Tag Archives: President Obama
Election 2012: The Politics of OBL’s Death on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin
May 3, 2012
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What do YOU think about Osama bin Laden‘s death and how it is or is not being using to gain an advantage in Election 2012? That’s what likely Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has accused President Barack Obama of doing. Watch Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Forever Young, or Not
April 27, 2012
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Desencanto–the profound disillusionment we feel when someone lets us down, when innocence is lost, when the rose-colored glasses or beer googles are yanked off. Latinos have felt this way about President Barack Obama for a while, as I have extensively Read More...
Secret Service Sex Scandal Defense: Sofía Vergara Made Me Do It
April 18, 2012
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When Colombia’s extreme geo-political makeover as it hosted the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena was eclipsed by another national treasure–its Latina women, I knew to blame Sofía Vergara–you know who’s everywhere including Saturday Night Live, flatly delivering her line, “America Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 2: Travyon Martin’s Killer Charged, Summit of the Americas, Inspiring “Scandal” TV Show & The Voice
April 13, 2012
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Whenever you see a newscast, hear a radio show, see a movie, you see the finished product–no “work,” just the perfect dress–no seams, no stitches sticking out. That “perfection” is possible only because of all the hard work, at times Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: “Latino” Democratic National Convention
April 9, 2012
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I wasn’t one of the ¡Órales! you heard when Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was named the chair of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. ¿Por qué? Well, it wasn’t always that way. Back in the 90s, I was Read More...
Civics Clase: On Primary Day, Why I’m an Independent Voter
April 4, 2012
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2012 District of Columbia Primary, I’m ready: License: check Passport (in case I need back up government-issued ID): check Voter Registration Card: check 2012 D.C. Primary Guide (read, of course): check So you can imagine my surprise when I showed Read More...
The Champions, a Change: TWLC Goes to the White House
March 30, 2012
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On Monday, I was squaring my week which had already become demanding with three assignments from Fox News Latino and Latina Magazine where I am a regular politics contributor. Thursday would be a typical, hectic day since this is when I prepare Read More...
In Fox News Latino: Supreme Court Health Care Showdown: Conflicting Views Reflect Deep Partisan Divide
March 29, 2012
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I covered the day President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act–as it is called–into law. Just months in office, he had succeeded where political heavy weights had spectacularly failed, notably President Bill Clinton and the “Liberal Lion” of the Read More...
