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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-24-07....JH2 ~ Press 1 for English
JohnHuang2, Billie, Pookie18 | May 24, 2007 | JohnHuang2

Posted on 05/24/2007 7:31:20 AM PDT by Billie





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by JohnHuang2


Finally, Ted Kennedy has met an invasion he can support: Mexico’s invasion of the U.S. Instead of getting rid of illegal aliens, Kennedy says let’s get rid of the U.S. Which is what the new immigration bill — validating Mexico’s transfer of a giant chunk of Mexico to the U.S. — promises it won’t do. We already know how well that border fence is coming along.
The Secure Fence Act got enacted 6 months ago and already two miles of it are complete — just 698 more to go! At its current blistering pace of 4 miles per year, the 700-mile fence for the 2,000-mile border would be ready in only over 175 years — or just 50 “immigration reform” bills from now. So the new “immigration reform” bill reforms the Secure Fence reform law so that only half the fence need be up before the cheap labor lobby stuff in the bill kicks in. This is called an “enforcement benchmark.”
According to the Kennedy plan, if you want to solve the illegal alien problem, you get to the root cause: Illegal border crossing. You simply legalize it — voila! No illegal aliens. In other words, you legalize illegals, put ‘em on the gravy train, don’t call it amnesty, don’t collect back taxes owed on moolah racked up while here illegally, ignore the laws on the books, promise to really, really promise to really enforce the new laws this time, tell the illegals you’re sorry for knowingly luring them here by being so rich, pay the invaders $2.5 trillion in reparations for invading us, and after all this, amazingly the illegals will show new-found respect for all of our laws!
The amnesty cut-off date in the bill is January 1, 2007. Which means those who arrived here after January 1 will be dealt with in the next non-amnesty amnesty bill.
But! It appears the Kennedy “reform” plan is now dead in the water. Out of force of habit, Kennedy insists he just missed the turn and he wasn’t drunk.
Poll after poll after poll shows Americans (1) aren’t cool with giving permanent legal status to people who are here because they broke our laws; (2) prefer sealing the border and enforcement first; (3) want the feds to go medieval on businesses that knowingly hire illegals; (4) oppose Kennedy’s insane idea of letting illegal aliens jump ahead of legal immigrants waiting in line and calling this fairness. All of which shows how out of touch Americans are with Ted Kennedy.
If the gov’mint did No. 3 — started fining employers who hire illegals $100,000 per head plus prison time — it wouldn’t need to ‘round ‘em up.’ If it did No. 2, and avoided doing No. 1, you wouldn’t have 12-20 million illegals here. The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Immigration Reform-To-End-All-Immigration-Reform bill promised the Gipper that if he signed on to it, it would (1) mandate penalties on employers who knowingly hire illegals; (2) secure the border by intensifying Border Patrol activities; (3) be the last amnesty bill because this one would fix the problem once and for all. So, under the new and improved system, giving 3 million illegal aliens amnesty meant we ended up with 12 million new illegals. For each illegal given amnesty, you got four new ones. The gov’mint was terrific at handing out amnesty, but not quite so with the sealing-the-border/employer sanctions part of the bargain.
Same deal with the US-VISIT system, remember that? It’s an electronic airport and border enforcement tool to capture ‘point-of-entry-and-exit’ info on visitors. The system has spent the last 11 years not being built after being ‘mandated’ by law in ‘96. Same deal with the 700-mile border fence. Bush signs the fence into law, barely two miles are up half a year later. That’s what happens when you’ve got a government so dysfunctionally bureaucratic that it was still mailing out student visas to Mohamed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi exactly six months AFTER they flew planes into the WTC. If the bureaucrats can screw that up, I’m sure they’ll do swimmingly processing 12 million newly ‘legalized’ illegals.
On paper, Reagan thought he was getting a good deal. On paper, Bush genuinely thinks he’s getting a good deal. But it’s only on paper because feeding an already bloated bureaucracy a monstrosity like this is like feeding Michael Moore another hamburger.
On paper, the 326-page bill looks fabulous in my bathroom, next to the toilet. I promise Sheryl Crowe to use just one page at a time.
Anyway, that’s...

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To: Billie

I just had to share this. My 5 year old son’s kindergarden class had a multicultural feast a few days ago. During the oral part of the presentation, each child was to tell at least 3 things about their culture.

There were reports from Japan, Guam, Jamaca, Honduras as well as the United States. One particularly shy little girl was telling about her American roots and was having a bit of trouble remembering all three things.

Her teacher, trying to help, asked a few leading questions like “What kind of clothes do we wear here, what kind of food do we eat”. Then she asked “What do kids like to do for fun here?”. To which the girl replied, “Have fiestas!!!!” All parents in the room cracked up laughing. I though to myself, she just spoke volumes.

Out of the mouth of babes.


41 posted on 05/24/2007 4:19:57 PM PDT by spotbust1 (Procrastinators of the world unite . . . . .tomorrow!!!)
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To: Billie; JohnHuang2
Hi! :)

42 posted on 05/24/2007 4:29:28 PM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. It Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: Lady Jag
I hope this isn't just a kitty thread because I have some puppy kisses for you.


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Have a great day.
43 posted on 05/24/2007 4:32:25 PM PDT by spotbust1 (Procrastinators of the world unite . . . . .tomorrow!!!)
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To: Billie; JohnHuang2

BRAVO!!


...dimwits flamed again! Nice job, John!

44 posted on 05/24/2007 4:36:06 PM PDT by luvie (2 Pet. 3:10"..the earth..will be burned up." God promised REAL global warming.ALGORE can do nothing!)
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To: Purple Mountains Maj
There are those that do that, but no one wants to know them.

I'm glad you asked, wouldn't want you going around thinking I'm like that.


45 posted on 05/24/2007 4:45:48 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: spotbust1
I hope this isn't just a kitty thread

Oh, no, it's cats and puppies and bunnys and turtles and hamsters and any other of God's creatures.

Thanks fore the kisses!!


46 posted on 05/24/2007 4:57:13 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: Purple Mountains Maj; DollyCali
As for Dolly’s response? Who knows what she means by it?

Some people like psychos. I had a schizophrenic friend once...

47 posted on 05/24/2007 5:05:01 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: ST.LOUIE1


Hey, (((( Bro )))). What's new?

I missed you yesterday so I'm wishing you a Warm, Fuzzy Thursday!

48 posted on 05/24/2007 5:27:52 PM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: Purple Mountains Maj


Good afternoon, Majjie.

I like tacos! :)
Hope you are having a Terrific Thursday.

49 posted on 05/24/2007 5:31:23 PM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: Darksheare


Hey, Darks ... haven't seen you in ages.
How are you doing?

50 posted on 05/24/2007 5:43:27 PM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: MEG33


Good evening, Meg.
Hope your day was beautiful.

We are going to Open House at school tonight.
Only two more weeks of school,
but Marissa may go to 4 weeks of summer school.

51 posted on 05/24/2007 5:48:39 PM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy; GodBlessUSA

Hi!
Been working third shift.
Always a fun proposition I am told.
*Dies in chair*

So I drop by when I can.
Usually that means I lurk on most threads with a burst of posts here and there.

The threads I lurk on, oddly, suffer tremendous amounts of typos.
Some say that I have true talent with inducing typos.


52 posted on 05/24/2007 5:52:07 PM PDT by Darksheare (The Windows Error dialog box. Windows' way of saying, "Look at ME!")
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To: Lady Jag

Gosh...That’s pretty!
I don’t think that no worries...Trustef that you did’t mean that r’member?
I asked though about whether that was a line in THAT movie...I wan’t sure if there was or not.Now I gather there’s not.
HUGS & not to worry!


53 posted on 05/24/2007 6:03:00 PM PDT by Majie Purple (I (HEART SHAPE HERE) FRee Republic! &The Friends/FRiends I've met here!)
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To: JustAmy

Aww that’s sssooo sweet!
You have a good night and hope Your day was special too.
I I concure with You Illloooovve tacos!
My fave toppings are avacados;sour cream;cheddar cheese;tomatoes7 lettuce atop the hamburger or chicken or steak strips...Yummsville!


54 posted on 05/24/2007 6:08:12 PM PDT by Majie Purple (I (HEART SHAPE HERE) FRee Republic! &The Friends/FRiends I've met here!)
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To: Purple Mountains Maj

No, that wasn’t a line in the movie, it was me answering you that the mouse in the burrito was cute in response to your calling it gross. Sorry to have confused you.


55 posted on 05/24/2007 6:08:32 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: Lady Jag

Okey dokey!
;0)


56 posted on 05/24/2007 6:11:15 PM PDT by Majie Purple (I (HEART SHAPE HERE) FRee Republic! &The Friends/FRiends I've met here!)
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To: JustAmy

How am I supposed to know what day it is if y’all keep posting this warm and fuzzy stuff? lol


57 posted on 05/24/2007 7:26:20 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Aquamarine
LOL



Good evening, Aqua!
Great to see you tonight.

I don't know what day it is so ... I just wish everyone a Warm, Fuzzy Day!

Hope yours was both!

58 posted on 05/24/2007 7:32:29 PM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy

That graphic is too funny. Sometimes Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday carries over into Thursday so you were within your rights. :) (((Amy)))


59 posted on 05/24/2007 7:36:07 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Aquamarine

That graphic reminds me of whoever. :(


60 posted on 05/24/2007 7:46:49 PM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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