The Tony Snow Show - Thurday, April 6, 2006

And here I thought He voted for someone named,"Caesar." LOL

LOL!

A wall works in some places. It worked in San Diego where previously illegals simply stormed the border crossing and overwhelmed the border guards. A wall is not a great idea for out in the desert.

Can mountain lions survive in the desert? Just kidding!

I ask, what's wrong with this story?

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-46cubanshoot,0,4562765.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Cubans shoot 2, killing 1 in migrant smuggling attempt near Pinar del Rio

Associated Press
Posted April 6 2006, 10:12 AM EDT

HAVANA -- The Cuban Coast Guard shot two suspected migrant smugglers from the United States, killing one, when they and a third man refused orders to halt their speed boat as it neared the island, official media said Thursday.

The Communist Party daily Granma said the confrontation occurred early Wednesday morning near Cuba's southern coast in the western province of Pinar del Rio.

The Coast Guard official in charge ordered officers to open fire after the three-man crew aboard the 40-foot boat failed to stop as ordered and launched ``violent sudden attacks'' on a Coast Guard vessel, damaging the craft and almost causing it to overturn, the report said.

It said that two men aboard the U.S.-based boat were wounded by gunfire and taken to a local hospital, where one died Wednesday afternoon, the report said.

Cuban authorities said the identity of the dead man was not immediately known because he did not have any documents and the other two men were not cooperating.

The other two men carried U.S. passports identifying them as Rafael Mesa Farinas and Rosendo Salgado Castro. It was unclear which of those two was wounded, or how seriously.

The passports showed the men had recently visited the Mexican southeastern state of Quintana Roo, where Cuban authorities believe they had planned to take a boatload of illegal migrants.

Cuban authorities later temporarily took into custody 39 people they believe had been scheduled to leave the island on the speedboat: 20 men, 12 women and seven children.

After giving statements to authorities, most were later sent home. Several, however, remained in custody pending further questioning.

The speed boat, named the ``Tiburon Azul,'' is registered to an American man of Cuban origin named John Roberto and has traveled to Cuba numerous times on migrant smuggling trips in the past, many of them through Mexico, the report said.

``The events in the pre-dawn hours of yesterday in the waters south of Pinar del Rio confirm the irresponsible, criminal and aggressive character of United States policy toward Cuba, especial the deliberate use of the theme of migration against the Revolution,'' Granma said in the front page report.

It went on to criticize as ``cynical'' the Cuban Adjustment Act, a 1966 law that grants U.S. residency to most Cubans one year after reaching American soil. That privilege does not apply to apply to immigrants from most other nations.

Under current American policy, most would-be Cuban migrants the U.S. Coast Guard picks up at sea are returned to the island, but most who reach American soil are allowed to stay.

Mexico is among several routes migrant smugglers use to get Cuban migrants into the United States, and Quintana Roo, home to the Caribbean resorts of Cancun, Cozumel and Isla Mujeres, has become an increasingly popular transshipment point.

From there, the migrants travel to the U.S. border with Mexico, where they identify themselves as Cubans to American officials and are often allowed to stay.

My daughter only has one more week of student teaching. She is going to the job fair at La T this afternoon. Hopefully, she will be full time by fall.

Her degree is science - middle school. What is your wife's?

I ask, what's wrong with this story?

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-46cubanshoot,0,4562765.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Cubans shoot 2, killing 1 in migrant smuggling attempt near Pinar del Rio

Associated Press
Posted April 6 2006, 10:12 AM EDT

HAVANA -- The Cuban Coast Guard shot two suspected migrant smugglers from the United States, killing one, when they and a third man refused orders to halt their speed boat as it neared the island, official media said Thursday.

The Communist Party daily Granma said the confrontation occurred early Wednesday morning near Cuba's southern coast in the western province of Pinar del Rio.

The Coast Guard official in charge ordered officers to open fire after the three-man crew aboard the 40-foot boat failed to stop as ordered and launched ``violent sudden attacks'' on a Coast Guard vessel, damaging the craft and almost causing it to overturn, the report said.

It said that two men aboard the U.S.-based boat were wounded by gunfire and taken to a local hospital, where one died Wednesday afternoon, the report said.

Cuban authorities said the identity of the dead man was not immediately known because he did not have any documents and the other two men were not cooperating.

The other two men carried U.S. passports identifying them as Rafael Mesa Farinas and Rosendo Salgado Castro. It was unclear which of those two was wounded, or how seriously.

The passports showed the men had recently visited the Mexican southeastern state of Quintana Roo, where Cuban authorities believe they had planned to take a boatload of illegal migrants.

Cuban authorities later temporarily took into custody 39 people they believe had been scheduled to leave the island on the speedboat: 20 men, 12 women and seven children.

After giving statements to authorities, most were later sent home. Several, however, remained in custody pending further questioning.

The speed boat, named the ``Tiburon Azul,'' is registered to an American man of Cuban origin named John Roberto and has traveled to Cuba numerous times on migrant smuggling trips in the past, many of them through Mexico, the report said.

``The events in the pre-dawn hours of yesterday in the waters south of Pinar del Rio confirm the irresponsible, criminal and aggressive character of United States policy toward Cuba, especial the deliberate use of the theme of migration against the Revolution,'' Granma said in the front page report.

It went on to criticize as ``cynical'' the Cuban Adjustment Act, a 1966 law that grants U.S. residency to most Cubans one year after reaching American soil. That privilege does not apply to apply to immigrants from most other nations.

Under current American policy, most would-be Cuban migrants the U.S. Coast Guard picks up at sea are returned to the island, but most who reach American soil are allowed to stay.

Mexico is among several routes migrant smugglers use to get Cuban migrants into the United States, and Quintana Roo, home to the Caribbean resorts of Cancun, Cozumel and Isla Mujeres, has become an increasingly popular transshipment point.

From there, the migrants travel to the U.S. border with Mexico, where they identify themselves as Cubans to American officials and are often allowed to stay.

Now read this (note, also from AP, check the time):

Report: Cuban coast guard kills migrant smuggler suspect

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/04/06/cuba.smuggling.ap/

A wall would not work along the Rio Grande, either. I understand that it does help in San Diego - which is great. It will at least slow them down to some extent.

Mfume endorsing Steele?

Sanctuary is one thing, Def. Advocating violating the law is quite another. If a mosque offered to shelter terrorists would it be considered equally merciful?

Who is this Paul Johnson guy advertising his insurance agency on WKRC?

What a great gimmick to add conservative political commentary in with his advertising!

I LOVE IT!

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How about a pit? Maybe that would work. LOL.

We're family (note your last name), I have to.

Roger Mahony is not the guy that speaks for the Church.

Could you note this:

On Drudge, Dems 'black' strategy (their words) at risk with Strong African American Republican candidates, such as Michael Steele.

::snip::--The 37-page report says a sizable segment of likely black voters -- as much as 44 percent -- would readily abandon their historic Democratic allegiances "after hearing Steele's messaging."--

::snip::--
advises the party not to wait to "knock Steele down."--

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/05/AR2006040502392_pf.html

http://www.drudgereport.com/mp.jpg

Did you see this.

20 minutes ago Fr. George Joshua of Malankara Catholic Church, (native of Ramapuram, near Kayamkulam, Alleppy Dist, Kerala, India) along with four altar boys, were apprehend by the religious police of Saudi Arabia during the celebration of Holy Eucharistic Service.

Fr. George was visiting Saudi Arabia for the Holy week service

NBC has a tiger by the tail when they attempt to profile NASCAR fans as yokels. And BRW doesn't NASCAR have a contract w/NBC?

Too funny ...

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