Comments on: Manassas City: Pretty Please, Stop, Or You’ll Get Another Letter

By: OneVoice

OneVoice — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:52:00 +0000

Ignoring the sign will not work.

As soon as we forget about it, they change the message and stir the pot once again.

The other tactic may also be this “vandalism” that may or may not have been carried out by the very people that put it up.

BTW….UnMasMexican, how many of your illegal buddies want to engage in acts that will illicit a response from the police in this area? By all means, please do. PWCPD would be happy to take another plane full down south.

By: citizenofManassas

citizenofManassas — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:27:55 +0000

Yup just go ahead and show just how stupid y’all are. I suppose there is a reason why you have to have Americans provide for you and your families.

By: Bob S.

Bob S. — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:01:24 +0000

KP - $338.8 billion is, what, ten bucks each? Gimme a break! Say what you mean and mean what you say!

By: AWCheney

AWCheney — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:34:10 +0000

Well UnMasMexican, go ahead…it could also be considered vandalism and treaspassing. I’m sure that there would be INNUMERABLE neighbors of those properties who would love to snap those pictures as those signs are going up. Please DO underestimate them!

By: UnMasMexican

UnMasMexican — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:10:26 +0000

What if every house that is foreclosed upon as a result of poor immigarnts taken advantage of by predator lenders starts posting their own signs? It would be some time before banks get around to taking down individual signs throughout PWC, and the Manassas Cities.

This would be a highly visual and prominent way to show Greg and HSM what happens when you try to limit the freech sppeach rights of la raza!

I am contacting some advocacy groups I know of with this idea. Just wait for it, amigos.

Viva….LA RAZA….en PWC!

(you may as well accept us b/c estamos aqui!)

By: me-n-u

me-n-u — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:53:39 +0000

manassascityresident I’ll even help you build the sign!!!!!!

By: AWCheney

AWCheney — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:48:24 +0000

“I found the above poll on CNN this morning, even though they didnt hit a super-large section of the population this is pretty telling.”

Actually Josh, it’s more than telling…it is very close to the customary sampling (number) accepted among pollsters to be within a 3%+- accuracy. Additionally, being on a news site, the participants are also FAR more likely to be educated voters than you might find in a random sampling. It is very likely to accurately, as much as any poll can, represent the mood of voters in this country. Given that all the current major Presidential candidates (McCain, and either Clinton or Obama) are ALL favorably disposed to amnesty and a further influx of illegal aliens, it may bode well for any Independent candidate who may remain on the ballot, and who has taken a firm stand on a crackdown on illegal aliens and the sealing of our porous border.

By: Pat.Herve

Pat.Herve — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:49:50 +0000

out local government continues to fail us. Yet, we only complain about Masassas Park.

Why doesn’t HSM demonstrate before the Manassas City Council? Or has that been done before.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:44:45 +0000

Good point about the city lawyer and $25/hour pay raise. What has he done for us? City backed down when lawsuits came over the overcrowding statute that was briefly enacted. I haven’t seen one single thing the lawyer has done to deserve any $25/hour pay raise.

By: Lefty

Lefty — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:28:18 +0000

Dudeman:

I’m pretty artically challenged and have no clue how to go about making a nice sign like those on the blog. Are there templates or commercial sources I could go to?

By: Longtimeresident

Longtimeresident — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:24:00 +0000

I have lived in the City of Manassas for over 20 years and the citizens that I have talked to HATE this sign. It is definitely an eyesore and something needs to be done. This thing has hung around too long!
I understand the city is giving the lawyer a $25 dollar an hour pay raise. I would like to know what he is doing to get the sign issue taken care of. I think we need a new lawyer - there are plenty good ones around the area who could possibly do more for the city!
The sign is definitely an embarrassment to the residents and tourists. No wonder people go out of town to shop!
Mr. Fernandez, remove the sign and remove yourself from our fine city!!!!!!!

By: 999

999 — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:22:37 +0000

Maybe if there were demonstrations, stand-ins etc 24/7 by large groups of people in front of the sign, maybe the MCC would take note of the fact and figure out they have a problem. Apparently they don’t think there is a problem.

By: dudeman

dudeman — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:38:29 +0000

Have you ever heard of freewayblogging? It’s similar to what was done with this sign. You paint a sign and put it up within view of the highway, such as on an overpass. The benefit is, your message will be read by up to 100,000 people per day!

Most freewaybloggers post messages against the war and the president, but nobody’s stopping you from posting a sign stating your opinion. Check out freewayblogger.com to find out how it’s done, and freewayblogger.blogspot.com to see the latest pics.

By: manassascityresident

manassascityresident — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:01:19 +0000

Proud -
I emailed Greg and asked him to send you my email address.

By: ProudVirginiaCITIZEN

ProudVirginiaCITIZEN — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:26:21 +0000

MANASSASCITYRESIDENT, I completely agree, and that’s the point the whole sit back, wait and watch approach isn’t helping our cause. The illegals are acting, we should be as well.

By: manassascityresident

manassascityresident — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:20:01 +0000

Here’s the thing - we have been ignoring it. No vigils, no peaceful protests. No nothing. Has it gone away. No. Has the city done anything? No.
So, what good does ignoring it do?

By: manassascityresident

manassascityresident — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:15:22 +0000

dilly said on 2 May 2008 at 10:09 am:

Well, I may be wrong, but I thought that “thing” was supposed to be demolished last fall - yet, it’s still there.

June - Thanks for the info regarding picketing. What next?

By: dilly

dilly — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:09:31 +0000

Pardon my legal ignorance but is the sign really a “sign” or is it a “dwelling”?

If it’s a “dwelling”, or part thereof, couldn’t it be condemned as unsafe and forced to be torn down under the aupices of that particular authority?

By: Dolph

Dolph — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:57:44 +0000

I hate that sign. However, the more attention called to it, the more important it will become to defend. There are all sorts of ways to get around the code violation and I am sure some slick lawyer has already suggested it.

Perhaps money talks. Buy the property. Community ownership.

By: ProudVirginiaCITIZEN

ProudVirginiaCITIZEN — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:56:13 +0000

KP, couldn’t have said it better myself buddy.

Contrarian, the point is, the illegals want equal treatment, give it to them, throw old Gaudencio in court, slap him with the maximum fine/penalty possible, and let em see what equal treatment under the law is really like.

Also, it’s funny, just as you are now, the woman from the meeting the other night was complaining how this board, Greg etc, are always throwing out names and labels concerning the illegal immigrant movement (extreme leftists, liberal jerks, anchor babies) but doesn’t the pro-illegals do the EXACT same thing? The hate group, racist, nativist, xenophobe card is getting a bit played out don’t you think? Here’s a new word for the pro-illegals to learn, and a good starting place for those who don’t know the English language, HYPOCRITE.