tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post3668157942743451605..comments2024-01-04T07:05:27.381-06:00Comments on Immigration Talk with a Mexican American: Breaking News: VP Cheney and Gonzo Indicted for Detention Center Abuse and Cover-UpDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-83882432307721589162008-11-24T14:27:00.000-06:002008-11-24T14:27:00.000-06:00Liquidmicro said... Analisa, You have great ...Liquidmicro said...<BR/><BR/> Analisa,<BR/> You have great creative writing skill, very impressed with it.<BR/><BR/> To Catch a Muse<BR/><BR/> Deaf Orchestra<BR/><BR/> Woundings<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/> very impressive, I must say.<BR/><BR/> November 21, 2008 11:30 PM<BR/><BR/><BR/>After thinking, and lots of remembering, 'Deaf Orchestra' I have read before. Now you wouldn't have borrowed from this story written by Isaac Millman would you have?? You know the story..... Moses, Goes to a Concert; written in 2002.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-86506246696556405122008-11-22T21:52:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:52:00.000-06:00My favorite for both of you was your Easter Pix.My...My favorite for both of you was your Easter Pix.<BR/><BR/>My 2nd favorite was with the girls. <BR/><BR/>She is very beautiful!! You lucky dog! No wonder people are jealous of her.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-22774331560628104712008-11-22T21:32:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:32:00.000-06:00I'm sending you some pics of her, check your email...I'm sending you some pics of her, check your email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-64017001746851556332008-11-22T21:31:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:31:00.000-06:00But getting back to topic. My guess is Cheney and ...But getting back to topic. My guess is Cheney and Gonzo are weazeling their way out of this!<BR/><BR/>Indictment Hearings<BR/>Saturday , November 22, 2008 Posted: 04:25 PM <BR/>juanguerrahearing_friday12pm.flv<BR/><BR/>DA Guerra fights to stay on<BR/><BR/>WILLACY COUNTY- A hearing is underway into the indictments against Vice President Cheney, former attorney general, Alberto Gonzalez and State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. <BR/><BR/>http://www.newschannel5.tv/2008/11/22/1001591/Indictment-HearingsDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-44661239566967595842008-11-22T21:28:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:28:00.000-06:00Sorry to hear your wife is gone especially for Tha...Sorry to hear your wife is gone especially for Thanksgiving.<BR/>That is my family´s FAVORITE Holiday! They love my turkey and dressing.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-87314757405264520222008-11-22T21:26:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:26:00.000-06:00In junior high, I was very shy. Sometimes some of ...In junior high, I was very shy. Sometimes some of the kids teased me because of my shyness. I knew it wasnt racism. It was because I was shy and some were bullies.<BR/><BR/>I also have experienced racism. I have shared my skating experience in 1st grade or another time when someone took me to the bathroom to wash off my skin coloreDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-46458719647436570942008-11-22T21:24:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:24:00.000-06:00I'm getting over a cold, wife has been gone for th...I'm getting over a cold, wife has been gone for the week, won't be back until next weekend, plus doing daddy daycare for a 5 year old and a 2 year old, tired doesn't cover it.<BR/><BR/>Spellchecker changed the word on me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-78582043551838666592008-11-22T21:22:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:22:00.000-06:00Probably more like bullying because she is so cute...Probably more like bullying because she is so cute.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-9279642690675780502008-11-22T21:21:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:21:00.000-06:00You must be tired Liquid.What the heck are elastic...You must be tired Liquid.<BR/>What the heck are elasticities??<BR/><BR/>Liquid said..<BR/>Again, Dee, read what I said:<BR/><BR/>"And yes she gets it from other elasticities, and ignorant women."Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-3983416046045783432008-11-22T21:17:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:17:00.000-06:00"Dee said... So you are saying that once a mont..."Dee said...<BR/><BR/> So you are saying that once a month someone who is Latino catcalls your wife and calls her a Barbie. It doesnt sound like racism. It sounds like sexist catcalls."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Again, Dee, read what I said:<BR/><BR/>"And yes she gets it from other elasticities, and ignorant women."<BR/><BR/>She gets it at least once a month when she goes shopping, I haven't been to the mall in over 2 years, Victorias Secret is really bad with all the women in there, same with the clothing section in Nordstroms.<BR/><BR/>(elasticities should have been ethnicities - damned spell checker.)<BR/><BR/>I hear about it enough to know racism and bullying are 2 different things, and she stands up to who ever, she makes them back down. Short with a mean streak in her, I call her feisty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-57570577725125772072008-11-22T21:16:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:16:00.000-06:00Touchy Touchy!My how defensive you get!Touchy Touchy!<BR/>My how defensive you get!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-75297202120896214332008-11-22T21:12:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:12:00.000-06:00"Dee said... No sweeping Liquid. It just sou..."Dee said...<BR/><BR/> No sweeping Liquid.<BR/> It just sounds made up or maybe she didnt translate it correctly to you."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Coming from a person who isn't fluent in Spanish, yea right, give it up Dee, she understood exactly what they said, just like they understood exactly what she said to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-90396756362023082772008-11-22T21:10:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:10:00.000-06:00Liquid,I referenced New Bedford and the Portugese ...Liquid,<BR/>I referenced New Bedford and the Portugese immigrants I knew there.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-14697791903287272292008-11-22T21:09:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:09:00.000-06:00So you are saying that once a month someone who is...So you are saying that once a month someone who is Latino catcalls your wife and calls her a Barbie. It doesnt sound like racism. It sounds like sexist catcalls.<BR/><BR/>Racism would be something like: You big white dumb idiot. You never listen because all whites never listen. <BR/>This is an example of racism. I would call it this if that is what they said to you.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-30523359847676052112008-11-22T21:07:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:07:00.000-06:00If you knew anything about most Portuguese immigra...If you knew anything about most Portuguese immigrants to the USA, most are from the Islands, the Azores, where they are 'brown' with dark hair and eyes. Most on the mainland are light to white, unless you go to the very south of Portugal. To the north, they are white with blond hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-10148064293388270362008-11-22T21:03:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:03:00.000-06:00That picture is 4 years old, she had dark hair for...That picture is 4 years old, she had dark hair for about 6 weeks, prior to that is was white hair, after that it was red/brown and curly for about 8 weeks, then back to white hair. Now it has white/gold highlights. The incident I spoke of was about 5 years ago when she had shoulder length white hair and just had our first child. Right now she is in Lisbon until next Saturday, when she will probably come home with a different hair color and style altogether again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-19141420760261454232008-11-22T20:58:00.001-06:002008-11-22T20:58:00.001-06:00"Why did you say "much.""At least once a month, wh..."Why did you say "much.""<BR/><BR/>At least once a month, while shopping in the mall, she comes across this type of 'harassment'.<BR/><BR/>Why do you try to make it sound as if Hispanics can not show any form of Racism towards others, why so much denial about it??<BR/><BR/>And yes she gets it from other elasticities, and ignorant women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-47263473315305111572008-11-22T20:58:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:58:00.000-06:00No sweeping Liquid.It just sounds made up or maybe...No sweeping Liquid.<BR/>It just sounds made up or maybe she didnt translate it correctly to you.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-34914218271112570092008-11-22T20:57:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:57:00.000-06:00They didnt say bitch. You said they were speaking ...They didnt say bitch. You said they were speaking spanish. What word did they use.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-24418837362542404252008-11-22T20:56:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:56:00.000-06:00I used to work in New Bedford area. They had many,...I used to work in New Bedford area. They had many, many Portugese immigrants there. Most look Latino, only shorter than most Mexican Americans.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-77151852600638186822008-11-22T20:55:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:55:00.000-06:00I can maybe understand something like "te crees mu...I can maybe understand something like "te crees mucho." <BR/>They would not say blanca. Especially since your wife has dark hair and looks Portugese.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-28255784979759794082008-11-22T20:54:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:54:00.000-06:00So BITCH is a sort of off hand compliment. They ob...So BITCH is a sort of off hand compliment. They obviously thought she was pretty???<BR/><BR/>Must be there peasant class talking then, right?? Any excuse to sweep it under the rug, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-49550144888344836862008-11-22T20:53:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:53:00.000-06:00I dont get why saying she looks like a barbie had ...I dont get why saying she looks like a barbie had anything to do with racial prejudice. Why? Because they said it in spanish? And Latinos dont use the word "whites". They use other references. And they probably didnt use the word "bitch". It is surprising they said "Barbie". <BR/><BR/>Was it just once? Why did you say "much."<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm.. very odd.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Liquid said...<BR/>My wife has experienced much racial prejudiceDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-9115215830307047432008-11-22T20:46:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:46:00.000-06:00It is still odd you referenced skin color. "by tho...It is still odd you referenced skin color.<BR/> "by those who are 'browner' than she is."<BR/><BR/>Very odd!!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-62080435691988570182008-11-22T20:45:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:45:00.000-06:00It was a sort of off hand compliment. They obvious...It was a sort of off hand compliment. They obviously thought she was pretty.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.com