Who the hell is Sandy Smith...?
Why, geez... she's a hell of a gal... known her since
elementary school... a good Facebook Friend of mine!
We're probably 80%-85% simpatico politically... but she's
more of a traditional "Red Meat" conservative... Christian
conservative... than I am.
Sandy is a Rick Santorum fan. I'm a Gingrich fan. (Though
my perception is that Sandy has far fewer "problems" with and
disagreements with Santorum than I do with Gingrich.)
Over the last couple weeks we've been knocking heads over
Rick Perry and his supposed "tough" border stance.
I'm hoping this particular newsbite helps Sandy
"get" what I've been trying (and failing so far) to explain to her
about Perry and about why I feel the way I do about Perry.
(Again... PERCEPTION... my perception is that Sandy likes
Perry because she "buys" his act; whatever the case, I'm hoping thisparticular newsbite helps convince Sandy that Perry isn't the man both she and
I would LIKE him to be.)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry compares the role of National Guard
troops at his state’s border to the deterring effect that cop cars stationed
along neighborhood roads have on crime.
* EMPTY COP CARS. CARS THAT EVERYONE PASSING BY KNOWS ARE
NOT GOING TO MOVE ONE INCH EVEN AS YOU BLOW BY ONE AT 110 MPH.
Perry, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal,
said even though the 1,000 military troops he activated to help manage the border
crisis in his state will not be authorized to make arrests...
* THEN WHAT'S THE POINT? (ANSWER: THERE IS NONE.)
INDEED... IT'S WORSE THAN THAT! PERRY IS DOING THIS AS A CAMPAIGN STUNT. AND IT
COSTS MONEY! AND IT TAKES TIME FROM GUARDSMEN WHO MIGHT RATHER BE SPENDING THAT
TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, OR AT WORK MAKING A LIVING! BUT, HEY...
"PERRY: HE SENT TROOPS TO THE BORDER" MAKES ONE HELL OF A BUMPER
STICKER!
* WHAT A PHONY SCUMBAG...
* PERRY'S BULL$HITTING CONTINUED...
...the sheer presence of the military will deter illegal
activity.
* HOW...??? (YOU'VE JUST ADVERTIZED TO THE WORLD THAT
YOU'RE MISUSING YOUR STATE'S NATIONAL GUARD AS ELECTION PROPS!)
* FOLKS... AGAIN... THE EMPTY COP CAR ANALOGY...
“It’s a powerful reminder that what you are doing is a
crime,” said Perry...
* AHH... A "REMINDER." (PERHAPS PERRY SHOULD
ASSIGN NATIONAL GUARDSMEN TO GUARD TEXAS BANKS - WITH ORDERS NOT TO INTERVENE
SHOULD A ROBBERY TAKE PLACE?!)
* FOLKS... IS ANYONE BUYING THIS A--HOLE'S BULL$HIT...?!?!
...who has been a critic of the White House’s response to
the border crisis. “It’s just like a law enforcement effort in your
neighborhood, where you see a parked patrol police car on the corner, and the
bad guys see it and don’t commit a crime.”
* NO! NO YOU FRIGGIN' REDNECK IDIOT...!!! YOU'VE ALREADY
ANNOUNCED THERE IS NO COP! (NO COP IN THE SENSE OF SOMEONE WHO IS GONNA PULL
YOU OVER - LET ALONE ARREST YOU!)
* MY GOD... I'M LIVING IN THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE -
LITERALLY...!!!
By announcing plans to deploy the National Guard to the
border on his own rather than through the federal government, Perry has the
power to order the troops to make arrests and apprehensions.
* AND IF HE DOES... THEN I'LL CHEER! BUT... BUT, BUT,
BUT... HE HASN'T! HE'S ANNOUNCED - HIM... THE GOVERNOR... RICK PERRY - HE'S
ANNOUNCED THAT HE'S ORDERED HIS NATIONAL GUARDSMEN NOT TO MAKE ARRESTS...!!!
But Perry, perhaps responding to critics who worry about
the troops’ lack of training in immigration law, told The Daily Signal he has
decided not to give arrest power to those deployed to Texas’ border with
Mexico.
* SEE...!!!
“Their real job is not apprehension,” Perry said.
* SEE...!!!
“Border Patrol apprehends.”
* BUT THEY DON'T...!!! THAT'S THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM! THE FEDERAL
EXECUTIVE HAS AN OPEN BORDERS POLICY... AN ILLEGAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL OPEN
BORDERS POLICY... AND INSTEAD OF CHALLENGING IT YOU'RE MAKING A POLITICAL
STATEMENT THAT IS NO DOUBT GOING TO BE REFERRED TO - AND USED - AS CAMPAIGN
AMMO SHOULD YOU RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016!
* AGAIN... FOLKS... IF THESE AREN'T THE ACTIONS OF A
TOTAL SELF-SERVING FRAUD...
(*SHRUG*)
In 2006, President George W. Bush sent 6,000 troops to the
four border states. Troops in that deployment did not have apprehension and
arrest powers. They repaired and built fences and roads, and conducted
surveillance, among other duties.
* AND BUSH WAS A FRIGGIN' DISASTER! BUSH WAS PRO-AMNESTY!
BUSH DID VERY LITTLE TO SECURE THE BORDER... BUT AT LEAST HE HAD THE BRAINS TO
ORDER "HIS" TROOPS TO MAKE THEMSELVES USEFUL!
* GEEZUS... I CAN'T FRIGGIN' BELIEVE WHAT I'M READING...
Troops were similarly limited when President Obama
eventually extended that deployment while ordering a second wave of National
Guard forces to Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico in 2010.
* YES! THAT'S THE PROBLEM!
* FOLKS... PERRY MAY NOT BE PRO-ILLEGAL IN THE LEFTIST
OBAMA MODE... BUT HE'S CERTAINLY A TALKER, NOT A DOER, AND WORSE, A TALKER IN
THE BUSH MODE - MISLEADING CONSERVATIVES. (HOW'D THAT WORK OUT FOR AMERICA
UNDER BUSH?) (OR UNDER PAPPY BUSH WHILE WE'RE REVIEWING HISTORY...?!?!)
With troops’ responsibility likely to be limited again
this time...
* WOW...
* ONCE AGAIN... THE LIMITS ARE IN PLACE! PERRY PUT THEM
THERE! HE ORDERED HIS GUARD TO THE BORDER... AND THEN ORDERED THEM NOT TO STOP
ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO TEXAS.
...Border Patrol agents who are responsible for
apprehending and arresting illegal immigrant crossers argue that the National
Guard will make little impact.
* AGAIN. THEY'RE A POLITICAL PROP PERRY PLANS TO USE FOR
HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. THAT'S ALL.
* AS THEY SAY IN TEXAS, "ALL HAT - NO CATTLE."
Border Patrol union representatives told The Daily Signal
last week they worry the troops will interfere with agents’ work.
* WHAT WORK...?!?! THE AGENTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO STAND
DOWN! BY OBAMA! THAT LEAVES THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD NO ROOM TO
"INTERFERE" UNLESS ALL OF A SUDDEN PERRY GROWS A PAIR, REVERSES HIS
ORDERS, AND ORDERS HIS GUARD TO PROTECT THE TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS!
(*SPITTING ON THE GROUND*)
* BUT HE WON'T.
“They aren’t displacing Border Patrol,” Perry said.
“It’ll be just like how we partner with law enforcement.
* "PARTNER...?" HOW...?!?! BY PUTTING AN EMPTY
NATIONAL GUARD HUMMER NEXT TO AN EMPTY POLICE CRUISER...?
(*SNORT*)
* FOLKS... IF THIS WEREN'T SO DAMNED SICK... IT WOULD BE
AMUSING.
They want to see the border secure, so they won’t resist
the assistance. Just the presence and knowledge that they’re deployed will have
a powerful message.”
* GOVERNOR. GOVERNOR PERRY. GOVERNOR IDIOT. IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT THE BORDER PATROL OFFICERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE... LIKE TO DO...
THEY'VE BEEN ORDERED TO STAND DOWN! THEY WORK FOR OBAMA! OBAMA HAS DECREED OPEN
BORDERS! WE'RE WELCOMING THE ALIEN INVADERS AS "REFUGEES." WE'RE NOT
ONLY SETTING UP HOUSING FOR THEM ON THE BORDER, BUT WE'RE TRANSPORTING MANY
THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES... RELOCATING THEM... "DUMPING"
THEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY!
* I AM SERIOUSLY WONDERING IF PERRY IS MENTALLY
RETARDED...
* HOW LOW MUST ONE'S IQ BE FOR ONE TO COME UP WITH THESE
STATEMENTS AND ACTUALLY WANT THEM AIRED PUBLICLY...?!?!
The troops that are due the border next month will
actually work side by side with police officers of the Texas Department of
Public Safety, not alongside Border Patrol.
* AND ARE POLICE OFFICERS OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY PREVENTING ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM INVADING TEXAS...? NO! NO THEY'RE
NOT! (SO THIS PARTNERSHIP... THIS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE... WHAT'S THAT ACTUALLY
ENTAIL...? DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH DONUTS..?)
* NO... SORRY... (*SIGH*)... I DON'T MEAN TO DEMEAN THE
POOR COPS OR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN. BUT, GEEZ... WHO THE HELL IS PERRY ATTEMPTING
TO CONVINCE THAT HE'S DOING SOMETHING POSITIVE? ALL PERRY IS DOING IS CREATING
FUTURE CAMPAIGN SLOGANS AND ADS. FRANKLY... IT'S DISGUSTING.
The state officers are there as part of Operation Strong
Safety, a Perry initiative approved last month that sent state troopers to the
border to assist local law enforcement.
* IN... DOING... WHAT...?
* QUESTION: ARE THE GUARDSMEN EVEN ARMED...? LOCKED AND
LOADED WITH REAL AMMO...??? MY BET IS "NO."
* FOLKS... I'M A NEW YORKER. I HAVE A BUDDY IN THE NYS
GUARD. HE AND HIS ARMY MP UNIT WERE DEPLOYED TO NYC AFTER 9/11... NO AMMO.
(*SMIRK*) FIERCE LOOKING "ASSAULT RIFLES." NO BULLETS.
Just like the National Guard, state and local law
enforcement officers can only defer to the Border Patrol those they suspect
have entered the country illegally.
* AND THE BORDER PATROL HAS BEEN ORDERED TO WELCOME WHOLE
CLASSES OF THESE PEOPLE! WELCOME! NOT TURN AWAY! NOT STOP AT THE BORDER!
* FOLKS... THIS IS INSANITY. PERRY IS FEEDING INTO IT,
NOT RESISTING IT. WORDS... NOT ACTIONS. (OR IF YOU PREFER... COSTLY, IMPOTENT
ACTIONS ONLY!)
Not including the deployment of the 1,000 troops, Perry
said there are already 300 state and National Guard troops at the border for
Operation Lone Star, an annual joint military and civil humanitarian medical
mission. “For those who say, ‘This is very out of the ordinary,’ the National
Guard being at the border is not an unusual situation,” Perry said. “There’s
troops at the border every year and there’s troops there now.”
* WOW...! AND NOW HE'S EVEN BACKING AWAY FROM THE FALSE
PICTURE HE WAS TRYING TO PAINT OF HIMSELF AS A GOVERNOR WHO WOULD TAKE ACTION
IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULDN'T!
* PERRY IS A PIECE OF $HIT.
Perry hopes the new troops will send a message to drug
cartels and other criminal groups that he says have exploited the latest border
trend — the surge of Central American children coming across the Rio Grande
Valley.
* I'M GLAD PERRY WASN'T PRESIDENT WHEN THE JAPANESE
BOMBED PEARL HARBOR!
* WHAT IS PERRY - A FRUSTRATED MESSENGER...? PERHAPS HE'D
BE A BETTER GOVERNOR'S AIDE THAN GOVERNOR?!
* FOLKS... YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD "SEND A
MESSAGE?" ORDERING HIS NATIONAL GUARD AND OTHER STATE ARMED FORCES UNDER
HIS CONTROL TO CLOSE THE TEXAS BORDER TO ILLEGAL ALIEN ENTRY!
* WHAT WOULD OBAMA DO? LAUNCH A DRONE STRIKE AGAINST AUSTIN?
DECLARE PERRY AN ENEMY COMBATANT?
* SERIOUSLY... OBAMA WOULD NO DOUBT FIRST TRY TO
FEDERALIZE THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD... TAKE IT AWAY FROM PERRY AND THE STATE OF
TEXAS...
* FRANKLY... AN ACTUAL KNOCK-DOWN, DRAG-OUT CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT IS
WHAT THIS NATION NEEDS! IF NOT NOW... WHEN? IF NOT IN DEFENSE OF THE LAW AND
THE CONSTITUTION AND SEPARATION OF POWERS AGAINST A POWER-MAD PRESIDENT... THEN
WHEN AND FOR WHAT?
* FOLKS... IF PERRY WOULD DO IT... PERHAPS OTHER BORDER
GOVERNORS WOULD FOLLOW. PERHAPS CONGRESS WOULD FEEL COMPELLED TO DO THEIR JOB!
HECK... PERHAPS THE COURTS WOULD EVEN STEP IN AND THEN AT LEAST WE'D HAVE A
NATIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER THE CONSTITUTION STILL HAS ANY RELEVANCE TO
AMERICA TODAY... WHETHER OR NOT AMERICA IS STILL A NATION UNDER THE RULE OF
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW... STILL A REPUBLIC, WITH A PRESIDENT, NOT AN EMPEROR; FIFTY
SOVEREIGN STATES IN A NATIONAL UNION, NOT SIMPLY FIFTY STARS ON A FLAG THAT
REPRESENTS WASHINGTON D.C.
“There has not been as much focus on the drug smugglers
and other criminals because of these children,” Perry said. “There’s been an
effort by the cartels to distract Border Patrol into taking care of these kids.
* WASHINGTON - OBAMA'S EXECUTIVE BRANCH - HAS ORDERED THE
BORDER PATROL TO "TAKE CARE OF THESE KIDS" EVEN IF IT MEANS LEAVING
THE BORDER EVEN MORE INSECURE AND POROUS THAN EVER!
The danger that this situation presents for ordinary
Texans and Americans has not been a focus of the mainstream media.”
No matter what Obama decides to do, Perry has said he
intends to ask the federal government to pay for his deployment of 1,000
troops, estimated to cost $12 million a month.
* BIG DEAL. SO INSTEAD OF JUST THE CITIZENS OF TEXAS
PAYING FOR PERRY'S UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PROPS, ALL OF US THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY GET TO KICK IN.
“This [the National Guard deployment] is important for
the peace of Texas and the country,” Perry said. “I had to make a decision.”
* GEEZUS...
* AGAIN... WHAT A PIECE OF $HIT...
