10 'volunteers' show up to patrol border yesterday

PALOMINAS - Citizens taking the task of border patrol into their own hands didn't encounter any illegal immigrants yesterday, but the group's founder called the mission a success.

About 10 volunteers showed up to hike along the Mexican border as part of Civil Homeland Defense, the group organized by Tombstone Tumbleweed newspaper owner Chris Simcox, 42. Another six people were on hand, "checking out" the group, they said. Some represented similar groups interested in immigration law enforcement, indicating a potential for collaboration, Simcox said.

...standard class-warfare rhetoric. I heard that!

I was LMAO later on (O'Reilly Factor?) when they were talking about the Dems lack of a cable TV "outlet" for their message. One of their guests said, "That's CNN".

I'm loving Fox News, since until last month, I had never had them piped into my house.

This is eventually going to cost comeone their life, but then again they DO all have CCW's so maybe the reporters just didn't see them armed. Either way it's going to invite trouble.

Agreed. Sometimes you just have to ante up and kick in regardless of the consequences. It never ceases to amaze me that the vast majority (>99% probably) of Americans, and legal immigrants, manage to abide by the law, live productive lives, and do the right things without having to be admonished to do so. It really angers me that the criminal element's (and these illegals are criminals) rights are such a concern. I'm not advocating confronting the people with the badges, but I bet there's a fair number that don't mind the help.

I enjoyed limp wristed Alan Colmes last night when the guy from one of the patrol groups asked him what he was doing to contribute to Homeland Security as President Bush had asked. This after numerous implications from Alan that they were racists, and the usual left wing blah, blah, blah. Alan didn't know whether to s#it or go blind.

That was on Brit Hume's show. He always has those panelists on for discussion during the next-to-last segment. I saw that too, pretty funny. Mara Liason's attempt to "spin" that segment was pretty blatant, but (I think it was) Fred wouldn't let her.

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