Magdaleno

THE WHO DAT NATION IS STILL CELEBRATING

It was uplifting for New Orleans and for many of us. Since Katrina the city has embraced the team and they their city. So for many it was more than a football game… in the past months Drew Brees Saints Quarter back for the Saints and other Saints players have given personal tours to visitors of both the devastated areas and areas where life is coming back.

At the end of the first quarter many saints fans were wringing their hands but suddenly in the second quarter the Saints went to ball control…REMEMBER THAT OBAMA HAS JUST FINISHED HIS FIRST QUARTER … THREE MORE TO GO….

Taking calculated risks like going for a touch down on the goal line and failing, then going for two point conversion and then producing the on-side kick at the start of the second half.. and then that most amazing interception and defensive stand all seemed to part of an aggressive strategy to do all that it takes to win.

I gots to tell you …this was a most enjoyable game.. .

Two good teams playing their hearts out.

My older sister Tencha called the morning of the Super Bowl to tell me that she was not watching the game due to reports of head injuries to players.. I laughed.. told her not to worry that I was no longer playing…LOL.. head and other injuries are serious issues and Over  the years the players union and others have pushed to protect players.Sometimes it is not fast enough and the Owners are the last to come on board.

There was a player on each team that was of Haitian heritage and now the money derived from the sale of the Champions T-Shirts will go to Haiti.

NOW FOR MY VIEW OF THE NEWS

a.    White face with a Japanese name
b.    Tea baggers convention
c.    Who taught Steve Earle to play guitar
d.    Illuminated ball
e.    Salute a film of the fists of the 68 olympics
f.    Cartel boss tried in Denver
g.    Alex Sanchez calls.

Japanese Names, White Faces

February 9th, 2010 by Curzon

Marmot has a post titled “Funny, You Don’t Look Like a Mr. Fujita…” that looks at the case of Scott Fujita, a 6′5″ 250 pound white football player with a Japanese name who plays for the New Orleans Saints. He’s not ethnically Japanese, or even Asian, but was adopted by a family with a Japanese-American father born in the World War II detainment camps. He reportedly feels Japanese in his heart and is a fan of mochi ice cream and Pocky. He also stood up against Guantanamo and the war given what had happened to his family and he also supported a national LGBTQ march.

THE TEA BAG CONVENTION..Nashville.

The Tea baggers rolled out Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo and former short term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. It seems their crowd was lively and most supportive of their ranting and raving.

There were many racists moments from Tancreado as he blamed again immigrants for everything but Sarah Palin took the cake..
Wow.. and then there was Sarah’s speech … not an ounce of progress…

Many a sixth grader in this country can handle the facts and issues better than this woman who is so far out of her element that she may need a good GPS to get her feet back in reality.

And then she is busted on Fox News with her notes written on her hand when the day before she had bad mouthed President Obama for using a teleprompter. Watching her on Fox News looking down at her left hand where she had written her notes is so sad… Children do that in grade school to cheat on an exam…but there she was the princess of hate looking at her hand.
While we can laugh at the dumbing down of politics, I must warn you these kind of individuals are most dangerous.. and can incite others to do strange things. If you can stomach 4th grade English and bad jokes then you must go on the web and listen to this woman’s speech.

At this event they had around 600 tea baggers there as opposed to what some originally expected as thousands that they had bragged about earlier.…

Tea Baggers are giving Tea a bad name. And by the way the so called original citizens who dumped the tea in the Boston Harbor dressed as Mohawk Indians and demanded a stop to TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.. and these folks today are disguised as regular citizens (while controlled by major utra rich corporations) and are demanding REPRESENTATION WITHOUT TAXATION.

WHO TAUGHT STEVE EARLE HOW TO PLAY GUITAR????

Years ago when introducing Steve to an Audience at an event in Huntsville Texas where death row is located, I told a large gathering in a hall that evening that I had taught Steve how to play guitar.  While this is not true many in the audience that night were convinced.

And today thanks to Beth Ansheles and Mike and Lisa Radelet I received a photo which had me, Sister Helen and Steve .. and Steve signed the photo TO MAGDALENO WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY GUITAR..LOL AND LMAO..

So there you have it folks.. proof that taught Steve Earle how to play guitar.

THE 2010 ILLUMINATED BALL IN OLYMPIA.

I went to the most incredible show in Olympia this past Saturday with Lisa Seifert, and Jennifer Brooks to see another friend Karen Crown who sang and danced . This is a wonderful event with dancing, singing, and wonderful plant puppets was enhanced  with lights. The audience was dressed on wonderful clothing and most were decorated with lights. I was able to leave my problems of the moment and go into a fantasy land of my own.

There was a wonderful musical group that helped to create the wonderful mood. Later in the night there was a great blues band that made you want to dance and smile.

This event was a fund raiser for activities to take place on Earth day when there will be another wonderful event called the parade of the species. I look forward to this parade on March 24th.

Salute a film about the politics of change at the 1968 Olympics

The Social Justice Fund along with The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations brings you the award winning documentary SALUTE in celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and Black History Month.

1968 was one of the most difficult years for those who worked in behalf of social justice in America. This was the year when the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.  And Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated. It was a time of turmoil in our land which gave birth to many new activists and movements.

Today as we seek to Deliver on Change and stand up for the rights and dreams of common people, it is documentaries such as SALUTE that directly speak to the racism that exists and the building of coalitions and community that today is most needed.

SALUTE is about the iconic moment of political solidarity displayed by three Olympic athletes in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. The film explores the events surrounding these historic Olympic Games and describes how Australian sprinter Peter Norman and his fellow medal-winners, John Carlos and Tommie Smith, took a daring stand against oppression. All will remember Smith and Carlos raising their fists with black gloves when receiving their medals…

We hope you will join us to learn the story behind one of the most significant and touching images of the 20th century. Former SJF Board Member and Human Rights Activist Sharon Gary Smith (sister in law to Tommie Smith) will be speaking after the film

Please join us Thursday, February 18th at 6:00pm. This is a free community event! Donations will be accepted at the door and refreshments will be served.

Please join me on this special night.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Southside Commons

3518 S, Edmunds Street

Seattle, WA 98118

If you would like to preview this film for a showing in your community please contact leno.

Cartel Boss tried in Colorado

Miguel Angel Caro Quinteros, fromer Sonoran Cartel leader was recently tried and convicted in Denver. Okay now here is a man whose Cartel did more violence and organized close to our Southern Border and he was tried successfully,,not to worry folks .. major so called terrorist can be tried in the USA and all are safe.

ALEX SANCHEZ CALLS

Today I got a call from Alex Sanchez who was recently released from jail thanks to the help of many. He had tried to connect with me the night he got out but we never connected and he got busy with his family and his many supporters.

It was great hearing his voice and able to give him some love … and advice… his cell mate Wilmer is an immigrant who is fighting for his and others rights.. Alex has asked him to write me and we are now communicating and share our mutual hope for a better world.

Alex has suggested to him that he use his knowledge to teach while he is incarcerated. I will be putting up some of Wilmer’s thoughts on my AHORAS and I will soon see Alex when I am next in LA.

BE STRONG MY FRIENDS

Leno
Chicano Ambassador of the WHO DAT NATION