Russell Pearce is refusing to apologize for making Republican Senator Lori Klein read an unvetted letter from substitute teacher Tony Hill who accused Hispanic students of refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance and that the students declared that “American’s stole our land.”
Well, I received a letter from Emma Gration who is also very concerned over immigration issues and wants her statement read in the Senate Chamber as well. Can you help?
Her letter is as follows:
Dear Senate President Pearce:
We have a huge problem at the border. Spiders. Giant Mexican spiders are crossing over the border at all hours of the day and night. They are coming over without visas or papers and are Mexican spiders that are going to destroy our way of life. They are claiming that Americans stole their land and they are simply overrunning us with speed and dexterity only a spider colony could amass.
I saw one spider weave a web over a border patrol guard and then proceed to make him pledge allegiance to the Mexican spider way of life. I saw another spider take his arm and rip off a Three Musketeers bar from a local Circle K with the swiftness not seen since an Ali fight.
And the gangs. These spiders have formed a cartel that would make the Mexican cartels envious. They are dealing drugs from the vast corners of the desert. Kids are at risk as the spiders pretend to be working on your yard work and as roofing contractors.
They take jobs from Americans because with their multiple arms, they can get more work done and make our productivity look weak. And they take jobs like janitors and hotel workers that eliminate the jobs former Maricopa County Attorney Generals might take.
I know getting your immigration bill passed is paramount to saving Arizona, but now armed with the new knowledge that these Mexican spiders are coming soon to a web near you, we should sign your bill with great speed. No need to check on the facts of this letter because what I say is true. My parents named me Emma Gration because they knew I would fight the facts of truth on all immigration issues. And now that Mexican spiders have crossed over, we must react and sign your bills before we are destroyed.
Regards,
Emma Gration
So Senator Pearce, how do we get this read in session? I’m sure it will make a difference.
Jeff
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Jeff's Commentary - 3/14 - Punt, Pass, & Kick
One of the Fall rites of passage for most kids is the NFL’s sponsorship of a competition called “Punt, Pass, and Kick”. It measures your skill set in achieving all three categories in distance.
On Friday last week the owners and players in the NFL decided that couldn’t play nice in the sandbox we consumers had built so they decided to take their balls and go home.
So I’ve done some analysis of the NFL and set up new rules of a Punt, Pass, and Kick contest in Arizona since the NFL is on strike.
The State of Arizona continues to “Punt” on all matters related to education. More cuts are coming and the promise by the Governor to not have any more changes to K-12 with the passage of the tax last year will not stand. So a successful punt by our legislative body is coming to a school near you.
Pass. We all are guilty one way or another in passing the blame of our current economic mess. And now let’s pass the buck to the guy behind us, the guy in front of us and guy standing in the doorway. Let’s face it. Until we tackle Medicare, Medicaid. and other entitlements; nothing changes.
And finally kicking. We seem to want to kick anyone in our way to the curb. If it’s figuring out a way to save the lives of a few sick people that need transplants to hunting down cleaning crews and landscaping employees that don’t have their immigration papers. And while we are at it, let’s kick the kids of those folks as well for good measure. And let’s also kick the responsibility of deciding who stays and goes to those same school administrators, teachers and doctors.
So in the new world order in Arizona, Punt, Pass and Kick is effectively used by our leaders to enact change we can all believe in. Believe for sure it will hurt our economy for years to come.
To put salt in the wound, the NFL Players Association and owners couldn’t figure out a way to share 9.6 billion dollars in profits last week and the NFL is in a lockout. As if Glendale needs to lose two professional sports teams in one year...
I think I’m going to take my ball and go home.
Jeff
On Friday last week the owners and players in the NFL decided that couldn’t play nice in the sandbox we consumers had built so they decided to take their balls and go home.
So I’ve done some analysis of the NFL and set up new rules of a Punt, Pass, and Kick contest in Arizona since the NFL is on strike.
The State of Arizona continues to “Punt” on all matters related to education. More cuts are coming and the promise by the Governor to not have any more changes to K-12 with the passage of the tax last year will not stand. So a successful punt by our legislative body is coming to a school near you.
Pass. We all are guilty one way or another in passing the blame of our current economic mess. And now let’s pass the buck to the guy behind us, the guy in front of us and guy standing in the doorway. Let’s face it. Until we tackle Medicare, Medicaid. and other entitlements; nothing changes.
And finally kicking. We seem to want to kick anyone in our way to the curb. If it’s figuring out a way to save the lives of a few sick people that need transplants to hunting down cleaning crews and landscaping employees that don’t have their immigration papers. And while we are at it, let’s kick the kids of those folks as well for good measure. And let’s also kick the responsibility of deciding who stays and goes to those same school administrators, teachers and doctors.
So in the new world order in Arizona, Punt, Pass and Kick is effectively used by our leaders to enact change we can all believe in. Believe for sure it will hurt our economy for years to come.
To put salt in the wound, the NFL Players Association and owners couldn’t figure out a way to share 9.6 billion dollars in profits last week and the NFL is in a lockout. As if Glendale needs to lose two professional sports teams in one year...
I think I’m going to take my ball and go home.
Jeff
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Jeff's Commentary - 3/2 - Charlie's Angels
Charlie Sheen is a train wreck waiting to happen. Or did the train already crash? His constant ranting and delusions of self glory have been all over the media this past week. Appearances on TMZ, The Today Show, Good Morning America, 20/20 and multiple internet sources have dominated the news. He started a Twitter page on Tuesday and already has 600,000+ followers...yes 600,000 people signed up to receive his updated rants. I blame much of the craziness on the media, feeding off this goof.
I don’t get it I guess. Wisconsin is Egypt West where union workers fight to keep the ability to negotiate through a reduced collective bargaining agreement. The Middle East is such a mess that if protests move to Saudi Arabia there is talk of $8.00 a gallon gas and of course that little skirmish we continue to have in Afghanistan. A couple billion here, a couple of billion there; but none being used at home where it is truly needed in our infrastructure and education. And what is all the water cooler talk about? Charlie Sheen.
I hope those same 600,000 people who signed up to receive Charlie’s latest sexual and drug conquests are as passionate about keeping up with all the real world events that impact them daily; but somehow I doubt it. My guess is that there is probably a poor voting record from that same bunch as well.
We are simply losing our senses as to what is important. In Arizona, our political leaders continue to do everything possible to keep us in the news as well. Instead of focusing on jobs, we are spending time in court talking about doctors and teachers asking for ID cards. Really. I saw a lot of World War II movies where everyone had to have “Papers” at all times as to not be arrested by the NAZI goons. Are we headed to the same craziness here? I think we are if the Russell Pearce's have their way. Attracting tourists and business to our state needs to be forefront on our agenda, not policing the public.
And based on the priority of people to be engaged in Charlie Sheen’s antics on his Twitter page and not the real things that matter in their own backyards, we all have much more to worry about witnessing our own train wreck. It’s coming to a city near you sooner than you think.
Jeff
I don’t get it I guess. Wisconsin is Egypt West where union workers fight to keep the ability to negotiate through a reduced collective bargaining agreement. The Middle East is such a mess that if protests move to Saudi Arabia there is talk of $8.00 a gallon gas and of course that little skirmish we continue to have in Afghanistan. A couple billion here, a couple of billion there; but none being used at home where it is truly needed in our infrastructure and education. And what is all the water cooler talk about? Charlie Sheen.
I hope those same 600,000 people who signed up to receive Charlie’s latest sexual and drug conquests are as passionate about keeping up with all the real world events that impact them daily; but somehow I doubt it. My guess is that there is probably a poor voting record from that same bunch as well.
We are simply losing our senses as to what is important. In Arizona, our political leaders continue to do everything possible to keep us in the news as well. Instead of focusing on jobs, we are spending time in court talking about doctors and teachers asking for ID cards. Really. I saw a lot of World War II movies where everyone had to have “Papers” at all times as to not be arrested by the NAZI goons. Are we headed to the same craziness here? I think we are if the Russell Pearce's have their way. Attracting tourists and business to our state needs to be forefront on our agenda, not policing the public.
And based on the priority of people to be engaged in Charlie Sheen’s antics on his Twitter page and not the real things that matter in their own backyards, we all have much more to worry about witnessing our own train wreck. It’s coming to a city near you sooner than you think.
Jeff
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