OBAMA PROCLAMA MES LGBT

¡ TREMENDO DOCUMENTO !

Advocate Editors/May29,2010

As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This month, as we recognize the immeasurable contributions of LGBT Americans, we renew our commitment to the struggle for equal rights for LGBT Americans and to ending prejudice and injustice wherever it exists.

LGBT Americans have enriched and strengthened the fabric of our national life. From business leaders and professors to athletes and first responders, LGBT individuals have achieved success and prominence in every discipline. They are our mothers and fathers, our sons and daughters, and our friends and neighbors. Across my Administration, openly LGBT employees are serving at every level. Thanks to those who came before us, the brave men and women who marched, stood up to injustice, and brought change through acts of compassion or defiance we have made enormous progress and continue to strive for a more perfect union.

My Administration has advanced our journey by signing into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which strengthens Federal protections against crimes based on gender identity or sexual orientation. We renewed the Ryan White CARE Act, which provides life saving medical services and support to Americans living with HIV/AIDS, and finally eliminated the HIV entry ban. I also signed a Presidential Memorandum directing hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds to give LGBT patients the compassion and security they deserve in their time of need, including the ability to choose someone other than an immediate family member to visit them and make medical decisions.

In other areas, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a series of proposals to ensure core housing programs are open to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. HUD also announced the first ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the rental and sale of housing. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services has created a National Resource Center for LGBT Elders.

Much work remains to fulfill our Nation's promise of equal justice under law for LGBT Americans. That is why we must give committed gay couples the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple, and repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. We must protect the rights of LGBT families by securing their adoption rights, ending employment discrimination against LGBT Americans, and ensuring Federal employees receive equal benefits. We must create safer schools so all our children may learn in a supportive environment. I am also committed to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" so patriotic LGBT Americans can serve openly in our military, and I am working with the Congress and our military leadership to accomplish that goal.

As we honor the LGBT Americans who have given so much to our Nation, let us remember that if one of us is unable to realize full equality, we all fall short of our founding principles. Our Nation draws its strength from our diversity, with each of us contributing to the greater whole. By affirming these rights and values, each American benefits from the further advancement of liberty and justice for all.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2010 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by fighting prejudice and discrimination in their own lives and everywhere it exists.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.

BARACK OBAMA

OBAMA PROCLAMA MES LGBT

¡ TREMENDO DOCUMENTO !

Advocate Editors/May29,2010

As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This month, as we recognize the immeasurable contributions of LGBT Americans, we renew our commitment to the struggle for equal rights for LGBT Americans and to ending prejudice and injustice wherever it exists.

LGBT Americans have enriched and strengthened the fabric of our national life. From business leaders and professors to athletes and first responders, LGBT individuals have achieved success and prominence in every discipline. They are our mothers and fathers, our sons and daughters, and our friends and neighbors. Across my Administration, openly LGBT employees are serving at every level. Thanks to those who came before us, the brave men and women who marched, stood up to injustice, and brought change through acts of compassion or defiance we have made enormous progress and continue to strive for a more perfect union.

My Administration has advanced our journey by signing into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which strengthens Federal protections against crimes based on gender identity or sexual orientation. We renewed the Ryan White CARE Act, which provides life saving medical services and support to Americans living with HIV/AIDS, and finally eliminated the HIV entry ban. I also signed a Presidential Memorandum directing hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds to give LGBT patients the compassion and security they deserve in their time of need, including the ability to choose someone other than an immediate family member to visit them and make medical decisions.

In other areas, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a series of proposals to ensure core housing programs are open to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. HUD also announced the first ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the rental and sale of housing. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services has created a National Resource Center for LGBT Elders.

Much work remains to fulfill our Nation's promise of equal justice under law for LGBT Americans. That is why we must give committed gay couples the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple, and repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. We must protect the rights of LGBT families by securing their adoption rights, ending employment discrimination against LGBT Americans, and ensuring Federal employees receive equal benefits. We must create safer schools so all our children may learn in a supportive environment. I am also committed to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" so patriotic LGBT Americans can serve openly in our military, and I am working with the Congress and our military leadership to accomplish that goal.

As we honor the LGBT Americans who have given so much to our Nation, let us remember that if one of us is unable to realize full equality, we all fall short of our founding principles. Our Nation draws its strength from our diversity, with each of us contributing to the greater whole. By affirming these rights and values, each American benefits from the further advancement of liberty and justice for all.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2010 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by fighting prejudice and discrimination in their own lives and everywhere it exists.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.

BARACK OBAMA

DERROGACIÓN DE LA LEY "DADT": MUY CLARO EL OBJETIVO DE LA UNIFORMADA

Advocate.com/May28,2010

Lo que sucedió en el Congreso, demasiado importante para ignorar...

The U.S. House of Representatives and a Senate panel have both approved measures that would begin the process of dismantling the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prohibits gays and lesbians for serving openly in the military.

After a heated Thursday night floor debate, House members voted 234 to 194 to approve a repeal amendment to the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act sponsored by Pennsylvania representative Patrick Murphy.

“Tonight, Congress took a historic step toward repealing 'don’t ask, don’t tell' and toward ensuring that every American has the same opportunity I did to defend our nation,” said Murphy, who served as an Army paratrooper. “Patriotic Americans willing to take a bullet for their country should never be forced to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love."

Earlier Thursday evening, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a companion amendment by a 16-12 vote in a closed-door session.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was the lone Republican on the committee joining 15 of her Democratic colleagues to approve the measure as an attachment to the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia was the only Democrat to vote against it.

If signed into law as part of the defense funding bill, the measure would not immediately repeal the law. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” would continue as the official policy of the military until two events occur: the Pentagon completes an implementation study due in December; and the secretary of Defense, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and President Barack Obama certify that repeal will not weaken military readiness. Once those two requirements are met, a 60-day waiting period will begin before the policy is finally lifted.

Repeal advocates celebrated the historic vote even as they acknowledged that it was one step in what promises to be a multitiered process.

Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the pro-repeal Servicemembers Legal Defense Network hailed Democrats for persevering in the face of opposition from the military’s leadership.

“Chairman Carl Levin and Sen. Joe Lieberman showed remarkable courage and steadfastness in the face of unprecedented and inappropriate last minute lobbying by the Pentagon service chiefs who seemed to have forgotten that they are not the policy makers here,” he said.

But Sarvis also cautioned that the road to repeal was not over.

“The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee passed a historic road map to allowing open military service, but it doesn’t end the discharges," he said. "It is important for all gay and lesbian active duty service members, including the reserves and the National Guard, to know they’re at risk. They must continue to serve in silence under the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ law that remains on the books.”

Some activists expressed concerns about the last-minute 60-day concession that was made to secure the vote of West Virginia senator Robert Byrd. But Alex Nicholson, executive director of the gay veterans group Servicemembers United, said the extra time would delay but ultimately not disrupt the repeal process.

“It is our understanding that the additional 60 days are just an extra cushion added into the delayed implementation timeline,” said Nicholson. Once the certification letter is signed and transmitted to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, he added, "the 60-day clock starts, and when it runs out, then the new law goes into effect automatically.”

Once the Pentagon working group issues its review, Fred Sainz, vice president of communications for the Human Rights Campaign, said he expects the process to proceed with dispatch.

“The experience of foreign militaries and dozens of studies have been that gays and lesbians should be integrated into the military immediately,” he said. “Following the completion of the study, we expect that the administration will proceed expeditiously.”

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, stoked concerns of repeal advocates after he was quoted Thursday saying the certification process — or the “trigger” — would give military leadership control over whether to finally repeal the policy.

"That trigger is to certify whether we should move ahead with that change, even if the law were to repeal it," reported the American Forces Press Service.

But a spokesman for Mullen said the chairman’s quote was misinterpreted and that he remains personally committed to repeal.

“What he was trying to articulate there is that the draft legislation provides the department the ability to complete the review, exercise our own discretion with respect to new policies and regulations, and certify that we are ready for implementation before the policy can take effect,” Capt. John Kirby told The Advocate. “There is no doubt in the chairman’s mind that the president’s intent and desire is to repeal the policy.”

"DON'T ASK DON'T TELL": MEDIOS A FAVOR DERROGACIÓN LEY "DADT"

Scuttle ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

New York Times/ EditorialPublished: May 21, 2010

VER AL FINAL LA OPINIÓN DE ANDREA ...

A prime opportunity is at hand for Congress to repeal the repressive “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that has drummed out more than 13,000 capable members of the military simply because they are gay men and lesbians.

President Obama and the top Pentagon brass have called for repeal, and House strategists plan a floor fight to attach repeal to the big defense budget bill that comes up this week. Election-year nervousness is evident among some supporters, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi braced them last week with a flat prediction that don’t-ask “will be a memory by the end of this year.”

The speaker did not detail the process, but an amended defense bill generated by the House would be a good start. Senate opponents would have to come up with a supermajority to delete repeal from the measure.

Some lawmakers who favor repeal want to wait for a Pentagon study due in December about how — not whether — to carry out the change. The obvious legislative solution is to make repeal effective after the study is in the hands of Defense Secretary Robert Gates. He has already ordered the end of such abuses as third-party accusations that are not made under oath, or that are made with malice and intent to harm a good soldier’s career.

The Pentagon study reportedly will survey more than 300,000 people, including service members and families. Possible changes focus on whether the military code will have to be amended to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians, and whether their partners will receive family benefits. These questions are subsidiary to Congress’s obligation to enact repeal, which opinion polls indicate the public clearly favors.

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” is a culture war scar on military honor that finds the nation alone among the major Western allies in denying qualified gay men and lesbians the chance to defend their country. Military generals from Britain, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Israel were in Washington last week offering assurances that ending the gay ban became a nonissue once their services were justly integrated.

“There were concerns in the late ’90s of gay men walking across the gangplank in feather boas and high heels,” retired Lt. Cmdr. Craig Jones of the British Navy related. “That just did not happen.”

Congress has the chance to strike down similar absurdities in the American mind and military by enacting repeal to end a shameful injustice.

ANDREA CON LA "PANCARTA": Como muchos otros medios el NYT toma una posición relativamente liberal, describiendo ley DADT como una "injusticia vergonzosa". ¿Peroy tal derrogación será una acción que elimine el tremendo discrimen contra homosexuales en uniforme? Eso está por verse...

ENTIENDO QUE MIRANDO EL TEMA "POR ENCIMITA":

• La derrogación "DADT" es una caja de Pandora que le llamo : "DEL LOBO UN PELO"

1. La tal derrogación carece del lenguaje específico- ANTIDISCRIMEN, lo cual técnicamente hablando, crea una puerta a la uniformada para seguir su curso de siempre...el discrimen.
2. La tal derrogación no se pondrá en vigor hasta que "Colón baje el dedo"yyyyyyyy
3. Tal derrogación espera por el famoso "reporte" de la Comisión del Depto. de Defensa: basado en UN SUPUESTO consenso de opinión dentro de la uniformada. Defensa opina que sería ofensivo cambiar la política DADT porque los militares sienten que su opinión realmente no importaría y crea desánimo. Y sobre el reporte, ya podemos especular el resultado: ¡ NO A TODO !
4. En resumen, tal derrogación puede devolver el poder a la uniformada a decidir COMO perpetuar solapadamente lo mismo que queremos derrotar: el discrimen rampante contra los homosexuales uniformados.
5. Hay que preguntarse QUIENES estarían realmente a cargo de crear una nueva política en la uniformada: clérigos y líderes FUNDAMENTALISTAS UNIFORMADOS: Nada más y nada menos que "monos con navaja en la mano derecha"...
6. Si creemos que con tal derrogación se elimina el problema; pues se crea OTRO problema aun más grande, más conflictivo, más solapado e irrevesible por años venideros.
7. Realmente sorprende la respuesta de "complacencia" de todos los grupos activistas homosexuales; ¿será que no se nada de leyes, ni procesos, ni de momentos para oponerse o qué? veremos....yo seguiré con la pancarta oponiéndome a la "derrogación de DADT-As is" en buen español: "Del lobo un Pelo".

¿CUANTOS ASESINATOS NECESITAMOS PARA QUE DESPIERTE LA JUSTICIA?

...Otro asesinato de transexual en menos de 60 días...

El Nuevo Dia/Eugenio Hopgood Dávila

25 de Mayo,2010

La Policía investiga otro asesinato de un transexual en Caguas y no se descarta que se trate de un crimen de odio o de violencia de pareja.

El caso de Ángel González Oquendo, de 38 años, mejor conocido como “Angie”, es el segundo asesinato de un transexual en el país en menos de dos meses.

El más reciente fue el crimen de la estilista Ashley Santiago, ocurrido el 19 de abril en Corozal. El año pasado, además, fue asesinado, también en Caguas, Jorge Steven López.

El caso de Ashley aún no se ha resuelto, mientras que por el asesinato de López se declaró culpable y fue sentenciado a 99 años de cárcel Juan “Casper” Martínez.

La más reciente víctima, Angie fue vista por última vez con vida, hasta donde conoce la Policía, el jueves pasado y se sospecha que ese mismo día fue asesinada ya que “el estado de descomposición del cadáver es compatible con el de una persona que lleva de tres a cuatro días muerta”, dijo el teniente Carlos H. Cruz Burgos, director del Cuertpo de Investigaciones Criminales (CIC) de Caguas.

Los vecinos del edificio de dos plantas donde Angie vivía en un apartamento rentado en la calle Ponce de León del barrio Savarona, frente al estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales, comenzaron a sentir un fuerte hedor y llamaron a las autoridades.

Los policías hallaron el cuerpo de Angie en el suelo, completamente desnudo con heridas “punzantes o cortantes” en el cuello y el pecho, reportó la oficial de Prensa de la Policía, Emily Rodríguez.

No obstante, Cruz sostuvo que era difícil determinar el tipo de heridas debido al estado del cadáver. A Angie le amarraron las manos con un cable electrónico, el que también le pasaba alrededor del cuello, dijo Cruz.

“Existe una persona de interés en la investigación a quien queremos entrevistar”, dijo el teniente sin más detalles.

"Es muy preliminar pero no descartamos ninguna de esas dos posibilidades", dijo Cruz, cuando se le preguntó si la situación apuntaba hacia un crimen de odio por la identificación de género de la víctima o hacia un caso de violencia de pareja o ex pareja.

Angie vivía como mujer a tiempo completo y, según la Policía, tenía hasta senos. Ninguno de los entrevistados pudo dar información con relación al oficio o profesión a la que se dedicaba la occisa.

“Era buena gente”, dijo una vecina que charlaba con dos amigas cerca del casa de apartamentos donde vivía la víctima. “Él vivía sólo ahí, siempre saludaba, no sé ni cómo se llamaba pero su nombre de nena era Angie”, dijo la vecina.

OBAMA Y EL CONGRESO: PRESTOS A DERROGAR LEY "DADT"

¡ ATENCIÓN AL TEMA !

Alarmantes rumores: Casa Blanca y el Congreso hicieron un trato fatulo y llevan el tema con prisa muy sospechosa. Se dice que la trampa está en el lenguaje de la propuesta.

Advocate.com May 24,2010
Kerry Eleveld

The Advocate has learned that concurrent meetings took place Monday morning at the White House and on Capitol Hill that could help clear the way for “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal to be attached to the Department of Defense authorization bill later this week.LGBT groups met with officials at the White House while legislative affairs representatives from the White House and the Department of Defense met with the staff of House and Senate leadership offices on Capitol Hill along with those of Rep. Patrick Murphy and senators Carl Levin and Joseph Lieberman.
A White House aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the White House meeting. "Our understanding is that Congress is determined to act this week and we are learning more about their proposal now," said the aide.
A Democratic leadership aide called the development "promising" but said discussions were ongoing. The House Democratic leadership is expected to meet to discuss the proposal later this afternoon. According to one person familiar with the White House meeting, the proposal that is being considered would legislatively repeal the statute this year, but the current policy would remain in place and implementation of repeal would not occur until after the Pentagon’s working group study is finished in December. Further, completion of repeal would require certification from President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs chair Adm. Mike Mullen that the new law will not have a negative impact on readiness, recruitment, retention, and other key factors affecting the military.The language would not include a nondiscrimination policy but rather will return authority for open service by gays and lesbians to the Pentagon.A Statement of Administration Policy is expected to be released this week, potentially as early as tomorrow.One repeal advocate welcomed news of the agreement.“Every single one of the groups around that table agreed that this is an amazing step forward,” said the advocate, who was close to the discussions at the White House and spoke on the condition of anonymity.The news came at the outset of a week that will be make or break for repeal, with critical votes scheduled to take place Thursday and Friday on the National Defense Authorization Act on the House floor and within the Senate Armed Services Committee. Murphy is expected to offer a repeal measure as an attachment to the NDAA on the House floor, and Levin has made no secret of the fact that he will move forward with an attachment in committee if he has the votes.Murphy has long said he has the 217 votes necessary to pass repeal in the House, and Hill insiders have said for weeks that Levin is one or two votes away from the 15 needed to attach the measure in committee.

DONNA MILO: MUJER TRANSGÉNERO CON LA MIRILLA EN EL CONGRESO

Foto: Donna Milo campaña-fb

¡ Diantre ¡ Se formó el “revolú” en South Beach, en la calle 8, en todo Miami, el congreso y la nación entera. La noticia se diseminó como una onda sísmica. Las reacciones no se hacen esperar y las veremos en los próximos días en ristra como petardos. Donna Milo, del condado de Broward, candidata Transgénero a las primarias republicanas y con aspiraciones de llegar al congreso.

A “prima facie” y con el asombro de la fé hecha realidad, tan solo podemos observar y esperar…

Y mientras tomaba mi cafecito mañanero, entre traguitos y tostadas, ante tal explosión en los medios, “salí corriendo” a ver su página en facebook para conocer la ya famosa candidata … ¡oh sorpresa!

¡ La mujer de verdad es republicana, LATINA y nacida en CUBA ! Quién lo hubiera dicho, estos son tiempos cambiantes de verdad. Solo espero que esos cambios sean bien recibidos por su comunidad latina VOTANTE que no deja de ser apasionada en sus costumbres e issues que los afecta…por supuesto cultura que latina al fín, rechaza la homosexualidad de cuajo. Esto por el lado del cubano que migró en los 59’s con el “revolú” de Fidel y luego en los 80’s, el segundo revolú del Mariel y por la “otra esquina” del issue, pienso en esa nueva generación cubana que se levanta, los que llegaron chiquitos y cubano-americanos que se han criado asimilando también la diversidad cosmopolita de South Beach-capital LGBT. Esta grandiosa diversidad, que es inevitable el ampliar la visión joven y que es cosa obligada de la tierra donde viven; es este paso calculado de Donna Milo, ella cuenta con el voto joven, republicano, “hetero” y gay, YYYYYYYYYY quién sabe si el voto gay demócrata.

Después que las aguas bajaron y llegó un poco el entendimiento me puse a pensar…hmmm… ¿ no será este el golpe de suerte, de publicidad y de votos que los republicanos necesitan? Claro que después de lío que armó la Palin, cualquier cosa les puede suceder y ahora viene su antítesis a ocupar la tribuna ¡ y que tribuna! Esta candidata no está llena de viruta, en su página de facebook se describe como madre, empresaria y además sirviendo a la comunidad de Miami en importantísimas áreas, véase: la Junta Consultora de Planificación de la Ciudad de Miami; la Junta de Violencia Doméstica del Condado de Miami-Dade y miembra del “Metropolitan Action Plan Nominating Committee” y para terminar su pasatiempo es volar aviones como piloto certificada, disfruta de la pesca y de pasear en bote.

Yo, acá dando brincos y a ver lo que tiene que decir la candidata puesto que en principio “das trans-republica”(concepto recién inventado), tiene por fuerza que ser “conserva”, ¿no? o ¿si? Ya no sé ni lo que digo… el cafecito se me subió al coco.

No se mucho de política pero se l-e-e-r casi-casi-casi a conciencia y les cuento…¿Su plataforma? típica republicana: 1-Si a la reducción actual de impuestos; 2- Menos regulación y control de los federales;3- No a la socialización de la salud; 4- Pro política agresiva en el exterior; 5- NO la dependencia de petróleo extranjero, SI a los recursos nacionales… ¿o sea “drilling” y demás pulgas ? ¡ Que nadie se equivoque!...Por encimita se puede decir que anti gobierno en todo.

Les cuento que además de ser esta que escribe, una“Floridian”(según los gringos) por puro accidente geográfico y de chiquita, llevada de aquí pa’llá y de allá pa’cá en viajes a la Florida pues, también viví en pleno South Beach y por casi 10 años; mi trabajo fué precisamente en el “core” cubano de la calle 8 y les anticipo que, lo que podría parecer en principio una incongruencia política al ver que se levanta una candidata transexual cubana y republicana pues, no lo es. Donna representa un ala de la nueva era cubana, social y políticamente hablando, una más dinámica, moderna y diversa. La candidata llegó a Florida desde Cuba a sus tres anitos y sin duda se crió en un hogar típico cubano, que históricamente y sin mucho análisis votan republicano, no por convicción, sino por resentimiento al ala demócrata, que según ellos, históricamente les han fallado desde la era de Kennedy-Bahía de Cochinos hasta el evento de “niño Elian”, que dicho sea de paso presencié el evento desde el primer al último minuto, entre huracanes y “tirijalas”.

Donna Milo también recibió la influencia de la comunidad de South Beach, pequeña capital de la diversidad en ese país. Tomando en cuenta que la realidad política, económica y social cubana YA ES O-T-R-A, no hay más que aceptar la inevitable metamorfosis de los tiempos en la juventud cubana de hoy. Donna es puro y literal ejemplo de ello.

Tan sólo unos datos sin mucho análisis, tomemos en cuenta que la consigna cubana es el derrotar la actual dictadura y economía “Fidelina”, lo estratégico, inteligente y harto probado, sería el abrir las puertas del capitalismo y la democracia a Cuba…es así como se derrumban murallas (todas menos la de China y NO con un bloqueo que a todas luces jamás funcionó. Doy fé de eso, lo ví suceder desde lejos en PR y en Miami y muy de cerquita en la Habana.

Dicho esto y ante esa realidad; si yo fuera cubana, haría un alto a la pasión por la história, el rencor y el odio a Fidel y me bajaría de la cama republicana, que tiene en el “core” otros resortes de muy mala sangre. No sé, de momento ¡Zas! me viene a la mente la película de Julia Robert, “Sleeping with the enemy”…

La imaginación vuela a mil y ya puedo ver la reacción del partido, deben estar que arden…y ¡Zas! me viene a la mente la cara de Rush “Limpbug” y dando brincos como los muñequitos del “dashboard”del carro.

Donna viene a sacarles la alfombra por debajo de los pies y nada menos que con tremenda pinta de mujer dinámica de hoy y créanme que, con la armadura que su estilo de vida y grandes decisiones para bien le fué creando. Confieso que me encantaría conocerla aunque yo, “jamás de los jamases” sería republicana (en ninguna de las vidas) aún así, confío que Dios y el universo que le den a esta candidata toda la sabiduría, el temple y la substancia que ese foro exige para ser una congresista respetada. No dudo ni un momento del voto LGBT de cualquier partido en la Florida. Veremos si los republicanos despiertan, se barajan y reinventan para al menos tener a-l-g-u-n-a posibilidad en el 2012, aunque realmente ni me interesa el tema; ya la Florida se reinventó y se llama Donna Milo, “I’m just saying”. A.St.L.