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You Kicked my Camel

2009-06-19T20:54:00.000-07:00

You Kicked My Camel - The best bloopers are here

This is a reply to the video ‘You Kicked my Dog.’ This video was filmed with a pocked camera. Self filmed, edited and music by me. Please watch me in the History Channel in December 2009 in the film ‘Sniper: Anatomy of a Kill.’ To inquire about show times you can visit ‘karga7.com’ and click on its name or email, ‘info(a)karga7.com’

Gabriela and the Camel

2009-03-01T14:29:00.000-08:00

Original Music by Ruben Lara. A short fable follows music. Spirits turn into a comet. Duration 1 minute 59 seconds.

Prayer for Obama

2009-01-27T20:54:00.000-08:00

A 6 year old girl says a prayer of love for President Barack Obama from top of a mountain. Music by Ruben Lara.

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OIL

2008-10-25T10:03:00.000-07:00

Hey Obama...

Fidel Castro Scolds Barack Obama

2008-09-06T18:34:00.000-07:00

An american political comedy of the times.
Ruben Lara acting as Fidel Castro gets his feelings hurt because he wanted Barack Obama to become a communist. Fidel Castro then finds out Barack Obama won't make it as an american president because he won't even help his own half brother. Fidel Castro also realizes Barack Obama made a terrible mistake by underestimating the power of Hillary Clinton and women.
Fidel Castro talks about how John McCaine brings the real change that america wants with Sarah Palin and the power of the NRA.

The freedom of Fouad al-Farhan

2008-05-01T17:10:00.000-07:00

Fouad al-Farhan, taken into custody December 10, 2007 and released April 26, 2008. Al-Farhan lost his freedom in Saudi Arabia for blogging, kept in solitary and served 137 days without being charged. The blog offended some in government or violated their rules.

Do you live in a better place? Do you have any freedom of speech? Some countries still arrest people for speaking their mind. It's just like living without freedom or in constant imprisonment of the population. It must be horrible to live under a government that tells you how to think or talk. A government that will hold you back when you have an idea, or concept.

How can a society develop without sharing ideas and working together towards a better and more comfortable way of life or being the best humans can create? Freedom of speech develops a society to come out of the past. A government can help with keeping the folkloric and beautiful traditions of each country. I hope that al-Farhan receives an apology. I hope they let him help their beautiful country and people to develop into an example of government for other countries to follow. I think Saudi Arabia has the resources to develop their people to become one of the most advanced society in the world.

Al-Farhan said he was treated well. I will always be suspicious that he was tortured at some point and told to keep silent for whatever reason. That is just my way of thinking. Logically, if a government pulls a citizen from his job for just criticizing them, is running out of control and needs an overhaul. If the Saudi government don't like this story they should understand that my comments or critics is an effort to help them understand. If I was a Saudi citizen I would love and dedicate my life to help every single citizen. The Saudi government would probably be smiling I'm not.

I am relieved and happy that al-Farhan is with his beautiful family and well. I just wonder about the reason why he was released besides citing the end of the investigation. Who was instrument in his release? If there is such a person or persons- Thank you, you also made my day a better one and may peace be with you.

Fouad al-Farhan Released from Jail

2008-04-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

I have received an unconfirmed report that Fouad al-Farhan has been released from jail a few hours ago. Al-Farhan was arrested December 10, 2007 and kept in a Jeddah Dahban prison with daily questioning and solitary confinement over four months without charges. There was talk about torturing but this would be hard to verify since any prisoner could be told that if they love their country they will not reveal their ordeal. It is believed that Al-Farhan was arrested for blogging about justice for political prisoners and honest Islamic values.

During his long jail capture I posted blogs and requests for his release in several places. To my amazement there were people glad that he went to jail because he offended someone. Some people were opposed to peace, understanding your neighbor and tolerance for their beliefs. Some people valued war and murder in the name of their religion. But I will not stereotype people for their race, religion, geography or values. There are people all over the world of many religions or race that I think of as my family and I would love to embrace. Every person can offer some good.

It has been a shocking experience for me to write about Fouad al-Farhan and his arrest. I never imagined that there were people with such fanatic and blind values for love and hate of other human beings. I guess I find this difficult because I value and respect every person around me even if they don't believe as I do. In the situation with al-Farhan I don't know what his beliefs are but I respect him as another person who can have dreams, laugh, feel love for his wife and children and share life with his words.

American Political Emergency Help

2008-04-13T21:26:00.000-07:00

Hi, Would you help me find Hillary Clinton? I'm on my death bed. I need to find her but I can't get an American visa to visit the USA. Please send me an email or leave a note in http://www.youtube.com/rubenlaracast and click on Castro Scolds Hillary. Thank you in advance and may your day be better than mine.

This request has been posted in YouTube in the comments of several web pages. The idea is to attract readers to see a historical American politics video about Hillary Clinton. If this request makes you want to help and make a monetary donation please donate to your favorite charity or a struggling new actors charity if there is one.

A video for all languages.

2008-04-08T22:35:00.000-07:00

Korean Faces video on YouTube.
My review on this video:
--Impacting.

This amazing video shows Korean faces in an impacting way. The bad part is that South Koreans are our friends and they love the English and Americans. If South Koreans see a video like this they could get offended. We should display more respect to our friends. It is our responsibility to protect our friends. I apologize to the South Koreans for this videomaker's video whether in agreement or not.

However, from an artistic and expressive point of view, this video is great. I wish to see how this videomaker would express him/herself with a love and caring video. It might turn out to be a classic. I suspect that this videomaker would be capable of making a movie of the same caliber as 'The Birds,' a 1963 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. I might be overrating this videomaker but I was very impressed.

I just hope that this videomaker is not a hater, but did the video as an artistic expression. If this is the situation, the videomaker should have included that it is not the intention to offend the Koreans or anybody.
You can see the video on the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OQ3tkf9sqw

Fouad al-Farhan and Queen Rania of Jordan

2008-04-03T20:05:00.000-07:00

The following was a post to Queen Rania (Rania Al Abdullah) of Amman, Jordan on her YouTube website from Ruben Lara.
"The real Arab world that you live in is very painful. One example is a blogger Fouad al-Farhan who gets arrested because he said things on the Internet that the Saudi government didn't like. That is barbaric. He's a community leader. The Arabs need more people like him. He was kidnapped and possibly being tortured daily. His wife and children are still waiting for him since last year without communication or trial. The Saudis are not smart. Can you help from Jordan? Info. at, rubenlaracast.blogspot.com"

The name Arab is used to describe the people of the Middle East and Muslims. This is an offensive stereotype for some people not wanting to be grouped into the neighboring country. But in some cases even the people of India are called and Arab for wearing a cloth on their heads. In a Hindi case, I learned that a businessman operating a gas station in the US was shot to death because he looked like an Arab wearing a "Rag" on his head. This incident occurred after the Tween Tower attack in New York. The criminal was arrested and put in jail. That is why stereotyping is so dangerous. Innocent people pay the price and consequences.

While I understand that there is a lot that we don't know about Fouad al-Farhan the Saudi Ministry is looking very bad for keeping al-Farhan's family away or him in solitary confinement jail. It makes them look like a backwards society unable to see the future. As the technology of the world advances at racing speed the Saudi seem to be at a standstill. It is very sad because the Saudi have some beautiful and exciting traditions they can share to the world. They should always keep their traditions but they need to adjust to technology like blogging, video postings (YouTube and the like).
In this example Queen Rania has taken this technology to her advantage. That makes her look like an extremely smart woman which will be remembered in the history of her country and an important woman for the entire Middle East. It makes Jordan look like a smart society. Her YouTube site has received more than a a quarter million hits in less than twenty four hours and still growing. You can clearly see the will of the world population to solve the issues and be heard. That is the idea of the new blogging and website sharing technology.

Queen Rania's official YouTube page is accepting stereotype questions about the middle east. It states:
"We look forward to receiving your comments and starting this important conversation about stereotypes, so we can work together to break them down."

What she is doing has a lot of human value for the Arab people as well as humanity. It is amazing that someone cares enough to do this but even more surprising when it comes from a woman because women have so many restrictions in the Middle East countries. This makes me feel very good inside. I wish I could meet her in person and give her a big hug for her intentions (if I could touch her). And this is because I love every human being on earth.
But how far will her intentions go. The people she needs to reach with urgency is those criminal radicals. Those who kill their own people including women and children to call their attention to the world. The world is getting tired of them and is looking at the Arab people as criminally rooted religious fanatics. These terrorist are hurting the good name of the people of Islam. Now many people around the world see the Arabs or Muslims as evil criminal terrorists using religion as their excuse to kill children and make them martyrs (a very strong stereotype).
If you are involved in a war you kill the enemy not your own people. Such an act makes them traitors to their country and religion. Where are those religious heroes who will point a finger at those criminals? I am not saying kill the traitors but point a finger at them to protect the life of the wonderful people of the Middle East and Islam. One of those children saved could turn out to be an important person for the preservation of Islam and solving the puzzle of learning to love all the people of all religions in peace. Every loving person has something beautiful to teach or share.

Queen Rania's YouTube site also states:

"Queen Rania has played a significant role in reaching out to the global community to foster values of tolerance and acceptance, and increase cross-cultural dialogue.

Regionally and internationally, Queen Rania has campaigned for a greater understanding between cultures in such high profile forums as the Jeddah Economic Forum, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Skoll Foundation in the UK.

We hope to bring you some of these clips soon, but until then, Queen Rania wants you to join in this conversation to bring down stereotypes and build bridges between our virtual East-West communities."

Thank you Queen Rania. I hope you can accomplish something with this effort. You have my love and support. Go for it Queen...

She also has a website.
Website: http://www.queenrania.jo

Castro Scolds Hillary

2008-03-21T17:03:00.000-07:00

Fidel Castro gets offended because Hillary Clinton wants a 'Talking Relations Waiting Period' with Cuba if Clinton became U.S. President. The period could be as long as a year for Cuba or other nations. Fidel Castro also has a concern about the fate of American friends in Iraq if the U.S. Troops were to pull out. Fidel Castro gives Hillary Clinton some advise on achieving her presidency goal. Political comedy (under two minutes) by Ruben Lara.

Fouad goes to jail for blogging

2008-03-12T19:59:00.000-07:00

This incident will bring more attention to bloggers around the world. The Saudis will realize one day that freedom of blogging is many times better than physical expression. I would rather see some unhappy people blogging than persons manifesting themselves in a street with rocks, fires or explosives. My love goes to Fouad's family and all the people of the world who understand this and the pain of his family.
A note to the Saudi Ministry:
Please don't make your people suffer, love them.

This is Fouad...

2008-03-12T19:43:00.000-07:00

Fouad al-Farhan tortured?

2008-01-31T23:41:00.000-08:00

It doesn't make sense to hold Fouad al-Farhan under interrogation for so long. I hope the Saudi government doesn't treat their own people this way. If he is being tortured for so long he could confess to something he's not guilty of.

May peace and love come to your hearts.

Fouad al-Farhan Jailed

2008-01-04T19:11:00.000-08:00

A view on international politics.
It is many times better to blog than to do it on the streets.
Sometimes when you achieve recognition for something you do well you may attract the wrong kind of people. If Fouad al-Farhan had been asked by criminals for help in freeing their friends in jail, What are his choices? He could be under government protection now. That might not be the case in this situation but we need to understand. The man disappeared almost a month ago and we just found out he was arrested. If you are detained against your will you are under arrest. I don't support terrorism but I do free press.
However, if Fouad al-Farhan was arrested solely for his blog content because the King didn't like it or for free expression, then I have a message for the Saudi Ministry:
Any person writing about Saudi Arabia or any other country is opening a window into your country. We learn to love and admire your country for your achievements. Reporting about internal problems in your country allows us to learn that you have problems just like us. A feeling of country brotherhood is born from this. I respectfully ask you to release this community leader for his efforts and accept the love and warmth from our country to yours.
Peaceful wishes,
Ruben Lara

Local Color, Movie Review 2

2008-01-01T19:33:00.000-08:00

Local Color, Movie Review 2
This review is the second version in the development of this type and style of reviews. It reviews the movie 'Local Color' soon to be released in theaters in the U.S.A. Local Color has already been released to some selected theaters. The movie was written and directed by the true traditional artist, George Gallo. It is a great accomplishment for a true painter, artist to make his own movie with such high quality. The movie was made like a painter would make his best paint. George Gallo is a classic artist.
In this Local Color Review video, Ruben Lara acting as Scorpion the Drunk, wants to become a master French painter after watching the movie preview. The review video by rubenlaracast has French music by the great Jacques Brel as a salute to 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' and composer-singer Jacques Brel. There is also music by composers Hubert Yves Adrian Giraud in 'Sous Le Ciel De Paris' and composer Leo Ferre in 'Paris Canaille.'
In the movie Local Color by George Gallo however, the master painter is Russian and the performance of the actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is amazing and memorable for a long time to come.
All other actors, Trevor Morgan; Ray Liotta; Samantha Mathis; Julie Lott; Ron Perlman; Diana Scarwid; Charles Durning and others acted their part so well that they have a new fan in Ruben Lara. After leaving the theater the most vibrant memory were Armin Mueller-Stahl; Samantha Mathis; Trevor Morgan and Ron Perlman for their part in the movie. Surely Local Color will become a classic.
Other than language used and drinking in the movie there are no complaints. Local Color by George Gallo was written the way life is for some or many people. It is also based in George Gallo's true life experience. Watch the video 'Local Color, Movie Review 2' from Ruben Lara for a star rating from rubenlaracast. Funny humor, comedy, music, a congratulation to George Gallo and a salute to Jacques Brel.
Jacques Brel had a special impressive style. Brel was a native of Belgium, composed in French and died in 1978. Brel is one of Ruben Lara's favorite and a connection to love France and Belgium, as you can tell. Now George Gallo has also become Ruben's favorite and will be looking for more of Gallo's work. George Gallo still alive!
A special note about the videos from Ruben Lara:
Most of Ruben Lara's videos are filmed with little verbal usage for better understanding of the hearing handicapped and international viewer. The character Scorpion as a drunk is used to point out how drunks can sometimes behave. Not to make fun of any person but Ruben Lara's style to make videos to help prevent alcoholism.
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rubenlaracast

2007-08-19T17:15:00.002-07:00

Ruben Lara is the creator of several characters of humor. His focus is on alcoholism prevention and help those with the problem. Ruben feels no hate for alcoholics but uses videos to illustrate disgusting situations of alcoholism. He directs his messages to top celebrities for more effective attention.

He also believes in helping the families and injured military personnel who served our country.

rubenlaracast

2007-08-19T17:15:00.000-07:00