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Obama to host Latin music night
AP via google ^ | Oct 6, 2009 | no byline

Posted on 10/07/2009 10:31:50 AM PDT by a fool in paradise

WASHINGTON — The White House is taking on a Latin flair next week.

President Barack Obama plans to host a concert next Tuesday to honor Hispanic musical heritage.

The White House says Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan and Jose Feliciano plan to join the event. Other entertainers will include Jimmy Smits, Pete Escovedo, George Lopez, Thalia, Los Lobos, Tito "El Bambino" and Aventura. Sheila E. will lead the house band.

The concert will be taped for a PBS broadcast to air on Oct. 15. It will then air on Telemundo on Oct. 18 and on V-me on Dec. 25...

The White House previous hosted a jazz session in June and country music performance in July. The White House plans a night of classical music in November.

(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: latinvote; musicnight; segregation; theobamashow
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Latin night? Why segregate the performers? Why not have an ensemble of people on merit, rather than demographic?

Mmmm mmmm mmmmmmm.

1 posted on 10/07/2009 10:31:51 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
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To: a fool in paradise

8 US KIA yesterday, today LATIN MUSIC NIGHT...?

This is SPOOKY...


2 posted on 10/07/2009 10:32:50 AM PDT by gaijin
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3 posted on 10/07/2009 10:34:04 AM PDT by mikrofon (No?)
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Let’s see. He’s had ‘country music night’...now ‘latin night’. When is he going to have ‘polka night’? ‘Riverdance’ night?


4 posted on 10/07/2009 10:35:05 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ('They're drinking the juice.'~ Barack H. Obama)
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To: a fool in paradise

Taxpayer produced, shown on taxpayer supported TV to a bunch of people many of whom don’t pay taxes. mmmm mmmm mmmm!


5 posted on 10/07/2009 10:35:26 AM PDT by dblshot
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To: a fool in paradise

Obama needs to keep America separated into its various tribes. This will help.


6 posted on 10/07/2009 10:35:38 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America! We're spending our grandchildren's inheritance!)
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To: a fool in paradise

Can’t we all just be Hispanic? What are the qualifications? As far as I can tell you only have to have been born in a country or territory once colonized by Spain.


7 posted on 10/07/2009 10:35:48 AM PDT by rhombus
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one more brick in the wall. It doesn’t matter what kind of music - the fact is that we have almost 10% unemployment (officially), people are losing their jobs, our dollar is slipping, and he’s acting like the emperor. When will his supporters get a clue?


8 posted on 10/07/2009 10:37:17 AM PDT by ElayneJ
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To: a fool in paradise

Have you seen the commercials he’s made for the new George Lopez show? The man has no concept of the dignity of the office of POTUS. None!


9 posted on 10/07/2009 10:37:53 AM PDT by pgkdan ( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Yep, when all else fails start currying favor with ethnic voting blocks.


10 posted on 10/07/2009 10:38:13 AM PDT by VR-21 (If it's a vision of the future you want......)
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After seeing Shakira on the ALMA Awards, I’d like to host a Latin music night myself.


11 posted on 10/07/2009 10:38:29 AM PDT by nufsed
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To: rhombus

You’re right. There’s no established definition of “Hispanic.”


12 posted on 10/07/2009 10:38:35 AM PDT by ElayneJ
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I'm waiting for Heavy Metal night before watching!


13 posted on 10/07/2009 10:39:06 AM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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Ayeeeeee!

14 posted on 10/07/2009 10:39:10 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Isn't the Golden Mean the secret to something," I parried? "Yes," Blue replied. "Mediocrity.")
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Can I send my mexican neighbors up there?

Every time they play that damned circus music of theirs, I want to jab ice picks into my eardrums.


15 posted on 10/07/2009 10:39:24 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Hope....Change...Bullsh*t)
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Oh Boy!..I can’t wait to see Michelle shakin’ her booty on the dance floor!!


16 posted on 10/07/2009 10:40:54 AM PDT by BigSkyVic
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Gegorian Chant? You want the entire WH to turn to dust?


17 posted on 10/07/2009 10:41:06 AM PDT by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: nufsed; 537cant be wrong; Aeronaut; bassmaner; Bella_Bru; Big Guy and Rusty 99; Brian Allen; cgk; ..
After seeing Shakira on the ALMA Awards, I’d like to host a Latin music night myself.

He DID remember to invite Sheila E.


18 posted on 10/07/2009 10:41:32 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
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Who pays for this extravaganza? Funded by a private donor hoping to share his/her love of the arts? Or funded by our tax dollars? (while arts budgets are cut at schools and so many Americans look for work and the stimulus dollars seem to need a coffee boost of their own...)


19 posted on 10/07/2009 10:41:53 AM PDT by fortunecookie (Please pray for Anna, age 7, who waits for a new kidney.)
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To: reagan_fanatic

It’s just their take on Texas polka.


20 posted on 10/07/2009 10:42:22 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
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