Nike Applies for Patent for Marty Mcfly Auto-Lacing Shoes

Nike filled out a patent application for auto-lacing shoes seen being sported by Marty Mcfly in Back to the Future II. Some of these shoes have already hit the market but they have yet to put into mass production.

Geek NEWS!!!

Last month the Library of Congress freed jailbreaking from digital copyright laws, acknowledging that it is not illegal to jailbreak your Iphone. Also the 2nd US court of appealed okayed the covert recording of conversations. The court concluded that secretly recording someone's conversation does not violate the Wire tap Act as long as the recording is not linked to some kind of nefarious or unlawful act.

Glenn Beck Turns MLK's Dream Into A Nightmare

This weekend at an event supported, financed and even planned by Fox News, people like the Koch brothers and Dick Army, Tea Party members gathered to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a dream" speech. Just how were they commemorating such a pivotal moment for the civil rights movement? Glenn Beck, looking like a fatter version of Micheal Douglas's in Falling Down, put on a bullet proof vest and spewed more of his trademark hysteria and hypocrisy to supporters.

According to Beck and Fox News a crowd close to a million people gathered in support, while CBS and several other media outlets report closer to 87,000 people attending. Withall the racist coded language, violent rhetoric and divisive politics used by Glenn and his Tea Bagger cohorts, this event seems like a revival of the KKK movement similar to what was triggered during the civil rights movement. Why would Beck chose the have a rally on the anniversary of the I have a dream speech? Beck is "restoring honor to America" the same way the KKK tried to restore "American" values and traditions by inciting hatred by holding events side by side with various civil rights rallies in the 50's and 60's.

One of the centerpieces of Beck's speech was attacking the liberation theology movement. Liberation theology, which Martin Luther King based much of his philosophy on, was a Christian movement that interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ in terms of liberation from social, economic and political conditions. They followed the belief that to get into heaven one must care for the sick, feed the homeless, shelter the poor- that kind of stuff. Instead Glenn Beck referred to this as a "perversion of the gospel of Jesus Christ" he also attacked president Obama's faith by claiming "people aren't recognizing his version of christianity."- you know the secret muslim kind of christianity. You may or may not know that Glenn Beck is a mormon. Mormons refer to anyone of darker skin than their prophets as mud people. Mormons also had a large part in financing Prop 8 in California, donating time and money to legally define marriage as a union between opposite sex couples.

Raekown respects what Justin Beiber is doing?

We have Kanye to thank for this Raekwon, West and Beiber Collab:

"It’s definitely gonna happen....When you got these kinda talents merging together to do something exciting, I think it’s something that’s gonna make the fans check it out. I’m big fans of both of these guys. I think, at the end of the day, shorty is a sensation. And [for him] to acknowledge me it makes me feel good that the young generation is checkin’ me out like that. And at the same time it ridiculous gives me a position to play a big brother in the game. He wants my assistance or whatever he can get it. I respect him, I like his style." --- From XXLmag.com

Hip Hop artist are increasingly becoming a parody of themselves. The people caring the flag claiming to be pioneers of hip hop haven't learned how to say no to money or the real price saying yes to these deals has on their reputations. Why the hell is Snoop Dogg a reoccurring character on the day time soap opera "One Life to Live" why is he on the View or Martha? Better yet have you seen this clip of Ice Cube getting laughed at for claiming he is a gangster on the Today Show?

Mission Amost Accomplished

Aside from the a few thousand contractors and mercenaries, oh and about some 50,000 troops the US military are on schedule with its exit strategy for the War in Iraq. The last US Combat Brigade were scheduled to pull out today. Read more here.

WWII style Internment Camps for Hispanics in Florida?

The immigration debate has recently heated from a low simmer to a rolling boil. As the primary elections closes in on us, we have the bittersweet experience of watching republican politicians duke it out in effort to prove who hates immigrants the most. In my home state of Florida, Rick Scott has aired a commercial against his republican primary challenger Bill Mccollum- painting him soft on immigration for not supporting the Arizona SB 1070 bill. This type of ad makes sense for states like Kentucky or S. Carolina but will this strategy work in a state like Florida?

Many of our parents(I'm talking about us Hispanic-Americans here) take pride in being Republicans, having strong family values and being conservative. Many of my friends don't share the same views as their parents. Most of us were against both the War in Iraq and the Afghan War. Our parents voted for Bush, twice. Luckily, some of our parents jumped on the Obama bandwagon with us and Grampy Mccain and Caribou Barbie aren't in the White House.

Since the inception of the Tea Bagger "movement" there has been a rift in the Republican party. As a result, many people have found a venue to voice their paranoia and ignorance. About a week ago Tea Bagger Marg Baker, Florida House Rep. candidate, had this to say on the issue of immigration and the loss of jobs:

"I was just a little girl living in Miami, and they built camps for people that snuck into the country because the were illegal... They put them in camps and they shipped them back. We can do that. We can do E-Verify. We must stop them."

Marg Baker was referring to Japanese internment camps the US used during WWII. These people were not held in these camps because they were illegal many of the were US citizens and in 1988 the white prince of the Republican party Ronald Reagan apologized on behalf of the US government for these camps.

Possibly just as troubling several congressmen and senators like Jon Kyl(R-Ariz), are challenging the 14th amendment. Every Hispanic should know what the 14th amendment is and if you don't wikipedia it. The 14th amendment is referred to as the Equal Protection Clause, its the clause that backs the US to the ideal that all men are created equal and guarantees all citizens protection under the laws. As far as I can see Hispanic leadership on these issues is virtually absent. There are some Hispanics like Luis Gutierrez oppose such divisive laws but where are our local leaders on these issues. In a city like Miami where you practically need a Hispanic name to get elected in to local office, no one is actively or vocally challenging these racist rallying calls.

Tea Party candidate Rand Paul, who is running for the Senate in Kentucky has pushed on the issue even further. Claiming the children of undocumented workers who are born in the country should be stripped from their parents and deported.

I think South Floridian have a misperception of what the rest of the state looks like. Living in Tallahassee for a few years I witnessed the spill over from neighboring Southern states, rednecks and hillbillies occupying what they refer to as Flawda. From the Tea Party's "Rally in Tally" to the racist yard signs we'd encounter on road trips driving through Northern and Central Florida and those are just the one's who are vocal about it.

Where do you stand on this issue? Do you think someone campaigning off these issue has a chance of being elected in Florida? Should Hispanics be fearful that some of their rights may be violated if these laws come to Florida?