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Fri21Nov2008

La Lucha Sigue Sigue : Marcelo Lucero Vive Vive

Excuse me if I have little sympathy for parents at a meeting at Patchogue-Medford High School, where the accused in the racist hate driven murder in the death of Marcelo Lucero, especially one who yelled : "What are we doing... Read more »

Friday, November 21 2008 | 13:39 H

Do Not Watch While Eating Breakfast : Sarah Palin and the Decapitcated Turkeys

Regular readers know of my dislike (to put it mildly) of the Thanksgiving holiday. Pero if I needed a reason to not celebrate, it could very well be this video of the once starry eyes U.S. VP hopeful, Alaska's Governor... Read more »

Friday, November 21 2008 | 07:39 H

Wed19Nov2008

When "Special" Means Different and Unequal : Driver's Licenses in Texas

Texas already has strict guidelines in place to make sure that undocumented immigrants can't access driver's licenses (apparently it's safer for people to drive unlicensed). Since Oct. 1, Texas made the guidelines even more strict by requiring foreign nationals to... Read more »

Wednesday, November 19 2008 | 11:30 H

Wed05Nov2008

It Wasn't All About the President : Medical Marijuana Measures Pass in Michigan and Massachusetts

Michigan became the thirteenth state to legalize the physician supervised possession and use of cannabis. According to early returns, more than 60 percent of Michigan voters decided in favor of Proposal 1, which establishes a state-regulated system regarding the use... Read more »

Wednesday, November 05 2008 | 13:17 H

Prop 8 is Winning, Gay Couples Losing in California

It's 11 a.m. in Barcelona, and 2 a.m. in San Francisco, my home city. And after waking up to the news of the Obama win, celebrating it with people here, feeling overjoyed at the fact that 8 years of Republican... Read more »

Wednesday, November 05 2008 | 04:59 H

Tue04Nov2008

Latinos : Election Day is Today not on the 9th as Westchester County Told Latinos

Westchester County, just north of NYC, sent out as many as 20,000 mailers with a "typo" on the Spanish version only, that election day is November 9th, not today. "I think most people do know when Election Day is, but... Read more »

Tuesday, November 04 2008 | 14:02 H

Fri31Oct2008

Real Scary Stories : Poll finds 23% of Texans think Obama is Muslim.

A University of Texas poll to be released today shows Republican presidential candidate John McCain and GOP Sen. John Cornyn leading by comfortable margins in Texas, as expected. But the statewide survey of 550 registered voters has one very surprising... Read more »

Friday, October 31 2008 | 11:21 H

Tue28Oct2008

Ugly Betty Actors Think Hate is Ugly : Vote No on Prop 8

Three stars of the TV show Ugly Betty think there is nothing uglier than discrimination and that's why they stepped up to appear in an ad against Proposition 8 in California. Voting no on Prop 8 is not just about... Read more »

Tuesday, October 28 2008 | 13:27 H

Mon27Oct2008

9 More Days to Election Day : Are You Ready?

Barack Obama spoke to a crowd estimated at 100,000 in Denver , Colorado. In his speech he mentions workers and immigrants (without actually saying the word, of course). Have you decided where your vote is going yet? ... Read more »

Monday, October 27 2008 | 14:26 H

8 More Days to Election Day : Are You Ready?

Barack Obama spoke to a crowd estimated at 100,000 in Denver , Colorado. In his speech he mentions workers and immigrants (without actually saying the word, of course). Have you decided where your vote is going yet? Via / Crooks... Read more »

Monday, October 27 2008 | 14:26 H

Thu23Oct2008

Prosecuting the Death of a Good Illegal While Raiding the bad Illegals

Nancy Pelosi's statements follow the "good vs. bad immigrant" discourse. Undocumented immigrants may not get that path to citizenship which according to some they never deserved anyway because they are "illegal". This same story played out yesterday in opening statements... Read more »

Thursday, October 23 2008 | 13:00 H

Wed22Oct2008

Problems with Early Voting

Jack from Angry Brown Butch blogs that various news outlets are already reporting problems in early voting that has begun in some states. Not surprisingly, mots of these problems favor John McCain voters while disenfranchising likely Barack Obama voters, that... Read more »

Wednesday, October 22 2008 | 07:55 H

Tue21Oct2008

Immigrants on Long Island, NY Contribute Billions

Those still looking to point the finger at immigrants, especially undocumented immigrants, for the current economic crisis, should take a peek at a study released yesterday by Adelphi University's Center for Social Innovation. Immigrants contribute $10.6 billion a year to... Read more »

Tuesday, October 21 2008 | 10:27 H

Thu16Oct2008

Joe the Plumber's White Ass Crack is Showing

Joe the Plumber was the estrella of last night's debate, with his name being thrown around left, right, and sideways. CBS interviewed the man of the hour, Joe the plumber and it turns out he's kind of racist, no? I... Read more »

Thursday, October 16 2008 | 09:40 H

Fri10Oct2008

Well That Didn't Take Long : Problems Voting for Obama (or Should I say Osama)

Absentee voters in upstate New York just got their ballots and Barack Obama isn't on the ballot. Barack Osama is though. No I didn't type wrong pero someone did and it needs to be fixed, stat. The absentee ballots sent... Read more »

Friday, October 10 2008 | 18:05 H

Fellow NY'ers : Last Day to Register to Vote

Today is the last day to register to vote in NY. Only completed voter registration forms postmarked by midnight and received no later than October 15th will be valid for the upcoming general election. Visit the New York State Board... Read more »

Friday, October 10 2008 | 14:05 H

Wed08Oct2008

Obama Ad Attacks McCain for Turning His Back on Immigration Reform

While in English language debates, Obama will not mention the word immigration, his campaign has no problem dropping the word in Spanish language ads (apparently English speaking Latinos don't care or aren't interested in immigration?). The following Spanish-language ad starts... Read more »

Wednesday, October 08 2008 | 15:06 H

Meanwhile in South Carolina: ICE Marches On

Two debates have come and gone without so much as a breath of the word immigration. It's too easy to dismiss the issue by saying that it's not important as the stock market continues to freefall and war in Iraq... Read more »

Wednesday, October 08 2008 | 12:06 H

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