It must be terribly frustrating for a Democrat in South Carolina who is trying to take on Lindsey Graham. Of course, turn-about is fair play. I spent most of my life watching politics in South Carolina, and the futility of a Republican even bothering to challenge the misc. entrenched Third District Congressman - then Lindsey was elected. It was really quite strange, in a wonderful way. As Lindsey's Oconee County GOP Chairperson I watched as life-long Democrats switched parties to vote for him in a very hard-fought primary. People who never planned to ever ... more»
This week The Pink Flamingo has been highlighting some of the serious problems caused by our out of control anti-immigration fervor and the abject incompetency of ICE.
There have been rumors about ICE detaining American Citizens by mistake, with a few deplorable documented stories. From Greg Suskind's blog comes a story of intimidation and abuse of innocent people entering the US, LEGALLY. We need to face the fact that much of the problem comes from people who don't need to be in positions of power. They are abusing this power and those around them. ... more»
"...They all wore or waved American flags, an entire family decked in the stars and stripes. A family that started with illegal immigrants and advanced to right here, this moment, their very own gold medalist resting in their lap. “Only in America,” Cejudo said...."
One of the nastiest aspects of this whole anti-immigration fervor that has swept certain denizens of the far right is the demand that "birth right" citizenship be stripped from "Anchor Babies". If this is true, what do they plan to do with Henry Cejudo? He is the son of undocumented immigrants. Are ... more»
Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, ‘Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.’ But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, ‘Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.’ He answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ But she came and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, help me.’ He answered, ... more»
There are still anti-immigration conservatives who are blaming Luis Ramirez for being here in the US illegally. That's the real reason he was murdered. He forced a handful of innocent high school football heroes to kill him because he was an illegal immigrant. It's like the rape case of Cheryl Araujo. She was asking for it.
"...On March 6, 1983, after putting her two daughters to sleep following the older daughter's third birthday party, Araujo left her home to buy cigarettes. The store she usually purchased from was closed, so she stopped at Big Dan's ... more»
Imagine being in a system where you are assigned an upper bunk, but are dying from cancer, and need to be assisted to get up and down three times a day for a head count. Imagine not being allowed to have pain killers for the cancer that had invaded your spine because you were too sick to go stand in line for them to be given to you. Imagine losing well over 100 pounds, going for help and being told you were faking. Imagine not being able to talk to your lawyer because you were too ... more»
I love politics. I love this country. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the American People. You can only con them for so long, then they smarten up enough at arrogance and thumb their nose. People get voted into office and they get voted out. Then there are some who are so durn ______ (deleted) but are smart enough to read the righting on the wall and get the heck out of Dodge before it it is too late. Yes, I am mixing metaphors, and indulging in the pathetic art of the ... more»
The only people who are being fooled by the anti-McCain dregs of the GOP in Maricopa County are some our good conservatives who will follow anything that calls itself conservative, even if it has the rank odor of a rotting corpse. It's one thing to go after the GOP if you are a Democrat, simply on nasty politics, that's the name of the game. When conservatives who have made their home in the GOP like a bunch of maggots they are give the party a bad name, it's time to clean house.
Maximiliano Mateo-Mendez has two teenage boys who managed to get themselves in trouble with ICE. Mateo-Mendez is here, legally, checking up on his kids. He doesn't even live here, but in Santo Domingo. He has had a thriving business until a few weeks ago. After his boys managed to get themselves in trouble, for allegedly using false identifications, he flew to the US to check on them, and bail the kids out.
If you look at the Electoral Vote Count for Sunday, August 10, things give Barack Obama a 53 point lead. If it weren't for the blue of Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado things would look rather well for the GOP, in fly-over country. It is as though there are two different countries. I'm still not all that certain we are going to lose Virginia. Nevada and Colorado are interesting. Nevada hasn't had a good poll in a month. New Mexico is listed blue but will end up going red. Let's face it, in order for John ... more»
Are anti-immigration hard-liners even self-aware? Do they realize what a mockery they are making of the Constitution and Bill of Rights let alone themselves? So they want all the illegals who are doing “jobs no one wants to do” deported. Allegedly there are no jobs American’s don’t want to do, ergo we don't need immigrants, legal or illegal. Conservatives cheered when the evil illegal Hispanic immigrants were rounded-up like cattle and treated to sub-human and completely unconstitutional activities. After all, they are evil Hispanics. Right.
There are more than a few of us who have been waiting for FAIR to finally take a mis-step. Maybe they have and maybe they haven't. In a recent press release, The Federation for American Immigration Reform is now calling on the prosecution of a member of Congress for saying something FAIR doesn't like. (From the Stein Report).
Once upon a time the United States was a Republic. We had a little piece of paper called the Bill of Rights. We had a Constitution and specific amendments to said Constitution. We cherished ... more»
We are now learning that just everyone wants a Russell Pearce (friend and lover of Neo-Nazis everywhere) yard sign. Don't you, I know I sure can't wait, even though there is a waiting list. Evidently they are lining up in Maricopa County to get their little friends of the Nazis signs. Isn't that special?
Did you know if you practice your right to freedom of protest in Maricopa County and go against the good Sheriff Joe (Arizona's own answer to the Sheriff of Notthingham) you are subject to harassment (to say the least). It doesn't ... more»
I've been writing about Arizona Republican Russell Pearce and his little Nazi friends for ages. Why do Republicans in Maricopa County keep electing a person like Pearce? But then, why the heck do they keep re-electing someone like Joe Arpaio? We complain about liberals, and make fun of the Dems for their problems, but if we are going to (rightly) expose Barack Obama's questionable associates, then we must be willing to do the same thing within the GOP. I think Arizona is the perfect place to begin, considering how these yahoos are doing their best to ... more»
From ErasticRagemail: A leading biological scientist from Poland who has been here since 1994 is being deported because she submitted the wrong photo to ICE for the renewal of her papers. This isn't some "ignorant" illegal immigrant, but one of the world's leading experts on biological warfare.Do we really want this women leaving the US? The reason - there is a glare on her glasses. She is being deported becasue of the glare on her glasses.
"...Katarzyna Dziewanowska is a Polish born scientist recruited to the University of Idaho in 1994 and ... more»
Have you ever felt like you’ve duped or played for a
fool? What about that old adage, fool me once, shame on you,
fool me twice, shame on me? Well, conservatives have been
played for fools, there is no other way to put it, by extreme
environmentalists and anti-capitalist liberals determined to limit the
population of the United States in order to save the planet.
The very real problem is conservatives
have done such a good job of damning ALL liberal organizations that the
honorable ones are thrown out with the scurrilous ones. And, ... more»
"Democracy demands that little men should not take big ones too seriously; it dies when it is full of little men who think they are big themselves." C. S. Lewis
The Cowboy Code
A cowboy always tells the truth and keeps his word.
A cowboy is a Patriot standing for Truth, Justice & the American way.
A cowboy never betrays a trust or takes advantage.
A cowboy is brave, but never careless.
A cowboy defends the weak and helps them.
A cowboy is kind to children, old folks, and to animals.
A cowboy is free from racial and religious prejudice.
A cowboy is clean about his person and in thought, word, and deed.
A cowboy is loyal, hard working and maintains a high ethic.
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