Pete Hoekstra

Just saw the uproar created by Pete Hoekstra over his commercial featuring an Asian woman with broken English. Take a look and then see my comments. https://youtu.be/p6fvey0rdCg The first thing I would like to point out is that this woman is a fake! Being a language student, an English teacher AND having lived for 5…… Continue reading Pete Hoekstra

Latino American Holiday – White People Holiday

I ran across this link today on Facebook from a globally minded friend. “Cecil Ash, Arizona State Lawmaker Proposes Holiday for White People” I knew it had to be from the Huffington Post which has a keen eye for the absurd and sure enough it even came with a video (but to my disappointment no…… Continue reading Latino American Holiday – White People Holiday

Half a second in the Empire

This post is devoted to a snapshot of my week in the empire called America.  I say a snapshot because these are the things that have stuck out in my mind this past week.   How I would love to read the same type of post from a citizen of Rome.  Just one little snippet…… Continue reading Half a second in the Empire

Palestinian Kid’s War Art Cancelled

This morning I came across an article in the SF Chronicle that I simply had to share with you all.  Perfect for a GC post and a GC opinion!   Oakland museum cancels Palestinian kids’ war art – SF Chronicle Israelis’ vs Palestinians!  What a great way to have readers immediately take a side before…… Continue reading Palestinian Kid’s War Art Cancelled

Obama Jobs Speech

It’s 4:30am.  Last night I had some wine and was in bed by 9:30pm.  Whenever I drink wine at night it makes me wake up extremely early.  Must be the sugar.  Since I cannot sleep any longer I decided to fire up the computer and maybe do a few battlegrounds in World of Warcraft.  Yes,…… Continue reading Obama Jobs Speech