"I don't want my 17-year-old son to have to pick tomatoes or make beds in Las Vegas."
- Karl Rove, on immigration
So, Karl Rove stuck his foot in his mouth and gave us his honest impressions on how he views immigrants. Nice to know that the GOP has completely absorbed the plantation owner ex-Democrats they inherited when Johnson pushed forward civil rights legislation.
While pretty vile, no one really commented on it, though our Congressional rep Shelley Berkley did in an open letter to Rove. Not that he read it.
Since moving back here and actually paying attention to politics, it has been a joy to watch Shelley work on behalf of Las Vegas and progressive, smart-minded politics. She is a party stalwart, which sometimes has her doing and supporting things I may not personally approve of, but she does have her own mind and her own way of saying what is on said mind.
Here's a recent interview that gives you a taste of what I'm talking about.
Speaking of good work, NPR has covered a couple of topics in recent series that should be of interest to, well, all of you.
The first is a series on Shi'ites. Some clarification on their sect and their recent activity for those of you who would actually like to know our oft-times enemies.
The other series covers economic inequality in the US. If you haven't noticed that gap between rich and poor getting wider, you haven't been paying attention.
Trying to get Vista on my PC, along with Ubuntu. Hopefully I don't crash my hard drives. Wish me luck.
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