Jul
13
Maybe it’s time we all learned Esperanto
July 13, 2010 | 3 Comments
Every time you think you’ve come across the stupidest judicial decision you’ve ever seen, remember that some gang of idiots is prepared to do you one better. Enter the New Jersey Supreme Court: Police in New Jersey must explain the state’s implied consent law to motorists in a language that they understand, the state Supreme [...]
Jun
25
Democracy in Action
June 25, 2010 | 3 Comments
This Youtube is making its way around the blogosphere. There was a debate in Milwaukee over whether or not the city should boycott the state of Arizona. The fact that they are even debating this is moronic enough, but up stepped County Supervisor Peggy West to up the ante: Everyone is jumping on the fact [...]
Jun
1
The real enemy
June 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
As mentioned a few posts back, Joe Hargrave has written some great posts defending the Arizona illegal immigration law, as well as some other great posts on the issue of illegal immigration in general, in particular here. I think he identifies all of the major issues, and I basically concur with the solutions he offers [...]
Jun
1
Fighting those evil fascists
June 1, 2010 | 3 Comments
This might be the most perfect blog post ever – equal parts biting satire, snark, and insightful political commentary. Kudos to Joe Hargrave. On Saturday an estimated 10-20,000 people descended upon downtown Phoenix to protest SB 1070, Arizona’s new draconian fascist anti-Mexican immigrant hating legislation. For exercising their first amendment right to petition the government [...]
May
25
A day of infamy
May 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
Last week, President Calderone of Mexico spoke before a joint session of Congress, and did what any foreign dignitary, asked to speak before a joint session of the Congress or Parliament of the host country would do – he criticized a law passed by a sovereign state of said country. And Democrats (and maybe even [...]
May
10
Now that is some fine pandering
May 10, 2010 | 2 Comments
It’s only May, but we’ve found a winner for the most shameless pandering of the 2010 election cycle: Evidently the original idea of showing McCain shooting a fleeing Mexican was considered just a little bit too over the top, so they went with the much more subtle approach. The final sequence is just absolute (unintentional) [...]
May
3
Make my day
May 3, 2010 | 3 Comments
I love baseball. I have been watching the game since the age of seven. Anyone even remotely familiar with me knows my passion for the game. But I will not hesitate for one second to completely ditch the game that I love if Major League Baseball actually take this idiot’s advice and removes the 2011 [...]
Apr
28
Unfair law already having impact
April 28, 2010 | 4 Comments
Wow, that was quick. Florinda Fabiola Lorenzo-DeSimilian was arrested at her home last Tuesday for allegedly selling $2 phone cards without a license, a misdemeanor. Her fingerprints were taken when she was booked into the Prince George’s County Correctional Center. Those prints were sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI forwarded them to [...]
Apr
27
Outrageous
April 27, 2010 | 3 Comments
Byron York provides some fresh perspective on the Arizona immigration bill. Has anyone actually read the law? Contrary to the talk, it is a reasonable, limited, carefully-crafted measure designed to help law enforcement deal with a serious problem in Arizona. Its authors anticipated criticism and went to great lengths to make sure it is constitutional [...]
Apr
26
“Justice”
April 26, 2010 | 6 Comments
Racist demagogue Al Sharpton is heading down to Arizona to fight the recently signed legislation that I blogged about last week. Here’s the money quote from Sharpton: This is a fight for justice and fairness for everyone. Yankel Rosenbaum could not be reached for comment. I admit that I still have some mixed feelings about [...]
Apr
21
Arizona proposes tough anti-illegal alien bill
April 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
Well, the state of Arizona sure is taking a cautious approach here. The Arizona state Senate on Monday passed an extensive immigration bill that is widely considered to be some of the toughest immigration legislation in the nation, requiring police officers to determine whether a person is in the United States legally. Currently, officers can [...]
Mar
21
That’s some really bad timing
March 21, 2010 | Comments Off
There was a massive rally today in Washington DC on the Mall to fight for “immigration reform.” There were more people on the Mall than I think I’ve ever seen in my life. The only reason I know there was such a rally was because we went into the city to meet the Darwins. Had [...]
Sep
16
And hillbillies want to be called “Sons of the Soil,” but it ain’t gonna happen
September 16, 2009 | Comments Off
Via Volokh: As the heated debates over health care and immigration reform collide, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists calls on our nation’s news media to stop using the dehumanizing term “illegals” as a noun to refer to undocumented immigrants. NAHJ has long advocated for accurate terminology in news media’s coverage of immigration. NAHJ is [...]
Jan
23
I just saved three bucks
January 23, 2009 | 3 Comments
I was walking to the greasy, hole-in-the-wall Chinese fast food place to get some lunch, when I saw a poster in their window: “Reform not Raids.” It was an anti, anti-illegal immigration thing. Right now I’m eating a burrito I purchased from 7-11.