Magdaleno

Dear Sisters and Brothers

For months John McCain demanded that Obama had to go to Iraq… McCain was relentless… so Obama finally went on his own schedule as part of a Senate Delegation.

No sooner had Obama gone and was getting lots of media coverage, McCain and his campaign began complaining about all the coverage that Barack was receiving. McCain had gone to the Middle East and Latin America and never generated much media… some say his trips were BORING …

But JM has no leg to stand on … he wanted Barack to go to Iraq.. he just didn’t know it would be so interesting to the media and us. Now he is chastising the media… and riding in a golf cart with former president George Bush.  Unless he gets naked and runs around

Arizona he will not generate much news… His campaign has to get livelier.

NOW MY VIEW OF THE NEWS

a.      got drugs

b.      made in the usa

c.       bud sold

d.      economy is good

e.       jalapenos

 

GOT DRUGS..????

It is amazing to know how many drugs we take on a daily basis, and most are legal.. .we are over medicated and no one seems to complain. And no one is monitoring… we got drugs for everything,,,

Years ago a doctor had a list of medicines and their properties and they prescribed what they thought was good for you. They gave you what they thought was best for you.

In the 60’s many of lived and survived the ear of free love, flowers and some drugs.

Now it is an open orgy with drugs  .. this time it is with the drug company representatives. They come into your doctor’s office and are treated most often better than the patients. They in turn give the staff gifts in particular the doctor.they .take the doctor for lunch or dinner, leave note pads with their logo and their medicine of the month. Many doctors are rewarded by the pharmaceutical companies for prescribing their drugs… not to mention they give them boxes of free samples.. I used to get a lot of those samples for poor peoples clinics that I supported in past years when I would visit my doctor.…

Now on the radio and television you have drugs being advertized directly to the public… you are pushed to buy everything,,, they ask you to get some thing for diabetes, erectile dysfunction, heart malfunction, or any other list of ailments. So once they convince us and our medical providers via the ads we are ready and willing to take a medicine even though we might not need it ….

We GOT DRUGS … but what we need is more ads about changing our diet and exercise habits … DRUGS.. We got them but they often only mask some health issue that needs some thing more than just another drug…

 

MADE IN THE USA

The other day I was at a store and they were advertizing a beautiful red t-shirt which said

MADE IN THE USA…. I liked the slogan believing perhaps we had a textile mill making shirts in this country… I walked up and checked the label and it said MADE IN NICARAGUA… perhaps it’s a colony of the USA..??

I think I was made in the USA, Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe and perhaps Africa… I just can’t remember all of the locations..

But tonight I am going to get a mirror and check my posterior and ensure I was not made in China.. .go to your nearest K Mart, Target or Wal-Mart and try to find products made in the USA… gets harder ever day … but the one thing we do make is lots of bombs and weapons…

 

Bud got bought for $52 billion dollars

In St. Louis CRABBY’s saloon only sells products of Anheuser-Bush ..Wonder what they will do now that the company was purchased by InBev of Belgium. And does not stock Stella Artois a beer made by InBev. What will they do now …what will they sell

… Many foreign companies are buying buildings and businesses right and left. Bush had made it possible for our dollar to be weak and not worth much. So others a buying a piece of the GRAND OLE USA ..    Seems that we were doing just that to them for so many years.. We invested in everything and made money but now others got the big bucks and they are buying up your jobs… HOW DOES IT FEEL???

 

BUSH SAYS THE ECONOMY IS STRONG AND VIBRANT

I am worried that our president might be using drugs or drinking again … no economic expert including THE FED agrees with him… if the economy is so strong why is he so willing to bail out mortgage companies. If you want to bail out some one then bail out the home owners who are on the verge of losing their homes…

And Mr. Bush should know that many companies, newspapers and GM are announcing more lay offs.. If the economy is so good where o where will these folks find their next job?

WHY TARGET MY CHILIS …?/

The latest report of the salmonella contamination has targeted Jalapeno Peppers.. Why must my favorite Chili be the target of this attack.. I continue to eat washed but raw jalapenos and I am not sick… please join me as part of the JALAPENO NATION and protest this SALMONELLA SLANDER.

My Jalapeno best

leno

Dear Friends

I just wanted you to know that I will be traveling next week to the Northwestern part of the USA.. YEP my old stomping grounds and I will get to see some of my old friends..

NOW FOR MY VIEW OF THE NEWS

a.      friendship gathering

b.      Iran asks for time line for troop withdrawal

c.       Jobs being lost

d.      Iran

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Here is the invite … FRIENDSHIP GATHERINGS

Come and bring your friends and your dreams

These are being held so I can see a lot of you my friends and associates.

And so that we can share…

 

PORTLAND

FRIDAY ..JULY 18^th, 6-8 pm

HOME OF KATHY BACHMAN

2817 N.E. Fremont

Portland, OR 97212

SEATTLE

SUNDAY..JULY 20^th, 5-7 pm

HOME OF IRA AND SUSAN MOSS

Senate Candidate Juan Martinez will give a campaign update

4038 41st S.
Seattle, WA 98118

Leno’s contact info

305-213-7366

leno@magdaleno.org

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GET YOUR TROOPS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY

Now if you remember the president said more than once that we would pull out our troops when we got that message from the IRAQ government…

WELL.. They now have asked for a TIME TABLE for troop with drawl. ..Yep that’s right

They want to know when we are leaving and will hold up several key treaty items until we tell them when we are leaving… Now they seem to be calling for the same thing that Obama wants. And McCain response to this news that the Iraqis were just being politicians.. Now that doesn’t make any sense… They just want us out …no more surges ..No more protection of private contractors,,, no more lies…

We need to join the chorus of voices calling for our troops to come home.

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JOBS BEING CUT EVERY DAY

Every time I open my newspaper or listen to the news I again shocked to learn that even more jobs are being lost… these jobs will not be replaced and those unemployed will not find it easy to survive… it is a difficult time for everyone.

There is a down ward cycle of poverty, complicated by health and cost of living issues. We must push our elected officials to take actions to extend unemployment benefits and provide more health services.

There are no easy answers and there is no leadership in the White House.

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IRAN … IRAN

While the President and his right wing friend’s call for bombing Iran while their business friends continued selling products to Iran. During the Bush administration the exports to Iran have expanded ten fold.. Now that’s the way to pressure a government.. Pass UN resolutions but continue to sell them our products.

The biggest export was cigarettes and then other items such as bras and bull semen. We should have exported a few of our right wing radio talk show hosts. I would love to see a list of the companies making a profit off of sales to Iran…

I am going to export Jalapeno. Pinto Bean and Cilantro seeds to any country that wants them so that there will be some of the ingredients that will be need for my burritos. I want to have my diet available world wide.

My best

leno

DEAR SISTERS AND BROTHERS…

Today I want to recognize the artists in our community. I love the painters, poets, writers, dancers, singers… I love to watch others create and inspire us to dream… we need to support our artists and show our appreciation for their art and their presentations…

Each city should have a celebration of the arts with good local people gathering to share with us all their precious gifts…it might just be a gathering of good folks and doing what they do best…SHARING…

 

coming soon ..A leno reception in Portland and Seattle

a.      Portland July 18^th 6-8 pm

b.      Seattle July 20^th 5-7 pm

The details will be coming in the next mailing…

At these events come and share your dreams and work with others.

 

 

NOW FOR MY VIEW OF THE NEWS

a.      4^th of July 6, 2008

b.      Watermelon man

c.       DNA and Texas

d.      Olympic dreamer

DID YOU HAVE A HAPPY FOURTH OF July 5, 2008

It was difficult to find something to be happy about given the following

1. gas prices
2. the stupid wars and all those killed and injured on all sides
3. food prices
4. mortgage foreclosures
5. unemployment
6. sub prime auto loans
7. predatory lending
8. Guantanamo
9. the patriot act
10. spying on our phone calls
11. and you can add your items to this list

After all these depressing topics… I did find something to be happy about. And that is there are so many good activists are out there working to change our world. I was also happy for all those who love and support me… I celebrate all those who struggle around the world not matter what the political stripe of their government…

An interesting item for me that this 4^TH of July was that it was brought to us by COMMUNIST CHINA and slave labor. It’s ironic that these patriotic folks across our USA were setting off Fire Crackers made in China which still is a Communist Country. I emphasis this because of all the madness of the right wing talk hosts and politicians that make a big issue of the lapel flag pin..And then turn around and celebrate INDEPENDENCE DAY with Chinese Communist Fireworks.

And if some one wanted to do something to affect all of the USA ..You just need to put something in the fireworks and you would reach our entire country… worst is that most of these brilliant and colorful and very loud items are made by the hands of people who are paid almost nothing and do not have the freedom or liberty that the fireworks honor… I bet you that these fire workers imported to our county  are not inspected and just come in and sold to us the unsuspecting public.

Another thing… I was in Nicaragua during a war and others who have lived in war zones or fought in them will find the sounds of the fireworks frightening given that those sounds are the sounds of war and in a war people die and are damaged.

I welcome the Chinese of Mexican fire crackers as long as the workers are paid well and treated humanely. Other wise we might want to find some other way to recognize out 4^th of July.

 

Watermelon Rinds

            Just might change some peoples lives

There is a story in the news this past week that Watermelon just might give men the same results as Viagra. It is said that the Rind of these melons could have a positive affect on a person… Well I can tell you that many a watermelon has been sold since this news hit the streets.. Also I found out that you can purchase pickled watermelon rinds.. Or you can just put it in a juicer put some sweeteners and drink to you’re your hearts content. I don’t think this works on women … but who knows..

I was at a birthday lunch with some Nicaraguans and some of the women suggested their husbands go buy a bunch of melons..This was good for a wonderful laugh and long smiles.

I will be waiting for the results of YOUR field studies before investing heavily in Watermelon stocks. But just to be safe I will plant a couple of watermelon seeds in the ground and wait … with much expectation.

Texas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison

By JEFF CARLTON, Associated Press Writer

A Texas man who spent more than 15 years in prison after being wrongly
convicted of kidnapping and robbery raised both arms skyward and
collapsed in his mother’s embrace Thursday after being told he was a
free man.

Patrick Waller’s sobs were the only sound at a crowded hearing attended
by four other inmates also exonerated by DNA testing.

“It’s all right, honey,” Patricia Cunningham told her son. “It’s over.
You’re out of here. You’re going home.”

Waller had been behind bars since 1992 for aggravated robbery and
aggravated kidnapping stemming from the abduction of a Dallas couple.
He was proved innocent by DNA testing late last year.

“I feel vindicated,” said Waller, 38. “I feel thankful. Most of all, I
feel blessed.”

His release had been all but certain since last week, when the Dallas
County prosecutor’s office announced that DNA evidence had cleared
Waller and matched the profile of another man.

That suspect identified his accomplice, and both men subsequently
confessed in front of a grand jury, prosecutors said. Neither man is in
prison, although one is on parole, and they won’t face criminal charges
because the statute of limitations has expired.

Waller is the 19th man in Dallas County since 2001 shown by DNA
evidence to be innocent of the crime for which he was convicted. That’s
more than any county in the nation, according to The Innocence Project
in New York, a legal center specializing in wrongful-conviction cases.

Four former inmates who collectively served nearly 100 years in prison
before being exonerated lined the back wall of the crowded courtroom.
The men freed by DNA testing in Dallas County have made a habit of
showing up in court for exoneration hearings, and on Thursday they
presented Waller with a prepaid cell phone as a gift.

Their exoneration stories helped Waller during his incarceration.

“All these guys I just met, I have all their clippings,” Waller said.
“It always gave me hope that one day it would be my turn.”

Waller said he plans to ask the other exonorees about the challenges of
rejoining society. He is also about 20 credit hours short of a degree.

John Stickels, an Innocence Project of Texas board member and a
professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, said he wants to
help Waller enroll at the suburban Dallas school.

Waller’s ordeal began in 1992 when two men kidnapped a couple and stole
several hundred dollars. The men also sexually assaulted the woman
after tying up the man, District Attorney Mike Ware said.

Another couple who drove up to the scene were also held at gunpoint. A
security guard arrived and scared off the men, who fled in separate
cars.

Three of the four people abducted picked Waller in a photo lineup. The
fourth later picked him out of a live lineup, Ware said.

Waller maintained his innocence and presented an alibi at trial but was
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. He also pleaded guilty to
two charges of aggravated kidnapping, fearing more life sentences if he
were convicted, said his lawyer, Gary Udashen.

In 2001, Waller requested post-conviction DNA testing under a new state
law. The DA’s office, then under different leadership, opposed the
request, and it was denied by a judge. A second attempt in 2005 was
also unsuccessful.

Bill Hill, who was the district attorney when Waller requested his DNA
tests, did not return a message from The Associated Press.

Waller’s 2007 request, which came after Craig Watkins had taken office
as the new district attorney, was granted. Watkins has started a
program in which law students, supervised by the Innocence Project of
Texas, review old cases in which inmates have requested DNA testing.

In Waller’s case, DNA testing was paid for by the Innocence Project of
Texas.

LATE TRAINING FOR THE OLYMPICS

            It’s never too late

I have been doing a bit more exercise in hopes of making the Beijing Olympics….I believe that they should have some events that have some pre qualifiers.. First how about age, weight, level of coordination, muscle mass and perhaps some other qualifiers… Why not give some of us average or below average athletes a chance to compete.  I think that I could be a TIN MEDAL of  PLASTIC MEDAL award winner for my weight and age for some swimming or chili eating events.

While I wait for the Olympic Committee to call I will watch the trials and root for the athletes and their families… and hope that some good third world countries to surprise us at the Olympics…

 A TIME TO SMILE AND PERHAPS TO LAUGH

I marvel at what a good smile and in particular a good laugh can do for us. Some times I have to laugh at myself and some of the silly things that happen. For example… the other evening I went to talk to an adult group of Catholics about non-violence.. I gave what I thought was an interesting and some what challenging talk about my own life.. I was surprised to see that I had their full attention during my talk … I got a warm applause at the end and way too many smiles.. As I walked out of the school room and into the wind and rain I felt a cool breeze chilling my lower extremities… WELL … I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT MY ZIPPER WAS NOT CLOSED…

First I got a deep brown color rushing up my neck and flushed in the face.. I zipped up my pants and laughed …and my laughter was carried away with the wind and rain..I am sure that many in the group had a good laugh at my expense… and that is okay….

When I do public talks these days I try to get in some humorous ideas …and don’t depend on my zipper getting the laughs… we are often too serious and we need to laugh so that we can take a deep breath and go on with our lives… so tell a joke, a funny story or just tickle someone close to you …

SMILING AND LAUGHING IN MIAMI

Leno

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