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance (MIRA) told the Hattiesburg American. In some cases, he said, both parents were now gone in the raid, leaving their families totally alone.
The ACLU is investigating cases of civil rights abuses that took place during the raid. “We are deeply concerned by reports that workers at the factory where the raid occurred were segregated by race or ethnicity and interrogated, the factory was locked down for several hours, workers were denied access to counsel, and ICE failed to inform family members and lawyers following the raid where the workers were being jailed,” Mónica Ramírez, a staff attorney with the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project who is meeting with family members, said in a statement.
At this rally and press conference, activists from the Washington area immigrant rights movement will gather to speak out against this raid and demand an end to raids and deportations. The Mississippi raid comes shortly after a devastating raid at Dulles Airport and a smaller action in suburban Maryland just this week.
Via / Upset the Setup
Amy Goodman Arrested at the RNC
9:10 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Media| Politics| RNC08| Women| radio · 5 Comments
2 Sep 2008Last night was a pretty intense night at the Republican National Convention. Protesters at the RNC were pepper sprayed, beaten with clubs, indiscriminately arrested and otherwise harassed nonstop. Among the arrested was noted indy media journalist and Democracy Now! broadcaster, Amy Goodman.
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