A fat racist and a skinny racist jump off a cliff, who wins ?.....Society

This is in response to a blog post by Julie the writer of Texas Talk which can be read here.


In response to your post on April 14th titled, what does a U.S. citizen look like? I strongly disagree with your interpretation of the chosen article.

You said “With all the propaganda that was spoon fed to the masses by the Bush administration” as well as your statement “Between the cases of American citizens being wrongfully deported and the building of a ridiculous wall on the border, racial intolerance has only begun to scratch the surface.” I wonder what you meant when you wrote “all the propaganda that was spoon fed to the masses” It couldn’t possibly be about the thousands of people murdered, kidnapped, and tortured by drug cartels running drugs through our borders. Or about that story of a military hummer with a .50 caliber machine gun strapped to the roof, escorting suv’s containing drugs that U.S. border patrol agents had to watch cross the border, but couldn’t do anything because they were out gunned. Maybe it was about the unknown number of illegal immigrants entering the United States every year?...nah, probably not. Personally, I would like to believe if that was my father, brother, friend who was working as a border patrol agent, that having a wall between them and a .50 caliber bullet would be a not so bad idea.

Secondly, I am having a difficult time understanding your believing that the deportation of Pedro Guzman was due to racism. He was deported because he was believed to be here illegally. He couldn’t read or write and was mentally ill, he couldn’t tell the officers in the jail he was housed(for a misdemeanor offence) that he was a citizen. Also, quoting from the same article as you, Jim Hayes, ICE director of detention and removal, said he is aware of only 10 cases of U.S. citizens detained in the past five years. Even if combined with the cases found by the AP, "that's not an epidemic" Jim Hayes also added that “agents investigate any claims to U.S. citizenship, but they often turn out to be false. He said immigration officials never knowingly hold someone they can definitively determine is a citizen.” So this is clearly an isolated instance.

Also, your comment stating “the longer the law enforcement of this country continue to bow down to the radical and overzealous right wing scare tactics” now seriously, I am a proud card carrying member of “The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy” (we don’t actually have a card, but we do have a secret decoder ring) and my beliefs as well as the majority of the right-wing are based on facts. Solid numbers, factual statistics and the law of the land. I believe every single person on the face of this earth has a GOD GIVEN right to be free. I just believe it should be done legally. Wouldn’t it be much easier to simply deny entry to the criminals, while letting the many honest, hard working, law abiding Mexican citizens the chance at the American Dream? My party is not a party of racism and intolerance. Sure there are the extremist, but your own political party houses extremism as well. However, the extremist are not a majority, nor do they have much of a voice. That is why most Americans simply choose to ignore them. Furthermore, how is law enforcement bowing down? It sounds like they are simply doing their job enforcing the law.

In closing, Pedro Guzman was at the wrong place, at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing and got arrested (where was his mom then?). It was not racism. Mexicans are not the only nationality being deported, believe it or not Canadians get deported to (and they look a lot like us). People will fall through the cracks, it happens. I am truly sorry Pedro Guzman had to endure this horrible situation. It must have been terrifying for him and I do not wish that experience on any human being. But the fact remains, that racism had nothing to do with what happened, it was just a lapse in the system that would happen in any kind of administration.

Don't Mess With Texas.....Seriously

"I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground: That all powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people. To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specifically drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power,no longer susceptible of any definition." --Thomas Jefferson



Texas Governor Rick Perry’s decision to join with State Representative Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Proposition 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was a very good decision.



On the morning of April 14th, 2009 Texas made it very clear to Washington, D.C. that we are not going to sit back and let the National government force us to do anything we do not agree with. Governor Rick Perry said in a statement “I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.”



What brought this mess on? The present administration, including congress has over stepped its boundaries. I believe as do my elected officials, recent federal proposals are not within the scope of the federal government’s constitutionally designated powers and impede upon states’ rights to govern themselves.



It is common knowledge democrats tend to favor big government. It is also not surprising that President Obama since taking office has wounded this country for many generations. Since January 20, 2009 Obama has raised the national debt held by the public, adding more than all previous presidents combined. That’s right, from George Washington to George W. Bush. Since the passing of the stimulus bill, the dow has tanked, down by 25%. Also, most of his “stimulus” spending was allocated to social programs instead of public works.



What does this have to do with what happened today at the Capital building? Well as the Resolution states “all compulsory federal legislation that requires states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed”.



Folks, what I am saying is that the current administration has become oppressive and bordering on the line of socialism. The administration has already proven to me that they are incapable of making this country a better place. But now they want to demand our state pass legislation to promote their agenda. If we do not, federal funding will be withheld, and there is a possibility of civil or criminal penalties. This is ridiculous. The 10th amendment says the federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent of the states. It seems to me that this year the states (Texas) have been treated as agents of the federal government. Also, the United States Supreme Court ruled in New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144(1992) that congress may not simply commandeer the legislative and regulatory processes of the states.



Twenty-six states have proposed a sovereignty resolution. I am proud to say that I live in one of the four states that have already adopted the resolution and are standing up for our Constitutional rights. This IS Texas State and Local Government at work. If we do not fight this, then the United States Congress will cripple our rights to have our own sovereign government. That is unacceptable.

Spend it like a rock star....Obama finds use for Military

TexasRainmaker is one of my favorite blogs. TexasRainmaker's intended audience is going to be a right-wing conservative thinker who enjoys a good laugh and can appreciate the humor even though the average reader strongly disagrees with the inspiration for his writings.

TexasRainmaker blog is a conservative lawyer's view of the world through analysis and humor. Rainmaker has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. More information about TexasRainmaker can be found here.

In this post, TexasRainmaker takes issue with the strain being put on the United States Military by Obama for his European visit this week. The enormous cost, and wasteful tax-payer spending have the author a little upset. TexasRainmaker also accuses Obama of spending like a rock star.

He claims that Obama's European trip has strained Air Force heavy-lift capabilities and obliged the military to hire more foreign contractors to help resupply U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan. Also, the large delegation traveling with the president in Europe required moving several transports. Furthermore, the problem is not only with vehicles and helicopters that were needed for heavy security, but also the unusually large number of people travelling with the president.

The logic behind this post is simple. Why is the President spending/wasting so much money during these extremely tough economic times. I do not think Obama really needs to take the White House kitchen staff with him. Also, bringing 500 people seems ridiculous, what are they doing, are their jobs so vital that they can't be done in Washington? In my opinion, the President should at least appear to cut back spending like most of us have had to do. All of us are having to watch our wallet a little more. Instead Obama is living it up like a rock star, and that is why I agree with TexasRainmaker.