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30 de Junio, 2008

UMX: Stronger Than Aryan Pride


WHAT HAPPENS when the Aryan finally meets the Unapologetic Mexican? That's my Mexico shirt in the reflection, or one of them. The red one. The white of his bandanna is not a sign that he belongs to the Latin Kings. It means something else here in the Pacific Northwest. The...

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29 de Junio, 2008

A Cowboy From the West and the Sword of Simón Bolivar


A GLIMPSE AT THE MONSTROUS Demagogue Awash in Oil Hugo Chavez through eyes not immediately vilifying (an important journalist, Greg Palast): Some relaxed Setting Strafe the Record Sunday viewing for all my homies....

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28 de Junio, 2008

Luis Omar Salinas


A PIONEER IN CHICANO LITERATURE dies, leaves beauty in the hands and hearts of many. My father tells me "Omar was a true poet, great friend." There were quiet times when Tío Luis fell silent, deep in thought beyond what most would understand, including his only niece, Lamar Saenz....

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the operation of wayne simoes' mind


NEW YORK - A police officer who body-slammed an unarmed woman and broke her jaw during a medical call to a suburban restaurant last year was arrested Friday and charged with civil rights violations. Federal prosecutors said Yonkers officer Wayne Simoes used excessive force when he grabbed the woman by...

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27 de Junio, 2008

Bajofondo Friday


BAJOFONDO, a group of Argentine and Uruguayan musicians that I've pointed you to before, remains a Nez-Favorito. In fact, I was flattered that their people just got in touch with me and asked if I was interested in reviewing the new album, Mar Dulce, so they are sending it...

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26 de Junio, 2008

The Realestateconquista


AS THE AMIGO who sent this link wrote: "Lou must be having a bad day." And just knowing that brings some sun to these gray skies. June 25 (Bloomberg) -- More than a century and a half after Mexico lost Texas to the U.S., Virgilio Garza wants a piece...

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24 de Junio, 2008

The Aroma of Justice


AMIGA CARMEN talks about how some pissed off Hillary supporters are stewing and planning on disrupting the Democratic National Convention and of understanding their anger...but not their cause. George Carlin talks about how most of Feminism's concerns don't involve women of color. Nezua is remembering when he was pissed...

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23 de Junio, 2008

Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits!


AW MAN. George Carlin is dead. Dude. I don't even know what to say. I loved this guy. He was not just a funnyman, he was a thinker and a kid constantly calling out the naked Emperor. He was a reinforcement for a sane view of society, and by...

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20 de Junio, 2008

Brutal Questions (MTV Vlog June 20, 2008)


UPDATE: Viacom has insisted that I edit this video to remove all YouTube references. The new version is here. Of course I disagree with the edit. The Eugene Police Deputy Auditor is still accepting citizen input. This video was a call for that input. Without being able to point people...

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17 de Junio, 2008

found in the maize


AS YOU CAN SEE I've been away from this space. Not only am I very busy with deadline demands, but I'm just not feeling the political blogging thing at the moment. I'm sure I'll get back to it, but for now, any extra time I have will go to...

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12 de Junio, 2008

You Can't Kill An Idea


TODAY MARKS 45 YEARS since Medgar Evers was assassinated. Salud....

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11 de Junio, 2008

And now, on to the rest of the year


ARE YOU AS GLAD as I am that the primaries are over? Wow. I think I actually feel some kind of psychological and physical rebound. Or relaxation settling in. So here's a long sigh and a smile for that reality. To celebrate, I'm going to take a breather up...

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10 de Junio, 2008

Act Strange and Die


GOOD. It's about damn time. June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Taser International Inc., the largest stun-gun maker, lost a $6.2 million jury verdict over the death of a California man who died after police shot him multiple times with the weapon. The defeat is the first for Taser in a...

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9 de Junio, 2008

The ReKongKangKeesta (And Other Varieties)


UNA NUEVA CANCION by your amigo at XOLAGRAFIK, Starring G. Gordon Liddy. Original audio here....

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Oregon Sky Cam v6


AND NOW, A word from our sponsor:...

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For Women or For Woman?


Clinton's bid to claim a piece of the ticket was regarded as brazen by some experienced Democratic politicians. It could prevent another Democratic woman from eclipsing her and even sabotage Obama's chances of winning, advancing a Clinton comeback by four years, to 2012 instead of 2016. Here's why: By advertising...

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7 de Junio, 2008

LiveBlogging Hillary's Concession Speech


LIVEBLOG: keith olbermann introducing her...it feels like a sporting event with that voice. like obama does in so many venues, now hillary finally gets the roaring 80s-styx-arena tsunami of applause superstar treatment from the audience...and it takes losing to obama to get it. how ironic. and by ironic, i...

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The Grapes of Apathy


JUST DROPPIN' IN to point you to a new post today at The Sanctuary. It's called No Shade for Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez. It has to do with delicious grapes, heat over 100º, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a dead baby that should still be alive and with mama. But isn't....

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6 de Junio, 2008

"He Shouldn't Do So On Our Account."


The idea that Obama can't win Latino votes is a myth -- one that Clinton supporters only perpetuate when they suggest that he needs to choose Clinton as his running mate to win those votes. That's the argument advanced by Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., who said recently that...

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The Democrats and the Destructo-Rat


HONESTLY, I never understood why the Dems tolerated Lieberman, the whiny traitor. He makes them look weak and silly and ineffective, as he runs around punching holes in the hull with a donkey sticker on his awl handle. But I just figured there was some arcane political rule or reason...

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Police Brutality Against Indigenous


THE LONG WAR against the indigenous of this continent, as well as those who have done the early work of building this mighty nation, and who still do much of the heavy lifting (too often unrecognized and invisible and unprotected or unchampioned) continues. Perhaps it is a giant guilt...

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High-Ranking Disturbance


SOME DELUDED BLOGGERS (once I may have been able to say "rightwing bloggers") insist that it is, perversely, Obama who has pulled some "race card" because they are at a loss as to how to understand certain realities, and as I've said, certain politicians have factored this willing blindness into...

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Tus Mensajes [Mirrors and Time]


FROM THE MAIL: Firstly, I really should have posted this right after Obama's big speech on race, but it is one of those things that slipped through. Here is the person I've called "D," when mentioning them before. "D," is John, a reader in Georgia, and here he shares a...

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5 de Junio, 2008

John McCain Flings Self 2000 Feet From Peak of Heightgeist


IT WAS RIVETING, John "Betcha I Can Doom My Campaign in One Night" McCain's speech the night Barack Obama declared his winning the Democratic nomination for President. It was embarassing and awful and hilarious and surreal. It was as if McCain were doing a satire of himself. It was...

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The Dream Dies Not Readily. Clearly.


IT IS RIDICULOUS to think of HRC as Obama's VP. Perhaps once it would have been possible. Not now. Where does that push come from? The Clinton campaign. Were HRC to be named now as VP, whose will has been enforced and with an intensity and assumption of priority...

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No Fear in the SanctuarySphere


THE UNAPOLOGETIC MEXICAN blog was linked and mentioned yesterday in a Chicago Tribune article. I felt the need to respond to the article. Excerpt: What kind of American is this who wants to ride the pile and let others suffocate beneath? What kind of Americans are these that bubble...

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3 de Junio, 2008

Bow to the Mat


REGARDING HILLARY CLINTONs odd non-concession speech last night: I do understand that Hillary, as a woman, feels she must appear strong to the end. And as a fighter, myself, I do respect that idea. And I do get that she is angling for cash and for a position in Obama's...

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Obama Wins Democratic Nomination


ILLINOIS SENATOR BARACK OBAMA secures the necessary amount of delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination. In above photograph, the universe's most magical eight-ball confirms the future. Foto from footage shot at mid-May Obama rally at the University of Oregon 'Quad'...

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Fell Your Idols


THE MEDIA commences shredding the monolithic Clinton Brand. Todd Purdum, the national editor of Vanity Fair, stood by his article's most controversial assertions in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, including charges that aides to the former president believe his 2004 heart surgery fundamentally altered the 61-year-old's state of mind....

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2 de Junio, 2008

Nuestra Amiga, Mi Prima Nicole


MI PRIMA, my cousin, is pictured to the left. Nicole is descended from the same familia, the same amazing mujeres y hombres who brought our family into the United States 70 or 80 years ago. I have become a freaky artist type cat, and she is on the politician...

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The New Ford Reconquistador!


MEXICO CITY - Ford Motor Co., in a struggle to regain profitability, will build its new Reconquistador subcompact at a factory near Mexico City for sale in the US. It is a blow to Detroit. But for Mexico, Friday's announcement – which has been heralded as the largest manufacturing...

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Coalition of the Codpiece, Pt.6


ODDLY, I see hardly an article today on the fact that Australia ended its combat presence in Iraq yesterday. I know Team Clinton is twisting in their feverdreams and threatening a more exciting example of Shock and Awe upon the Democratic party's chances of winning in November, so I understand...

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1 de Junio, 2008

Tus Mensajes [Buena Gente]


AGAIN, I want to briefly say gracias to those who write in for various reasons. Sometimes I post the words of the oddballs (and I don't mean odd in a good way) who write in to me, but that is to remind myself and others of what is out...

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The Spirit of Baghdad Bob Returns


THE CLINTON CAMP looks forward to VICTORY!!!!! “We’re still fighting hard to be the nominee,” Mr. McAuliffe said. “We’re looking for a big win here in Puerto Rico.” When asked if Mrs. Clinton would suspend her campaign if Mr. Obama clinched the nomination this week, Mr. McAuliffe said that...

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