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| Besieged/Angry US Border Residents Circulate Obama "Mote" Joke Petition |
| 2011-05-13 |
| The residents of the Chiricahua-Peloncillo drug and human smuggling corridor that runs from the Mexican border north through eastern Arizona and western New Mexico are circulating a petition to send to the White House in response to President Obama's recent immigration speech. "It is with great wonderment and sadness that we listened to your May 10 speech on immigration issues. All of the joking about moats and alligators cut residents of Portal, AZ, to the core as we sheltered with friends or at a Red Cross evacuation site, to survive a terrible fire that still threatens our lives and property, as well as our ecotourism-based economy," the letter reads. On Sunday, a massive fire broke out in Horseshoe Canyon, about 50 miles north of the Mexican border, which residents and law enforcement say they believe was started by criminal illegal aliens. Last year, a fire in the same location caused more than $10 million in damages. "During its first 24-hrs, the fire consumed a greater area than did last year's fire over a 6-week period. Local residents were roused after midnight, and some slept fitfully in cars after fleeing with family photos and any valuables that could be quickly assembled. Elderly retirees left with medical supplies, including oxygen tanks on which some depend," the letter reads. |
| Posted by:Snealet Elmese7379 |
| #5 "Our people in Washington should go and do their job instead of playing this political tango," said Juan Escobar, Kleberg County [TX] Judge. Words from yet another racist Anglo Texan.... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-05-13 22:28 |
| #4 Excuse me, Mr. Potus. But you know that old saw about pointing out a "mote" in another's eye? |
| Posted by: Pollyandrew 2011-05-13 22:20 |
| #3 an amnesty issue thinly disguised as immigration reform Anyone who uses the term 'immigration reform' without irony is engaged in lies & distortion. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-05-13 19:00 |
| #2 Conclusion of a KRGV-TV article on no security for US airstrips along the southern border: "Our people in Washington should go and do their job instead of playing this political tango," said Juan Escobar, Kleberg County [TX] Judge. Escobar says smugglers penetrate the area easily. "I will tell you it's a threat. It's a problem to us and our nation," said Escobar. His county airport is unmanned at night. There is no gate to keep people out. "The security of our community at our airport could be a potential threat in a sense that smuggling could take place at times no one is there," said Escobar. Escobar says it has been a problem for years. The county judge tells us a limited number of officers is forcing the priorities elsewhere. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-05-13 18:58 |
| #1 "We have gone above and beyond what was requested by the very Republicans who said they supported broader reform as long as we got serious about enforcement. All the stuff they asked for, we've done," the president said. "But even though we've answered these concerns, I've got to say I suspect there are still going to be some who are trying to move the goal posts on us one more time. You know, they said we needed to triple the Border Patrol. Or now they're going to say we need to quadruple the Border Patrol. Or they'll want a higher fence. Maybe they'll need a moat. Maybe they want alligators in the moat. They'll never be satisfied," he continued. Mr. President, the last time I heard, the President was answerable to the people of the country--not the Republican Party. They don't seem to want to do much about the border either. If the border is not under control (which it is not), you have not done your job as required by our Constitution. Maybe you should put more effort into controlling the borders instead of making snide jokes about moats and alligators. After all this is a national security problem. Instead what you have done is to turn this into an amnesty issue thinly disguised as immigration reform. At best you are disingenuous. At worst, you are a narcissistic demagogue more interested in votes, re-election and power than country. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-05-13 18:13 |