Posted in En español on Jul 1st, 2008 No Comments »
En una semana, dos importantes empresas anunciaron que ceban de Puerto Rico. Starbucks va a cerrar 12 tiendas y Captian Morgan se traslada a las Islas Vírgenes.
Esto es solo el principio. Las cosas van a empeorar.
¿Por qué?
En el caso de Starbucks, ellos nunca pudieron vener su café al puertorriqueño que ya esta a gusto al [...]
Posted in Fair Enough on Jun 9th, 2008 3 Comments »
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Puerto Rico’s Governor, Anibal Acevedo, is taking his sovereignty pleads to the United Nations.
Q: What will you ask the [UN] decolonization committee to do?
A: To request the General Assembly to revise again the case of Puerto Rico. [I'll ask] for the U.N. to foster a real self-determination process in [...]
Posted in En español, Fair Enough on May 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
Resident Commissioner Fortuño had a letter published in the NY Times regarding Puerto Rico’s relationship with the US.
Re “Puerto Rico’s Moment in the Sun,” by Michael Janeway (Op-Ed, May 22):
As the nation turns its eyes to Puerto Rico before the presidential primary, the island’s relationship with the United States must be viewed through a clear [...]
Posted in Shut the eff up on Mar 31st, 2008 1 Comment »
It turns out Carlos Romero Barcelo, ex-governor of Puerto Rico, who recently got punched in the face, tipped off the FBI regarding Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila’s illegal fundraising activities.
You would think that after you get caught for illegally fundraising money that you would stop. Nope, not Anibal.
The Associated Press now reports that Anibal’s political party [...]
Posted in Shut the eff up on Mar 27th, 2008 No Comments »
From CNN:
Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila and 12 associates face criminal charges related to the financing of three of Acevedo’s campaigns, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
Acevedo’s charges include one count of conspiracy to violate federal election laws, two counts of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission, 12 counts of wire [...]
Posted in Fair Enough on Mar 24th, 2008 1 Comment »
So, Democrat primaries in Puerto Rico have been move to the first of June instead of June 7th. Leaving Montana and South Dakota to be the last states to have primaries — June 3rd.
I suppose its a good move for Clinton, she gets to know prior to MT and SD how many delegates she has [...]
Posted in En español on Mar 24th, 2008 32 Comments »
Yo crea que el ex-gobernador Pedro Rosselló se iba ir tranquilito ha su casa en Virginia, después de su derrota a Fortuno.
Pero no, Rosselló ha calificado para las elecciones como el candidato ‘write-in’. También el movimiento que apoya Rosselló quiere empezar un partido nuevo, Partido Alternativa Real.
Les pregunto, que alternativas puede traer Rosselló?
La solución de [...]
Posted in Fair Enough, This is bullshit! on Mar 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Under law, union strike the teachers union did two weeks is illegal. So, the Governor stuck it to them and revoked their certification. Awesome!
However.
Tomorrow, the union goes to the appeals court to argue that their certification should be reinstated.
As much, as I despise unions, they are going to win this at some point because [...]
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