Category Archives: Under the Name of Spain

A royal embarrassment for the ex-king of Spain?

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Well, two, actually. Ingrid Sartiau and Albert Solá are their names. Both have reason to believe that their biological father is Juan Carlos de Borbón, better known as the former King Juan Carlos of Spain. And with the king’s abdication, … Continue reading →

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A sign of the times in Spain

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Remember, tonight is the Borbón change. At two a.m., you have to turn your clocks back THREE CENTURIES.” And speaking of setbacks: What kind of coronation dinner is “standing-room-only tapas”? Some kind of cost-saver, no doubt. If you want REAL … Continue reading →

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Why does the vagina age?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“And thereupon That beautiful mild woman for whose sake There’s many a one shall find out all heartache On finding that her voice is sweet and low Replied, ‘To be born woman is to know — Although they do not … Continue reading →

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Survey sez: Spaniards 62% in favor of referendum

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Oh, oh. “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown” has never been more true in Spain than today, as yet another inconvenient truth (for the monarchy, anyhow) comes to light: 62 percent of Spaniards support a proposed referendum of … Continue reading →

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Future queen’s aunt comes out against Spanish monarchy, calls for referendum

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Oh dear. Things are really not looking good for the Spanish crown this week, are they? Because that tweet above comes from the aunt of the future queen, and she’s not exactly thrilled about her niece’s in-laws: The aunt of … Continue reading →

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The scandals of King Juan Carlos

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, detailing a lot of things you probably never knew about the soon-to-abdicate king of Spain. That he squandered thousands of euros of public money per day on a canned hunt in Botswana is well known; not so … Continue reading →

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Spanish media gloss over demands for “Real Democracy NOW!”

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

An inconvenient truth is emerging in the public squares of Spain: Demonstrators like those above, demanding a referendum on the monarchy, and the right to a real democracy after eight decades of first dictatorship, and then sham “democracy” (note the … Continue reading →

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Spaniards demand referendum on monarchy

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

And by “referendum”, they mean the right to decide NOT to have another hereditary twit imposed by a dictator as head of state: Willy Meyer, recently elected head of the list of the Spanish IU party in the European parliamentary … Continue reading →

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Twit abdicates so junior twit can replace him

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A young king with an old dictator, Spain, 40-odd years ago. Really. How else would YOU title this story? The king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has decided to renounce the throne, prime minister Mariano Rajoy announced today. “King Juan … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Just El Ecuadorable, kicking ass on TV

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A half-hour talk with Rafael Correa on Spanish TV. In it, he points out how Ecuador prospered while Europe fell into crisis, kicks serious banker butt, and, as an economist by training himself, makes the excellent point that Latin Americans … Continue reading →