“Birth tourism” alive and well

Another promise discarded by Kyl and McCain

Dozens of outraged residents of a Southern California suburb are protesting against a hilltop home they say serves as a maternity center for Chinese mothers — on tourist visas — paying thousands of dollars to give birth to new American citizens. While awaiting the birth of their babies, the mothers are taken to tourist destinations.

The San Bernardino Sun reports on the thriving birth tourism business catering to pregnant Chinese women who have come to Chino Hills, California to deliver their American citizen “anchor babies.”

In August 2010, we wrote that the issue of birthright citizenship — an inappropriate adaptation of the 14th Amendment — was getting another look by the most unlikely of people. Arizona’s own amnesty architects, Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, along with Sen. Lindsey Gramnesty (R-SC) each said they intended to revisit the issue, and would look at the advisability of a constitutional amendment that would repeal the citizenship provisions. The amendment was adopted in 1868 after the Civil War. Its intent was to allow American-born children of freed African-born slaves to have all of the rights and privileges of citizenship. It was necessary then, but has no relevancy today.

But neither lame duck Kyl, now retiring, nor John McCain have lifted a finger to address this massive and underreported problem. American-born babies are instant citizens who are conduits for “family reunification” also known as “chain migration,” allowing for the entire family to gain access to the USA by virtue of the American-born relative.

Birthright Citizenship is the costly, automatic granting of citizenship to children born within a nation’s borders or territories. The United States and Canada are the world’s only industrialized nations to still offer such an extravagant gift to both tourists and illegal aliens. Not a single country in Europe —  the continent liberals often cite for its supposedly superior views on everything from judicial rulings and government health care to high tax rates — grants automatic citizenship.  Check out the list here.

This 2010 Washington Post article tells of 90-day tourist visas then selling to pregnant women for the equivalent of nearly $15,000 in China. There is a growing business of specialty resorts with maternity suites, specifically to ensure American citizenship for the newborns. Mothers from Middle Eastern nations are also coming here to deliver their babies.

The Tucson Medical Center right here in Arizona has a long history of actively recruiting expectant mothers in Mexico, offering them a “birth package.”  Apparently that is another issue that has slipped under McCain’s radar.

Conservatives targeted in LD 28

Establishment “DeKookification” efforts underway 

If triteness rings your chimes, you might be among the handful of readers of Laurie Robert’s column in the Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic).  Roberts frequently gives sycophantic coverage to a woman named Kathy Petsas, a RINO who coined the term  “DeKookification” to describe her efforts to rid the Republican party of …you guessed it…conservatives!

This past Tuesday evening, Petsas chaired the nominating committee for the statutory meeting of the precinct committeeman of Legislative District 28. As an integral part of her mission to ensure the defeat of grassroots conservatives, she put out this slate. Given the tone taken by Ms. Petsas, this glaring typo at the top of the page tells the whole story:

LD28 STATE COMMITTEEMEAN RELIABLE REPUBLICAN SLATE.

The district’s squish chairman Scott O’Connor, the son of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, is part and parcel of the effort.

One longtime precinct committeeman wrote of his desire to “…ask Scott O’Connor why those of us who put forth effort for the Party are singled out as unworthy,” adding, “I’m honored to be in such a prestigious group with the former State Chairman and current Maricopa County Chairman!”

Among the conservatives Petsas singled out for dismissal were former State Chairman Randy Pullen and current Maricopa County Chairman Rob Haney, who has been twice elected as county chair by wide margins.

A committed establishment functionary, Petsas has brazenly reveled in her sham notoriety courtesy of columnist Roberts. It’s a big deal to Petsas, given that the district — the most liberal GOP LD in the state — has long been the home of Arizona’s two U.S. Senators, John McCain and Jon Kyl.

And soon-to-be-retired Sen. Jon Kyl?  If you think that this lowly election of state committeemen, who will in turn vote to elect internal state officers is far off his radar screen, you couldn’t be more mistaken.

Kyl, who has repeatedly asserted his opposition to the very primary endorsements he and John McCain hand out like candy, has been working overtime attempting to sell his endorsed slates of RINOs to commandeer the grassroots level precinct committeemen elections in all contested precincts. The importance of these elections is extremely relevant since it is the elected precinct committeemen who elect the party leadership. Here is the postcard Team Kyl has been mailing out in an effort to dilute the conservative base. 

Or as Petsas and Roberts would say, “DeKookify” the Arizona Republican Party.

FEC exonerates Wil Cardon: Complaint “meritless”

FEC file closed in politically motivated, bogus claim

During his campaign for Arizona’s open U.S. Senate seat, Republican candidate Wil Cardon was repeatedly defamed by allegations of illegally using corporate money to fund his race. It was a claim he frequently denied. Cardon is a successful East Valley businessman.

In January, a complaint against Cardon was filed with the Federal Elections Commission by Mesa resident David Smith, a supporter of Jeff Flake.  What a surprise!

Flake’s campaign and Independent Expenditure committees working on his behalf, brutalized Wil Cardon with a vicious smear campaign in their attempt to hobble the conservative political newcomer. Trusting the ever-waffling Flake takes either blind dedication or lack of information.

Many remember how Flake, a 6-term congressman, reneged on his pledge to serve no more than three 2-year terms, by laughingly smirking, “I lied.”

After Cardon lost the Primary, Flake then proceeded to the General Election where he encountered former Surgeon General Richard Carmona — an Independent turned Democrat –  who caused him to scramble and bring in the big guns. In the end, Flake won the race by a narrow margin of just 3 percentage points. The Daily Caller termed it “one of the nastier senate races this cycle.”

Such activity has long been a hallmark of Jeff Flake, whether out in the open as with the assault on Cardon, or behind the scenes as he encouraged his own immigration lawyer brother-in-law to challenge then-state Rep. Russell Pearce — the architect of Arizona’s much copied SB1070. During that race, Pearce beat Kevin Gibbons by a three-to-one vote.

In clearing Cardon of the bogus allegations of wrongdoing, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) — made up of three Democrats and three Republicans — weighed the evidence and dismissed Smith’s complaint accusing Cardon of irregularities involved in his personal loans to his campaign.

In documents made public this week, the Commission voted 5-1 in an executive session, finding “no reason to believe” that Cardon, his campaign and its treasurer or three Cardon family business entities broke the law. The allegations involved four loans to Cardon’s campaign totaling more than $815,000.

ALL of the documents, including the original complaint, notifications, responses, reports and the final certification can be seen HERE on the FEC Case Search Result Page. (type in case number 6523 and press “search.”)

The truth is finally out, although too late for Mr. Cardon and Arizona’s conservatives.

FBI Agent goes Flakey

Shirtless, classless, mostly jobless

Among the provocative revelations still spewing forth from “The Generals and the Honeypots,” comes this bizarre addition:

An FBI Agent was assigned to investigate the complaint of Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, who reported menacing e-mails to the Bureau from a source that turned out to be David Patraeus’ squeeze, Paula Broadwell. This FBI Agent apparently became so enamored of Mrs. Kelley, that he started sending the surgeon’s wife shirtless photos of himself!

He’s now off the case.

So, if you’re scoring at home…an FBI Agent and two Congressmen who photographed themselves shirtless have met with public scorn. The Agent is off the case, and may soon be out of a job. The two Members of Congress resigned in disgrace.

But there was a third Congressman who made sure his staff widely distributed his shirtless self portraits. In the irony of ironies, he’s now the Senator-Elect from Arizona!

AZ CDs 1,9 send liberals Kirkpatrick, Sinema to congress & Update

CD 2 McSally, Barber race? Count continues

In two Arizona Congressional District races, the waiting is over and Arizona citizens are worse off for the results. Though elections workers are continuing to tabulate ballots, the outcome in two districts appears clear. Well over 600,000 early and provisional ballots created delays in processing the final results. As of Monday, 342,936 remained* to be processed and counted.

Incompetent liberal Ann Kirkpatrick (CD1) and far-left radical Kyrsten Sinema (CD9) will be in Washington this week for freshman orientation. It will be a second go-around for Kirkpatrick, a former U.S. Representative who was previously defeated after serving a single-term and being ousted in 2010. This is the type of representation Ann Kirkpatrick gave her constituents (video) during her first term. In the current race, she beat Republican Jonathan Paton by 3.05% — in an election where Libertarian and write-in votes totaled 6.06%.

According to numbers released Monday, Sinema, an extremist with ties to the Communist party, yet endorsed by the Arizona República, held a lead of 6,000+ votes over Republican Vernon Parker. The newly crafted district includes parts of Chandler, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. The Advocate, an LGBT publication, celebrates the fact that Sinema will be the first openly bi-sexual in congress. We expect the Communist People’s Weekly World, where Sinema has signed on to ‘May Day and Cinco de Mayo’ greetings, to be similarly rejoicing.

The beneficiary of a warm relationship with former Arizona governor and Obama cabinet member Janet Napolitano, Sinema was an Obama delegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and has made  at least two dozen visits to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. She was appointed to the official White House Health Reform Task Force, which helped shape ObamaCare and was on hand for the eventual bill signing.

The Tucson-based CD 2 race between Democrat Rep. Ron Barber (50%) a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords and Republican retired United States Air Force colonel Martha McSally (49.81%) remains too close to call. The Secretary of State‘s site shows Barber ahead by 512 votes. There was no Libertarian candidate in the race, but at last count, 499 write-in votes were cast.

Unhappy with the results? Thank the Libertarian Party and write-in voters for skewing the tight races to favor liberals.

*Secretary Bennett has announced that as of Tuesday afternoon, there are an estimated 324,362 early and provisional ballots statewide that are yet to be processed and counted.

Tight AZ Senate race takes McKyl, Flake statewide

Dueling polls worrisome to trio

Team Flake — John McCain, Jon Kyl and Jeff Flake — crisscrossed the state Saturday, going from an early breakfast in Fountain Hills to Prescott and then to a town hall meeting in Yuma, as Arizona’s senior senators joined Jeff Flake on the campaign trail. Flake is vying for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Jon Kyl.

The senate race has remained consistently tight as six-term Republican congressman Jeff Flake and former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, a former registered Independent, newly-minted as a Democrat recruited by Barack Obama, continue to duke it out.

The senators are vigorously trying to undo the damage of this ad featuring them both in 2002, in which they gave Carmona high praise during confirmation hearings for his appointment as U.S. Surgeon General.

Polling numbers are all over the map. Real Clear Politics showing Likely Voter polling gives Flake a slim +0.7 overall advantage in this exceedingly close race.

Rasmussen shows Flake up by 6. High Ground/Moore gives Flake a 3-point lead.

Left-leaners Behavior Research Center give Carmona a 4-point edge and Public Policy Polling shows Carmona up by 2.  Last month, Channel 3 reported on polling numbers that showed Carmona holding a 5-point edge over Flake

As might be expected in this Harstad survey conducted for the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and completed October 9, the numbers show a 4-point lead for Carmona. The takeaway from the far-left pollsters is that Carmona performs much better among Democrats (ahead 84% to 7%) than Flake does among Republicans (leading 73% to 17%) and Carmona runs far ahead with a 51% to 38% lead among registered Independents.

Within hours after the DSCC poll came out, Flake’s campaign released its own internal polling, showing the opposite outcome. In that survey, Flake led Carmona by 6 points, with 49% support to Carmona’s 43%.

The final numbers will be Nov. 6 as the election tabulation tells the tale. Stay tuned.

In AZ Senate race, McCain & Kyl endorse WHO?

It was bound to happen

Not so long ago in a post titled What’s a Kyl or McCain endorsement actually worth? we pointed out that the two men were handing them out like candy to all comers.

Back in June in the post Kyl backs liberal for 9th Circuit Court of Appeals — again the duo’s dealings in promoting liberals to the federal bench were highlighted.

But nothing beats this, where Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona is using the laudatory praise of Arizona’s Republican Senators during his 2002 confirmation as Surgeon General to his advantage. 

Watch as John McCain acclaims, “Dr. Carmona’s inspiring story is the living embodiment of the American dream. He’s one of the most decorated policemen in Arizona.”

Not to be outdone Jon Kyl heaps his own accolades, saying, “One might call him a man for all seasons,” adding, “his unique background will serve him well and serve us well.”

McCain chimes in with, “Dr. Carmona is extraordinarily, perhaps uniquely, qualified to address the needs of our nation.”  In his most sincere tone he states “Our nation will gain an invaluable leader.”

Jon Kyl says, “I join my colleague in strongly recommending him.”

The tagline, “I’m Rich Carmona and I approve this message,” says it all.

This ad in support of Jeff Flake shows a solemn Kyl. “I had hoped to stay out of the Republican senate primary,” proclaims a striving-to-sound-earnest, weary looking Jon Kyl. To demonstrate his sincerity, he has doffed his tie and shakes his head in disbelief as he struggles to convey the gravity involved in getting his hand-picked successor elected to fill the senate vacancy created by his retirement. “Jeff Flake is my choice,” declares the somber Kyl. Given that the DC duo of Kyl and his seatmate John McCain did an in-tandem endorsement of Flake nearly three weeks earlier, Kyl’s phony words ring hollow.

Jeff Flake and his worried pals

McCain‘s astute protégé runs into trouble on campaign trail

After reading the fulsome Wall Street Journal piece about Jeff Flake by Stephen Moore, any urge to respond quickly subsided. Moore is, after all the founder of Club for Growth, the laissez-faire organization that ran seemingly nonstop, vicious television spots eviscerating conservative businessman Wil Cardon.

And Cardon’s crime worthy of continual buckshot-like assaults?  He had the temerity to challenge Flake in Arizona’s recent U.S. Senate primary. Club for Growth’s brutal hits ensured the demise of his fresh, well-funded and energized campaign.

Responding to an eastern interloper who lays claim to being a business advocate, yet knows nothing about Arizona is an effort in futility.  Moore, a toney member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, likely derogatorily regards Arizona as a sandbox.

Then in rapid succession, columnist and radio talk show host Dennis Prager takes to National Review to weigh in with “Jeff Flake’s non-supporters,” and it becomes abundantly clear that Flake is shuddering in his previously secure sanctuary, where he has enjoyed the protective nurturing of his mentors, establishment elites John McCain and Jon Kyl — both of whom have endorsed him for the soon-to-be vacant seat currently occupied by retiring Kyl.

Back in July Roll Call noted that support was lagging for Flake, even among his Arizona House colleagues.

Why the vulnerability, when both Moore and Prager define Flake, as a noble skinflint, rearing up against wild wastrel business execs?  After all, what have the CEO’s ever done other than provide jobs for countless families? Flake, the newfound and politically expedient border hawk, has long been content to give a wink and a nod as American jobs went to illegal border crossers. The only jobs he has ever provided are to his government staffers. Prior to the economic meltdown, statewide construction sites were rife with Mexican nationals who undercut salaries previously paid to American tradesmen.

And the perpetually smirking 6-term Congressman Flake?  He rattles his opposition to ‘earmarks’ as sabers in his home district, where his congressional partnership with pro-amnesty, Chicago liberal Congressman Luis “My only loyalty is to the immigrant community” Gutierrez, is virtually unknown. In this article, Gutierrez heaps praise on Flake for helping him turn more red states blue via implementing the costliest of measures — granting tuition and other taxpayer funded benefits — while gifting amnesty for illegal aliens living in our country.  Although Flake claims to want to cut spending, he conveniently forgets the nearly $3 trillion American taxpayers will have to shell out to accommodate the amnesty chain families  for whom he and his McMentor advocate. 

Flake is a notorious double-talker. Although he habitually prattles about this opposition to earmarks, his behind-the-scenes dealing actually shows a history of writing letters or “letter marking“ — leaving no embarrassing footprints — to federal agencies highlighting projects in his district for which he seeks federal grants. Flake shuffles words, declaring his request is for “informational purposes only” and is not designed to be a “congressional directive.” He has sought grants for local fire department in his district, funding for a new post office, that  highway from Phoenix to Las Vegas he now scorns and a solar energy project at Arizona State University.

It’s not just CEO’s who are abandoning Flake. Neither Stephen Moore nor Dennis Prager have any inkling that grassroots Republicans also view him with disdain. It’s difficult for Libertarians to grasp that conservatives would actually like to cast a ballot without holding their noses. They don’t want to vote for Obama recruit Richard Carmona, but the stench of McCain is a lingering and foul odor. For many, once more is too much.

Candidates and their stances on illegal immigration

The imperative to gain control of our nation’s own border has never been greater

NumbersUSA doesn’t endorse, but it does the in-depth fact checking research on issues and evaluates candidates, rating them on their positions as reported in the media or on their own official websites. These grades and ratings reflect what “hopefuls” say should be done about illegal immigration — looking at contradictions and changes in stances. NumbersUSA generally gives the most weight to the more recent statements and actions.

This is the interactive presidential hopefuls page. Moving your cursor over any of the scores will cause an explanation to appear.

Check out the positions of Arizona’s 9 congressional district candidates here. Where there is no previous history, click on the name of the candidate to see what statements they have made.

There is a green arrow pointing out “true reformers.” Among Arizona’s GOP congressional delegation, David Schweikert garnered that A+ grade. Trent Franks and Paul Gosar were each given an A.

The national congressional map can be viewed here in order to make comparisons on illegal immigration.

Check out Arizona’s 2012 U.S. Senate candidate’s positions here.

To understand the topic of illegal immigration and the fallacy of attempting to view it from a “humanitarian perspective,” watch this shortened version of Roy Beck’s celebrated “Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs” video — based on data from the World Bank and U.S. Census Bureau.  You won’t forget it, or the well-presented facts.

Inane McCain worsened Mideast dangers

AZ’s senior senator continues his remarkable “No Fault” sermonizing against his own record

So much for those thoughtful “moderates” who make up the Muslim Brotherhood in the Mideast. Andrew McCarthy warned us months ago about the folly of John McCain’s and Sancho Panza’s–er–Lindsey Graham’s futile and dangerous infatuation with the new rulers of Egypt.

Yesterday, we learned just what a dangerous McMess they’ve helped to encourage. An attack on the American Embassy in Cairo…the burning of the American Flag…and the Stars and Stripes replaced by a black standard reading “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Messenger.”

No doubt today McMoralizer will take to the Senate floor, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. He will rage about the killing of Chris Stevens the American Ambassador to Libya and three other consulate staffers, by a “spontaneous,” vicious mob supposedly irate over a Western film depicting Muhammad. McCain may even call for military intervention there, while blissfully maintaining his myopia concerning the continued invasion of illegals –”God’s Children,” he calls them — from Mexico into the nation he’s sworn to protect, and the state he’s supposed to represent.

While we not so fondly remember his tough border talk in the 2010 campaign, we do marvel at the “fence” he’s erected to separate his rhetoric and actions from the consequences that follow.

Just yesterday, on the 11th Anniversary of 9/11, KFYI’s Barry Young was lauding Sen. McCain’s full throated protest of defense cuts — ignoring the fact that both Arizona senators voted for the ill-advised “compromise” that insured these massive cuts to our national defense would take place. Seeing Red AZ has often noted the Grand Canyon-esque gulf between McTwoSteps’ rhetoric in front of TV cameras and his actual votes in the United States Senate.

The next thing you know, McAmnesty will be feted at a banquet by those who opposed the shameful and scandalous “Fast and Furious” program of Mexican gun-running, ignoring the Arizona senators’ votes to confirm the probable “perps” in the whole sordid affair — Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Wait a minute –  such an event is already scheduled –  next week in Tucson!