Hey! Where's the free cheese?

Really, a bunch of inflammatory comments are not what’s needed. Logic and intellect are now more scarce than ever in both our state and national government and we can use all we can get. It’s time for the Republican Party to take an exciting new direction.

The Republicans need to present their ideas in a way that the guy on the street can understand like the Democrats do, “You say you’re poor, we’ll give you free stuff.”

Anybody can understand that and who wouldn’t vote for someone that promises free food when you’re hungry?

What the common man on the street doesn’t seem to get is that as soon as he’s back on his feet and makes a nickel, Teddy wants to take 3/5 of that nickel. It doesn’t take long to understand that it’s better to be poor and just be ‘on the dole’ than work like a slave and still be poor.

The Republicans need a way to show the guy on the street that long term planning and fiscal responsibility are what’s best for everyone. A very difficult task for sure, but I believe we can do it.

We clearly did not have an adequate plan going in to this election cycle. The party wasn’t behind one gubernatorial candidate early enough in my humble opinion. The effect that Mary Starrett would have was underplayed and as much as we loved Ron, he came across as a bit of a one trick pony.

As for Teddy, he didn’t really do anything last term I believe mainly because he didn’t have the horse power to get all of the taxes pushed through that he wanted. As any good manager knows, the best way to fix something is to throw money at it. That of course would be more of YOUR tax money. Well, he has the horsepower to get in your wallet now.

I know it would be a wonderful world where everybody gets to sit around and eat the government cheese, but somebody has to get off their ass and make it.

How to think like a Democrat.

Formulate a lucid thought then remove logic, reason and accountability.

John Kerry Shines!

Kerry told students in California that if they studied hard they could do well, but if they didn't "you get stuck in Iraq." Click Here - Genius!

Its like Steve Martin says, “Some people have a way with words, and other people not have way!”

A good percentage of our great country’s best and brightest have served in the military.

Whenever a young person asks me for direction, the military is among my first options. There is no question that serving in the military accelerates one’s maturing process and enhances critical thinking skills.

I know countless folks that have come from less than affluent backgrounds that have gone on to accomplish great things that would have been beyond their reach without the assistance they received as part of the military.

I know of a particular case where a person knew what he wanted in life, knew what it would take to achieve those goals and also knew he was not a particularly motivated person. In other words, he knew he needed someone to kick him in the butt now and then to keep him on track.

The military was the answer in spades. Today, that person has a life anyone would envy – Pretty smart eh Mr. Kerry?

A fine day to be in Salem!

It was a great day to be in Salem Oregon today unless you were an illegal alien or Ted Kulongoski.

There was a lot of horsepower on the steps of the Capitol building including Mike Erickson (Congressional Candidate for the 5th District), Mary Starrett (Gubernatorial Candidate for the Constitution Party), Lars Larson (KXL Talk Show Host), Jim Ludwick (President of Oregonians for Immigration Reform), Rick Hickey (Vice-President of Oregonians for Immigration Reform) as well as a host of other candidates and speakers all of which showed up in support of the new Oregonians for Immigration Reform billboard that was recently unveiled in Salem and immigration reform.

There was teriffic news coverage of the event. Lars Larson broadcast his entire show from the capitol steps today. No small feat considering he was in the shade most of the time and it was a balmy 37 degrees with a pretty fair breeze at times.

It was also great o see old friends and remind folks to stop by the Deport Gordon Smith web site

OUTSTANDING!

I Hope to see you all at the Oregonians for Immigration Reform Billboard Rally Monday, October 30th at 11:00 at the State of Oregon Capitol Building -

The look of defeat!

I watched the Gubernatorial debate last night. I have to say there is a part of me that almost feels bad for Ted Kulongoski. Poor Teddy kept getting confused by logic and factual information.

Every time Mr. Saxton would answer a question logically and with cold facts, Teddy’s rebuttal was prefaced with a defeated look and rhetoric that amounted to, “Oh Yeah?”

The one positive thing I can say for Teddy that came from the last two debates I’ve watched is, he is consistent. Not a trait one usually finds in a Liberal. In both debates, Teddy kept letting us know that he would continue to do the kind of great things in his second term that he accomplished in his first.

I’ll pass thanks.

Oh, by the way, that part of me that almost feels bad for Ted? That would be the piece of skin between my big toe and the second toe on my left foot. I think I'll go soak it in some Ebsom Salts like I would any other irritation I had on my foot.

My apologies!

I haven't kept up with the ol' blog lately -

Sadly, there is only one of me and my efforts sometimes need to concentrated in other areas such as the Deport Gordon Smith Web Site or music or traveling about the country.

I suspect as we get closer to the November elections, I'll have a little more to say here.

For now I'll just say that I'm very pleased to see that with the obvious exception of the Salem Statesman Journal and the Eugene Registered Guard all the major news papers in the state have endorsed Ron Saxton for Governor.

Stay tuned!

gd

Mary Starrett - I'm beggin ya, just go away.

When Mary Starrett was on KATU I enjoyed watching and listening. I believe she is intelligent, she is articulate and from what I heard from her on the Lars Larson show today (6/5/06), she's not afraid to mix it up with the big dogs.

Fact is, she might even be the right person for the job - just not right now!

Until just a couple of days ago, I didn't know Ms. Starrett had any political ambitions.

There is not a doubt in my mind that she has precisely what it will take to ruin Ron Saxton's chances of winning the Governor's race.

The really sad part for Mary is, when she ruins Saxton's chance, she doesn't win, she loses BIG TIME! Saxton is for most of the same things Mary is.

Yes, Mary Starrett is intelligent and articulate, but I think she needs to have her vision checked. It would seem that all she can see is her political future, which she believes to be ahead of her and she is unable to see the damage her candidacy will do to Oregon.

I don't know that this state can survive another 4 years of Sleepy Ted and that is exactly what will happen if Mary doesn't come to her senses.

Deport Gordon Smith!

If you are unhappy with Senator Gordon Smith's recent vote in favor of S. 2611 and subsequent 'thumbs up' on amnesty for criminal aliens, you need to go to deportgordonsmith.com and register your feelings.

Help send the Junior Senator from Oregon packing back to Pendleton!

A 'PS' that just kept growing

Have you ever been so angry that you just can't shut up?

I fax, call email and actually send letters to Oregon state representatives, Wyden, Smith, Wu and even the occasional Earl Blumenauer. No point in sending anything to our current Governor because... ... ... it's Ted.

I send all of these faxes and make the phone calls and write the letters in hopes of making a difference and perhaps in some small way make my little piece of America a better, safer place to live.

Now and then I get the ceremonial "Thank you for your interest in your state government" letter. It feeds my hungry shredder, but that's about it.

After all the back patting and let's not forget the "I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN" statement from Senator Smith, both he and Ron Wyden voted in favor of S. 2611.

I went to my NumbersUSA board and pulled up a prepared fax on the subject of their vote and started constructing a 'PS' like I usually do, but it got out of control - Or maybe not. Here it is:

You both astound me. What part of “This is a terrible thing for our country” don’t you understand? Are you so misguided by you own personal greed and desires that you care nothing for this country or about the incredible mess you’re leaving to your children and grandchildren?

To hell with granting ‘Amnesty’ or having a ‘Guest-worker’ Program – Please, just forget about giving it a name for a minute. Just allowing millions of criminal aliens to remain in this country along with the non-productive members of their rather large families and extended families and receive services that MY tax dollars are paying for is the very definition of insanity. Our country is headed to financial ruin fast enough without adding this incredible burden to the already overtaxed citizen's shoulders.

I know the argument that if we just open the doors, their best and brightest will come. I’m sorry, that doesn’t hold water Senators. Mexico’s best and brightest came here years ago legally! All your getting now is Vicente Fox’s child rapists, murderers and drug runners.

In case you were unaware, you are assisting Vicente Fox perform Ethnic Cleansing. Stand back and take a look. That’s what he’s doing.

My neighborhood is no longer safe and peaceful. My insurance rates are going through the roof. I may not be able to afford medical insurance much longer for my wife and myself. It can all be traced to illegal immigration.

The bottom line is, I can’t afford to support any more illegal aliens and I can’t continue to support you. You are both a huge disappointment to the American People and your actions border on treason. You should not be allowed to call yourselves Patriots.

Maybe a little over the top for a 'PS' but hey - I'm pissed off!

It's simple

Your current Governor Ted Kulongoski 'chumming it up' with with Fernando Ugarte, Mexican consul

Your next Governor, Mr. Ron Saxton.

Anarchy When?

I just got back from the Rally protesting Illegal Immigration (and I guess protesting / protesting Illegal Immigration) in downtown Portland at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Naturally I was on the side of protesting Illegal Immigration.

While numbers were thin on both sides, I was somewhat shocked at the number of young clearly Caucasian people on the Pro-Illegal Immigration side. Their cry was a little disturbing as well. It was primarily “Anarchy Now” – WHAT? Ok, did you kids get off the bus at the wrong stop?

Yes, that’s right! The big red A on a black background, the hoodie / mask, all dressed in black – But wait, that’s the typical dress for your basic Downtown Portland youth anyway. Probably bored on a dismal Sunday afternoon with nothing to do and no imagination to think of something constructive to do, they decided to join in to whatever it was going on at the Northeast corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square.

I have to wonder why they feel they need to hide behind the masks. I know why the Illegal aliens do. If they get their picture taken they may be exposed as an Illegal Alien, but these kids I’m sure are legally here and are entitled to those things to which all citizens of the United States are entitled.

It was humorous when the Mexicans decided it was time for a chant of some kind, the Caucasian kids had to wait to hear what they were saying and do their best to try to repeat it.

I guess the most disturbing thing about all of it was that they were there with their Anarchy flags, signs, hooded masks, standing up for something they clearly do not understand and I and several other Patriots are there fighting for a better America that these poor misguided individuals will inherit.

Senator Gordon Smith

Is Senator Gordon Smith a Limousine Rino?

No More Milk for Me - Thanks!

The following is a fax I sent to Mr. Jim Krahn of the Dairy Farmers of Oregon and Mr. Jay Gordon of the Washington State Dairy Federation in response to the letter written by Mr. Krahn and Mr. Gordon to their "Fellow Dairy Producers" in regards to the upcoming May 1st work walk-out by the Illegal Alien work force. The intent of which is to show us greedy Americans that we really can't get by without ILLEGAL workers - HAH! See the letter by CLICKING HERE.

---

Dear Mr. Krahn,

I am appalled that you and your organization condone the blatant violation of the laws of the United States of America by hiring and backing criminal immigrants from Mexico.

I am a law-abiding person, and you are not. Anyone aiding and abetting a criminal in the process of committing his (or her) crime is also a criminal.

Am I to understand that not only do the Dairy Farmers of Oregon condone such actions they participate as well? That would make the Dairy Farmers or Oregon a Criminal Organization!

I don't know if my not buying dairy products from Oregon will have an impact, but that is what I am going to do.

I don’t know how my Cheerios are going to taste without the great taste of fresh Tillamook milk on them in the morning, but I look forward to finding out as the thought of using a product produced by unpatriotic criminals would make me sick anyway!

God Bless America!

Regrettably Fresh Milk Free,
Greg Dawson
Greg Dawson
A working legal citizen.

Rally - April 22nd

The folks that gathered at the Mexican Consul General's office on April 22nd to protest the invasion of Illegal Aliens into America were well organized, peaceful and respectful of the neighborhood. We got our point across (again) and garnered the attention of hundreds of motorists and MAX / bus riders.

Kudos to all of you that attended and my personal thanks. It is just terrific when a group of like-minded people come together to defend a just cause as important as this.

Please take note of this and do your part to support it…

BOYCOTT MEXICO

There is no question that we have been invaded by millions of illegal aliens. Mexican flag waving marchers by thousands have shown their disdain for our laws, our flag and our sovereignty. There is no question that the government of Mexico has aided, abetted and encouraged the invasion.

Advocates for illegal aliens have set May 1st as a day in which they will boycott American businesses, walk off the job and leave school. They want to try to cripple America in order to intimidate Congress into giving amnesty to current illegal aliens and to further eliminate any boarder between the United States and Mexico.

We need to stand up for America! Beginning May 5th we urge every American citizen to boycott Mexican restaurants, Mexican beer, Mexican vacations and trips into Mexico.

The boycott will last until our borders are secured and the Mexican government fully joins in stopping illegal immigration across our southern border.

Only when Congressman Tom Tancredo verifies that our borders are secure and that the Mexican government is cooperating will we end the boycott.

Buy American beer, vacation in Hawaii, South America, Europe, Canada, eat in Italian, Thai, French or Indian restaurants. It is a small sacrifice to make for our children’s future.

Pass this on to friends, neighbors and other organizations.

Do as I do - Say what I say!

It dawns on me that our problem with Illegal Mexican Aliens is that we're trying to deal with them like Americans. They hate us, curse us behind our backs and shout ridiculous slogans like, "We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us." They hold up signs that say 'La Raza' (The Race), and generally behave in an unacceptable manner for a group of people that would (allegedly) like to someday become part of our great country.

We have been poor hosts! We have tried to bear their culture in mind when dealing with them, but alas, we have overlooked how Mexico deals with Illegal Aliens.

It is my guess that these folks want to be treated the same way they would treat us if we went to their country illegally. Please CLICK HERE to read this important story on the subject.

Prineville Town Hall Meeting

I just got home from Prineville.

I rode a motorcycle 7 hours, 322 miles (up over Mt. Hood) to hear Senator Gordon Smith talk for 1 hour today. 4/12/2006

I will say the Junior Senator is much more at ease and in his element when speaking to a group of people from Central Oregon than when he’s speaking to… … …Lars.

Senator Smith didn’t waste any time jumping into the topic du jour. Once the gratuitous back patting stopped he went right to the subject of Illegal Immigration. He opened by saying that there is nothing right now that has Washington’s ear more than Illegal Immigration.

To hear him speak, one would assume he is steadfastly against illegal immigration. He is! The problem is, his solution. I believe he and others think that making the current batch of illegals “Presto – No longer illegal” is the solution. Unfortunately, I was never able to get called on to address this with him. Throughout the entire Town Hall Meeting he used a lot of political “speak”. Phrases like, “I am completely against that and I’ll do everything I can to Blah Blah Blah…” and “I know I’m going to upset half of you and make the other half happy.”

He never touched on sanctions for employers that hire illegals, or criminal prosecution for illegals, deportation or the like.

He did say that he has voted for the fence between Mexico and the U.S., and will again when it comes up. It is his belief that the illegals will just go to Canada and cross the Canadian border into the U.S.

As we only had an hour (actually less Senator Smith was about 15 minutes late), I would say he spent more time on the subject of Illegal Immigration than any other.

Overall, I give him 2 soggy slices on the Milk Toast scale. It really appeared to me to be just “face-time” with his constituency.

I will say, the guy is good. He’d say something and initially I would think, “Hey this guy’s on the team!” Then I’d think about how he said what he said, and it turns out, he didn’t say anything one way or the other! One old guy that looked to be about 90 asked Senator Smith, “Hey, can’t you just answer a question without making a speech out of it?” Probably the highlight of the day.

The bad news is, if you’re in the back of the room with a camcorder, tri-pod, briefcase and printed literature like his grades and other statistics on Immigration reform laid out on a table for people to take it seems he won’t call on you no matter what you do, because you might be someone that knows something.

I videotaped the entire meeting. I will cut the portion dealing with the issue of Illegal Immigration and post it to a Web Site for download and post the URL as soon as the link is up.

This puts it in a nutshell

This article hits on the majority of issues surrounding Illegal Immigration. I'm sure there are more, but I'm hard pressed to think of them right now. It's been a long day!

CLICK HERE

What Do You Think?

Isn't someone that assists a criminal in the act and completion of committing his (or her) crime also a criminal?

A Trip To My Senator's Office - HERE'S A TIP: Leave your camera at home.

I just returned from Senators Wyden and Smith’s offices in downtown Portland.

I have to say, for a Monday when there should have been quite a bit of activity, it was very quiet.

I first went to Senator Wyden’s office in the Federal Building. Other than unloading my coat and briefcase at the metal detector I had no trouble getting in and up to his office. I walked in and other than Senator Wyden’s receptionist, it appeared as though I was the only one in there.

I very politely asked if I could leave some information for her to forward onto the Senator and she took the information and said she would see to it that he received the literature.

I left the office and went outside. I had brought my new DV Video camera with me and thought, Hmmmm there is nobody here, I should take some footage of the lack of people in the courtyard.

Just a heads up for future reference… Don’t take pictures on/of Federal Property. They get cranky about that sort of thing. It didn’t even cross my mind that taking some video of the flora and fauna was a stupid idea. It was. Thankfully there were 2 ICE officers and a security guard there to let me know it was a bad idea. IN FACT, it took them ½ hour to get the message across while they ran my personal information through Denver. I wasn’t real happy about that, but what can you do?

The I.C.E. Police were very nice and explained that they were just trying to make sure people were following the rules – REALLY? HEY! ME TOO! And at that point, I began to get into detail as to why I was there and oddly enough had one guys undivided attention. The conclusion was that the I.C.E. Police pretty much feel the same way we do (or at least these guys did), they’re just not at liberty to proclaim their personal feelings on the subject to the world.

Undiscouraged, I trundled on to Senator Smith’s office. They don’t make it much easier to get in there either, but again I had little trouble finding his office and again I talked to a nice receptionist that assured me the letters / information I had would be given to Senator Smith.

I spent a certain amount of time looking for others that had come to inform the Senators of our position on Illegal Immigration, but found nobody.

Apparently the lunch hour isn’t the best time to go to a senator’s office.

Let’s see what happens.

Some good news from Costco.

It turns out Costco is very careful about hiring. They background check everyone and no Illegal Aliens are allowed to work there under any conditions.

When Costco hires a contractor to do additions, paving or landscaping or anything, the contractors are required to provide documentation on their employees certifying that they are in this country legally.

Also, if they are not a union contractor, they are required to pay their employees a comparable wage.

Excuse Me Whilst I Ramble

The level of government waste, abuse and just plain stupidity is too great for me to keep up with and that’s just on the local level.

Every now and then I have to say something or I'll explode.

Today’s “Object de Scorn” ... ... ... None other than the OHSU tram (which rhymes so well with scam).

Some moron up at OHSU decided that an overhead tram would help solve parking issues up on Pill Hill.

They conducted a study to see what kind of support such an idea might garner. They found they had minimal support at best. But this is Portland Oregon, so we press forward and get bids to build this thing.

Winning bid, $15,000,000.00. So now we’re going to build this tram that the majority of people that have to pay for it, will never ride and didn’t want in the first place.

To me, that’s like telling a guy, “Hey, I’m going to punch you in the face. It’s going to cost you $15,000,000.00, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Be prepared to pay up!”

Now remember, we’re in Portland Oregon where a firm construction bid of $15,000,000.00 means … … … NOTHING!

So we (the taxpayers) are now looking at $55,000,000.00 if there’s any hope of finishing this thing. Apparently there is no penalty to the winning contractor for being SO far off with his bid. That throws up a little red flag.

On top of our initial cost, (did I mention this is Portland Oregon?) once this albatross is built, it will require a staff to run and maintain it. Just as with MAX, this is a formula for large chunks of lost revenue and like MAX you can bet your hobby horse that here in Portland Oregon, we will find a way to run that bad boy at a significant deficit.

The new “threat” is if we stop this project now it will cost the taxpayer’s $20,000,000.00. Yeah, so? That beats the hell out of $55,000,000.00 plus large daily lost revenue upon completion, plus yearly operating expense. BAIL!

Just a heads up to Randy Leonard and Eric Sten et al., when I entrust my investment counselor with my money, he knows it’s his ass if he looses it. When I entrust government officials with my tax money, I feel the same way. I like to see a quality return on my money not how fast a group of idiots can squander it.

Best be packing your bags boys, your rein of stupidity isn’t going to last much longer. I believe the voters have had just about enough.

Have a nice day!

Could it be that George Bush was right and the people of the United States were wrong?

Dubai Ports World is among the largest if not the largest operator of ports in the world specializing in Container business. They are ranked as one of the top (as in doing it right) Container port operators worldwide. That means, if your ship leaves the United States from a US owned / operated port, chances are very good that before it returns, it will dock and use services provided by Dubai Ports World and the U.A.E. That also means, Dubai Ports World is a well run global business.

Dubai Ports World services more US Military ships than all other independent run ports in the world.

The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend. Hmmmmmmmmm Maybe, but not always I suspect. There is no doubt that it is desirable for the United States to have an Ally in the Middle East. Having an Ally that is wealthy and a great business partner is extremely desirable.

I hear talk about the UAE raising the price of a barrel of crude now that we nixed the 6-port deal. I know a lot of people get nervous about that, but how many times do we have to be told, most of our crude comes from Venezuela. The UAE knows that raising the price of a barrel of crude oil will affect their non-USA customers causing them undeserved angst, and not really hurt us. It doesn’t make sense that they’d do that in retaliation for the failed port operation sale. If we had any brains, we’d be pumping Mexico dry to pay for all the health care we give their Illegals, but that’s a different topic.

I know that on the books, the UAE wants to see the total destruction of Israel. While I’m not Jewish, I do have some Jewish friends, which take exception to that sort of thing. I don’t like to see my friends upset. While we’re at it, if we dust off the old books and have a hard look, we find that the folks of the UAE would like to see pretty much everybody that doesn’t believe spiritually the same as they do gone. That means me, and probably you.

Before they discovered that their crude oil was worth so damn much money (which was really just a few decades ago), that’s the sort of thing that occupied most of their thinking. Now that they have obscene amounts of money, their thinking goes more like, “Israel, yea I’d like to see them gone, but look what I bought in New York!”

Now they think more about being part of the global economy and making more money. As it turns out, you give these guys a little education and they become shrewd business people. I think that’s respectable. Off subject a little, have you see some of their modern architecture? Wow!

If we look back through time, we see that most conflicts / wars etc., were started over religion. “My God is better than your God.” Most religions have learned to get along with one another over time. That doesn’t mean that wording in a particular book mysteriously changed over night, it means intelligent, thinking people determined that it was impractical to keep trying to destroy each other and more or less, agreed to disagree and now for the most part live virtually seamless, harmonious lives. I know the people of the United Arab Emerance may not quite be at the seamless harmony part of the story yet but remember, we’ve had centuries to make the change, they’ve only have a few decades.

I believe that we had the single largest knee jerk reaction in history. When I first heard of the 6-port deal, my knees jerked right up to my forehead. I couldn’t believe that MY PRESIDENT and his staff seemingly just gave the keys to 6 of our mainland based ports to these towel-headed, camel riding murdering thugs. After it was announced that Dubai Ports World had called off the deal, I, in my ignorant bliss went, “Wow, we really dodged a bullet on that one.”

After doing a little research, my relief turned to disappointment in myself and my fellow Americans that had thought the same way as I. We didn’t dodge a bullet we blew a great opportunity.

In the first place, if this was some great plan to take over the 6 ports in order to smuggle in a dirty bomb or several, I can think of several ways a guy might do it for a heck of a lot less money. It was alluded to on one of the evening news shows that now, even though Dubai Ports World doesn’t operate any ports in the United States, it does operate a large percentage of ports where ships are loaded and sent to the USA. Now because of the failed port deal, the UAE may want to retaliate by sending a bunch of containers loaded with god only knows what.

Oh come on – If they wanted to harm us, they certainly could have done it before now.

As I said earlier, Dubai Ports World is recognized world wide as a leader in Container Port Operations. That means jobs, revenue and taxes right here at home. Yeah, a certain (probably large) percentage of the profits will be going home and filling UAE coffers, but we’d have 6 ports run by a world class organization, no doubt bringing those ports up to their superior standards as opposed to letting them flounder or worse yet, be run by our government which runs… nothing very well.

Here’s another reality check for you. After witnessing all of the flak over the deal, it was Dubai Ports World that pulled the deal. We didn’t tell them to pack their camel and hit the road, I’m sure they became disenchanted with the whole thing and said forget it!

In their eyes they were trying to put together a mutually beneficial business plan with their Ally in the Middle East to further cement our relationship among other things I suspect.

For my initial take on the situation, I apologize to my President. Mr. Bush, you were right on the money (no pun intended) on this deal.

To the folks at Dubai Ports World, my sincere apologies. Sometimes we as a people are faster to act than to think.

I never accept ignorance as an excuse and neither should you. I do feel that the port deal was more or less sprung on the American People without any lead in or other information as to why this was a good idea. I don’t think anybody likes things of that magnitude just dumped in their collective laps without some finessing. Sometimes the President of the United States needs to be a great salesman. If you don’t finesse the prospective buyer, even though you may have the greatest product in the world, chances are, he won’t buy.

Again, my apologies for being something that I abhor.

Intelligence Has Limits - Stupidity Knows No Bounds!

Dubai Ports World / America's Security

This morning Chris Wallace was on the local Fox channel talking about this company, Dubai Ports World. Dubai Ports World is an United Arab Emirates company.

It seem that there is a deal in the works that allows Dubai Ports World to buy and control 6 major ports in the United States, those being:

Philadelphia
Miami
Newark
New Orleans
Baltimore and
NEW YORK CITY!

Here's the really exciting news - This deal apparently has the blesssing of the Bush administration - WHAT??

Let me get this straight - We want to turn all operations including PORT SECURITY over to a country that has vowed to destroy Israel.

Now just because these guys have built a Snow Ski Resort in the middle of the desert, doesn't mean they can be trusted with our national security. It's kind of like letting the Fox guard the Hen House.

I'm I going senile or didn't we all agree that potentially the best way to get a dirty bomb into this country was in a container? Now we're going to turn over our first line of defence to ... ... ... Oh C'mon! You've got to be kidding!

Dubai Ports World - Go ahead and check 'em out. I'm sure they're just a swell bunch of guys (and gals). They even have a "kids" area on their site.

OI VEI

Thank you Anonymous Citizen

A citizen who wishes to remain anonymous and on the side of LEGAL IMMIGRATION has come up with a calling card to present to business owners and managers that reminds them of their obligation to make sure the people they hire are in this country legally and have a legal right to work in this country.

The card documentation / layout is in MSWORD *.doc format and for best results one should use the Avery 5371 business card stock.

To get the necessary files CLICK HERE. This is a zip file so you will need a program like Winzip to open it. The trial version works great!

This is a layout for a 2-sided card with clear simple text on one side and a picture of the flag of the United States of America on the other. It is important to make it a 2-sided card as in the US there are 2 things people have trouble throwing away, a picture of themselves, and a picture of the American Flag.

This is what it looks like.

Feel free to download and distribute as you see fit. Naturally, you use this file and the cards at your own risk.

Please do me a favor and leave a comment if you choose to download the file.

Altered Post

Because this situation has gotten a little more serious, I felt it was in bad taste to leave the previous comments up.

Our thoughts are with Vice President Cheney and Mr. Harry Whittington as well as his family.

Get well soon sir.

Disappointed with the press - SURPRISE!

I have to say, I am very disappointed in the Eugene Register Guard story about Saturday’s event.

I was standing there when Daniel was being interviewed by Reporter Jim Feehan and he was very clear that we were there protesting ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION and didn’t in any way indicate that we were anti-immigration.

The story really reads like we were 40 ‘Nut Cases’ that decided to stand on the sidewalk and complain about something we knew nothing about.

Toward the end of the piece they uttered some vague references to Illegal immigrants but didn’t really tie it to the story.

Oh well, baby steps.

Feb 11, 2006 - Criminal Carousel

Where else can you go and have this kind of fun?

We had an outstanding turnout for today's festive Criminal Carousel. There was singing (sort of) and chanting and for the most part all of us children of the 60's would recognize the songs and the chants as they too were stolen from us.

I was pleased to see Rick from OFIR as well as Richard Sturm from am 1120 KPNW. We had good local media coverage.

I am concerned (read worried) that we have a much more difficult battle on our hands than at least I perceived.

After talking with some of the younger Illegals, it is clear to me that many of them are clueless as to what all the fuss is about. They are somehow convinced that this is their land and they are completely entitled to it - GRATIS!

I am beginning to get the feeling that at any time you could have Mexicans bursting down your door and either killing you or throwing you out of your own home without so much as second thought.

These people are criminals in every sense of the word and act accordingly.

Overall, I think we did some real good today, but we need to do more to get the word out.

If you would like to download pictures from today's event - CLICK HERE

THIS JUST IN... ... ... If you CLICK HERE you can view all my pictures in an album format
30

It's That Time Again! - Time For YOU To Join In!

Here's our boy Ron. 27 year Illegal Resident of Cornelius Oregon. Let me make that clear. He has lived in Cornelius for 27 years. How long he's lived in Oregon Illegally, I have no idea.

By his own admission, Ron refuses to pay taxes and won't work for minimum wage. He requires at least $10.00 per hour - tax free.

When Ron or his family get sick or his kids go to school or they need groceries or their housing paid for or any number of other services, we just step right up and pay for it. This is what Saturday, February 11th in Eugene is all about gang.

The organization 'Oregonians For Imigration Reform' will be there and so will I!

The Rally will be covered LIVE on the "Richard Sturm Show" am-1120 KPNW starting at 8:30 am (show starts at 8:00am).

Where?
HEP Program Building
1685 E 17TH AVE
EUGENE OR 97403-1918
Driving Directions

When?
Saturday, February 11th
Starting at 8:00am.

I sure hope to see you there!

New Invention Makes it easier for Politicians to do their job

Brokeback to the Future

You knew it was bound to happen
BROKEBACK TO THE FUTURE

SPECIAL ALERT! NBC to mock the Crucifixion of Christ

Today I received an email from the American Family Association Chairman, Donald E. Wildmon, which is fine because I subscribe to their email newsletter. I believe for the most part we're on the same page.

I also believe that we should choose our battles and not just blather about the inconsequential, as it tends to distract from those important things that really need our support. The problem of Illegal Aliens comes to mind.

The topic of this urgent bulletin was, they need me and everyone I know to send a letter to NBC requesting they pull the April 13 episode of Will & Grace because it somehow offends Christians. I believe it only offends those Christians unfortunate enough to be born without a sense of humor and the ability to reason.

Is it just me, or does Donald E. Wildmon need to lighten up just a bit.

If we were talking about late term abortions, over population, Illegal Aliens and the like, you know I’m on board, but it’s a sit-com. Hello!

This is the last season for Will & Grace. They are done because they are done, not because of poor ratings. The show could probably go another 2 or 3 years because of it’s fan base, but they are hanging it up because they believe the show has run it’s course.

Will & Grace have dominated their time slot with edgy humor and unique plots that are not always my cup of tea, but I’m not their demographic. I support the show because I feel, if you don’t like it you can change the channel and I do. I think the average Will & Grace viewer is smart enough to understand that this show spoofs everything and everyone and harms nothing and no one. It has two straight guys playing gay guys – C’mon!

Another recent thorn in Donald’s side was NBC’s 'The Book of Daniel.' I watched a couple episodes of The Book of Daniel. I think if they’d named it something other than 'The Book of Daniel,' Donald E. Wildmon wouldn’t have gotten so worked up about it. I know Donald would like to think he and his organization had something to do with the cancellation of 'The Book of Daniel,' but as is happens, it was just a really lousy show. I watched (what I could of) a couple episodes to see what all the hub-bub was about. I found very little HUB and NO BUB whatsoever! It was clear this show was doomed to run out of gas fast. They had a good cast, but the plot just nose-dived.

Maybe if the Priest had been a Rabbi…

Many of you have read this before, but damn it's good!

Former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm made this rather poignant speech at an immigration population conference a while back.

A friend emailed it to me today and reminded me what a great piece it is.

For your perusal...

Mr. Lamm said, "If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that, 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.' "

Here is how they do it," Lamm said: "First, to destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country." History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way, "The histories of bilingual and bi-cultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy." Canada, Belgium, Malaysia, and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans."

Lamm went on: Second, "To destroy America, invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. I would make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal. That there are no cultural differences. I would make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds."

Third, "We could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently, "The apparent success of our own multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together." Lamm said, "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities."

Fourth, "I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school"

"My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population."

"My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia, threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" -- from many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we will balkanize America as surely as Kosovo.

Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits; make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America, it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them."

Finally he said, "Lastly, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book 'Mexifornia'. His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book."

People took advantage of free money - Really?

When I first heard that the federal government was going to dole out Pre-Paid VISA cards with a two grand limit on them or in some cases, cut checks or do wire transfers to the 'victims' of Katrina, I silently screamed to myself, "NO-GIVE ME BACK MY TAX MONEY-MY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR SUBORDINATES ARE CLEARLY TOO STUPID TO BE LEFT IN CHARGE OF MY MONEY!"

ANYONE that couldn't see that this little government 'perk' wasn't going to be massively taken advantage of by the usual suspects is blind, deaf, and dumb. And yet there they go shucking it out like pennies from Heaven. You don't have to currently be in Louisiana, you just have to say that you lived there during Katrina and that your home was destroyed. HEEEEEERRRRE's your money!

Well, the Portland media is reporting that the FBI is hot on the trail of some folks that have taken advantage of the Katrina cash and so far the state with the highest number of people committing Katrina fraud... ... ... Oh c'mon ... ... ... Wait for it ... ... ... THAT'S RIGHT (ok, it's not right, but it's the way it is) OREGON!

It seems when asked what possible deterrent there was to keep people from committing this fraud a spokesperson said, "It's just not right." Oh OUCH! The Pain - please stop.

It's like putting a sign up in a jewelry store asking thieves nicely not to rob it.

Yes, they had skillfully broken into the allegedly impenetrable safe when Rocco noticed a sign on the vault wall that said, "Please don't rob our store - Thank you" The thieves immediately gathered up their tools and left the building as if they'd never been there without taking a dime because they were asked nicely not to.

Somebody owes me money -

Going, Going, Gone!

The pictures that were taken at the January 21st Criminal Carousel and were previously available are no longer available.

If you would like to download the pictures, leave a comment on this post and I'll put them back temporarily at which time you will have 24 hours to download them, then they'll disappear again.

Let's get it straight!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you... Harvard! Yes this is the lady that informed us she knew the law (I wonder if that's in the biblical sense?). I know, she has been referred to as "Squinty Eyes" but since she wouldn't come talk to us and tell us her name, and in fact, all the talking she did was of a threatening nature, at high volume, hurling prose at us that could have only come from her years at law school, I prefer to call her - Harvard. Now be careful. I know Harvard sounds a lot like Hereford which

Yes, we call her Harvard as we know is a big fat cow, but make no mistake, I call her Harvard - Again, because of her obvious extensive law background. Looking at her, I have to say I would never have thought that she was a criminal alien, I believe she was just one of the people employed by the state to commit criminal acts.

A Day at El Centro Cultural

It was later than I wanted it to be when I arrived at El Centro Cultural. At first I didn't see any familiar faces.

I drove around the block a time or two and finally parked on the south side of Adair across form the Community Center. As all eyes seemed to be upon me, so I decided to take a couple of pictures. Shortly thereafter, a few gentlemen approached me in my pickup and in their best English asked me if I had work. I told them no and they walked away.

I took another lap around the block and spotted Daniel and a few other folks on the northeast corner. I parked my truck and introduced myself. The couple Daniel was talking with was just leaving which left a total of four American Citizens on site to protest. This was around 10:00 am.

After just a few minutes, we ran into Jay (MAX Red Line) who hung with us for quite a while (thanks Jay). We took pictures of the Illegals coming and going. Oddly enough, many that were going, were going without their Matricula cards because they showed up without an appointment.

I got a sense that most people going into the center knew what they were doing was illegal. Most tried to NOT get their picture taken including the Counselor General -Too bad I got it. We were yelled at and told that if any of our pictures showed up in the paper or on a web site we would be sued. I don't know the name of the little princess that told us we would get sued, but she is the one that did all of the actual yelling today.

The Counselor General never made time to talk to us, but we did have a great conversation with a young man that is Mexican but IS a legal citizen of the United States, Yale educated and you could tell. He was working at the center as a volunteer. We asked him if it didn't bother him helping all of these illegals sneaking in the back door after he has gone through all the hoops necessary to enter this country legally and get an education and everything else this country has to offer. He stated that the (US) government needs to do something to make it so it ISN'T illegal for these people to come into our country. I just mentioned that would be the same as making smoking pot legal just because there are so many people doing it - Clearly a Yale Man.

Over all, it was a great experience for me. I believe we did some good, because we made a lot of people very nervous today.

I know Jay (MAX Red Line) has already put up a great piece about today and Daniel is working on his. I think I'll leave it to him to post the pictures we took. Go HERE to see what Daniel has done.

I hope to see / meet more great Americans at the next Criminal Carousel.

Stepping up, by Joining in!

I have lived in an emotional time in this country's history. A time when speaking out against the government has become commonplace. So much so in fact, that at times its tough to know if the general public is even listening.

I've lived through the Viet Nam "conflict", riots on campus and at the beach. I've been a member of several unions when they were on strike and never stood in a picket line. Fact is, I've never stood in protest with a group of people, ever. I have let my beliefs be known through letters and phone calls and of course email. I'm not 100% sure why I never attended in protest any of these history altering events. I don't think I need to make any apologies for not attending as I did participate in my own way.

On Saturday, January 21, 2006 I WILL become a joiner. The level of importance is so significant that anything less than physical attendance on my part would not be acceptable.

My state government (the very same one that told me as a single parent with 4 children living in my home, to hit the road when I couldn't afford to heat my house or feed them adequately) wants to make it possible for criminals to vote, have driving privileges, free medical assistance, educational services and a host of other amenities that my children and I as natural born citizens of the United States of America were apparently not entitled to in our time of need.

If the fact that our state government is committing a crime by providing criminals with these services isn't enough to get you involved, please remember, they're using your (and maybe more importantly MY) tax dollars to do it!

From Daniel's Blog,

"Why be there? We will be protesting the Mexican Mobile Consulate and state agencies helping out criminal aliens who have no right to the social serives they will be receiving!"

You're damn right we will!

Centro Cultural Cornelius
1110 N Adair St.
Cornelius, OR 97113
@ 9:00am