The Pink Flamingo

Ten Percent of Postville Arrested in One Day

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:58:58 -0600

ILLEGALS ARE PEOPLE TOO

"We are at the beginning of a national crisis," stated Ester R. Shapiro, a professor at UMASS Boston and a researcher at the Gaston Institute who contributed research for the report. "Homeland security guards told these mothers that DSS had already taken their children, that they had already lost their children.” Shapiro continued, “A detainee told me the worst night of her life was spent listening to the weeping of mothers who thought they had already lost their children. That is torture, and we have to take a …”stand against that."

No, they are not here ...

Two Stories About Illegal Migrants & The People Who Deal With Them

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:27:13 -0600

GOOD BP - BAD ICE

Two stories are going to be presented for your edification. One will detail the absurd waste of taxpayer dollars disrupting the lives of up to 700 families. The other is an exemplary example of the Border Patrol at its best.

ICE REIGN OF TERROR CONTINUES
Does anyone know how long this reign of terror conducted by ICE will continue. Not only content to raid the largest Kosher packing plant in the nation, but they are also making absurd claims that Meth is being made on the property. The raid will probably disrupt the supply of ...

Big Bad Leroy Obama - Up and Coming Messiah!

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:45:01 -0600

THE CULT OF OBAMA

Earlier today, I received an email. I cannot go into the details other than the fact that evidently, in order for a person to get tickets to an Obama event, they must sell their souls to work for Obama. Tickets require work. Work includes going door to door like certain religions (think about the one Michael Jackson belongs too) seeking converts. I emailed back and told her this sounds like some sort of a cult. Low and behold (heavenly choir please as a beam of light shines from the heavens onto Obama's saintly head) I find ...

Mexico's Drug Wars Threaten US Border

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:22:43 -0600

IT'S THE DRUGS NOT THE ILLEGALS

The Juarez style "narco-crimes" are now invading Tucson in the "narco" community. This is going to become more and more the norm all along the border as Mexico's narco-war invades the US. It makes a person wonder why the House Democrats want to cut anti-drug aid to Mexico just when the nation needs it the most! Fortunately, we have a GOP Presidential nominee who "Gets it".

"...Until now, Republicans and Democrats had tried to make as little noise as possible about the Bush administration's Mérida Initiative, a request for $500 million to help Mexico ...

An Emergency Email From a Friend's Friend in Zimbabwe

SJ Reidhead — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:26 -0600

VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE

From Jim Fryer – Real World Libertarian

Hi Cindy, A message from a friend upset me to the point where I feel I need to do something about it. I am sending this to every person I can contact, any press outlet I can reach, and every politician I can, in the hope that we can get together a critical mass. I hope you can help. Don't go to the second link unless you have a strong stomach.

Jim.

The situation in Zimbabwe is something we should all be trying to get action on, and I am ...

Another Pink Flamingo I Told You So – It’s the Narco-War – Not Immigration

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:34:56 -0600

ARE CHAVEZ, FARC INVOLVED IN MEXICO

If you think illegal immigration is bad now, just wait. If what I think is happening, we are in for a massive tide of illegal immigration – refugees fleeing the growing narco-war in Mexico. This is a war, perhaps involving Hugo Chavez, the FARC, and his plans to undermine Mexico and bring terror to the border.

Our precious little conservatives, who are pandering to hard-line racists who have nothing to do with the GOP are diverting money that needs to go into the fight against narco-terror. That is what it is. Wait, ...

Is Monsanto Targeting Farmers in Scorched Earth Policy?

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:27:29 -0600

SHOULD WE CARE?

If I had a child (and thank goodness I DO NOT) I would not allow them to consume hormone treated anything. I have a tendency to use organic when I think about it, but then we’re just dealing with me. I’m not all that worried about what I consume at home. If I’m cooking it, there’s a 90% chance it will not be edible and I’ll end up throwing it out. I HATE COOKING!

Seriously, when it comes to children, I don’t think I would do anything but organic, and then would want to trace where ...

Jose Canseco Victim of Personal Stupidity, High Taxes, Not Economy

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:20:56 -0600

MALKIN BLOWS THIS ONE!

"..."Let's say it's $35 million ...
you're paying the government 41 percent.
That leaves you with about $17 or $18 million...."

Jose Canseco blames much of his financial failure on the high costs of taxes and coughing up something like 41% of his income to the government! Our anti-McCain, anti-Bush conservatives have blown it this time. Jose Canseco should be the picture boy for lowering taxes, not the economy. Instead Malkin is treating us to one of her dumbest commentaries ever. She is using Jose Canseco’s defaulting on his mortgage as proof the economy is so ...

Long Day, No Sleep

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:02:04 -0600

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

I think the title just about says it all. I think I had 4 hours sleep last night. Right about now I can barely keep my eyes open. I’ve been tweaking the blog again. Got a few helpful hints on how to make the basted site meter work. We shall see.

What’s the fun of knowing how Absinthe works?

The Father of LSD is dead – at age 102. So much for the tales my parents told me that the stuff would kill you!

Begging for NASA

THE CHAMBERS BOOK OF DAYS

Born: King Edward IV ...

Chertoff Lied About BLM Report on Border Fence

SJ Reidhead — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:30:04 -0600

FENCE WOULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE

Demands are finally being made to force Michael Chertoff to either resign or be removed from his position as the Secretary of Homeland Security. It is possible the man has a track record of not telling the truth. Last September BLM officials informed Michael Chertoff that the proposed border fence would cause irreparable damage to the fragile San Pedro aquifer and the Riparian sanctuary. Evidently Chertoff LIED about the information the BLM gave to him and just went on as planned, ignoring the Constitution of the US.

“…Yet when U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part I

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:47:51 -0600

COCHISE COUNTY, IMMIGRATION & CRIME

Last weekend some serious charges were leveled at The Pink Flamingo, questioning methods and sources. Several days ago Harold Hutchinson at Called As Seen detailed some of the problems. I was accused by someone who alleges to be from “the border” of not knowing what I’m talking about – of lying.

Years ago, when my sister and I were in high school, a women from our church and her husband confronted my mother, making some off the wall accusations about my sister and I. Our mother never said anything, but went the high school ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part II

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:35:12 -0600

YOU'LL FIND YOUR TOMBSTONE

Everyone and their pack mule knew the vast desert along the Mexican border in what was then Pima County, A. T. (Arizona Territory) was literally ‘dripping’ with rich mineral deposits. The problem was the Apache. They were angry. They were fierce, and they were often fatal. Several ill-fated expeditions to Goose Flats, where everyone knew there was bonanza in silver, always ended in disaster. In 1879 Ed Schieffelin, a prospector who was working as an army scout out of Fort Huachuca (the same one) announced he was going to head over to the Goose Flats area ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part III

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:24:14 -0600

BACK TO COCHISE COUNTY

Everyone wanted a piece of the action. They wanted their ‘fair share’. They wanted the money. Because
the Apache were “under control” it was easier for Mexican merchants to cross the border along specific trade routes that had been established a thousand years pervious (and are still in use today). Tombstone had the money. They could afford things. They paid big money for things, at highly inflated rates. The Mexican traders would make their way back into Sonora, rich, their pockets full of Tombstone gold.

Remember, we’re talking the 1881 equivalent of a TRILLION DOLLARS being ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part IV

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:05:09 -0600

THE ROAD TO GUADELOUPE CANYON

FROM: A CHURCH FOR HELLDORADO
P. 13, 14
49The Gunfight at the OK Corral occurred on October 26, 1881. To make a very long “and involved story as short as possible is to gloss over a hundred salient facts. The bottom line is Wyatt Earp and his brothers had been threatened by misc. Cowboys at misc. times during the previous year.
Things came to a head the night of the 25th, when Ike and Frank McLaury rode into town and began drinking. Ike became drunk. He threatened the Earps. Doc Holliday heard him ...

All You Need to Know About the FLDS Cult (and It Isn't Nice)

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:48:06 -0600

ARE FLDS PARENTS VICTIMS?

“…FLDS conditioning begins at a young age, when children are taught the outside world is evil, says the author. Instead of hide-and-seek, children play apocalypse. Girls learn they're worthless and must blindly obey their husbands, most of whom are chosen for them. Women are admonished to "keep sweet," to stay in harmony with their husbands, who are their priesthood heads and whose will they must not only obey but also anticipate. Their salvation is at stake. A woman gains eternal life only through her husband, and at his whim, she lives in paradise as a ...

Rape, Abuse, Perceptions, & Mothers

SJ Reidhead — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:38:52 -0600

RAPE IS RAPE

Today I am blogging lite. I’ve had a very strange day, escorting my god-daughter around town, taking her to lunch at a local eatery (non chain), then to her consult with Leroy as to her ‘make-over’. We were at the shop of one of my best friends, when a COLLECT call from her confessed pedophile father rang through on her cell. Knowing what I do of the situation, I told her not to answer, call her mother, and have her contact the DA. I watched a 14 year old girl who was having a fun day go ...

A Anti-Catholic Minuteman Expose’ (on Video)

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:41:20 -0600

THESE ARE THE MINUTEMEN

NOTE: I was planning to a piece on the FLDS (I have some new information) but was side-tracked by this story. I think this is something that needs to be told. I know I am telling it one-sided, against the Minutemen in California. But what I have found is so repulsive and so vile it needs to be exposed to the light of day. It is obvious someone is going to cross the line one of these days and shots are going to be fired. I have a feeling it will be a Minuteman or one ...

Are Sheriff Joe’s Follies Catching Up With Him?

SJ Reidhead — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:36:58 -0600

SHERIFF JOE TOSSES BILL OF RIGHTS!

“…So much for my speech. The struggle, I fear, is just getting started. Both our Mayor and Police Chief have challenged the Sheriff. Religious leaders, myself included, will soon be publishing an open letter in the paper, legal challenges will be mounted. No matter what your views on immigration or your ideas on how to solve this immensely complex problem, the Sheriff's heavy-handed intimidation is not the way. I hope that you will join with me and others in the religious community who are doing their best to balance the laws of our country ...

The Great Immigration Debate

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:24:16 -0600

A DEBATE

StrataSphere pointed me to it the debate. Right Voices is hosting a forum on immigration. The following is my comment, plus a bit more. If we don't get a handle on the movement of drugs across the border, nothing is going to matter. The problem is - no one wants to believe it.

The thing that frustrates me is the fact that the hard-line anti-immigration supporters are obscuring the real issue: the trafficking of illegal narcotics. The only time the subject is even mentioned is when an “illegal” either on drugs or trafficking drugs commits a crime that ...

Do Not Execute Pedophiles

SJ Reidhead — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:55:13 -0600

IT WILL DESTROY THE VICTIMS

Harold Hutchinson at Called As Seen and I rarely disagree. I do this time. Harold agrees with the proposal to execute pedophiles who molest children under the age of 12. Aside from the fact that I do not agree with the death penalty, the worst thing you can do to a victim of molestation is put the burden of execution on them.

“…Patrick Kennedy, a 43-year-old black man from suburban New Orleans, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of raping his eight-year-old stepdaughter, identified in court papers only as “L.H.” He has ...

The Good Mother

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:12:25 -0600

FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD

I can’t help contrasting the actions of my friend Chris and the mothers from that breakaway LDS cult. (Prairie Pundit has a good commentary)

I have a real problem with a new trend in “conservative” blogs to complain about the police actions against this cult (Say Anything Blog)

On Easter Sunday Chris discovered that her 14 year old daughter ® had been molested by her father for a period of at least 3 years. Chris called the cops and told them to come pick him up or she was going to ...

Long, Windy Day

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:55:20 -0600

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

There has a been a fascinating development in my friend's case against her pedophile husband. He has done a plea - life! I'll write more about it tomorrow.

I think I've had about 6 hours of sleep since Saturday. I drove the parents to Las Cruces today for a doctor appointment that turned out to be a wild goose chase.

THE CHAMBERS BOOK OF DAYS

Born: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 1721, London; Sir James Clark Ross, navigator, 1800.
Died: George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, 1632; Dominico Zampieri (Domenichino), Italian painter, 1641, Naples; Madame de Maintenon, 1719, ...

Would a Barack Obama Administration Lead to a Reign of Terror?

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:47:23 -0600

I TOLD YOU HE WAS LIKE SULLA

John Fund’s take on Obama.

“…As a state legislator he was even more off-center. In 1996, he opposed the Defense of Marriage Act, which the Senate approved 85-14 and President Clinton signed into law. He twice voted "present" on a bill to ban partial-birth abortions. In 1999, he was the only state senator to oppose a law that prohibited early prison release for sex offenders.Mr. Obama also backed a total ban on handguns, a move his campaign now says was the result of a rogue aide filling out a questionnaire. But Mr. ...

What’s Going on in Juarez?

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:35:50 -0600

IT ISN’T GOOD

From the Opinionated Times comes a piece about the cops in Juarez.

My friend Maggie has a brother who lives in Juarez, married to a woman whose family has lived there for many years. They had a very good life up until the past few years. The problem with all the anti-immigration hype is the fact that Mexico has many social classes have been completely obscured. Once upon a time, life in Juarez was good.

When I moved to New Mexico a decade ago, it was nothing for someone to go to Juarez for a day ...

Sheriff Joe and the FBI

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:01:08 -0600

AND OTHER IMMIGRATION FOLLIES

For your edification, I have provide a bunch o’ immigration links. I think the theme here is the possibility that people are starting to pay attention to the various and sundry outrageous committed by the various and sundry anti-immigration organization and political entities throughout the civilized world. Then there is Sheriff Joe and those nasty illegals (maybe). Mayor Phil Gordon of Phoenix has requested the FBI investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio for

“…pattern and practice of conduct that includes discriminatory harassment, improper stops, searches and arrests."… Gordon's four-page letter details Arpaio's recent sweeps through predominantly Latino ...

April Fool’s Day – I’ve Behaved – Really I Have?

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:53:47 -0600

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

I’ve not pulled off a primo April Fool’s Day event in ages. Maybe the problem is the fact that I peaked too soon. It’s hard to follow up on the prank my sister and I pulled when I was in the 4th grade. We went to elementary school in Seneca at Northside. (John Edwards went to Southside). The school was about 15 miles from our home in Fair Play. Our father’s business was in Cross Roads about 7 miles out of Seneca.

There were times when our mother would be late picking us up after school. ...

Those Who Are Without a Conscience

SJ Reidhead — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:21:21 -0600

PSYCHOPATHS ARE VERY REAL

“…"Psychopaths are social predators who charm, manipulate and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations without the slightest sense of guilt or regret. Their bewildered victims desperately ask, 'Who are these people?'"We often think of psychopaths as the disturbed criminals who capture headlines and crowd the nation's prisons. But not all psychopaths are killers. They are more likely to be men and women you know who move through life with supreme self-confidence -- but without a conscience….” Robert D. Hare, Ph. D.

I’ve been reading a chilling ...

Windstream Telecom Is Incompetent!

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:54:52 -0600

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

I think the title says it all. I’ve discovered I AM NOT THE PROBLEM. My DSL goes off periodically requiring a complete re-start, just about every hour on the hour. It’s not my Ethernet cable. It isn’t my NEW Airport-Extreme. It’s NOT ME. The problem is with Windstream Telecom. I don’t know if it was part of that chain reaction that took down quite a bit of the East Coast yesterday or not. I do know how to locate the local supervisors for Windstream on Monday. If you don’t’ see a posting, just consider me under arrest. ...

Truth or Dare

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:12:48 -0600

OBAMA-RAMA (or) SOMETHING ELSE?

This is more of the for what it’s worth. No serious blog will even touch this stuff. But it’s Friday and there’s not much going on except a pile of McCain bashing. I have no idea what is going on here. One thing is apparent, it appears there is someone murdering gay black men in Chicago. So far only two have turned up dead. Both have an on-line hook-up connection (as you shall see). If another young black gay male in Chicago turns up dead then they will call it a serial killer – maybe. The ...

Reuters Great Big Border Whammy?

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:13:38 -0600

TRUTH OR FICTION?

Anti-immigration Nativists are holding a wake for the much heralded Border Fence in Cochise County. First, it would be nice if some of these Nativists would ACTUALLY VISIT Cochise County and spent a little time there talking to someone other than the inmates at the OK Café, or the few anti-immigration neo-fascists who actually reside in Cochise County. Case in point is the mourning for the Border Fence, that a Cochise County rancher has pronounced DOA. It is tragic. So sad. But – the problem is John Ladd, rancher is question, is one of the very few ...