Posted on 12/20/2006 6:59:57 PM PST by Ladycalif
Media Advisory
U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA-
December 19, 2006 Contact: Tara Setmayer
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Rep. Rohrabacher Joins Convicted Border Agent For Major Petition Announcement and Support Rally To Pressure President For Pardon
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When: Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:30pm PST
Where: Old Orange County Courthouse (Front Steps) 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd. Santa Ana, CA 92701 http://www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse/
What:Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) in an effort to turn up the pressure on President Bush to pardon Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean will be joined by convicted agent Jose Compean and family to announce a petition signed by over 140,000 Americans supporting their commutation. This event is another attempt in a series of efforts by Rep. Rohrabacher and other members of Congress to convince President Bush to do the right thing and pardon these unjustly convicted agents. Rep. Rohrabacher recently sent a letter to the president, signed by over 50 congressmen demanding his intervention. Mr. Compean's sister is a constituent and resident of Huntingdon Beach, CA.
Who: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) Jose Compean, convicted Border Patrol Agent Grassfire.Org Friends of the Border Patrol National Border Patrol Council California Coalition for Immigration Reform
Ramos and Compean Ping
I sent out some e-mails on this one today.
Thanks, I will be there. :-)
I wonder if John & Ken from KFI radio will be there. They sure covered this story on their program and they were pissed.
At first I couldn't believe Bush would let this happen. Now I'm thinking he's sending a message, "Don't mess with illegals."
When it comes to the issue of illegal immigration and border security, Bush is a bigger disgrace than Clinton.
Group Calls for Pardon of Convicted Border Patrol Agents
(CNSNews.com) - A grassroots group is present more than 155,000 petitions from citizens demanding that President Bush pardon two U.S. border agents set to begin serving time for shooting a suspected Mexican drug smuggler. Grassfire.org will join Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) and present the petitions on Thursday in Santa Ana, Calif., during a 1:30 pm (Pacific time) news conference. Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were sentenced to 11 to 12 years for shooting Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, an illegal alien, as he fled back to Mexico after trying to deliver 743 pounds of marijuana inside the U.S. "Because of the actions of these two agents, more than a million dollars in illegal drugs were stopped from being sold to our children. Bringing felony charges against them is simply outrageous," Steve Elliott, president of Grassfire.org, said in a statement. "These men stood heroically for us at the border, and now it is our opportunity to stand up for them." The group has also launched a fax campaign to key lawmakers that led to more than 15,000 faxes flooding key offices, including the White House and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. "Thursday's press conference is a last chance effort to motivate President Bush to do the right thing and pardon these men who have been victimized by our legal system," Elliott said. See Earlier Story
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
JOSE COMPEAN IN STUDIO TOMORROW!
Posted by The John and Ken Show @ 5:54 pm
AGENT JOSE COMPEAN WILL MAKE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE ON THE JOHN AND KEN SHOW TOMORROW AT 3:00!
Border agents plead for ‘Christmas pardon’
A Border Patrol agent sentenced to prison along with his partner for shooting and wounding a man smuggling drugs into the U.S. will appear with a congressman tomorrow at a rally asking President Bush to offer a pardon.
Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos, were sentenced to 12 years and 11 years, respectively, in October by U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso, Texas. The drug smuggler was granted immunity for his testimony.
Compean will be joined by family; Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R, Calif.; Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist; and members of other border-security groups such as Friends of the Border Patrol at the courthouse in Santa Ana, Calif., at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time tomorrow. . .
I've warned you before about abusing FR sidebars and I won't warn you again. Further abuses may result in suspensions. In the meantime, since you decided to place this in Announcements (where it didn't belong), I chatted it.
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They probably won't BE there (because of the time of day), but you can BET that kfi will report on it.
As will J&K later...
"I've warned you before about abusing FR sidebars and I won't warn you again. Further abuses may result in suspensions. In the meantime, since you decided to place this in Announcements (where it didn't belong), I chatted it."
For future reference, please explain what *abusing FR sidebars* means? Does it have anything to do with the content of the thread? Thanks for your service!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MODS!
What is F&F and what is FNC?
F & F is Fox and Friends on FNC which is Fox News Channel!!!
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You going to be able to attend this?
No. I have an office party to go to. Right at that time of day.
But I would LOVE to be there!!!
I will be there... will get pictures.
Thank you!
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