CNN Republican debate

These are images from my entry question for the CNN
YouTube Republican Debate on November 28th, 2007.
The Hypothetical, Animation asks the Question:

"Once the issue of Security has been dealt with, How long

should people wait in the proverbial "line" that Lou Dobbs

and friends are obsessed with: One month, two months, a year, five, ten, fifteen, years; what is reasonable?

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Party Punk Pegs

Images from the Animation Party Punk Pegs by Rafael Buelna (press link or title)

What is news?

Art work by Rafael Buelna

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Series 2

A Gesture drawing is meant to practice consentrating on movement and not the details of the subject

Gesture Drawing Pictures

Gesture Drawing By Rafael Buelna

Recently Framed (drawing on loan currently)

2002 idea for a Stamp I had

1957 XL Sportster

This is a look for bikes I've always found appealing or the "Wow" factor is pretty high. Press the title for information on the history of this American Classic

Art work by Rafael Buelna

Bay Bridge During a sunset

The Golden Gate Bridge is Beautiful to see while the sunsets. One of my favorite places to eat was the Buckeye Roadhouse. Press the Title to see their work and hopefully go there


Art work by Rafael Buelna

Here is a Head Line For Ya!

This is the great headline we should avoid. People will feel a little blue on that day. Press the Title to link to the real "Time Mag"

Art work by Rafael Buelna

Hate and Anger

This image was created by Rafael Buelna for an article titled:

Hate Politics and Don Imus

The article first appeard April 10, 2007

Massacre in Chinatown 1871

Art Work by Rafael Buelna

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The Los Angeles Gang Tax

Image by Rafael Buelna.

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Jewish people and the Mind of Mencia?

By Rafael Buelna

The Honduran-born comic dropped out of school to pursue a career in comedy. Joe Rogan referred to him as "Carlos Menstealia." Mr. Rogan and others are upset that Carlos Mencia (not his original name) is taking credit for work that does not belong to him. Carlos Mencia is a playground, politics comedian. His next show will ask the question "would you get upset if you were called a nappy headed ho's or whore"referring to the Don Imus issue: Sunday 29, April. Carlos' MIND does not understand the concept of platforms. Don Imus and Mencia function on two different platforms. Don Imus was given prestige by the honored guests, national leaders and respected people that visited him. Mencia, on the other hand, is a curbside jester that lurks and giggles about to amuse pedestrians. The modern court jesters would be Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Howard Stern, and Rush Limbaugh (not an exhausted list). Court jesters, long ago, were simply killed when they offended the court now a comedian can find closed doors and turned backs.

It Is Hard To Be Original

Carlos, or Ned, can say what ever he wants to say because he is a comedian, a curbside jester. I’ll turn my back to his performances and make a list of products not to buy advertised during his program or commercial breaks. This is the best way to send a message to bigot humor...and besides too many comics are accusing him of being a thief.

Mencia is known for his signature "Dee-Dee-Dee" and twists his face and body to indicate that ignorance is equal to a physical disability or speech impediment. This is the typical, bigot humor tailored to fit the ignorance that incipiently finds its way into each new generation. Mencia is not the only Curbside Jester that peddles in this toxin, he's just popular these days. Mencia has recently altered his twisted face and body before saying "Dee-Dee-Dee": his agent may be feeling the pressure.

Mr. Rogan found a recording where George Lopez explains his frustration with Carlos, or Ned Holness, using his hard work and that of others for (Neds) his financial gain. http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/category/roganblog/

Mencia, announced on his program, that he speaks for European-Americans that long or yearn to insult other people but are too worried to do it themselves. To Carlos/Ned it's a euphoric feeling to finally give European-Americans a voice. The episode aired Thursday April 26, 2007

Jewish people and the Mind of Mencia

Mencia also insists that Jewish people are not funny enough or don't have the talent to create original material.

Watch the above video and hear Carlos or "Ned" deny a Jewish person could have written a joke he used.

This is the Mind of Mencia?

Carlos also confuses the term "Political Correctness." To Carlos the term means calling a person anything you want and when ever you want. For example, the phrase, "Mencia is married to a whore he has grown bored of looking at", is not nice to say and is rude. Society may ask a person to behave with a little honor and that is different than asking them to be "politically correct." If a person is told that an issue can not be discussed then that issue has been fettered by political correctness. The term does not mean a person can go around insulting people because they feel like it: like calling his wife a whore. Society is not stopping a person from using their favorite insult, society asks of its citizens to try and have a little respect. So, if Carlos or Imus or any other person are yearning to call people names or use words to simply hurt them then go right ahead: the constitution protects you.

For example, here is a question: Why does a Honduran-German have to pretend he is Mexican and not American? So what that Carlos/Ned is not a Chicano, Mexican-American or American-Mexican but hiding his background simply makes him appear to be ashamed of his Honduran and German ancestry: that's sad because the Honduran people are wonderful, like all cultures. Political correctness would be not talking about his (Ned's) shame.

Press the title above to link to where Mr. Joe Rogan explains in detail more of the issue

Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Science is art too. Dr. Douglas Kerr, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins University, and many others, has been working hard at using his talents to explore a new frontier.

The original article was posted June 20, 2006

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The Preferred Citizen

care

Graphic Image by Rafael Buelna

Appeared in an article titled

The Preferred Citizen

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Fifty Dollar Contest! $50.00 Essay Contest

The contest is currently open. Last chance to enter is 5/20/2007. Prize is Fifty dollars $50.00 and the winning essay will be posted on Memorial Day 5/28/2007

The purpose of the following contest is for the satisfaction of sharing ideas and to get a $50.00 prize.

The Following are the Two Quotes this contest asks the contestants to explore:

I need somebodies help, please!

There was a person that once said "Hell is the place where nothing new originates." The second quote, I hope someone can help me out with is, "We are all Gods in embryo." If anybody knows where these to quotes came from or who wrote or said them I would appreciate the information.

Please Visit http://twoquotescontest.blogspot.com/ for more information and for rules.

Good Look. Rafael Buelna 4/20/2007

Art, Don Imus and The Market

Graphic image created by:

Rafael Buelna

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To view an animation dedicated to everyone defending the Spirit of our nation.

press the following link:

www.youtube.com/rafaelsanimation

Hate, Politics and Don Imus

Graphic image created By:

Rafael Buelna April 10, 2007

Should Don Imus be fired for calling a team of basketball players from Rutgers University “nappy headed ho’s” or “whores”?

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St Jude's Children's Research Hospital Stands to WIN!

In the the race for the grand prize of $25,000.00 in the TurboTax Rap contest on YouTube contestants are offering thousands to non-profits in the hopes of persuading voters to select their entry. Hosted by Vanilla Ice and offering one of the biggest Internet contest awards to date is driving thousands of web surfers to vote.

While the quality of video and rapping runs the gamut, thousands of Youtubers and web goers are not letting that stop them from voting. Everyday that voting goes on hundreds of contestants are busy getting the word out to anyone they know about the contest. Some contestants have promised to donate a percentage of their winning, if they win, to their favorite organization. The latest organization to that may benefit is St, Jude's Children's Reasearch Hospital.

St. Jude is an innovative pediatric,treatment and research facility. Breakthrough accomplishments at St. Jude's has updated thinking on how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The latest entry or(http://www.youtube.com/contest/TheTaxRap?goto=218) has said "If I win, 25% of the winning will be donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital."

At a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, it is a good thing to see people donating. Follow the link below to understand more about what St. Jude is doing everyday to make all of our lives a little better.

http://www.stjude.org/donate

Rafael Buelna

YouTube And Election 2008

By Rafael Buelna April 2007

The Next election will be heavily discussed on the web and that news, I'm sure, is nothing new to most people.

There is, however, a new metamorphose occurring to the Arts and Crafts movement which is an art concept or idea that started over a century ago. The change is occurring on the web but especially on sites like YouTube, Myspace, etc. These are web sites where an individual is able to comment on issues using traditional means like a written posted comment but what is new are the audio and visual alternatives. Individuals can respond to what they read, see or hear using a variety of mediums and immediately. These alternatives are proving to be very seductive and are affecting politics. The Arts and Crafts movement was a response by individuals to the industrial revolution or industrialization. Many people, tired of machine made things, felt a disconnection between themselves and the objects they owned and so turned to creating hand made but professionally crafted art work and goods. Likewise dissatisfaction with the current media and feeling disconnected is motivating individuals to get their own hands dirty and create digital, visual media of their own.

It is true that in the United States the Arts and Crafts movement is mostly remembered for the beautiful homes left behind called the American Craftsman or Craftsmen Style but the rest of the world had a very different view: especially Europe. The following link is a good starting point for understanding the current debate over this art style, movement and impact.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement )

My point is that this art form advocated art created for people by people and for the sole purpose of both of their satisfaction. Many people confuse this art movement as a condemnation of capitalism because of the emphasis on manual labor and subsequent labor movements. Many artist, in fact, were part of socialist movements especially in England where authors John Ruskin and William Morris (1834 - 1896) were first discussing this issue. Others call the Arts and Crafts movement democratic and even populist in nature for many reasons. I'll leave it up to you to study the different theories as to why this movement has consistently been pigeon-holed into various political categories but what I can say is that what the theories all have in common is that this idea, art movement inspired people in one way or another.

Traditional television programs have become mundane to many people and the spirit of the Arts and Crafts movement has inspired a new medium for the individual to bridge the disconnect between the television show or the programing and the user. The web has long been considered a new art medium but a location, like YouTube, where millions of individuals can gather and share their own ideas and in a format traditionally nestled in a corporate world, is a different matter all together. When a person watches television it is a passive event. The viewer can only tacitly respond by changing the channel or calling the station to complain. When a person views a channel on YouTube the viewer has alternatives. The interaction between artist, blogger, etc is turning out to be very attractive to people. In the same way that people responded to their feeling of disconnection a little more than a century ago, people are responding to a disconnect they feel from the latest digital revolution.

Home computers and amazing software is allowing people to craft their own digital ideas. Likewise, traditional forms of participating in elections has become mundane and individuals are responding. The commercials we were forced to watch on election season are not the commercials people necessarily want to view.

For example recently, an individual created an ad, but not in the tradition of the Arts and Crafts movement which emphasises high-quality craftsmanship and honest labor. This add was aimed at Hillary Clinton and was meant to promote Barack Obama. The artist did not give any credit to the original artist who created the commercial for Apple computers. Here is the link in case you have not seen this add yet http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ParkRidge47 It was released under the name "ParkRidge47" an anonymous signature and latter it was discovered that it was an individual named Phil de Vellis. Mr. de Vellis, in interviews, attempts to compare himself with our countries forefathers in this next link. http://techpresident.com/node/208

I understand using the work of another person, like a song, to make a point but not giving credit where credit is due is just rude. I recently created a tribute to our Vets and used a song that I did not create. Nevertheless, at the very least, I gave credit to the creators of the song and used a disclaimer so that the band would not feel obligated to my views. (here is the link to where I first uploaded the Veteran Tribute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHTlMKCIBq0)
The fact remains that the anti-Hillary commercial received a lot of attention but I think that it was more because people still like to see a good fight. Like any art movement not all the work on the web is of the highest quality.

Nevertheless, the point is that this is a new phase in the evolution of the relationship of art and democracy and as time goes on the presentations will become better, but it's not going away. YouTubers should give credit to the artist and the hard work others created but it should not be seen as a place where people rip off the legitimate media.

Humans are visual learners and allowing people to craft ideas and interact on a world wide stage is healthy for any emerging planet. YouTube is just one of the many places on the web where a person can use audio and visual mediums to express themselves but it is also one of the most user friendly. Like anywhere, there is content on YouTube that is questionable, at best, like anything that can be found on basic cable broadcasting. Nevertheless, political candidates and voters have a new arena to work out issues. Where traditional sources of news are limited by time, Youtube frees the candidate to flush out their strategies, ideas or platforms. These sites gives voters a closer look and the ability to respond with either the traditional word (posted comments) or a person can use a visual response. It helps a voter become informed if they can take their time and absorb information at their own pace.

Long ago the chalk board revolutionized the classroom for teachers by allowing them to use visuals to augment their lessons. Similarly websites like YouTube, Myspace, etc. are giving individuals that added edge needed to communicate their ideas. Broadcasting their concepts, in their own formats, for reasons only known to the artist. This is giving the individual the ability to counteract, for example, the seasonal mundane and obvious political commercials that are forced on the television viewers. People are no longer locked into the time constraints of television. That translates into the political world because the traditional forms of communicating (television, newspapers, magazine and official web pages), usually unattainable to most of us because of cost, time, skills, etc all have to, now, compete with everyone and anyone around the world for, your, attention. A person can now make their own commercial and possibly change the direction of an election. A candidate can answer questions, explain complicated issues. A voter can respond to a visual add with a visual response. An add placed on television gets more exposure but a counter add has at least a place to exist without having to pay for and create an entire website dedicated to an issue.

CNN dedicates time announcing the channels and web pages that get the most attention. In fact most news stations are reporting what is happening on the web but especially sites where intensive interaction is occurring around a particular hot issue. The candidates know these important facts about the sites like YouTube and are responding to this new pressure. So don't be left out of the debate. Many people are posting ideas that just might help you make a better and informed decision about issues from A to Z.

Take a look at the art work that many people, including myself, created and entered into a contest hosted by TurboTax. (follow the link below) People from coast to cost are united in a contest. I find that fact to be incredible because before the web and places like YouTube people had to travel from one place or the other to compete. This is a new step for the Arts and Crafts movement. What should it be named?

It is free so sign up so don't be nervous about that. Please visit
http://www.youtube.com/members?s=po&g=-1 to learn about the candidates
or
www.youtube.com/rafaelsanimation to view the other work I have created.

Thank You,

Rafael Buelna

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