Illegal invasion: AZ República blames security efforts

In a tribute to convoluted thinking regarding the dangerously porous U.S.-Mexico border, today’s edition of the Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) front pages a report by another of its open border enthusiast staffers. This latest piece of deception posing as news is titled “Tight border discourages migrants from going home.”

File that headline –as well as the entire fallacious report — under “bizarre.”

It’s not worth going into the depth of the absurdity that undergirds this most recent dose of snake oil — dishonestly packaging illegal aliens as mere “migrants” — that is being sold to the newspaper’s few remaining readers. The headline says it all.  For help in deciphering such drivel, our popular post Lingo, a primer on decoding Republicese is indispensable.

The bottom line is this: For desiring to have our sovereign national borders secured and respected — which the Obama administration and our own Arizona Sens. Juan McAmnesty and his toady Jeff McFlake — are working diligently to subvert, it is American citizens who are to blame.

The Arizona-Mexico border is the major portal for drugs, crime and illegal invaders who come not only from Mexico and a wide array of Latin American countries, but also from those which sponsor terrorism.

In 2011 we posted Hezbollah on our doorstep: Radical Muslims in border towns. It was based on this troubling report by San Diego’s ABC News 10.

As far back as October 2001, WND reported in an article titled “Arab terrorists crossing border,” that there has been a “tremendous increase in OTM’s (law enforcement’s term for ‘Other Than Mexicans’). Illegals from the former Soviet Union, Asia, and the Middle East are joining the flood of Mexicans, Central and South Americans — all slipping in through our incredibly accessible and porous Southern border. Apprehensions have included illegals from the Sudan, Iran, and even Iraq.”

Note that the 2001 article by J. Zane Walley was datelined Cochise County, Arizona — where rancher Robert Krentz was murdered on his family property.

“Migrants” deaths? Best advice: Stay safe, stay home

The Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) outdoes itself in the area of inconsistencies when it comes to promoting amnesty for illegal aliens. Recently readers were told that most of the foreign nationals displaying contempt for our laws and invading our nation have “gone home.”  Now we are advised that there is a “27% increase in desert deaths” even as “crossings decline.” If that’s the case in March, the figures could be astronomical by July as temperatures soar into the triple digits.

Exhibiting classic symptoms of schizophrenia is commonplace with this frenetic newspaper. The daily’s resident Amnesty Queen Linda Valdez, devotes an entire column to lecturing that the deaths of those she euphemistically calls “migrants” should spur immigration reform. Valdez says such “humanitarian” action is “necessary for the sake of our national soul.”

That advice is akin to saying that home invaders who face serious consequences if arrested for their crimes, should compassionately be given the keys to your front door to keep them from having to deal with the impact of negative consequences for their criminal actions.

There is but one answer to the question of avoiding desert deaths. Stay out of the desert.

Slobbering love affair with Obama? Clear evidence abounds

Former CBS News reporter Bernard Goldberg has long maintained that the mainstream media (MSM) is not simply liberally biased, but have gone over the cliff into liberal activism. 

He states that “from the day Barack Obama [initially] announced his candidacy to the moment he took the oath of office, the mainstream media fawned over him like love-struck school girls. Even worse, they have gone beyond media bias to media activism.”

In his provocative book, A Slobbering Love Affair, (subtitled The true and pathetic story of the torrid romance between Barack Obama and the mainstream media), Goldberg shows how the MSM’s hopelessly one-sided coverage of President Obama has shredded America’s trust in journalism and endangered our free society.

As an example, today’s edition of The Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) ran this gigantic photo and awestruck headline commemorating Obama’s second term: 

And here we see a gushing Diane Sawyer,* forgetting her supposed role as a journalist, nearly unable to contain herself, blathering on Inauguration Eve, “The whole city has a smile on its face.”

Yet this CNN poll released almost simultaneously with Sawyer making her absurd comment shows many Americans don’t agree with her — with 51% saying things are going pretty or very badly.

More? How unbiased is this? Liz Thatcher reports that 18 of 20 of the nation’s top newspapers push gun control in their editorials. The Arizona Republic is rife with articles, columns, editorials and Benson cartoons demeaning Second Amendment advocates. When forced to report demonstrations protesting restrictions, the newspaper characterizes the attendees as fringy : “Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US, Gun advocates – some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip…”

Arizona’s liberal daily gleefully reports that the Vatican has “praised” Barack Obama’s proposals for “curbing gun violence,” saying they are a “step in a right direction.”  The Vatican should remember gun control is the gateway to tyranny. In November 1938, a gun control law was passed by the German government one day after Kristallnacht signaling the beginning of what became known as the Holocaust. Without guns to defend themselves, 11 million people including 6 million Jews and 5 million others were put to death by the Nazis in Europe.

*H/T Noel Sheppard NewsBusters

Gun control: A misguided reaction to evil

Let’s take a more appropriate look at what passes for entertainment in America

As the nation struggles with trying to comprehend the enormity of a senseless massacre that claimed the lives of 27, including 20 young children — 6 and 7-years-old —  in a Connecticut elementary school,  a shocked country is in mourning — once again.  The unspeakable has invaded our calm — once again.  

And once again, the rampages of lunatics are being used as a political vehicle to constrain the peaceful and diminish the Constitutional freedoms of the Second Amendment. Already New York Mayor Bloomberg is pushing Obama for gun control. Boston Mayor Menino has joined the chorus.

The undeniable fact is that violence as amusement has permeated an entire generation, coming packaged as video games, complete with maiming, blood and gore, with death as an integral component. Paintball guns that aim and hit with a vengeance are sold as toys and what passes for entertainment includes drug induced sprees, slasher videos and wild, shoot-‘em-up car chases.

Media linked toys grew out of FCC deregulation in the mid-1980s, allowing for televised marketing.  This action heralded the appearance of entire toy lines featuring replicas of what children are exposed to on television. TV shows — as well as movies — began to view children, not their parents, as their target buyers.  Many of the most popular shows linked to toys and games had violent themes, which subtly desensitized children into accepting violence as enjoyment. Implementing supposed age appropriate rating systems is unworkable as children, or their friends, have access through older siblings.

It’s time to also acknowledge the parental component. Parents who are disinterested in the tough job of parenting, preferring instead being  pals with their children. This is by no means an indictment of all parents, but we all know those who fit the paradigm. It’s so much easier to be considered “cool,” and buy the latest violent video.

Decades ago, many of us had cap guns that came in sets with plastic holsters and felt cowboy hats. They popped and belched a small bead of smoke. When flower children became parents, they decided such items were too aggressive. The products went into disrepute and were ultimately removed from store shelves.

Know this:  the drumbeat of the left is now focused on disarming Americans. Horrendous events — such as occurred in Columbine, Aurora, Portland or the Tucson attack that slaughtered six including Arizona District Court Chief Judge John Roll and a nine-year-old little girl, while wounding twelve others — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, among them — each bring the gun control mantra to the forefront.

The evil rampage in Connecticut has revved the argument up to fever pitch. Yesterday, Barack Obama called for “meaningful action” to prevent such shootings, saying, “As a country, we have been through this too many times.”

Yes, we have, Mr. Obama. An overriding question is how the 20-year-old gunman, reportedly armed with a Glock 9mm and a Sig Sauer 9mm, with a Bushmaster .223 assault rifle, gained access to the school which had recently advised parents of new safety protocols.

And isn’t it time to take a long, hard look at what passes for entertainment in America?

AZ Republic: When it rains it pours

República’s “comic strip umbrella” foretells not so funny tale

Like most conservatives, we’ve had our fill with the one-sided news delivered by the daily newspaper we refer to — for obvious reasons — as The Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic). But as much as we disdain the disseminator of leftist propaganda, we have to admit that it’s difficult to watch the demise of the newspaper that was thrown onto our driveway, in turn, by the four sons of the neighbors down the block when we were all kids.

That was back in the days before molesting route managers and fear of gang members engaging in drive-by initiations on dark winter mornings. It was a simpler time. We trusted the news, and, foolishly,  even Walter Cronkite. Elections were trustworthy. Favorite Halloween treats were Mrs. Koury’s homemade popcorn balls and rich fudge brownies at the corner house where the “new” family moved in five years earlier. There was no reason to be concerned about razor blades in the fresh, autumn crop of delicious apples.

And the newspaper?  It actually contained news, written with style, using high-quality syntax and lacking a homosexual and pro-illegal agenda. Oversized photos taking up half a page already filled with white space, and an ongoing series on “vanished” restaurants would have been unthinkable when real journalists tuned out hard news. Legislators were not derisively referred to as “kooks” by columnists. And along with twice a day mail delivery, we got two newspapers a day — the Arizona Republic in the morning and the Phoenix Gazette in the afternoon, so Dad would have the latest news as he awaited a good home-cooked dinner.

Those days are gone. The paperboys and eventually, girls, on their bikes were replaced by adults in cars after a couple of entrepreneurial kids were murdered. The AZ República is failing, gasping for air as subscriptions evaporate.

And recently, the newspaper hit — not the driveway, but our computer inbox with a cut-rate ad that speaks clearly of the serious decline it’s facing. In bold red type is the hawking announcement of a “72 HOUR SALE!  SUBSCRIBE TODAY FOR $1.62 PER WEEK! Get all the content you love, plus a free comic strip umbrella!”

Betch’a the umbrella was made in China.

Factor THIS into the debate on illegals in the U.S.

Its doubtful Chicago Tribune reporter Michael Holtz intended to force coffee to spew out of nostrils across the United States when he wrote this article, but the fact remains that was the effect — at least in one office 1800 miles away, in Phoenix.

Meet Jorge Mariscal. Consider him your expensive new ward. And the Rev. Jose Landaverde? He’s the community hunger-strike organizer, who leads protests against hospitals that deny transplants to illegal aliens.

Remember them and the others characters in this report as the Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) continues its incessant drumbeat regarding normalizing illegals in our state and nation.

Recently the newspaper has expanded its near-daily. multi-pronged, crusade to promoting a “bi-partisan” amnesty doozie using the acronym SANE — which is anything but.  We recently addressed it and some of the players here.

The local medical angle relating to illegals got the República’s treatment just days ago. Is it any wonder we have a category devoted solely to Illegal Immigration?

Arpaio’s win doesn’t count for much at AZ Republic

Laurie Roberts is breaking a sweat today, railing against Joe Arpaio’s latest election victory. It wasn’t enough to suit the sanctimonious columnist struggling to hold on to her post at the shriveling Arizona República newspaper. It clearly nettles her that Arpaio, first elected as Maricopa County Sheriff in 1992 is embarking on an unprecedented — actually historical — sixth four-year term.

Roberts says his triumph at the polls, beating out the newspaper’s endorsed candidate, Paul Penzone, wasn’t “a mandate.”  In fact, she calls it “a warning,” concluding with the hilarious caution that “2016 isn’t that far off.”

It’s a good bet Arpaio’s job is more secure than hers.

Arpaio’s career in law enforcement is unmatched by any Arizona sheriff or police chief. After serving in the U.S. Army, he was a police officer in both Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, Nevada.  He then went on to build a federal law enforcement career and a reputation for fighting crime and drug trafficking around the world — first as a federal narcotics agent, establishing a stellar record in infiltrating drug organizations from Turkey to the Middle East to Mexico, Central, and South America to cities around the U.S. His expertise and success led him to top management positions around the world with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration — where he concluded his remarkable federal career as head of the DEA for Arizona, before running for sheriff. 

Arpaio is one smart guy.  That’s why following his advice makes sense:

AZ Republic: Disseminator of news?

Homosexuality rates front and center coverage

If you’re in the market for fluff and agendized reporting, the Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) is your one-stop shop.

Today’s front page coverage is a case in point. Our economy is in the toilet and Americans are facing a looming “fiscal cliff.” We’ve been repeatedly lied to by the Obama administration regarding the underreported and grave situation involved in the Benghazi terrorist attack. The Middle East is on the verge of explosion as Hamas militants have launched a rocket on Jerusalem — attempting to strike the Israeli parliament (congress). Worldwide and here at home, major banks have cut 160,000 jobs, with more layoffs to come. Democrat leadership, evidenced here by Nancy Pelosi is inept and foolish. The dismal election news is guaranteed to drive any reasonable person to distraction.

But what does the Arizona Republic find worthy of this morning’s front page, above-the-fold, coverage complete with two jump pages and a total of four large photos? The article is titled, Gay students can be themselves at Q High.  In case you missed the point, “Q” is for Queer. But that’s not all.  Homosexuality is also covered in today’s Phoenix News insert. We are treated to Phoenix Police appoint 2 as liaisons to LGBT. Police Chief Daniel Garcia has taken a couple of female detectives off regular duty for this mission. One is identified as a 17-year veteran “openly gay” officer who can now deal with the “community that I love.”  The other detective is described as “heterosexual.”

And in irony of ironies, they replace Christopher J. Wilson, 43, the previous liaison to the homosexual community. He was arrested in August after being charged with ten felony counts of sexual assault against teen boys.  Whaddya know?

Gayness abounds at the República. The anorexic pages, lacking much in the way of actual news, are brimming with one of the newspaper’s favorite topics. Same sex agenda-driven propaganda stepped front and center with the newspaper back January 2008, when Randy Lovely took over as chief editor and VP of News at the daily newspaper.

As an example, astronaut Sally Ride, who chose privacy in her personal life, was loutishly headlined as a lesbian in the daily‘s follow-up to her recent and untimely obituary. The newspaper editorially gushed on the issue of an openly gay federal judge overturning the vote of over 7 million Californians in opposition to same-sex “marriage.” This is who they are.

Valdez cloaks her GOP loathing in rainbows, lyrics

Linda Valdez, the Periódico de la República de Arizona’s  (Arizona Republic) resident illegal alien apologist, is back at work.  She begins her essay with lyrics from a 1975 ditty “My Town,“ by Paul Simon. It makes sense.  Paul Simon is a longtime donor to leftist candidates and causes — giving nearly $70,000 to politicos such as Barbara Boxer, Al Franken, Hillary Clinton as well as the DNC and Act Blue.

Valdez accuses Arizona’s taxpaying citizens of fear and lack of vision for their unwillingness to continue to fund illegals.  She cites demographics which show growing numbers of Hispanics and coyly refers to the threat they pose.  We better “pay attention to their needs and interests,” she warns, since “they are the future — and Latino kids should be a top priority.”

From there, the unabashed liberal swings into action, taking on Republican elected officials, saying that “instead of leaders who nurtured the talents of young Latinos, Arizona got the four horsemen of the anti-immigrant apocalypse: former state Sen. Russell Pearce, Gov. Jan Brewer, Attorney General Tom Horne and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. All Republicans.”

Readers can almost feel the hot spray of spittle as she vents.

Valdez accuses Republican office holders of not doing a good enough job “of celebrating the marvelous cultural heritage” — all too often illicitly imported across the border. Facts take a back seat to Valdez’ fabrication as she alleges “Arizona outlawed bilingual education, criminalized undocumented workers, institutionalized racial profiling, denigrated Mexican-American students as gangsters, banned ethnic studies and made it official state policy to harass the undocumented.”

For assistance in navigating this unmitigated dishonesty, read A Primer: How to decipher Republicese, which includes a link to our popular Lingo.

Yet amid all of this contrived venomous rancor she finds coming from Arizonans who believe the laws of their sovereign nation should be enforced, Valdez sees a “rainbow.”

She applauds “Latino kids” who are involved in a group called Adios Arpaio with the sole aim of ousting Sheriff Joe Arpaio — a career law enforcement professional elected to an unprecedented five-four-year terms by grateful Maricopa County citizens who have had enough of the costly invasion of our state.

Her threat includes newly registered voters in Mexican-majority neighborhoods, being recruited by an army of mostly high-school student volunteers.  She neglects to mention if any of the new voters have dubious citizenship status.

“I may be only 16, but the things I’m capable of are humongous,” said a teen whose illegal father was deported two years ago. Another criticizes policies that saw his uncle — “the life of the party” — deported last year. “I want to make Arizona a better place,” says another who’s waiting for approval of his application under Barack Obama’s backdoor amnesty DREAM Act, implemented via executive order.

This teen, disenchanted with a nation that honors the rule of law is part of a “rainbow” Arizona should start appreciating, says a straight-faced Valdez.

AZ CD 9: República endorses commie radical Sinema

Anti-American lunacy on display

It’s no secret we have been harsh critics of Vernon Parker — now the Republican candidate in the new Congressional District 9. Yet in the match-up with radical leftist Kyrsten Sinema, whom the leftwing AZ República newspaper editorially endorses this morning, there is no question Parker is the standout.

The editorial is titled “Sinema a good fit for the district.” That might be the case if the district were in a soviet bloc country.  The editorialist acknowledges that “Sinema is a liberal who took extreme positions early in her political career. What’s more instructive is Sinema’s growth over the past decade. She’s learned to moderate herself to match voters.”

Most of us can discern raw opportunistic fabrication from what the newspaper boorishly terms “growth.” What they meant was, As she strategically distorts her own views in order to get elected. The editorial concedes as much with this telling tidbit, “This district won’t re-elect someone who goes all Nancy Pelosi. Sinema is sophisticated enough to understand this. She’ll tilt to the left, but not to the degree those scary ads suggest. Finally, there are the intangibles. Sinema displays a lot more fire in the gut.”

That ‘fire’ is driven by a far left conviction that enables both the newspaper and Sinema to finagle and misrepresent to achieve their ends.

As we wrote last month in Kyrsten Sinema: Far-left radical AZ CD 9 Dem exposed, a bit of Sinematic history is in order: In 2005, Sinema, a committed pro-abortion and open-borders advocate, lost her initial legislative race as a Green Party candidate. The self-proclaimed bi-sexual then set out re-crafting herself as a Democrat. And akin to AZ Congressman Raul Grijalva, Sinema’s ideology is deeply intertwined with the Communist Party.

Sinema was one of eight AZ Dems who introduced HB 2286, an appalling bill that imposed mandatory minimum jail sentences on members of the civilian Minutemen trying to get a negligent U.S. government to simply enforce existing immigration laws by alerting authorities to the flow of illegal invaders crossing our southern border. And like her close friend, Janet Napolitano who singled out America’s returning service personnel, Sinema referred to these patriotic citizens as “domestic terrorists.”

An ardent supporter of same-sex marriage, she mockingly blasted women who devote themselves to their families rather than working outside the home. Her foul-mouthed rant was: “These women who act like staying at home, leeching off their husbands or boyfriends and just cashing the checks is some sort of feminism because they’re choosing to live that life. That’s bulls**t. I mean, what the f**k are we really talking about here?” Following the spirit of unity Dems claim to embrace, Sinema derided conservatives as “Neanderthals.”

In May, Guy Benson political editor for Townhall, wrote this exposé: “Moderate” Arizona Democrat Has Deep Ties to Left-Wing Radicals, Obama White House.

Here, Sinema added her name to a “Cinco de Mayo greeting” in the Communist People’s Weekly World:*

The next year, her name appeared on this Arizona Communist Party May Day greeting:*

This is how Sinema was described on Andrew Breitbart’s website in an article by Trevor Loudon: Kyrsten Sinema: Communist Connected Arizona State Senator to Run For Congress

* H/T Moonbattery