- Posted by Christopher Estep on November 10, 2008
I’ve never understood the need to “buck up” after a defeat. Is there some benefit to pretending that we succeeded when we actually failed miserably?
I just received an email from the McCain ex-campaign that started with:
You should all be incredibly proud.
Oh really? Of what should we be proud of, much less “incredibly” proud? Rick Davis sums it up with:
We fought the good fight.
Bullplop! For John McCain’s campaign manager to claim that they (and by extension, McCain voters) fought a good fight is a lie of Clintonian proportions.
Tell me if these are examples of fighting the “good fight”:
- Having Juan Rodriguez, a pro-Mexico open-borders radical as an advisor. That worked well.
- Denouncing state GOP organizations who dared criticize the statements of Michelle Obama when representing her husband.
- Pretending that Obama’s associations were irrelevant, even when Obama himself said they were.
- Matching Obama handout for handout and calling it an economic plan.
- Allowing the campaign to appear divided over Palin.
- Denouncing every attack on Obama instead of using them.
- Railing against earmarks and then voting for a $700,000,000,000 bailout that is loaded with earmarks.
- Supporting giveaways for any industry that asked.
These aren’t “the good fight”. This is letting your opponent set the agenda. The McCain campaign spent 6 months trying to out-Democrat Obama. That’s not a fight at all.
I’m sorry, but I refuse to be proud of abject failure and redefine it as nobility.
- Posted by Christopher Estep on June 25, 2008
Chris Cannon was defeated yesterday in the Utah primary. His opponent made illegal immigration a top issue.
Are you listening John McCamera? If you want Republicans, oppose illegal immigration!
Well, what will the WSJ and company say about what happened today to one of their favorite shamnesty/DREAM Act shills, GOP Rep. Chris Cannon? The six-term incumbent went down in flames in the Utah primary, defeated by Republican Jason Chaffetz–an underfunded political newcomer who made opposition to illegal immigration, rejection of amnesty, and support for tough deportation policies a top campaign issue. Cannon outspent Chaffetz 7-to-1 and had the entire GOP establishment from the White House on down backing him.
Michelle Malkin » Shamnesty Republican Chris Cannon defeated in Utah primary
- Posted by Christopher Estep on June 23, 2008
One of the greatest obstacles to progress – any progress – is the litigious nature of the environmentalists. Whenever they oppose something, they sue. Since the open borders crowd are often environuts anyway, it stands to reason that they would try to stop the border fence by suing for environmental reasons.
Fortunately, the SCOTUS wasn’t buying:
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question a law that lets the Homeland Security Department circumvent environmental restrictions and other laws in order to build a fence along part of the Mexican border.
The justices, without comment, today turned away an appeal by the Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club, which challenged a 2-mile stretch of fence in a conservation area in Arizona.
Bloomberg.com: News
- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 23, 2008
My weekend goal is to get all of the stickers I've made this past year up for sale. I'll announce when they're ready and how to get them.
McCain may well find himself having a very hard time getting elected, harder than he imagines. He thinks that conservatives are going to head to the polls to vote against Obama since we have nowhere to turn, but that's not going to be the case. We'll stay home first or just not vote for the President.
McCain has dismissed us, belittled us, and generally treated us like dirt. He only "came around" when he thought it was prudent to try to "heal" the damage he's been doing to the GOP. Now that he's got the nomination, he thinks we're in the bag because we won't vote for Obama. He needs to remember 1992. Conservatives and others told Bush 41 to take a hike and we took over both houses of Congress later. Does he really think that we're that afraid of Obama that we'll help him set conservatism back 40 years? Hardly.
- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 15, 2008
It's treason, pure and simple. When an official violates the border security of the USA for money, it's treason. I hope the guy rots.
A U.S. immigration official and his wife have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, accused of taking bribes in exchange for visas supplied to illegal immigrants.
Hasmukh C. Patel, a business interface representative for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, allegedly secured a worker visa on behalf of a foreign national he said would be employed by him and his wife, Nitigna.
The Patels, who live in McDonough, also are also charged with "encouraging and inducing" four other undocumented immigrants to enter the U.S.
The indictment was handed up Tuesday, and federal agents arrested Hasmukh Patel, 52, on Wednesday. The man entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment and was granted bond by a U.S. magistrate judge. Nitigna Patel, 46, was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
Money was the motive, prosecutors said.
"Any alleged misconduct by someone in his position that betrays this trust or undermines our immigration laws will not be tolerated, but instead will be aggressively investigated," said Wayne H. Salzgaber, a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Immigration official, wife indicted in visa scheme | ajc.com
- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 14, 2008
Marietta (which is in Cobb County) has been getting attention for the racism and poor taste of a certain bar owner's idea of a joke.
You have the self-righteous protesting this bar, supposedly because of the racism of the Curious George t-shirts. But is it because of the racism or because of the target? I'm sure that many will say that it's a ridiculous question.
It's not.
There are crowds and protests and news articles about a single business owner. But what about when a presidential candidate isn't involved? What if it's not a person making a political commentary? What if it's a government targeting ethnic groups at the prompting of a few old white people? The crowds and protests would be there too, right?
Almost a year ago I posted about Cobb County, Georgia and its War on Mexicans. I've reposted it below and encourage you to see the hypocrisy that happens when a politician is involved.
Where were the crowds then? Oh that's right. These hispanics weren't involved in the election of the New Obamessiah.
Related:
Mulligan's Bar in Marietta - More Info
Obama the Victim of Free Speech in Marietta, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia and its War on Mexicans
"We just want safety. We want what's best for them." This is the mantra of the bigoted and the elite when they try to cover up their racist agenda. Here in Georgia, in the Old South, the hatred runs deep and it runs strong. Ironically, it is not directed at blacks, but at Latinos. Where I live in Cobb County, East Cobb to be precise, there is an undercurrent of elitism and snobbery that is almost palpable and our illustrious county commissioners have now gone on record with that agenda, even as the mantra continues as much to convince themselves of its truthfulness as its surrounding communities.
Anyone who's read this blog for any time should know how much I am against illegal immigration. My opinions and remedies are strong and unwavering. I don't think we need to make excuses for trying to get rid of illegals and severely punish the people who hire them. The consequences for being in this country illegally should be nothing less than immediate deportation and for businesses that continually hire illegals, their ability to do business should be revoked and, if necessary, the corporation be dissolved. But this doesn't mean that I think we have a right to use "any means necessary" to get them out, or in the case of Cobb County, to get them out of our neighborhood.
Unfortunately, that's just what some people think and in Cobb County it's taken the form of passing laws directed specifically at certain Hispanic families.
Ten people are living in Zugey Arzate's little brick house in east Cobb County, and her neighbors say the crowd is causing big problems.
Arzate says her 1,511-square-foot home on Little Road has ample space for her and her nine relatives from Mexico.
Isn't that special? Doesn't that just touch your heart? It's moving to see how people are concerned about crowded conditions and the health and safety of their neighbors, isn't it? Don't grab your hanky just yet:
Neighbors say that's far too many people in a single-family home.
Who gives a rat's behind what Neighbors say! It's not their house! Is it a health issue? Is it a safety issue? What's the big problem?
They have counted as many as 10 cars on her property.
I want you to read the last two words carefully: "her property". Property rights used to mean something in this country. It used to be the very basis upon which our liberty rested. Liberty essentially means "If I'm not hurting you or hurting anyone else, leave me alone." It's her property. Is there a covenant in that neighborhood? Apparently not, otherwise this would be enforced that way. I've lived in covenant communities with neighborhood associations. There is always a busybody cum Führer to enforce the rules and make everyone toe the line. But there's one key difference. I chose to abide by those rules.
And what about the cars? They must be junk cars and be a complete eyesore, right? Fortunately, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was kind enough to let us see the junk yard of Federico San Ford e Hijo :
Wait a second. That's it??? Those are decent cars! Heck, they look better than what I drive. I was expecting something more like this:
or even one of these:
So where is this problem? Alas, the article tells us in the very next sentence:
They fear for their property values. [emphasis added]
Does that sound familiar? Well, it should. This is the same argument that has been used to keep out any minority or other class that is deemed "undesirable" by those doing the discriminating. But I'm forced to ask something. Are they really hurting property values? I did some checking and according to Zillow, the Arzate home is actually worth more than Max Warner's home on Freydale Rd in spite of being smaller by 700 sq ft!!. Warner is the cheerful fellow featured in the photo, also shown here:
So it seems to me that the real motivator here is not only bigotry but jealousy. The Arzates have a better home worth more money and the Warners (and others) just can't handle that. Maybe Max should worry more about the fact that his house is behind a school as a reason for his property values instead of his good neighbors, the Arzates.
This whole situation sickens me. This isn't about immigration at all, in spite of what people might say. It's bigotry, plain and simple.
Cobb officials want to ban home crowding
- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 14, 2008
In North Carolina, you can no longer go to community college in a degree program thanks to a new policy change. That's right, vato. Go home and apply to University of Chihuahua, but you're not getting a degree in North Carolina!
I'm waiting for the human rights complaints saying that NC is doing this in order to revive slavery. Shhh! Don't tell Jerry Wright! Of course, we all know that this is the result of frustrated rednecks clinging to their god, their gun, and their green.
Michelle Malkin » No sanctuary for illegal alien students
- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 8, 2008
- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 8, 2008
- Posted by Christopher Estep on April 18, 2008
The Pope is a head of state whose country is The Holy See. If he wants open borders so badly, people opposed to our open borders need to start camping out on the lawn of the Vatican embassy in Washington.
I mean literal camping. Pitch a tent. Look at all of that lawn they have there! They could afford let some people live there!
Take a pregnant woman there to tell them she wants to have the baby on Vatican soil so the Pope can support her. I realize that it wouldn’t make her child a citizen of The Holy See, but that’s precisely my point.
People opposed to the Pope’s stance on open (US) borders should go into the embassy and demand food and shelter. Are you sick? Go talk to the Vatican embassy.
In other words, conservatives (especially with the Pope here) should go to the grounds of the embassy and not leave until they’re arrested. Their defense? “The Pope says enforcing immigration is bad, so I’m taking his advice.”
Normally, this is the purview of the Left, but I think it's certainly appropriate here.