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Malarkey Is My New Favorite Word or Vice Prez Debate 2012
October 14, 2012
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It was the sizzling, red meat debate millions of Americans expected but did not get last week between President Barack Obama and challenger Governor Mitt Romney. Vice-President Joseph Biden, Jr. and his Republican opponent Congressman Paul Ryan fired away on Read More...
What’s Wrong with National Voter Registration Day
September 26, 2012
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Very little, except that like any “holiday” most people will get excited, Twitter will burn down, and then everyone goes back to her solitary lane in life. Not me. I want to push you to not just register which is Read More...
Univision Candidate Forum Big Loser? Not the Prez, Not the Guv, But the Commish on Presidential Debates
September 24, 2012
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Your humble Tweeter-in-Chief was glued to her computer screen to watch the Univision Candidates Forum and tweet out to the universo what Governor Romney on Wednesday followed by President Obama had to say. ¡Momento! Aren’t there normally four debates, one each Read More...
Viviana Walks, Takes a Metro, a Bus, a Plane, and a Taxi OR RNC 2012 LATISM Coverage!
August 30, 2012
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The alarm went off at Zero Dark:30. I stumbled to the metro, then took a bus to ze Plane! ze Plane! A taxi with the indefatigable Natasha OS and finally arrived at our hotel and the 2012 Republican National Convention. Read More...
3 NJ Teens and I Get Our Wish or A Debate Moderator Should Be a Woman
August 13, 2012
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UPDATE! The Commission for Presidential Debate just released the names of the moderators of the 2012 Presidential debates: 1st presidential debate: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of the PBS NewsHour Wednesday, October 3, University of Denver, Denver, CO Vice presidential debate: Read More...
What Cuban Cuisine Would Be If There Had Not Been Fidel
July 13, 2012
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Talk food and politics with Cubans and you’re bound to get into water hotter than that which divides the South of Florida from the island. Most will gingerly tip toe around the topic, or just avoid it–unless you’re Guillermo Pernot. Read More...
My Vote is Supreme
July 6, 2012
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I was guest anchoring on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin while she was away when the Supreme Court announced its decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is President Obama’s signature legislation that makes health care insurance mandatory. (Or face a fine, as Read More...
What the Healthcare Ruling and the Civil Rights Era Greats Have in Common
July 2, 2012
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It’s not every day that the Supreme Court hands down a ruling that could end up determining a court’s legacy. It’s also not everyday that I am invited to guest host NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin. Click here to Read More...
