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So where are the headlines, splashed across every newspaper and television in America? How come we aren't hearing Olberman and Matthews screaming about the violent outbursts from the left? We certainly hear about the violent outburst from the Tea Party members, even though there haven't been any.
Most Americans that pay attention know what's happening and how we're lied to. We expect it now.
That doesn't make it any less aggravating.
"Close to 20 businesses were damaged after what started as a peaceful immigrants' rights march in downtown Santa Cruz turned violent, requiring police to call other agencies for help, authorities said.
Police spokesman Zach Friend said an estimated 250 people started marching through the city around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
It was a harmonious but "unpermitted and unsanctioned event," he said, until some in the crowd started breaking windows and spraying paint on retail shops that line the downtown corridor.
Friend said he wasn't sure if the damage was caused by people marching in support of immigrants' rights, or if the group was "infiltrated by anarchists."
Anarchy signs were spray-painted on some of the buildings.
"They're a group of people who seem to fancy themselves as revolutionaries, but what they really are are a group of morons," Friend said."
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In San Jose, thousands of marchers headed to an evening rally at city hall. In San Francisco, a separate demonstration wrapped up in the afternoon, but not without a bit of trouble.
Three people were attacked and at least two others were arrested. The people assaulted were part of the Minutemen demonstration, a group in favor of Arizona's new immigration law.
They said a large group of immigrants' rights supporters followed them to the BART station on Market Street and started punching and kicking them, and calling them names.
"They said we were racists, and we were against them, and against their town, and against San Francisco," said Parker Wilson with the Bay Area National Anarchists. "What they were saying, they said we need to get out and called us racists, and that we need to go home. And then they just attacked my friends and me."
ABC
Arizona passes a law to try and control its borders and all we hear are charges of racism. Is it racist to look across the border, see what's happening and say, "Not here!"? Just because the Mexicans that are involved in the wholesale slaughter of other Mexicans in the name of drug profits happen to be Mexican, is it racist to think that Mexicans may be part of the problem?
This isn't racism; it's common sense.
My guess is that the Mexicans that have come here legally don't want this violent insanity to follow them. Furthermore, and this is just a guess, most legal Mexican immigrants will be willing to put up with a little inconvenience to make sure they and their families remain safe.
No one wants to have to deal with the police any more than necessary and most don't like the idea of needing to carry identification with them everywhere they go. It just rubs Americans the wrong way. And it should and will continue to.
Sometimes though, for a short period, we have to do things we don't like to accomplish a greater goal. In this case, to secure our borders and keep our citizens and those that have come here legally safe from the hell that is playing out just across the border.
"Gunmen ambushed two police vehicles at a busy intersection in Ciudad Juarez on Friday, killing seven officers and a 17-year-old girl who was passing by, authorities said.
Chihuahua state spokesman Enrique Torres Valadez said six of the police officers were federal, and one was municipal. Authorities said the police officers in the vehicles were distracted by someone selling items on the street when the gunmen opened fire. The assailants then fled in three vehicles.
Investigators said they don't know why the officers were shot, although they don't believe they were targeted because of any recent arrests they had made.
No one has been arrested but police said they have recovered two of the three cars used in the shooting.
Ciudad Juarez is one of the world's deadliest cities, and a two-year turf battle between drug cartels has left more than 5,000 people dead.
...In the western state of Michoacan, a mayor of a drug-plagued town arrested last year for alleged ties drug traffickers was released from prison late Friday.
Genaro Guisar Valencia, who was stripped by lawmakers of his post as mayor of Apatzingan because of his arrest, told reporters outside the prison in the state capital of Morelia that he would ask the state's legislature to revert its decision.
Guisar Valencia was among 12 Mexican mayors arrested last year in an unprecedented roundup of elected officials accused of protecting drug traffickers in the state of Michoacan.
He's the ninth mayor released for lack of evidence.
An estimated 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since December 2006."
Washington Post
OK, so now I'm getting so lazy I'm copying and pasting from the comments on my own blog. My friend Ioannes replied to my post of Glenn Becks "Pledge of Nonviolence" with the comments below. I'm putting this up because I've been thinking about this a lot over the last few weeks; the question of what the proper response to the coming violence should be.
Because there will be violence. We are dealing with evil now in our country and evil will have its way. We've seen the beat downs from SEIU here in St. Louis and elsewhere. These are just the beginning. The forces aligned with the administration have waited for this moment for years and they aren't going to let it slip from their hands.
I've been, for most of my life, of the mindset that force should be met with overwhelming force. If my family or I am threatened then I wouldn't wait to be hit first but would attack with as much power as I could muster to destroy the threat before it harms us. Just like a fist fight; they don't remember how you won, just that you did.
But this fight for the soul of our country and the fate of our people is different. It's not a fistfight, personal and dirty. We're not just trying to come out on top, to survive to fight another day. We are working for something much greater. We are trying to restore our country to the ideals established by our Founders. To do this we must act as our Founders acted; slow to anger and deliberate in our actions. We must make the case, not only to the people of America and the world of today, but to future generations, that we have done all we can to find a peaceful resolution to our circumstances. Because we will be judged by history for the decision we make.
If somehow, by the grace of God, we are able to restore our Republic to what it was intended to be we need future generations to know we fought with honor, that we worked for peace and if we take up our guns that we only took them up after all other options had been exhausted. We must fight on the side of God, looking to him and Him alone for guidance. We have to act humbly and prayerfully or we will be destroyed.
Anyway, you can read Ioannes' comment below and my response below that. I'd be real interested to get the input of others on this subject so please leave your comments.
(Follow up: Ioannes has posted a follow up on his site. Please hop over and read it.
Every American needs to, no, absolutely must begin to think about this issue. Much will be asked of us in the coming days. We have to know where we stand and be ready to take the action we deem appropriate. When the time comes for action there won't be time for thinking.)
"I pledge to always place the individual right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness first, and to never initiate force against another.
I cannot pledge never to use force. Hitler could never have been stopped by the type of resistance showed by Ghandi to the British, and the only thing that dissuaded the Soviets was the threat of the use of overwhelming nuclear force on the part of the United States if we were to be attacked.
Evil respects one and only one thing: overwhelming and unremitting force to engulf and conquer it. Pacifism does NOT work. It never has. And it never will. Our freedom will once again require the shedding of blood not by martyrs in the cause of pacifism, but by men willing to be soldiers in the defense of hearth and home. If attacked, then we have to fight NOT because we hate liberalism (though that may be true), BUT because we love our families, our churches and our freedom.
No, I won't sign Glenn Beck's pledge. I won't be a mere martyr. If I have to go to my death because I oppose the onslaught of tyranny, then once attacked (and "they" will attack, rest assured), let me go defending what is most precious and noble: my family (such as it is), my church and my freedom to worship God.
I do pledge however to NEVER EVER bend my knee to the Obamination of Desolation and his demonic legions of putrid liberalism and rancid wicked progressivism from very depths of satan's hell."
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"You go boy!
Look, I agree that the attack will come and in the end we will have to fight, if a nonviolent witness proves ineffective. However, I think the nonviolent witness must be tried first.
My reason is that when the attacks come they will use the media against us. They will try to paint us as the aggressors and themselves as the defenders of all that is good and holy.
If we respond to their violence with violence we will play into their hands. It will be all to easy for a skilled technician to cut and paste defensive fighting and turn it into aggression.
We must show the world that we are the sensible ones, the ones on the side of the angels. It is this peaceful approach that is causing Obama's forces trouble now.
They have tried to paint the Tea Party as a group of wild eyed revolutionaries bent on the destruction of the Republic. Boy have they tried. The full force of the government propaganda machine has been brought to bear, from Saturday Night Live to most of the major newspapers to MSNBC and CNN and even the snide and inane remarks made during sit coms.
And it's not working. Why? Because the Tea Parties haven't given them anything to work with. No arrests, no beatings, no rock throwing; nothing but peaceful assembly to ask the government for redress of our grievances.
This peaceful witness has been our best weapon and it will continue to be because the American people see it for what it is and they see the Progressives and their union thugs for what they are.
At some point the people may have to pick up their guns once again to defend our natural rights. If that time comes, and I pray it doesn't, there will be no turning back and no end until one side or the other emerges the clear victor.
Americans are a peaceful people and a peaceful approach must be our first response. We must try to remain peaceful, even in the face of violence, asking for the protection of God in our times of trouble. We must allow God the time to change hearts. If the time comes that we must take up arms, let God make the decision. By acting in peace we leave it in His hands. We will act as His instruments of justice, not our own."
"Law enforcement officials from the Arizona counties hardest hit by illegal immigration say they want U.S. troops to help secure the border, to prevent the deaths of more officers at the hands of criminals who enter the country illegally.
“We’ve had numerous officers that have been killed by illegal immigrants in Arizona,” Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said Monday at a Capitol Hill news conference. “And that shouldn’t happen one time.”
CNS News
From Cardinal Roger Mahony's blog:
"The Arizona legislature just passed the country's most retrogressive, mean-spirited, and useless anti-immigrant law [SB 1070, awaiting the expected signature of Gov. Jan Brewer]. The tragedy of the law is its totally flawed reasoning: that immigrants come to our country to rob, plunder, and consume public resources. That is not only false, the premise is nonsense."
The Cardinal's statement that the reason Arizona passed the legislation is because they believe "...that immigrants come to our country to rob, plunder, and consume public resources." is a lie. This legislation has been passed because some illegal immigrants come here to rob, steal, murder and transport drugs and human slaves into the country. The Cardinal, just like so many other Progressives in the Church, is trying to distort the truth to fit his own preconceptions. It is unfortunate that it is mostly Mexicans committing these crimes and it is more unfortunate still that Mexicans tend to look and sound like, well...Mexicans. In a high crime area, such as along the border, why would we have law enforcement waste its time checking on light skinned, blonde haired people that have German accents. Geez, next thing you know we'll be strip searching grandmas in airports to find Muslim...Oh yeah, we do that already.
What led the Arizona legislature to pass such a law is so obvious to all of us who have been working for federal comprehensive immigration reform: the present immigration system is completely incapable of balancing our nation's need for labor and the supply of that labor. We have built a huge wall along our southern border, and have posted in effect two signs next to each other. One reads, "No Trespassing," and the other reads "Help Wanted." The ill-conceived Arizona law does nothing to balance our labor needs.
Uh, Cardinal? Last time I checked we were in the beginning stages of a depression with 20% or more of the American workforce looking for work. Time to rethink those same old Progressive talking points.
"The law is wrongly assuming that Arizona residents, including local law enforcement personnel, will now shift their total attention to guessing which Latino-looking or foreign-looking person may or may not have proper documents. That's also nonsense. American people are fair-minded and respectful. I can't imagine Arizonans now reverting to German Nazi and Russian Communist techniques whereby people are required to turn one another in to the authorities on any suspicion of documentation. Are children supposed to call 911 because one parent does not have proper papers? Are family members and neighbors now supposed to spy on one another, create total distrust across neighborhoods and communities, and report people because of suspicions based upon appearance?"
So, if I saw someone breaking into a house or stealing a car it would be somehow immoral or Nazi-like for me to report them to the police? Or do we only have to follow certain laws, the ones we agree with. Cardinal, could you point me to the part in the Catechism that states that?
"Various cities and states have tried such abhorrent tactics over the decades with absolutely no positive effect. Such laws have all been struck down by courts or repealed by wise citizens. Sadly, such laws lead to a new round of immigrant-bashing--usually in times of economic downturn.
Our highest priority today is to bring calm and reasoning to discussions about our immigrant brothers and sisters. We are a nation of immigrants, and their commitment and skills have created the finest country in the world. Let's not allow fearful and ill-informed rhetoric to shape public policy. Let's put a human face on our immigrant friends, and let's listen to their stories and their desires to improve their own lives and the good of the nation.
Almost all of our immigrant families are "mixed," that is, some members have legal documents to be here and some members do not. Asking ordinary Americans and over-worked law enforcement officers to hunt down people of suspicious legal documentation is ludicrous and ineffective.
Let's direct our energies where they need to be focused: passing a federal comprehensive immigration law which is forward-looking and which will help balance our need for adequate labor forces in the coming years. The Census Bureau reports that every day a minimum of 10,000 baby boomers retire. How are we going to provide the labor pool to fill all of these jobs in the coming years?
Our nation has no plan for our future labor needs. None.
As our economy begins to grow again, and as goods and services need to be provided and moved around the country, the need for motivated and eager employees will be of highest priority. Let's put our focus on people and our future together, not on retrogressive tactics which have never worked before in our country's history.
I have met so many of our immigrant families and I am in awe at their love for our country, their care and concern for their children, and their resourcefulness in helping to improve our communities, our way of life, and our economic future."
So then I guess the Cardinal is suggesting that no matter how many American ranchers are killed, American citizens kidnapped or American citizens are shot; I guess no matter how much crime and destruction crosses our border from Mexico America should sit on her hands and hope and pray that we don't offend or inconvenience some poor immigrant who just came here for work. Really, the last thing we want to do is to hurt the delicate psyche of someone that has come to our country as a virtual slave, undercutting and replacing American workers that refuse to be exploited. And Cardinal, I can show you where exploitation of workers violates Catholic teaching.
We have a right and our country has an obligation to defend us from invasion. We are in the process of being descended upon by foreign nationals intent upon poisoning our children and killing any American that gets in the way, even if that American is of Mexican descent.
If I lived along the border I would be willing to accept a bit of inconvenience from time to time to keep my family and myself safe. No one wants to carry papers with them for identification. Of course, no one wants to get shot while they're mending fences, either. Until we can end the shooting we are probably going to have to put up with a bit of inconvenience. This isn't the first time in this country and it won't be the last.
The Cardinal has attempted to change the subject all the way through his article. This isn't about future population or filling jobs. This is about survival for the people and the state of Arizona. We can revisit the other issues after the invasion of drug cartels and illegals has been brought to a halt.
In the meantime, quit whining and pissing about the immigrants. It's never been easy to make it here but somehow millions have. All the Micks, Kikes Spicks, Polacks and Niggers. All the Dago's and Krauts, the Chinamen and Japs. All of these groups came here facing incredible odds and persecution. They were relegated to the margins of society and took the lowest of jobs. And every single group made it out and became a vital part of the American story and way of life. They aren't called all the racially divisive names anymore. They're just Americans. The new Mexican immigrants will do the same. But it has to happen naturally. Neither the government or the Church should try to give them special status. They'll need to earn it, just like everybody else.
Because, if the thing is forced, there will be violence.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) says there is a brief time frame this year for the United States Congress to attempt a comprehensive reform of the nation's immigration laws.
Gutierrez, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, received a commitement from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) that his chamber would take up reform legislation in the near future.
Gutierrez says that the most likely spot on the calendar is the period after the Memorial Day recess, which ends June 7 and the beginning of July, when the confirmation process to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is expected to begin.
The process of crafting and passing a bill will require Republican support, but Gutierrez says that Democrats must lead on the issue. "Democrats cannot expect Republicans to join them at the dinner table unless you prepare a menu," said Gutierrez, "we're in charge we should set the table." Gutierrez pointed to a Washington Post op-ed by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as a good blueprint for reform and hoped they would be able to turn that document into comprehensive reform legislation.
Fox News
"Medical marijuana users in the District may not have to go to a clinic or a doctor’s office to get their dose; they may be able to go into their backyard.
D.C. Council is thinking of adding a provision to the new medical marijuana bill that would allow some users to grow plants for their own use. They’d likely be limited to two plants per home."
NBC Washington
As all of us children of the '70's know, the one effect of smoking dope that dwarfs all others is the sense of contentment (followed closely by incredible paranoia, but that's another story). I find it interesting that as our economy and civilization continue on their downward trajectory that it seems our government is doing everything it can to keep us high. Everybody is legalizing pot.
So let's see; drugs, porn and gambling. All of these were considered immoral at one time and now they are promoted by government and society in general, along with violent sports and mindless entertainment on TV.
Bread and circuses, my friend, bread and circuses.
So when the Tea parties showed up last fall in Washington there were, by some estimates, over a million people in attendance. Yet, there were no arrests and no reports of violence. The left shows up at a college protest and ten percent of the attendees are detained. Violence is the mane of the game.
And yet, the Tea Partiers are called dangerous and unstable. Go figure.
"Students carried out raucous rallies on college campuses nationwide Thursday in protests against deep education cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches and ice chunks in Wisconsin and blocked university gates and smashed car windows in California.
At least 15 protesters were detained by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police after as many as 150 students gathered at the student union then moved to an administrative building to deliver petitions to the school chancellor.
University spokesman Tom Luljak said campus police allowed one person inside, But when she emerged, she encouraged everyone to rush the building, he said.
The violence began when police tried to turn them away. No serious injuries were reported."
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