Tag Archives: Latina Magazine
Election 2012: Same-Sex Marriage Now, Immigration Policy Later?
So here I was mindin’ my own business at a spontaneous Wednesday Happy Hour on a gorgeous, balmy perfect DC PM when my friend ripped into me over my latest Latina Magazine column. “Don’t you realize that President Obama is the President, Read More...
Election 2012: The Mami Wars
My friends call me Sah-rah Palín–the Latina Sarah Palin–because I am so critical of the “mainstream media” as it concerns the lack of diversity, especially at the decision-making level. The Mommy Wars debate reignited by Hilary Rosen‘s comment on CNN that Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Can the Republican Party Become a “Latino” Party?
I was chatting with #TwitterBrotherFromAnotherMother since we may be teaming up on a voter registration drive/civic engagement effort and we got to talking about the big elefante político in the Election 2012 room. Is the GOP writing off Hispanics in November? Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Mitt Romney’s Latino Problem?
“¡Psst! Los republicanos don’t like Latinos, ¿no?” “Pues you’re wrong. I’m conservadora. It’s just the candidates want to be Presidente and they’re trying to get there by making the Tea Party happy.” The tiki tiki on the streets since the debates started is that the Read More...
In Latina Magazine: What Super Tuesday Means for Latino Voters
“Yo Decido” got many in a tizzy because Time Magazine with this particular Election 2012 cover focused on the importance of the Latino vote. Except me. This cover got it wrong. Firstly, the 2010 U.S Census clearly states that our community’s demographic Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Rick Santorum’s Record and Your Vote
[¿¿¿Anyone notice the "come hither," "What's a happening, hot stuff?" look on the woman's face behind Rick Santorum in this Getty Images pic???] What comes with a tsunami-worthy surge? A spotlight, a very harsh one. And it’s shining on GOP Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Based on His Record, Will You Vote for Mitt Romney?
I swear, it’s Idol for the Dweeb set–you know the ones who didn’t go to prom (ahem, unless Big Bro strong-armed his B-F-F–El Peruano–to go with you to the dance clad in cotton candy-my-dress-was-that-pink-and-grande). The Arizona Republican debate proved that Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Can Barack Obama Run on His Record With Latino Voters?
Checa my record. In our 24/7 information culture where things come at us at the speed of light and in 140 characters or less, check my record is kind of an quaint concept, ¿no? along the lines of: “Yes I’ll Read More...

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