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SOTU tune alert!!!! Great Stuff does it again with this fine set of remixes of Margot's 'Torch'. The original "main mix" which happens to be my favorite features a noir female vocal over a strong bass hook with dramatic string stabs, while the dub mix focuses on a looser feel to the percussion arrangement and a lighter mood. Border Community's Extrawelt brings a lo-slung techy remix with a spine-tingling edge for you tech heads, plus a redux remix that brings out more of the electro-house flavas. Hard to believe that this was originally a Soft Cell tune! Slammed this one on the WOMB last week and will continue to slam it in these upcomming weeks. Hope you beat freaks enjoy it as much as I have been. SOTU Approved!!!!!! Sample the "Main Mix" below: http://www.soturecords.com/SOTUmedia051106.mp3

Vida Guerra! Not bad IMO

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Audiofly feat. Priscilla - Circles (Original Mix)

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Told ya!!!!! As I was saying,,,,these Mexicans and other Central/South Americans,,,JUST DON’T GET IT…..They’re being counter productive towards their cause. I'm all for them staying but be smart about it. May 4, 2006 Growing Unease for Some Blacks on Immigration By RACHEL L. SWARNS WASHINGTON, May 3 — In their demonstrations across the country, some Hispanic immigrants have compared the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle to their own, singing "We Shall Overcome" and declaring a new civil rights movement to win citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. Civil rights stalwarts like the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia; Julian Bond and the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery have hailed the recent protests as the natural progression of their movement in the 1960's. But despite some sympathy for the nation's illegal immigrants, many black professionals, academics and blue-collar workers feel increasingly uneasy as they watch Hispanics flex their political muscle while assuming the mantle of a seminal black struggle for justice. Some blacks bristle at the comparison between the civil rights movement and the immigrant demonstrations, pointing out that black protesters in the 1960's were American citizens and had endured centuries of enslavement, rapes, lynchings and discrimination before they started marching. Others worry about the plight of low-skilled black workers, who sometimes compete with immigrants for entry-level jobs. And some fear the unfinished business of the civil rights movement will fall to the wayside as America turns its attention to a newly energized Hispanic minority with growing political and economic clout. "All of this has made me start thinking, 'What's going to happen to African-Americans?' " said Brendon L. Laster, 32, a black fund-raiser at Howard University here, who has been watching the marches. "What's going to happen to our unfinished agenda?" Mr. Laster is dapper and cosmopolitan, a part-time professor and Democratic activist who drinks and dines with a wide circle of black, white and Hispanic friends. He said he marveled at first as the images of cheering, flag-waving immigrants flickered across his television screen. But as some demonstrators proclaimed a new civil rights movement, he grew uncomfortable. He says that immigrant protesters who claim the legacy of Dr. King and Rosa Parks are going too far. And he has begun to worry about the impact that the emerging immigrant activism will have on black Americans, many of whom still face poverty, high rates of unemployment and discrimination in the workplace. "I think what they were able to do, the level of organization they were able to pull off, that was phenomenal," said Mr. Laster, who is also a part-time sociology professor at a community college in Baltimore. "But I do think their struggle is, in fundamental ways, very different from ours. We didn't chose to come here; we came here as slaves. And we were denied, even though we were legal citizens, our basic rights." "There are a still lot of unresolved issues from the civil rights era," he said. "Perhaps we're going to be pushed to the back burner." This painful debate is bubbling up in church halls and classrooms, on call-in radio programs and across dining room tables. Some blacks prefer to discuss the issue privately for fear of alienating their Hispanic allies. But others are publicly airing their misgivings, saying they are too worried to stay silent. "We will have no power, no clout," warned Linda Carter-Lewis, 62, a human resources manager and the branch president of the N.A.A.C.P. in Des Moines. "That's where I see this immigrant movement going. Even though so many thousands and thousands of them have no legal status and no right to vote right now, that day is coming." Immigrant leaders defend their use of civil rights language, saying strong parallels exist between the two struggles. And they argue that their movement will ultimately become a powerful vehicle to fight for the rights of all American workers, regardless of national origin. "African-Americans during the civil rights movement were in search of the American dream and that's what our movement is trying to achieve for our community," said Jaime Contreras, president of the National Capital Immigration Coalition, which organized the April 10 demonstration that drew tens of thousands of people to Washington. "We face the same issues even if we speak different languages," said Mr. Contreras, who is from El Salvador and listens to Dr. King's speeches for inspiration. Mr. Jackson, who addressed the immigrant rally on Monday in New York, echoed those views. He noted that Dr. King, at the end of his life, focused on improving economic conditions for all Americans, regardless of race. And he said the similarities between African-Americans and illegal immigrants were too powerful to ignore. "We too were denied citizenship," Mr. Jackson said. "We too were undocumented workers working without wages, without benefits, without the vote. "We should feel honored that other people are using tactics and strategies from our struggle. We shouldn't say they're stealing from us. They're learning from us." Mr. Jackson said corporate employers were fueling the tensions between blacks and immigrants by refusing to pay a living wage to all workers. John Campbell, a black steel worker and labor activist from Iowa, agreed. "This is a class issue," said Mr. Campbell, who has been disheartened by black critics of the immigrant marches. "We need to join forces. We can't improve our lot in life as African-Americans by suppressing the rights of anyone else." But blacks and immigrants have long had a history of uneasy relations in the United States. W.E.B. DuBois, a founder of the N.A.A.C.P., and other prominent black leaders worried that immigrants would displace blacks in the workplace. Ronald Walters, director of the African-American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland, said blacks cheered when the government restricted Asian immigration to the United States after World War I. And many Europeans who came to this country discriminated against blacks. Blacks and Hispanics have also been allies. In the 1960's, Dr. King and Cesar Chavez, the Mexican-American farm labor leader, corresponded with each other. And when Mr. Chavez was jailed, Dr. King's widow, Coretta Scott King, visited him in jail, Mr. Walters said. In recent years, blacks and Hispanics have been influential partners in the Democratic Party. A recent poll conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center captured the ambivalence among blacks over immigration. Nearly 80 percent said immigrants from Latin American work very hard and have strong family values. But nearly twice as many blacks as whites said that they or a family member had lost a job, or not gotten a job, because an employer hired an immigrant worker. Blacks were also more likely than whites to feel that immigrants take jobs away from American citizens. Mr. Walters said he understood those conflicting emotions, saying he feels torn himself because of his concerns about the competition between immigrants and low-skilled black men for jobs. In 2004, 72 percent of black male high school dropouts in their 20's were jobless, compared with 34 percent of white and 19 percent of Hispanic dropouts. "I applaud them moving out of the shadows and into the light because of the human rights issues involved," Mr. Walters said of illegal immigrants. "I've given my entire life to issues of social justice as an activist and an academic. In that sense, I'm with them. "But they also represent a powerful ingredient to the perpetuation of our struggle," he said. "We have a problem where half of black males are unemployed in several cities. I can't ignore that and simply be my old progressive self and say it's not an issue. It is an issue."

How much do we have to repeat and emphasize the fact that it has nothing to do with nationality and all to do with legal status....... We all know that this Country is a country of immigrants….LEGAL IMMIGRANTS! Again, illegal is illegal is illegal. PERIOD!

Quote from: Slammin' Shaun on April 30, 2006, 07:21:39 PM You know, I think its funny how the Mexicans chose a communist holiday (Soviet Union's May Day) as the day to launch their boycott. It's almost fitting. If the illegals ever tried to organize a boycott like this back home, they'd be locked up in jail....no media to save the day, no Howard Dean or Ted Kennedy....

Let’s cut the bullshit and call them what they really are “UNDOCUMENTED VOTERSâ€. If this country is as bad as they claim, then they can always leave. Truth is, they flock to this country because of it’s greatness. If not, they wouldn’t be here in such numbers. Another thing, this country is a country of immigrants….LEGAL IMMIGRANTS! Illegal is illegal, is illegal…PERIOD! Cubans fled communism seeking freedom. These Mexicans(and all other Central/South Americans) fled poverty seeking prosperity. There’s the big difference between the 2 groups and why they’ll never see eye to eye. The opportunities the country provides did not happen by accident. Until these “illegal†immigrants and their supporters learn to appreciate the sacrifices made by this nation and begin respecting the rule of law, they will not gain the support of masses. Any politician who panders to these “undocumented voters†and is successful in implementing law which excuses their illegal infiltration does so at his/her own peril! Wait until the “gringo†finally says “enough is enough†and you’ll see. Also, don’t forget the black American. They were just passed up by the latino’s as the largest minority. Do you think they’re in favor of losing that coveted entitlement status to latino’s? I don’t think so. We’re gonna see black/white American unite against this total lack of respect for the law of the land.

This doesn't have to do with being Latin or not. It has to do with the fact of being ILLEGAL or not.

Exactly!!!! We can thank the media for this spin. I myself know that this is a land of immigrants and we owe them a lot but it does not overpower the fact that this is also a land of laws. The question of the day should be, do illegal in the USA have the right to disrupt our economy and do they have the right to protest (concidering that they are here illegally). I personally think they are going about this the wrong way. IMO this is going to backfire on them. Reports of the amount of illegals currently crossing our borders has risen ever since the rumor of amnesty was brought up. This is only going to bring about a more strict border. Again, this is a Country of immagrants but it is also a Country of laws.

Police to conduct traffic operation on causeway tonight The Miami and Miami Beach police departments will be conducting ''Operation Move Over'' today from 6 p.m. to midnight on the MacArthur Causeway. The traffic operation is being done because the number of avoidable traffic crashes that injure emergency responders continues to grow, Miami police spokeswoman Herminia Salas-Jacobson said in a news release. Those crashes cause the greatest number of injuries and deaths to law enforcement personnel, she added. The Florida Highway Patrol conducted a similar operation a few weeks ago on the Don Shula Expressway (State Road 874). In addition to the move-over enforcement, Miami police will have DUI/DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) officers on Watson Island to check and arrest impaired drivers. Here is what's required when a driver sees an emergency vehicle by the roadside: ``When an authorized emergency vehicle making use of any visual signals is parked or a wrecker displaying amber rotating or flashing lights is performing a recovery or loading on the roadside, the driver of every other vehicle, as soon as it is safe: • ``Shall vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle or wrecker when driving on an interstate highway or other highway with two or more lanes traveling in the direction of the emergency vehicle or wrecker, except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer. • Or ``shall slow to a speed that is 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or greater; or travel at 5 miles per hour when the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour or less, when driving on a two-lane road, except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer.''

Just read this. Happy birthday fiera. May you have many more.

Can a "Local Progressive House Person" attend?

Very nice!

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm The arrival ceremony for Chinese president Hu Jintao was interrupted by a protester who appealed to President Bush to stop Hu from 'persecuting the Falun Gong,' a banned religious movement in China. The woman began shouting from the top of a camera stand located directly in front of Hu and Bush. 'President Bush, stop him from killing'... 'Stop persecuting the Falun Gong,' she yelled... She also shouted in Chinese, 'President Hu, your days are numbered, No more time for China's ruling party.' The incident occured right after Bush urged Hu to allow Chinese to 'speak freely'. The woman, had a temporary pass with a big 'T' on it, also unfurled a yellow 'Falun Gong' banner. The woman was taken away by uniformed secret service officers. Bush leaned over and whispered to Hu, 'You're okay.' Hu, who had stopped talking briefly, then resumed speaking. On China TV: As Hu was speaking when yells of protesters became audible, the screen went black. When the feed came back the screen once again went black when woman was again heard. During CNN International's post-speech commentary, at mention of south lawn heckler, the screen also went black again. The CNN feed returned when the incident ended.

I see Israel taking care of Iran. Don't want it to be that way but if China won't step up and niehter will Russian then .............I'm for it.

Happy birthday sucia!

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Bump for my boys. How was Thomas last week? I was there is spirit. OBBY

Nice! Happy Birthday Loca! May you have many more. xoxoxox OBBY

Inan rocked it as expected. The WOMB and I def wants here back.

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What he said!!!!! Palabra!