Oh Sharron Angle, must you keep talking?

I think many have run across the above ad from Sharron Angle. The series of ads has been deemed controversial by many Hispanic and Republican groups because they stereotype Mexicans as the only undocumented worker group. It was also stereotyping the typical immigrant as if there were not 20+ countries below Mexico. There have been many arguments that this ad was just plain biased and trying to scare the typical uneducated voter about this issue. Yesterday, she spoke to Latino students at a high school and answered questions about this supposed bias. In the video below, she said that she didn't know what a illegal immigrant looked like. "She said that quite frankly some of them (Hispanics) looked Asian.



I can see why many Republican groups are not supporting her statements. She clearly does not have a mouth-filter. Next thing she's going to say is "you all look alike". I mean really! She was trying to make a point that we are all in a melting pot, blah, blah, blah. I really don't think this is a good way to get support from the largest minority group in the country. The use of this type of propaganda can certainly sway some voters, but completely alienate others. Especially when followed up with these types of comments. Many Hispanic people have already said that the Republican party are creating the perfect formula to alienate Latinos for a long time. She could have just admitted to creating a biased ad, instead of sticking her foot further up her mouth. This whole thing is just ridiculous. This woman is ridiculous.

Justice Done for Luis Ramirez

In July 2009, the two men above, Derrick M. Donchak and Brandon J. Piekarsky, along with two others, did one of the most horrible things a human being can do. They murdered Luis Ramirez by beating him to death. They kicked Ramirez in the head repeatedly after being down. When they accomplished their task, they tried to cover up the crime. When they were caught, the two men said it was a drunken fight fueled by testosterone and alcohol. A state court acquitted them of the charges. Today, Luis Ramirez finally got justice because these two horrible individuals were found guilty (by an all white jury). The judge denied bail and they could face up to life in prison. 

Well, Mr. Donchak and Mr. Piekarsky, I am thrilled that you both got what you deserved, but that is not going to bring back Mr. Ramirez. The hate crime these "men" committed was fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment because they did not want him living in their neighborhood. Mr. Ramirez left behind a wife and two daughters. They are now fatherless because of the anti-immigrant sentiment that is spreading like wild-fire across the country. Regardless of what one believes when it come to immigration, murder is murder and NO human being has the right to take it away from another. The mother of Mr. Donchak cried and said" Don't worry, we will appeal".  Yeah, okay. Let's go ahead and appeal this monstrosity.  

This is how they left him before he died two days later:

Even our Georgia State Representative, John Yates, advocates a "Shoot to Kill" policy on the border so that immigrants won't come here anymore because they won't want to risk their lives. Sure, let's go around killing people. I wonder why people are taking matters into their own hands like the above situation. Hmmm, wait I know. If people continue to believe these types of things, then there will be a lot more people being beat to death due to intolerance and hate. People need to wake up and see that immigration and being HUMAN are two different things that cannot be mixed together. All I know is that all these hate crimes against all kinds of people (gays, immigrants) are getting out of hand and people need to wake up. 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/14/pennsylvania.hate.crime/index.html?hpt=T1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5oXVu5VfA8

Losing the Votes

The New York candidate for governor, Carl Paladino, criticized his opponent, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, for walking during the gay pride parade. He also did it in response to the arrest of 8 men in a gay hate crime. He said that we should not be teaching our children that homosexuality is the right way to go. He said we should promote getting married and having kids as the successful thing to do. He also mentioned that we should not be setting this example on our kids and schools. Well, Mr. Paladino this is exactly why kids are hanging themselves all over the country. We are teaching our kids and future generations to be accepting of gays so that hate crimes and bullying stop. I guess that gay people can't be successful, get married, or have kids? It's not okay to be spreading these types of messages to young people. The message should be of acceptance and love. He should not be criticizing his opponent either because he wants everyone to be equal. Plus, is it ever a good to isolate a specific group and risk losing their votes? With what we have learned of the mass media and their power, I think this story can certainly steer gay voters from voting for him in the gubernatorial election. 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/10/new.york.paladino.gays/index.html?hpt=T2

Obama Clinton 2012 Ticket?

Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward states that the Obama Clinton 2012 ticket is a strong possibility and it "on the table."He makes a good point that Obama will need the Latino, women, and elderly support that Clinton had during her campaign for the presidency in 2008. So does that mean Joe Biden is out? I mean if it a possibility I can see why they would go for it. If Obama wants to be reelected, he will definitely need all the extra support. He mentioned that this would definitely lead into the 2016 elections where Clinton might possibly run again for the Presidency. He states that people around the world react to her as not just the secretary of state, but also as a possible president one day. What do you guys think of the likelihood of all these things being true?

Ellen speaks out!

A few days ago,  Tyler Clementi committed suicide by jumping off by the George Washington Bridge. He did it because his roommate posted a video of him having a sexual encounter with a man. After finding out, Tyler killed himself. Now, I don't want to talk about this issue, but I wanted to bring it up because his death has prompted a lot of outrage and concern for bullying not to mention discrimination.
In the video above, Ellen Degeneres spoke out against bullying and even gave a message to troubled teens about where they can get help. This is a prime example of someone like Ellen can use her media power, i.e show, and her image as a celebrity for good. She said she was heart broken over this and expressed deep concern for gay teens now who feel like death is the only way out of bullying. Bullying is a serious problem in the U.S and many people do not care about it enough until their kid jumps of a bridge or hangs themselves. I wish this was the kind of commentary news stations had when they are discussing his story. The ignorance of people is fueled even more by our own laws i.e Prop 8.....how can we expect children to be more open to everyone when many of our government laws discriminate against gays? I just had to post this because I thought it was great of ellen to bring attention to the issue from another light.

Dirty Politics

In 2007, Louisiana Republican Senator, David Vitter, admitted to having committed a "sin". His phone number was found in the list for a Washington prostitution ring. He was able to win re-election in his state by playing of a strong anti-Obama sentiment that took hold of many in the state. Now, his opponent for this year, Charlie Melancon, is going to release the above campaign ad about Vitter's forgotten crime. In the ad, his "constituents" testified and said that he should be punished because he broke the law. They criticize him for writing the laws and then breaking them. The ad itself is really long (for a campaign ad) and it almost seems a bit desperate on behalf of Melancon. I' am all for exposing politicians because it is hypocritical that they condemn certain actions and then they themselves do them. Vitter played of being a huge family man during his campaigns and look at him: a prostitute solicitor and according to the ad, a fast solicitor ( he wasn't there more than 15 minutes). 
Any who, i thought this ad was a prime example of several of the subjects we have been talking about in class. Just goes to show how careful politicians have to be. We just have to see how this affects voters. What do you guys think about this?

There he goes again...

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Ahmadinejad made a U.N speech criticizing the United States, yet again. However, this time he hit a very delicate issue. Ahmadinejad dared to blame the Untied States government for the attacks on 9/11. Now, many of us have heard of these crazy conspiracy theories about the government orchestrating the attacks. In the speech, he said most of the world including American believed this theory. He said they did it to reverse the declining economy and to save the Zionist regime of Israel. During the speech, United States and some European officials walked out. As they should, no one should have kept listening to his nonsense. Finally, he said the attacks were also used as an excuse to go into Afghanistan and Iraq. 

Oh man, this guy is just stupid. There are no other words to explain his speech. I guess by printing his story people are giving him what he wanted: attention. I really don't think the world believes the U.S government orchestrated the attacks. I mean the world already thinks he's a quack and then he goes around making these speeches...please! Osama Bin Laden orchestrated the attacks. Period.

The article also made a strong point that there is a lot of polarization going on in the world today. Right now, the world seems to be divided and it is a lot "US vs. THEM" going on. While that may be true, how can governments be expected to collaborate together when some quack is blaming the death of 3,000 people on their own government.