Before Nicaragua's Nov. 5 presidential election, U.S. officials had suggested U.S. aid to the Central American country could be cut off if Ortega won. But in the weeks since the leader of the leftist Sandinista party won the vote, the U.S. has adopted a wait-and-see approach to the incoming government.By FILADELFO ALEMAN
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Hope is Good
I like this.
Monday, November 20, 2006
New Nicaragua...or same old?
Well, Nicaragua picked Daniel Ortega to be president again. I'm not sure if saying "again" is legit, cause his first election sure wasn't. That is not to say the most recent one wasn't. He definitely beat out a fractured Right in the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The future is uncertain, though. He has a checkered past. 
I wrote before on this blog that I think my parent's biases on the Sandinistas were sometimes just that, biases. They seemed closed to any of the positives that the Sandinistas brought to the country because of the negatives that came with it, not least of which (in their eyes) was a socialist system. Ortega had a rough first go in part due to the troubled circumstance that he began his rule: world recession and US support of the Contras. But reading about or talking to priests who had supported Daniel in the past, some of the biases my parents had seem to be spot on, or at least shared by some smart men. They tell of how they support the Sandinista ideals, but that Daniel ran and will run the country for his own personal betterment without regard to the people. An example is the Sandinista land reform which ended up giving the rich supporters of the Sandinistas the good land and giving bad land to poor people without training on how to financially manage a farm.
I consider myself lucky to be removed from the experiences from my parents and the experiences of these priests. Lucky in that I have not been scarred by a past Sandinista government and current scandals. Lucky in that I can be hopeful and optimistic that Ortega truly learned his lessons, has sincerely changed, has grown as a person and a president. Optimistice, but always critical.
I wrote before on this blog that I think my parent's biases on the Sandinistas were sometimes just that, biases. They seemed closed to any of the positives that the Sandinistas brought to the country because of the negatives that came with it, not least of which (in their eyes) was a socialist system. Ortega had a rough first go in part due to the troubled circumstance that he began his rule: world recession and US support of the Contras. But reading about or talking to priests who had supported Daniel in the past, some of the biases my parents had seem to be spot on, or at least shared by some smart men. They tell of how they support the Sandinista ideals, but that Daniel ran and will run the country for his own personal betterment without regard to the people. An example is the Sandinista land reform which ended up giving the rich supporters of the Sandinistas the good land and giving bad land to poor people without training on how to financially manage a farm.I consider myself lucky to be removed from the experiences from my parents and the experiences of these priests. Lucky in that I have not been scarred by a past Sandinista government and current scandals. Lucky in that I can be hopeful and optimistic that Ortega truly learned his lessons, has sincerely changed, has grown as a person and a president. Optimistice, but always critical.
Friday, November 17, 2006
What about me?
Allen Iverson. Any sports star? What is their debt to society? What good acts can they do that aren't considered a publicity stunt? What mistakes can they make that aren't blown up?
Read this article (click on the picture) and tell me that Iverson wasn't trying to be a good guy.
And Charles Barkley. And other people. Its another type of stereotyping that happens. Yes, sport athletes have greater priviledge and therefore greater responsibility. Lets not scoff at them when they decide to act rightly.
Besides, A.I. went to the legendary Jorgetown. You can't go there and not be the coolest.
Allen Iverson. Any sports star? What is their debt to society? What good acts can they do that aren't considered a publicity stunt? What mistakes can they make that aren't blown up?
Read this article (click on the picture) and tell me that Iverson wasn't trying to be a good guy.
And Charles Barkley. And other people. Its another type of stereotyping that happens. Yes, sport athletes have greater priviledge and therefore greater responsibility. Lets not scoff at them when they decide to act rightly. Besides, A.I. went to the legendary Jorgetown. You can't go there and not be the coolest.
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
Funny Joke
What happened when the school band played Mozart?
Mozart lost.
What happened when the school band played Mozart?
Mozart lost.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
You make me happy
And I do....
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. - George BurnsMiss you, family. Happy belated birthday to Silvio Delgado, who I am quite sure does not even know this blog exists.
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