Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/bush/ Our Thing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/bush/ 144 144 Happy Cinco de Cuatro! https://remezcla.com/culture/happy-cinco-de-cuatro/ Mon, 04 May 2009 21:00:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.comremezcla/happy-cinco-de-cuatro/ It’s pretty hard to mess up today’s date, but in a throwback to the Bushisms we haven’t heard in a while, Obama did.

Yesterday’s date, anyway. Some White House chums gathered on May 4th for an early U.S. celebration of this non-celebrated-in-Mexico Mexican holiday. Being the jokester that he is, Obama tried to get a little laugh with his opening address:

"Bienvenidos. Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro -- (laughter) -- Cinco de Mayo at the White House. We are a day early, but we always like to get a head start here at the Obama White House."

They might like to get a head start, but they don’t like to check their Google translator. “Happy fifth of the fourth” no es bueno, Señor Presidente.

Hey, at least this president speaks English.

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]]> A Tale of Two September 11 https://remezcla.com/culture/a-tale-of-two-september-11/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:00:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.comremezcla/a-tale-of-two-september-11/ Writer and human-rights crusader Ariel Dorfman has multiple homes, multiple identities, three languages, at least three countries. Since the military coup in Chile – on September 11, 1973 – he has carried with him the legacy and the burden of survival and multiplicity. After struggling for a brief time to find any voice at all

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]]> Manu Chao at the National Democratic Convention? https://remezcla.com/culture/manu-chao-at-the-national-democratic-convention-2/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.comremezcla/manu-chao-at-the-national-democratic-convention-2/ Manu Chao is coming to town!  The globe-trotter cantante will be performing this Friday at the awesome Outside Lands Festival along with Cafe Tacvba, Los Amigos Invisibles, Rodrigo y Gabriela and then will head to  Austin City Limits on August 26th (The Mars Volta, CSS, Jose Gonzalez are some of the Latin talent here). As

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]]> Manu Chao at the National Democratic Convention? https://remezcla.com/culture/manu-chao-at-the-national-democratic-convention/ Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:00:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.comremezcla/manu-chao-at-the-national-democratic-convention/ Manu Chao will perform on sunday August 24th in Tijuana, in what is being billed as his “only area appearance.”  So start planning your road trip now! As we all know, Manu Chao concerts are more than that, its like attending a cult service in the best sense possible. Few performers can move and inspire

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]]> Bush on Tour https://remezcla.com/culture/bush-on-tour/ Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:00:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.comremezcla/bush-on-tour/ The headlines spoke volumes: “Bush visits Colombia amid security and protests” – “Visit by Bush fires up Latins’ debate over socialism” – “Bush denies U.S. neglects neighbors”.  The citizens of the five Latin American nations President Bush visited on his recent tour of the region did not receive him well. What Bush intended to be

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