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Archives for June 2008
THE HISPANDERING JUAN MCAMNESTY
19 June 2008 | National Politics, Illegal Aliens | 25 Comments
Translated from DarioLibre.com:
New York.- The republican candidate for the House White senator John McCain, promised that if he wins, a day after he is sworn in as a new president of the United States, he will pressure Congress to enact a law immediately in favor of immigration reform.
The candidate that appears today eight points behind […]
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Spend More, Or Spend Smarter?
19 June 2008 | Virginia Politics | 6 Comments
Once again, the General Assembly is going into special session to talk about raising our taxes in order to finance transportation improvements. Before any legislation is passed that increases funding for transportation however, a performance audit needs to be conducted of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to determine how efficient and effective it is […]
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Pick One: Tax Hikes, Or More Taxes?
19 June 2008 | Prince William County | 16 Comments
Back in April the Regional Chamber of Commerce sent out a survey to members asking their opinion on whether they’d like a tax hike for transportation, or alternatively, whether they’d like to see their taxes raised in order to finance transportation improvements. Well, the results have been tabulated, and it turns out that 40% of […]
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Paulites Try To Steal A Convention?
19 June 2008 | National Politics | 30 Comments
The Ron Paulites sure are ensuring they get a warm welcome from the Republican Party. After getting essentially nowhere in the primary, their new tactic is now to somehow convince convention delegates to abandon the candidates they are pledged to support and instead cast their vote for Ron Paul at the convention. You’d think these […]
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Connolly Hides From Saudi Academy Scandal
19 June 2008 | Gerry Connolly, Fairfax County, US Congress, Prince William County | 6 Comments
In the face of increasing criticism regarding his support of the Islamic Saudi Academy, Farifax Chairman and Congressional candidate Gerry Connolly is doing what he does best when confronted with an obvious blunder: ignore it. Gerry Connolly’s “leadership”, whether it be supporting radical Hamas and Hezbollah supporters like Mahdi Bray, or ensuring that the ISA […]
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DCCC To Throw Money Away On Judy Feder
18 June 2008 | Virginia Politics, US Congress | 6 Comments
Democrat bloggers are all excited that the DCCC has put Judy “Tax Me Now” Feder on the “emerging races program”, which supposedly means that they think Judy has a snowball’s chance of winning and that they intend to funnel some money into the 10th District. The last time the DCCC rated Judy Feder as competitive […]
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WashPo Blacklists Immigration Reform Advocate
18 June 2008 | National Politics | 12 Comments
D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society confirms what was for many of us a matter of speculation: that the Washington Post blacklists people who write letters to the editor based on their political viewpoint. I can’t say I’m all that surprised.
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Illegal Aliens Nabbed In Staunton
18 June 2008 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 11 Comments
The NewsVirginian.com is reporting on the arrest of four illegal aliens for forgery and identity theft and the seizure of 100 employee files at Don Juan’s restaurant in Staunton, Virginia on June 7th. When these illegal aliens falsified their documents in order to obtain employment, they used the Social Security Numbers of actual U.S. Citizens, […]
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A Local Business Owner Pleads For Help
18 June 2008 | Illegal Aliens, Crime, Prince William County | 52 Comments
Help Save Manassas has been busy at day laborer sites in Prince William County over the past few days, spending time in Woodbridge this past weekend, and then this morning at the 7-Elevens in Yorkshire on Old Centreville Road and Coverstone Drive today. We’ve documented quite a few people picking up day laborers, the evidence […]
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Conservatism For A Four Year Old
18 June 2008 | Humor & Satire | 42 Comments
One of those from my inbox that is too good to keep to myself:
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Loudoun County Completes 287(g) Agreement
17 June 2008 | Loudoun County, Illegal Aliens | 7 Comments
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has formalized their agreement with the Department of Homeland Security today to enforce federal immigration law under the Section 287(g) Program. Three deputies will complete their training in the program on July 18th, at which time Loudoun County will begin to process for deportation illegal aliens who are encountered by […]
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Mark Warner Displays Incompetence
17 June 2008 | Virginia Politics, US Senate | 17 Comments
Mark Warner decided to weigh in on the illegal alien issue in an interview with the Clarke Times-Courier, demonstrating at best his utter incompetence on this issue. For someone who is expected to have a good grasp on the issues that most concern Virginia voters, Mark Warner absolutely is falling far short of that mark. […]
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How The MJM Reports (Their) Bad News
17 June 2008 | Local Economy, Prince William County | 21 Comments
The MJM reports today on the improving residential real estate market in Prince William County, acknowledging that sales are up and foreclosures are down, and even discloses that Prince William County’s market recovery significantly outpaces what is happening elsewhere in Virginia. If readers were looking for some sort of narrative to help them understand all […]
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Let Every Vote Count? For DPVA, Not So Much
16 June 2008 | DPVA | 11 Comments
Well, the “count every vote” mantra of Democrats doesn’t seem to be working out for them so well, given what appears to be some rather unusual behavior at this weekends DPVA Convention as reported by Washington Post’s Virginia Politics Blog. Vote results getting announced before the vote counting is completed? Maybe we ought to be […]
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ISA Director Arrested For Obstruction Of Justice
16 June 2008 | Fairfax County, Crime | 16 Comments
Cross-posted from Saudi Watch
On June 9th, Fairfax County Police arrested the Director General of the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA), Mr. Abdalla I. Al-Shabnan, on the charges of Obstruction of Justice without Force (VA Code 18.2-460). Charged and released on the same day, Mr. Al-Shabnan is out on his own recognizance as he awaits his first […]
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Protest At The International Saudi Academy
16 June 2008 | Fairfax County | 5 Comments
The Traditional Values Coalition, ACT! For America and the Virginia Chapter of the United America Committee and other national and Virginia groups will hold a demonstration:
Tuesday, June 17 @ 8:00am
Islamic Saudi Academy
8333 Richmond Highway
Alexandria, Virginia
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Senator John Watkins Now Has No Opinion
16 June 2008 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 37 Comments
Senator John Watkins, while speaking to reporters in advance of tomorrow’s meeting of the Virginia Commission on Immigration in Roanoke, is now telling the public that he doesn’t want to inject his opinion into the debate over how the Commonwealth should address the illegal alien problem in Virginia. That’s an interesting change of heart, given […]
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But Can The Employees Speak English?
16 June 2008 | Local Economy | 94 Comments
On Route 28 in Yorkshire, there used to be a grocery store called “Il Primero Mercado”. Now that building is being re-branded as “Shoppers International” in an effort to broaden their market appeal beyond simply the shrinking market segment in the area that can only speak Spanish. As businesses learn that utter dependence on […]
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Happy Metrosexual Fathers Day
15 June 2008 | Uncategorized | 72 Comments
In celebration of Father’s Day, the Washington Post has this unusual story about how men are enjoying acting more like women. I can’t blame the owners of Tranquility Day Spa for trying to reach out to a new clientele, but I do have to wonder about what’s happening to men when they feel their life […]
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Rule Of Law Resolution Offers Business Opportunities
14 June 2008 | Humor & Satire, Prince William County | 19 Comments
And folks said that the Rule of Law Resolution was bad for business? It would seem that a KYDA professional wrestler going by the name “El Dirty Sanchezz” is making his career from it. He gets to play the underdog, and if he can’t make an event he can then claim that Prince William County […]
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