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ELDER ABUSE IS A CRIME?

Res ipsa loquitur

"Of all the illegal and illicit enterprises in the world, elder exploitation is among the safest and most profitable."

"LAST WILL AND EMBEZZLEMENT"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJCDQpqHPEQ

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke

Reach one, teach one.

"They made us many promises, more than I can remember. But they kept but one--They promised to take our land...and they took it." - Mahpíya Lúta (Red Cloud)

"Si vis Pacem, Para Bellum - If you want Peace, prepare for War."

"Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight."

"Don't stop until your good is better and your better is best... your best is the best there is!"

"FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!"

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In modern society, the news media is the chief purveyor of information and opinion about public affairs. Journalism, however, is not always confined to the news media or to news itself, as journalistic communication may find its way into broader forms of expression, including literature and cinema. In some nations, the news media is still controlled by government intervention, and is not fully an independent body.

In a democratic society, however, access to free information plays a central role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally amongst governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities. Access to verifiable information gathered by independent media sources, which adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to ordinary citizens, by empowering them with the tools they need in order to participate in the political process.

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05 May 2012

Roberto Macias, Remembering a Latino Amigo on Cinco de Mayo 2012

Some historians have argued that France's real goal was to help break up the American Union, at the time in the midst of a civil war, by helping the southern Confederacy:^[25] "The Mexicans had won a great victory that kept Napoleon III from supplying the confederate rebels for another year, allowing the United States to build a powerful army. This grand army smashed the Confederates at Gettysburg just 14 months after the battle of Puebla, essentially ending the Civil War." The consequence of Cinco de Mayo to the United States has been thus recognized: "The defeat of the French army had consequences for America as well...the French defeat denied Napoleon III the opportunity to resupply the Confederate rebels for another year."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo#Consequences_to_the_United_States

Why Politicians Swarm Hispanic Festivals And Latino Community Events

“I have to give it to President Obama. He’s actually been pretty smart about this stuff,” said Marc Campos, president of Campos Communications in Houston, referring to the annual White House Cinco de Mayo reception and the president’s Rose Garden push for immigration reform on Thursday. “But you just know some politician is going to show up somewhere this weekend in a guayabera (a type of shirt) or a sombrero at some party with the fajitas and the guacamole and no knowledge whatsoever of what the people in that room are really concerned about. That’s, unfortunately, how it’s often done.”

Campos, a Mexican American who has worked as a political strategist for dozens of for Democratic candidates since the 1970s, has seen so many politicians try to appeal to Latino voters with cultural celebrations and food that friends this week called him to joke that that they wished the White House reception included the bacon-wrapped shrimp that are a standard of Washington parties. Instead, pork and fish tacos, pico de gallo, sopes and various mole-marinated meats were on the menu.

In 2000, Campos did “truth-squad” research on George W. Bush’s accomplishments in Texas. And, he served as a deputy campaign director for the Democratic Party’s get out the vote effort the last time a Democrat carried Texas. The candidate was Jimmy Carter and the year, 1972.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/05/cinco-de-mayo-2012-politicians-candidates_n_1480887.html