Three years ago I thought I was going to lose my best friend, then 38 years old, to breast cancer. With no history of cancer in her family, she happened to find a lump and by then it was stage 3 cancer, into her lymph nodes. She had never had a mammogram, and why [...]

You be the judge.
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I just got home from the Pitbull concert. Pitbull as in Armando Christian Pérez, the graduate of Coral Springs High School; Pitbull as in the hip hop (now crossover) singer; Pitbull as in Mr. 305. Not as in George Moneo, though I am sure wherever George goes, fans scream for him as well. [...]

Or so he would like to think, shown here dancing with Mexican superstar Thalia (Tommy Mottola's wife). Note that Michelle is not so impressed. Note also that the President has only one set of moves, suitable for all occasions, even latino parties.

Our very own Alberto de la Cruz has another article featured on Pajamas Media- this one about the meglomaniacal Mel Zelaya and his zany theories.  Read his great piece HERE.

A man who helped fidel castro inflict pain, suffering and misery on the Cuban people, Juan Almeida Bosque, died on Friday.  Not in front of a firing squad, not begging for his life, but of a quick heart attack at the age of 82.  One of fidel's right hand men, he earned the title of ''Comandante [...]

 
It is ironic that I am remembering Dorothy Mauro, one of 2,996 victims of 9/11,  who was killed in the World Trade Center attacks, because she has the same birthday as one of my daughters.  Dorothy, a New York Mets fan, is survived by her twin sister, yet is with the angels and her mother and another sister [...]

 Van Jones, the czar of greenness has just been elevated to a higher position on my list of people who are beneath contempt.
We've read about what he did to Glenn Beck when Glenn revealed information he had about his communist leanings.
We've read about his theory on white kids shooting up schools and heard him call [...]

It appears that the attempted vilification of Glenn Beck orchestrated by colorofchange.org is starting to backfire.  Websites in Glenn's defense as well as internet groups are cropping up and there are calls to let advertisers know they support Glenn Beck.
I remind you, that it is not necessarily because people believe Obama is a racist, it is [...]

H/T My sister

 
Of all the talk radio guys I can hear in Philly (Rush, Sean, Glenn, Savage) I love Glenn the best.  He's dead-on for just about everything, he's funny as hell, and he doesn't take himself too seriously.  He's flawed and he admits it but he is never boring and that's why I listen to him. 
He [...]

Fidel Castro appears to be making a recovery!  Yes!  CNN believes it so it MUST be true.
CNN reports that a photo of castro in Juventud Rebelde shows a "more healthy-looking" coma-ndante at his meeting with Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa on Friday.
"The photo shows a well-groomed Castro wearing a white short-sleeve shirt and standing face to [...]

I came across this slide show entitled "La Vida Diaria en Cuba" on AOL tonight that accompanied an article about last month's 56th anniversary of el Dia de la Rebeldía Nacional in Cuba and the lousy economy and broken promises of today and whether life for Cubans has changed.  It seems that with all the misery on the [...]

Wonder if Mr. Obama has been informed of this ongoing situation as he gets all chummy with raulito?
The Washington Post today featured an article by retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and counterintelligence expert, Chris Simmons, about the Sister City Program that Cuban spies are using to go beyond the 25 mile travel limit in the US to target [...]

Last year I put together this video comparing Cuba de ayer con Cuba de hoy for the blog.  I just watched again it today and thought I would share it with those of you who may not have seen it when I first posted it.   The comments section has an interesting exchange between some pro-Castro [...]

Our very own perfervid master of reporting, Alberto de la Cruz, was asked by Pajamas Media to opine on the MSM's (non) treatment of the alleged referendum fraud planned by Zelaya in Honduras.   It appears today and I hope you will all give it a read- it's fantastic!
Click HERE to read "MSM Silent on Discovery of Planned Honduras Vote [...]

 
 
Does anyone else find this not offensive to Latinos?  I realize that not being Hispanic I  may be missing something here so I thought I'd ask you all.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) today responded to Sonia Sotomayor's hypothetical question about what he would do if she attacked him by answering "You'll have a lot of 'splainin' to do." This [...]

Developing
 
Alaskan Governor and 2008 Republican Vice-Presidental Candidate, Sarah Palin, has resigned, effective the end of this month.  She did not give a specific reason for her resignation but did say that she would better serve the people outside of government.  Many are speculating that she wants to concentrate on a 2012 presidental bid and others [...]

Well, school is out here in PA as of a few days ago and I had an awesome year.  I taught some really great students this year in all levels.
But the reason I am reflecting is because at some point in each level, I get the chance to teach at least a little about Cuba.   [...]

Today is Flag Day. The day that we are asked to remember the meaning of our American flag and everything for which it stands. I was raised by children of Italian immigrants who were tremendously proud to be American, especially my father the vet, who placed small flags around a larger flag on our lawn [...]