A petition to Gloria Estefan related to her new CD.

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[Corazon]

To: Gloria Estefan This is a petition to protest Gloria Estefan's new CD, 90 Millas.

We are concerned with the recent news that Gloria Estefan has asked Carlos Santana to collaborate with her on her album, 90 Millas. http://www.gloriaestefan.com/pdf/usaToday021607.jpg

The reasoning behind this suggestion relates to the 2005 Oscars. Carlos Santana walked down the red carpet sporting a trendy black che guevara t-shirt.http://u.univision.com/contentroot/locales/art/images/12mia/WLTV/2005/03/28_santana_che_3.jpg.

[Corazon]

To: Gloria Estefan This is a petition to protest Gloria Estefan's new CD, 90 Millas.

We are concerned with the recent news that Gloria Estefan has asked Carlos Santana to collaborate with her on her album, 90 Millas. http://www.gloriaestefan.com/pdf/usaToday021607.jpg

The reasoning behind this suggestion relates to the 2005 Oscars. Carlos Santana walked down the red carpet sporting a trendy black che guevara t-shirt.http://u.univision.com/contentroot/locales/art/images/12mia/WLTV/2005/03/28_santana_che_3.jpg. At one point he opened his jacket so photographers can get a good picture of the murderer's face on his shirt. We feel betrayed and deeply offended by Gloria Estefan's choice to have Carlos Santana on her album. Gloria Estefan is aware of the atrocities che guevara committed in the first 4-5 years of the Cuban revolution. che guevara is one of the main reasons why my family and her family could not continue their lives in their homeland. She has chosen to ignore the fact that Carlos Santana wore the t-shirt for the world to see.

By signing this petition we are requesting ...............

1. That Gloria Estefan issue an apology to all her fans on a sticker applied to the album cover which should also contain a condemnation of the political leanings of Carlos Santana who clearly favors the communist violence suffered in Cuba.

2. That Gloria Estefan and all the participants in the album issue a written statement condemning the tyranny of fidel castro in the liner of the album, as well as a statement condemning the dry foot wet foot policy which discriminates against Cuban refugees, which will be part of a sticker added to the album cover.

3. That the proceeds of the album or a sizable fraction of them are used to help the internal opposition in Cuba, and for it to be stated in the addendum to the album cover.

4. That Gloria Estefan and the album producers tap any Cuban musicians -antiCastro within the Island and those who reside in exile, to play in a new album that would pay homage to the real Cuba of the men and women who oppose Castro and a future free Cuba.

We urge Gloria Estefan to take this petition seriously and not to forget in the future that collaborating with someone who likes to wear che t-shirts is not worth more than standing by your fellow Cubans.

Sincerely,

PLEASE SEE THE PETITION ON LINE.

http://www.petitiononline.com/05201902/petition.html

[Corazon]

http://www.petitiononline.com/05201902/petition.html

[ConservativeStatement]

[lormand]

Wow, I didn't know that Santana did that. Typical elitist hypocrite. Too bad he wasn't paid minimum wage and worked for a State controlled record company.

[flynmudd]

Hell of a guitar player, too bad he has such bad judgement.

[poobear]

Done!

[gun_supporter]

I mean Don Henely is a liberal idiot, but I still listen to the Eagles, and his solo albums. Same with John Cougar. Yeah Santana is an idiot politically, but as was aforementioned...hell of a musician. I wont stop listening to his stuff anytime soon.

Note, however; I will NOT be buying an Estefan album, haha.

[cdcdawg]

he wears that as a statement, and it's just another celeb, but Prince Harry wears a Nazi armband as a joke, and there's an uproar. We didn't make the commies have their day of reckoning like we did the Nazis. Big mistake.

[HIDEK6]

If she did everything the petitioners wanted, she'd be lucky to sell 10,000 albums.

[HIDEK6]

That's like asking Obama to denounce Geffen or whatever his name was.

[WashingtonStateRepublican]

Signed

[Vision]

Guitar genius, political idiot.

[Mojave]

Hell of a guitar player

One trick pony. If you ever get the chance, listen to Frank Zappa's "Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression".

[Mr. Jeeves]

One trick pony. If you ever get the chance, listen to Frank Zappa's "Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression".

Yes, it's interesting how certain guys like Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page become "a hell of a guitar player" in the public consciousness - it seems to have more to do with the commercial appeal of certain hit songs they produced than with what they are actually saying with the instrument.

I've always felt a lot of Santana's "greatness" stemmed from the fact that the average player can learn all of his solos with only moderate practice. ;)

[Admin Moderator]

The Activism sidebar is reserved for News/Activism of the FR Chapters.

Not this.

Thanks,
AM

[manic4organic]

I always thought it was the Paul Reed Smith.

[A message]

I've always felt a lot of Santana's "greatness" stemmed from the fact that the average player can learn all of his solos with only moderate practice. ;)

hehe

Nodding head in agreement.

[theFIRMbss]

>We are concerned with the recent news that Gloria Estefan has asked Carlos Santana to collaborate with her on her album

Good luck with your goal,
but he's a great guitarist,
she's a good singer,

and their politics
do not change either of those.
I'd buy the album.

[stm]

Clapton and Santana should never be spoken in the same sentence without a negative between them. Santana is a fine guitar player but in no way, shape or form is he in the same league as Eric.