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About Me

I am a hispanic, single, young, progressive, political hack. I did the " working for an international non-governmental organization " thing.. then tried working as a " lobbyist "thing... then was a "senior staff for a presidential campaign " thing... then the " starting a national organization " thing... now I am back in DC working for Amnesty International as the Campaign Manager for the Denounce Torture Campaign . I have found my home with Amnesty. I still own a home in Arizona, and will someday be back out that way. But meanwhile I am calling DC my home and travel back to the west side often! For a life, I play around with beer making, wine tasting, geek toys, camping, hiking, and photography. The occasional drunken poker nights with good friends and the random trips to weird places are also a good way to pass up time.However my favorite place to be is at a quaint little pub with a tall glass of Kiltlifter and good company.

My Interests

Wine making, beer making, cooking, coffee, movies, poetry, slam, spoken word, theatre, music, live shows, going to a nearby pub with a good friend and chatting about the human nature for hours.

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I'd like to meet:

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Movies:

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Books:

Anything by Thich Naht Hanh.

Heroes:

Paul Wellstone, Martin Luther King, Albert Celoza, Caesar Chavez, my Dad, my Tata, Gandhi, and to the many unknowns who have done everything they could to end injustice and heal the human spirit.

My Blog

New Business

There is already a lot of buzz about it. Check it out www.bluedynamic.com
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:24:00 PST

Michael Jackson - Progressive Revolutionary?

Ok... so I had a drunken tirade last night. After watching "Bobby" and seeing so many wonderful revolutionary songs/artists from that time period, someone asked "where is our songs that are full of pe...
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:45:00 PST

If Everyone Cared

This is a new single by Nickleback that has a very powerful political video. I did not expect it from them. I am very impressed. Take a few minutes to watch this. At about 2 minutes into the song, tak...
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:07:00 PST

Regarding helicopter shoot-downs and the history we forget

From William Rivers Pitt, A SpidelBlog Contributor Somewhere between seven and eight US helicopters have been downed in Iraq over the last couple of weeks:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/world/middl...
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:22:00 PST

Happy Thanksgiving!</

This blog post stolen from a CAP email. ... some things the Progress Report is thankful for. This Thanksgiving, progressives have a lot to be thankful for. Here's our list: We're thankful for our coun...
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:07:00 PST

Rumsfeld Gets Cute At The Podium

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Posted by Kevin Spidel on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:05:00 PST

Spidel v. Emanuel (Part XVII...)

Ok... So you all know that I am NOT a Rahm fan. But I do give credit where credit is due.I spoke with a Washington Post reporter some time back who wanted to know more details about my issues with Rah...
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:02:00 PST

March of the Republicans...

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Posted by Kevin Spidel on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:41:00 PST

Check out this event: GET ON THE BUS!

Hosted By: Jason WilliamsWhen: Friday Sep 22, 2006 at 7:00 PMWhere: Home of Joe Seelbaugh2214 N. 12th St.Phoenix, AZ 85006USDescription:Jason Williams Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:04:00 PST

Shut up and TRUST the Government! DAMN IT!

Well thats basically what Bush & Co. are saying in response to the NSA story. John Stewart (of course) nails it so well! Click to watch So there! you damned lefties! Just shut up and list...
Posted by Kevin Spidel on Fri, 19 May 2006 09:02:00 PST