Monthly Archives: March 2009

Ken Burns Tries Inclusion This Time

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan came to San Antonio to promote their new documentary.  I have to admit that I still bear a lot of resentment against Mr. Burns.  For those who don’t remember or just didn’t know Mr. Burns is the producer of “The War” which was a 14 1/2 hour long documentary about [...]

National Geographic Channel rated

On March 12, 2009, Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer, was sworn in as a U.S. citizen.  Congratulations Cesar!  I was shocked to learn that Cesar Millan was not a citizen of the United States.  The part I found shocking was that in this current climate of hate against Hispanics, particularly Mexicans, a company was willing [...]

Eric Holder: Does He Have Perception or Tunnel Vision?

Needless to say a lot of people were offended with Eric Holder’s comment that we are “a nation of cowards”.  He followed this up by saying that we continue to segregate ourselves in our private lives and that we need to discuss issues to be able to get past them.  There was more but the [...]

Our Bad Health Care Choices

According to an article on MSNBC.com the Archives of Internal Medicine published a study regarding the higher medical costs for a dying black or Hispanic in comparison to a dying Anglo.  This cost does not have anything to do with discrimination but rather a difference in the way that minorities regard health care versus the [...]

Time Warner Cable rated

I’d like to give Time Warner Cable two thumbs up for their Don Juan commercial.  For those who haven’t seen it a young, handsome Don Juan keeps showing up trying to impress an older Anglo woman.  All the while romantic Mexican music is playing in the background.  This young Don Juan eventually wins the ladie’s [...]

Paul Blart Mall Cop

You may wonder why I would have an article about this movie on this site.  Paul Blart Mall Cop is a funny, light-hearted movie that has nothing to do with discrimination or bigotry, right?  I was very impressed when I saw that Paul Blart’s daughter was a Hispanic female.  Not the most attractive child and [...]

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