Sunday, February 17, 2008

"Si, se puede!"

FILE UNDER: PRIMARIES: So fucking disco!


"I may have been on the fence beforehand, but man this video...powerful. Just powerful. Thank you will.i.am. Thank you."


"...Latino voters have given Clinton overwhelming support in some contests, notably California, where they favored her over Obama by roughly 30%, contributing significantly to her victory here. Partly, this may be because Latino voting power in this country owes much to Bill Clinton, who as president tapped several prominent Latinos -- Bill Richardson, Federico Pena, Henry Cisneros -- for positions of influence. Also, Latino voters traditionally have valued experience over soaring rhetoric. And some Latinos -- like some Anglos -- sadly have shown distaste for African American candidates, a reserve exacerbated by tensions between blacks and Latinos in many American cities. That last factor -- prejudice -- is rarely addressed directly, but it stalks this campaign..."


  • LOS ANGELES TIMES: Hola, Obama
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