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A.J. Clemente, Anchor Fired for Cursing on Live TV, Deserves a Second Chance
If you have been online this week, you must have heard about the story of A.J. Clemente, who was fired by a local North Dakota NBC affiliate for uttering a curse word on live TV. It was a mistake, and it was clear from the video that Clemente wasn’t purposely trying to curse on television. […]
The Biggest #NoMames So Far from the Boston Media: The Herald’s Welfare Story About Alleged Bomber
The Boston Herald is Boston’s second newspaper, and for those who live in the city, it is seen as just a tabloid with car ads that rarely covers actual news with a journalistic eye, choosing instead for the sensational. Such is the case of a story the Herald published today by Chris Cassidy. The title? […]
VIDEO: DREAMer Gaby Pacheco’s Powerful Testimony at Senate Immigration Hearing
Next time you need to show who a DREAMer is, just play these clips of Gaby Pacheco. This is the person the nativists want deported? You’re kidding, right?
VIDEO: Senator Dick Durbin Confronts Kris Kobach and Straight Up Pummels Him
Talk about a verbal dressing down. Watch as Illinois senator Dick Durbin (D), a member of the Gang of Eight, takes down Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach yesterday in Washington. It wasn’t even close. The video starts with Durbin praising the DREAMers, and ends with Kobach stunned. Down goes Frazier! (That one is for […]
VIDEO: Senator Jeff Sessions Says There is No ‘Scriptural Basis’ for Immigration Reform
Yesterday’s immigration reform hearings in Washington had several interesting moments. Perhaps one of the most bizarre involved Alabama senator Jeff Sessions (R) and his use of the Bible to prove that immigration reform was never supported in the Scriptures. Sessions’ Bible study moment was in response to the testimony of David Fleming, a senior pastor […]
Yes, Senator Rubio, When It Comes to Immigration, You’re Just Another Brown Face to the Nativists
And so it begins. We got this one from Univison News’ Jordan Fabian. Apparently those on the nativist side no longer love Florida senator Marco Rubio. As Fabian writes: There’s evidence that the efforts by Rubio and others have paid off. But there are still vocal elements of the conservative base that remain pitted against the […]
Leahy: Boston Bombings Being Used to Try and Derail Immigration Reform
This just in from Washington and today’s Senate Judicial Committee hearing on immigration. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy (D), the committee’s chairman, shared his comments about the recent Boston Marathon bombings and how they were being used by immigration reform opponents for political gain. This is what CNN’s blog reported: “Last week, opponents of comprehensive immigration […]
Will Archbishop Romero Soon Become a Saint? Pope Francis “Unblocks” Romero’s Beatification
Today the National Catholic Reporter published a story saying that “a Vatican official responsible for the sainthood cause of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador announced Sunday that the cause has been ‘unblocked’ by Pope Francis,” which suggests “that beatification of the assassinated prelate could come swiftly.” According to the article, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia said in a […]
Words Matter: The Boston Globe Continues to Connect “Immigrant” to “Terrorist”
Much has been written about the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, and The Boston Globe has been providing some of the best coverage around, give the outlet’s locale. However, the newspaper continues to generalize and make the story one of an “immigrant” who did something evil. And we wonder why. As the second paragraph in today’s […]
#NoMames: BBC Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson Now Insults Puerto Rico
Hey, it must be that time of year when BBC Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has to offend someone, and today Clarkson’s target is Puerto Rico. According to the Daily Star, Clarkson decided to offend boricuas by basically calling the island “a crime-ridden hellhole.” Clarkson decided to crap on Puerto Rico, in response to a […]
All of the Theories Surrounding Boston Bombing, This Is the One Theory that Sticks… So Far
Forget Alex Jones on this one. None of his conspiracy theories surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing case offer anything tangible, except for illogical doubts, innuendos and disconnections that cater to the mind that the U.S. government is messing with all of us. We do know that the U.S. government is indeed messing with us, yet […]
The Bilingual TIDE Ad That Is Pissing Off the Nativists
You have got to be kidding us. The following bilingual ad by TIDE, which launched last fall and which recently aired CNN, has now become a online nativist symbol of all that is “wrong” about the United States. Yes, a bilingual ad about laundry detergent. This is sad, people. Here is the commercial. Run away, […]
Hacked Tweets Continue to Show Up on “60 Minutes” Twitter Profile
UPDATE: By April 20, 2013, 10:58 pm EST, Twitter had suspended the account. Earlier today the official Twitter profile of “60 Minutes” was hacked. Soon after, the “60 Minutes” profile tweeted the following: PLEASE NOTE:Our Twitter account was compromised earlier today. We are working with Twitter to resolve. — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) April 20, 2013 […]
Genocide Trial, Day 21: Trial Will Continue While Proceedings Await Decision from Constitutional Court
NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 21 report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in Guatemala of Efraín Rios […]
In Heat of Boston Marathon Suspects Story, Boston Globe Fails with “Normal Immigrants” Headline
One of the most unfortunate headlines from today’s chaotic news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects comes from the Boston Globe. Overall the Globe’s local news coverage has been very solid, and it is perhaps one of the reasons why its Twitter profile has more than doubled since the explosions occurred during the Boston […]
#NoMames: The Onion’s Boston Marathon “Joke” Lists “Three Obese Mexican Women” as Suspects
The Onion just needs to stop sometimes. Hiding behing “smart humor.” They failed again. This is satire? Seriously? Really? Here is the “joke:” BOSTON—In the midst of a widespread manhunt that has put the city of Boston on lockdown, CNN released a series of photographs today depicting the three obese Mexican women it claims are […]
At Public Hearing, Sen. Grassley Blames Immigration System for Boston Bombing Case
You know it would happen, but we really didn’t think it would be so quick, especially since the drama in the Boston area is still ongoing and chaotic. But as reported by the HuffPost’s Elise Foley, “Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), speaking at the first Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform Friday, tied the issue to […]
VIDEO: Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President
Today Democracy Now! covered the surprising news that the ongoing genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt has been suspended. Here is the video of the segment Democracy Now! also provided the following background: A historic trial against former U.S.-backed Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity […]
Genocide on Trial, Day 20: AJR Survivors Respond to Dramatic Events
NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 20 (part 2) report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in Guatemala of […]
Genocide on Trial, Day 20: Defense Grandstands and Trial Proceedings at Risk
NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 20 report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in Guatemala of Efraín Rios […]
Genocide on Trial, Day 19: Defense Delays Resting Case & Statements Outside Courtroom Multiply
NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 19 report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in Guatemala of Efraín Rios […]