The Facebook of Hate...

I woke up to this long post stream about gay marriage and illegal immigration.  Charged issues to be sure.  I feel I need to comment though.  But first...  the original post... then some disclosures.

AMY is wondering why people in this country feel illegals should be treated equally, if not better, than its own American citizens, yet have a cow and do everything they can to ban gay marriages? It seems as a whole, the country looks down on our American gay population yet throws free education and welfare at those who don't even belong here. I don't get it. How are our own people being treated fairly?

Now the disclosures...

I am gay. I'm not out to many people for fear of being discriminated against or hated for what I really am.  Though recently I have chosen to be more open about my life.

Secondly, I have had two incidents with illegal immigrants.  Since 2000 I've been the victim of identity theft.   My credit report continuously shows a "Juan Manriquez" and no matter how many times I try to get rid of them, they reappear.  And then I get the creditors calling to collect on his passed due car loan and his foreclosed house!  And the second incident is in 2005 where one crashed into the back of my truck, totaling it and then tried to get away.  Luckily the witnesses held him at the scene until the cops arrived. But he still gave false information and to this day they can't find him.  My back is still screwed up from the accident.

Now my comment...

I think the operative word here is illegal.  As stated above... I have no problems with any races or nationalities crossing the border legally on work visas, student visas, etc.  What I do take issue with is the pro-immigration groups and politicians playing word games and calling other illegal crossers "undocumented"... which is just a fancy term for "they didn't fill out the paperwork to be here legally"... which if reasoned to it's natural conclusion means they are here illegally and should have no rights or say under our laws.  When a person commits a crime in this country, they are sent to jail and stripped of several rights.  All of these so called "undocumented workers" have committed a crime the instant the crossed the border... and thus do not deserve any rights, consideration, or other benefits of their act.  The should not profit from their initial crime of illegal entry.  It would be like a burglar breaking into your home, eating your food, ringing up charges watching your pay-per-view, but then fixing your broken plumbing or painting your walls for you... and then expect to be rewarded despite them breaking in in the first place.

In regards to gay marriage, as a gay man it saddens me that I... an American citizen... cannot marry the person I live.  It is an afront to my pursuit of happiness promised to me by our Declaration of Independence.  Now I know that document is not an official guarantee of rights.  But it does describe what the Founding Fathers had in mind.  As does the constitution... which specifically separated the church from the state in this country.  If anyone can show how gays and lesbians having the right to marry whomever the choose is detrimental to the country's well-being and not bring up a religious argument to back up their claims, I will listen willingly and try to understand your point of view.  But I fear that this truly is a question of religion beginning to have more and more of a hold over the government.

One disclaimer I forgot...  I am a Christian... a Lutheran from birth.  I was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.  I am a believer that all who believe in him are saved.  I go to church every Sunday.  I have to hide my homosexuality from the church so I do not get persecuted or expelled.  I believe in their message for the most part.  But it is my religion and no one else's.  I do not force it upon other groups saying "You are going to hell".  I do not use it to breed hate, discrimination, or social unrest simply because it's what my religion teaches.

We have a great nation... a nation built upon several freedoms.  But every day, I fear our freedoms are being eaten away and replaced with hate towards it's citizens... and love towards it's criminals.

The Proper Way to Not Get Elected/Re-Elected

Seriously.... how many stupid politicians are there in Arizona anyways?

We'll start with Clint Van Wuffen.... or as he likes to say Clint "as in Eastwood" Van Wuffen... and that's what's gotten him in trouble.  The moron put that tag line on a campaign sign.  For one thing, he's not running for any time of law enforcement post... like sheriff or county attorney or anything like that.  He's running for a State House Seat.

First off... do you really need "as in Eastwood" on your sign?  Is "Clint" that bizarre a spelling that you need to correlate it with a celebrity?  Second, did you even THINK what that sign may infer from having "as in Eastwood" on it?   Third... what do you think the real Clint "as in Eastwood" is going to say about your little sign?

You guessed it... he was not a happy camper.  So if you can't even get your campaign signs right... just what qualifications are you bringing along to the State House?

Our next Political Moron from Arizona is Raul Grijalva, Congressman from District 7.  He called for a boycott of his own state after SB 1070 passed.  So basically he wants to hurt his own constituents to further the cause of criminals.  The sad part is he'll probably keep his job when he comes up for election because of the district's heavy Latino population and it's liberal-leaning politics.  And that's doubly sad because the district consists of over two-thirds of border (approximately 300 miles) with Mexico... where the illegals are entering the US.

So great job, residents of district 7!  Why don't you just pave a road to the border and install drinking fountains while you're at it!   Maybe a free taxi service could go in too?

Crossing Borders

If you cross the North Korean border illegally you get 12 years hard labor.

Iran's border? You are detained indefinitely.
Afghanistan's? You get shot.
Saudi Arabia's? You will be jailed.
China's? You may never be heard from again. Venezuela's? You will be branded a spy and your fate will be sealed.
Mexico's? You will jailed for two years.
Cuba's? You will be thrown into political prison to rot.

If you cross the United States border illegally you get:

1 – A job
2 – A driver’s license
3 – A Social Security card
4 – Welfare
5 – Food stamps
6 – Credit cards
7 – Subsidized rent or a loan to buy a house
8 – Free education
9 – Free health care
10 – A lobbyist in Washington
11 – Billions of dollars in public documents printed in your language
12 – And the right to carry the flag of your country – the one you walked out on – while you call America racist and protest that you don’t get enough respect.

God Bless the USA!

Exodus

I'm laughing my ass off reading all these articles about how mexicans are fleeing Arizona to New Mexico and elsewhere ahead of SB1070 going into effect.  The amount of yard sales here in Phoenix has gone up exponentially as people attempt to sell what they can so they don't have to move it... or leave it behind and make nothing from it.

But what I'm REALLY getting a kick out of is the quotes from some of these people...

"Everyone is selling up the little they have and leaving," said Villasenor, 31, who is headed for Pennsylvania. "We have no alternative. They have us cornered."
 ~ You're an illegal immigrant... did you expect us to ignore the law like the federal government has?


Or perhaps the mexican housewife that is going with her husband to New Mexico.  He is here legally... she is not.  Yet she is complaining that the law would make it illegal for her husband to drive her to the shops.   Um, lady?  How about the fact that WHERE YOU ARE STANDING IS ILLEGAL too!?


Or maybe the high schooler complaining about having to move to Albuquerque...


"It makes me sad and angry too because I feel I have the right to be here," said Bustillos, 17, who recently graduated from high school in Phoenix.


So we basically paid for your education, which is fine... you are here apparently legally (though that is room for debate too since your parents are both illegal). But what you are saying is you feel you have the right to be here now.  Guess what?  YOU DO!  I may not like it but as an anchor baby, you could stay here.   Your parents however are breaking the law... and setting a VERY bad example for you about our laws.