(I first took Congressman Kanjorski to task about these remarks in 2008. Now that my daughter is a United States Marine I want this fraud voted out of office even more.)
The man in the video below is Pennsylvania 11th District Congressman Paul Kanjorski.
During his 25 years as a Congressman, Paul Kanjorski has promoted himself as a friend to veterans and as an ally to th U.S. military.
The video below paints a much different story.
It was taken at a town hall meeting in Ashley Pennsylvania in 2008.
Congressman Kanjorski has fooled the voters into believing that he cares about the welfare of the men and women of our armed forces, when in fact to him they are simply pawns to be used as a means to an end.
"We didn't say it, but we implied it, that if we won the Congressional elections, we could stop the war."
"Now anybody who was a good student of government would know that that wasn't true......"
This hypocrite is running for re-election once again, and I am asking for for help in seeing him go down to defeat.
Please get the word out about this; link to this story, or copy the video and put in on your own blog or website, Facebook page, whatever!
It doesn't matter how people learn that Paul Kanjorski's only concern with our troops and their families is how he can use them to win re-election, simply that they do learn what a fraud thus man is.
Become a part of denying this charlatan another term in Congress.
(Pay a visit to Kanjorski's opponent and let him know that he has your support at:
http://www.loubarletta.com/)
And to read more of Carl's writings of his daughter's beginning a career as a United States Marine, visit:
http://rightwingwizkid.blogspot.com/
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Kanjorski Tries To Make The Race All About Hazleton
With his opponent doing everything he can to make the race a referendum on incumbency and Washington, Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) is trying to turn the focus local, taking some hard swipes at Republican Lou Barletta’s stewardship of Hazleton.
The local focus, in campaign e-mail missives to reporters framing Barletta as a failed mayor, mirror efforts by Democratic incumbents across the country to localize races that Republicans prefer to play on national issues. Whether Kanjorski’s criticisms gain any political traction—and whether they will form a foundation for his paid media campaign against Barletta—remains to be seen.
Kanjorski’s latest tack against the candidate he’s dispatched twice before began earlier this month, when campaign spokesman Ed Mitchell e-mailed reporters to say Barletta “has mismanaged the city of Hazleton for years.” The strategy continued when Mitchell highlighted Hazleton’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, which, at 15.6 percent, is the state’s highest. “Barletta’s lack of leadership and incompetence in running the city are shaping up as a big issue in this fall’s contest,” Mitchell said.
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The local focus, in campaign e-mail missives to reporters framing Barletta as a failed mayor, mirror efforts by Democratic incumbents across the country to localize races that Republicans prefer to play on national issues. Whether Kanjorski’s criticisms gain any political traction—and whether they will form a foundation for his paid media campaign against Barletta—remains to be seen.
Kanjorski’s latest tack against the candidate he’s dispatched twice before began earlier this month, when campaign spokesman Ed Mitchell e-mailed reporters to say Barletta “has mismanaged the city of Hazleton for years.” The strategy continued when Mitchell highlighted Hazleton’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, which, at 15.6 percent, is the state’s highest. “Barletta’s lack of leadership and incompetence in running the city are shaping up as a big issue in this fall’s contest,” Mitchell said.
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Weak Economy May Ease Illegal Immigrant Problem
The downslide in the U.S. economy has affected folks from all walks of life, regardless if you are a Wall Street CEO or a “joe-sixpack” blue collar worker.
If there is anything positive to be seen in the current economic climate, it may be the fact that not only are we seeing less illegal immigration into the U.S., some of the illegals already here are starting to pack up and go home.
Enrique Hubbard, the Mexican consul general at the consulate office in Dallas Texas, reports a large increase of the number of Mexican nationals seeking information as to what paperwork they would need to go home for good, as well as documentation for enrolling their children in Mexican schools.
Since August of last year, more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants have returned to their home countries.
Whatever the reasons behind this exodus are; a lack of work for these folks due to a softening American economy, or more rigid enforcement of immigration rules by law enforcement, a few things are apparent.
This migration should help ease some of the strain on welfare and social services for these people, which have been funded with billions of dollars paid in taxes by American citizens.
And for the bleeding hearts who have been claiming for years that the illegal immigrants were “only doing jobs that Americans wouldn’t do”, those jobs will now revert to the workers who were doing them before.
Legal, taxpaying United States citizens.
If there is anything positive to be seen in the current economic climate, it may be the fact that not only are we seeing less illegal immigration into the U.S., some of the illegals already here are starting to pack up and go home.
Enrique Hubbard, the Mexican consul general at the consulate office in Dallas Texas, reports a large increase of the number of Mexican nationals seeking information as to what paperwork they would need to go home for good, as well as documentation for enrolling their children in Mexican schools.
Since August of last year, more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants have returned to their home countries.
Whatever the reasons behind this exodus are; a lack of work for these folks due to a softening American economy, or more rigid enforcement of immigration rules by law enforcement, a few things are apparent.
This migration should help ease some of the strain on welfare and social services for these people, which have been funded with billions of dollars paid in taxes by American citizens.
And for the bleeding hearts who have been claiming for years that the illegal immigrants were “only doing jobs that Americans wouldn’t do”, those jobs will now revert to the workers who were doing them before.
Legal, taxpaying United States citizens.
My Appeal To The ACLU UPDATE
(Originally published March 2010)
Regular visitors to this site probably never expected to see me call out to the ACLU for assistance.
Truth be told, never in my wildest dreams did I see it happening either.
However, the Obama administration is forcing me to do so.
Otherwise, I may be headed to jail.
A few days ago, I wrote of a plan working it’s way through Congress that would require all working Americans to be issued and carry a National ID card, supposedly as a means of controlling illegal immigration.
I’ve just finished reading a news report that the bill could be presented to President Obama as early as this coming week.
And this is why I will need the help of someone from the American Civil Liberties Union.
Because I flat-out refuse to carry such a card.
Chris Calabrese of the ACLU had this to say about the plan:
“We’re talking about fingerprinting every single american worker, and that card, in turn, will probably be used not only to work but also to travel, to vote, perhaps even to own a gun.”
I have no idea what the penalties might be for refusing to knuckle under to this scheme that is right out of a police state, but I will say this to the two main sponsors of this national ID plan,
Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsay Graham:
See You In Court!
Regular visitors to this site probably never expected to see me call out to the ACLU for assistance.
Truth be told, never in my wildest dreams did I see it happening either.
However, the Obama administration is forcing me to do so.
Otherwise, I may be headed to jail.
A few days ago, I wrote of a plan working it’s way through Congress that would require all working Americans to be issued and carry a National ID card, supposedly as a means of controlling illegal immigration.
I’ve just finished reading a news report that the bill could be presented to President Obama as early as this coming week.
And this is why I will need the help of someone from the American Civil Liberties Union.
Because I flat-out refuse to carry such a card.
Chris Calabrese of the ACLU had this to say about the plan:
“We’re talking about fingerprinting every single american worker, and that card, in turn, will probably be used not only to work but also to travel, to vote, perhaps even to own a gun.”
I have no idea what the penalties might be for refusing to knuckle under to this scheme that is right out of a police state, but I will say this to the two main sponsors of this national ID plan,
Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsay Graham:
See You In Court!
Illegal Immigration Is Making America A Police State
(Originally published in March 2010)
Both Republicans and Democrats have failed to take any meaningful steps in the battle against illegal immigration.
And the few who have tried to take steps against the influx of illegal aliens, such as Hazleton Pennsylvania mayor Lou Barletta, find their city ordinances being challenged in federal court, with little to no support from the government, in fact the feds are usually the ones issuing the challenge.
So what have our brain-dead members of Congress come up with now?
Democrat Senator Charles Schumer and Republican Lindsey Graham are behind a bill that will require all American workers to carry a biometric identification card.
I guess I had better win the lottery pretty soon, because I will be damned if I will allow the government to fingerprint me as if I were a common criminal.
Taking the fingerprints of someone who is joining the armed forces, or is working for the government in a security-sensitive position is one thing, but you mean to tell me that the best idea Congress can come up with to fight illegal immigration is scan the fingerprints of a teenager applying for a job at Burger King?
To showcase just how ludicrous this idea is, you need look no further than the fact that, on this issue, the ACLU and I are in agreement.
“It is fundamentally a massive invasion of people’s privacy,” said Chris Calabrese, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.
“We’re not only talking about fingerprinting every American, treating ordinary Americans like criminals in order to work.
“We’re also talking about a card that would quickly spread from work to voting to travel to pretty much every aspect of American life that requires identification.”
Calabrese makes some excellent points, and I for one will go on record right now as saying that I won’t stand for it.
And I have a feeling that I’m far from being the only one who feels that way.
Both Republicans and Democrats have failed to take any meaningful steps in the battle against illegal immigration.
And the few who have tried to take steps against the influx of illegal aliens, such as Hazleton Pennsylvania mayor Lou Barletta, find their city ordinances being challenged in federal court, with little to no support from the government, in fact the feds are usually the ones issuing the challenge.
So what have our brain-dead members of Congress come up with now?
Democrat Senator Charles Schumer and Republican Lindsey Graham are behind a bill that will require all American workers to carry a biometric identification card.
I guess I had better win the lottery pretty soon, because I will be damned if I will allow the government to fingerprint me as if I were a common criminal.
Taking the fingerprints of someone who is joining the armed forces, or is working for the government in a security-sensitive position is one thing, but you mean to tell me that the best idea Congress can come up with to fight illegal immigration is scan the fingerprints of a teenager applying for a job at Burger King?
To showcase just how ludicrous this idea is, you need look no further than the fact that, on this issue, the ACLU and I are in agreement.
“It is fundamentally a massive invasion of people’s privacy,” said Chris Calabrese, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.
“We’re not only talking about fingerprinting every American, treating ordinary Americans like criminals in order to work.
“We’re also talking about a card that would quickly spread from work to voting to travel to pretty much every aspect of American life that requires identification.”
Calabrese makes some excellent points, and I for one will go on record right now as saying that I won’t stand for it.
And I have a feeling that I’m far from being the only one who feels that way.
Barack Obama:Enemy Of The People
With each passing day,it becomes more and more apparent that President Obama is more concerned with how he appears to liberals in general than he cares about the safety and well-being of the American public.
His latest example of putting style over substance is his threat to have the Department of Justice take legal action against Arizona’s recently passed immigration control law.
The measure, SB1070, which is an adaptation of a rarely-enforced federal statute, is seen by bleeding hearts as a “threat to civil rights.”
Such an attitude completely ignores the monetary strain that illegal immigrants place upon social services, not to mention the increase in violent crime, drug dealing, etc. that Wasington has overlooked for years.
So Mr. President, if I where you I would spend some time thinking about the civil rights of American citizens.
Even the ones who were misguided enough to vote for you.
His latest example of putting style over substance is his threat to have the Department of Justice take legal action against Arizona’s recently passed immigration control law.
The measure, SB1070, which is an adaptation of a rarely-enforced federal statute, is seen by bleeding hearts as a “threat to civil rights.”
Such an attitude completely ignores the monetary strain that illegal immigrants place upon social services, not to mention the increase in violent crime, drug dealing, etc. that Wasington has overlooked for years.
So Mr. President, if I where you I would spend some time thinking about the civil rights of American citizens.
Even the ones who were misguided enough to vote for you.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
The Obama White House Fails AGAIN On Illegal Immigration
The White House had announced in July that by August 1st National Guard troops would be stationed on the Arizona border, the main entrance point for illegal immigrants.
On August 11th, Department of Homeland Security chief Janet Napalitano said it would still be weeks before the troops, which were supposed to have been in place 10 days earlier, would begin to arrive.
The White House is blaming the delay on the difficulties involved in the logistics of the deployment.
So let me see if I understand this.
The same administration that is promising to begin bringing home thousands of U.S. troops from Iraq can’t figure out how to move 1,200 National Guard troops from one part of America to another part of America.
Don’t stop sending our troops the care packages just yet.
And Napolitano?
She’s doing what she usually does.
On August 11th, Department of Homeland Security chief Janet Napalitano said it would still be weeks before the troops, which were supposed to have been in place 10 days earlier, would begin to arrive.
The White House is blaming the delay on the difficulties involved in the logistics of the deployment.
So let me see if I understand this.
The same administration that is promising to begin bringing home thousands of U.S. troops from Iraq can’t figure out how to move 1,200 National Guard troops from one part of America to another part of America.
Don’t stop sending our troops the care packages just yet.
And Napolitano?
She’s doing what she usually does.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Barletta Releases Contribution Info, Kanjo Says NO
Today is July 15th, which is the deadline for filing financial reports with the FEC.
And as always, Lou Barletta is much more open and honest with the voters than his opponent Paul Kanjorski.
when asked by a local newspaper reporter how much money Kanjorski's campaign has raised this quarter, spokesman Ed Mitchell stated "You'll have to wait until it's posted on the FEC site, just like every other media outlet."
It would seem Mr. Mitchell has the same regard for the intelligence of the voters as Paul Kanjorski does.
Sorry Ed, but after the reports are made public, we will learn that a LOT of Kanjorski's campaign contributions came from the PAC's of investment houses and sub-prime mortage lenders.
Lou Barletta, on the other hand, had no problem with disclosing the fact that his COngressional campaign raised slightly over $515,000, most of which came from working-class folks contributing 10 or 20 dollars.
And that, Mr. Kanjorski, doesn't bode well for you come November.
Because it shows that, while you may have the big political action committes and the Wall Street boys on your side, Lou Barletta has someone much more important on his side.
The voters.
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And as always, Lou Barletta is much more open and honest with the voters than his opponent Paul Kanjorski.
when asked by a local newspaper reporter how much money Kanjorski's campaign has raised this quarter, spokesman Ed Mitchell stated "You'll have to wait until it's posted on the FEC site, just like every other media outlet."
It would seem Mr. Mitchell has the same regard for the intelligence of the voters as Paul Kanjorski does.
Sorry Ed, but after the reports are made public, we will learn that a LOT of Kanjorski's campaign contributions came from the PAC's of investment houses and sub-prime mortage lenders.
Lou Barletta, on the other hand, had no problem with disclosing the fact that his COngressional campaign raised slightly over $515,000, most of which came from working-class folks contributing 10 or 20 dollars.
And that, Mr. Kanjorski, doesn't bode well for you come November.
Because it shows that, while you may have the big political action committes and the Wall Street boys on your side, Lou Barletta has someone much more important on his side.
The voters.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Barletta Wants Debates, Kanjorski Gives Excuses
On June 25th, Lou Barletta challenged his opponent Paul Kanjorski to a series of 11 debates.
He wants 6 of the debates to be aired on Northeastern Pa. talk radio station WILK.
And he wants to do them during the summer.
Barletta said the other 5 debates could take place during the fall, some of them to be televised.
Ed Mitchell, the spokesman for Kanjorski’s campaign, has already started with the “The Congressman has to focus on his schedule in Congress" excuses as a way of ducking Barletta.
He also claims that “ Lou Barletta can’t raise any money” and “This is just a ploy for free publicity”.
I can see that Mr. Mitchell isn’t one to be dissuaded by reality. These debates wouldn’t raise any money, and why should Kanjorski care when he has 2 million bucks to spend.
The money Barletta has on hand is chump change compared to that.
The reality is that the Kanjorski camp has repeatedly accused Barletta of being a “one trick pony”, with only one issue under his belt, illegal immigration.
The fact that Barletta wants public debates on issues such as social security, health care, the economy, the war in Iraq………. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAIT A MINUTE!!!
That’s why they don’t want to debate Barletta.
Big Paul might have to answer a question about “stretching the facts”.
Or how someone with a net worth over 6 million dollars could be considered middle class.
Now I get it.
Maybe this Mitchell dude is smarter than I thought.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
What Lou Didn't Do
There are some misguided folks out there saying:
“Well, Lou Barletta didn’t do this, and Lou Barletta didn’t do that”.
And it’s true.
There are a lot of things Lou Barletta hasn’t done.
Lou Barletta never “stretched the truth about ending the war in Iraq in order to win an election.
Lou Barletta has never denied saying something that he said.
Lou Barletta has never been profiled by Fox news for shady political dealings.
Lou Barletta didn’t waste millions of taxpayer dollars for feasibility studies for hair brained schemes like inflatable dams and monorails.
Lou Barletta hasn’t paid his own brother 30,000 dollars out of a political action fund to rent office space in a building his brother just happens to own.
Lou Barletta never had a hand in getting a three million dollar earmark for a company in Colorado that just happens to employ one of his nephews.
And Lou Barletta certainly never gave his family members 9.3 million dollars in federal funds so they could waste it in trying to do a job that none of them had the least amount of qualifications for.
“Well, Lou Barletta didn’t do this, and Lou Barletta didn’t do that”.
And it’s true.
There are a lot of things Lou Barletta hasn’t done.
Lou Barletta never “stretched the truth about ending the war in Iraq in order to win an election.
Lou Barletta has never denied saying something that he said.
Lou Barletta has never been profiled by Fox news for shady political dealings.
Lou Barletta didn’t waste millions of taxpayer dollars for feasibility studies for hair brained schemes like inflatable dams and monorails.
Lou Barletta hasn’t paid his own brother 30,000 dollars out of a political action fund to rent office space in a building his brother just happens to own.
Lou Barletta never had a hand in getting a three million dollar earmark for a company in Colorado that just happens to employ one of his nephews.
And Lou Barletta certainly never gave his family members 9.3 million dollars in federal funds so they could waste it in trying to do a job that none of them had the least amount of qualifications for.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Same Old Same Old
A recent story in Hazleton ’s daily newspaper, the Standard-Speaker, outlines the claims of various Hispanic advocacy groups that Hazleton ’s Illegal Immigration Relief Act has cost the city of Hazleton more than 20 Hispanic-owned businesses.
Let’s examine some of their statements:
The Reverend Luis Cortez of Esperanza USA said “Illegal immigrants have been unfairly lumped in with legal Latino citizens.
He also claims that “The business owners who left were just afraid..that they were no longer wanted”.
The Reverend Jane Hess of the Faith United Church of Christ claims “We should hold government accountable (regarding illegal immigration), not take the law into our own hands” and “Mayor Barletta’s use of the term “illegal immigrant” is inflammatory”.
As usual, these folks are long on rhetoric and short on solutions.
Regarding Reverend Cortez’s claim of illegal immigrants being unfairly lumped in with legal Latino citizens, he should examine his own statement a little more carefully.
Illegal immigrants as opposed to legal Latino citizens.
Yes Reverend, as your own words show,there is a difference.
One group chose to come to America and go through the process of becoming U.S. citizens, the other did not. There is a distinction.
And the Illegal Immigration Relief Act did not target all Hispanics, rather it’s purpose is to hold accountable firms that employ or landlords who rent to individuals who are in this country illegally.
I am also curious as to why the Esperanza USA website does not mention the issue of illegal immigration.
An examination of that issue would seem to be a given for a Latino advocacy group, yet the focus of the website seems to be targeted to Hispanics that are legal U.S. citizens.
And to all those who claim that the process to become a citizen is too onerous, how is it that so many Latino’s have done so?
It surely cannot be any more difficult now than it was for my ancestors, who came to the U.S, unable to speak English and certainly did not have all the support systems and assistance that is available today..
It only seems logical that Reverend Cortez’s group should provide at least some information as to how to obtain U.S. citizenship.
As to the reverend’s claim about business owners leaving Hazleton because they were afraid they were no longer wanted, I fail to understand the logic of that statement also.
I have made numerous visits to the Hazleton Wal-Mart, both before and after the IIRA was proposed, and the predominant language I’ve heard spoken was Spanish.
So I can’t help but draw the conclusion that Wal-Mart was more of a factor in these stores closing than any proposed ordinance was.
Perhaps the citizenship status, or lack thereof, of the store owners and/or their employees was a factor in the closings. And I surely don’t recall anyone picketing outside of a Latino-owned establishment demanding that the proprietors leave town.
Reverend Hess’s statement about holding government accountable and not taking the law into our own hands also misses the mark.
No one is taking the law into their own hands; there are no bands of vigilantes roaming the streets of Hazleton targeting Hispanics.
To my way of thinking, the purpose of the IIRA is to attempt to remedy the fact that the federal government is NOT accountable.
If the government had been doing it’s job, cities and towns across the U.S. would not be passing laws whose aim is basically the same as those set forth in the IIRA.
As to Reverend Hess’s statement that Mayor Barletta’s use of the term “illegal immigrant” is inflammatory, I’m baffled.
Reverend, if someone enters a country without going through the proper channels and/or without the proper documentation, that person is an illegal immigrant in the eyes of that country.
However, I highly doubt that any country other than the United States would provide me with welfare benefits, allow me access to hospital emergency rooms, educate my children, etc.
All that the Reverends Cortez and Hess have don e is trot out the same old tired cliches’
without addressing the real issues
Rather than spending all their time deriding the efforts of people like Mayor Barletta, perhaps they should shift their focus towards helping these people understand tbhat they need to become legal U.S. citizens and to assimilate into OUR culture and way of life, not wait for us to change our way of life to suit them.
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Let’s examine some of their statements:
The Reverend Luis Cortez of Esperanza USA said “Illegal immigrants have been unfairly lumped in with legal Latino citizens.
He also claims that “The business owners who left were just afraid..that they were no longer wanted”.
The Reverend Jane Hess of the Faith United Church of Christ claims “We should hold government accountable (regarding illegal immigration), not take the law into our own hands” and “Mayor Barletta’s use of the term “illegal immigrant” is inflammatory”.
As usual, these folks are long on rhetoric and short on solutions.
Regarding Reverend Cortez’s claim of illegal immigrants being unfairly lumped in with legal Latino citizens, he should examine his own statement a little more carefully.
Illegal immigrants as opposed to legal Latino citizens.
Yes Reverend, as your own words show,there is a difference.
One group chose to come to America and go through the process of becoming U.S. citizens, the other did not. There is a distinction.
And the Illegal Immigration Relief Act did not target all Hispanics, rather it’s purpose is to hold accountable firms that employ or landlords who rent to individuals who are in this country illegally.
I am also curious as to why the Esperanza USA website does not mention the issue of illegal immigration.
An examination of that issue would seem to be a given for a Latino advocacy group, yet the focus of the website seems to be targeted to Hispanics that are legal U.S. citizens.
And to all those who claim that the process to become a citizen is too onerous, how is it that so many Latino’s have done so?
It surely cannot be any more difficult now than it was for my ancestors, who came to the U.S, unable to speak English and certainly did not have all the support systems and assistance that is available today..
It only seems logical that Reverend Cortez’s group should provide at least some information as to how to obtain U.S. citizenship.
As to the reverend’s claim about business owners leaving Hazleton because they were afraid they were no longer wanted, I fail to understand the logic of that statement also.
I have made numerous visits to the Hazleton Wal-Mart, both before and after the IIRA was proposed, and the predominant language I’ve heard spoken was Spanish.
So I can’t help but draw the conclusion that Wal-Mart was more of a factor in these stores closing than any proposed ordinance was.
Perhaps the citizenship status, or lack thereof, of the store owners and/or their employees was a factor in the closings. And I surely don’t recall anyone picketing outside of a Latino-owned establishment demanding that the proprietors leave town.
Reverend Hess’s statement about holding government accountable and not taking the law into our own hands also misses the mark.
No one is taking the law into their own hands; there are no bands of vigilantes roaming the streets of Hazleton targeting Hispanics.
To my way of thinking, the purpose of the IIRA is to attempt to remedy the fact that the federal government is NOT accountable.
If the government had been doing it’s job, cities and towns across the U.S. would not be passing laws whose aim is basically the same as those set forth in the IIRA.
As to Reverend Hess’s statement that Mayor Barletta’s use of the term “illegal immigrant” is inflammatory, I’m baffled.
Reverend, if someone enters a country without going through the proper channels and/or without the proper documentation, that person is an illegal immigrant in the eyes of that country.
However, I highly doubt that any country other than the United States would provide me with welfare benefits, allow me access to hospital emergency rooms, educate my children, etc.
All that the Reverends Cortez and Hess have don e is trot out the same old tired cliches’
without addressing the real issues
Rather than spending all their time deriding the efforts of people like Mayor Barletta, perhaps they should shift their focus towards helping these people understand tbhat they need to become legal U.S. citizens and to assimilate into OUR culture and way of life, not wait for us to change our way of life to suit them.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Lou Barletta hits a home run in Kankorski's ballpark
On Sunday April 6th, 11th Congressional District candidate Lou Barletta attended a fund-raising breakfast in Newport Township to raise funds for Newport Township EMS.For those of you not familiar, Newport is just a stone's throw away from Paul Kanjorski's hometown of Nanticoke.
The fire and ambulance personnel had no advance notice that Mayor Lou would be making an appearance.
It pleased me beyond words to see the amount of people in the heart of Kanjorski country expressing their support for Lou.
Mr. Barletta was already there when my family and I arrived, and a constant stream of well wishers was approaching him.
One of the EMS people told me "It's been like this since he walked through the door. People want to shake his hand, get pictures taken, or just tell him he has their vote."
I spoke to him for a moment, and then my family and I sat down to eat.
After half and hour or so, the folks approaching him finally eased off enough so that he could sit down to breakfast.
And as soon as rose from the table, it started all over again.
I could draw various conclusions from this, but one thing I'm sure of:
If this is the sort of reception Mayor Barletta can get in Paul Kanjorski's backyard, we'll be calling him Congressman Barletta soon.
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The fire and ambulance personnel had no advance notice that Mayor Lou would be making an appearance.
It pleased me beyond words to see the amount of people in the heart of Kanjorski country expressing their support for Lou.
Mr. Barletta was already there when my family and I arrived, and a constant stream of well wishers was approaching him.
One of the EMS people told me "It's been like this since he walked through the door. People want to shake his hand, get pictures taken, or just tell him he has their vote."
I spoke to him for a moment, and then my family and I sat down to eat.
After half and hour or so, the folks approaching him finally eased off enough so that he could sit down to breakfast.
And as soon as rose from the table, it started all over again.
I could draw various conclusions from this, but one thing I'm sure of:
If this is the sort of reception Mayor Barletta can get in Paul Kanjorski's backyard, we'll be calling him Congressman Barletta soon.
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Hiding in Hazleton
Hazleton's daily newspaper, the Standard-Speaker, recently ran a story about a woman named Rosalinda.
Rosalinda came to America eight years ago on a temporary work visa and apparently never left when the visa expired.
Her three children, also illegals, joined her two years later.She lives in such fear of her status being discovered that she limits her daily routine to such things as going to and from work or shopping for groceries.
She supports herself and her three children with a job that pays her $7.00 an hour.
And I should mention that this interview was done through an interpreter, it would seem that Rosalinda couldn’t speak English.
This is somewhat confusing.
Here is a prime example of the type of person Congress would grant amnesty.
Congress would have us believe that a woman who has lived in America for EIGHT YEARS without bothering to learn to speak English,supporting herself and 3 children on seven dollars an hour is going to return to her native country, re-enter the U.S. legally,(don't forget she was here on a "guest worker visa" save enough money to pay a fine, and become a productive member of society. Not yet another drain on the welfare system.If this were a comedy routine, the comic would get a standing ovation.
Rosalinda came to America eight years ago on a temporary work visa and apparently never left when the visa expired.
Her three children, also illegals, joined her two years later.She lives in such fear of her status being discovered that she limits her daily routine to such things as going to and from work or shopping for groceries.
She supports herself and her three children with a job that pays her $7.00 an hour.
And I should mention that this interview was done through an interpreter, it would seem that Rosalinda couldn’t speak English.
This is somewhat confusing.
Here is a prime example of the type of person Congress would grant amnesty.
Congress would have us believe that a woman who has lived in America for EIGHT YEARS without bothering to learn to speak English,supporting herself and 3 children on seven dollars an hour is going to return to her native country, re-enter the U.S. legally,(don't forget she was here on a "guest worker visa" save enough money to pay a fine, and become a productive member of society. Not yet another drain on the welfare system.If this were a comedy routine, the comic would get a standing ovation.
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