Open-borders/SEIU caravan to Arizona: You read it here first
On June 29, I shared an outraged e-mail from an L.A. government worker lambasting the SEIU for using worker dues to organize a pro-illegal immigration bus ride to protest Arizona’s immigration enforcement law. SB1070 goes into effect this week. Flashback:
I am a member of SEIU because, as an employee of Los Angeles County I have to be, and today I received an email from their office detailing how I can get a free seat on a bus from L.A. to Phoenix…to protest SB 1070. I am furious over this and wrote an email back to them to tell them so. I forget to mention to them I am especially upset over them using my dues to pay for this bus and the trip. I fully support the intent of SB 1070, all the efforts of Gov. Jan Brewer, and the efforts of “Stand with Arizona”…I believe our borders should be firmly closed, and Mexicans should stand in line with all other would-be emigres from all other countries, get a passport and visa like everyone else, and come here legally…Further, we are the only country in the world that has wide-open borders and lets in criminals along with elderly women who only want to be maids. What on earth are we thinking? This will ruin our country! Thanks for all you are doing.
Well, just as my reader indicated, the purple shirts and reconquistas will soon be hitting the road. And masses of them will be bused into Arizona funded by worker dues.
The L.A. Times confirms:
As a judge weighs whether to halt Arizona’s controversial immigration law, hundreds of Los Angeles union members and activists are planning a bus caravan to Phoenix on Thursday — the day the law is set to take effect.
More than 550 people plan to ride on 11 buses to Arizona to stage a protest and launch a partnership with Arizona groups to boost voter registration. During the one-day trip, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, participants will meet with Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris, march to the state Capitol and hold a vigil. The participants represent 32 unions.
Just remember: For every shamnesty-shilling union worker you see on the streets, there are untold union workers like my reader who object.
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And beside the union workers there are hundreds of thousands….. Nay, MILLIONS, of American citizens who are beyond disgusted.
Vladimir Lenin would be so proud.
How many bangers did Villiagarosa send?
Good find, but not surprising.
Allow me to comment on my own outrage of the second half of the year.
GM is coming out with its VOLT all electric vehicle at the end of this year. It will be priced at 41,000 dollars. HOWEVER, EVERY Volt will get a 7500 dollar tax credit from the federal government. So far as I know it will be an exclusive tax credit.
So here’s what you need to know. Our taxpayer funded auto company (the only recipient of TARP to not pay it back) is now selling new cars. They are charging an extra 7500 dollars for each vehicle that all taxpayers pay for.
I suggest a boycott of GM until they decide to level the playing field without using the government to sustain their business model. If the business can’t be sustained without our tax dollars, then it shouldn’t be sustained.
I am outraged. Government is wasting our money – taking from everyone and giving to the privileged by government.
Something needs to change in this country. I won’t buy a GM if they pay me. that company will be bankrupt in 2 years even with the subsidy.
I apologize again for being stupid MM. Thanks for giving me the platform. Boycott GM.
Those of us with real jobs can’t ride a bus for free to a rally.
Because of the recession and SB1070, illegal immigrant groups have been demanding safe passage back to Mexico from the US, paid for by the US taxpayer. They sneak in then they want us to pay to send them back home.
Let’s politely direct them to the big purple bus.
Wish I could help you out, but I’ve already been boycotting GM for about 30 years.
OK, so who’s doing all of those jobs while these 550 people are off protesting? Sounds like they’ve got about 550 people overhead. They should be going back to hit the unemployment line.
Ah, the purple people beaters are coming. I think I have a light day tomorrow, I might check them out and ask about their own bill that says the same thing. And as usual I will have my CCW with me.
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HI THACKERAGENCY–#3. You are right to be outraged at the waste of taxpayer subsidy money on the Chevvy Volt. But this is the “norm” for most of the so-called “green” energy scams.
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Ditto for ethanol–without the subsidy it would not exist since it can’t compete with open market petroleum based gas and diesel. Ditto for “free” solar energy. Ditto for “free” windmill power. The Volt can’t compete against a non-subsidized Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic in the cost, performance, or maintenance areas.
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Part of Comrade Obama’s (PBUH) game plan is to force up the cost of all other energy sources by shutting down coal and oil based sources with high taxes, environmental costs, and by pulling oil leases and by shutting down Gulf drilling. Only 2 wells of about 17000 there had severe blowout problems.
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But when costs go through the roof the currently non-viable sources will suddenly be able to “compete”. The drilling will be going on in our wallets–not in the oil fields and coal mines.
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And I don’t think we will ever see a new watt of nuclear power–they will just do studies and waste more millions without any payback.
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You don’t have to do a good job when you have a LICENSE TO STEAL.
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John Bibb
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speaking of GM and LA–
the unions-government fraud and socialist welfare killed the once beautiful Detroit–
looks like LA is headed in the same direction–unions-welfare…government fraud…
a house for a $1 in LA!? WOW -
C-CS
It should be made known, far and wide, that SEIU thugs are promoting the violation of both Federal and State law.
Yeah, but I can guarantee you wouldn’t want to live in that neighborhood.
That’s rich.
The “Purple People Beaters” are today’s privileged. Consider the retirement funds, health benefits, free lawyer services, inflated wages and no incentives to perform well and they truly are THE privileged. Everyone else has to save and invest for retirement which counts against them as “wealth”, while the “wealth” of the union member’s retirement and other benefits do not. What a crooked sham, and the political aristocracy are providing even more guaranteed privileges. Totally disgusting and IMHO, CRIMINAL.
Arizona’s No Permit Needed Concealed Carry Law goes into effect on Thursday, this could get interesting.
Hope Texas goes there soon.
I take the class on Saturday! Shall Issue, baby!
Actually, with the amount of taxpayer dollars Obama has been shoveling into organized-crime/union-thug coffers, it’s a fairly safe bet that OUR money is paying for this astroturf. Democrats cant even cheat without subsidies.
And yesterday in our local news this story…taking hundreds of young children to DC to protest:
http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2010/july/128346/Local-children-head-to-D.C.-for-immigration-protest
I am so sick of this tactic. So if your parents go back to Mexico ….YOU GO with them!!! or wait will they not be allowed???
I hope there will be plenty of security there, we all know how violent unions can be.
I hope they have to stop for gas and lunch. It would be ironic if they had to spend money in the state while protesting and calling for a boycott.
For those unfamiliar with the distances here in the west it is 375 miles from downtown L.A. to downtown Phoenix … so that is 5 hours each way on a bus and 10 hours round trip travel … and there will be a fuel stop to add in each way so say another 30 minutes each way … refueling before heading back to L.A. also … throw in 550 people eating and drinking and they will have no choice but to spend money in Arizona …
Also … Sheriff Joe has already stated that anyone that gets rowdy tomorrow will be arrested … Joe always has the “Vacancy” sign up at “tent city” …
Here’s hoping it is 115 degrees on the streets of Phoenix tomorrow …
Michelle … hope you get to meet and talk with lots of real Arizona American Patriots at the events in Phoenix on Saturday … only wish I was home instead of out of town on business so I could be there …
Is that a lowrider van?
Will there be a counter protest?
Big trucks in interstate commerce are taxed as though they buy fuel in each state they run.
Maybe Arizona should have road-side safety inspections of those buses going in…and coming out.
Not to mention the untold union members who are out of work in the construction industry do to the cheap illegal immigrant labor.
If you think about it everyone will be subsidizing these cars in another way. Think about how much more electricity these cars will use (nevermind the fact tht the power grids in many cities are already strained). The power companies will have to buy more power for the additional need. This in turn will cause the cost of electricity to rise, which will be passed onto the consumer. So in the end we will all be paying higher electric rates so that Bob down the street can have his green toy.
Thacker, to add onto my last post here is yet more taxpayer $’s being spent on the electric car:
AZ Highway Patrol at the AZ-CA state line: “Alright, everyone off the bus while we conduct a thorough safety inspection!
“Sorry there is no shade for you or water to drink, but we have to be certain vehicles are safely operated here in our lovely state.
“Uh-Oh! Looks like that inside rear tire is pretty worn, guess the driver is going to have to change it and nobody can sit in the bus while it is up on a jack.
“Boy, you folks sure picked a sorry bus company to bring you here. Truth be known, since this is a CA-registered bus, it can operate freely in CA, just no in AZ, know what I’m sayin’?
“Y’all have a nice day now, heah?”
Now where’s that drug sniffing dog?
Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers says “borders must be secured NOW”, car bombs go off in Mexican border towns, bullets strike
El Paso town hall, and our president springs into permanent vacation mode.
I think that Fox News hit the bullseye last night describing Obama as (in so many words) liking the praise and being treated regally but not really caring much for the executive decision-making (working) part of the job.
Are we under 100 days to the election yet? Please?
Purple shirts and pink underwear. Those SEIU guys sure will look masculine!
While they are in Arizona won’t they be buying stuff like water, meals, etc.?
Is that the SEIU’s definition of “boycott”?
With as hot as it is, humid now as well, it’ll be interesting to see the outdoor demonstrations.
Well I saw the thing comin’ down the road,
It was a long purple bus carryin’ a heavy load
I called sheriff Arpaio and I said “ooh-eee”
It looks like SIEU trouble-makers to me
They were narrow-minded, democratic, liberal SIEU trouble-makers,
Narrow-minded, democratic, liberal SIEU trouble-makers,
Narrow-minded, democratic, liberal SIEU trouble-makers,
Sure looked strange to me.
In LA in the 1990′s most of the drywallers were union workers, mostly Black Americans, making $19 an hour or more. Today, they have been replaced by non-union illegals making $6-7.
The unions and the black leadership ae silent on this and support “comprehensive immigration reform?” They sure as are not supporting the people they claim to be looking out for.
mmm mmm mmm
“Hey, where is my retirement ck?”
“SRY the pension fund is broke.”
“Where did all the money go?”
“Remember all those free bus rides you guys took?”
“Ya, so what?”
“they weren’t as free as you thought they were.”
We’re at 97. Closing in on it.
But, unless we elect true conservatives to both houses, only the names will change. RINOS are no better than Demonrats.
This is going to be fun to watch SEIU thugs meet up with Sheriff Joe.
Let’s not forget that the cost of insurance on electric cars is much higher as well. People(Liberals)who went out and bought the Prius soon found out the cost if insurance was almost twice the amount of a fuel powered car.
I wouldn’t buy a $41k american car if you paid me the $41K to buy it!
Hope it’s 110 degrees that day.. Their fat a$$es will be sweating purple..
That is not correct. As long as the RINO votes with the Republican caucus on chairmanships and such, they are infinitely better than any Democrat.
Stalin was ‘better’ than Hitler even though he actually murdered more people. Hitler’s soldiers were shooting at us.
I think I.C.E. should be there to meet their bus with a clip board…who has their papers? It is after all Federal Law if you are a legal alien of this country, you must have your papers on you, and produce them on request to U.S.A. authorities.
Looks like they got ‘em a convoy.
Please c’mon to lovely AZ… JOE ARPAIO has opened up 100 extra spaces in TENT CITY to make room for new TENANTS!!!
Forcast is for the high 90s to low 100s with scattered afternoon thundershowers, which often include lightning. May the SEIU thugs hold their protest signs high – and may lightning strike!
I work in downtown Lost Angeles, and all I see on construction sites are latinos. If I see any non-latinos on the sites,they appear to be the supervisors, archictects, inspectors, or engineers and bosses giving instructions and pouring over plans, but the laborers themselves are nearly 100% latino, illegal or otherwise.
SEIU needs cheaper workers for the picket lines so the real workers can get work done. It is a union welfare program. Who knew that community organizing needed a union too.
375 miles in 5 hours is an average of 75 miles per hour. Good luck trying to get out of downtown L.A. going an average of 75 miles per hour.
Perhaps they can avoid patronizing AZ with a stop in Blythe before crossing the border.
According to Rush, Judge Bolton has granted an injunction against at least parts of the Arizona law.
I know two 23 year olds who think this is a good idea so that alternative energy can “compete”. Yeah, ignorant barely covers it…
Local paper today stated that they’re not going to be carrying any ID. I sure hope they jaywalk, or throw their empty water bottles in the gutter or fail to disperse when told to. Sheriff Joe and his deputies will be having a grand old time.
Wonder what it’ll cost them to get back to LA if they miss the bus?
Only increases the heat against public unions. Time to outsource all city and state jobs and fire the unions.
It’s like Dick Morris says—the only reason Democrats are for illegals is so they will come here and vote Democrat, but they also don’t want anyone to get a job that would jepordize their lofty golden parachute union contract.
HA! What a way to stimulate Arizona’s economy….bus in a bunch of thugs spending other peoples money.
Hey! They gotta eat somewhere?
As for Harris, why are they meeting with him? Is he some law-ignoring open borders shill too? If so, perhaps he needs to be recalled, or fired or whatever moves him to the unemployment line.
You know, the same line many others stand in because they can’t find a job because some illegal is being paid under the table to do it.
No. It’s the lowlife version.
Yes, Yes he is.
Now are you not glad we have a president like Obama. Think for a moment how he has invigorated the electorate, does history recall any president that has so ignored the American people that they are ready to rise up in armed rebellion. And, the arms they carry is the vote.