Adventures of the Coconut Caucus

Yes Chaomi is back!!! AND challenging colonial authoritarianism!!!

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been arrested at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 for allegedly spitting at a police officer, Sky News television reported Thursday.
A London Metropolitan Police spokesman said a woman was arrested at the terminal for an assault on police, but refused to disclose her identity or give her age.

Yes, this has been a lame attempt to increase our page views, but since she is Hugo Chávez non-binding woman friend, she falls under our jurisdiction.

Well thank god!! Our own Panamanian Juancito McCain is not too Panamanian for the White House, and if elected, plans to move in with his seven kids in a very non-Panamanian way.

We’re gonna overlook the I told you so’s, and go on to the best part! Guess who is the decider in this case??

McCain Meets Citizenship Test: Chertoff

This just in: John McCain, born though he was in the Panama Canal Zone, meets the citizenship test to serve in the White House.

So says the Cabinet secretary charged with enforcing federal immigration law. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was responding today to a question from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy about McCain’s status, in light of the constitutional stipulation that “No Person except a natural born Citizen … shall be eligible to the Office of President.”

The article goes on to point out that Mitt Romney’s dad, a Mexican!! sought nomination as well. So how does our favorite immigrant-hating maître d’ answer?

Chertoff kept his answer brief: “My assumption and my understanding is that if you were born of American parents, you are a natural-born American citizen.”

It’s like backwards anchor babies! And then they say Latinos are the only ones having lots of babies in a foreign country..

Of course we must point out that Chertoff is NOT a constitutional scholar and there are 2 cases pending in a REAL COURT of LAW…. so the case is not solved.

So yes, I do know that our Hispanic Patron Saint, Cesar Chavez, was born on a March 31….. and that was a few days ago, but guess who else wishes you a Belated Happy Cesar Day….

Congressional Hispanic Caucus 110th Congress – Congressman Joe Baca, Chair

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

César Chávez Hailed by Hispanic Caucus

( Washington , DC ) – Several Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) were joined by other Members of Congress and organizational leaders this week as they recognized the life and work of César Chávez, a labor organizer and civil rights activist.

This week’s floor statements (surely not even C-span broadcast those) and press conference (not attended by any press) coincided with a week that shares both the anniversaries of his birth and death. Across the country, the week is being marked with celebrations in 65 cities in over 30 states, including statewide holidays in 10 states.

Specifically, they were supporting H. Res. 76, a Congressional non-binding resolution urging the establishment of a federal national holiday honoring César Chávez, and urging public schools to teach about his life and contributions. The resolution currently has 61 co-sponsors.

It totally goes on an and on as almost each Hispanic in Congress tries to prove that they love Cesar more than all the rest....

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The life of John McCain… and the straight talk scooter express….

Well, he may be old, but he had some fun in Brazil waaaaaaay back….

McCain and the Brazilian Model

So many stories, so little time.

Sen. John McCain spoke Wednesday morning at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., the third day of his weeklong tour. True to form, Washington Wire is here to provide inquiring minds with a juicy tale that didn’t make the day’s speech.

But the best story by far begins in the summer of 1957, when McCain sailed to Rio de Janeiro aboard a destroyer. In his 1999 memoir, “Faith of My Fathers,” McCain wrote about “excessive drinking, nightclubbing and little or no sleep” and said, “My imagination could not have embellished the good time we made of our nine days in port.”