Sunday, April 30, 2006

May Day

Several things occur to me about this planned May 1 protest:

  • Except in the larger cities, it may not be as well attended as the last rally. That rally took place over the Spring Break of many students. The beginning of May starts exam season for many students, and conflicts with exit exams, proms, and graduations. All of the preceding are more important to the young than playing Che.
  • Am I the only one that sees a sinister motive in the scheduling of the rally on International Labor Day - the Communist Day of Days? I feel that the organizers saw a way to co-opt and take over the emerging energy of the Hispanics. Be careful who you crawl into bed with - you never know who else they've been sleeping with.
  • Previous rallies have created greater resistance in Americans to letting the illegals continue living here. The more the Aliens gain "strength", the more natives get their backs up. Take a hint, Pedro - you DON'T have the right to petition the government - it isn't YOUR government. That's a right granted to CITIZENS of the USA.


Tags = Immigration

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

But, I thought the family's wishes were going to be honored!

It's happening again.

A person is in danger of being put to death because it's too expensive to keep her alive.

This time, the family members all want to keep her alive. But, the doctors have, apparently at the urging of the insurance company, decided to sedate the patient so she can't protest.

That's right. Keep the soon-to-be-deceased-if-we-have-anything-to-do-with-it in la-la land, then, with a straight face, claim that she hasn't protested removal of care. Nothing to see here - move along.

Her sister is trying to get media attention; the story is posted at the Democratic Underground. Beth, of My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, has an excerpt from the post - please read it.

You know, I'm still tired from battling a respiratory infection, but I have to join the fight. It's too important.

Lord knows, I'm not a big fan of going all-out to try to prolong the dying of extremely elderly persons. No grudge against them, but there comes a time to let go. Peacefully. With appropriate medication and comfort care. Not starving them to death, but allowing nature to take its course.

But, darn it, the technology exists to make good-faith efforts to save these relatively young people. The bias should be in favor of life. Even if it's expensive. Especially when the family requests it.

Now, it's possible that this woman is just too far gone, and the family is in denial. In that case, why doesn't the hospital work with them? Would a delay of a few weeks be unreasonable, if at the end of it, the family was in agreement about the futility of keeping the woman alive?

Only if the goal is to gain the right to kill patients before their time.

Tags = Euthanasia

Monday, April 24, 2006

Guard the Borders Blogburst

I didn't remember to check my email for this post until now. I had Parent conferences, and we didn't leave until 7pm. Since I arrived at work at 7am, that means that I only worked a 1/2 day.

If you have a blog, please consider joining the Blogburst. We need to spread information as widely as possible.

By Heidi at Euphoric Reality

Facts are a funny thing. They are conveniently forgotten if they don't uphold one's point-of-view, and they're easily overlooked if they are randomly scattered about. But when solid facts are brought together in one place, the pattern is difficult to ignore. The facts I'm about to provide below are just such a case. People may be able to overlook a single fact, but the weight of their significance cannot be denied when they come together in one place. That is the purpose of this week's Blogburst - to look at some hard facts.

I think it's important to study the problems of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas as instructive for the rest of the states. It may be that others can write off the doom of California by saying, "Well, that's just California, a loony state of fruits and nuts - that would never happen here." But while California is tipping head-first into ruin, it is highly indicative of the chain of events the rest of us are blindly bumbling through. Arizona and New Mexico have declared official states of emergency because they are completely unable to handle the burden of the influx of illegals into their communities. Texas is not far behind with mass hospital closings, an overwhelmed and declining school system, and a climbing crime rate. Just because one lives in Idaho or Nebraska or Maine does not mean that it won't happen to you! You're just a few years behind the curve.

The following 10 facts have been pulled from the LA Times. We've posted them all at one time or another at ER or in the Blogburst.



1. L.A. County has 10 million people. 40% of all workers in L.A. County are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants, working without a green card.

2. Of the 10 million people in L.A. County, 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak only Spanish.

3. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

4. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.

5. Over two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

6. Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

7. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

8. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.

9. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

10. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish language only.



We need to look at the experience of California as inevitable for the rest of us - if we don't, we're only burying our heads in the sand and bequeathing that future to our children! After all, if we keep merrily careening down the road to California, we can't be dumbfounded when we actually end up in California, can we?!

Here are a few more facts on a national scale:



1. Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops but 36% are on welfare.

2. Over 70% of the United States annual population growth (and over 90% of California, Florida, and New York) results from immigration.

3. The United States receives more immigrants every year than the rest of the world combined.

4. The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was a NET (after subtracting taxes immigrants pay) $70 BILLION a year [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University].

5. The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average adult Mexican immigrant is a NEGATIVE.

6. 29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.



The problems of illegal immigration are not solely "border state" problems. They impact everyone. California and Texas are the two biggest economic engines in the United States - and they are teetering on bankruptcy on a catastrophic scale. If they go bust, guess who picks up the pieces? Indiana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, West Virginia, and all the rest. Illegal immigration is not - I repeat, NOT - a border state problem. It's a burden we're all bearing and a risk we're all sharing.

We are way past the point of half-way measures and temporary fixes. As a nation, we must demand a definitive, decisive, no-nonsense solution. We cannot be placated by smarmy speeches from self-interested politicians, or fooled by spin semantics ("it's a guest worker program - not amnesty"), or lulled into apathy by the drone of our everyday lives.

We cannot leave this crisis to our children. Do something! Get out of your comfort zone and get involved. There are bigger issues at stake than the price of lettuce! The time is critical. And it's NOW.

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This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our Blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.


Tags = Immigration

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Busy Week

I've been playing catch-up since my return from Cleveland. Today, I finally found out why I've been so tired lately. I have impaired glucose tolerance - it's basically pre-diabetes. So, my first duty is to get some weight off, and get regular exercise.

We're in the middle of a hurricane watch - lots of rain already. Unfortunately, I mislaid the lawn mower keys, so I wasn't able to take care of the lawn before the rain started. I'll have to call the locksmith on Monday to see about getting a second set of keys.

What does this mean? I'd wanted to post more frequently again, but, realistically, I may not be able to just yet. I'll have the Guard the Blogburst weekly update, but I may not otherwise post for a few weeks, except for a few times a week. I'll set up a schedule so I keep the posting habit. I've seen many bloggers gradually decrease posting due to life issues, then eventually stop completely. That's not going to happen to me.

Tags = Blogging

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Oh, Dear! Can't manage to figure out PST

I logged on to get a message about a scheduled outage at 4PM PST. Being somewhat slow in the time zone changes thingy, I used my fingers to see that I won't have to worry until 7PM.

WheW!

Again. Whew!

I've been enjoying some down time. Progress reports are in, and I'm entitled to relax. For those who aren't educators, progress reports are like a wake-up call to the kids who thought 4th quarter should be for coasting on the glories of previous work. Also, to parents, it's a dismal insight into what your kid has been saying is "fine" - translation, I've really been dogging it in school. What, you didn't expect me to actually WORK, did you?

I really don't know how parents keep from killing their young.

Maybe that's why kids are so cute. To lull their parents into a rosy "aw-w-w" moment, and escape the a$$-whupping they so richly deserve.

I'm feeling mellow. I have NO intention of working tonight. I may even pop in a DVD. Oh, the sybartic wallowing!

Tags = Personal

Monday, April 17, 2006

Another great new (to me) blog

Probably you've all seen Cursed by a Classical Educaton, but I just found it via the BlogAdSwap thingy. Anyway, if you haven't seen it, do so. It's worth the time.

Tags = Blogging

Zapata Quote Misattributed?

When I saw the sign below:



I had a niggling feeling that it didn't sound right. So, I searched for the phrase, and found who I believed to be the true author:
Dolores Ibarruri

Who was she?

According to The Quotations Page, she was a "Spanish Communist agitator & politician; helped found Spanish Communist Party 1920; opposed Fascists in Spanish Civil War".

However, the Columbia World of Quotations says "calling on the women of Spain to defend the Republic. In her autobiography (1966), Ibarruri stated that she had first used the words in an earlier broadcast in Spain, July 18. The expression, which became a slogan in the ensuing civil war, has an earlier attribution, to Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata (c. 1877-1919)."
So, who's right?

Until this wave of organized protests, I had always heard the quote applied to Ibarruri - who was nicknamed "La Pasionaria". I'd never heard it attributed to Zapata. It seems that the protesters have learned from their previous mistakes, and are spinning a pro-US, we're-not-communists-honest!, approach to the media.

My big question is, will this



replace this?



Tags = Immigration

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Guard the Borders Blogburst Pt. 2

Here's the long-delayed part 2 - well worth the wait.

Due to the immigration rallies going on this week, Guard the Borders wanted to give you, our readers, some in-person coverage. This is a follow up to Monday’s Blogburst and includes photos, audio files of on-the-spot interviews, and personal observations from Heidi at ER (Houston), Greg at DeMediacratic Nation (Phoenix), and Jake and MJ at Freedom Folks (Chicago).

by Heidi @ Euphoric Reality

On Monday, I attended the pro-illegal/amnesty rally in downtown Houston. I was pretty sick and really shouldn’t have been out, but I wanted to see what was going on with the people, the politicians, the media, the reconquistas, and get a feel for the overall tone of the rally. I was by myself, and honestly pretty nervous. Kit was even more nervous for me, because she fretted that I would start something if I saw our flag being dishonored in any way. Since such actions were pretty common at the previous rallies, she was right to be worried! I would have.



But lessons have been learned. The backlash from the overt anti-American sentiment displayed at previous rallies resulted in significantly toned down rhetoric here in Houston. The event organizers had really gone out of their way to make sure that protesters were carrying American flags, and they even tried to start scattered chants of “U.S.A!”, though with little enthusiastic success. Nevertheless, a conscious effort was expended to mask the anti-Americanism of the previous demonstrations. Privately, I think the efforts are too little, too late - but for the marzipan sensibilities of the hovering press, it was probably enough.

I was alone and a bit nervous about stepping into the crowd, so I stood on the sidelines keeping an eye open for unusual signs or anyone that looked like they knew what they were doing. Once I spotted someone, I stepped into the surging crowd and asked my first question, “Do you speak English?” Most did not, and none of the women I asked could speak English, or so they told me.

The following .mp3 audio files are conversations I had with people in the crowd. I didn’t try and engage anyone in a debate, I just wanted them to tell me in their own words why they thought they were there or what they believed. Here’s what they think, in their own words:



There was this one guy whose interview didn’t turn out but I wanted to tell you about him since he was quite a character. He caught my eye because was walking around in a black and white prison costume, with his hands handcuffed together. The sign he was holding protested that he was not a criminal. He told me he didn’t want to be “oppressed” anymore. He has been in America for about 15 years, illegal the whole time. His two kids were born here and are American citizens. He said all he wanted was citizenship. I asked him when he filed his paperwork to apply for citizenship. He said he hadn’t. I asked him how he could become a citizen without actually filing the paperwork, and why hadn’t he if it meant so much to him? He said it was too hard, but with this new law, he’d just “get it”. “Get what?” I asked. He said, “Get what I deserve - to be American”. I asked him if he’d then file the paperwork and pay the fine to make himself eligible for the amnesty and he just looked at me blankly. I then understood that he thinks the politicians just wave their hands and grant citizenship. And you know what, if the Senate passes their amnesty bill, he’s probably more right than me.

While the crowd chanted, “Si, se puede!”, I saw a group of high school students. One of them, Moses, agreed to tell me what those words meant to him: Moses - HS Student.mp3 Another variation on the theme of “Get It.”



This next guy to the left is Carlos, and he advocates brotherly love and no borders anywhere. Needless to say, his ideas were stunningly stupid. You can tell when I was talking to him that at times I was at a loss as to how to continue the conversation. The longer pauses you hear are because I was in speechless awe of someone’s raw naiveté (stupidity?), and I was trying very hard to maintain a neutral poker face. See if you can follow his [il]logic. I just gave up at the end… No Borders Anywhere Guy.mp3

My next conversation is with Steve, an American, proud socialist, and Fidel Castro fan. I wonder how people get so misinformed - they must really have to work hard at it. Like this guy, who’s obviously worked harder than most: The Marxist.mp3.



I had a conversation with this guy (behind the Zapata sign), Perfecto, about why Mexicans won’t expend their energies trying to improve Mexico. He’s convinced it’s impossible because of how corrupt the Mexican government is. He thinks it’s much easier to change America than Mexico. Hmm. BTW, I had a Freudian slip in there when I asked about Vicente Fox being “arrested” - oops - I meant “elected”. Zapata Sign - Perfecto.mp3



I made my way down to the front of the crowd where the Democratic politicians were regaling the crowd with Big Promises. This one guy kept calling the Latinos his “brothers and sisters” in “the struggle”. The audio is poor, but I’m including it so you can hear the Sunday-go-to-meetin’ preachy tone of his voice. He promises that after amnesty, they’ll get the wages they deserve, just like all working Americans - starting at $11/hour. Now what have we already told you guys about the temporary anesthesia of the benefits of so-called “cheap labor”? It’ll be history as soon as the Senate gives amnesty to millions of illegal laborers. Employers will be forced to pay illegals what they refuse to pay Americans right now. It’s a lose-lose proposition.

I was on my way out of the rally when I was stopped by an older gentleman who was collecting signatures for a petition to enable Carole Keeton Strayhorn, “One Tough Grandma!” to run for governor of Texas. I had already signed a petition previously, but I asked him for her views on illegal immigration: Carole Keeton Strayhorn.mp3

Let’s skip over to Phoenix, Arizona and check in with DeMediacratic Nation to see how the Day of Action played out there. All links are of photos of the rally in Phoenix:

Early on, he reported:

At the moment a walk-around is pretty laid back with people just lounging around and waiting. The air is filled with the sound of fiesta, with speakers blaring music from south of the border. Some school aged people at the capital are preparing to wander and get people to register to vote. It’s pretty quiet, but I hear there’s a couple people on the way.

City of Phoenix officials just said 130k on the way to the park.

Here they come and the public park quickly filled up.

Blandly Urbane sums up his final post of photos by remarking on the end result: “Overall it was just a mass of people walking. The lessons were learned and the Stars and Stripes were everywhere. You can protest/march all you want, but if the message is one of legalizing the illegal - it just defies logic to me.”

Up in Chicago, the ever-interepid Jake and MJ covered the pro-illegal rally, up close and personal. MJ relates what kind of reaction her Tancredo/Sensenbrenner ‘08 t-shirt elicited from the rally attendees:

I did get a reaction though, judging by Gutierrez’s comments, and some from those around me. The thoughtfully intelligent responses from the crowd around me included — and I quote:

“Traitor!”
“Stinkin’ t-shirt! That’s a stinkin’ t-shirt!”
“Wanna take a pee pee.”
“Smell somethin’ bad.”
“Who’s Tancredo?”
“He’s that anti-immigrant *expletive*.”
“Would like to take a pee pee.”
“What’s that smell?”

MJ also wrote about how illegal aliens are stealing a voice in our government. Then, as she listened to her elected representatives, or what she and Jake call RPWs (race-pandering whores), she realized that they are giving our country away:

My elected representatives are giving away the rights of the American people, the value and power of democracy, the very voice of the citizens of this country, to those who have broken our laws to come, stay, and work here. They are using these lawbreakers to try and drown out my voice — the voice of a citizen — a resident of Durbin’s Illinois — a resident of Gutierrez’s 4th congressional district.

This concludes our in-the-mix coverage of the National Day of Action. We go wandering around in huge crowds so you don’t have to! In the meantime, make sure you’ve faxed and/or called your senators. They need to have a huge stack of NO AMNESTY messages waiting for them when they get back to work!

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This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It is syndicated by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration in our country, join the Blogburst! Send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.
Tags = Immigration

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Personal Update

The posts have been light, as I'm in Cleveland for my Easter Break. I arrived, puffy and ill, and immediately went to bed. After my visit to the doctor yesterday, and copious amounts of medication, I'm feeling about 4 pounds of water less. I also just checked the glands that were enlarged, and the swelling has gone down.



No longer twins.

I will say that my husband really knows how to party - he stuck me with sorting and organizing the tax receipts. Just finished one box, time to find more receipts.

It'll make going back to school on Monday positively exciting, by comparison.

Tags = Personal

A Provocative Proposal

Don't know what happened to Part II of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. Apparently, the person responsible for distribution is sick. When I get Part II, I'll post immediately.

Found via A Lady's Ruminations, is this gem from Rush Limbaugh (NOTE: I am not a dittohead, nor do I listen to/read Rush. But, I am not one to disrespect an otherwise good idea because I have preconceived notions about the originator of that idea)
the bottom line it is not about immigration, it is about voters, and the Democrats are now being open and honest about it. Their outreach, they're out there recruiting.

So let's demonstrate this to everybody. Let's say that we accept everything in the Senate bill, we accept everything in it, except for one thing. Illegals, no matter when they become legal don't get the right to vote. They still have to pay the fine, have to show up, but they can't vote or hold public office. Their kids can if they're born here, but they can't. All of the illegals who are here can stay, and they can work and they can get jobs. They can pay taxes. They can use the services this country has to offer, but we won't allow them to vote.



This has the advantage of smoking out the stealth agendas of pro-immigration proponents.

The fact is, we need to push on a Constitutional Amendment to narrow the meaning of "representation" in the Constitution. Currently, if you're living in the US - whether legally or not - you add to the numbers in that state for the purposes of the Census, which sets the number of representatives in Congress. This factor is the one that gives such a boost to the Democratic politicians - they would be crazy to try to get the illegals out. These non-citizens are one reason that the crucial states (CA, OH, FL, and NY) are even in play. Take away the illegals, and suddenly they're Republican states.

Conversely, since (a) a constitutional amendment wouldn't pass before the next election, and (b) Bush doesn't want to jeopardize Republicans in the next election, (c) don't expect any major moves on immigration before then. I don't like it, but I recognize that it's a holding action right now.

However, I'm going to continue hammering down on this issue. Avalanches are slow-starting, but cumulative.

Tags = Immigration

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Blogburst, Part II

Just checked my mail, the Blogburst will be a little late - illness is slowing things down. Check back later today.

Tags = Immigration

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Illegal Immigration commercial

I don't know how long this commercial will stay online, so check it out quickly. I found it via The Ogre. As they say down South of the Border (or in any Hispanic neighborhood), Gracias, amigo!

Tags = Immigration

Monday, April 10, 2006

Guard the Borders Blogburst Pt. 1

This is part one of two of this week's Guard the Borders Blogburst. Part two will be posted on Tuesday:

Monday, April 10, has been dubbed by pro-illegal activists as the National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice. After two weeks of both large-scale and ad hoc protests, they are trying to bring it all together before their big Walk Out on May 1st.

There are more protests scheduled around the nation - more than 100 have been registered at www.april10.org. Find out what’s going on in your town or city – you’d be surprised by some of the locales of the organized protests.

While the rest of America goes on with making a living and having a life, these rallies could very easily be fizzling out or, on the other hand, gaining momentum and proliferating. (Personally, I'm wondering just how many days of work and school these people can skip before it starts to hurt.) Either way, Americans want to know what is being said and done by these interlopers at the rallies. We must keep an eye on things, because our faint-of-heart senators won't. They are on an ill-deserved two week vacation, after all.

Several members of the Guard the Borders Blogburst are planning to observe the rallies in their areas and report back with photos, quotes, and/or more. So this edition of the Blogburst will be presented in two parts; today's notice and a follow-up on Tuesday with what we glean from various rallies across the nation. Stay tuned for that.

In the meantime, let's make sure that our senators have a stack of NO AMNESTY faxes and phone messages when they get back from vacation. They still have a lot of debating to do, and we need to be sure that they are absolutely clear on where we, as Americans, stand on the issue.

To send in a free FAX, go to NumbersUSA. Or click here for all the contact information for your congressional representatives.

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This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.
Tags = Amnesty, Politics, Congress, Guard the Borders

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Imagine my surprise!

After a long, predictable pre-release hype of the sequel to "Basic Instinct", the box office figures are in - it made a paltry 3.2 million, so far. Guess we'll have to wait for a while for BI3.

But the star doesn't seem to be aware of the lack of enthusiasm for the picture.
The beautiful 48-year-old superstar, donning a red dress, confided to "Extra" that some of her own family was there to see her daring full frontal nude scene for the first time.

"My family so gets it," she said. "My family is so cool and supportive."
Yeah, what a KEWL family - dying to see what the implants and tucks have wrought on what used to be an attractive figure.



Sharon, honey, you're 48. I know the Botox and the slice-and-dice have tightened up the exterior, but the fact remains, selling sex is a young woman's game. Yes, a loved one may see you as enticing as ever, but the people who will plunk down the greenbacks for a glimpse of you in the nude aren't the kind that will look at you through misty eyes, still captivated by the sight.

Instead, they're the cold-eyed types who bypass the young tricks on the street, looking for more for their money. I mean, when was the last time someone passed by a 20-year old for her mom? Except for the bargain-hunters.

Outside of Hollywood, I mean.

There was that much hyped "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" - the story that was based on the "romance" of Terry McMillan and her Jamaican "boy-toy".



Too bad that reality hit a few years later
McMillan, 53, claims that Plummer, 30, is gay and manipulated her into marriage to become a U.S. citizen. She contends he wants to bust their prenup and get at some of the millions she has earned as a best-selling author.
Wow. Who could have seen that coming? That the much-younger man saw her as a meal ticket and a free ride to America. 'Cause we all know just how much young men fantasize about women old enough to be their moms.

Tags = Culture

Monday, April 03, 2006

Guard the Borders Blogburst

Guard the Borders Blogburst

This is today's Guard the Borders Blogburst. To view our blogroll, please look to the left and scroll down.

The Time Is Now

By Kit Jarrell at Euphoric Reality

For some Americans, the shock of 9/11 was enough to convince them that nothing is sacred anymore. Nothing is secure, needing no maintenance or defense. For others, 9/11 was an "I told you so" moment more than a wake-up call. But for all of us who thought 9/11 served as the epitome of "They did what?", the last few days have shown us that we can still be shocked; we can still be incensed. We--those of us who are here legally and love our country--can, believe it or not, still be united.

Many people would disagree with that. They think we're on the brink of a civil war, or even a race war, pitting, as some MSM outlets put it, "Latino against Anglo." I'll agree that the situation looks grim. Just look at the last few days. Out-of-control students hoisted a foreign flag over our own (upside-down) Stars and Stripes. A principal ran the Mexican flag up his school's flagpole. A school tried to ban the wearing of any flag, including the American flag. An ROTC cadet who stepped forward to stop the desecration of our beloved flag (and burned the Mexican colors) is now facing felony charges, while Mexican students and protestors burn U.S. flags with manic glee--and under the "protection" of the First Amendment. (I don't believe flag burning should be legal, thus the quotes.)

All these events combine and almost give you a feeling that you're coming up on the crest of a waterfall, right? You're about to pitch over the side, and you're grabbing for anything that will keep you from falling over into a tide of something you never thought you'd see in your own country. Maybe you saw the waterfall a long time ago and you've been trying to tell others. Maybe you were just floating along, enjoying the ride, and suddenly you heard the roar of it; faint, but insistent. Not here yet, but coming. Now, here it is.

I admit it--I am afraid. Afraid that the way of life I once helped protect, the precious, sweet freedoms that all of us enjoy, will be taken from us in the interests of "not offending anyone." I'm afraid that the beautiful countrysides and breathtaking scenery that my country boasts will be lost in a sprawling urban jungle, necessary to support the severe overpopulation that is coming from beyond our borders. I have seen that my family is not safe from the threat of Muslim hatred or the illegal immigrant's ideas of entitlement, and that frightens me.

Aside from the fear, however, is a deep, abiding sense of anger. And it's not just me. I see it in the comments readers leave here, I hear it in the voices of those who are dear to me. There are joking comments about the price of ammo at Cabela's, there are amusing photos of toilet paper stamped with the Mexican flag, but beneath it all, there is anger, and rightfully so. Courage is not being fearless. It is acting in spite of your fear; it is doing what needs to be done, regardless of the personal cost.

We are in the midst of a revolution--one to keep our own land safe and free. We stand as our fathers and grandfathers once stood against the fury of the Japanese. We stand as their fathers did, and their great-grandfathers. We stand against an entire religion that actively seeks our death. We stand against a force that surges from our borders, seeking to overrun, to conquer.

As an American, I stand to say, "You will not conquer me."

Every generation must pay its dues, and as Jefferson said, the tree of liberty must be watered from time to time with the blood of tyrants and patriots."

He never said that the watering will occur on foreign soil. Indeed, the Revolutionary War was fought on lawns, in towns, in our very homes.

He never promised that only the military will be forced to provide the patriot's blood. Everyone who believed in freedom had a part to play, and in our history, civilians have given their lives for the sake of our country.

He only said it was necessary to ensure liberty. Sooner or later, lives must be given in service to freedom.

That time is coming, when all of us will be asked to count the cost, and give what we believe we must, for the sake of our children. If we do our part, it does not exempt our children. Their own time will come to give. But if we do nothing, our children will not even have the sacred honor of knowing what it is to serve a higher purpose, for there will be nothing to live for.

I believe that the situation is critical, yes. But I also choose to believe that Americans can rise up and do what needs to be done. I don't mean the politicians. I don't mean the pro-immigrant, pro-terrorism, leftist forces that seek the destruction of our country and the erosion of our moral fiber. I'm talking about you and me. I'm talking about Americans who understand the incredible gift that was given to us by those who came before. I'm talking about those who, like the Minutemen of our history, decided to do more than talk, more than complain.

We could lay down and give up. We could easily look at the state of affairs and say, "Why bother? It'll never work." In doing so, we'd be like just about every other country facing similar problems with out-of-control immigration, riots, and Muslim violence.

But we're not every other country. And I don't give a damn if that's arrogant. I am a citizen of the greatest, most amazing country this world has to offer, and I'm proud of it.

The fight is here, in our neighborhoods and streets. It is not about rights, it's not about racism. It's about theft and laziness. It's about entitlement, and those who despise our country wanting only to suck it dry for themselves. It's about misguided history. It's about a complete ignorance of what makes this country what it has been for over two hundred years.

A student in the protests the other day said that he thought the rest of his family should be able to come over from Mexico and "get some freedom." That statement embodies so much of what is wrong here. Freedom is not a commodity. It is not something you can pick up in the Accessories department at JC Penney. It's not something you just "come over and get." For those of us who have grown up in the shadow of the great men of our history, those of us who understand the meaning of the phrase "live free or die," that student's words were a disgrace; they were perhaps as offensive as seeing the flag as it never should be, under the flag of another nation, used as a target of ridicule and scorn.

I refuse to lie down and let the waterfall carry me. I refuse to be silent as my country is overrun by those who care not a whit about what it truly costs to live here. "American" is not a geographical designation. It is not simply the country of my birth. It is how I grew up, who I am, and who I will choose to be for the rest of my life. I am free, and I don't care who you are--I will never let you disgrace the honor that it is to be a part of this nation.

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This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.

Tags = Guard the Borders, Illegal Immigration, America

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Thank God I wasn't drinking anything!

IMAO has a terrific satire on the illegal immigration situation. Part of it:
Bank Robbers from across the nation will gather today to hold a rally to protest some of the latest hate tactics perpetrated by evil conservative Republicans. The plan calls for criminalizing and in this case, making it a felony to rob a bank. Said one congressman, "We're tired of all this illegal activity."

According to Jose Luis Gonzalez, a career bank robber, "This is hateful plain and simple. We're just trying to feed our families. We're not bank robbers. We're undocumented withdrawers! The politicians are the real criminals."

Remarked Jose Luis, "I can't believe they would do this to me. Every time I break the law I'll have to worry about the consequences. Now I have to live my life in fear"
The rest is just as good, so check it out.NOTE: I meant to post this some time ago, but ran into issues with Blogger. I would have complained, but, come on, I'm not paying anything for it.

Immigration

Send a fax re: Immigration Bill

I think I've mentioned this before, but, just in case I haven't, here's the 411. There are competing bills about immigration. If you call, write, email or fax your Senators, please be clear which bills you support. Curleys Corner explains some of the differences. Click on the link from his site for the breakdown.

I think it's clear that the McCain-Kennedy bill is the worst of the four. That's the one coming to the floor Monday. ASAP, let your Senators know how you feel, and, if you can, follow up with an email or letter - or both. Use my link below for email.

We don't need or want guest workers. That just postpones the solution. With our generous provisions about birth citizenship, it's a recipe for disaster. Why create a permanent underclass without a stake in America?

Tags = Immigration

Oh, the sweet undertrodden!

Just so you can fix a clear picture of the pathetic, undertrodden who yearn to breathe the free US Aztlan air:



Tags = Immigration

Borders Blogburst

I've added the Borders Blogburst to the sidebar. The original Blogroll is right below it. Sorry if that makes your browsing more inconvenient, but I wanted to place the Blogburst in a prominent spot, due to the timeliness of the subject, and the importance to me.

The weekly posting will be on Monday - I'll try to post before I leave for school.

Tags = Immigration

Lies of the Left

This COULD be a lengthy post. But, I'll try to winnow it down to a reasonable length. The CA Parent Bribery 'Scandal' - the 1...