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Anti-illegals protesters to 'rumble' in Crawford
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | May 2, 2006

Posted on 05/02/2006 2:23:34 PM PDT by Conservative Coulter Fan

Hoping to "wake up" Americans to the crisis of illegal immigration, opponents of President Bush's reform plan will gather in Crawford, Texas, Saturday in an event dubbed "Rumble at the Ranch."

Bush's ranch, the location of many anti-war protests, is located outside Crawford.

The event is being sponsored by the Texas Minutemen and Latino Americans for Immigration Reform, according to the website A Reckoning.

Lou Ann Anderson, executive producer of the Lynn Woolley radio show, is helping to organize the rally and hopes other talk-radio hosts will join in.

"We want hosts all over the country, from local radio stations to the biggest stars of syndication to the faces we see each night on cable TV to come and be a part of the Rumble," said Anderson in a statement. "Talk radio and TV has been heroic on this issue. Without the daily updates from talk show hosts, the American public would be getting only one side of this issue."

Added Anderson: "Many hosts who support Bush administration policies openly question the president's handling of immigration. Terry Anderson is a host on KRLA in Los Angeles who covers immigration on a regular basis. Terry will bring his message to the Rumble: 'If you're not mad, you're not paying attention.'"


Jim Gilchrist

Also scheduled to speak in Crawford is Jim Gilchrist, the founder of the Minutemen border patrol group who is considering a run for president in 2008 representing the Constitution Party.

The organizers' site states the rally, scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday next to the Crawford Community Service Center, is seen "as a means of waking the American people, Congress and the media to the willful disregard for immigration law by this president and his Cabinet."

Besides hearing from leaders in the immigration-reform movement, attendees will listen to speeches from political candidates who are in favor of tougher border enforcement and opposed to Bush's guest-worker program and proposal to give illegal aliens the chance to become citizens.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; crawford; illegals; immigrants; minutemen; unodemayo
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To: Earthdweller

The people will win, that can most assuredly be promised. Which group of people will win is the question. Time is of the essence and without haste it may become too late when their numbers swell.


61 posted on 05/02/2006 5:36:47 PM PDT by Xenophon450 (Behead those who say Islam is violent)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

A Reckoning In Crawford Texas

When: 1 PM Saturday May 6, 2006 Where: Crawford Texas next to the Crawford Community Service Center 999 East 4TH Street on the parking lot of the football field

http://www.areckoning.com/


62 posted on 05/02/2006 6:01:03 PM PDT by LAMBERT LATHAM
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To: LAMBERT LATHAM

A correction to the article:

"Terry will bring his message to the Rumble: 'If you're not mad, you're not paying attention.'" "


NO NO NO

His message is: "Stupid people of America, if you ain't mad you ain't payin' attention."


63 posted on 05/02/2006 6:54:26 PM PDT by lsjogren
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan
See also THIS thread:
Minutemen Rally in Leimert Park - No, Really.
["Minuteman Caravan" starts in BLACK neighborhood]

www.LAVoice.org ^ | May 2, 2006 | Mack_Reed
Posted on 05/02/2006 10:03:41 PM PDT by RonDog

Minutemen Rally in Leimert Park - No, Really.


The pace car.
Image via SpiritofAllegiance.com


The immigration debate just got a little weirder:
The Minuteman Project is kicking off a Minuteman Caravan Wednesday morning to drive from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, stopping in Phoenix and Crawford, TX, the president's home town.
So why start in predominantly black Leimert Park?

"Over 40% of black teenagers are unemployed. Overall unemployment in the black community is double that of white Americans," said Minuteman Founder Jim Gilchrist. "They are the most harmed by illegal immigration and it's time we focused our efforts in our inner cities where help is needed most."
Make of this what you will, but to me the racial politicking is ... interesting.
CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

64 posted on 05/02/2006 10:39:24 PM PDT by RonDog
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To: LAMBERT LATHAM
We now have INTERNATIONAL coverage, from BBC News:
Drive for strict US immigrant law
Minuteman Project protesters demonstrate against illegal immigration last month
Minuteman Project members have staged protests in recent weeks
Campaigners in favour of tightening US immigration laws are preparing to set off on a 12-city tour to try to build support for their cause.

The Minuteman Project, which patrols the US-Mexico border, is launching the 10-day convoy after pro-immigrant mass rallies across the country.

About 100 people will travel from Los Angeles to Washington DC for a rally.

It comes as the US Senate prepares to try again to break the deadlock on immigration reform.

The Minuteman group is made up of volunteers who strongly oppose illegal immigration, and organise border patrols to try to prevent people crossing into the US illegally.

MINUTEMAN CARAVAN TIMETABLE
3 May: Los Angeles, CA
3 May: Phoenix, AZ
4 May: Albuquerque, NM
5 May: Abilene, TX
6 May: Crawford, TX
7 May: Little Rock, AR
8 May: Memphis, TN
8 May: Nashville, TN
9 May: Birmingham, AL
9 May: Atlanta, GA
10 May: Greensboro, NC
11 May: Richmond, VA
12 May: Washington DC

It says it will use the caravan to mobilise voters and recruit members, and try to counter the impact made by the huge pro-immigrant rallies held earlier this week.

The caravan will leave Los Angeles on Wednesday, where it plans to highlight unemployment in the African-American community.

It says the problem is caused by illegal immigrants taking jobs "that Americans would be willing to do".

The group is planning to hold rallies in cities including Phoenix in Arizona, and Crawford in Texas, where President George W Bush has a ranch.

The convoy will finish by driving to Capitol Hill in Washington DC for a rally on 12 May.

US ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Graphic
About 11.5m illegal immigrants in the US
Four out of 10 have been in US five years or less
75% were born in Latin America
Most enter via southern US border
California, Texas and Florida host most illegal immigrants
Many work in agriculture, transport and construction

"Our power is not putting a million people on the street, our power is putting 10 million people at the voting box," said executive director Stephen Eichler.

The US Senate's majority leader, Bill Frist, said on Tuesday the Senate would try again within weeks to break the deadlock on immigration reform.

He was speaking after huge demonstrations on Monday illustrated immigrants' demands for recognition.

Congress is caught between competing bills that would either criminalise or legitimise illegal immigrants.

Mr Frist said his attempts at reconciliation would focus on "border security first and foremost".

But he acknowledged that legislation also had to address the issue fo the estimated 11.5 million illegal immigrants in the US.


65 posted on 05/03/2006 7:19:03 AM PDT by RonDog
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To: RonDog

This is great! Will you be in Crawford?

http://www.alamo-coalition.org


66 posted on 05/03/2006 12:03:23 PM PDT by LAMBERT LATHAM
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To: LAMBERT LATHAM
Not me - at least for THIS rally.
Perhaps NEXT time!

67 posted on 05/03/2006 1:02:32 PM PDT by RonDog
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To: RonDog

ok just wondered


68 posted on 05/03/2006 1:03:52 PM PDT by LAMBERT LATHAM
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To: Spiff

"Gilchrist for President 2008

Ummm...no. Trust me on this. No. Really. He's OK at founding and organizing the MMP, may have been OK if he'd been elected to Congress, but President - No way. I know enough about his politics to say that even I, a Minuteman, would never vote for him. Really."

ok, I have read what he says he is for...Constitution, right to life, 1st and 2nd amendments...WTF? What's wrong with any of that?
Elaborate, please...


69 posted on 05/03/2006 6:04:25 PM PDT by bbbuddy
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To: bbbuddy
I know enough about his politics to say that even I, a Minuteman, would never vote for him. Really."

He would make a great "or else" canidate.

I would vote for Jim over hitlery...

70 posted on 05/05/2006 9:44:25 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA, Minuteman Project AZ 2005, Texas Minutemen El Paso, Oct and April 2006)
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To: TLI
canidate ?

candidate. Forgot my ID... :=)

71 posted on 05/05/2006 9:47:09 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA, Minuteman Project AZ 2005, Texas Minutemen El Paso, Oct and April 2006)
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