Immigration: Getting the Facts Straight

"What follows is an attempt to distinguish demonizing propaganda from reality."

This I Want To Go To... Sicko

Here's where Sicko is playing near you this weekend:
Santikos Bijou at Crossroads
4522 Fredericksburg Road San Antonio, TX Phone: (210)737-0291
Friday: (11:00 AM), (1:50 PM), (4:40 PM), 7:30 PM, 10:20 PM
Saturday: (11:00 AM), (1:50 PM), (4:40 PM), 7:30 PM, 10:20 PM
Sunday: (11:00 AM), (1:50 PM), (4:40 PM), 7:30 PM, 10:20 PM

Crier Wire-Haters Drool-Coulter Is A Man

Here is Catherine Crier of Court TV telling it like it is. I thank her for addressing the coulter/limbaugh/right-wing-hate-machine. I don't think I'll be watching Hardball for a while. It was sad to see Matthews lose so much credibility by giving her the hour.

Events: Botero Family Days

Events: Botero Family Days
Sail into the world of artist and sculptor Fernando Botero.
Paint a portrait or still life inspired by Fernando Botero Learn about Botero's Colombian heritage and culture Make a Colombian musical instrument and play along.
Saturday, June 30
Cody @ 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All ages welcome · FREE · No Reservations Needed. The Botero Library Family Days are part of the city-wide celebration of Botero's work, with exhibits and programming May - July, 2007

Drinking Liberally San Antonio

Quick reminder time: Drinking Liberally San Antonio will be meeting Thurs, June 28 at 6 pm at the Blue Star Brewery, 1414 S Alamo St (1st building on the right as you enter the Blue Star arts complex).

Obama In San Antonio

My Wife, some friends, and I went to see Obama on Sunday. It was a great time, better than expected. The mood was festive, the dancers and drummers were on, and the crowd was cool. One of the most attractive parts of the event was the great diversity of people. Definitely something you wont see, unless totally orchestrated, from the family/war values side.

The music was quite good and so was the weather. The pre-Obama speakers were brief and engaging. A surprise to our group was Bruce Bowen introduced Obama. You cannot go wrong with a Spur on your side.

Then Obama took the stage and he did not lose any points on this crowd. His delivery is quite impressive, I can see how his campaign has garnered such a following. The whole speech went by in a flash. It never dragged and I bet he could have spoken for another hour and the crowd would have loved it.

Personally I came away more confident if he were the candidate. So I guess he scored with me. Although, I may just be a glutton for hope and positive speeches. I do know I'm sick of all the warmongering, and "they'll follow us here" bull.

I have seen Edwards and now Obama. I'm looking forward to Hillary coming in to town. Nobody has my vote yet, but my wife and I are leaning one way. Actually I was completely undecided and she had an opinion, so there you go.

The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio

Here is a good report:

Joint Report by The Center for American Progress and Free Press June 21, 2007; Updated June 22, 2007.

I think the key point is not whether Progressive Radio makes less money compared to Conservative Radio. They compete just fine if allowed to. It is that the radio stations are the property of a few mostly conservative owners who control the lions share of the stations and programming. Meaning that the free market of ideas is being controlled by a few idealogues.

(h/t to the AnimationArchive for the pic)