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Alonso About Minuteman Tim Donnelly: I Should Have Googled Him in Spanish, Too
Another day, another explanation from singer/actress María Conchita Alonso, who really needs to step away from the interviews and the attention. Yesterday CNN reported that Alonso thought the immigration positions of former Minuteman and current California GOP candidate Tim Donnelly had more to do with stopping “Arabs” at the border and than stopping “Mexicans.” Latino […]
SF Theater Drops María Conchita Alonso for Support of Former Minuteman Running for CA Gov
What did actress/singer María Conchita Alonso think was going to happen after getting slammed for a YouTube video she did with Tim Donnelly, a former Minuteman who is running for governor of California? She really thought that should would not face backlash, especially since Donnelly is considered to be one of the most despised California […]
#NoMames Video: María Conchita Alonso Supports Anti-Immigration Candidate Tim Donnelly
Talk about bizarre Latino outreach. As La Opinión reports, singer/actress María Conchita Alonso, appeared in a YouTube expressing her support for Tim Donnelly, a controversial Tea Party state assemblyman running for governor of California. Watch the video. It is trying to be funny. The response to the video has caused some online Latinos to do […]
Baltimore City Democrat: “Mexicans” Comments a “Poor Choice of Words”
Today Maryland state delegate Curt Anderson of Baltimore City (D) finally addressed comments he made this weekend about his being “amazed at how many Mexicans” were working on a city school. Here is what Bryan P. Sears of The Daily Record reported today when Anderson was asked about the comments: “It was a poor choice […]
Forbes’ Puerto Rico Post That Pissed Off Island’s Senate President
Now everyone in media knows that the Forbes.com editorial model is not truly transparent journalism, but that isn’t stopping the incredibly raw reaction to a viral January 3 opinion piece by contributor Larry McDonald about Puerto Rico’s incredibly messed up economic crisis. You can read McDonald’s entire 6-page column here, but if you don’t want […]
Baltimore City Democrat “Amazed at How Many Mexicans” Working on School Construction Project
We got this story tip from our friends at @latinoticias: Anderson ‘amazed at how many Mexicans’ working on city school | Eye on Annapolis http://t.co/YDNdU8zjPn cc @latinorebels — Latino News (@latinoticias) January 6, 2014 So we checked it out. Here’s the scoop coming from Maryland: Del. Curt Anderson is coming under fire by a conservative […]
CIS’ Dr. Stephen Steinlight Starts 2014 By Remaining an Anti-Mexican Racist Tool
Everyone knows that Dr. Stephen Steinlight of the Center for Immigration Studies has already earned #NoMames Emeritus status, and Steinlight shows no signs of losing such an honor. We found the following comments via RightWingWatch, which referred to a January 1 interview with Steinlight in a Washington Times community interview with Joseph Cotto. Here is […]
Mark-Viverito Political Opponent: NYC Council Speaker Front-Runner Used Santería Curse on Me
Let’s start by saying: this is not a joke. As first reported by The New York Post. You just have to read it: A rival of Melissa Mark-Viverito filed a million-dollar lawsuit against the front-runner for City Council speaker — claiming she put a Caribbean hex on her while the two were running for the […]
Pew Study: Yay, Canada… Nay, Mexico
So earlier this week, the folks at Pew Research published findings of a fall study it ran about how Americans view other countries. The results, sadly, did not surprise us. According to the survey, Canada tops the list with an 81% favorability rating, followed closely by Great Britain (79%) and Japan (70%). In the bottom […]
Rep. Steve King’s 2014 Voter Survey: Another Pendejo Move By America’s #1 Pendejo
Pendejo Tour founder, Iowa Rep. Steve King, is looking to start his 2014 Pendejo Tour the same way he started in 2013—by being a major pendejo. We will explain: We got the following tweet tonight from a Twitter follower: Check this out! Look a 2. Got it in the mail #NoMames #immigrationreform @latinorebels pic.twitter.com/dEGViz75rO — […]
Daily Mail: Ted Cruz Has “Retained Counsel” to Renounce His Canadian Citizenship
You HAVE to love the gall of Senator Ted Cruz (aka Rafael Edward Cruz), Republican senator from Texas and Canadian citizen. This entire year Cruz has had to dodge his Canadian birth and his dad’s illegal entry into the United States from Cuba while at the same time being one of the country’s most harshest […]
Anaheim Blogger Slammed for “Satire” Post Mocking Tragedy of Slain Latino Youth
UPDATE: For Gustavo Arellano’s excellent local take on all this, go here. Here is another reason why everyone having a blog might not be a such a great idea. As reported yesterday by the Voice of OC (Orange County, CA), “a conservative blogger funded by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce posted a photo ridiculing the […]
Frack U. Mexico (VIDEO)
Yes, this is satire, a unique collaboration between Narco News and Alianza Mexicana contra el Fracking. But it hits too close to home. Frack U. Mexico. Dirigido por Greg “Gringoyo” Berger. Guión de Al Giordano. ¡Buenas noticias! México tiene la cuarta reserva más grande en el mundo de gas de lutitas (gas shale) y el […]
After Getting Slammed for Racist Xenophobic Video Game Image, Tea Party Group Removes It and Blames “Liberal Trolls”
Here is a lesson for all the tea party pages out there on Facebook. When expressing your political opinions on social media, you MIGHT want to refrain from posting these types of images: Yes, that is exactly what The National Liberty Foundation shared on its Facebook page over the weekend. Yes the very same West […]
Pro-Apartheid Texas GOP (and Latina) Leader Shares Bizarre Anti-Semitic and Islamaphobic Tweets, Too
Last week we wrote about story of Cuban American Sara Legvold, a executive committee member of the Texas GOP, who expressed her support for apartheid on a Facebook page for Latino conservatives. Legvold’s comments were brought to the attention of the Texas GOP, who issued a statement basically saying that even though they don’t agree […]
Florida Eye Doctor Offers Free Eye Exams… Only If You Are a U.S. Citizen, Though
You have got to be kidding us. As usual, we got this one from Twitter. Here is the tweet: @latinorebels #NoMames “@Gonzpalacio: @ginavergel7 Notice the fine print on the coupon What’s up with that? pic.twitter.com/1o17H7qEDf” — ginavergel (@ginavergel7) December 14, 2013 And this is the image from that tweet: So we cropped it and read […]
NPR Thinks La Virgen de Guadalupe Is Like Hello Kitty
Chalk this one up as a huh? Today via NPR (click on image for the actual audio segment or go here): We did think about this some more and felt that it missed the marked (and within 5 seconds, someone will tell us that we were “offended”). Here are our reasons: Could NPR’s editors taken a […]
Yes, Bloomingdale’s Is Selling a “Latina Dining Chair”
We really wish we were kidding here, but we are not. Bloomingdale’s has an actual “Latina Dining Chair” product. Here is the link. (Quick, click on it before they take it down.) Here is what the Bloomie’s is saying about this “Latina Dining Chair:” Contemporary style with traditional appeal–our Latina dining chair boasts an undeniably […]
Ponce Man Says His “Puerto Rico ID” Not Valid at Massachusetts Bowling Alley
A Facebook post by a Ponce, Puerto Rico resident visiting an AMF bowling alley in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is getting some attention after he claimed that the bowling alley refused his Puerto Rican ID because, according to him, Puerto Rico wasn’t “part of the continental U.S.” despite the fact that it did accept Hawaiian and Alaskan […]
Meet This Texas GOP Executive Committee Member (Latina, BTW): Apartheid Defender, Stormfront Poster and Immigrant Hater
Sara Legvold is an executive committee member of Texas’ Republican Party. Say hi to her: Legvold is of Cuban descent, a refugee from the current Cuban government. She is in her mid 50s and came to this country when she was a little girl. According to reports, Legvold is “originally from Cuba and now a […]
FOX’s Megyn Kelly Reports DC Whistleblower’s “Shocking” Revelation About Immigration DHS Hires
Yes, this was an actual exclusive report by FOX’s Megyn Kelly. To say it’s hilarious is an understatement. Looks like the Department of Homeland Security is hiring (gasp, dramatic music) immigration lawyers! From leftist immigrant rights groups! Latino radicals! The horror! Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Adams actually DID file a report about this […]