Elsewhere, Dan Balz at The Washington Post writes that McCain’s comeback and win could be part of an anti-anti-incumbency uptick for establishment candidates across tomorrow’s two big primaries, Arizona and Florida. He could republish tomorrow if all goes according to plan.
For a more local perspective, The Arizona Republic’s formidable Dan Nowicki has been documenting the ups-and-downs of the contest at his AZ/DC blog, with a strong focus on both the horse race and the issues—immigration the hottest among them. There is some expert reporting, and Nowicki challenges some of the candidate’s claims (see this story on Hayworth’s backtracking on a recent statement). And if you like that sort of pushback, the Republic’s AZ Fact Check, run in conjunction with 12 News and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State, cribs PolitiFact’s format to rate political claims on a five star scale, five stars being the most true (perhaps because the state is so solidly red, Republican assertions are challenged more frequently than Democrats). And to brush up, Nowicki’s summary of the race for the paper last week is a solid play-by-play primer on a primary he calls a “no-holds-barred race.”
Both locally and nationally, pre-primary day reading on Arizona feels much like post-primary day reading. We have the winner, we know how he won, and already—since April, really—we’ve been contemplating what it means for him.
The massive illegal invasion of the State of Arizona by a alien army of about 500,000 foreign nationals, most from Mexico pose a grave threat to citizens of Arizona and to the United States.
Many of the invaders are taking jobs from American workers and causing unemployment among the working class of whites, legal Hispanic and especially blacks who are struggling to climb the ladder to the middle class and raise their standard of living. The substandard wages paid to the illegals is a form of economy slavery born of greed by employers who do not want the poor Mexican to learn English because they will lose some control over them and would be forced to pay standard wages The hard agricultural work that they do should receive adequate
The children of the illegals use vital resources. They use 29,294 Gal of water per person per year and to educate them it costs the tax payer an estimated at $7.7 billion each year,
The invaders bring with them disease and crime consisting of illegal drugs, home invasions, rape and murder , they are stealing social security numbers, credit cards and the health of citizens, especially the health of our children and they threaten the very foundation of our country. The anchor babies are truly Trojan horse children of illegal aliens.
Legislatures who encourage this invasion should be voted out of office and be tried and convicted of treason. Treason is defined as and act of betraying our constitution, our institutions,, our entire way of life. This is exactly what the amnesty legislatures want to do to the American citizen. What is their motive: For some it it compassion for the poor hardworking Mexican. I can relate to that view, but I an more concerned about my Country, my children and grandchildren. For others, it is the fear of losing t heir Job and the damage to their ego. For other, as time goes by, it will be the vast temptation of the abundance of drug money from across the border. No nation with open borders in today's world will survive. The disease, drugs and corruption of Mexico will destroy our society. But for most legislators it is a desire to sit on the fence and hope the illegals will steal the votes for the democrats, We cannot allow this to happen We must elect men and women who insist on a sane immigration policy and a closed border. If we cannot prevent the invasion across our border then the Taliban who are establishing bases in south American will be coming into our country in large numbers, and this is a part of their plan. A president who can send a large army abroad can and should put troops on our southern border or is guilty of not protecting our Nation and way of life and should be impeached and removed from office.
No Country can survive if it does not control its borders.
If you have any doubt about the objective of Mexico read the words of Mexico's new President Philip Calderon “Mexico does not end at its borders. Wherever there are Mexicans, there is Mexico”
As a young man I remember the German invasion of Europe, the churches and the “good people “ said it was not our battle-peace, When Hitler hauled the Jews of Europe to the gas chambers, it was not our problem. The Catholic church and others wanted the Vatican saved and sold their soul to the devil. Finally when the rockets(remember the V-2's) fell on England we decided to help England.. Better late than never. " Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa declared: "The government of Mexico would like to express its recognition for the determination demonstrated by the federal government of the United States and the actions of the civil organizations that organized lawsuits against the SB 1070 law."
This small number of demonstrators which we experienced were probably illegals, the children of illegals, anchor babies, and “good people” who are uninformed. I prefer to be governed by the ballot box and the law,, not a nois
#1 Posted by William Wright, CJR on Mon 23 Aug 2010 at 10:49 PM
The anti-party national narrative for this election is just not holding up. If anything, real influence is coming, as usual, from special interests on both sides. - http://disenchantedjourno.blogspot.com/2010/08/thought-of-day-never-count-your.html
#2 Posted by Disenchanted Journo, CJR on Tue 24 Aug 2010 at 03:12 PM