Posted on September 8, 2006 by thestateofblog
An exchange was recorded between the Governator and an aid. And here it is:
“Bonnie Garcia is great . . . ,” Kennedy said on the recording, talking about her tenacity. “She’s great. Is she Puerto Rican?”
“She seems to me like Cuban,” Schwarzenegger said.
“She’s not Mexican,” Kennedy responded.
“No,” Schwarzenegger agreed.
“. . . I thought she [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2006 by thestateofblog
“The maker of the first medication approved for use in a specific racial group is preparing to roll out its first advertisements in a narrowly targeted campaign that stresses quality-of-life issues for black heart-failure patients rather than dwelling on race.
“The radio and print spots scheduled starting next week in black media in [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2006 by thestateofblog
Spurred partly by campus and community concern over dwindling numbers of African American students, UCLA is moving toward a major shift in its admissions process, perhaps as early as this fall.
They hope to move their admission policy closer to the one used at UC Berkeley. This approach will view the student’s achievement in light [...]
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Posted on September 8, 2006 by thestateofblog
There are two guys being weaned in my household, my son and me. My son is literally being weaned from the breast; I’m being weaned from the television tittie.
Truthfully, in the past, I (J) watched about 4 hours of television per day. I’d watch the Today Show from 7am to 8am. After work, I’d watch [...]
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