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Pocho Ocho tips for Latino astronauts (like José Hernández)

by Al Carlos Hernandez March 27, 2012 Cultura
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So you want to follow José Hernández into outer espace as a Latino astronaut? Here’s our handy list of tips for a safe and successful mission: 8. Do not order the all-bean burrito for lunch. 7. When you fly over my house, wave or else people will think you’re stuck up. 6. Make a mean [...]

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New Mexico Tourism Board’s racist want ad: ‘Morenos need not apply’

by Gabacho Borracho March 24, 2012 El Now
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When your casting call includes skin color, people are going to think one of two things: Either you’re filming a sunblock ad or you’re a stone racist. The New Mexico Tourism Board’s little gaffe (nicely summed up here from local news clips by the sharp folks at Cuentame) pretty much says it: Arizona Cerebral Fever [...]

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Searching for Eldorado’s City of Gold, modern ‘goldbugs’ infest AZ

by Moctezuma Cortés March 20, 2012 El Now
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(PNS reporting from THE HATE STATE OF ARIZONA) It’s a mystery from history that’s too shiny to die: Where exactly is Eldorado, the famed City of Gold built by ancient Aztlanians and hidden from the brutal “conquistadors?” A  swarm of recession-smacked out-of-towners asked the question again last week in Yuma County, AZ. The answer included [...]

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Pocho Ocho reasons Eldorado is a myth

by Al Carlos Hernandez March 20, 2012 El Now
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8. The Aztlan Eldorado is a front-wheel-drive Caddy that is impossible to lower. 7. The real Mexican gold comes from Acapulco. 6. Ironically, because of the “Sherm” they forgot where they buried the real gold. 5. The Aztec 1%-ers used all of the gold to make grills for their rebellious teenagers.

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Is Tucson book ban based on vendetta against Latina spelling champ?

by Victor Payan March 14, 2012 El Now
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A TV interview with Arizona Mexican-American Studies opponent John Huppenthal suggests that his Hate State movement is a twisted vendetta stemming from his Tucson childhood — when a Latina student named Stella Peralta trounced him week after week in spelling bees. In the January interview, AZ school chief Huppenthal also said Latino students are capable [...]

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POCHO Podcast #1: Lalo Alcaraz and Al Madrigal have words for you

by POCHO ESTAFF March 6, 2012 Audio
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POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz (in Southern California) and Migrant Editor Al Madrigal (in New York) Skyped away last week for POCHO’s first coast-to-coast podcast.

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Meet the Latinos who love Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

by Lalo Alcaraz March 2, 2012 El Now
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On Sunday, newsman Jorge Ramos confronted Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Univision’s Al Punto and told Joe he was the face of racism to U.S. Latinos. The much-maligned Maricopa County cop wouldn’t have any of that. “How do you know they don’t like me?” he replied. ” They love me!” It’s really true, because we found a lot of [...]

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Daniel D. Portado invites you to Hispanics for Romney AZ rally

by Xapi Trailes February 28, 2012 El Now
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(PNS reporting from ARIZONA) GOP wannabe Mitt Romney’s Hispanic outreach coordinator Daniel D. Portado, the militant self-deportationist, wants you to stop by the big campaign rally today after you vote for Mitt. Meet your favorite Latino-loving politicians like Gov. Jan Brewer, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Sheriff Paul Babeu.

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Pocho Ocho reasons Jan Brewer declined dinner at the White House

by Lalo Alcaraz February 25, 2012 El Now
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We already know mummy-like AZ Gov. Jan Brewer gets absolutely unraveled whenever she’s near Pres. Barack Obama. But why exactly did she decline to attend tomorrow’s Governor’s Dinner at the White House? Here are the Pocho Ocho reasons Brewer did not accept the President’s invitation: 8- They could not guarantee her a seat next to [...]

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Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu demands probe by long arm of law

by Victor Payan February 24, 2012 El Now
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(PNS reporting from PENILE COUNTY, ARIZONA) Brand-new gay GOP Sheriff Paul Babeu has called for a big nasty probe of himself and his ex-boyfriend, now identified as Jose Orozco, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. The camera-loving anti-immigrant Sheriff — who just recently resigned from the Romney campaign — insisted on full and willing cooperation with [...]

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