I must show ID when:

1. Pulled over by the police

2. Making purchases on my department store credit card.

3. When I show up for a doctor’s appointment.

4. When filling out a credit card or loan application.

5. When applying for/renewing a driver’s license or passport.

6. When applying for any kind of insurance.

7. When filling out college applications.

8. When donating blood.

9. When obtaining certain prescription drugs.

10. When making some debit purchases, especially if I’m out of state.

11. When collecting a boarding pass for airline or train travel.

I’m sure there are more instances but the point is, we citizens are required to prove who we are nearly every day.

Why should people illegally in this country be exempt?

For that matter, perhaps the liberals here can answer the question
as to why we shouldn’t guard our borders as closely as every other
country in the world does?

GO ARIZONA !!!!

Dear Editor:

So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren’t being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today’s American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented . Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved goodbye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.

Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the E mperor of Japan . They were defending the United States of America as one people.

When we liberated France , no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country’s flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are in 2009 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules; one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I’m sorry, that’s not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900’s deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn’t start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.

(signed) Rosemary LaBonte

Like most folks in this country, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I
pay my taxes & the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit.

In order to get that paycheck, in my case, I am required to pass a
random urine test (with which I have no problem).

What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people
who don’t have to pass a urine test.

So, here is my question: Shouldn’t one have to pass a urine test to get
a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them?

Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on
their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone
sitting on their BUTT—-doing drugs while I work.

Can you imagine how much money each state would save if people had to
pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?

I guess we could call the program “URINE OR YOU’RE OUT”!

Pass this along if you agree or simply delete if you don’t. Something
has to change in this country – AND SOON!

–
Ed Frank, Crime Prevention Officer
Brazos County Office of the Sheriff
1700 Highway 21 West
Bryan, Texas
(979) 361-4906

I must watch:

http://www.thinkbigworksmall.com/mypage/player/tbws/23088/

So, Let’s Recap “2009″………what a year!

1. The American people inaugurate a 1/2 black president with a total of 142 days experience as a US Senator from the most politically corrupt state/city in America whose governors have been ousted from office.
The President’s first official act is to order the close of Gitmo and make sure terrorists Civil rights are not violated.
(honest mistake?)

2.. The U.S. Congress rushes to confirm a black Attorney General, Eric Holder, whose law firm we later find out represents seventeen Gitmo Terrorists.
(honest mistake?)

3. The CIA Boss appointee, Leon Panetta, has absolutely no experience, has a daughter Linda, we find out, who is a true radical anti-American activist and a supporter of all the Anti-American regimes in the western hemisphere. (There were social-economic factors involved)

4. We got the second most corrupt American woman (Pelosi is #1) as Secretary of State; bought and paid for.
(You can put lipstick on a pig, but it still stinks!)

5. We got a Tax Cheat for Treasury Secretary who did not properly file his own taxes for 12 years.
(He misspoke)

6. We got a Commerce Secretary nominee who withdrew due to corruption charges.
(honest mistake)

7. We got Tax cheat nominee for Chief Performance Officer who withdrew under charges.
(H-m-m-m… another screw-up)

8. We got Labor Secretary nominee who withdrew under charges of unethical conduct.
(OK, maybe this person was just plain stupid.)

9. We got a Secretary HHS nominee (Daschle) who withdrew under charges of cheating on his taxes..
(I’m running out of excuses for these idiots!!)

10. We got multiple appointments of former lobbyists after an absolute campaign statement that no lobbyists would be appointed.
(Dear God, I am getting a headache!)

All this occurred just during the first three weeks. .. . but who’s counting?

America is being run by the modern-day Three Stooges; Barry, Nancy and Harry and they are still trying to define stimulus…”it’s spending!!!”

The congress passes the $800,000,000,000 (that’s $800 billion) pork-loaded spending bill where the government gives you a smidgen of your tax dollars ($13 per week), making you feel so good about yourself [stimulated], that you want to run out to Wal-Mart and buy a new Chinese-made HDTV and go home and watch Telemundo!

Obama took Air Force One to Denver to sign the stimulus package, wasting as much as 10,000 gallons of fuel OR 24 JOBS FOR ONE YEAR.
Don’t you just love hypocrites?

Obama has now been president for eleven months and yet he & wife, Michelle, the Christian family they claim to be, have not attended church since the inauguration.
(he misses Reverend Wright)

In these times ‘I’ll keep my God, my freedom, my gun and my money.

Anyone that supports this insanity can keep
“THE CHANGE”.

The decline in Barack Obama’s popularity since July has been the steepest of any president at the same stage of his first term for more than 50 years.

Gallup recorded an average daily approval rating of 53 per cent for Mr Obama for the third quarter of the year, a sharp drop from the 62 per cent he recorded from April.

His current approval rating – hovering just above the level that would make re-election an uphill struggle – is close to the bottom for newly-elected president. Mr Obama entered the White House with a soaring 78 per cent approval rating.  Read the entire article here

No wonder US citizens are appalled at the behavior of our (experienced) representatives!

Just watch this. Straight from C-Span. This is how the House will pass Obamacare.
(the video is very short and maddening). We are losing our nation and everything it stands for.

Remember what Stalin said – “It does not matter how you vote – it does matter who counts the vote.” – Frank

Great example of the lack of character, scruples and love of America!  Please pass it on.

Thin ribbons and army ribbons may be no more than a piece of felt or cloth to the unsuspecting eye, but a deeper look into the matter will reveal that these seemingly mundane objects can be more precious than gold.

Each medal and ribbon has its own criteria and, in turn, its own design that has been thoughtfully planned out to symbolize its own unique cause. To those who have served in the Armed Forces, there can be nothing more meaningful than to be recognized for the tremendous amount of work and sacrifice that one has put forth.

The Army Medal of Honor is an award that has a ribbon adorned with 12 white stars. It is awarded to a military member who has displayed fearless bravery and courage at the risk of his or her own life while serving in action.

The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for distinguished acts of heroism or achievements of meritorious nature or excellent service worthy of recognition that do not involve participation in aerial flight, which are of a lesser degree than the criteria required to receive the Silver Star. The medal is suspended by a ribbon that includes white, blue and scarlet stripes.

The Purple Heart is awarded to soldiers who were wounded or killed while serving in the armed forces during action engaged against an enemy or opposing force of a foreign country. The medal is suspended by a ribbon that consists of white and purple stripes.

The Good Conduct Medal is suspended by a ribbon that consists of soldier red and white stripes. It is awarded to soldiers based on exemplary behavior and efficiency throughout a time while the soldier is enlisted in active duty. The immediate commander is the one who approves the award.

The Prisoner of War Medal is suspended by a ribbon that consists of Old Glory Red and White stripes. It is awarded to a soldier who, while engaged in military action against an enemy of the United States, was held captive or was taken prisoner. Civilians with past military service that involved a period of captivity are also eligible for the award.

Like I mentioned earlier, some civilians see army ribbons and immediately pass it off as meaning nothing more than a piece of cloth. But if one were to probe a bit deeper, they would find out that they actually have very deep and important meanings than what first meets the eye.

Swine Flu scare tactics of 1976.

Black history month Sept 26th, 2007.