Chanclaso
I'm sending two flying chanclasos to Sherriff Joe Arpaio and to those that continue to elect him into office. Sheriff Joe is back in the news because the Department of Justice - gracias a dios - filed a lawsuit on May 10 against him and his racist Maricopa County Sheriff Office for improper conduct. The department allegedly violated 1st amendment rights by unlawfully detaining peaceful protestors who decried their policies, which included repeatedly slamming a pregnant Latina woman belly first on the hood of her car for supposedly not having car insurance (which she did, in fact, have), and operating one of the most hostile, racist police departments in the nation, despite repeated warnings to curtail their inexcusable behavior.
But I'm really giving this chanclaso to the countless unspoken supporters of bigotry and injustice in this country. The fight against Sherriff Joe is bigger than the fight against one man and a bunch of racists (and they are racists - the lawsuit alleges MSCO employees refer to Latinos as "wetbacks," "Mexican bitches," and "stupid Mexicans"), it's a fight for el corazon del pais! What does it say about la gente of the country when Sheriff Joe states, "I already have a concentration camp ... it's called tent city," in reference to his deplorable prison that has received international criticism and has recorded internal temperatures of 145 °F, and the people in the audience laugh! What happened to loving thy neighbor, to the city upon the hill, to representing the utmost ideals of the enlightenment? What about liberty and justice for all? America has a good deal of soul searching to do if it wishes to reclaim its moral standing in the free world. Until then, the Sheriff Joes of America will continue to reign over la tierra, while incarceration rates soar, migrant workers suffer, and racism becomes even more socially acceptable.
Aplauso
Un aplauso to L. Rafael Reif for being selected as the first Latino president of the Massachusetts Information of Technology (MIT), one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Reif was born in Venezuela where he received his undergraduate degree from la Universidad de Carabobo in 1973 followed by a graduate degree at Stanford University. Reif learned English while studying at Stanford University. Hard work and incredible determination have definitely paid off for Mr. Reif. Adelante mi gente!
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Don't let the door hit you on the way out .Give us a forwarding address in guadalajara and we will send you a bill for the tremendous sums you collected on welfare.
The people you attempt to denigrate harvest the food you eat. Why don't you give up on being a deranged loner and learn to be a good neighbor? Learn Spanish and invite a Latino(a) out to eat. (It will make you a better person).
I'll be glad to give you my address in Guadalajara if you promise to come for a visit.
BTW, I'm a Phoenix Central High graduate (me and Cindy McCain) and haven't needed any welfare.
If it is so bad here that it is like a concentration camp then we wouldn't have so many peiople trying to break in .
I sure hope he knows better than this author that it's the Massachusetts INSTITUTE of Technology.
http://blog.chron.com/narcoconfidential/2012/05/fake-ups-truck-used-to-try-and-deliver-would-be-immigrants/
What happened to sovereignty and rule-of-law? "Loving thy neighbor" from an open border zealot = the country does not have the right to control and limit immigration, i.e., it does not have the right to be a sovereign nation at all and aliens have a right to emigrate wherever they wish. This stance contradicts international law (UDHR, treaties, etc.).
Why does this great American culture have to be diluted and polluted by and underclass of uneducated reprobates with a desperado agenda. Why would any clear thinking American think it's a good idea to welcome these people into our country? Please tell me. Thanks.
Arpaio is just a stand-in for the Federal Immigration Laws of the US. He affects ONLY his county and the DOJ has tried for years to prove he is violating some law...any law...and they can't. He is just a tough lawman doing his job.
The lawsuit Latinos are so pumped about simply drives that home. The lawsuit asks to put a DOJ supervisor in charge of his office. What that means is "We can't catch him doing anything wrong, so maybe if we took over we could find something." Not really a promising case.
Arpaio will outlast the Open Borders fanatics who can't stand him. And he will be around for Arizona, the real concern of Mexico and their citizens, will be decided this summer. Then the real crying and gnashing of teeth will begin.
As for Arpaio, he seems to enjoy being a straw-man and goes right on about the business the people of Maricopa county elected him to do while he laughs it off. And the rest of the country is laughing right along with him.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/94058989/Fed-Court-Issues-Order-in-USA-DOJ-v-ARPAIO-Arizona
This regards the controversial motion filed by an Intervenor-Plaintiff which, under oath, swears to evidence of First Amendment retaliation by MCSO/Sheriff Arpaio.
Original Motion to Intervene at,
http://www.scribd.com/jarpaio_1/d/93245267-USA-DOJ-v-Arpaio-2nd-Plaintiff-files
So now he shows up in AZ, and seems to be positioning himself for yet another "pay day" from the AZ courts. Suminski describes himself as a "defender of justice" and a "justice reporter". He loves to file law suits when he believes his freedom of speech is denied or threatened, but he goes after anyone legally if he does not like what they say or do. No one should ever think or believe that Suminski really cares about the plight or Hispanics in MC or seeing justice is done. His history tells another completely different story. But this is what many liberal "activists" do. They game the system to their personal advantage. It will be an interesting 3 or 4 months in Phoenix.