- Hugo loving Rafael Correa has come out on top in Ecuador. This promises to be not so good news for US. The country's wealthiest tycoon Alvaro Noboa, doing his William Jennings Bryan/Harold Stassen, impersonation has gone down a third time. CNN.com has a quickie Q&A on what Correa is about.
- In Venezuela Hugo told supporters (en esp.) that he was going to crush the opposition in the upcoming elections. That is a foregone conclusion considering how the government is pulling out all the stops to assure a victory.
- A "banda" singer is shot dead in Mexico. His manager was also killed. "Banda" singers much like hardcore rap artists of days of yore run with dangerous crowds and have a tendency to associate with one drug gang or another.
- I will try to be as respectful as I can with this one: Raul Velasco, the host of the Mexican variety show Siempre en Domingo has passed away, appropriately on a Sunday. Not going to sugarcoat it - the show was awful. I will forever be haunted by the terrible acts that populated its stage and will never forgive my father and grandmother for subjecting me to it - mom used to object. My wife says that I shouldn't speak ill of Don Raul, even though she had little love for the man. She notes that without Velasco there would be no Luis Miguel, Ricky Martin, Yuri or Chayanne...which coincidentally is what my idea of heaven is.
- Court offices in Oaxaca were set on fire by protestors. I think I'm only going to post when something doesn't happen in Oaxaca.
- Fox faints - the Mexican Prez doing his Berlusconi impersonation fainted.
- Evo is still fighting with the opposition. There is currently a hunger strike featuring more than 200 people opposed to Evo's policies.
- In typical Miami fashion a Cuban exile wants his $1million+ back from CANF. They were supposed to kill Fidel with the cash but Fidel is still alive.
- Colombian Senator admitted to backing right-wing militias.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Today in LA...
