GOP CAPITALIZING ON BUSBY REMARKS?

Based on all the media reports, including this one, it appears they are.

Busby said repeatedly throughout the weekend that she misspoke. She said she had been trying to encourage underage high school students or people who weren’t registered, but are in the country legally, to participate in the political process. “I had a slip of the tongue and I corrected it immediately,” Busby said. “I want to make it unequivocal that I do not support anyone who is here illegally voting or working on campaigns.”

Ms. Busby’s only “slip of the tongue” was stating clearly and unequivocally what her view of illegal aliens was before getting elected. It isn’t terribly complicated and all the explaining in the world won’t change that.

“The Republican Party is splitting 14 ways from Sunday on border issues, along with fiscal issues and social issues,” said Carl Luna, a political scientist at Mesa College. “The real conservatives may just take their jacks and go home.”

Mr. Luna is whistling past the graveyard with that explanation. While there’s lots of different Republican views on immigration, there’s one uniting view on it: border enforcement. Based on Ms. Busby’s misstatement, we know that Republicans will see that she isn’t serious about border enforcement. That’s sealing her fate literally as we speak.

"YOU DON'T NEED PAPERS TO VOTING"

I've been telling you for weeks that the driving motivation behind Democrats refusal to back any plan to seal our borders against the invaders form Mexico was tied to one thing ... votes. The Democrats see the gate-crashers as an almost inexhaustible source of new votes for Democratic candidates. They're not citizens, you say? True enough, but since when has that meant anything to the left and to Democrats when it comes to pushing their "everybody in the pool" attitude on voting? Do you remember the 1996 elections in California? Orange County Republican Bob Dornan was running against Loretta Sanchez. This was quite an interesting election. Miss Loretta had tried several times to fun for office under her married name of Loretta Brixley. Didn't work. Then, an epiphany! Why not revert to her maiden name of Sanchez? There are a tens thousands of Hispanics in the district, and though many of them are illegal, being the informed and knowledgeable voters that they are, they would certainly respond better to the Sanchez name than to the Brixley name. So ... change her name she did, and win she did ... on the strength of thousands of votes for unregistered Latino voters. The Republicans, recognizing that some pretty massive voting fraud had taken place, immediately started an investigation. The Democrats, just two years from having lost control of the House, immediately started screaming racism. The tactic worked, the investigation into rampant illegal voting was dropped, and Sanchez remains in the House of Representatives

Well ... it certainly looks like we're set for a repeat of 1996 in California, just a bit further South. In San Diego we have a Democrat named Francine Busby who is a candidate for the vacated seat of disgraced Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham. In a nutshell, Busby is telling Latinos that they don't need to here legally to vote. Here's what happened at this campaign appearance. A man stood up in the back of the room and said "I want to help, but I don't have papers." Now this was a blatant admission by this man that he was in this country illegally. Let's pause for a moment and think about just how bad things are when someone who has broken the law by entering this country illegally can actually feel free to go to a political rally and announce that fact! Not only announce it, but then express a desire to help Democrat candidate in an election! And why help the Democrat? Because the Democrats are the party of amnesty, that's why! But, we're getting away from Francine Busby here. What did Francine Busby say to this illegal? She said "Everybody can help, yeah, absolutely, you all can help. You don't need papers for voting. You don't need to be a registered voter to help."

What? You don't need papers for voting? What kind of papers? Well .. papers that show you're in this country legally! This was nothing less than a bold, blatant invitation to every illegal alien and non-citizen living in this particular congressional district to go the polls and put this wonderful Democrat, Francine Busby, into office.

You must know that as soon as a recording of Busby's remarks hit the local talk shows she started backtracking --- big time. Now we're getting the "I misspoke" nonsense from her campaign. Busby's Republican opponent, Brian Billbray (why, by the way, has a strong anti-illegal immigration stance) said it best when he said that at worst, Busby was encouraging illegals to vote, and at best, she was encouraging people in this country illegal to work actively on her political campaign.

Now all of you know that I try to avoid clichés like the plague. But you really need to connect the dots on this one. Part of the Democrat game plan for returning to power in Washington is to make it as easy for the growing number of Hispanic non-citizens, both those who are here legally and those who are here illegally, to vote in all elections. Francine Busby's statement, retractions notwithstanding, was just another dot for you to connect. Want some more? Try these:

• Across the country Democrat activists are starting to push the idea of allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections.
• Whenever any evil Republican comes up with the idea of making people show a picture ID to vote, or to register to vote, or when it is suggested that people should have to do something to prove their citizenship in order to register or vote, the Democrats are the first to howl like stuck pigs.
• If fraud involving Latino voters is suspected, and someone suggests an investigation, Democrats will counter with charges of racism.
• Democrats are in the lead when it comes to promoting some sort of immigration "reform" that will allow the 11 million illegals we currently have in this country to stay.

Do you have whacked around like a piñata to see what's going on here? Democrats have adopted a "whatever it takes" philosophy when it comes to regaining their power inside the Beltway. If it takes allowing anyone who can get to a voting booth to cast a vote, regardless of trivial matters like citizenship ... no problem! Just don't be stupid enough to announce it at an election rally.

STICK A FORK IN THIS TURKEY; SHE'S DONE

Busby In Full Retreat

Following her statement Thursday night, Francine Busby has been in full retreat/coverup mode. Just to refresh peoples’ memories, here’s the exchange:

Toward the end, a man in the audience asked in Spanish: “I want to help, but I don’t have papers.” It was translated and Busby replied: “Everybody can help, yeah, absolutely, you can all help. You don’t need papers for voting, you don’t need to be a registered voter to help.”

Her opponent, Brian Billbray jumped all over that:

Bilbray said at worst, Busby was encouraging someone to vote illegally. At best, she was encouraging someone who is illegally in the country to work on her campaign. “She’s soliciting illegal aliens to campaign for her and it’s on tape, this isn’t exactly what you call the pinnacle of ethical campaign strategy,” Bilbray said.

She’s now switched from being totally on defense to trying to go on the offensive. Here’s how she’s trying to dig out of the hole:

Busby said that Republicans are now twisting her words. She does not in any way support or advocate that illegal immigrants vote, she said. “I was clarifying the question that was being asked in Spanish and then stated that you do not have to be a registered voter to help the campaign because there were many people who appeared to be to be under 18 in the group who wanted to volunteer,” she said in a statement. “I’m not surprised that the Republican Party is making this last-minute, desperate ploy and it is absolutely false.”

Francine, I’m not surprised that they’re using that against you either. You made a monumental mistake. When candidates make monumental mistakes, especially this close to an election, I’d be shocked if they didn’t hold you to it. As for the garbage that this is a “last-minute, desperate ploy”, give me a break. If anything, you’re the one who should be desparate. You just told people that you weren’t worried with whether people are legal immigrants or not and you weren’t worried whether they helped you. And you said it in a congressional district that’s solidly Repulbican.

This race is essentially over. Anyone expecting Francine Busby do win should contact me immediately so I can bet the ranch against her winning. Stick a fork in her. She’s done.

CALIFORNIA STUDENT SUES SCHOOL FOR PRACTICING MEXITUDE

Put on your seatbelts, folks. It’s time for another bumpy ride on The Mexitude Express.

From a ChristianNewsWire press release:

The public interest firm of Lively, Ackerman & Cowles filed suit on behalf of Jurupa Valley High School student Joshua Denhalter on Thursday afternoon. The First Amendment suit alleges that the public high school has intentionally interfered with his right to speak out on the issue of illegal immigration.

Mr. Denhalter alleges that on March 27, 2006, dozens of high school students, mostly of Mexican-American descent, illegally walked out of school in protest of legislation (HR4437) that was being proposed by the U.S. Congress concerning illegal immigration. He was not one of these students and chose to act lawfully.

Instead of illegally walking out of school and being truant, Denhalter chose to organize a legitimate and lawful counter-protest/assembly during the lunch hour on or about March 30, 2006. The peaceable assembly was to take place across from the school on a public sidewalk (i.e., a traditional public forum).

The peaceable assembly would not have disrupted school activities because Jurupa Valley High School has an “open lunch” period. This means that students are free to come and go during this time. As such, any student could have “walked out” during the lunch to attend the assembly and there would be no disruption or violation of truancy laws.

Denhalter was suspended on March 30th when he refused to stop handing out flyers for his assembly. He was told that it was because he was “advocating the disruption of school activities” — yet the students who actually walked out of class went unpunished.

Furthermore, between March 27 and March 30, 2006, the school allowed MECHA to sponsor an on-campus rally in opposition to HR4437. Denhalter asked for permission to sponsor a similar counter-rally on campus but was flatly denied by the school district’s board.

Finally, just the week before filing of this complaint, on May 25, 2006, the school prohibited Denhalter from wearing a “Save Our State” t-shirt by telling him that he needed to turn the shirt inside out and not ever wear it again. The content of the political speech set forth on the shirt was the sole basis for this censorship and prior restraint of Denhalter’s rights. He seeks a restraining order allowing him to express himself freely as to political matters until the end of the school year (i.e., June 21, 2006).

Are you just as surprised as I’m not? Time after time, people in power — from the president, to our elected representatives, to school administrators — are trampling over the rights and will of the American people.

As loathe as I am to say it, I’m beginning to agree with Jake that it is going to take violence — and God only know how much — to see a breakthrough on this issue. I hope it isn’t so…but, frankly, I feel that hope is all I’ve got left.

THE ANTICS OF THE PARTY OF CORRUPTION CONTINUE

CA. DEM INVITES ILLEGAL ALIEN HELP

By Michelle Malkin ·

Oh, yes, she did.

Francine Busby, the Democratic candidate in Tuesday’s CA-50 special election has been caught on tape telling a Spanish-speaking audience “You don’t need papers for voting.”

Responding to a question from a translator about how to help her campaign, Francine Busby also told non-English-speaking volunteers that they don’t need to be registered voters to help the campaign.

Take a listen right here.

Ian Schwartz also has audio and a photo of the candidate.

Not a surprise.

Flashbacks:

Oct. 27, 2004 - The illegal-alien swing vote:

Democrats at the state and federal levels have aggressively courted the illegal alien swing vote. The most egregious example, of course, was the taxpayer-funded Citizenship USA program under the Clinton-Gore administration, which abandoned criminal background checks to naturalize 1.3 million immigrants (including scores of criminal alien felons) in time for the 1996 elections.

Ethnic and racial grievance groups, with backing from the likes of Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy, have forcefully opposed basic ID requirements at the polls. And they have armies of lawyers standing by to assist them. Responsible election officials who ask for proof of citizenship will be accused of "harassment" and "intimidation." They will be accused of causing a "chilling effect" -- never mind the corrosive effect of unchecked illegal alien voter fraud on law, order and the integrity of our electoral system.

April 2006 - Illegal alien voter recruitment

May 2005 - The McConnell amendment to the Senate immigration bill, which would require photo ID at the voting booth, is killed.

HISPANIC COALITION BLASTS MEXICAN PRESIDENT VICENTE FOX

A new coalition of American Hispanic Americans opposed to the US Senate’s illegal alien amnesty is condemning Mexican President Vicente Fox’s overt effort to meddle in the internal affairs of the United States and exert influence over US immigration policies. The Mexican president went on a tour of US Western states, during which he openly lobbied for passage of an illegal alien amnesty and guest worker program.

The group is disappointed in President George W. Bush and GOP senate members who are pushing a bill that rewards lawbreakers. They’re also disappointed in the President for not telling Vicente Fox to butt out of US policymaking.

As he has often done during his more than five years in office, Fox is once again presuming to speak on behalf of American Hispanics and attempting to create the impression that there is widespread support for amnesty among U.S. citizens of Hispanic heritage. However, millions of American Hispanics are offended at the idea of any foreign leader meddling in the domestic affairs of the United States, said a You Don’t Speak for Me! official.

“Who enters and is allowed to live in the United States is a sovereign matter for the American people and their elected representatives to decide, without any interference from the president of Mexico or anybody else,” stated retired Colonel Albert Rodriguez, chairman of You Don’t Speak for Me! (YDSFM).

“Given the fact that millions of Mexicans have fled the country since he has been in office, it is not even entirely clear that President Fox speaks on behalf of Mexican citizens living illegally in the U.S., much less millions of American citizens who happen to share his ethnic heritage.”

A recent poll by the Zogby organization indicates that the majority of Hispanic voters in the US are opposed to amnesty for illegal aliens and want American immigration policies vigorously enforced. “American Hispanics are, first and foremost, Americans,” said Rodriguez.

“American Hispanics, like all other citizens, are concerned about the staggering costs associated with mass immigration, the impact on jobs, schools and other vital national institutions, and the threat that our porous borders pose to the security of the nation. American Hispanics do not appreciate having their country used as Mexico’s dumping ground, or themselves used as pawns by the leader of a foreign government.”

YDSFM calls on President Fox to use his remaining six months in office to focus on curing the social and economic conditions in Mexico that drive many desperate citizens of that country to migrate illegally to the United States, rather than on lobbying the American people to grant amnesty to tens of millions of illegal aliens.

“President Fox has had the past five and half years to address the serious problems that face his country, and to achieve real improvements for the citizens of Mexico. Instead his policy has been to point his unemployed and impoverished people in the direction of the United States. His idea of helping Mexico’s downtrodden is to provide them with maps to trek across the desert,” said Col. Rodriguez.

“Now, he is brazenly demanding that the United State grant amnesty to the people he has encouraged to leave and is trying to enlist the support of American Hispanics,” Rodriguez continued. “American Hispanics have a message for Mr. Fox: ‘We are Americans and we will not be used for your political purposes.’”

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Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he’s a staff writer for the New Media Alliance. He’s former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed “Crack City” by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He’s also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He’s a news writer for TheConservativeVoice.Com. He’s also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he’s syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He’s appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc.