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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic." --Joseph Story
Editorial Exegesis
Palladium of liberties or source of Mexico's troubles?"Felipe Calderon received liberal plaudits for falsely claiming Arizona's new immigration law uses racial profiling, but that wasn't the only baloney the Mexican president peddled during his state visit. Over four minutes of his Thursday address to Congress was spent lecturing Americans to renew the federal Assault Weapons Ban that sunset in September 2004. His justifications for the ban were all garbage. Mr. Calderon claimed that guns covered by the federal ban were particularly 'powerful weapons.' While the term 'assault weapons' may conjure up visions of military hardware, the inside guts of these feared guns are essentially the same as deer hunting rifles. The firing mechanisms in semiautomatics and machine guns are completely different. ... 'If you look carefully, you will notice that the violence in Mexico started to grow a couple of years before I took office in 2006,' Mr. Calderon said. 'This coincides, at least, with the lifting of the [U.S.] assault weapons ban in 2004.' ... Mr. Calderon's claim that 80 percent of guns used in Mexican crimes come from the United States is completely false. Most weapons seized in Mexico have traceable serial numbers that show they come from countries other than the United States. The 80 percent number reflects how many guns sent to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for tracing end up being from America. Most weapons seized in Mexico aren't transferred to U.S. authorities, so that figure is meaningless for calculating overall totals. It is offensive for Mr. Calderon to come here as our guest and make up facts to blame America for Mexico's many problems. But it was more frightening to witness Democratic House and Senate members jump up and give a standing ovation when the foreigner called for renewing the Assault Weapons Ban. That's a warning all American gun owners should heed." --The Washington Times
Upright
"Memo to Republican National Committee: this is the branding opportunity of a lifetime. Mr. Calderon whacking decent Americans and being cheered by leftist Democrats is an election-year dream come true. What could be better than a thirty-second commercial showing the power center of a bankrupt political party taking the side of a shamelessly hypocritical foreigner over their fellow Americans? One could even envision a voice-over announcer asking the ultimate brand-reinforcing question: Are Democrats the political party you want representing American interests in Washington, D.C. after the November election?" --columnist Arnold Ahlert
"The fact is, Mexico has two big exports: Oil, and their second biggest export is poverty to the United States -- from which, in remittances sent back to Mexico, they get $21 billion a year. Mr. Calderon has a stake in illegal immigration to our country." --columnist George Will
"Washington keeps pushing the envelope on craven. For his part, President Obama is a virtuoso at talking out of both sides of his mouth on immigration. He calls the immigration system broken, then proposes to fix the system by paving a path to citizenship for those who broke the law. He has called SB1070 misguided in order to appeal to the lathered-up pro-illegal immigration corner. Then he appeals to 'misguided' voters by assuring them that he is gung-ho when it comes to enforcing the immigration laws." --columnist Debra Saunders
"When President Obama discussed the new Arizona immigration law with Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House Wednesday, he was doing something he has never done with the governor of Arizona. Although Obama has repeatedly criticized the law, he has not once talked about it with Gov. Jan Brewer, nor is any such discussion in the works. ... The bottom line is that Obama, the Justice Department, and the entire executive branch are on Mexico's side in this dispute. On the other hand, the majority of the American people are with Arizona." --columnist Byron York
"Voters said: 'It's not the incumbents, stupid. It's how they voted. It's what they stand for.' No incumbent who voted against the Bush/Obama bank bailouts, the 'stimulus' package and ObamaCare lost his or her job. Voters hate the bank bailouts. They hate the government takeover of car companies. They do not believe that the $800 billion stimulus package stimulated anything but bigger government. They reject ObamaCare and think it's costly and likely to worsen health care. Incumbents who voted for these things now face the music." --columnist Larry Elder

Insight
"It is incredible how as soon as a people become subject, it promptly falls into such complete forgetfulness of its freedom that it can hardly be roused to the point of regaining it, obeying so easily and willingly that one is led to say that this people has not so much lost its liberty as won its enslavement." --French judge, writer, philosopher Estienne de la Boétie (1530-1563)
"Justice, like liberty and coercion, is a concept which, for the sake of clarity, ought to be confined to the deliberate treatment of men by other men." --economist Fredrich August von Hayek (1899-1992)
"A judicial activist is a judge who interprets the Constitution to mean what it would have said if he, instead of the Founding Fathers, had written it." --former senator Sam Erving (1896-1985)
Dezinformatsia
Blame America: "Why do so many Mexicans risk their lives to pick our fruit and cut our lawns? They are fleeing a country where life is cheap and honest jobs are getting harder to find. And that, without question, is partly our fault. We have a right to enforce our own laws. Every country does. But we have an obligation not to arm the gangsters who are destroying the quality of life in Mexico, scaring away tourists (and in turn taking away decent jobs) and gunning down innocents -- all in the hopes of making money from our insatiable demand for illegal drugs. ... I understand that some folks, especially in Arizona, will take offense at the criticism of a foreign leader. But before we throw too many stones, we should take a look at just what we're doing to destroy their country and foster the very migration about which we legitimately complain." --Fox News commentator Susan Estrich
What goes around comes around? "President Bill Clinton went to the Great Hall of the People and when Jiang Zemin was President of China. I heard President Clinton say, 'what you did in Tiananmen Square was wrong.' He lectured. We all said, that's terrific because it was the ox being gored on the other side. President Calderon represents Mexico. And he said what a lot of Americans are also saying, that that Arizona law is discriminatory and it ought not to have been on the books." --ABC's Sam Donaldson ("That law is actually supported by a majority of Americans, according to polling. And I can't believe that you're actually comparing it to Tiananmen Square, right? I mean, you're not?" --ABC's Jake Tapper)
Watching the watchers: "We think the [New York] Times should investigate some of its investigative reporting." --MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan chastising the Times for its report that Connecticut Attorney General and Democrat Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal has been lying about his military record
Heaven forbid: "Textbooks must now include mention of the conservative resurgence of the '80s and '90s, the National Rifle Association, the Moral Majority, and include the idea that our Founding Fathers may not have intended a separation of church and state. Even some vocabulary would change. The world 'imperialism' would be replaced with 'expansionism' in describing America's land acquisitions. ... Critics say the board is whitewashing history." --NBC's Rehema Ellis on the "new" social studies curriculum guidelines passed by the Texas State Board of Education
Newspulper Headlines:
Does Anyone Really Win This Sort of Fight?: "City Winning Bird Feces Fight" --Mountain View Voice (Palo Alto, CA)
Questions Nobody Is Asking: "Moonshine or the Kids?" --The New York Times
Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking: "What the Tea Party Can Learn From Jimmy Carter" --The Washington Post
Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Out of Control: "Public Trust of Federal Government Has Increased" --WFED-AM website (Washington)
Bottom Stories of the Day: "Obama Campaigns Against Bush -- Again" --Politico.com
(Thanks to The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto)
The Demo-gogues
President of what country? "I want everyone, American and Mexican, to know my administration is taking a very close look at the Arizona law. We're examining any implications, especially for civil rights because in the United States of America no law-abiding person -- be they an American citizen or a visitor or tourist from Mexico -- should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like." --Barack Obama
Sí, se puede: "Mexican-American families have been here for centuries, as well as those who continue ... our proud tradition as a nation of immigrants. All of whom strengthen our American family and who join us today. Mr. President [Calderon], your visit speaks to a truth of our time in North America and the world. In the 21st century, we are defined not by our borders but by our bonds. So I say to you and to the Mexican people, 'Let us stand together. Let us face the future. Let us work together.' Trabajemos juntos!" --Barack Obama
Spoken like a true leader: "Plug the damn hole." --Barack Obama on the oil spill (That's what we say every time he opens his mouth.)
Non Compos Mentis: "Obviously, the loss of Daniel Pearl was one of those moments that captured the world's imagination because it reminded us of how valuable a free press is." --Barack Obama (Pearl wasn't "lost," he was beheaded by terrorists.)
Classy: "I want to see the schools work... I want to see hospitals work. I don't think the Republicans share that point of view. Why would you put people in charge of government who just don't want to do it? I mean, you wouldn't expect to see al-Qa'ida members as pilots." --Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) comparing Republicans to terrorists
Belly laugh of the week: "The Democratic Congress and the Obama administration share a strong commitment to fiscal discipline and common sense in our budget, and we must continue to do everything in our power to boost our economic recovery, rein in the deficits we inherited, and remain responsible stewards of the public purse. After President Bush and Republicans in Congress turned record surpluses into record deficits and nearly doubled the national debt, Democrats are returning our nation to a course of fiscal responsibility." --House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on her own party's quadrupling of the deficit
Village Idiots
Global village: "There is one issue where Mexico needs your cooperation. And that is stopping the flow of assault weapons and other deadly arms across the border. ... I would ask Congress to help us, with respect, and to understand how important it is for us that you enforce current laws to stem the supply of these weapons to criminals and consider reinstating the assault weapons ban." --Mexican President Felipe Calderon in an address to Congress
No free market: "Please don't put your faith in market forces [emphasis in original]. It's a popular idea: that Adam Smith's invisible hand would do a better job of designing care than leaders with plans can. I find little evidence that market forces relying on consumers choosing among an array of products, with competitors fighting it out, leads to the healthcare system you want and need. In the U.S., competition is a major reason for our duplicative, supply driven, fragmented care system." --Dr. Donald Berwick, nominated by Barack Obama to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that runs Medicare
Goose and gander: "My carbon footprint, I think I can say confidently is much bigger than most people's because I travel in a bus. ... What I try and do is try and, with the knowledge that I have, is offset my contribution to [carbon emissions]. I think people that don't move around as much as me can take a bike when it's a nice day." --rocker Dave Matthews
"Too bad if we have to pay a little extra money for gasoline, if we have to pay a little extra money for coal, or if we have to curb our appetite with what we pull out of the ocean. That's what we have to do, or else we're giving up on our children. So, that's what I would hope happens." --Dave Matthews (Matthews earns about $20 million each year and is worth roughly $250 million.)
Short Cuts
"I mentioned last week the attorney general's peculiar insistence that 'radical Islam' was nothing to do with the Times Square bomber, the Pantybomber, the Fort Hood killer. Just a lot of moments 'capturing the world's imagination.' For now, the jihadists seem to have ceased cutting our heads off. Listening to Obama and Eric Holder, perhaps they've figured out there's nothing much up there anyway." --columnist Mark Steyn
"Attorney General Eric Holder was grilled in Congress ... about Arizona's new immigration law. He's denounced the Arizona law as unconstitutional while admitting he hasn't read it. He's read the law, it's the Constitution he's never seen." --comedian Argus Hamilton
"[Obama] came into office promising rainbows and puppies for everyone and has, like Pizza Hut during a blizzard, failed to deliver." --columnist Jonah Goldberg
"By this time, I'm sure we've all seen those posters of George W. Bush captioned 'Miss Me Yet?' I, personally, think things have gotten so bad in Obama's America that I wouldn't be surprised if we begin seeing those same posters springing up with Jimmy Carter's picture." --columnist Burt Prelutsky
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DerAlte
Old fuds may remember, "I like Ike. Hell, I even like Harry", after the Bay of Pigs fiasco!
Posted May 26, 2010 at 11:49:33 AM
G M Murphy
What do you think would have been the outcome if the government had not bailed out the banks or auto mfg? Do you think the outcome would be better than it is now. If the vote had been yours would you have been willing to make the tough choice and let them fail? I'm not so sure. With what I have seen in the last couple of years I'm not so sure we can trust large institutions to take care of anything other than the board of directors. Profitable or not they get paid. The middle class gets unemployment.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 11:50:42 AM
John
What can we as average citizens do to better organize and get the country back on track?
Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:07:55 PM
Bob W
Typical are the Liberal Traitors who will applaud a foreign head of state for criticizing Americans, American Laws, and American ways of life.
We are seemingly being subverted from the inside out.
It is time we establish a reliable, and sustainable, communications channel and "chain of command" between state citizens’s militias, who are law abiding, gun-owning citizens.
We need to form "quiet" armed citizen militias, with rules of engagement, and clear chains of command within and between each state. Doing so will ensure any future tyrannical federal law thugs, working under an increasing deceptiveness of going after "radical, home-grown terrorists" (tea Parties, retired military, et al.) cannot easily be restrained.
It is time we upheld, and exercise if needed in the future, our constitutional duties "to protect and defend the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and "domestic"."
Surely we can muster enough law-abiding, rational, trained and equipped Patriots in each state, and establish a citizen militia, capable of thwarting an eventual federal invasion of states and citizens constitutional rights?
This is our right, within constitutional authority, as advanced plainly by the US Constitution. Any ideas out there how to begin such an important and needed shield for the internal defense our great country?
Let’s get this started and stop simply complaining and talking about our patriotism!
Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:09:58 PM
RUTH ENGQUIST
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL THE NAMES OF THE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES THAT GAVE PRESIDENT CALDRONE A STANDING OVATION PUBLISHED SO VOTERS CAN GET RID OF THEM BEFORE OBAMA PUSHES THOSE ILLEGALS DOWN OUR THROATS LIKE HE DID HEALTHCARE JUST TO GET THEIR VOTES..WE CERTAINLY CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF THEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING ENOUGH TROUBLE TAKING CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES THIS BIG REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING VERY FAST. AND I'M EXTRA EXTRA SURE NONE IS GOING TO COME OUT OF OBAMAS POCKET OR THE CLINTONS, GORE ETC. I AM SURE WE ARE IN FOR A BAD TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:10:37 PM
Robert Kraus
With respect to Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) comparing Republicans to terrorists, I think it's about time to establish a new position in Congress just for him - Court (or Congress) Jester, with full regalia, including "jingle bells."
Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:21:36 PM
Dave
G M Murphy:
BINGO!
We needed a "free market" without government intervention, but with some oversight. (No, that's not a contradiction.)
George W. ignored any oversight, and the board of directors and CEO's padded their pockets when they should have been fired for poor performance, or arrested for their illegal dealings. But no ...
Clinton started the gov't intervention by enacting policies that forced banks to not "discriminate" against the "poor" or those with bad credit. That forced banks to loan money to people who couldn't afford it or didn't have the responsibility to repay.
Oversight will help to prevent any more Enrons and the Wall Street corruption, and the free market will take care of the rest. As for gov't, get out of the way and let America prosper. But no ...
The only choice we middle class have is choosing who we give our hard-earned money to. Either big corporations or gov't social programs. Some freedom we have ...
Throw the bums out. Will America's "real" leaders please stand up?
Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:46:49 PM
Gloria & Dale
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Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:53:31 PM
Liz
G M Murphy said "With what I have seen in the last couple of years I'm not so sure we can trust large institutions to take care of anything other than the board of directors. Profitable or not they get paid. The middle class gets unemployment."
Sounds like Washington DC not just corporations to me.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:57:44 PM
Chris S
Perhaps "El Presidente" Calderon, since he feels he has the right to criticize American immigration policy, would be happier if we were to duplicate Mexico's immigration policy. I think we should. We could demand papers from anyone, and, in the event they could not produce any, we could lock them up.
We could require a mountain of paperwork and large fees from any foreigner who wishes to work here legally. We could prohibit non-citizens from owning property, as opposed to subsidizing mortgages for them.
Furthermore, we could turn a blind eye to flagrant abuses of non-citizens. Why not? Obviously, they're smarter than we are.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:00:00 PM
Cesar Fernandez-Stoll
It's unacceptable and scandalous the way the democratic congress is allowing a foreign leader to meddle in domestic affairs.
About immigration I can see though, the Arizona affair is nothing but the excuse to get distracted from the real problem with illegal immigration.
Why is it that the real cause is not brought to attention and it is the many businesses and individuals hiring illegals. This is slavery at its best. No, I agree, nobody should be allowed to get in illegally. The situation however, is that the ones that get in through the back do so in great numbers because of what they are tempted to receive at the other side and which is jobs and money to send back home.
Why not start by making it really illegal to hire these modern days slaves and start by going against their employers. You could even venture to say that even you can ask them if they have enough justification, to hire whoever they want, but under the laws of the land. In other words, if it is so true that the locals do not want to perform some jobs, then let the immigrants do it, but with the benefits of legality and at competitive salaries.
This emphasizes on the absurdity of Obamacare which will be adding to the problem because it adds to the incentive to be part of that large population that is currently living without paying taxes or anything and which are doing a great service to Obama and his alike, on providing them with votes.
The additional bonus is that these otherwise illegal aliens, will find better incentive on staying home and pressing their governments to provide the freedom and opportunities that exist abroad.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:03:50 PM
Jeff
I like Dave Matthews music, but he should learn to shut his mouth when he is not singing, because he is an idiot.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:08:31 PM
MNIce
Mr. Calderon wants our Congress to further infringe on our liberties by banning "assault weapons." His questionable premise is that somehow our right to have our weapons makes it possible for his gangsters to use their ill-gotten gains to buy theirs.
I have a better idea. Lets take 100,000 "assault weapons" with 5000 rounds for each one to the border towns in Mexico and hand them out to every household in the poorer neighborhoods, with instructions that each recipient is to meet with his neighbors and discuss what to do the next time gangsters come to terrorize the town.
Senor Vincente might object to military power in the hands of the common people, but so what? It helps to keep government honest, and he claims to be in favor of honest government, doesn't he?
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:08:53 PM
Jeff
I like Dave Matthews music, but he should learn to shut his mouth when he is not singing, because he is an idiot.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:10:10 PM
Randy
"President of what country? "I want everyone, American and Mexican, to know my administration is taking a very close look at the Arizona law. We're examining any implications, especially for civil rights because in the United States of America no law-abiding person -- be they an American citizen or a visitor or tourist from Mexico -- should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like." --Barack Obama"
Doesn't BHO know that the Supreme Court has already determined that ANYONE, at ANYTIME, be asked to PROVE their immigration status, WITHOUT cause! At least AZ added "probable cause" in SB1070 even though they didn't need to! For anyone objecting to the AZ immigration law, take 30 minutes out of your precious life and read the damn thing. THEN, explain to me how it's racist!! Give me my country back and quit giving it away!
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:23:05 PM
Larry
Re: Calderon Complaining About US Weapons Ending Up In Mexico: SOLUTION- Secure the border immediately with troops. This will make Arizona safer & the majority of Americans happy. It will ALSO stem the massive flow of assault weapons into Mexico, thus reducing crime & making Mexico safer then living in the Vatican. It's a win-win. I can almost hear the Democrats & Calderon applauding me. Larry Harrisburg, NC
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:32:19 PM
Joseph M. Papas, Jr.
Thought for the day: Obama-Care is the
Ted Kennedy-Mary Ann Kopechne health care plan of the new millennium.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:46:04 PM
karl anglin
The truth is that all men having power ought to
be mistrusted.-----James Madison (1751-1836)
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:55:05 PM
Frank Chamberlin
If you wonder what kind of job the government would do running health care, look at digital television. What used to work almost never does since they "helped us"
Posted May 26, 2010 at 1:59:21 PM
txRas
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said "There is one issue where Mexico needs your cooperation. And that is stopping the flow of assault weapons and other deadly arms across the border."
Let's help stop Mexico's nightly invasions of illegal drug trains armed with fully automatic weapons into the United States by militarizing the boarder. The problem isn't the flow from US to Mexico as Calderon claims, its the flow of illegal drugs and military hardware from Mexico to US. Ask anyone living near the boarder whose had there property destroyed!
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:03:33 PM
John
Walt Disney 'captured the world's imagination.'
The beheading of Daniel Pearl and ongoing global attacks in the name of Islam are revolting acts of terrorism.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:05:27 PM
Vanessa
Your Newspaper Headline, Questions Nobody Is Asking: "Moonshine or the Kids?" --The New York Times, was wrong.
The column by Nicholas Kristof was straight on. Kristof found that many poor parents spend so much money on alcohol, cigarettes, and prostitutes that they have no money left to buy mosquito nets for their children, or pay for their education.
Isn't this a reality we should be asking about?
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:11:29 PM
Joe McDonald
With respect, you mislabeled Dave Matthews's quote. He's a musician, yes, but he definitely does NOT rock.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:19:07 PM
ONTIME
Dear Burt,
The idea of seeing a bill board with Jimmy the Peanut Carter on wanting me to miss him is a painful thought but Barry O'Bama is determined to ruin my health.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:23:11 PM
Jerry Larsen
California has the same law on its books as Arizona has just passed.
It looks as though Californians will have to boycott their own state!
SECTION 834b - California Penal Code
(a) Every law enforcement agency in California shall fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.
(b) With respect to any such person who is arrested, and suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws, every law enforcement agency shall do the following:
(1) Attempt to verify the legal status of such person as a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a permanent resident, an alien lawfully admitted for a temporary period of time or as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of immigration laws. The verification process may include, but shall not be limited to, questioning the person regarding his or her date and place of birth, and entry into the United States, and demanding documentation to indicate his or her legal status.
(2) Notify the person of his or her apparent status as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws and inform him or her that, apart from any criminal justice proceedings, he or she must either obtain legal status or leave the United States.
(3) Notify the Attorney General of California and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service of the apparent illegal status and provide any additional information that may be requested by any other public entity.
(c) Any legislative, administrative, or other action by a city, county, or other legally authorized local governmental entity with jurisdictional boundaries, or by a law enforcement agency, to prevent or limit the cooperation required by subdivision (a) is expressly prohibited.”
________________________________________________________________________
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:34:31 PM
Glen Pruet
The person living in the White House needs to be taken out of office and prosecuted for treason now! Pelosie and Reid need to be prosecuted also. We should demand any person serving as President, the Senate and the House have decency and integrity. Voters should consist of only legal American citizens who pay taxes. We need to free all the slaves in America, get everyone off of welfare that is not deserving. Countries that make it comfortable to be poor increases their numbers and decreases their work force. Please Americans, think and vote.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:38:28 PM
Harold (Wyatt)
How can the people in Washington be so stupid and make the comments about Arizona"s LAW. If they learned their stupidy by going to college, then I'm glad that I served 20+yrs. in the Navy instead of going to college. I went to a one room school house for 6 years, then went to a school that had grades 7 throygh 12. I graduated on 6/02/1958, and on the 9th I was on my way to Great Lakes, Ill. for boot camp. Somewhere along the line I learned how this country should be run. And it's definitely not like the idiotic administration we have is doing it. Obama's stupidity has rubbed off on Congress, so what's next, the Supreme Court. Will it never end? They need to get their heads oput of their butts and start listening to what the people want. They can't hear with their heads where the sun don't shine. I'm about ready for an open season on illegals, not quite but it's getting close.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 2:40:39 PM
Anthony J. Kohler
It is curious, to say the least, that President Calderon seems to think that we must stop the supposed weapon shipments crossing our border outward while he accepts absolutely no responsibility to stop the people crossing HIS border outward - and that his country has no ability to stop those weapons from coming in, while ours has no right to stop those people from coming in.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 3:26:27 PM
James Frisbie
Love all the links you now have on your Chronicle.
Thanks
Posted May 26, 2010 at 3:32:36 PM
Marsha
Gee Dave (Matthews), since you are pulling in millions of dollars every year I can see why you don't care to spend more on gasoline, coal, etc. However, there are lots of us out there who have lost jobs in the past couple of years, myself included. I've gone from making $50,000 a year (which of course is mere pocket change for you), to having to take a job making $35,000 a year, AND I have to drive 116 miles a day just to get to work and back now because it's the only job I could find after a year of searching. I rarely get what you would consider an okay meal any more because I can't afford to buy the groceries to feed myself. I had to borrow money from a friend yesterday to help buy my gasoline to get to work for the rest of the week because I don't get paid until Friday. But while the rest of us are paying "the price," rock on buddy!
Posted May 26, 2010 at 3:38:32 PM
Jimmy D
Bob W,
No one's responding to that...good sign.
"We need to form "quiet" armed citizen militias, with rules of engagement, and clear chains of command within and between each state."
Your analysis is a disparagement of our Military.
At no time soon would they obey orders to move against US Citizens.
It also smells of the not too subtle hints of an "agent provocatuer". I doubt you are Bob but be careful of what you ask for. BHO would love nothing more than convince his adversaries that this is called for.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 3:38:58 PM
Bob W
80 Year old Chicago resident kills armed home invader.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/26/year-old-chicago-man-kills-armed-home-invader/
Chicago's laws forbid gun ownership. What do you think would have happened to these 80 year old, law-abiding, veteran and citizen if they didn't own a gun for their protection?
Go figure, the criminal had a gun!? I can't believe it; now how did a criminal get a gun in Chicago since it is illegal to have one, especially for criminals?
And to think the majority of the people occupying Washington currently are from those liberal breeding grounds called Chicago. How scary!
Boy those Liberal's are onto to something here, aren't they? Dolts!
Posted May 26, 2010 at 3:51:34 PM
Bob McIntosh
The venerable Senator from the great state of North Carolina, known as one of the finest constitutionalists of his or any time, and was a proud American, UNC Tar Heel and Freemason whose name was Sam J. Ervin - not Erving ... one of the very few mistakes I have seen in your fine publication. thx, bob
Posted May 26, 2010 at 4:12:22 PM
Len Farias
The border problem could have been solved early on by using the same tactics that are used against 'squatters' in the Phillippines. If people had been shot while trying to cross the border illegally years ago and threatened that they would be shot if trying to do so, the problem would not exist today with illegal immigration. That may sound cruel but my grandparents came from Portugal and they had their papers, their shots, and they came to America legally. They came through a legitimate port of entry. That is not too much to ask of people today. If the government would enforce border security we wouldn't have the problem as well. We have a sick President and a sick Congress. When I say sick I don't mean 'cool' either. I mean sick. They will destroy America if they are not stopped!
Posted May 26, 2010 at 4:22:25 PM
Tom Lynn
Susan Estrich has a comment about the illegal drug usage in the US being related to the larger situation with Mexico. I believe she has a point, even though you dismiss her comments out of hand as anti-American.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 4:41:39 PM
Mike
I DON'T like Dave Mathews and he IS an idiot! Not shut up and play but shut up and go away. It's so easy to be a liberal when you're filthy rich. Must be from the guilt of being successful.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 5:02:15 PM
Dolores Adams
Someone ought to tell Caldron to stay home and clean up his own country and stop the flow of illegal drugs to this coutry.
Tell obama to build the damn fence and make it one that no one can possibly climb over, under, or around.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 5:38:40 PM
Lee Robey
Do you have a chronogical record of president obama's statements that he later didn't ahere to? If not, please consider establishing such a site. It could be a very important history lesson in the upcoming election cycle and in American history.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 5:38:50 PM
Dean Horstman
Since most of these illegal immigrants are paid in cash under the table and send most of it "home", pass a law that would required proof of citizenship before and post office or bank could sell a money order.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 5:51:56 PM
Brian
So, according to Susan Estrich (and, by extension, Tom Lynn above), it's our own damn fault that so many immigrants are pouring over our borders, because of our need for illegal drugs? Really? Is that even a valid argument? Is it the bank's fault for getting robbed? After all, they have this big pile of money just lying aroung waiting for someone to swoop in and run of with it. Give me a break. Yes, we have a drug problem in this country, but it's no excuse for illegal immigration. And, beileve it or not, BHO got one right: "... because in the United States of America no law-abiding person -- be they an American citizen or a visitor or tourist from Mexico -- should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like." The problem is, BHO isn't entirely certain what "law-abiding" means. It's a common failing found in many a Chicago Crony.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 6:01:15 PM
John Shea
When James Carville is beating up on the President regarding the "Oil Spill" you know things are turning against him. Funny how when it directly affects your home area, you can come to you senses rapidly.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 6:09:54 PM
Tom Lynn
Though I do not believe for a minute that illegal drug use in the US is responsible for all illegal immigration over the Mexican border, I do believe that the illegal drug traffic does complicate the issue.
I also think that if we could somehow legalize the entire illicit drug operation, it would have an immediate effect not only on drug trafficking and drug cartels(I today received an e-mail, perhaps you have seen it also, from a friend showing numerous photos of huge quantities of 100 dollar bills in a palacial mansion somewhere in Mexico, along with a large collection gold plated handguns), but would greatly reduce prison populations in the US, and thereby reducing government spending. But let's get the borders closed off first.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 7:39:49 PM
Bob W
Hello Jimmy D,
No derision at all meant towards ‘most’ our current military folks. I am proud of our military men and women and appreciate what they do for our country “abroad.”
But don't be so naive to think any military, even in the great United States of America, if ordered to do so, might not harass, intern, or even fire upon citizens who an autocratic government might fear and label as radicals or “non-believers.”
I assume you follow the news, read the patriot, and keep up on current events in and around our country. The tea parties, and others who disagree, have already been labeled “radicals, revolutionaries, potential right wing terrorists, etc.). Perhaps some contemporary history will enlighten you.
Chiang Kai-she and the Chinese people also never thought that Mao Zedong and the communists would never take away land, incarcerate and torture people, and take away people’s rights; and God forbid, they would never fire on the people, would they. Tell the millions of Chinese people who lost their lives that it isn't possible.
All I am saying is a series of events (many happening) can certainly 'lead to' a government that is tyrannical and more concerned with its own restricted political philosophy under the auspices of what's best for the people. Then is made easier the abolition of so-called radicals (e.g., Chinese Nationalists, or if you will, Tea Party Terrorists) can easily be labeled and quickly disposable.
I hope it never gets to a point where we need to establish a citizen militia, citizen chain of command, and to take up arms to defend our country, but present political ideological dogma and the burgeoning subversion from within can be an insidiously patient, rigid, and potentially dangerous disease to a Capitalistic society and a democracy.
And no I am not an "agent provocateur," and I am named Bob. I am also a 20 year retired veteran who swore to support and defend the US and Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. I, unlike too many other myopically existing people in our country, take that oath seriously and will to my grave, whenever God chooses that for me.
I am exceedingly concerned with the directions our country is going through the increasingly unconstitutional and illegal acts committed by this administration, against the majority wishes of the people, concerned with the socialist liberal legislatures agendas, and the increasingly biased judiciary subverting our constitution every chance they get.
I am however hopeful that the intelligence of the American people will rise up in November and realize what is quickly happening to our country, and then take the needed steps to remove those that are against our constitution.
Study history my friend, and please, don't be so naive to think it can't happen even in the great utopian American Union.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 9:39:08 PM
Major Stu
I wonder if these open border statists ever had their mother or teacher insist that they need to clean their plate before going back for seconds?
There are some simple reasons to understand why now is the wrong time for "comprehensive immigration reform" aka Amnesty for illegal aliens.
1. Congress has already approved and appropriated funds for building a border fence from the Rio Grande to San Diego during the Bush Administration. That construction has been halted - on what authority, Secretary Napolitano?
2. Border Patrol officers Ramos and Compean have been charged, tried, convicted, and incarcerated for doing their duty in subduing an armed illegal alien drug smuggler who had over 700 pounds of pot in his van.
3. The Arizona law was necessitated by the inaction on the part of the Federal Government to step up to its responsibility in curtailing illegal immigration.
4. John Morton, assistant secretary of homeland security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week said his agency will not necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them by Arizona authorities.
5. Remember, in December 2008 Congress voted on bailing out GM and Chrysler and the proposal was defeated. The Obama administration went ahead and fired the CEO of GM, stiffed the shareholders, put the government and administration in charged, and bailed them out with TARP funds - again, by what authority?
Why should we trust these lying weasels to enforce any new laws when they consistently fail to enforce the laws already on the books? There should be no new "immigration reform" laws until the Executive Branch proves that it is serious about doing the job it already has, and the Congress holds them accountable. It may not be politically popular, but them's the laws - they passed them, now let them live with them. Or We the People will elect people who will.
Posted May 26, 2010 at 11:59:07 PM
MAJOR Orlando R. DeDominicis
Thank you for being the conservative voice of reason, patriotism and just plain old common sense. I support you and your efforts in all ways that I can. May you keep up the good work that you are doing. Posterity will thank you someday. I thank you TODAY!
MAJ D RET USAR
Posted May 27, 2010 at 3:45:22 AM
Bob W
My point made earlier.
Nat’l Security Plan Focuses on Homegrown Terror (Military.com)
http://www.military.com/news/article/natl-security-plan-focuses-on-homegrown-terror.html?ESRC=eb.nl
We are after all potential terrorists for simply disagreeing with this socialist administration and suggesting defending our country and its constitution. Tea partiers and others who protest, arm themselves, and verbalize their disagreements with this government are not too far off their radar, I can assure you.
The naivety of too many people in this country is alarming!
Posted May 27, 2010 at 9:19:22 AM
Homer
Dave Mattherws, you are out of touch w/the American mainstream and you sir, can see the forest for the trees, you sir, in a nut shell are an IDIOT! Yoy speak words w/out meaning and certainly w/out compassion for those who have little to next to nothing! Why don't you take some of multi millions and give out "FREE" gas to those who have NONE! Enjoy it now buster because when your life is over, this is all you will have and you can't tkae what you have with you! As for me, I am sending what I have onahead of me!!!! Homer
Posted May 27, 2010 at 9:31:46 AM
Ruth Ann Wilson
Jimmy D and Bob W
I talked to an Active Duty Army young man, a fine young man. I had on my "Usual encouragement to the Military Pins." (America's No.1 Because of our Military.) This young man and I had a conversation about "The Oath that the Military is under" I maintained the Military was under Oath to the Constitution, but he maintained "He was under the Commander in Chief of the Army, Article II, Section 2, United States Constitution, It is there, what he said. This was a "chilling experience" and I can not tell you how "concerned I was with his answer." BUT GOD gave me the answer to give this young man, I told him "There is a Higher Power." Not having a lot of time to talk, his countenance changed and he understood.
So both of your posts are very good, I have great "HOPE" in our Beloved Military, BUT they must have the UNDERSTANDING this young man came to. Romans 13:1, "Let every soul be subject unto the HIGHER powers. For there is no power but GOD;..."For rulers are not a terror to good works, but the EVIL".
May this Memorial Day instill in all of US, the wonders of this Glorious Beloved Country. We were established by the HIGHER power, Divine Providence, maintained by our Valiant Veterans through all of our magnificent American History, those who gave ALL and those who are on duty now, and my Prayer is directed by the "Higher Power of God Almighty."
"God of Our Fathers", Our National Hymn, because this is a Christian Nation, Supreme Court Decision, 1892.
For God & Country
The American
Posted May 27, 2010 at 9:33:33 AM
Guy L W Hardy
@Jimmy D Posted May 26, 2010 at 3:38:58 PM --
I am on your side, Jimmy, but there are many who remember a tragic little incident called Kent State. "Mistakes" happen, but this kind of mistake is what Americans dread most.
I would agree with the moniker of "paranoid delusional" if the current political situation were less volatile...
Posted May 27, 2010 at 11:32:30 AM
Guy L W Hardy
@Ruth Ann Wilson Posted May 27, 2010 at 9:33:33 AM --
"I had a conversation about "The Oath that the Military is under" I maintained the Military was under Oath to the Constitution, but he maintained "He was under the Commander in Chief of the Army, Article II, Section 2, United States Constitution."
I am happy to announce that NOWHERE is mentioned, in this section of the US Constitution, the USAF or the USMC - and these may be the only highly-trained and well-equipped groups left to us if the other two feel that their oath of allegiance is subordinate to the Constitution with regards to the orders of a treasonous Commanderr-in-Chief.
Also, I invite you to recall the Bible's example of popular recourse to a disloyal leadership: 1Kings 12:16. This does not flee in the face of praying for our leaders - it only withdraws our support from those who disrespect God's creations and refuse them their due dignity as such.
If you still have access to this young man, I ask you to point out to him this Scriptural passage.
God bless you, Ma'am.
Posted May 27, 2010 at 11:54:57 AM
Carl M
Well I have been thinking it over about the difference between Jimmy Carter and Barrack Obama.
Jimmy Carter, like Billy Graham has lived too long so as to continue to be quoted when he doesn't really understand what is going on around him; where
Obama has never understood anything that is not in
his own orbit that has more significance than himself.
Jimmy Carter, had a brother that was sometimes a bit
smarter than Jimmy who reporters could quote. Barack
has a relative in a hut who is likely smarter but
the media never quotes him. He is perceived smarter
because he never says anything.
Jimmmy Carter had the idiot Bert Lance to draw some
of the heat off of himself for dumb things like the
attacking rabbit in the water. Obama has so many
idiots surrounding him, that no attention is drawn
off, rather the focus is on the main idiot.
Jimmy Carter had Iran and the captives situation to
deal with, and of course he was so decisive that he
was overwhelmingly elected to a 2nd term, NOT.
Obama has the Iranian situation and the economic
situation, and the Banking situation, and the Job
loss situation, and all the other situations and
he is so effective in dealing with them that he is
elected to an overwhelming 2nd term.....Not.
Does history seem to repeat its self, or was
"Dumb and Dumber" a movie or real life? As Fox says
we just report, you decide...
Posted May 27, 2010 at 1:21:07 PM
Robert Hedden
' ... Mr. Calderon's claim that 80 percent of guns used in Mexican crimes come from the United States is completely false. Most weapons seized in Mexico have, Should say "NO" traceable serial numbers that show they come from countries other than the United States. The 80 percent number reflects how
Posted May 27, 2010 at 10:23:35 PM
M R ick Timms MD
I thought it kind of funny that Obama has always imagined himself to be like Lincoln , when all along he clearly is another Jimmy Carter. Just as incompetent but a lot more dishonest.
Interesting similarities - both rose to rapid popularity and election from relative obscurity, and both enjoyed limited scrutiny by the mainstream media ( in the case of Carter, there was nothing else at the time ). I remember that the media never asked Georgians what they thought of Carter - or mentioned things such as his appointment of his mother to the head of Georgia Health and Human Services, simply because she had an interest in mental illness. Unfortunately, Obama is proving to be a lot more dangerous than Carter, thanks to his progressive policies, Chicago tactics and a leftist mainstream media.
We have one chance in November - Remember that conservative democrats are still democrats and will vote that way once elected - they always do.
Posted May 27, 2010 at 11:48:16 PM
CW4(Ret) J. Scott Hill
Mark, you are probably the only chance I've got at a truthful answer on the article I've pasted below. The top portion is my lead-in to Senators Webb and Warner and Congressman Cantor of virginia. I have also sent this to Jim DeMint, after he asked for a "Conservative Movement" donation this morning. Looking forward to your response!
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Senator Webb/Warner, Congressman Cantor, I respectfully request that you comment on the message I have pasted below! If true, it's my understanding that members of congress don't even pay Social Security. If this is true, it's an outrage!
CW4(Ret.) John Scott Hill
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We need to keep this fresh in everyone’s mind till Nov. The Obama crew thinks we will forget about it by Nov. Let's prove them wrong.
READ THIS ABOUT OUR SS CHECKS
THIS IS THE ONE THAT WILL FLIP YOU OUT!!
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS FUNDING TWENTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS--LET ME REPEAT THAT AMOUNT...
SO YOU UNDERSTAND IT $ 24,000,000.00 DOLLARS FOR NEW ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS PROCESSING FOR OUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS!!
THEY ARE OBTAINING THESE FUNDS
And
I QUOTE DIRECTLY FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY...
"THIS MONEY WILL BE COMING FROM THE SAVINGS TO BE GENERATED
FROM WITHHOLDING "COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR 2010 & 2011
In SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR THE ELDERLY
AND A $2.00 INCREASE ON ALL MEDICARE RX BENEFIT CO-PAY"
Please pass this to ALL your friends and have them
"PROTEST TO THE IDIOTS WE ELECTED TO CONGRESS"
Who by the way, have just voted themselves ANOTHER 3% SALARY INCREASE!!!
We must put a stop to this outright thievery!
It is THE CONGRESS AND THE SENATE, BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATS, WE CAN'T FIRE THEM, BUT WE SURE CAN NOT RE-ELECT THEM,
And WE CAN IMPEACH THEM
Or DEMAND RECALL ELECTIONS !!!
HOW ABOUT WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND DUMP THESE CLOWNS.
All I ask is that you consider the suggestion here.
The entire Congress of the United States is corrupt.
And I mean both Houses and I mean both major parties.
I realize that a few Members of each House are trustworthy,
But,
As a group they are absolutely the most corrupt bunch
To ever disgrace our Nation.
In November of 2010
The entire House of Representatives will stand for re-election;
All 435 of them.
One third of the Senate,
A total of 33 of them, will also stand for re-election.
Vote every incumbent out.
And I mean every one of them.
No matter their Party affiliation.
Let's start all over in the House of Representatives with 435 people
Who have absolutely no experience in running that body,
With no political favors owed to anyone but their own constituents.
Let's make them understand that they work for us...
They are answerable to us
And they simply have to run that body with some common sense.
Two years later, in 2012,
Vote the next third of the incumbents in the Senate out.
We can do the same thing in 2014 and,
By that time we will have put all new people in that body as well.
We, the People,
Have got to take this Country back and we HAVE to do it peacefully.
That's what the Framers of our Constitution envisioned.
I am also suggesting term limits on the NEW BUNCH
8 YEARS FOR REPRESENTATIVES AND 12 YEARS OF SENATORS.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
THE LONGER THEY STAY IN OFFICE THE MORE POWER THEY GET
AND THEY LOVE IT AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET RE-ELECTED.
WE HAVE TERM LIMITED THE PRESIDENT
NOW LET'S TERM LIMIT THE LEGISLATORS.
Please,
If you love this Country,
Send this (as I have done) to absolutely everyone
Whose email address appears in your address book.
This thing can permeate this Country in no time.
Let's make it happen.**
VOTE THE POWER ABUSERS OUT...
LET'S TAKE AMERICA BACK!!!
Posted May 28, 2010 at 10:00:41 AM
David Rathbone
The Arizona law is being attacked for giving police officers a weapon to make our roads safer. When an officer stops a car for breaking traffic law and approaches the driver, he can require documentation when the Hispanic driver says "No habla english". This is an everyday occurance.
Posted May 29, 2010 at 1:02:22 PM
Ken
I would like to see the 'Bonnie Blue license plates' gain popularity and exposure. I wasn't aware of the emblem or what it stood for previously...but it would be a wonderful thing to see them on cars and in places of business and everywhere that people want to see our Country become the great nation it has always had the potential to be. I would like to suggest the Patriot Post consider offering these at a 'group discount' of say - $20 for 3 - in order to spread these and make them a symbol for all of us that believe and sincerely want to see our messages and affiliations moving and spreading. This could be a unifying force in our philosophies and ambitions for the coming election cycles. Perhaps making these even more affordable and giving a little inspiration for people to buy more than one or two would encourage them to pass them out to like-minded folks. I did this with the pocket constitutions that were offered on sale with great success. Just a thought.
Thanks and God Bless America and your efforts to help us all learn and bring our Country back to a civil and prosperous society.
Posted May 30, 2010 at 2:02:24 PM
Ken
One more added thought...I like the idea of using the clip of the Dems all standing and applauding the President of Mexico in the upcoming political ad season. That is absolutely genious! That and so many other juicy "at odds" moments they've provided us over the last year and more! Let their own actions and words speak for themselves in these ads...there is too much good amunition to let it go unseen or never read or heard by the American public. Bring the glaring light of truth on to all of these fools! And then vote them ALL OUT! Amen to that! Terms limits - sure. Fiscal responsibility - absolutely. Plain common sense and "Representing the American's that put you there"!!!!! - FINALLY!
Posted May 30, 2010 at 2:18:44 PM
Chuck
The Mexican government has been worried about gun for a lot longer then the 30 years I've been going down there...they are worried the peons will get armed and head to Mexico City and shoot their real oppressors the white guys from Spain.
The Dems want votes and the Reps want cheap labor and consumers to sell junk from China to.
The middle class better wake up...they have no one in Washington or New York on their side...yet!
Posted June 5, 2010 at 3:02:12 AM
Robert
You can tell Mr. Prelutsky that the Jimmy Carter "Miss Me Yet?" billboard was spotted on I-45 south of Dallas, TX back in April. It's that bad!
Posted June 18, 2010 at 2:43:08 PM