Comments on: Obama music video: “Yes We Can” http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/05/obama-music-video-%e2%80%9cyes-we-can%e2%80%9d/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/05/obama-music-video-%e2%80%9cyes-we-can%e2%80%9d/#comment-15997 Erich Vieth Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:05:09 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2137#comment-15997 Maybe O'Bama is consciously opening his arms to the many Spanish speaking Americans who have been harshly rejected by the GOP. For instance, see this Feb 7, 2008 article from Rolling Stone <blockquote>[W]ith the nation bogged down in a disastrous war, oil prices at $100 a barrel, climate change cooking the planet and the economy veering into recession — the geniuses vying to lead the Republican Party have decided what's really wrong with America: Mexicans.</blockquote> For the full article, <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/18072935/blame_pedro" target="_blank">go here. </a> Maybe O’Bama is consciously opening his arms to the many Spanish speaking Americans who have been harshly rejected by the GOP. For instance, see this Feb 7, 2008 article from Rolling Stone

[W]ith the nation bogged down in a disastrous war, oil prices at $100 a barrel, climate change cooking the planet and the economy veering into recession — the geniuses vying to lead the Republican Party have decided what’s really wrong with America: Mexicans.

For the full article, go here.

]]> By: Vicki Baker http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/02/05/obama-music-video-%e2%80%9cyes-we-can%e2%80%9d/#comment-15995 Vicki Baker Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:25:37 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2137#comment-15995 Of course, what Latinos and others familiar with "la causa" hear is the United Farmworkers' slogan "Sí, se puede!" This is bound to be seen as a threat to those who aren't comfortable with the idea of poor manual laborers having rights or political power: http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160010 Of course, what Latinos and others familiar with “la causa” hear is the United Farmworkers’ slogan “Sí, se puede!”

This is bound to be seen as a threat to those who aren’t comfortable with the idea of poor manual laborers having rights or political power:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160010

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