Calling all Guest Bloggers
May 30, 2008
Good morning! Today’s post has two objectives. First, the COS and I would like to take a moment to thank each and every one of our readers. Today marks four months since TheCandidacy.com opened for business and by all measurements things have been looking up ever since. And I mean real momentum, not Hillary Clinton pseudo-momentum where we are actually failing by every measure. Second, we’d like to get you personally involved. Yes, that means you.
We receive the occasional email asking how we select our guest bloggers like Kenza, Dick Miller, Chiri, and Mr. Lu. Well, the answer is simple – we don’t. In reality, we find each other. Sometimes the idea originates at TheCandidacy and other times our guest bloggers are driven by their own creativity, anger, frustration or bliss (not yet bliss, but we’re hopeful). So, if you’ve ever wanted to “blog for a day” your opportunity is finally here. Read more
Letter from Iranian Blogger Kourosh Ziabari
May 29, 2008
If you haven’t read my Interview with Iranian writer and blogger Kourosh Ziabari, you can start right here. He emailed me and requested the opportunity to address my readers and clarify his views on several issues. Here is his unedited letter. Tomorrow, I will publish my own “Letter to a Persian Nation” and will clarify a few things from my perspective. - RHM Read more
Which Metro Ride is Safer? Japan or Santo Domingo?
May 28, 2008
Back in February, I posted one of the first videos taken of Santo Domingo’s brand new metro. The opening was a major piece of President Leonel Fernandez’s 2008 reelection campaign. In general, the metro has been celebrated by most Dominicans. However, in its first days of public use, there were major problems with crowd control which resulted in several injuries, including at least one broken leg. Read more
4 Tips for Hillary Clinton
May 27, 2008
As the Hillary Clinton campaign’s death rattle gets louder and louder, I’ve decided to offer her some unsolicited advice. Personally, I reached “Hillary fatigue” a long time ago, but during this campaign I have come to realize that beneath her murky exterior is an incredibly intelligent and well-read woman. Obama was wise to pass on her offer to have an un-moderated debate. She would have torn him to shreds. I still don’t like her, but I’m willing to entertain the idea that perhaps she could be of some use to America in the future, although in what capacity I don’t know. She won’t even need a complete makeover (like I recommended for the Pope), but she does have to do these four (4) things, and the sooner the better. Read more
Capturing the Dominican Vote: Pt III: The “Race” to the White House
May 26, 2008
Today’s guest blogger is Mr. Lu, a Dominican-American born in the Greatest City on the Planet, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Educated at some fancy school in Massachusetts and an even fancier school in CT, Mr. Lu currently writes for dr1.com, while pursuing other interests like girls, books, basketball and rock and roll. Read more
6 Questions with Fidel Castro’s Worst Nightmare (Part II of II)
May 23, 2008
Yesterday’s post was the first in a two part interview with writer and blogger Henry Louis Gomez. Today’s post wraps up that interview and explores the effects of the U.S. Embargo currently restricting trade with Cuba. All comments and critiques are welcome. Read more
6 Questions with Fidel Castro’s Worst Nightmare (Part I of II)
May 22, 2008
What exactly is the bearded dictator’s worst nightmare? Free speech and dissenting opinion. He despises it. In fact, he’s killed and abused countless Cubans merely for speaking out against the 1959 revolution over his nearly fifty 50 year reign of terror. Fortunately, modern technology and the blogosphere are making it more difficult for dictators to reign supreme. And writers like Henry Louis Gomez are more than happy to fan the flames of dissent. Here are questions 1, 2, and 3. Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of the interview. Read more
Senator Ted Kennedy
May 21, 2008
The news is saturated with stories about Senator Ted Kennedy’s shocking diagnosis of brain cancer. There are many good reasons why people do not come to me with medical questions. So, I will not even try to speak about the specifics of the senior senator’s condition. Suffice it to say that he has a serious brain tumor and things are bad. Instead, I want to share a quick, personal story about my one-and-only interaction with one of the most well-known members of America’s royal class. Read more
The Significance of Voters from the Dominican Republic
May 20, 2008
How can Dominicans be significant this year in the US presidential election? Dominicans have a long way to go to be heard as a constituency in the US. (I say this with all due respect, since I’m about to gain a Dominican daughter-in-law!) Read more
Muslim Baby Tossing
May 19, 2008
In November of 2002 Michael Jackson carelessly dangled his baby off the balcony of his hotel room in Berlin. The Western world gasped and the condemnation was loud and relentless. Children’s rights activists questioned his fitness as a parent and the media played footage of the incident over and over. The image a red-shirted Jackson holding his hooded child over the railing has been permanently ingrained into our memories (for real, not like Hillary’s imaginary sniper-fire incident). Read more
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