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Welcome everybody to our 9/11 edition of Ghetto Hippie.  Today I've posted an article that I wrote for a Swedish Magazine called MANA. (That's right, people in Sweden ask me to write for their magazines.)  The article they asked me to write is about discrimination against Latino's in the post 9/11 U.S. from a personal perspective. If you want to check out the magazine go here.  Hope you can

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I'm calling the election.  I'm saying that the Democrats will retake the senate in Wisconsin.  You heard it here first! And for the record, I'm not a fan of the recall effort or the Democratic Party.  I am however a fan of collective bargaining.  And just so you know, just because the Dems won tonight doesn't mean that they will be able to restore the collective bargaining rights that were

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Hey everyone, here's my latest poem of the week.  It's a poem i wrote awhile back in response to the execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams.  For those who don't remember he was executed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.   3:47 AM (12/05) It's 3:47 AM I just read on MSNBC.com that Stanley "Tookie" Williams was executed by lethal injection’ by the State of California. Tears are

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Hey y'all.  If you caught my recent post entitled: Your Dream Supreme Court Nominee, than you read about Goodwin Liu, the brilliant, progressive, Asian American Lawyer nominated by President Obama to the Ninth Circuit of Appeals.  Unsurprisingly Liu was filibustered and has since requested that his nomination be withdrawn making it unlikely that he will ever make it to the Supreme Court. It seems

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Goodwin Liu So, for those of you that believe we can work within the system to make the change we hope to see and also consider yourself a progressive, I have a task for you. Call your senator (if he or she is Republican) and kindly ask he/she to not vote to filibuster the nomination of Goodwin Liu. Who you say? Your dream Supreme Court Justice, that's who. "But wait, I haven't heard of a

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Watch this. Jon Stewart makes the case that you're not insane if you believe that Leonard Peltier, Mumia, and Assata are innocent. Don't get me wrong he could have said a lot more but at least he said something. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

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So I have some breaking news: Osama Bin Laden is dead.  I figured some of you may not have heard.  But it's true he's dead.  Killed in Pakistan and buried at sea, with a proper Muslim funeral. I logged onto CNN.com saw a little banner saying:"Breaking News: President Obama will address the country on a matter of National Security."  I wasn't sure what happened but I knew it was big.  After a

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Abuelita She shined brightly from her little perch in Loisaida.Her light was so powerful that it shone clear across the Hudson River, travelling the twists and turns of Route 17,passing Monticello and the Roscoe Diner, settling in the Southern Tier.She illuminated a little house in Endwell, NY.You could smell the arroz con gandules andhear the congas and guiros playing.Her children and her

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Lazy JazzThe singer plays over a lazy jazz trackUnaware that she’s been dusted off a dusty old mix that you made me 2 years ago.The chorus asks me to run away with you.I hope that she is still singing on your behalf.If you still mean it than I will come.I would ask that the destination be tropical,preferably some old Latin American City with cobble stones roads.We can find a quaint café, where

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Yay it's 2011. I can't believe we've made it!  So far I've posted 3 Best of 2010's.  I owe you seven more.  Today I'm posting six rapid fire "Best Ofs". You'll have to stay tuned for the last one. So In case you missed my first three, here they are: Biggest Event to Happen to the Holy Game Since a Guy Name Michael Retired for the First Time: The Decision Biggest I Should Have Lost My Job

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Here it is, your next installment of the Best of 2010 from Ghetto Hippie. Biggest Event to Happen to the Holy Game Since a Guy Name Michael Retired for the First Time : The Decision Ok, so, if you're wondering what the holy game is, it's BASKETBALL! Don't understand? Let me put it to you like this, Basketball is to the USA what Soccer is to the rest of the world. It's the peoples sport. If

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Here it is, your second installment of the Ghetto Hippie Best of 2010. Biggest I Should Have Lost My Job Moment, But Didn't: Regis Philbin Did you see Nicki Minaj perform on the Regis and Kelly Show (AKA Bootygate)? You might have missed it. And if you don't know who Nicki Minaj is, it's time to do some googling.  So Nicki was on the Regis and Kelly show to promote her new album Pink Friday. 

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That's right it's that time of year again. It's the best of 2010. So without further ado, let's begin, shall we? Best Impersonation of Ebenezer Scrooge: Lester Freeman When I say Lester Freeman I'm not referring to Lester Freamon from The Wire. Now that we've cleared that up, if you aren't up on the Albany Common Council, I'm sure you're asking: "Who the hell is Lester Freeman?" Lester

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Hey y'all.  Here is an interview I did the other day for Live on Lark St. at Ben and Jerry's.  They just started doing this webstream tv show.  Two of my friends, Mike Sperduto and Musa Zwana are involved with this.  Their still ironing out the kinks but check it out.  FYI: I don't show up until the twenty minute mark but there are several interesting people being interviewed that you can check

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So if you've never read my blog before, the first thing you need to know is that this commentary is NOT a pro-Sarah Palin, pro-Tea Party treatise on the Obama Administration's evil plans to turn the United States into a socialist state. The second thing you should know is that I explained why I wasn't planning on voting for Obama here and here.  I also wrote why I didn't vote for him here and

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What's up everybody?  You may remember a little while back I wrote a poem about the death of the great Puerto Rican Heroine, Lolita Lebron entitled Attempting to Grieve. Anyway I got a lot of good feedback on the poem so I decided to email it to some people that are organizing a commemoration for Lolita at Hunter College in NYC.  To make a long story short, they've invited me to read my poem at

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Check out this amazing video from my friend.

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Around this time last year I wrote a post entitled Community.  I had attended the commitment ceremony of my dear family members G and T.  They chose to call it a "commitment ceremony" to avoid the patriarchal, homophobic connotations of a wedding.  I was asked to read a poem before they exchanged their vows to each other.  In honor of their one year anniversary, I've decided to share the poem I

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I know, I know I haven't written in a while. Here is what I have for now. Joe Manchin, the Democratic governor of West Virginia, is running to fill the U.S. Senate Seat of the late, former KKK member, Robert Byrd.  Considering the shoes Manchin's filling, I guess we shouldn't be surprised by his new TV Ad. As a Puerto Rican, it feels amazing to watch Rosie Perez call out Ruben Diaz (Our

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Well the service industry is having an interesting week don't you think? First and foremost there is the incident of Steven Slater.  What did you say?  You've been under a rock for the last few days and just came up for air and have no idea who Steven Slater is? No he's not Christian Slater's brother, though he looks like he could be.  He is the Jet Blue flight attendant that made possibly the

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Reverse racism is back, sort of.  If you don't spend a lot of time watching the news, you might have missed the major messup made by the White House, the NAACP, the USDA, and FOX News.  What do all of these groups have in common, besides the fact that they are all run by men in suits?  (You thought I was gonna say white men didn't you?)  They all decided to take the word of a conservative blogger

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Today Carte Goodwin was sworn in as the 59th Democratic US Senator.  Within fifteen minutes of holding the position, he ended a filibuster, extending jobless benefits to the unemployed.  Why am I mentioning this? Because Mr. Goodwin succeeded the late Robert Byrd.  I didn't get a chance to write about his recent death, so I figured today was as a good a day as any. Byrd was eulogized by none

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First off I made a mistake in my post yesterday regarding the exchange between Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.  In short, someone posed as Gilbert and proclaimed that he would win the NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award before Jackson.  I've made a correction in the original posting. There is a chance that the oil leak could be stopped.  They are doing integrity tests as we

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One last parting note from Germany (I've been back for a month now).  I'm not typically one for potty humor but I can't help but share this with the rest of the world.  On our last night in Germany, my partner LJ and I were walking around Berlin.  Happy and sad at the same time.  As we walked to our hostel we looked up at the name of the street we were passing.  (In case you don't know, the

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Several observations about Germany... 1.  We were told that one would never say I will miss you to a friend, unless said friend was leaving for at least a year.  You might say, "I will miss you" to your partner if they were leaving for a little while BUT the operative word is might. 2.  The typical breakfast is random cheeses, so-so coffee, extremely good bread, salami, and various spreads

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So we went to Prague for a couple of days just to chill. Three Primary Thoughts: 1. There are a lot of rude people in Prague.  I watched a barista in a museum yell at an old lady with no hesitation.  Cihuatl-Ce, the L.A. MC we are touring with (check out her stuff), asked a woman for French Fries, apparently they were out of them, and the woman behind the counter responded by saying "NOOO!!!".

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Some observations. I've seen two people of color the whole time I've been here.  Considering there are three of us on this trip, that's a population increase of 150%. If you ever wonder what a Curry Wurst is, it is a hot dog, chopped up, drenched in Ketchup, with Curry Powder sprinkled on top. Beer is pretty popular here. Lots of people live in tiny cottages the size of a shed you would see

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I'm in Germany!!!

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Alright y'all, I know what you're thinking, I just mailed in the month of January.  I posted three times.  What can I say?  January is a good month to take a break.  Crisan Bakery is one of the coolest bakeries on the planet, and yes it’s located in Albany, NY (I know you non-Albanians are jealous).  Anyway they close for the entire month of January because they can.  On February 1st everyone is

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Peace everybody. As you probably know, I haven't posted in a while.  At first it was because I've been unpacking, something that I thought was a miserable task.  Than, a week ago, the earth quake happened in Haiti.  It reminded me that I am extraordinarily fortunate to have a roof to unpack under.  After the quake happened I realized that my next post would have to be about Haiti (In my head it

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Here it is.  The long awaited #10.  Are you ready? Personally I think that it's worth the wait.  I hope you all do to... Best Thing to Happen to Me This Decade:  The Birth of My Two Boys Before this decade began, I had no kids, which was a good thing. I cannot say that life for me has been a utopia since they joined this world that would be like saying "Iraq has weapons of mass destruction" (

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Hey y'all.  I just fell off the face of the earth and left you hanging.  This is unacceptable and I apologize.  In fairness to me, I have been moving.  Who on earth moves from one 3rd floor apartment to another 3rd floor apartment?  Me.  Let's just say I was on a stairmaster for 72 hours straight.  Now I am living in my new apartment and dancing through the mazes of boxes and random things

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OK this one is more of "Biggest" than "Best": Biggest Mystery To Me and a Lot of Conspiracy Theorists on the Internet: The "Plane" That Hit the Pentagon - 9/11 Now I'm honestly not one for conspiracy theories.  Although I do love me a good conspiracy theory movie.  In fact, Enemy of the State, featuring Will Smith, (AKA the Fresh Prince), might be my favorite movie of all time.  But that's

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So the decade is almost over.  How do you feel?  I feel pretty darn good if I do say so myself.  Life is good and the future is bright, in fact hold on a second... I had to run to the other room to grab my shades, that's how bright it is in here. But I suppose I should stop boring you with my grand illuminescence (Illuminescence is not a word in Webster's dictionary but definitely is a word in

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So today's entry isn't really a "best of", "worst of", or "biggest".  Today's entry is just an opportunity to honor the memory of a fallen ally. In memory: Rachel Corrie On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie lost her life to the blade of an Israeli Bulldozer. (Actually it was an American Bulldozer, made by Caterpillar Inc. based in Peoria, IL.) She was an activist in Palestine, acting in solidarity

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Hey y'all.  I'm back with the best of the decade.  Today this choice is actually a "worst of".  Here it is:                   Worst Missed Opportunity to Grant a Pardon to Leonard Peltier: Lame Duck Bill Clinton January 2000 Just before Bill Clinton left office in January 2000, he granted over 100 pardons.  One of the names that people had hoped would be on that list was Leonard Peltier. 

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Hey y'all.  I hope those of you that celebrate Christmas had a wonderful time.  I did.  The kids woke up and opened up their presents.  They were so excited it was out of control.  The opposite side of the disgusting consumerism that represents Christmas in our capitalist nation is that parents buy gifts for their kids because they love to see them smile.  My kids definitely smiled.  Until my

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Merry Christmas everyone.   Sorry to invoke the images of consumerism, I just hope that everyone is enjoying themselves, wherever you are.  Here is my third entry for the Best of the Decade. Best Demonstration of Hope Even if I Wasn’t Drinking the Kool-AID : Gathering at Grant Park in Chicago after the election of President Barack Obama  Check this out in case you can't remember what it looked

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First things first, it turns out that Hewlett-Packard has created a webcam that is racist. Click here to see a video of it. If you think this is a youtube hoax you can go to CNN and read a story about it. Also some people have been checking out a post I wrote a little while back entitled "I guess I'm a racist." In case you missed it you should check it out. And finally on to my next best

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Alright y'all, the decade is coming to an end and I've been busy thinking up cool ideas to bring it to a close in the blogosphere. So I've decided to share my best of the decade with you. You should check in every day and you will find a new entry from now until the end of the decade. (10 in total) What are the topics? You will have to tune it to find out. So here goes the first one: Best

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Earlier today I referred to the recent indictments handed down in Shenandoah,  Pennsylvania regarding the death of Luis Ramirez, in July 2008.  Ramirez was beaten up by former local football stars, Derrick Donchak and Brandon Piekarsky. In May they were acquitted of the most serious charges and at the time something seemed fishy.  Well now we know where that smell of salmon came from, the

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Hey y'all.  Remember those football players from a small town in PA that beat a Mexican Immigrant to death?  The two primary instigators, Derrick Donchak and Brandon Piekarsky, were acquitted in May on charges of third degree murder and ethnic intimidation.  They were however convicted of simle assault and are currently serving between 6 months and two years in jail.  Well it turns out that the

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So it appears as though the Senate is close to passing a Health Care Bill. That's what President Obama said this evening. Assuming this is true, I wish someone could tell me if this will result in me getting health care. I have no idea and nothing I've read seems to explain it. I do know that there will not be a public option or a medicare buy-in, thanks to Senator Palpatine, I mean Lieberman

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This just in, the Senate has reached an agreement on Health Care Reform and it may still contain a public option. Unfortunately they aren't saying anything about it at this time. Will I get health care out of this? Your guess is as good as mine. Stay tuned. Okay now I want you to go and watch this video. Hurry up, I'll wait. Did you watch it? What did you think? By making light of racism

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Hey y'all. I took a few days off but I'm back. Last week I wrote a post about Allen Iverson, aka The Answer. I think I could have brought a little more depth to some of the ideas I presented. Luckily Q. McCall did a much better job at Freedarko.com He even quotes Bell Hooks! And on to other news... So I still don't have health care. In case you haven't noticed this is my 500th post about

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So this is a message to the liberals that voted for Al Gore. The ones that scream the election was stolen. The ones who blame the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Supreme Court for giving the election to G.W. Yes, yes the election was stolen, I know you were flabbergasted. It was at this critical juncture that they began to systematically chip away at our civil liberties. First it was

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So there it was this morning, two competing headlines: Obama Afghanistan strategy: More troops in quickly, drawdown in 2011 and Tiger Woods: I let my family down It was hard to tell what was the more important story. Honestly I wasn't sure which one to click on first. I clicked on the Afghanistan story, not because I'm above pop/gossip, I just happened to have already heard the latest Tiger

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Alright so first off, let's start with Tiger Woods. If you've been living under a rock you may not have heard that Tiger has gotten himself into a sticky situation. What is the deal Tiger? I mean you are suppose to be squeaky clean, the ultimate picture of togetherness. Well Tiger I have no idea what happened at your house the other night. Assuming everyone is OK, physically, I don't really

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Alright people. So once again I will making a Leftist Sports Blog entry. For those of you who are new to my blog, you may need an explanation, if you don't need one, just skip this paragraph. Typically Ghetto Hippie is current events blog from a radical perspective. If you are one of the many radicals that abhors professional sports, I understand and you may not wish to read this entry. The

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Hello everyone! And welcome to a special Thankstaking day edition of Ghetto Hippie. I do reccomend taking time today to reflect on the oppression that this day represents. Here is a good link to a story that breaks the whole thing down. And now on to some quick thoughts: First: This morning while trying to sleep, my beautiful sons came into my bed with the sole intention of waking me up. Of

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So I haven't given any reponses in awhile, so here goes:Health Care AgainAnonymous Haha. That was Awesome.ThanksUpdate on Jorgejaime pabloThat was so beautifully expressed my friend.You made my week.White Priv #5tgtI enjoy these posts. Too often we get sucked into false dichotomy...Wow I guess we have come along way. First you criticize me for trafficking in a false dichotomy and now you

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So I realize that I was somewhat brief with my comments last night and possibly glossed over some important issues. I'm going to go over some of the points I made in order to clarify some things that could be misconstrued. I was tired last night and wrote a quick posting and think I was a little too brief. Also I urge you to read the press release distributed by organizers of a vigil in

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Tonight thousands of people hit the streets in memory of Jorge Lopez Steven Mercado. As I saw video of the people lighting candles and various people make statements, I began to feel warm-hearted. To think a man could be killed in a tiny mountain road in Puerto Rico, and thousands of people around the country could stand in solidarity with his death. I hope that this will stand as a wake-up

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So it looks like sixty senators are going to prevent a filibuster so that Health Care Legislation can get passed. Well not exactly. The only thing that is happening is sixty senators, 58 dems and 2 independents, have agreed to allow the bill to be debated. Which means exactly nothing. Here is my question, how is it that George W. was able to pass things like the Patriot Act, Tax Cuts for the

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So I just want to say again, in case anyone missed it, the ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLOODING AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA! Think about every minute you spent watching the news and saw people struggling to get on life-boats. Remember the bloated bodies, the desperation, the people standing on the roof tops, stranded pets, and U.S. citizens being referred to as refugees. I want

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This just in...OPRAH IS CANCELING HER TALK SHOW!!! This is not a joke!If you are standing up, please sit down. I know it's scary but the truth hurts sometimes. After being the leading talk show for TWENTY THREE seasons, that's right TWENTY THREE, she will be calling it quits in 2011. Yes that means you have a year and some change to prepare yourself but can you ever prepare yourself for

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A court ruled yesterday that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for the flooding of Hurricane Katrina. All of the despair that took place after the hurricane hit could have been avoided. The flooding, the Superdome, and the "looting" (I actually don't think people that are trying to survive are looters) could all have been avoided if the Army Corps of Engineers acted on their knowledge that

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Yesterday I mentioned that translations were sometimes problematic. Well the one I read yesterday gave the wrong name of the murderer of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado. The correct name is Juan A. Martinez Matos. He will be charged with 1st degree murder in addition to four other counts. It has not been determined whether or not this will be prosecuted as a hate crime. As if the tragedy of Jorge

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Yesterday I introduced the case of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado. Now there is an update in the case. Last night police arrested a suspect. There is hardly any info about this individual other than he is a 26 year old male from Cayey, PR. There still is no word on whether or not this crime will be investigated as a hate crime. The FBI is not currently involved in the investigation but is

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It is with great sadness that I'm writing about the death of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado. Unfortunately I cannot find a story about him in any major news outlet. Here is a link to a story about him. Lopez Mercado was killed on November 14th in Puerto Rico. He was found in Cayey a small city just outside of Caguas, Puerto Rico's third largest city. What was done to him is so extremely horrific

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Yeah I know it's been nine days but who cares?So I was reading bedtime stories to my two little boys. The first was the Tin Forest. A quaint little tail where an old man who lives in a junkyard never stops dreaming. He eventually builds a forest out of metal debris, a beautiful lifeless forest. But all of a sudden birds start showing up and trees start growing and komodo dragons appear. (I

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Hey y'all. How have you been? I'm sitting in Boulder Colorado right now and it is unseasonably warm. Being in Boulder, when it is warm, in the fall, is beautiful. Anyway I want to quickly recap my predictions that I made. Her goes. I predicted that on Tuesday November 3rd these things would happen:The Obama Administration will announce that it is vital that we pass a substantive bill on

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So when I started the challenge, I said that by the end I would be 5 days in the future. So as not to dissapoint, I will prove it to you.On Tuesday November 3rd these things will happen:The Obama Administration will announce that it is vital that we pass a substantive bill on Health Care ReformThe Los Angeles Lakers will defeat the Oklahoma City ThunderJohn Gosselin will issue a statement

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Well, well, well! Here we are commentary number 30 in day 30 and I even got it in Eastern Standard Time. I made it! With your help of course and seven commentaries in one day. I've learned a ton. First and foremost, I learned that I can challenge myself and stick to something. I oftentimes consider myself too busy to follow through on anything. My time is occupied with work, my little boys

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So as most of you know a while back I wrote several posts about white privilege. I received tons of responses and have yet to formally respond. It’s not going to happen today but I promise to get to it. I just want to make a point. I think some people think I write about white privilege as a way of exposing how all white people are inherently evil. For the record, this is not true. Far from

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I’m currently on a cross country tour. And what is the one thing that is universal across the United States, the unifying thread of our society? Wal-Mart. You guessed it. So…Is it bad to shop at Wal-Mart. The short answer is yes. But the longer answer is more important. Consumer politics can be extremely classist. In the case of Wal-Mart, some people with the financial flexibility to

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So y'all. I'm four behind in my posts and don't know if I'll make it. I definitely suggest that you keep checking in to see if I'm going to make it. Anyway I need to explain why it is that I've fallen behind. Being Sick!!! So if you don't know the story here it is. On Tuesday October 13th I got sick with something that by all indications was H1N1. I was scheduled to leave on tour with my

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Hey y'all. So here is the update. If y'all remember I posed a challenge to myself 30 days ago. The goal: to write 30 commentaries in 30 days. I just counted and I've written 26 and today is the last day. So tune in and see if I get the last four in before the deadline, midnight tonight. Luckily I will be using Pacific Standart Time. This time I'm actually justified as I'm currently sitting

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After writing the previous post, I've decided that it would be good to talk about a healing topic. In her book All About Love, New Visions, Bell Hooks quotes Erich Fromm in an attempt to define love. The quote says that love is "the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth." I would have to say that I can't agree more. She defines the spirit

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Hey everybody. As you know many of my posts are steeped in humor and sarcasm. I want to make clear that this is not one of those posts. This is a serious subject about a horrific crime. I'm saying this because the entry is about a sexual assault and some people may want to stop reading. I will say that I have no intention of getting into any details whatsoever but I still recognize that

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OK so how many of you out there have seen a Giant Redwood Tree up close? I just want to say for the record, they are big. I'm mean really big, like humongous. There is no way for you to not feel like an elf, hobbit or ewok, standing next to them. Have I mentioned that they are giant. Alright let me explain. I was in the Redwoods with three other people. Some of the trees are so big, that

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Have you ever played Spades? If you have great. If you haven't than you clearly aren't down with the people. But don't worry, after I'm done you will see the error of your ways and immediately join the people in this fun loving card game. Now let me explain a little about it to you. You also can go to Wikipedia in order to get the random facts I'm about to reference. Spades is a part of the

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First thing for the record. I do not in anyway condone the use of illegal substances. Even those substances that come from a plant that is quite useful. Even if I think it is fairly ludicrous to make a plant illegal. Second thing for the record. I haven't smoked marijuana this entire millennium. True story. Well not entirely. The last time I smoked weed was 2am Eastern Standard Time 2001.

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I'm in Seattle today, and I've learned something very important. It's amazing how cities can be so similar across the country sharing things like cool hip shops, the Hard Rock Cafe, and Ben and Jerry's. That said, the more you travel, the more you can see the various idiosyncrasies that make certain cities unique. Seattle has coffee shops, more than New York and that's a lot. Of course this

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Well today Senate Democrats decide that they are going to try to include a public option that states can opt out of. Moderate Democrats maintained their opposition. Olympia Snowe also maintained her opposition to a public option without a trigger and republicans not named Snowe vowed not to vote for anything that in any way allows any human being to have health care in any form. In the

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Ohh so you thought you caught me sleeping huh? Yes it is true I did not post a single entry yesterday. But today I will respond by posting two in a row. Bladowwww. That's right. Here goes. So a little while back I wrote and entry about gentrification. Yesterday I attended a workshop presented by Evan Greer (the well known folk musician that my band is currently on tour with) and Seantel

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So my fever induced hiatus made me somehow miss the story of the year, Balloon Boy. Now I think the political implications of this story are very important, so I've compiled a list of resources for all of you to be as up to date as possible so check out this, this, and definitely this!Great now on to Joe Arpaio. Joe who? Joe Arpaio! The winner of the Frank Rizzo award, given for local law

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Hey y'all. I'm in Bozeman, Montana. I just joined up with my band's tour (Broadcast Live). What this means is that now I'm on tour for the rest of the challenge. I'm not sure exactly how many posts I have left to make, I'll look up all of that info and get back to you. Regardless my posts now will be at random times, not my typical midnight or so. Although this one might come to you around

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So since I started the challenge i haven't given any responses so here goes:Kanye: Charlie Follow the rules or be cast out as a jerk.I think that this sentence is the crux of where we disagree. Rulebreaking is a concept that is near and dear to my heart and I hope you don't cast me out as a jerk.Romantic Comedies:ColinI hypothesize that Sleepless in Seatle is a superior romantic comedy than when

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FINALLY!!!!! IT'S HAPPENED TO ME. RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE AND I JUST CANNOT HIDE IT!That is me singing. That's right singing. Why do you ask? 'Cause I'm back MoFos. And boy was it rough. I mean I was knocked out. My fever reached 103.4, my throat became so inflamed that I would almost cry every time I had to swallow. I can't even tell you how difficult this was. Several days ago I

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Too sick to write... Sorry :(

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Alright y'all I'm mad sick. Right now I'm rocking a 101.4. Word is bond. So I will crawl into bed shortly and continue my 20 hour bed time extravaganza. That said I've said several times that Barack Obama and I are homies. He reads my blog religously. True story. It became obvious when I looked at the New York Times and saw this headline: Obama Agrees With Ghetto Hippie, Fox News are a

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I wrote this one a while back and never edited it. I don't have time to do so now so I will just give it to you as is, your poem of the week:“You’re not Black, you’re Puerto Rican”The words of school children both black and white.I’m Puerto Rican:Rice and Beans Conga rhythms and PlantainsWhat if I declared myself to be Native American,Maybe the kids would have said:“Yes you are,You are the

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Here it is, another Leftist Sports Blog Entry:The NFL stands for No Fucking democrats League, or so I just found out. For those of you that would rather eat moth balls, melted into a beet and sage puree, than watch professional sports, the NFL is the National Football League. News broke last week that Rush Limbaugh was looking to buy the St. Louis Rams along with Dave Checkets the current owner

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Yesterday I fixed some of the plumbing in my mom's house. Before she moved in, I redid most of the plumbing and had one section that needed to be finished. After months of procrastinating, yesterday was the day. The basics of plumbing are really easy. It's actually amazing to me because I use to think it was the most intimidating aspect of home repair. Chris Mercogliano, former director of

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-34224233880963197732009-10-10T23:18:00.011-04:002009-10-12T07:30:30.243-04:00

So I just got back from an amazing commitment ceremony. (If you don't know what a commitment ceremony is, it's like a wedding, just without the patriarchal connotations of one. A place where the community serves as the witness instead of a church or state official) It was a wonderful event. It got me thinking that we often take these kind of events for granted. When we are able to convene

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-4346553618396242322009-10-09T23:20:00.010-04:002009-10-10T08:08:58.145-04:00

Hey everybody. It's good to be here today. (Hey Charlie you are making my month with all of the responses, I'll get back to you soon but in the meantime you should check LJ's response to you on the erosion of civil liberties... And oh yeah we'll see you tomorrow!)And now on to the big news!I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Norwegian Nobel Committee for selecting me, of all

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-81350056758317993232009-10-09T01:01:00.004-04:002009-10-09T09:36:02.545-04:00

So yesterday I wrote a posting about a stabbing in my neighborhood. The tone was possibly a little opinionated (I know that's a first for me). One of the reasons I was frustrated was that it happened on my sons birthday. So in honor of my favorite six-year old I'm writing a commentary about his namesake."Dad I found a website of Albizu Campos" exclaimed my five year old (he just turned six).

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-12507633821361799172009-10-08T00:30:00.003-04:002009-10-08T01:11:44.293-04:00

Hey y'all, don't worry I haven't missed my deadline. The challenge is for 30 Commentaries in 30 days. So even though I'm forty minutes past midnight, I'm still on track. So this afternoon there was a stabbing on my street. I live in the South End of Albany, NY. The victim was a young man that I've seen around. I don't know him but we have talked before. He is in critical condition right now

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-78492679522838779302009-10-06T22:19:00.004-04:002009-10-06T22:43:48.975-04:00

Alright ya'll. I'm tired. No really I have droopy eyes. I'm going to make it short and sweet tonight. That's right I'm going to break down gentrification in a tiny blog entry. No not really. This is a topic that is very important to me. One that I am conflicted about. I'm going to introduce the subject tonight and ask some questions. Than I will revisit the topic again, during the

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-63079131688875025862009-10-05T19:37:00.008-04:002009-10-05T23:01:11.627-04:00

How many of you out there have seen Michael Moore's new film, Capitalism: A Love Story? It is pretty decent and as usual maddening. I say maddening because as most of you know, Moore always shows you scenes that literally make you want to scream in rage. Well I learned something new. I learned about "Dead Peasant Insurance". If you haven't seen the film, you are probably wondering what I'm

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-64570588806092086922009-10-04T12:07:00.005-04:002009-10-05T00:00:25.824-04:00

OK so I figure since I wrote about Roman Polanski yesterday, I might as well keep going and write about Mackenzie Phillips... If you don't know the story, Mackenzie Phillips was involved in a sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas. It began as an assault on her fathers part and evolved into a consensual adult relationship. California Dreamin' will never sound

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-25603399159969051722009-10-03T23:00:00.008-04:002009-10-03T23:50:19.192-04:00

Well well well. I'm just going to get right into this. What the hell is the deal with all of these entertainers treating Roman Polanski like a helpless victim? So many people have been like "poor Roman". I'm sorry are you fucking kidding me? Seriously? I am not going to even write the words that Polanski is guilty of. All we need to know is that there is not a single person I've read (

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-53483468635812989462009-10-02T23:38:00.004-04:002009-10-03T23:00:53.687-04:00

So here we are in day 4 of the challenge and I’m feeling proud of myself. Four commentaries in four days, it’s truly amazing...Today’s topic: Are we addicted to rioting? Is a response to an article written by my good friend and fellow musician Ryan Harvey. I recommend reading his article here. The premise of the article is to explore the tactics of individuals in the modern anarchist movement

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-25618240001053992009-10-01T23:02:00.004-04:002009-10-02T00:02:35.520-04:00

Alright so yesterday I said that I was getting up to date on current events. Well I'm going to backslide a little. Not to say that "The Erosion of Our Civil Liberties" is not a current event. It's just that this was a hot topic few years back when we were being ruled by the Bush/Cheney combo. At the time it was always something I wanted to write about. But now I'm a famous blogger with tens

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-26631460459054904582009-10-01T21:47:00.003-04:002009-10-01T22:00:49.431-04:00

So awhile back I wrote that I hold the belief that When Harry Met Sally is the best Romantic Comedy ever. I said I was willing to entertain other possibilities. I have. And I have determined that When Harry Met Sally is hands down the best Romantic Comedy ever period, end of story. I put Boomerang at number two and Say Anything at number three. I will accept disagreement with those two but I

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-8647524955793487182009-09-30T23:25:00.006-04:002009-10-01T13:55:41.547-04:00

So one of the cool things about this 30 commentaries in 30 days thing, (note if you don't know what I'm talking about go down a few entries to the one entitled: Challenge) is that I suppose I will eventually catch up to what's happening in the world today. My partner Laura points out that I'm way behind the times with the Joe Wilson Commentary. Well, I will have to say that I am guilty as

Victoriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159315274411169683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111625115373555528.post-58091845522736824742009-09-29T22:32:00.004-04:002009-09-30T00:02:14.580-04:00

So If you read my previous post, you'll see that I've challenged myself to write 30 commentaries in 30 days. So here is my first one...Joe Wilson. Y'all know who he is. He's the dude that interrupted Barack Obama at his congressional address on Health Care. He screamed out YOU LIE!! when Obama mentioned that his health care plan wouldn't cover illegal immigrants. The ironic part about this event

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