Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008
Posted by Matt Ortega · December 31, 2007 · Comments (0)
It is New Year’s Eve here in D.C. and while much of the globe has rung in 2008, we’re coming up on three hours away.
Sorry for the scant posting at the blog. Since taking the new job, there’s just very little time for writing blog posts. It is my hope to keep the site alive in the New Year.
In the meantime, check out these fireworks from the Habour Bridge in Sydney, Australia:
Christmas in the Blogosphere
Posted by Matt Ortega · December 25, 2007 · Comments (1)
Happy holidays to all. Among those sharing in the holiday spirit: Kevin Drum, Joe Gandelman of The Moderate Voice, Matthew Yglesias, the women behind Vivir Latino, and the professors behind Immigration Prof Blog.
No matter which holiday you’re celebrating (or already celebrated), enjoy.
Here’s an old one from the archives: Saturday Night Live, Christmas and claymation.
(Hat tip: David Dayen, D-Day)
Conducting Surveillance on Santa
Posted by Matt Ortega · December 24, 2007 · Comments (0)
Forget there being “such a clatter” and “springing from the bed to see what was the matter” late on Christmas Eve.
Now you can’t trick your children into going to bed early anymore because NORAD bugged Santa’s sleigh to track his every move. As of this post, Santa is somewhere over Paris, France.
(Hat tip: Huffington Post)
MayorTV
Posted by Matt Ortega · December 16, 2007 · Comments (0)
The Nation and the Drum Major Institute launched a joint website called, MayorTV. Mayors from around the country speak to the 2008 presidential candidates, asking them to “start talking about cities.” It is another interesting way the internet and politics are being fused together in this election cycle.
D.C.
Posted by Matt Ortega · December 16, 2007 · Comments (4)
I made the cross-country trek from the San Francisco Bay Area to Washington, D.C. to start my new gig at the DNC. Using just my camera phone, I took a few pictures and will be sure to add more as time goes on.
Gifts for the Holidays from Saturday Night Live
Posted by Matt Ortega · December 13, 2007 · Comments (1)
Christmas is less than two weeks away. In the meantime, enjoy these classic clips from Saturday Night Live.
Undocumented Migrant Honored for Act of Heroism
Posted by Matt Ortega · December 4, 2007 · Comments (2)
Manuel Jesus Córdova Soberanes, the undocumented migrant who comforted a traffic victim’s child until help arrived, was honored for his act of heroism and humanity.
Yet, it wasn’t the fact that he found the boy and stayed with him until help arrived that was so heroic.
Rather, it was that he willingly gave up his dream of finding a job in the United States to earn enough money for his own children so that he could stay so another child would not be alone, is what is heroic.
Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-Tucson, Ariz.) will introduce legislation aimed at getting Soberanes a special visa, although “such legislation rarely passes.”
Compare that story with the bigotry-laden television advertisement from Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton, Colo.) that is making the rounds in the blogosphere. (He’s not the only one.)
In other migrant-related news, the Associated Press must really like their copy of the Tancredo Dictionary for the brewing scandal involving the Governor’s mansion using undocumented labor during Mitt Romney’s tenure. (Governor Romney said they had “funny accents.”)
In a startling and delicious turn of events — Rep. Tancredo hired undocumented laborers to work on an entertainment center. No word if he tried to crack down on himself and blamed “spineless politicians” for letting him get away with it.