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McCain just running scared

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:59:53 GMT

?? Today?s musical dedication is to Republican presidential candidate and sometime senator John McCain: “Running Scared.” by Roy Orbison. *** ? ?? There?s little doubt that McCain either decided or took somebody?s bad advice that he might be able to score political points and at the same time avoid a face-off with the notoriously eloquent Barack Obama by [...]

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A Dog Named Chief Seeks Solace

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:45:58 GMT

People are suckers for dog stories. So the photo of a pup named Chief on the front page of The Brownsville Herald - and sitting in front of a fire truck no less - is irresitble on various levels. A dog that is beloved by local firefighters would seem to be a wholesome story. It?is,?but?the doggie [...]

"GUAJALOTE" GUAJARDO GOBBLES UP MILLIONS!!!

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:31:07 GMT

GOP Will Take Secessionism Over Spouse Cheating

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:02:50 GMT

Jeez, at least Rick Perry just wanted his state to secede from the union. When the Texas governor floated that suggestion during the recent tea party/anti-tax/Obama angst rallies, he was?roundly panned by non-Republican types. Upon further review, however, Perry’s supposed blunder looks rather lame compared to what other prominent Republican politicians have done to themselves lately. Just [...]

H1N1 Flu Will Be Back - Count On It

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:39:03 GMT

Being that we live in a 24-hour news cycle where people have short memories, here’s a quick question. Remember the H1N1 flu, the so-called swine flu? In May, the spread of this flu was all the rage. Many Rio Grande Valley school districts shut down classes for days, even weeks, in some cases justified with confirmed H1N1 [...]

Daily Chisme: Obama Discovers McAllen, Tx.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:08:57 GMT

If President Barack Obama didn’t know where McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley were before, he does now, thanks to a recent article in The New Yorker magazine. The article laid out in great detail how McAllen’s Medicare costs?come out to $15,000 per year per enrollee - almost double the national average.? And yet, The New [...]

Saying Last Names Wrong Is So American

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:34:33 GMT

When I think of a good, basic American last name, Krikorian comes to mind. I didn’t know how to pronounce Krikorian. My first stab at it went something like “Creek-or-e-an.” Man, was I off. It’s actually pronounced “kri-KOR-ee-uhn.” But don’t get any ideas that I have to pronounce it right. I don’t. This is America, so I [...]

Border Fence Marches Forward

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:08:46 GMT

The march to complete the final stages of the border fence got a boost from up high on Monday. The?U.S. Supreme Court?declined to hear a case that challenged the federal government’s authority to supersede state and local laws blocking the fence’s construction - what little of it remains to be built. The case, with its origins [...]

Sotomayor Making Her Way To History

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:37:18 GMT

Making her way down the hallways and corridors of power, Sonia Sotomayor is quite a sight, a very much Latina-looking woman walking her way toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor, a federal judge with 17 years of experience on the bench, is President Barack?s Obama?s first nominee to the Supreme Court. He will likely have more [...]

Inside the mind of a narcissist

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:11:13 GMT

I, Terrell Owens, dedicate this song to me: “The Real Me,” by The Who. I swear I can?t get a break. Everybody?s got their shorts in a bundle just because I didn?t show up for the voluntary conditioning sessions for my new team, the Buffalo Bills, this week. They were voluntary, weren?t they? Am I the [...]

Different looks shouldn?t mean different treatment

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:18:43 GMT

This song is dedicated to those who wonder if they have to treat officials any different if they?re minorities: “Tell Me What You See,” by The Beatles *** A man came into the newsroom recently, livid over a cartoon we published of President Barack Obama. The cartoon was not derogatory; it showed him dressed as a mountain [...]

Obama tames his demon

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:53:34 GMT

Today we dedicate a song to Barack Obama: “My Little Demon,” by Fleetwood Mac. *** Don?t mess with Barack Obama. In recent days has proven that he?s a shrewd man who knows how to maintain high percentages of success. We assume that he wanted Hillary Clinton in his administration more than she wanted a high-level post, and she [...]

The Land Of Hopes And Dreams - In English

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:36:16 GMT

America generally grew more prosperous and had one of its more robust economic swings from 1992-2007, and it was also an era, reports USA Today, when the nation became more bilingual. In the early 1990s, the newspaper reported recently, 13.8 percent of residents 5 and older spoke a foreign language in their U.S. homes. In 2007, [...]

Government bailout? Government created this problem in the first place

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:52:21 GMT

This dedication is for American financiers and the complicit lawmakers who got our economy into the current mess: “How can a poor man stand such times and live,” by Blind Alfred Reed ? OK, the financial markets got the $800 billion government bailout they wanted. Didn?t help, did it? Those same markets continue to gyrate wildly, up [...]

We can all be proud

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:18:53 GMT

We dedicate this song to all those who voted for change on Nov. 4: “Yes We Can Can” by the Pointer Sisters ? Michelle Obama has every reason to be proud. Our next first lady took plenty of heat in February when she addressed a campaign rally for her husband about him being the first person of color [...]

What was the issue again?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:02:01 GMT

Today?s dedication is for all those who spread or were taken in by all the outlandish allegations thrown out about all the candidates: “Give Me Some Truth,” by John Lennon. *** ? Yes, it?s true: Barack Obama?s middle name is the same as the first name of the Iraqi dictator we deposed in 2003. And, for that matter, [...]

Highest value placed on freedom

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:41:23 GMT

This dedication goes out to George W. Bush and the statists in his administration: “Got to Be Free,” by the Kinks. — For as long as I can remember, pundits have said that people vote their pocketbooks. That isn’t necessarily the case, as we saw in the 2008 elections. Some things are worth more than money. People place [...]

Cat control catastrophe

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:26:00 GMT

This honestly sincere dedication goes out to the Rancho Viejo cat eradication committee: “Bye Bye Birdie,” from the Broadway musical of the same name. *** Residents of the little golfing town north of Brownsville created a Cat Control Committee to address a perceived overabundance of the little monsters. It appears they intend to address their furry feline [...]