Arizona

The clown in chief complained of Arizona's wrongheaded actions concerning immigration. The state has encroached on a strictly federal domain. These jokers are telling us which light bulbs to use and how much salt we can have on our food. Talk about encroaching. Arizona is simply following the federal immigration laws. It is not having its officers grab people off the street and deport them. During the course of their normal enforcement duties if the police determine a person is here illegally he or she is taken into custody. The person is then turned over to the feds. Opponents of this action are claiming that enforcing immigration laws will take police officers away from their normal duties. As a former police officer I can tell you without any doubt a large portion of the crimes that police deal with are committed by illegal aliens. When Sylvester Reyes implemented hold the line, crime in downtown El Paso disappeared overnight. The normally swamped Central division which patrols downtown had officers driving around bored with nothing to do. As with any other enforcement action police must have reasonable suspicion before acting. What is the big deal about showing an ID? If you want a beer you show an ID. If you cash a check you show an ID. If you vote you should be required to show an ID. Mexico requires all its foreign guest to have a passport in their possession. Let's be more like Mexico. Our governor Rick Perry has indicated that he is not totally behind Arizona's harsh immigration law. Little Ricky I voted for you because I thought you were a man, grow some. Don't be acting like Obama.

A. C. Smithson

Wall Street

The Senate hearings are a joke. It is a show trial for soundbites. The blame for the financial collapse is large enough to go around. A lot of players participated in it. Now pay attention. The impetus for the economic crash was the fall of the housing market. The liberal program called "The Community Redevelopment Act" (started during the Carter administration) forced, I repeat forced financial institutions to make loans to millions of people who could not possibly pay them back. Just to be fair! The government promised the financial institutions that the government had their backs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). The institutions saw a no lose situation with the government promising to bail them out. The loans were made. No choice really. The government caused the economic recession in which we currently live.

A. C. Smithson

Cell phone ban

Recently city Council banned the use of cell phones while driving. I'm sure a main motivation was an attempt to be stylish as the other progressives (regressives) in the country. New York, San Francisco, Boston and now El Paso all feel compelled to meddle in our lives and control every aspect. Study after study ranks cell phone use down in the list of distractors while driving. Eating, farding, changing radio stations, reading are all either ranked ahead or even with cell phone usage. Why are they not banned? Just not that stylish. Forget that a law already exists addressing inattentive driving. All distractions while driving should be avoided. Persons driving should be completely focused on driving as they are piloting a 2 ton bullet (okay today's cars may be a one ton bullet). A genius Rep. babe remarked that "if it will save one life then it will be worth it." Let's follow that nonsense. If it will save one life let's ban the following as all have taken at least one life.

Driving (25,000 to 50,000 annually)

smoking

soccer

eating (choking)

bicycle riding

skateboards

exercise

drive-bys

football

running

boxing

baseball

childbirth

abortion

murder

drug overdoses

riding horses

medical errors

airplanes

helicopters

swimming

illegally entering the country

sex

consuming alcohol

working

Yes I know many of these already are against the law, but we need a city ordinance for each. After we pass ordinances on these we will add more to the list. Remember if it will save just one life it will be worth it. Tomorrow they will start punishing you for cell phone use.

A. C. Smithson

Protected class of criminal

On the television I heard that a law enforcement officer had commented on Arizona's immigration enforcement. The proponents of illegal immigration argue that asking a person for identification is akin to the Holocaust. Mexico requires that all foreign persons carry a passport on their person at all times. When a citizen is stopped for speeding, talking on a cell phone, red light violation, or any other offense they are asked to show identification. The identification is usually in the form of a driver's license and registration. Proponents of illegal immigration argue it is a violation of human rights to ask an illegal for identification. The officer inquired as to whether we are creating a protected class of criminal when we cannot ask an illegal alien for identification. I believe that we clearly are.

A. C. Smithson

Global cooling

This morning April 30 the weather was colder than a witches' tit in a brass bra. These man-made global warming hoaxers want you to believe them rather than your own eyes. Wait a minute I remember now! First they said we are heating the planet up and will destroy the Earth. Next they said we are going through a 10 year cooling period. Finally they said after the cooling it's going to get really hot. That explains this morning's weather. They are nothing but a bunch of global cooling deniers.

A. C. Smithson

The beautiful liberal mind

People often go to great intellectual lengths to explain and understand the liberal mind. Why do they think the way they do. Why do their thoughts differ from ours. Sometimes we just give them more credit than what they deserve.

Today on MS NBC (Mess NBC) they ran this caption headline while discussing Arizona's new immigration law. The caption read: "Law makes it a crime to be an illegal alien." Now they obviously only just learned and previously failed to understand there is a federal law against illegal entry into the country. This explains the label illegal alien. Now that is just plain block headed stupid.

A. C. Smithson

Droneism (new word)

I wondered for longest time what causes us to be accepting of the nonsense which has swept our nation in recent years. As with any other complex issue there are multiple factors involved. Intelligence, education, values, principles, and life experiences are but a few of the factors. The characteristic of which I have recently noted is the drone like manner in which we live our lives. We have lost that natural curiosity and that desire to ask questions in order to expand our knowledge of ourselves and our world. To me our society is becoming eerily similar to the one in a novel by Lois Lowry titled "The Giver".

Joseph Goebbels Adolf Hitler's Minister of information famously stated "if you tell a lie frequently enough eventually people will believe it." Man-made global warming, health care reform, immigration reform, Cap and trade, value added tax are some examples of the crap the federal government is pushing upon us as we sit around blissfully ignorant. Ignorant of what the socialists tyrannical government will eventually do to our once great Republic.

A. C. Smithson

Taxes

The Fuhrer (leader) Obama and the other socialist in DC believe with all their hearts that we the American people are dumber than dog doodoo. They have incurred over 660 BN dollars in "new" taxes with their budget, bailouts, borrowing, and health care bill. They tell us that 95% of Americans got a tax cut. None of us got a tax cut only a tiny little rebate (big difference). Yet to come is the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. Cap and trade is coming back around (they renamed it as the energy bill). They think and hope we will not connect the two due to our stupidity. Amnesty for illegal aliens will cost taxpayers more as an additional 12 to 20,000,000 people will be dependent upon the government for subsistence. When his tax commission finishes its study it will recommend a value added tax be placed on all manufactured products. This tax will be factored in to the cost of each item. Europe has imposed a 17% value-added tax in order to pay for its socialist programs. The Fuhrer thinks we are too stupid to spot it. This will be another socialist gift from Europe.

A. C. Smithson

Mexican Consulate

The Mexican consulate this week released a statement indicating it was concerned about its citizens human rights while they are illegally here in the United States. They must be comedians. Since when has it been concerned with its citizens human rights. It has allowed and in many cases participated and encouraged the illegal drug trade. It's upper class becomes richer while it's lower-class languishes in poverty. Large numbers of its female citizens are forced to become prostitutes and its males drug dealers in order for them to survive. Mexico has been extremely abusive towards its indigenous peoples, and now it wants to lecture us.

A. C. Smithson

Today's junk science offering

The latest research shows the following: If you eat chocolate you're depressed. If you eat dark chocolate you're really depressed. If you eat more than 12 ounces a month you are in a deep depression. As with man-made global warming this research has been announced. Based on the claim made you are required to believe and accept it. Failing to do so will result in your being called, and for now and evermore known as a chocolate denier.

A. C. Smithson

Liberal definition of educational improvement

The Secretary of Education recently stated that Hurricane Katrina was a good thing for New Orleans. It destroyed the school system which has allowed it to be rebuilt better than it was before. The National Education Agency recently remarked that the earthquake in Haiti destroyed its school system. This will allow it to be built back better than before. Liberal educators clearly agree that the way to fix the failing public education system is by hoping for and waiting on a natural disaster to occur.

A. C. Smithson

Hatemongers

Slow down as you read this. Make sure you understand what it is I am saying. This is not an attack on the Catholic faith. It is a response to one nut. This person is one who believes in open borders and us absorbing, and paying for any person in Mexico who wishes to escape their country. Escape their country and live here on the welfare state. He is too big of a coward and moron to question Mexico as to why one-forth of its population finds it necessary to flee. Flee their country and enter ours illegally. Mexico could have a similar standard of living as us if it wasn't for the political, and social systems it has in place. It has tremendous wealth of natural resources and it has huge potential for trade, and tourism.

This man LA cardinal Roger Mahoney has made the following comments about the government and peoples of Arizona. "Arizona promotes NAZI-style repression." "The country's most retrogressive, mean-spirited, and useless anti- immigrant law." "Arizonians now reverting to German NAZI and Russian Communist techniques." The Nazi's killed six and a half million Jews. The war they started killed fifty million people. There are few things one can call another which is more hateful than calling a person or group Nazi's. The Russian and Chinese Communist killed matching numbers under Stalin and Chairman Mao. Are we killing illegals in Arizona? Are we killing them or do we send them to our schools free of charge. Are we killing them or are we giving them food stamps and other welfare benefits? Are we killing them or are we providing emergency medical care to them. In many instances Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIPS. Are we killing them or providing them the same legal protections as American citizens when they break the law. Are we killing them or doing sadistic medical experiments on them or are we giving them jobs? I can go on for ever. What is Mexico doing for them? What is this Baloney/Mahoney doing for them. That is the problem with all of these people who support illegal immigration they are not willing to pay for the illegal aliens they want the taxpayers to. Do we kill them when they smuggle drugs into our country? Do we kill they when they join gangs and kill or injure Americans? Do we kill them when they break our laws which include: murder, rape, incest, robbery, burglary, drunk driving, theft, assault etc? Hell no we give them the same rights as American citizens.

Since Mahoney has set the bar so low I feel I can say anything and be above reproach. He claims to be a man of GOD, yet he is capable of saying such vile and hateful things against his fellow countrymen. I wouldn't but I could suggest that he continue his focus on molesting little catholic boys and leave these sovereignty issues to sane people. I could but wouldn't suggest that he use his, or the catholic church's money to support illegals instead of taxpayers money. I could call Obama the Fuhrer (leader) of which I will because he is killing us (or at least our future). I could ask all of these jackasses to leave the good people of Arizona (of which over 70 % agree with the new law) alone. The feds only want to legalize them to add them to the democrat socialist parties voting block. I can guarantee just like Mexico's federal government the people in our federal government do not give a damn about the illegal immigrants or their plight. The only thing our feds care about is when, if, and for whom they will vote ( how they can use these people to accomplish their political goals). That is what the term Comprehensive Immigration Reform means to the Fuhrer and his regime.

A. C. Smithson

Eulogy

Daniel Joseph Carroll, October 21, 1953, April 10, 2010.

The family has allowed me the honor of saying a few words on behalf of our departed love one. I am most grateful to the family. May God bless you and comfort you.

Dan and I met about five years ago. After speaking briefly we discovered the two of us shared the experience of owning working dogs. Sometime later he said he knew we would become friends.

Dan was not a complex man. He simply was a man of strong values and standards of which he lived by. He possessed the attributes of honesty, compassion, gentleness, calm, discipline, thrift, and above all he was a true gentleman. I discovered over the years he was a deep thinker, and he logically broke down the complex and made it understandable.

He exhibited thrift by searching the aisles of a store comparative shopping for the best deal, yet when it came to his friends he was extremely generous. Buying a friend an extravagant meal, or presenting a friend a quality gift for an occasion was one of his hallmark behaviors.

Dan had a gentle, kind, patient demeanor. Over the years he has had numerous special needs children in his classes. He spent extra time and patience with each to help them learn and feel like an important part of his class. On his classroom door one student wrote: "Hi Mr. Carroll, we miss you a lot, you're nice to me. Mr. Carroll I love you very much Mr. Carroll." A disabled man which Dan saw on a weekly basis worked hard selling newspapers. The man's efforts so touched Dan each time he saw the man Dan would give him $20. Matthew 25:40 tells us the following: and the King shall answer unto them, verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

He was not a complex man, but he was multifaceted. He was a student, teacher, accountant, musician, golfer, hunter, and friend. When he made friends he kept them. I have met friends from every period of his life going back to the 1970s. He always planned ahead so as to have time with them. His friends were friends for life.

He cherished his beloved wife for whom he devoutly cared for throughout her illness. After he lost her he has maintain close relations with her relatives for more than a decade. They were his only family here in the Southwest. He made it a point to spend holidays and special events with them when he could. He always enjoyed their company.

His companion at home was a black Labrador retriever named Jet. He exercised her daily, provided the best preventive medical care, and proper food. He took her everywhere it was permissible. A wise philosopher who was born in the early part of last century stated "you can tell the character of a person by the way he treats his animals." Thank you mom for that wisdom. Jet's companionship helped a lot, but after the untimely death of his darling wife he was lonely. At times over the years I could feel his loneliness. Dan never complained about anything that I can remember. His loneliness was palpable. My family and I cared deeply for him and we were overjoyed at his finding Maryadele. In recent months he had a renewed energy and joy in his voice, and an extra spring in his step. He was as happy and giddy as a teenager in love.

Dan and I shared many adventures and some misadventures. Once while hunting a desert lake we brought down a bird (Cormorant) which had the demeanor and appearance of a pterodactyl. It held Dan and Jet at bay for 10 minutes. While driving down the road trying to decide if we had mistakenly broke the law or damaged an endangered species we discussed the problem. I found the identity of the pterodactyl and we tried to formulate a defense for our actions. Dan suggested that while addressing the wildlife commission that we present our explanation in a good news bad news format. The good news is the once thought to be extinct bird is in fact not extinct. We spotted 13 of them flying amongst the lake's other waterfowl. The bad news is now there are only 12. Dan and I laugh so hard that we began to cry. He had to pull off the road to avoid crashing. The species is okay. Over 100,000 of these birds nest together along the coast of west Africa each year.

Dan felt great joy at participating in the church choir. It carried a high priority in his life. He felt blessed that he could serve in his church and work with such talented professionals. He loved the members of the choir always speaking highly of them.

Of my friend I can say that he was an inspiration and example for us all. I feel proud and blessed to have known him.

A. C. Smithson

Rated R. for mature adults only

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It appears that despite all the potentially catastrophic events we face as a nation there is one overriding civil rights concern affecting women.

The right to breast-feed openly in public. Bear with me as I attempt to feel my way around this delicate issue.

The case study is provided us from the Democratic Socialist Republic of Minnesota. A lovely, obese, tattooed, country looking girl claimed she was denied her God-given right to breast-feed (in full public view) while dining in a country style restaurant. She claims she was asked to leave the establishment because of it. The restaurant claims she was asked to leave because of the scene her fiance was making by yelling and cursing.

This lady is what Bill and Hillary Clinton would refer to as trailer trash. This is the name they called the victims of Bills marital infidelities. This woman is engaged to the father of her children, not married. There is little doubt this is so they can access social welfare programs and have the funds available in order to dine out in the country restaurant. I don't understand why this is even an issue. I can promise this woman the majority of Americans support her position. The majority of males in this country strongly support a woman's right to expose her breast in public. All females residing in liberal bastions of freedom like Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, New Orleans, Portland (Oregon or Maine, both the same), New York City, and Camden New Jersey support you. There is absolutely no reason to expect a female in America to modestly cover herself while breast-feeding, none whatsoever.

I worry about the unintended consequences of this act. Liberals frequently support worthwhile activities such as open breast feeding without consideration of the possible ramifications of it. The welfare society created by the Great Society in the 1960s has relegated millions of people to a life of poverty. It was intended by some to help the poor, by others to increase the number of people dependent upon the government. Generation after generation have, and do live a meager existence devoid of any ambition, pride, or personal responsibility. It destroyed the black family by driving the male out of the household.

The possible consequence of this breast exposure in public may be the loss of employment of tens of thousands of young females working themselves through college. The adult entertainment industry may lose millions of paying customers. Customers which entered the clubs and willingly threw down their money so that women would publicly exposed their breast. Does this sound fair? Well does it!

I may be wrong because I was wrong in thinking that Minnesota was part of the United States. I was clearly wrong about that. I found it is some kind of third world country like Cuba, Yemen, or Sudan. It has a civil rights commission which is investigating the woman's complaint. I am correct that a state in the United States (a nation of laws) would not need a civil rights commission but a third world country with a tyrannical government might. Anyway I have come to a couple of conclusions. First, allow women the right to bare their breasts in public and second, the people of Minnesota clearly suffer from brain freeze.

A. C. Smithson

My wife explains to me the purpose of this bare breast feeding (no towel or blanket). It's for the woman to draw attention to herself. It's not about the baby, it's about her. Look at me what a wonderful nurturing person I am.

Charity

When you have liberals participate in charitable giving this is what you get. When the likes of George Clooney helps a charity he asks you to send money. His contribution is his time. That is the way Hollywood does it. In the early 1990's the Clintons cleaned out the Governor's Mansion in Arkansas. The items they no longer wanted included used underwear. (sounds to crazy to be true, but it happened) and they used the donation to the Good Will as a tax donation. The used underwear was listed. They were praised for it in the press. Rush Limbaugh just gave $400,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Now who really cares about people, the liberal or the conservative.

P.S. Mr. Limbaugh gave the same amount last year.

A. C. Smithson

Save the Planet

I was just listening to a genius on the radio talking about purchasing a new Nissan electric car as soon as it comes out. He acknowledged that it is wrong to purchase the first year as the kinks are not worked out of new cars, and the price is higher when a new product comes out. Fine, great. Now my question is will he save the planet. Where does electricity come from? Liberals think it comes from the wall. Well it doesn't. Electricity is generated in large part by coal and natural gas. You can't escape it.

A.C. Smithson

Today's Youth

Today's youth are against authority, they just can't spell it.

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My best friend

I just received word from my best friends girlfriend that he had a heart attack and passed away. I have seen death all of my life, but right now I am in shock. He was a beautiful, intelligent, caring person and I just cannot believe what has happened.

A. C. Smithson

Nuclear Treaty

Has the Obama regime made us safer by signing a treaty with Russia limiting our weapons, their upgrade, their delivery systems, and future defensive measures. Russia's junk is falling apart. They can probably only field 700 weapons. They are giving up nothing we are weakening ourselves so that we are on par with them. China is building up it's weapon arsenals hoping to exceed our capabilities while we bring ours down. Our delivery systems are far advanced of the Russians. They are used to deposit conventional ( non nuclear) weapons also. This gave us a huge advantage over both Russia and China. He also gave his word to non nuclear nations that he would not nuke them in response to an attack. At least let them think you will. Chemical, biological, or whatever means of attack will not result in nuclear retaliation. Thousands or hundreds of thousands of American deaths will not justify a nuclear retaliation. Is this guy a total moron or does he hate our country that much.


A. C. Smithson

Information for deaf people in El Paso

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A. C. Smithson