These would sell well as t-shirts or ballcaps.
And here is a link to an article published in the Houston Chronicle on 4/02/2005 - http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/3113779
These guys rock ping.
Chris Simcox, editor of the Tombstone Tumbleweed newspaper and a key organizer of the event, warned participants that they would be under enormous scrutiny. "The media has created this frenzy and this monster," he said. "They are looking for Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster — the vigilante. But they aren't going to find it. The media will be watching everything we do. We are going to be held accountable to the letter of the law. You must abide by every law or you will not succeed."And this man is 100% correct. Any tiny error the Minuteman Project causes the media will be on them like no other.
How can anyone not like old Bill? ;-)
An obvious misspeak. Bush exercises no control over Mexican policy. The Minuteman meant to say that Bush was co-president of the US with Fox since Fox DOES have great influence over Rove,Bush and American policy. But hey, what's more important, protecting our borders or getting a couple of extra % of Hispanic vote.
It's outrageous that the President of the U.S. doesn't know the meaning of the word 'vigilante'.
And it's outrageous that he's done nothing to secure or borders in a time of war.
That is way too flattering.
They are EXPOSING the administration in ways,
the administration does not want to be exposed..
Don't look good for the party..
If Bush EVER caved, nows the time for caving.. to the vilgilantes.. Two choices, cave to Vigils or cave to FOX, any other stance will be seen as caving to FOX by stealth.. Hillery must be rubbing her hands with glee over this.. Democrats are no doubt behind the scenes pressureing Bush to come down on the Vigils..
Their crazy but they ain't stupid..
Would take some extra big brass balls for Bush to close the Mexican border..
I don't think Bush HAZEM... but that is what it would take..
My hat's off to the folks who responded to the Minute Man Project. I wish them safety and success! I'm hoping there is a rise in snakebites for the ACLU, Media and the "monitors".
A job well done thus far. I hope it continues to go well. Finally, people are doing something!
Frankly, I can understand the ACLU's actions. I wouldn't put it past some of the people who would be involved with the Minutemen to open fire on immigrants. Vigilante action is not what our nation is about. In anycase letting one set of nutcases follow another around somewhere that is farther from me than before is always a plus.
The immigration problem is severe, but as long as there are jobs here they can get that pay in an hour what they normally get in a day or a week back home, they will come. If you want real results, lobby your legislators for real punishment of businessmen who employ illegals. If it was a felony offense with a substantial fine and imprisonment attatched, perhaps you'd see a reduction in the problem. Less job opportunities, less immigration. Patrolling the border like this hits the people in the whole system of illegal immigration who already have it worst. Punish the guy who encourages illegal immigration because he wants cheaper labor come harvest time, not the guy who is trying to get his family out of poverty and starvation. If you think this immigraiton is a severe problem, then do something where you're actions will be more effective, not to mention moral. If you can honestly tell me that a vigilante system like this will not result in violence, then you're delusional. Should the border be sealed up more securely? Yes. Should we rely on the fringe elements of our society to do it? Probably not. Should we try to improve how the government handles our border security? Yes.
I thought the MM were going to patrol mostly on private property. The land owners could let MM in and keep ACLU out. ACLU could then go chase themselves. That's what they do anyway.
Have you ever seen ACLU mouthpieces? Wussie little bespectacled girlie men geeks who would shriek and faint if their Guccis stepped on a rattler.
More than likely the ACLU camp follower band will consist of lesbian legal secretaries and the local liberal male elites who will bring along beefalo sandwiches and Mango Gatorade in their L.L. Bean knapsacks. They'll last about 1 day in the desert heat and then retire in elegant retreat to their security-patrolled gated communities.
The Minutemen will stay the course......not the ACLU Minuet-men.
Shall we dance?
Leni
Here is a link to a thread from Spiff posted tonight: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1376393/posts He has been at the border and has written a couple of eyewitness accounts of the project.