Last Friday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced that she had signed into law, a very strict reformation of immigration laws for the State of Arizona.
Since then, there has been a very BIG brouhaha, a hurricane of protest, with most of the protesters claiming discrimination, etc. Meh, and yaaawwwnnn.
Too many people are looking at this Arizona law in the wrong light.
What about the Arizona law enforcement officers, who were murdered by illegal aliens or Mexican gang members, in the last few years? http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/64385
The Legislature, Governor and a vast majority of the PEOPLE of Arizona reached a point where enough is enough. In short, they grew weary, while waiting, as the federal government frittered away more time doing nothing.
Therefore, the government of Arizona decided to take action to curb illegal aliens.
If you were Hispanic and walking on the sidewalk, minding your own business, the Arizona police would not want to stop you and ask for your ID.
On the other hand, if you were driving a vehicle and made a turn without signaling, that would give any police officer or state trooper, anywhere and in any state, the opportunity to stop you and say hello to you; and, ask a lot of questions, including asking to see your ID.
Like a Chinese Laundry - "no tickee, no washee," now in Arizona, if you do not have the proper ID, you go to jail. Then, a JUDGE will sort out the details.
By the way, agents from ICE routinely troll through the jail inmate lists, looking for any “foreign sounding name” such as Mendoza, Farouk, Mohamed, Sing, Le, Vinh, Battaglia, etc. I hope you never have to suffer the indignity of having to prove your citizenship to an ICE agent. Those folks have the power (badge and gun), to initiate deportation proceedings, immediately upon the conclusion of any local legal matters.
In the meantime, news reports say that huge numbers of "illegal immigrants" are leaving Arizona. Where are they heading? Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, andddd, possibly some place near you.
Many of these “day laborers” provide valuable services to many types of businesses.
If they were here legally, they would still be working hard and sending money to their folks back home.
Take a look at restaurants, fast food establishments, gardening services, and construction sites near you, to see how many Hispanics are on the staff.
I agree with the Arizona law, but welcome the skills, knowledge and abilities of legal immigrants.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
TO DANCE WITH THE WHITE DOG
My bride and I were checking various movies to watch a few nights ago. We settled on watching To Dance With The White Dog, a move released in 1993; and, mostly because it starred Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. In real life, they were married, and often appeared in films together.
To borrow from an IMDb synopsis, "This is the touching story of an elderly widower trying to work through his grief. When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant. Sam takes the dog on a nostalgic journey which dramatizes the fulfillment he shared with his departed wife." That comment was written by goldenshadows@hotmail.com To see the complete movie information, go to: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108347/
Also, Esther Rolle appears as the no holds barred "family cook," in a well-acted role.
This is a very good movie, and I recommend it to anyone who it interested in good acting, and an interesting story. The interesting thing about the dog is that at first, "Sam" was the only one who could see it. His daughters, sons-in-law, and grandson thought he was a tad crazy.
The dog would only materialize at certain times, but finally other family members did get to see the pure white dog.
There was a conclusive theme to the movie, when Sam was speaking to other family about his wife's passing, and in some regards to his own pending demise - "There are no endings, only beginnings." Warning - you might get teary-eyed during certain scenes.
In real life, Jessica died in 1994, Esther in 1998, and Hume in 2003. They were three great actors who left memorable performances for us to watch and enjoy today.
To borrow from an IMDb synopsis, "This is the touching story of an elderly widower trying to work through his grief. When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant. Sam takes the dog on a nostalgic journey which dramatizes the fulfillment he shared with his departed wife." That comment was written by goldenshadows@hotmail.com To see the complete movie information, go to: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108347/
Also, Esther Rolle appears as the no holds barred "family cook," in a well-acted role.
This is a very good movie, and I recommend it to anyone who it interested in good acting, and an interesting story. The interesting thing about the dog is that at first, "Sam" was the only one who could see it. His daughters, sons-in-law, and grandson thought he was a tad crazy.
The dog would only materialize at certain times, but finally other family members did get to see the pure white dog.
There was a conclusive theme to the movie, when Sam was speaking to other family about his wife's passing, and in some regards to his own pending demise - "There are no endings, only beginnings." Warning - you might get teary-eyed during certain scenes.
In real life, Jessica died in 1994, Esther in 1998, and Hume in 2003. They were three great actors who left memorable performances for us to watch and enjoy today.
Monday, April 5, 2010
WHEN NEWS IS NOT
Every now and then, actually more frequently than that, I get emails from well-meaning friends or people who I know, informing me about the latest conservative Christian, or far right political viewpoints.
A few days ago, an email arrived encouraging everyone to tune in to FOX news Easter Sunday, (of all days), at 9PM, for yet another special report concerning the illegitimacy of Barack Obama serving as POTUS, and his communist or socialist leanings.
I could no longer contain myself, so I penned this reply: "A few years ago, when I learned that FOX is not a reliable, unbiased, news source, I stopped looking at that channel.
Although I am a Republican, conservative, and a Christian, I am not a conservative Christian. There is a big difference.
If some researchers want to claim that President Obama is the illegitimate son of a relative of Joseph Stalin, and was actually born in Prague, I could give a shit.
The Republicans lost in the last POTUS election, and for a few diehards, apparently they still cannot accept that fact.
"We have seen the enemy, and he is us," the famous quote of Pogo Opossum, by Walt Kelly in 1971, comes to mind, and certainly applies to the GOP today.
The conservative Christian based power group, who took control of the GOP, decided that McCain and what's her name would be the ideal candidates. However, the GOP's aura of mean-spirited, uncaring, do not help others, philosophy permeated a stench throughout the voting public. The result was a POTUS election defeat that gave a black eye to the GOP and a bloody nose and fat lip to the Christian conservatives.
Instead of trying to criminalize Obama, the GOP and others should be rolling up their sleeves and get to work making positive changes; but, they are not doing that.
Mostly due to the very broad public perception that the GOP still only represents the rich, and conservative Christians; I do not believe that any of the present potential GOP POTUS candidates have a chance of wining the 2012 election."
The GOP still has a lot of work to do to become a Party of the people.
A few days ago, an email arrived encouraging everyone to tune in to FOX news Easter Sunday, (of all days), at 9PM, for yet another special report concerning the illegitimacy of Barack Obama serving as POTUS, and his communist or socialist leanings.
I could no longer contain myself, so I penned this reply: "A few years ago, when I learned that FOX is not a reliable, unbiased, news source, I stopped looking at that channel.
Although I am a Republican, conservative, and a Christian, I am not a conservative Christian. There is a big difference.
If some researchers want to claim that President Obama is the illegitimate son of a relative of Joseph Stalin, and was actually born in Prague, I could give a shit.
The Republicans lost in the last POTUS election, and for a few diehards, apparently they still cannot accept that fact.
"We have seen the enemy, and he is us," the famous quote of Pogo Opossum, by Walt Kelly in 1971, comes to mind, and certainly applies to the GOP today.
The conservative Christian based power group, who took control of the GOP, decided that McCain and what's her name would be the ideal candidates. However, the GOP's aura of mean-spirited, uncaring, do not help others, philosophy permeated a stench throughout the voting public. The result was a POTUS election defeat that gave a black eye to the GOP and a bloody nose and fat lip to the Christian conservatives.
Instead of trying to criminalize Obama, the GOP and others should be rolling up their sleeves and get to work making positive changes; but, they are not doing that.
Mostly due to the very broad public perception that the GOP still only represents the rich, and conservative Christians; I do not believe that any of the present potential GOP POTUS candidates have a chance of wining the 2012 election."
The GOP still has a lot of work to do to become a Party of the people.
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