Latino Blogger

The LNR Podcast #2 is out. You can listen to/download it here.

Marisa Treviño (Latina Lista), Liza Sabater (CultureKitchen), Louis Pagan (Latino Pundit) and Roberto Lovato (Of América) join La Bloguera and Dabloguiman in the first podcast of the Fall season.

Roberto Lovato brings us an exciting in-depth report about the 2nd Annual Latino Congreso held in LA between October 5th and 9th; Marisa Treviño gives us her perspective on how traditional media coverage of immigration and other important issues impact the debate; Liza Sabater and Louis Pagan help us sort out ways in which the Latino blogosphere could more efficiently get our message out and influence the political discourse about issues of importance to Latinos. Finally, La Bloguera explains why the Mexican ambassador was kept “outside the walls” of the White House during the celebrations for Hispanic “Hysteria” Month.

Thanks to Congress.

Here is Colbert’s perspective:

Get the latest Flash Player to see this player.

After insulting 40 million latinos in the US and more than 300 millon people around the world by saying that he opposes bilingual education because Spanish is the language of the “ghetto”, republican bigot Newt Gingrich attempts to apologize by torturing the language itself.

You can see it here, but be forewarned, wait a least a couple of hours after lunch or keep a brown bag nearby in case you want to puke.