Well it's About time that Miami New Times Embraced one of Miami's own.....Nice article { It could have been better] Short, but leaving behind many important, local community altering points which deserve to be recognised about Ernesto Pichardo.
I have had the Honor and Privilege of knowing him for well over 20 years and I have witnessed his struggles and success against local political corruption, abuse and economical disenfranchisement of the sick and elderly when no one would so much as give a damn to protect them; because of his leadership he has changed the way the world views the Right to Freedom of expression and belief being the spearhead Leader to become the first and only case to test the validity of the First Amendment of the constitution of the United States of America, which with his success has altered the World opinion about such Matters as the Freedom of Religion and Conscience including and especially here in the U.S A and in his birthplace, Cuba. How AMAZING is THAT for a Member of a Minority Group...
I realise that New Times is just a Local paper populated by a few good reporters and a slew of mediocre ones and with Editors who apparently barely have a grasp of the city that they make their living in. It took all these YEARS for Miami New Times to recognise that they have a WORLD CLASS POLITICAL ACTIVIST in their midst and finally this is the little that they have to say about him.
Well at the very least it's something....but it's not even the tip of the Iceberg. I wonder how much Racial and Cultural Intolerance has to do with it...??...I figure; probably everything.
Still, again FINALLY this paper has written something..... that hasn't been purposefully insulting, vague, misleading and outright disrespectful of him and his enormous struggles to protect EVERYBODY'S freedoms...including that of the press. {Remember it was the First Amendment that his case put to the test ...study the case and if you did so properly you would realise that if his Case went down so would have the Freedom of the Press and many other First Amendment Rights. Look it up for yourselves.}
So good for you New Times....Perhaps you will continue taking further steps in this Wise Direction..... I hope so anyway.Recognising one of OUR [Miami's] very own is an Honorable thing to do for our Local press....Now if the Miami Herald would do the same.....
