Arizona trying to claim title, but Georgia’s still in the race

FOIST?

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There goes Jay Bookman on his liberal hunt for conservative things he doesn’t like. Obviously he despises Georgia and is pleased to think that Arizona is WORSE than we are. Isn’t that nice?

While the country staggers under debt being loaded upon us in Washington, Bookman worries about things in Arizona.

I hope he knows that Arizona has its own special problems. A rancher on the borderline of Mexico was recently killed by illegals, thought to be members of a drug cartel. Their state is the pathway for illegal immigrants. The people of Arizona are taking care of their problems since the Feds don’t seem capable there.

Georgia is cutting taxes for those that can best adjust. Jay only wants to decide on his own who should have their taxes cut and it should not those evil old folks who saved something. He is not pleased that our state is balancing a tough budget and taxes in the best way they can.

I am sorry that Jay has to make a living in Georgia. He would be so much happier somewhere else. So many ethically pure states with the likes of Rangle, Edwards, Spitzer, Frank and others that would please Bookman. Why does he suffer here in poor lil’ Georgia??

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jay, it never ceases to amaze me, the lengths to which you’ll go, to get Americans to turn against other Americans….Georgians against Georgians.

Don’t forget Joe Biden, with a CAPITOL “D” and his delusions that the SCOTUS will HAVE TO address microchip implantation. Joe sees them as a certainty.

I haven’t landed on either side in the immigration debate, but this?

There’s an immigration measure that effectively converts the state’s police departments into immigration officers

Somebody needs to address immigration violations. Laws have been on the books for decades….has the federal government enforced ‘em or ignored ‘em. I-G-N-O-R-E-D!!!

Maybe there are some new “reruns” on teewee. I’ve seen yours way too many times. Jay Bookman’s Scriptures–chapter and verse.

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danjonglee said, “70% of Arizona Voters Favor New State Measure Cracking Down On Illegal Immigration – I guess you can never trust the masses….especially when you dont live in a border state”

Excuse me, but isn’t Aridumba 70% white?

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@@, Did you know that SB 1370 allows anyone to sue a local, county or state agency if they believe the agency is not enforcing immigration laws?

Did you know that the law also promises to have a chilling affect on the economy, with unjustifiable raids on businesses and immigrants fleeing the state as a consequence of attrition through enforcement.

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I, too, am puzzled about this “what about Joe Biden” deranged comment…………

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70% of Arizona Voters Favor New State Measure Cracking Down On Illegal Immigration – I guess you can never trust the masses….

At any given moment, history has shown that 70% of voters any given state in this Union can be complete flippin’ idiots.

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I reckon I’m just a misfit. I think Georgia and Arizona politics are the pits. However, it seems the GOP in Florida may be challenging for recognition.

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Of course OK and Nebraska are contenduhs, too.

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2010/04/oklahoma-legislature-will-look-inside.html

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Yeshaveit,

I see. You want to bring up the ol’ racial bit by saying “Andumba is 70% white”. I assume you mean Arizona implying discrimination..

You can’t even get your figures right. In 2009 according to the census, Arizona was 86.5% white with 30% of that figure being of Hispanic origin. 4.9% were American Indians.

I have spent nine summers in Arizona working with American Indians. Among my coworkers were whites, blacks and Indians. I never saw or experienced any bigotry and I traveled to all parts of the state at times. The people there were great and I found Arizona to be one of the most special places in the USA. The Grand Canyon alone would make that mark. But the desert, the mountains, the great climate and the PEOPLE there, well….I miss my summers with them.

But for you and Bookman, of course,to disparage one of the great states of this union is downright disgusting. Sit on your backwards little bit of unhappiness and dispense your low view of worthy places. But it is not a pretty sight I hope you get to see more of the USA at some time to widen your horizons and open your mind…

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As I recall there was a black guy (TPer) who showed up at a rally with an automatic weapon. Only people that jumped all over him were liberals. Supporters of the 2nd Amendment know no color…just their freedom to bear arms.

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Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters —the black protesters — spoke of the need for political revolution, and possibly even armed conflict in the event that laws they didn’t like were enforced by the government? Would these protester — these black protesters with guns — be seen as brave defenders of the Second Amendment, or would they be viewed by most whites as a danger to the republic? What if they were Arab-Americans? Because, after all, that’s what happened recently when white gun enthusiasts descended upon the nation’s capital, arms in hand, and verbally announced their readiness to make war on the country’s political leaders if the need arose.

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Here are my thoughts on birth certificate:
I personally do not believe we need a requirement for a person to be a natural born citizen nor do I believe Obama is not a natural born citizen.

I have to prove I a resident of the school district I live in order to enroll my kids in school so I don’t see any problem with requiring a person running for president to meet the very minimum requirements for being president.

Seems like running for president should meet the same standards as putting your kids a public school.

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Midori, I just finished reading that article. Thanks for the link. But I wonder how many of us here will get it? Is Whiner around?

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Dusty said, “But it is not a pretty sight I hope you get to see more of the USA at some time to widen your horizons and open your mind…”

Dusty, let me afford you a little edification. As far as my “horizons and open-mindedness” are concerned. I have lived in California, Georgia, New York, Texas, Maryland, Washington D.C., Canada and Japan. My maternal grandmother was born in Arizona. I have relatives now in Florida, Nevada, California and Texas. I did my basic training for the Air Force in Texas (as well as training for NSA operations there). I have visited or traveled on business to virtually every state and several foreign countries including the states, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Washington and the countries Mexico, Italy, UK, Japan and Germany.
We also have about a 50/50 mix in my extended family as far as liberalism and conservatism is concerned. Hell, my dad voted for Nixon and hated Truman.

I think I broadened my horizons long long ago. And my mind is rather well educated and open to a number of ideas, thank you. BTW, You may not have experienced any evidence of racism in Arizona. Fine. But when a person is a member of a minority a trip to Arizona, or anyplace for that matter, can be a whole different experience.

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I just finished watching Food Inc. Well worth the time.

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Yeah, I wish Georgia was well run like California. What a joke.

Like most intolerant liberals, Jay views support for conservative ideas as a problem unto itself.

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Mike, last I checked, Arnold is still the Governator of California. Intolerance, you say? Come on, fellow, that Arizona “law” is the epitome of intolerance. But don’t get too comfortable with it because it is likely to be found illegal.

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Eyes,

the only thing Andy “gets” is his minimum allowance of Vodka every day

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Moderate Line said, “The same people who are oppose to attempting enforce immigration laws just passed a law requiring people to have health care or face a fine. How are we going to enforce laws requiring health insurance? If someone comes to the hospital an can’t pay are the hospitals going to their home to and drag them away.”

What? The “same people”? Let me try my hand at translation. By “the same people”, I suppose you mean people not agreeing with you? And as far as enforcement is concerned, get real; we are talking about a whole different mechanism here. The Arizona police, supposedly after some “sensitivity training”, will magically be able to discern who is an illegal alien and who is not. Oh, really? I sure would like to know that little trick. Is there going to be a manual somewhere titled “What An Illegal Alien Looks Like”? Are we talking enforcement or forcing a waste of police resources and tax payers monies?

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Dusty, the Arizona law requires police to identify illegal aliens, but that begs the question, “What does an illegal alien look like?” Clearly, despite what the Arizona governor said in her cop out speech on the matter, this will require racial profiling. That means legal residents of the state who in the eyes of the police look illegal are going to be stopped and asked for documentation. Let’s borrow from the content of Midori’s link for a moment. Suppose that in some fictitious state of this union, we had a largely Hispanic population which bordered Canada. Canadians, mostly white I think we can agree, have been crossing into that fictitious state illegally. Now, one day, you travel into that fictitious state and get pulled over by a Hispanic policeman who perceives you to be one of those damn Canadians crossing the border illegally. How you gonna feel, Dusty?

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Midori, btw, nihongo wakarimasu ka?

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NowReally, I agree. But that is only the tip of litigation iceberg. The Arizona law also allows for anyone, and I mean anyone, to sue local, country, state and, I believe, federal agencies that perceived not to be enforcing the Arizona law. What a waste of time and money.

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here’s another old line from the past, Crusty: got broom?

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It turns out that the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police opposed SB1070. Check this link for more information on their opposition.

http://bataraonimmigration.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/immigration-politics-in-arizona-the-wild-wild-west/

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Plain and simple, you find what you go looking for where. Arizona and Georgia, while certainly full to overflowing with fine examples of just how dingbat any society can be, are no different from the other 57 states and if we look from our living rooms across the Bering Strait, we’ll see that our neighbors are no different. It’s what makes us human and part of the great community of homo sapiens.

Reactionary legislation goes with the territory of societies possessed of legislative assemblies. What seems like plain nuttiness in one society may not in another.

Stepping one step farther, what is a minority in one perspective may not be in another. Labels are a tricky thing. Let’s just take the term “Hispanic.” I am listed on my documents requiring such designation. I’m Sephardic and even speak a little Ladino and, in three lines, have identifiably Iberian surnames. Now while “Hispanic” is a ticket to the back of the bus in most circles, in circles for which Sephardic has significance, it’s a front-row seat complete with all the uppity benefits. The same with Unmentionable. As soon as he says “Indian,” he’s marked for the reservation, but once on the reservation, when he says “Cherokee,” he’s top of the heap. And so it goes.

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Kneel, Dusty and feel the power of my trickle-down policies.

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ShavesIt:

The federal government will soon start profiling as a security measure at airports. This administration is good to go on THAT one.

Under the new measures to begin this month, which will apply to US citizens as well, the level of screening of travellers [sic] will depend on how closely their personal characteristics match against intelligence on potential terrorists.

The current “no-fly” list is to remain in place under the new procedures, but supplemented by cross-referenced information that may see passengers subject to further screening even if their names are not flagged, the Wall Street Journal said.

Characteristics such as nationality, age, recently visited countries, and partial names will be used alongside the “no-fly” list, the Journal said.–AFP

Personal characteristics? Characteristics such as nationality?

No matter what they say, it’s profiling.

Now I know that SCOTUS has ruled in favor of sobriety checkpoints although some states have said it violates their state’s constitution.

Although the U.S. Supreme Court has found sobriety checkpoints to be constitutionally permissible, eleven states have found that sobriety roadblocks violate their own state constitutions or have outlawed them. Opposition to sobriety roadblocks is generally stronger among civil libertarians, conservatives and libertarians.

But…

Vehicular and pedestrian traffic that approach with the intent of passing flying checkpoints can be asked to produce identification and submit to a search of their persons and/or vehicle. In some cases, people without proper identification or who arouse suspicion may be refused passage, detained, or arrested.

Has anyone seen how this bill (checkpoint) is set up? Unless you have, who’s to say it’s unconstitutional given the federal government’s recent decision?

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josef, speaking of persepctive, I recall the movie Little Big Man staring Dustin Hoffman. Did you ever see that film? Dustin’s character had been captured by Cheyenne Indians when he was a boy and raised among them. One day, he is talking to his adoptive grandfather, a wise man in the tribe. He tells Dustin of how many peoples have come and gone, “First there was the Spaniard.” he says, “and then the Mexican and now the white man..” Dustin interrupts his grandfather at this point and says to him, “But grandfather, today I saw the pony soldiers and there was one black man.” “Ah, yes, ” said the grandfather, “the black white man.”

By the way, “Cheyenne” in their own language means “human beings”. Brings up a thought, doesn’t it? And also, don’t you think that in light of all the folly on this planet that we should drop the moniker “homo sapiens” as the latter word means “thinking” or “wise”.

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I need a glass of tea. I feel drained from marking so much territory.

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Doggone–

SoCo and I were talking about this the other day. These tactics target the brown and particularly the Latino brown. Some of the largest groups of undocumented are the Irish, Poles and West Africans, and Caribbeans. They don’t stand out in appearance and go largely unmolested. Brown and/or Spanish speaking or Spanish surnamed do “raise the red flag.” I have a close friend from New Mexico whose family goes back to the founding of Santa Fe. Spanish surnamed, Spanish speaking and pigmentally impaired, she’s quite used to being “put through the paces” when, say in Minnesota, and stopped by Sven Karlsson whose grandparents immigrated in the late 1800s and who still speaks his native English with a pronounced Scandanavian accent…but he’s blond and blue-eyed, so no problem…

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Doggone

Did they have a warrant or did you give permission to search?

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eyes–

Love that movie…”Ah, yes, the black white man. Not as ugly, but every bit as crazy!”

As for perspective…the normally stoic Unmentionable will go into a spluttering, near apoplectic savage seizure at the mere mention of the Buffalo Soldiers as “heroes…” One group’s page of glory is another’s greatest tragedy…

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Dusty- Knowing how liberals are, diMmy is probably blasted on Maddog 20/20 and is stuck on stupid, just sayin…

She tries though.

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Yep, Midori, brooms and witches are your overworked favorites. But, when the mind stalls, then dribble out the usual.

GWB, you are so cute. Still hanging on to Bush, aren’t you? Same advice for you: When the minds stalls, dribble out the usual.

JOSEF, I know how you feel about immigration but I am going to read your book ANYWAY. See how frivolous and full of folly I am!

I’ve GOT to get BUSY….pull the sails, draw the anchor and get ready for the big storm tonight. Gonna be a good one I hear.

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“you don’t seem like the type they’d have a warrant for”

Yep, as I said I’m not likely to be a victim of “racial” profiling. I think this time it was a case of “vehicle profiling” – I have a big cargo van, with an extended roof and not many windows. It’s not beat up, but it’s no spring chicken either…just right for transporting a bucket-load of people.

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DUSTY

Batten down the hatches! I just got in from seeing after the three neighbors’ cats and all were pretty skitzy…they know what’s coming…even Mustafa is sticking close today….

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Andy @ 5:19

YES…..that, too.

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Aren’t you leftists in favor of cutting back on foreign aid (selectively, of course)?

Only now are the neo-cons expressing poutrage about the ILLEGALS in this country. Why is that?

If it makes everyone feel better, I guarantee….if I was a resident of Arizona, I’d be stopped for being brown. Almost black in late summer. I certainly wasn’t behind the door when melanin was handed out.

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A little personal story in profiling and how it plays out in practice. A while back I was at the local Publix and ran into a colleague from Colombia. She lives in the neighborhood in one of the nicer houses, has her PhD from Emory and she and I were talking about “Los Funerales de la Mama Grande” in relation to the influences of William Faulkner. We were speaking Spanish. The fellow shoppers shot us looks of undisguised “those people” antipathy, going so far as the pull their little ones closer. A few days later, I was in the same Publix and ran into one of my friends from Down Home. We were going off on one of the neighbor’s scandals, speaking French peppered with the most vulgar of terminologies and maraudering with glee and abandon the French acceptable to the academie. Passers-by shot us looks of undisguised ooh-aah… in the first case they’d have turned us in, in the second case they’d have invited us to dinner…

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I would have run that South Park episode on a continuous 24/7/365 day loop, over and over again with no commercial interruptions, after which I would have loaded the Beretta PX Storm .45 ACP with 265 grain hollow points and then sat out on the front porch, just sayin…

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Josef

I, too, have a friend who is a legal immigrant from Columbia. This person is more adamantly opposed to illegal immigration than most people that I know. This person feels like people are jumping the line and getting ahead of those who are following the law.

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GWB, you are so cute. Still hanging on to Bush, aren’t you? Same advice for you: When the minds stalls, dribble out the usual.

Who else can I hang on if not myself. Now say you still love me and trust me and believe in me.

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Andy – let me phrase this so you will understand: *hic*

Dusty – and your little dog, too!!!

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Hillbilly…I disagree about Democrats seeing them as future votes. Just look at the South Florida Cuban community. More rabid Republicans cannot be found anywhere.

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I did not know the Mexicans were now coming over the border to kill us…

Sigh!.. So many wingnut fears to keep up with, throw that one on the pile as well…

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RW Troll,

Andy has a million of them.

I’ve never seen a “supposed” strong and virile “male” so scared of every effing thing!!!

No wonder he drinks.

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Except porch dogs usually hide under the porch…

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N-GA

The South Florida Cuban community is somewhat different, in my opinion. A lot of them or their parents came from Cuba shortly after the fall of Batista or later in the Boatlift. A lot of the people who came in the early 60’s after the rise of Fidel were upper or middle class people. It’s a different situation. I think many of them are staunch Republicans because, in their eyes, the Democrats were more accomodating to Fidel. Rightly or wrongly, I think that’s why they are so heavily Republican.

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Hillbilly
Your analysis of the Cuban American community is, in my opinion, quite to the point. You find a very similar pattern among the Colombians, Argentines, Chileans and Uruguayans…it’s a matter of class interest.

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Hillbilly – The real question is: Do you believe economic pressure would significantly reduce the illegal immigrant problem?

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Josef, I think Midori would say, “Not unless he can get them in liquid form.”

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when did Louis F’s million man march occur.? I was thinking it was in 2000 or 2001….

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I gotta share this. There’s a house on the way to a friends in SE Atlanta. Gotta be old hippies with tons of weird yard art and a sign that, prominently placed, that says “WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER”. Ride by the other day and what do I see? Latinos cleaning up the yard and BOY did that yard need some cleaning!!!!

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” also said that if we really wanted to solve the problem, we’d do what we could to try to help Mexico build up its economy. ”

I’ve been saying that for years. If we want to stop the economic disparities that fuel illegal immigration then economic incentives to stay home should be at least as good as those that now lead to jumping the boarder. And that means raising those economies.

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So someone against war is automatically an “Old Hippy” nowadays???

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I’ve stated on here before that I think anybody who knowingly hires an illegal or doesn’t show due diligence in determining if someone is legal, should be fined $50,000 per illegal employee.

Sound good on the surface, but doesn’t solve the problem, at least not in the new home business. The builder has maybe two employees at most, a superintendent and a clean-up person—the subs are the ones that build the house. I say make the property owner responsible and fines aren’t the answer. Zero tolerance and mandatory minimums at Reidsville.

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“We DON’T want to stop it. It’s in our own vested self-interest not to. ”

That’s exactly right. And I’m in agreement with fining the employers. Unless, and until, we make it economically painful to hire illegals immigrants, it’s not going to end. And “closing the border” ain’t gonna happen either. You can’t build a wall high enough that someone can’t build a ladder a foot taller.

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“At any given moment, history has shown that 70% of voters any given state in this Union can be complete flippin’ idiots.”

Sure was proven with a majority of voters in November of 2008.

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Kamchak

I understand about the construction business. My view would be, hold the contractor responsible. He knows who his subs are and who their employees are. In most cases, the contractor is having his cake and eating it too. He claims to one person he doesn’t know, while threatening people such as yourself, with replacing you with illegals.

As for holding the property owner responsible, I can see good and bad in that. If it’s a developer, I’d go along with you, it’s his business and he should know. On the other hand, what of a person who is hiring someone to build a house for themselves? I was going to hire somebody once to do a job, and point blank asked them if their employees were legals and was assured that they were. I happened to find out that, that wasn’t the case, so I called him and told him he’d lost the job. What if I hadn’t found out? I had directly asked and was lied to.

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still bitter, Dave?

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moderate–
Your points are well taken and, I assume, you don’t go by the latest memo either.

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I know this one is a bit harebrained, but are you going to ask for papers at the Burger King drive through before ordering your Whopper? It is, after all, “aiding and abetting.”

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Specially after I get a snootful down at Billy Bob’s and am just trying to find my way home.

RC (R–apoi)—I would think that as a resident of Forsyth Co. you would be a regular at Roosters in Cumming.

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The crackdown on companies that hire illegals started back in 2006, but of course, that was on Bush’s watch. The same Bush that had previously proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

Some companies out in California even used a law to target other companies, pointing to the unfair advantage when it comes to competition.

It’s kinda weird. Leftists want the companies punished (as they should be) but the end result is the same. Illegals get caught in the net.

You guys leave me confused. Basically what you’re saying is you want ‘em gone, you just wanna redirect attention so it looks nice.

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Amen, Sister! I don’t put much faith in any of those harping this, that and the other, ever-so-ignorant of the cost on the ground to those millions who came here under the wink-wink policies, In my opinion it is a lot of smug piety…me? Well, I’ll probably be hauled in as a stop on the Underground Railroad of the time and place…

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Uh Oh, another bank closure and this one hits close to home for Democrats.

Illinois regulators Friday shuttered a Chicago bank closely tied to the Democratic candidate running for President Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat.

Broadway Bank is owned by the family of Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who is locked in a competitive race in this year’s elections. His role at the institution has become a central issue in the race.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703709804575202750103328946.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_business

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Another thought I had. Are not the police suppose to investigate crimes if the have a reasonable suspicion that one has occurred. Isn’t that the case with any crime?

Do we really need a law requiring the police to investigate crimes?

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To the compassionate conservatives…a personal vignette from the front lines…
A few years back we had a illegal parent arrested and held for deportation. Her good for nuthin man had left her with five little ones, all born in the US. The oldest was 12 and every day he was getting the little ones up and bringing them to school. When one of our parents heard about it, she went, got all five of them and brought them to her home. She went to the incredible expense of immigration lawyers, threading a bureaucratic nightmare. She and her husband were eventually able to get legal custody, the mom was sent back to Mexico. They have brought the kids up, provided them not just with a food, clothing and shelter, but a loving home and are sending them to the finest colleges now. Compassionate conservatives? These two are as GOP as the day is long, pro-life practicing Catholics and about as white as you can get. But I’ll take them over those who talk the other line but won’t walk the walk…

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Hillbilly Deluxe

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Rooster’s. One of the subdivisions I worked in was about five miles north of Cumming on 20. We would go to Rooster’s on Friday when we had to go into town to get the check cashed. I’m not familiar with A & M.

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Let me finish that thought. a sweetheart of the left into the mix…

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Phoenix, Arizona, number 2 in violent kidnappings in the WORLD! Don’t judge unless you live there.

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ASHLAND, Wis. | Rep. David Obey has won 21 straight races, easily prevailing through wars and economic crises that have spanned presidencies from Nixon to Obama. Yet the discontent with Washington surging through politics is now threatening not only his seat but Democratic control of Congress.

Obey is one of nearly a dozen well-established House Democrats who are bracing for something they rarely face: serious competition. Their predicament is the latest sign of distress for their party and underlines why Republicans are confident of big gains in November, and perhaps even winning back the House.

Just sayin…

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But interviews with more than a dozen soldiers and health care professionals from Fort Carson’s transition unit, along with reports from other posts, suggest that the units are far from being restful sanctuaries. For many soldiers, they have become warehouses of despair, where damaged men and women are kept out of sight, fed a diet of powerful prescription pills and treated harshly by noncommissioned officers. Because of their wounds, soldiers in Warrior Transition Units are particularly vulnerable to depression and addiction, but many soldiers from Fort Carson’s unit say their treatment there has made their suffering worse.

Welcome to government health “care,” y’all!

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If you recall, I won jay’s contest. I predicted Joe would be Obama’s V.P. pick.

Geez, @@. I got Sarah Palin right so at best it’s a tie, but the degree of difficulty in my correct pick surely puts me ahead of a Biden pick.

(ISH)

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Hmmm Cubans as Democrats. Not many. They haven’t forgotten Elian Gonzales quite yet thanks to Janet Reno and Bill Clinton. I read a recent report on Elian , now a teen ager. He is an icon of sorts in Cuba with special privileges. Gives them a little more strutting propaganda against the USA.

If you want to review the costs coming from illegal aliens go to Google and bring up “The Dark Side of Illegal Immigrants”. Illegals may help the business man but their costs to Americans is extensive. The amount of money they ship out of America is also extensive. Read it yourself. One example: Gwinnett County is having a big problem with Hispanic Gangs. Whether they are illegals, I don’t know. Most people assume that they are. Some gang members are killers.

Josef, your story only happens at uppity groceries these days. I shop at a small grocery chain store and I am one of the few that speaks English. I don’t mind. They are enjoying themselves (usually), both customers and clerks. They are very polite and switch to English when they see me. I like the prices and that is where I go. My money is in English and they don’t mind that either.

Your story about the family taking in the five children is a good story. My Colombian son-in-law (very LEGAL) told us about one of the men he met in business who has a mistress here with children and a wife and children in Mexico. The man is getting all tangled up in several problems, one being he is here illegally and not making much money now. Getting to America illegally is not always a “bed of roses” to them or us “legals”.

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Where were you when our freedoms were being stripped by the patriot act and our debt was being run through the roof for a war we still haven’t received a logical explanation for, other than lucrative contracts for donating conservative contractors?

You people are brown and black hate monger offspring of the hate mongers who promoted Jim Crow as recently as 50 years ago. Stop masking and just tell the truth about your agenda.

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I’ve always taken great pleasure in being tied to you.

Oh my…….

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Oh CRAP! Forget I said anything about three-legged.

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Jay Bookman, you liberal A——! Shut up and get a real job!!!!

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The Arizona legislature has taken a bold step in ridding our
country of poeple that are not entitled to be here. Something
that our excuse of a Congress doesn’t seem to have the will
to do since it would cost the liberal pukes votes.
Since 70 +% of their population approves of this, Bookman,
why don’t you drive out there and tell them how “cruel and
mean-spirited” they are. Don’t forget your papers and watch
out for the Mexican gangs that are in Arizona now.
“Oh, if we could only tell them that we really care
about them and their future.”.
Yeah, right.

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Go Arizona! Oh Jay…so glad that bothers you…hahalol…

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The truth about liberals. They really aren’t liberals in the true sense of the word. They are socialist, marxist. They call evil good and good evil. They support some of the most vile things, and try to legitimize sin..A thinking liberal is an oxymoron. I haven’t found on yet that can follow and idea the length of their nose.they’re a bunch of weasels

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At least the Arizona Legislature is taking a stand against the imperial federal government and trying to make Obama prove he is a US citizen, which he has still not done.

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Dusty

Thanks for the tip but it doesn’t sound like my kinda place. I’m a lot of things but dainty I ain’t.

I found a turkey feather, by the way. Stuff like that always makes my day.

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long live AZ and GA…i doubt the other 48 want to see illegal immigrants over run the law of the land. Maybe writers like Bookman want to raise taxes and keep their head in the sand…it keeps them a job with the liberals who want something for nothing going.

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All Arizona is doing is what our testicle free federal government should have done a long time ago. No one is against legal immigration. We are all immigrants in our own way. But to just walk across our borders and demand “rights”, from those who are willing to give them is the summit of idiocy. Infra structure cost soaring out of control, legal American ranchers killed trying to defend their homes and the zenith of arrogance, flying the Mexican flag in our country and “demanding” that we recognize their right to protest our own laws. Where is this going to end? Will Mexico send all of their poor and hungry citizens to this country? And the Mexican government has the audacity to accuse the US of profiling!!! Bozo is just about to learn what criticizing Arizonans is all about. Bozo is about as pathetic excuse for a leader that this country has ever known. Pathetic, inept and lacking the balls to protect this country and it’s citizens against intrusion from across our borders. This is an invasion, same as what we experienced on 9/11. And Bozo and his clowns don’t have the sense to realize it.

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We are soooo fotunate to have such an erudite journalist as Mr. Bookman taking pity on us uneducated, shoeless, pickup-driving Georgians.

Out of curiosity, do people buy more newspapers after being talked down to?

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RDB,

We are so fortunate to have a person like Bookman looking out for all of us dumb hicks. I won’t say that his arrogance is bordering on Bozo’s but it’s pretty close.

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Out of curiosity, do people buy more newspapers after being talked down to?

I canceled a subscription to The Wall Street Journal fifteen years ago for that very reason.

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So, how many people die from good ole home grown and bred Americans driving drunk there Andy?

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Change the subject much, hole?

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You leftists do know that you can make your own natural cleaners, don’t you? Willing to pay more? Why, when you’ve got everything you need in the kitchen pantry?

This backlash comes at a time when research shows consumers are willing to pay more for goods that save energy, pollute less or are made from natural materials, and businesses say eco-friendly products are potentially big money-makers.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304506904575180210758367310.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

You lefties aren’t too bright if you can be this easily duped.

Vinegar, baking soda…it’s all there in your pantry…neither very expensive. I was cleaning my windows inside today. Little vinegar, warm water, a teaspoon of dishwashing powder…cleans windows better than anything off the shelf.

I’m even suspicious about my county’s recycling facility. It’s free, but do they really recycle my recyclables or are they there just to make me feel good? ‘Ya just never know about these things. My heart’s in right place though.

You’re a weird bunch, you are.

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There have been immigration laws in this country at least since the 1870’s.

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I used to work at a place where they had separate cans, all over the place, for recyclables. Many a day I saw the clean up people dump those in the same dumpster with all the other trash.

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Voice of Reason 2011,

Have you ever heard of Ellis Island? Please read a little history. It might change your slanted view.

You think that “whites” from Europe came through an open door with no restrictions.. They did not. They came through customs, usually Ellis Island. If they did not meet all requirements they were sent back to their original country.

Did you think Europeans sneaked in illegally across the Atlantic Ocean?

Like HillBilly said, there have been immigration laws in this country at least since the 1870s They were enforced at one time.

Arizona is now trying to retain and enforce long established laws.. They do so to keep their state a stable, safe and legal place,.

Goodnight…..

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Citizen’s Arrest!!!!! Citizen’s Arrest!!!!!!

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scott said, “What??? AZ does a crackdown of their illegals? What about us, what about CA? I’m here in Los Angeles and these losers politicians watch our city decompose with more signs in spanish and illegals everywhere! we NEEEEED this bill right here ASAP!”

Signs in Spanish bother you? Terrible, isn’t it? Get used to it buddy, because you will be the minority in California soon enough. And that is what this all about for you isn’t it? You cannot stand the thought that one day in the very future there will a lot more brown faces around than people who look like you. Don’t tell me this isn’t the real reason that your thumping your chest about SB1070.. Don’t tell me that it is not the same thing with the birthers crowd, too.

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Dusty, Dusty, get a grip. The Ellis Island immigrants hardly had a chance of coming to America any other way. You think they’d swim across the Atlantic with a pair of water wings to circumvent immigration authorities? Do you think it was a piece of cake to stow away on board a ship of the White Star Line?

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the eyes have it
11:38pm ” in the very near future there will be a lot more brown faces around than people who look like you” You know in some strange/ or not so so strange way …what goes around comes around , though not instantly ! Think of what our ancestors did to those brown faces long ago who owned this land and lived according to their own laws and traditions ! Wonder how many have watched the movie Avatar?

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Delta’s ready when you are, Jay.

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Whew! Got fugly in here last night. Even without the porch dog around much… Just goes to show how nasty things can be when you leave a couple “conservatives” alone in the room with no supervision…

When all the Mexicans and Liberals are killed off, who will they hate then? Who will they get to cut thier grass then???

And you folks got it all wrong, Mexicans don’t work for half price, they caught on to that YEARS ago, they’ve been on parity with white folks for a long time now in terms of what they demand to get paid. They keep getting the work because they don’t troll blogs while on other people’s timeclocks, they don’t answer endless numbers of cell phone calls during the work day, they don’t have to come in late because they had to take the dog to the vet, or leave early to see the probation officer. They quietly put thier heads down, and thier shoulders into thier work, then go home for the day and handle thier personal business.

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WASHINGTON — In a move that may derail a comprehensive climate change and energy bill in the Senate, one of the measure’s central architects, Sen. Lindsey Graham, has issued an angry protest over what he says are Democratic plans to give priority to a debate over immigration policy.-Constipation

Aahhh, you hear that, empty headed readers of the Urinal?

It’s the Republican’s fault that Cap’n Tax won’t be sailing through the US economy like some legislative Somolian Pirate, taking hostages and collecting huge ransoms.

You’re welcome, heh.

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NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard discovered Saturday that oil is leaking from the damaged well that fed a massive rig that exploded this week off Louisiana’s coast, while bad weather halted efforts to clean up the mess that threatens the area’s fragile marine ecosystem.

What leak! Show me the leak! I don’t see no leak! Those darned Democrats and their “claims”. They cannot prove a thing. They’re such mean and vindictive people. Willing to say anything and to hurt other people that are just trying to make an honest living off the land. Not hurting a soul.

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Well, at least Georgia’s leaders won’t have to worry about fighting with Florida over protecting a bunch of stupid mussels much longer. That oil leak will fix that problem as long as the wind blows in the right direction. Let us prey, Sonny.

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Midori I just read Tim Wise, thanks it was good reading.

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Those darned Democrats. I hear they’re up to no good yet again. It’s just never ending with these folks. Rumor has it that a pack of renegade Democrats in South Carolina want to introduce the “Sanford” bill requiring that all Republicans suspected of doing you know what get implanted with a GPS device just to make sure that they’re “hiking” when they say they’re “hiking”. The nerve. And to think that they would pull such a stunt so close to an election! They have no shame.

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“The Financial Panic of ’08 was primarily the result of bad economic policy. Namely that everyone should own a home.”

Too bad the wingnuts had 8 years to do something about it, but all they did was scream HARDER… FASTER…

At least those SC democrats aren’t using phone banks to call SC citizens and tell them that Sanford has an illigitimtae black child…

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Gee, I wonder ahy the Constipation chose not to publish the story about the Fort Carson atrocities being committed by the government upon our wounded veterans, hmmmmm, let me think, could it be the White House wouldn’t let them?

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Let’s just open up all the borders and let everyone in that wants in. I’m sure repubs would not like this but the only real important issue is the the world likes us right ? So wouldn’t the world like us better if we open up to all ? And of course this would not be a drain on our funds either would it because these people would not sign up for any freebies would they ?

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Just as crazy as the rest of us. We’re the ones electing these buffoons.

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So lil ol’ Barney Frank bested GWB’s government for 8 years?

That’s one tough queen. No wonder you’re so scared of him and his type…

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This just in. A wind mill has exploded and crashed into the ocean off the northeast coast of the United States. Preliminary reports are estimating that nearly 100,000 barrels of wind were spilled. Cleanup teams have been dispatched to recover the turbulent air as quickly as possible.

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Hillbilly & josef:

Watched a program entitled “How the States Got Their Shape” on the History Channel last night. Kept me up waaayyyy past my bedtime.

Interesting…very interesting. Franklin, as in Tennessee, was a state for four short years.

There’s so much I do not know.

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English was the chief judge of the circuit and had served Georgia for 35 years. He lives in Thomaston and was on Season 4 of the reality television show “Survivor.”

English’s resignation is the second in the Griffin circuit this week.

So much trivia, so little storge space for it all.

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@@,

If you wish to make light of petroleum byproducts, perhaps you could start with something like this:

TED: Capt. Charles Moore on the seas of plastic.

For some reason, the system will not accept the link but feel free to look it up. It is quite the news flash.

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Flasher:

I’m all too familiar with the “Seas of Plastic”. I’m surprised that environmentally conscious Californians dispose of plastic bottles so irresponsibly. What….is the state not enforcing litter laws? It’s not just plastic…the list of items produced with petroleum is endless. You should check THAT out.

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“We do need comprehensive immigration law in this country but not like this,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer. “This law is mean-spirited and I’m opposed to it.”

Mayor Bloomberg said the law, which takes effect in August, could hurt the country financially because it “sends exactly the wrong message.”–NYDaily

They’ve gottalotta five-star hotels up there that need cleaning.

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Yes but there’s more than one repug, Bawny Fwank is just one lil ol’ effin queen… and for 8 years he had his way with W?…

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Bookman obviously went to a Southeastern Conference school.

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Jay’s point was that when it comes to wingnut-pleasing stuff, the Republican-run Georgia Legislature refuses to be outdone by anybody. As I mentioned in some post or another over the past couple of days, I can see/hear ‘em now -’Ain’t no way we’s gonna let them johnny-come-latelies take our title. I mean just look at that flag, where’d they get that idea, from the Japs I bet.’…and he’s right.

When your Congressmen – Broun, Price, Westmoreland, Gingrey and Kingston (and that doesn’t even include the ethics-rupt Deal) – are seemingly ‘poster-boys’ for making idiotic pronouncements at tea-bagger rallies – yes I said it…if you can determine what you want to call the Democratic Party then I can use this one. After all, that’s the one they started with until somebody mentioned…well, nevermind – you don’t have far to go to retire the award for the most outrageous collection of politicians in captivity.

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Oh yeah, I meant to mention – about the example used of drug-cartelers coming across the border to attack and kidnap American citizens…just what about this ‘law’ is gonna deal with that? I mean these criminals aren’t riding around in broad daylight acting suspicious and just waiting for some ‘damn fine police work patrolman to roll down his window and say, ‘hey’…no, these people come in, strike and make a run for it. No doubt border security needs to be beefed up and potential targets need more security, but it ain’t got nothin’ to do with – are they riding around looking illegal?.

I mean it’s not as if this is anything really new. Seems to me Pancho Villa used to come across the border and rob and pillage – hell, we sent the cavalry after him or something and we’re still dealing with it. The answer involves some sort of ‘immigration reform’ that gives these people an incentive to ‘get on our side of this thing’, pay their own way for health, education and other services, and report those that are jeopardizing the lives of those that are working and obeying the law. Then we’ll have at least some chance of dealing with this mess…not the stupidity of our legislature, the illegal immigration thing.

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A fine example of why, exactly, we have nothing to fear from Arizona can be seen in the last couple of posts alone…

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“And there’s the new gun law that allows anyone besides convicted felons to carry concealed weapons without registration or background checks.”

Yep, as per the 2nd Amend and the intentions of the Founding Fathers. Also, the way it has been for the majority of the time in this country. I’m constantly amazed at the ignorance of our history and Constitution displayed everyday, like in the quote above….

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you’re very welcome Tee.

And GWB and Rightwing Troll — you guys have me doubled over in laughter

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this is dedicated to you, Andy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if88PgI-vfU

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@@, I have seen “How The States Were Shaped” on the History Channel, too. I understand how you could get into that. The History Channel is possibly the one channel I cannot live without.

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sfd said: “At any given moment, history has shown that 70% of voters any given state in this Union can be complete flippin’ idiots.”

I don’t know about that, but November of ‘08 showed us that about 54% of the voters were idiots in the presidential election.

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Midori

They can’t even get that lie right. Earlier someone said it was 70%… What would we do without hate around here. Jay would be without a job.

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I don’t know about that, but November of ‘08 showed us that about 54% of the voters were idiots in the presidential election.

Shorter version—My panties are still in a wad.

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midtown guy
12:05pm “most backward state” Here’s a ’small’ incident that I guess is of no consequence to the citizens of this ‘fair’ state..My lady friend ,a brown Indian, was just about to exit the freeway and had to slow because some HERO man was doing something in front of her when she was rear-ended .The little old white man who was obviously at fault was only given a warning by a white police officer because he said he was confused as he didn’t know WHY she slowed down!!!! I guess the ‘fair’Georgians will claim this is just an isolated incident! Ha!

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Hillbilly:

I agree about more time on each state. If history can pique my interest like that show did, I want more time and details.

The funniest thing about Franklin was the way the town, to this day, advertises everything as The State of Franklin…The State of Franklin Bank…The State of Franklin Hardware. Humans are hardwired into territory.

The little peninsula of Illinois, now an island, was the original state capitol? The only original French colonial village left standing in the United States is Ste. Genevieve, Missouri? There are people still living in those houses. Charming!

I fell asleep before watching the whole program. I’ll catch the whole thing when I get a chance.

Why everyone is so eager to go outside the U.S. is a mystery to me. Plenty of interest here in our own country.

I’m out to play in the garden or mud as luck would have it. Late getting the okra in.

“Farmers are philosophical. They have learned that it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts.”–Ruth Stout

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Oh lawd…the chit chat brigade. Let me just say that I’m all for the people of Arizona expressing their concerns…having them addressed by their representatives. They’re thousands of miles from me, but still…

they’re fellow Americans.

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Arizona’s new law is a response to the UTTER FAILURE of the federal government to maintain control of our borders. People can get ANYTHING or ANYBODY into this country if they want to badly enough. It would be really nice if the feds would finish building the fence that was promised. It would be even better if we PATROLLED OUR BORDERS more effectively. If you want an example of what can and will happen in America, just take a look at Europe. The muslims are practically taking over some countries. The pendulum is starting to swing back OUR WAY.

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Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004)

This is actually the law of the land – I can’t believe no one brought this up earlier. The Supreme Court said that police who ask anyone (not just criminal suspects) for their identification are within their rights to do so. So the new Arizona law only affirms what is already the law in all 50 states.

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Today, with her hair pulled back away from her face, (in stark contrast to an earlier appearance), Cynthia emerged as a very influential pundit.

Chris- Have you considered that ever since Tuck began appearing as the liberal representative on the Sunday morning talk shows, the dummycrat party favorables have plummeted by about 50 points?

And you aren’t suggesting you would do her, are you?

eeewwww, just sayin….

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Geez, George Will presents facts and then follows them up with logic, CynTuck regurgitates some hideous White House talking point about the “party of no,” how can anyone take these dummycrat props seriously?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/04/25/this_week_roundtable_on_wall_street_reform.html

And I guess as an aside to my earlier comment to Chris B, with Paul Krugman being Tucker’s stoogemate, it does make her appear to be the more intelligent one, yeesh.

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Losers never win, Chuck.

Never.

I think you’re wasting your keystrokes with some folks, Midori.

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Chuck

We do patrol our borders, thank you. US Border Patrol is always hiring, so feel free to apply if you think you can do it. BPA’s are getting killed because of government policy. It has nothing to do with Democratic or Republican administrations. Those guys/ladies are getting shot at but can’t return fire all the time because the shots are coming from Mexico. Sometimes you’ll have two (lemme repeat that so you don’t mistake what I’m saying) TWO BPA’s trying to track down groups that may number 20 or more. Sometimes they have backup nearby, other times, they’re on their own.

If you want enforcment, you’ve got to pay for enforcement. It’s plain to see some don’t really want it and only pay lip service to push an agenda. Otherwise, people wouldn’t b!tch about taxes all the time. Sometimes, as in defense AND border security, paying taxes is quite the thing to do.

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Quibble with details!!?!! Since when has this administration taken the time to address the details in a bill. It’s damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. They’ll get around to “quibbling” us after the bill is passed.

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Getalife:

All we’ve got is paper with which to hedge.

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So Co,

that looked more like a crawl-by to me

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Bomb Sniffer- I recently discovered a forgotten pair of giant scissors in my leather laptop case, a case that has been through airport security numerous times with them in it.

They ain’t no more.

What’s up with that?

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They ain’t no more? No more scissors… No more giant… No more in the laptop case… I’m not understanding the question.

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We catch people all the time with driver’s licenses. Doesn’t sound like anything new to me. We don’t know how they get them, but it’s usually a sign to us that they’re coming here with intentions other than what they try to tell us.

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Bomb Sniffer- How did they get through three or more times?

I thought that was a banned item?

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@@ is a illegal immigrunt! Wow! Who woulda ever guessed.

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What they did is no different than what any other criminal does in my opinion. Some people will do anything to make money regardless of who it hurts in the long run.

They still have work visas like that. Agriculture visas are H2A’s and if they come back to the same company doing the same job, they can re-apply as a H2R. There’s a finite amount of H2A’s issued each year, but I don’t think there’s a limit to the H2R’s.

Oh Great Whiney One, I have no idea how they got thru. No technology is foolproof, and they all have their limits. I’m not going to go into detail about how to get around it, but it can be done. I can’t explain your situation or why it happened. I honestly have no idea of what scissors are banned and what are allowed now as the rule changes from time to time.

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70% of Arizona Voters Favor New State Measure Cracking Down On Illegal Immigration.

I imagine 70% of Georgia voters thought that lynching Leo Frank was a dandy idea back in the day.

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Yeah, the other 30% are the ones getting profiled.

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There will be no reform without breaking up the mob er banks.

It will pass.

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Why is it, that as a citizen of the US I can not enter any other country on the planet without a passport – including Mexico, yet folks that come here without a passport are given a pass by many here on these boards?

Why does Mexico prosecute illegals in their country yet expect us not to do the same with their citizens?

Why do folks here that advocate leaving them alone not seem to give a crap about the thousands of families still sitting on waiting lists to get here – some even longer because they were pushed to the back of the line?

Why should any nation based on law undercut that base by not enforcing said law? Is that not precedent in a nation of law?

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Doggone it! We’d better get to movin’! Arizona’s getting away with the title! No other state (California not withstanding) will be as nutty as Georgia as long as I’m breathing! I can’t even stomach the thought of spending a day of my life outside of a wingnut’s paradise!

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lemme guess – we should now be afraid of the Philadelphia Inquirer too, right?

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These are the people obozo wants to negotiate with-

KABUL (AP) – Dozens of Afghan schoolgirls have fallen ill in recent days after reporting a strange odor in their classrooms in northern Afghanistan, prompting an investigation into whether they were targeted by militants who oppose education for girls or victims of mass hysteria.

Militants my ass, scumbags in need of…..a hug, right, liberals?

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WASHINGTON — Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship.

Yeah, can’t you just feel the love?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG07rYStCjw

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It appears some of the keyboard-warriors have decided it is best to mount a frontal attack against the Taliban and rid ourselves of the problem we are facing in Afghanistan.

My curiosity has piqued as to how their plan will come together and bring us victory in the shortest time possible?

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“Bruno, yes indeed. A lot of it.”

Hey, buddy. One of the reasons I passed on the concert is that I’ve seen H & O a few times, and they seem to play the same set list each time out. To their credit, they still give their all, and don’t sleepwalk through the show as I’ve seen some other “classic” artists do. On the other hand, I would be surprised if TR ever played the same set list–this time it was radically different from the 2007 show at the Roxy. I see that he played “Black Maria” this time out, but not “Tiny Demons”.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/41674530@N02/sets/72157623801658599/show/

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OK, early start tomorrow.

I was thinking they should have played this last night, B!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB7jHFv5kJA

Have a great week, all…

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WASHINGTON — With no bipartisan deal on how to rein in Wall Street, Democrats stepped up their efforts Sunday to splinter unified Republican opposition to their sweeping regulatory overhaul. -Constipation

Just let us know who they are so we can run them off, thanks.

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some of the AZ law is good (criminalization for people knowingly transporting illegal immigrants) … but some of it has the potential to create a fuster-cluck of epic proportions (allowing people to sue if they feel a government agency has adopted a posicy that hinders immigration enforcement) …

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/20/arizona-immigration-enforcement-stirs-national-debate/?test=latestnews

nothing like the race to the bottom to create some serious ugliness

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Over the weekend, Graham assailed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) plans to move ahead on immigration before cap and trade. “Moving forward on immigration — in this hurried, panicked manner — is nothing more than a cynical ploy,” the Palmetto State’s senior senator said in a letter. “Unless their plan substantially changes this weekend, I will be unable to move forward on energy independence legislation at this time.”

Just sayin…

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Smith said McVey was not in law enforcement.

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Good Monday morning, Y’all…I hope you had an excellent week end!

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Mornin’ all.

I hope you had an excellent week end!

Other than trying to cram all the outdoor-activity stuff into Sunday that got postponed due to Saturday’s storms, sure, what’s not to like?

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UnU, from your FNews link @ 6.04 “The bill contains several provisions. Among them, it would [...] allow people to sue if they feel a government agency has adopted a policy that hinders immigration enforcement”

I guess we must always consider the feelings. And it’s only fair: The wingers, they’re all about the empathy, aren’t they?

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SoCo, SFD, Good Morning!

You might say that guy went off half c*cked…

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Y’all,
The Blog God got me with c-o-c-k-e-d. Gonna have to learn better than that…heh, heh

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The Blog God got me with c-o-c-k-e-d

It always seems wrong to have to refer to one of my favorite Class of ‘76 UK bands as “The Buzzc0cks.”

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Finn

I saw you profiled on a web site not too long ago, http://www.bad@ssoftheweek.com/mccool.html (@=a). I may have to adopt a new screen name so I can be like you!!

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… as usual, whiner tells only part of the story …

golly gosh, you think maybe that’s a reason he rarely if ever provides a link to the stuff he selectively copy-pastes?

(and seriously, as for what was included? My BS detector always heads into the red when I come upon the phrase “small but growing.”)

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SoCo,
I figure the ratio of nuts to normals ( :shock )is the same as it alway was…it’s just that there is more of us now so they stick out more.

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DAMMIT!!! this is the 4th time today that the borg has eaten a post just because it contains a link.

Normal – awwww – did she get all excited and yell “CHOOCHOO!!” when she saw the trains??? If they ever find themselves on my side of the pond, tell them to try this: (google Bluebell Railway) — the mister and I did the afternoon tea train a few weekends ago – a great way to spend the day

SoCo – has life returned to normal for you now that all the planes are back in service??

meanwhile, has anyone seen Peadawg?? we need to help him study for the verbal part of his GRE, so start setting aside those £0.50 vocab words …

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AZ…Keep up the good work!! Be not deterred by the panzy/liberal naysayers. Fight the good fight every moment. Deport the illegals. Pull over drivers at will and deport them on the spot.

Finally a State willing to use the no-nonsense approach.

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USinUK,
She’s pretty articulate for her age, on the way up, she’d ask “where’s Thomas?” and when we got there, she saw the train and waved and shouted a “hi Thomas”! Later, when we went to a petting zoo, she took me around and named all of the animals, then she waved her hands in a big encompassing circle and said, “All animals”. Later, her big thrill was trying to decide what GrandPa, (they all call me that)would buy her in the gift store. Little Cannon was so engrossed in the trains, he was nearly mute, except for a hearty, from the belly, ha,ha,ha, when he was especially pleased. Like I said, a great day had by all…

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Morning, all -

Couple of posts on this new Arizona law (wanna bet there’s a thread coming?). For those who maintain appearance stereotypes aren’t at the bottom of the ‘reasonable suspicion’ provisions… I may give their arguments more than a quick dismissal if they can explain how the provision would play in Massachusetts, which (according to an account I read during the Senate race) has 50,000 illegal immigrants.

From Ireland.

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Economists: The stimulus didn’t help

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The recovery is picking up steam as employers boost payrolls, but economists think the government’s stimulus package and jobs bill had little to do with the rebound, according to a survey released Monday.

ObamaCare Mulligan
About those lower insurance costs we promised . . . .

“Mr. Foster predicts net national health spending will increase by about 1% annually above the status quo that is already estimated to be $4.7 trillion in 2019. This is one more rebuke to the White House fantasy that a new entitlement will lower health costs.”

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CHICAGO — Two lawmakers who believe violence has become so rampant in Chicago that the Illinois National Guard must be called in to help made a public plea to Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday to deploy troops.

A recent surge in violent crime, including a night last week that saw seven people killed and 18 wounded — mostly by gunfire — prompted the request from Chicago Democratic Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford. They were joined by Willie Williams, whose son was shot and killed in 2006.

Chicago has had 113 homicide victims so far this year, Fritchey said

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OK, I’m going out on a limb here, but RE: AZ law –

I thought you had to keep your docs on you at all time anyways, kind of like your driver’s license. Now, I know this has the potential for racial profiling, but let’s be honest here, doesn’t that already happen to those who are prone to do it?

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UnU

Normal with this job is relative. We keep adjusting the level of normal to make ourselves feel good.

Bosch

If you’re in this country legally, there are documents that can be readily produced to prove it. The easiest way to avoid profiling in AZ is to ask for those documents from anyone pulled over. I’m willing to bet that if that were done elsewhere, people would be surprised by the results of what’s uncovered. The illegal immigrant debate would have a new face/image, and it probably wouldn’t be of Hispanic origin anymore.

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USinUK
April 26th, 2010
8:47 am

“just because my company wasn’t affected DIRECTLY doesn’t mean that the Recovery Act didn’t have an impact on the economy”

Those dang economists.. maybe we should ask the WH.. I am sure they will give us the correct answer..

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“just because my company wasn’t affected DIRECTLY doesn’t mean that the Recovery Act didn’t have an impact on the economy.”

And just because the money was spent doesn’t mean it had a positive impact on the economy. One trillion was added to the deficit, a deficit that has many quite nervous about the future. Perception trumps reality.

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Trial continues Monday in the federal lawsuit, which seeks $32 million in actual and punitive damages for civil rights violations, the infliction of emotional distress and other crimes. Also named are Mr. Barnett’s wife, Barbara, his brother, Donald, and Larry Dever, sheriff in Cochise County, Ariz., where the Barnetts live. The civil trial is expected to continue until Friday.

The lawsuit is based on a March 7, 2004, incident in a dry wash on the 22,000-acre ranch, when he approached a group of illegal immigrants while carrying a gun and accompanied by a large dog.

Attorneys for the immigrants – five women and 11 men who were trying to cross illegally into the United States – have accused Mr. Barnett of holding the group captive at gunpoint, threatening to turn his dog loose on them and saying he would shoot anyone who tried to escape.

stupid laws and lawsuits

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