22 May 2008
News and Comments - 05/22/08
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: What's News .
I had amnesia once — or twice.
9 Comments so far...
Joy Bischoff Says:
22 May 2008 at 12:02 am.
Peter Anderson sent me this good news:
AgJobs Amnesty Stripped from Iraq Spending Bill
Take Action!
Your Calls Worked!
UPDATE: The AgJobs amnesty was stripped from the Iraq Supplemental bill. Now when the Senate votes on funding for our troops, there will not be an amnesty hidden inside. Your calls worked!!
Previous alert:
One year ago this week, Eagle Forum members rose up nationwide to crash the phones in the U.S. Senate, letting Senators know that amnesty is not an option. Well, the Senate is at it again!
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed an amnesty amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). This week the Senate will vote on the AgJobs amnesty, which is included in the Iraq Supplemental Funding bill (H.R. 2642). How outrageous that an amnesty is hidden in a bill to fund our troops!
Details of the Senate AgJobs Amnesty:
* Grants a 5-year amnesty to up 1.35 million agriculture workers. There is no indication of what will happen after the 5-year visa runs out.
* Allows spouses and children to receive the amnesty, upping the number to at least 3 million.
* Triples the maximum number of H-2B visas for lower skill, non-agriculture seasonal workers.
We already have an H-2A temporary seasonal worker program, which has no limit to the number of workers farmers can import. We don’t need an amnesty to legalize millions of low-skilled workers and their families.
The Senate will vote this week. Please light up the phones like we did last year and tell your Senators to vote NO on the AgJobs amnesty!
Enter your zip code in the “Call Now” box to find the numbers for your U.S. Senators!
Cameron Says:
22 May 2008 at 6:07 am.
Mexican officials are in a really tight spot. They are targets for assassination from drug cartels and if they become corrupted then the rival cartel kills them.
op Mexican state police official killed Wed May 21, 6:32 PM ET
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s drug violence has claimed another top police official: the second-in-command in the central state of Morelos.
The body of Victor Enrique Payan was found with a second, unidentified Morelos state police officer late Tuesday in the trunk of a car south of Mexico City, city police official Miguel Amelio Gomez said Wednesday.
Attached to their bodies was a message warning against joining the Sinaloa drug cartel, based in the northwestern state of the same name. Authorities could not immediately explain the message, but were investigating to see if the officials had any ties to drug traffickers.
Mexican police have a history of corruption, and a number of police and soldiers sent to fight the cartels have ended up joining them.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_violence;_ylt=AqroEyk2RREKmXdotp1BHEdvaA8F
Cameron Says:
22 May 2008 at 9:35 am.
Texas officials rebuffed at sect ranch’s gate
ELDORADO, Texas - Child welfare authorities returned once again to a Texas polygamous sect’s ranch, but this time they never made it past the gate.
Twice on Wednesday, Child Protective Services workers escorted by a sheriff’s deputy asked to be allowed back onto the Yearning For Zion Ranch to search for any children who may have shown up since officials took more than 460 children into custody six weeks ago.
They told a guard and a leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which runs the ranch, they wanted to check on reports of more children.
The response? Not without a warrant.
“The people they are looking for, I cannot produce them, because they don’t exist,” said Willie Jessop, a sect elder. But “if they bring in their heavy law enforcement and raid us again, I cannot stop them.”
Child welfare spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner said the agency wanted to investigate reports of children who may have arrived at the ranch in the weeks since the children were taken and put in foster care.
The child welfare agency could seek a court order to force ranch residents to allow officials in, but Meisner declined to say whether the agency would seek one.
Jessop said he wasn’t certain whether children were on the 1,700-acre ranch. He added that if there were, they would have arrived with parents who came to comfort relatives after the April 3 raid, which was conducted with a search warrant.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_re_us/polygamist_retreat_34;_ylt=AmFPN4fSZqJ5MT6bPnkANukE1vAI
Benjamin Says:
22 May 2008 at 12:24 pm.
I have been saying fine to a woman but not this woman but after reading this article, I am thinking they may be right. It could be a long time a woman is president. There really isn’t anyone else positioned to make a strong move to the white house any time soon. Pelosi wouldn’t have any support.
The ‘Not Clinton’ Excuse
A woman? Yes. But not that woman.
It is the platitude of the moment, an automatic rejoinder to any suggestion that Hillary Clinton has struggled so desperately — and so far unsuccessfully — to grasp the Democratic presidential nomination in some measure because she is female.
It isn’t the woman part, the rationale goes. It’s the Clinton part: that “polarizing” persona and “unlikable” demeanor. The unappetizing thought of President “Billary.” The more inspirational quest by Barack Obama to become the country’s first black president.
Yet the question remains: If not now, when? If not Hillary, who?
The record suggests that if Clinton is not the nominee, no woman will seriously contend for the White House for another generation. This was the outcome of the 1984 Geraldine Ferraro experiment. After 24 years, Ferraro remains the only woman ever to run for national office on a major-party ticket. And she was selected, not elected, as a vice presidential candidate.
Benjamin Says:
22 May 2008 at 12:33 pm.
I just pulled this from Drudge, no article yet, just a headline:
Appeals court rules Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from polygamous sect… Developing…
Saddened Says:
22 May 2008 at 12:37 pm.
Benjamin, that would be so incredible but I’m afraid to get my hopes up. Top officials in Texas would be applying so much pressure to get there actions supported.
E.E. Says:
22 May 2008 at 12:45 pm.
Here is a story from the Washington Post. They are showing the inconsistencies in what the candidates say. Now it is McCain’s turn. The reason I want to share this isn’t because I think McCain is more dishonest than the other two, but it is because he pretends to be so honest. Anyone who followed his campaign against Mitt Romney found out what a liar he is.
Sen. John McCain has long presented himself as that rare bird in politics: an inveterate straight-shooter. But does campaign strain have McCain’s Straight Talk Express veering off course?
A string of incidents stemming from the senator’s two presidential runs suggests he’s no less fallible than any other candidate — and just as capable of adjusting facts to suit his purpose.
Source: “Excerpts from McCain’s Remarks on Confederate Flag,” New York Times, April 20, 2000.
2. Economics Expertise, Jan. 27, 2008
Non-truth: When confronted with his own remarks about his economic prowess during a Republican primary debate, McCain said, “I don’t know where you got that quote from. I’m very well versed in economics.” In a later interview on NBC, McCain added that he’s “very strong on the economy.”
Truth: McCain was asked about a quote he gave The Wall Street Journal in a November 2005 interview in which he admitted he lacked expertise on economic issues. The quote read: “I’m going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. … I still need to be educated.”
McCain told reporters in December 2007, “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.”
Sources: “‘Reform. Reform. Reform.’ John McCain Explains His Eclectic–and Troubling–Economic Philosophy,” Wall Street Journal, Nov. 26, 2005; NBC GOP presidential debate exchange, Jan. 24, 2008; “Meet the Press,” NBC, Jan. 27, 2008.
3. Safety in Baghdad, March 26, 2007
Non-truth: During an April 2007 visit to Baghdad, McCain said in interviews that “General (David) Petraeus goes out there (in Baghdad) almost every day in an unarmored Humvee.” He also said, “There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods today.”
Truth: There are no unarmored Humvees in Iraq. McCain later admitted that he had misspoken regarding public safety in Baghdad. “Of course, I am going to misspeak and I’ve done it on numerous occasions and I probably will do it in the future,” he said. “I regret that when I divert attention to something I said from my message, but you know, that’s just life.”
Sources: “McCain Misspoke on Baghdad Security, He Says,” New York Times, April 8, 2007; “60 Minutes,” CBS, April 8, 2007.
1. Confederate Flag Over South Carolina Capitol, April 19, 2000
During the run-up to the South Carolina Republican primary in February 2000, McCain was asked whether he felt the Confederate flag should be removed from atop the statehouse.
Non-truth: McCain stated publicly that it was up to South Carolinians to decide.
Truth: Two months later McCain said he believed “the flag should be removed” from the Capitol. “I feared that if I answered honestly, I could not win the South Carolina primary. So I chose to compromise my principles,” he said. “I broke my promise to always tell the truth.”
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/22/trail-of-tall-tales-john-mccain/
E.E. Says:
22 May 2008 at 12:49 pm.
This continues the article above but I wanted to put it in its own comment because it is so important. A lot of people are going to vote for him solely because he is against abortion and he will appoint conservative judges. Well I am far from being certain he will keep that promise because there are too many instances where he has not supported pro-life. The press usually hides this so I am glad to see a little about it here.
4. Abortion Stance, Aug. 19, 1999
Non-truth: McCain told The San Francisco Chronicle that “in the short-term or even in the long-term I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.”
Truth: McCain soon after released a statement saying that he has always opposed Roe v. Wade and “as president, I would work toward its repeal.” McCain has a near 0 percent lifetime rating from NARAL, a national abortion rights group.
Sources: “McCain Softens Abortion Stand,” Washington Post, Aug. 24, 1999; “Capital Gang,” CNN, Aug. 28, 1999.
Carrie Says:
22 May 2008 at 3:03 pm.
McCain is so dishonest I don’t know why anybody would think they could trust him. I am glad they did this article.
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