Buchanan: Socialist America Sinking

aux.link.: Socialist America sinking

"Coming to America to feast on this cornucopia of freebies is the world. One million to 2 million immigrants, legal and illegal, arrive every year. They come with fewer skills and less education than Americans, and consume more tax dollars than they contribute by three to one.

Wise Latina women have more babies north of the border than they do in Mexico and twice as many here as American women.

As almost all immigrants are now Third World people of color, they qualify for ethnic preferences in hiring and promotions and admissions to college over the children of Americans.

All of this would have astounded and appalled the Founding Fathers, who after all, created America – as they declared loud and clear in the Constitution – "for ourselves and our posterity."

China saves, invests and grows at 8 percent. America, awash in debt, has a shrinking economy, a huge trade deficit, a gutted industrial base, an unemployment rate surging toward 10 percent and a money supply that's swollen to double its size in a year. The 20th century may have been the American Century. The 21st shows another pattern.

"The United States is declining as a nation and a world power with mostly sighs and shrugs to mark this seismic event," writes Les Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, in CFR's Foreign Affairs magazine. "Astonishingly, some people do not appear to realize that the situation is all that serious." "

GND: Mexico Cartels Don't Buy Assault Weapons from U.S.

aux.link.: Mexico Cartels Don't Buy Assault Weapons from U.S.

Club Gitmo! Smarts Apparently No Requirement For Miss Universe

aux.link.: Miss Universe says had lot of fun in Guantanamo

Mexican Army Swarms Ciudad Juarez To Curb Drug Cartel Violence

aux.link.: Thousands of Mexican soldiers pour into the country's most violent city in crackdown on drug gangs

BofA Chief Comes To Senses, Says Taking Aid ‘Tactical Mistake’

aux.link.: FT.com / Companies / Banks - BofA chief calls Merrill aid ‘mistake’

Well done. Really. But you're still a fool for assisting illegal immigrants by offering accounts with your bank.

Wilders To Challenge Entry Ban, Visit 'Cowardly' Britain

aux.link.: FOXNews.com - Despite Ban, Dutch Lawmaker Vows to Visit 'Cowardly' Britain

Outrage: 1,000 People Missing In Baja California Drug Wars

aux.link.: Families want answers from man who says he dissolved 300 people - Los Angeles Times

Why are investigating and disolving corrupt police, battling drug cartels with national force, and really pushing a 'War On Drugs' not Priority #1 for the Mexican government? There is absolutely no excuse.

Mickey Rourke: Smartest Actor In Hollywood

aux.link.: Daily Express Showbiz :: Rourke: 'Bush was in the wrong place at the wrong time'

Must read. Welcome back, Mickey.

Bad Ass: David Spade Arms-Up Phoenix PD

aux.link.: FOXNews.com - David Spade Buys High-Powered Rifles for Local Police Department

Geert Wilders: 'Our Culture Is Better'

aux.link.: Geert Wilders: 'Our Culture Is Better' - WSJ.com

"As he sees it, the West suffers from an excess of toleration for those who do not share its tradition of tolerance. "We believe that -- 'we' means the political elite -- that all cultures are equal," he says. "I believe this is the biggest disease today facing Europe. . . . We should wake up and tell ourselves: You're not a xenophobe, you're not a racist, you're not a crazy guy if you say, 'My culture is better than yours.' A culture based on Christianity, Judaism, humanism is better. Look at how we treat women, look at how we treat apostates, look at how we go with the separation of church and state. I can give you 500 examples why our culture is better." "

Facinating Example Of An Economic Divide

aux.link: Shrinking fuel supplies causing mad scramble

TIJUANA – Truck and bus drivers experienced a day of chaos in Tijuana yesterday, as they chased a dwindling supply of diesel fuel. Today was shaping up to be even worse.

For weeks, drivers from the United States have snapped up Mexican diesel, which is selling for about 50 percent less than in California. That has resulted in a shortage of the fuel, and gas stations nearest the border crossings started halting or limiting sales last weekend.

By yesterday, diesel had started to run out at outlying stations, provoking delays or cancellations in public and private transportation. New supplies might not arrive until Monday. Long lines of trucks and buses, their drivers desperate to buy diesel, formed at those stations still selling the fuel.

Public transportation officials announced that if they could not refuel their buses they would halt service today, a decision that affects at least 750,000 daily riders.

Hooray for government subsidies! Best line from one of the comments at the bottom of this article...

"By letsgofathers on 6/19/2008 at 10:16 a.m.
Steal our healthcare we steal your gas."

French Judge Caves To Muslim Annulment Request

aux.link: Outrage as French judge annuls Muslim marriage over bride's virginity lie - Times Online

Immigrant Litter Costing Taxpayers $1M Annually

aux.link: FOXNews.com - Groups Struggle to Clean Up Mess Illegal Immigrants Leave Behind

Polygamists Erred When They Messed With Texas

aux.link: Polygamists erred when they messed with Texas

New Conservatism Continues Spread In Europe

aux.link: BBC NEWS Johnson wins London mayoral race

Berlusconi... Merkel... Sarkozy... Why does it seem Europe is leaning more to the right, and the U.S. to the left? Because the U.S. hasn't come to its senses yet on government spending, immigration, and their impact on the future. And that's just for starters.

Crackdown: Less Cash Heading Back To Mexico

aux.link: Fewer Latino immigrants in U.S. sending money home - International Herald Tribune

Why The Special Muslim Privileges?

aux.link: Georgie Anne Geyer: Why the special Muslim privileges? - Dallas Morning News

"What we are seeing is a wave of arrogance sweeping into America with the wave of Muslim immigrants and students. One searches in vain for an individual or organized Muslim voice showing real respect or even a minimal liking for America or American customs.

What to make of all of this? The major problem, it must be said, is not the foreigners but America and Europe themselves. Both have essentially lost their grit in terms of protecting and defending their own principles and polities. This fight with Islam is only beginning – and it is in many ways far more important, ultimately, than the war in the Middle East. Until America and Europe regain their voices and their self-respect, this problem... will only continue to grow."

Recommended read.

ICE Raids Latino Nightclubs In Dallas

aux.link: ICE raids Latino night clubs in Dallas Dallas Morning News

Why don't the Feds do this more often? It happens regularly here in Dallas, but nowhere else I've seen. You'd think this would be a top domestic priority, but it's not for some reason. I'm sure global warming causes still get more funding.

"Authorities recovered four pistols. Federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from possessing firearms. Those arrested also face charges of being in the country illegally.

“Hopefully, this operation will help us send a message that we will not tolerate the falsification of documents for undocumented aliens under the guise of providing security,” said Craig Watkins, Dallas County District Attorney, in a statement Sunday."

Muslims Now Outnumber Catholics Worldwide

aux.link: Muslims more numerous than Catholics: Vatican Reuters

Although if you consider non-Catholic Christians, Muslims are outnumbered by 33% to 19%. So I suppose we still need the archaeic and hard-headed Vatican-protesting 'faithful' to count amongst our ranks. I just wish evangelicals would give up and come back to the only Church that Jesus Christ Himself founded. It's not like the Vatican is still corrupt, lost in its way of leadership, and cleansing the land of protestants as it once did for a brief period of time hundreds of years ago in the dark ages. Even Martin Luther would probably think his movement is getting old by now.

The question evangelicals have to answer in this day and age is, "who founded your church?" Is that guy's legacy worth following more than Christ's? C'mon. This isn't the 1500s any more. This article should make a final call to stand together and convert back to the one true Christian faith already.

'Fitna' Film Getting Banned Across The Web!

aux.link: Video: Fitna the Movie: Geert Wilders' film about the Quran (English) - Google Video

Except from Google Video, though they won't recognize it in their 'Movers and Shakers' rankings.



But even highly-credited LiveLink.com, four days early than the anticipated launch date, gives this in return:

"Following threats to our staff of a very serious nature, and some ill informed reports from certain corners of the British media that could directly lead to the harm of some of our staff, Liveleak.com has been left with no other choice but to remove Fitna from our servers. This is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above all else. We would like to thank the thousands of people, from all backgrounds and religions, who gave us their support. They realised LiveLeak.com is a vehicle for many opinions and not just for the support of one. Perhaps there is still hope that this situation may produce a discussion that could benefit and educate all of us as to how we can accept one anothers culture.We stood for what we believe in, the ability to be heard, but in the end the price was too high."

Proves the point- I hope this catches on like wildfire this weekend.

US Stability Offset By Gun-Toting Citizens?

aux.link: If you think it’s bad here, don’t try Switzerland

That's what Jane's finds here, though the ambiguous and highly-questionable data can't be taken seriously. I should add a new post tag called 'incompetence', but I'd end up labeling damn near every post with it.

"Mr Le Mière said that the US had fallen down the scale, although it still scored an average of 93 out of 100, partly because of the proliferation of small arms owned by Americans and the threat to the population posed by the flow of drugs from across the Mexican border."

False. The credit crisis and taxpayer-supported welfare programs propping up the latter argument would have been more-believable answers. Must have been a slow newsday in the UK and the underdeveloped intern yops were getting a bit antsy to speak, now that Heather Mills has apparently shut up and disappeared. As usual, half-wit biased European zealots don't understand the Second Amendment here in America, and will continue not until they study more history than their elementary educations demanded for 'foreign affairs'. This is just another gun rights and the effectiveness thereof debate in the making, but its cleaver angle here is worth putting on notice.

Horses Make A Comeback: Illegal Alien Herding

aux.link: U.S. turns to horses to secure borders

Giddyup.

"Once they have apprehended a group, agents often have to lead detainees for a mile or more to reach ranch roads where they can hand them over to colleagues with a vehicle. It is there that the horses' stock management skills come into their own, agents say.

'It's what we call cow sense. It's a herding instinct,' Schad told Reuters, as she trailed a group of 18 Mexican migrants out of the desert on her horse, Freckles.

'They gather people up ... and if they run, they have the ability and desire to chase them down,' she added."

In Too Deep: Is America Selling Herself Out?

aux.link: WorldNetDaily: Subprime Nation

I'm still not sure how much sway I'm willing to give Pat Buchanan's seeming scaremongering, but he's still saying some pretty interesting stuff here. Most of which I believe is true. Take a read, then pay some bills.

Controversy Stirs Over Federal 'Real ID' Program

aux.link: New Driver's License Rules Are Issued - WSJ.com

And this is bad... why? Secure, domestic passports would provide us better security, help to stomp out fake IDs, and keep the illegal aliens honest (and heading south). Especially if they contained an embedded 64k memory chip (re: SIM card technology) holding vital data for emergency or security personnel.

Guess What Language 911 Operators Speak?

Another reason to speak English- what's your plan in a dire situation if you cannot even communicate with 911 emergency services personnel? Sad case, but point nonetheless.

Police uncover bodies of couple lost in storm in Dallas

Dallas Hospital To Bill Mexico For Care

This seems like a lot of commotion for something that's quite blatant common sense. If you had $27 million outstanding in accounts receivables, I guarantee you'd do the same thing.

Hopefully our friendly new Mexican president will cooperate on this- Vicente Fox sure as hell wouldn't.

Dallas hospital plans to bill Mexico

MSM Actually Helping To Curb Immigration?

Could the mainstream media's false reporting bias on the character and general behavior of the U.S. Army abroad actually be helping us control the border?

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico -- The arrival of U.S. National Guard troops in Arizona has scared off illegal Mexican migrants along the border as a whole, significantly reducing crossings, according to U.S. and Mexican officials.

U.S. authorities said Monday that detentions along the U.S.-Mexico border have decreased by 21 percent, to 26,994, in the first 10 days of June, compared with 34,077 for the same period a year ago.

"Some migrants have told me they heard about the troops on television and, because the U.S. Army doesn't have a very good reputation, they prefer not to cross," Loureiro said, referring to reports of abuse in Iraq.

Troops scare would-be illegal immigrants away from border

Um... we'll accept it. If that's what it takes to help curb illegal immigration, then I'm all for it. Afterall, the truly educated folks of this country know that prisoner abuse is not a problem in our military forces (is less than 1% a problem?) and know to look past the ludicrous MSM bias.

And even if it was a problem, does it really matter when it's a terrorist who is chained up? It's not like we're running babies up flagpoles for days at a time. 'Freedom fighters' could use a few roundhouse kicks to the loins.

Head 'Em Up, Move 'Em Out

So... whenever a topic of interest comes up in the online forum community/message boards I belong to, members like to post an image of something in relation to it off Google Image Search for an added comic effect. Somebody starts talking about Hondas that have been hot-rodded with only stickers and a wing on the roof, and inevitably an image of a large box of Uncle Bens Wild Rice shows up 3 posts later.



So how insensitive would it be to post the image above (and furthermore you may falsely extrapolate it to the point I think the subjects at hand are weeds that need to be killed), when I chuckle as I read the linked article at the end of this post suggesting a round-up of illegal immigrants at these rallies next Monday? I don't subscribe to off-topic forums any longer as they killed far too much of the time I had my sophomore year of college that I realized better things to do. But I would have posted that image right after a cowboy lasso image likely posted right above it by some other student in Idaho. It becomes a game sometimes, but I digress.

Since I suppose that's the root (no pun intended) of this post, I've always thought that these staged rallies were the absolute perfect opportunity for federal and local law enforcement to come in and efficiently perform a sweeping dragnet. Think about it. All the illegal aliens are congregated in one spot, and they even let you know when and where they're all going to be at least a week in advance... by publishing it on the Internet! Even to the point that just in case you miss tens of thousands of people seizing traffic and disrupting economic commerce in the streets for the rest of us citizens trying to go about our normal days, they will even organize to all wear white t-shirts. Just how easy can it get? It's unfortunate Al-Qaeda doesn't make it this simple for the Dept. of Homeland Security. As they struggle to make it here, earning sub-minimum wage pay, I wonder how organizers expect this 'May Day' walkout to effect the economy (their objective) as if illegal immigrants are responsible for 31% of annual retail earnings or something. They expect the DJIA to tank two hundred points or something? Hurricane Katrina couldn't even really rock the system- what makes them think a few hundred thousand illegal immigrants with ten bucks in their pocket are going to ruin our economy when they 'disappear' for a day?

Yet of course, the only reason a dragnet as described hasn't been done is because the system here is too nice and panders too much to human rights special interest groups and fears backlash. And one of those interest groups backing a policy of amnesty is my own Roman Catholic Church... still not sure how to react to that one. But President Bush is also a member of that school of thought. Should I turn into a Protestant Democrat? Whoops! No, they're even more gung-ho about amnesty. WTF is going on here? The answer is: lots of fear over political correctness, against common sense and the way things ought to be. And not enough people coming out and telling it otherwise, like myself (I'd like to think, anyway), who usually have a "screw political correctness" mindset. That's what.

My answer? A 180-day (that's six months) notification given to get out of the United States before forced deportation is enforced by the DHS. That way, you can still escape back to your home country ASAP, and plenty of time at that, before being labeled as a criminal trespasser and arrested. Just because America is nice like that- it's tradition. Returning to your home country within this timeframe would also grant you 're-hire' status, if you will, to go home and earn citizenship the right way so you can come back legally. It would be nice if the Feds made that process more efficient and timely too, so perhaps a legal return to the U.S. could even come all within the same year.

Insensitive? Perhaps. But seeing as I'm not one who broke into this country and is trying to take advantage of the system to get something for nothing at others' expense, I could care less.

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