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Police are looking for three suspects in a shooting at a northwest Atlanta lounge that left one woman dead. It happened early Thursday at O.T.'s Lounge and Soul Food Grill near New Jersey Avenue and Joseph E. Boone Boulevard. Investigators say an officer patrolling the area heard gunshots around 2 a.m. They say he found a woman shot to death inside the lounge.
Family members identified the victim as 53-year-old Vanessa Elaine Thrasher. She had been shot seven times. They said $200 had been stolen from the register. According to Atlanta police, three men walked into the business and at some point an altercation started. The suspects walked out a short time later.They say at least two of the suspects walked by the responding officer as he was pursuing a man seen running away from the lounge. It was later determined that the man had nothing to do with the crime.
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard believes Thrasher may have been targeted.Howard said that hours before she was shot, she had been talking to investigators about a 2011 shooting that occurred in her bar's parking lot. Her security bouncer was caught in the crossfire as two men argued over a pool game. Howard said that one defendant has already entered a plea. The other defendant's trial was slated to begin on Monday and Thrasher – who witnessed the shooting -- was prepared to testify, according to Howard. Atlanta police had been assigned to perform extra surveillance of the club to protect Thrasher.Late Thursday afternoon, police released surveillance footage of three men suspected in the crime.
He said he had offered to put Thrasher in a safe location, but she declined.
Friends, customers and neighbors gathered on Thursday night in front of the northwest Atlanta restaurant Thrasher and her family ran for decades."She feared nothing. She was nothing but courageous so the example she set really should ring loud with these young people," said Ivory Young of the Atlanta City Council.
Olivia Haugabook, who knew Thrasher, says Thrasher was trying to do something positive for the community. Her brother told FOX 5 she took over the business two years ago.Family members say Thrasher was a no-nonsense woman and did not tolerate any rules being broken in her restaurant and would kick people out.Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to call CrimeStoppers at (404)577-TIPS (8477).
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FL Senate Fails to Pass Immigration ReformPosted by: Javier Manjarres on May 3, 2011
by Javier Manjarres
Florida's much anticipated illegal immigration law is dead on arrival- there won't be an immigration law. The so-called " Most Conservative Senate" ever failed to pass an E-Verify amendment penned by Senator John Thrasher (R), and will submit the weak SB2040 bill that Senator Anitere Flores (R) has been pushing all along. Without the necessary leadership support to push the bill forward, Senators voted individually, and not in block like they do many times to help pass a bill that has been identified as 'important'. The Florida House's bill does include an E-Verify provision for government and private hiring and is overall much stronger, but it will most likely not see the light of day or come to a vote.
The reasoning is this- if the Senate were to pass such a weak immigration bill, what makes you think that they will adopt the stronger House bill? They in all likelihood wouldn't, and the House would most likely feel compelled to adopt the weaker and squishier SB2040. If the House decides not to compromise and adopt the Senate bill, that means that there will not be an immigration reform bill to vote on. Recall that it was Senate President Mike Haridopolos who took the immigration reigns away from Flores after recieving backlash from constituents regarding her SB2040 bill and handed matters over to Senator J.D. Alexander- wrong move.
Alexander turned out to be one of a handful of Republicans that voted against the measure. Proponents of E-Verify can thank the Hispanic Caucus Republican Senators Anitere Flores, Rene Garcia and Miguel Diaz de La Portilla for voting against the E-Verify amendment. One Senator who also inexplicably voted against E-Verify is Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff (R) – this has me scratching my head.
It is now even more obvious what put the kibbosh on this needed legislation- not only did certain espanol-speaking Senators pander to their Hispanic base by voting against a strong immigration reform bill, but there were also several other Republicans that bowed down to the 'Big Business' lobby who have been adamantly against the E-Verify provision since the notion of an immigration reform bill first came to light.
Governor Rick Scott must be proud of the incompetence and Democrat-lite leanings of this so-called 'Most Conservative Senate' which he hoped would help him fulfill a campaign promise to bring a very strong and reasonable illegal immigration reform law to the State of Florida. Who'll be willing to stand up and take responsibility the next time we read about crimes perpetrated by illegals who should have been long ago deported? Way to go, Florida Senate!!
About author
As the managing editor of The Shark Tank, Javier was awarded the 2011 CPAC Blogger of the Year. Countless videos and articles from the Shark Tank have been featured on Fox News, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, and other national news publications. Javier has also appeared on Univision's "Al Punto" and numerous radio shows, including being the weekly 92.5 Fox News' DayBreak with Drew Steele political contributor
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Jack Gillies
United State Senate race for Mike Haridopolos has just ended… I guarantee it! Watch out for all the other RINO's to fall in 2012. Shame on them… or shame on us for electing them. 3 out 4 people in Florida feel that illegal immigration is a serious problem and these gutless politicians went against us… VOTE THEM OUT!
True Conservative "not" BREC
What do Charlie Crist, Bill McCollum, and Mike Haridopolos have in common? BREC supported them! When are they going to stand up and be conservative? Well as long as "fossil" Ed Kennedy continues to sit at the table they are in trouble. Is this the same Ed Kennedy that said that Rick Scott reminded him of Barack Obama? Did the powers to be throw Kennedy out? Why not? Unfortunately BREC is killing the Republicans in Broward County. When are they going to take a stand and throw the rift-raft out?
BREC Member
Why are the Miami-Dade politicians "hispanic" before Americans?
Forget about any leadership from Scott. It is part of his plan to put the costs both socially and ecomonically on the backs of the Florida hard working taxpayers for his business buddies. They are all hypocrites that hide under the consevative repbulican ticket. I hope the Tea Party remembers this. Please don't ever talk about democrats until they clean up the jackals in our state's capitol. Miami Dade is the capitol of Medicare Fraud that costs us 100 billion dollars a year so why wouldn't the Hispanic Caucus promote more fraud and crime?
(Quote Rich)
"Please don't ever talk about democrats until they clean up the jackals in our state's capitol"
Excuse me Rich, did Javier in this piece or any poster complain about Democrats on this subject? NO! They're talking about state senate members who masquerade as Republicans who vote like Democrats.
I'm confused, since these RINOs in the state capitol who act and vote like Democrats are "jackals" according to you, I can assume you agree with us on the subject? No of course you don't, just proving that all your posts are partisan hyperbole full of empty rhetoric.
At least the conservative posters on the ST have the backbone to complain about our own party when it is warranted.
I am not partisan, I am just as disgusted as you with the hypocracy. I was a Perot supporter. We know the democrats are tax and spend but I hate to hear our republican legislators talking about conservative spending, watching the budget and national security when this illegal situation is a financial and security time bomb.
Are you the same Rich I've been debating with the past few days? If not I apologize for improperly addressing you. If you are, I think your starting to come around.
Rich the original one
Do any of you really believe that the republicans/tea partiers will ever end illegal immigration and take away all of that great cheap labor from their bribers/supporters in big business? Scott will never do any one thing that might cose some of his business buddies money.
Why do you think they are pushing to de-license interior designers? If a designer has public complaints against his or her license, that license will not be renewed and he or she can no longer work as a licensed designer. No license, no problem!!
This is outrageous. These people would bow down to anyone who will promise to vote for them. This reform would have protected everyone in this state including the immigrants who came to this country the legal way. Why give in to a bunch of people who are bleeding our economy dry. I am very disappointed in our legislature and not very proud of Florida right now. Join the traitor states Florida….you now qualify for membership!
G Speed
Leader Mike may well have lost some hard core support–not a good thing for him.
Politicians from "hispanic" districts vote pro "hispanic" issues–its called representation.
IMHO "hispanic" is a very broad brush and is hardly synonymous with "illegal" which is another very broad brush. Its a problem when "hispanics" apply the notion to themselves and knee jerk in the anti illegal imigant legistation direction. The American "hispanic" has much to loose if illegal imigration is allowed to progress unchecked.
Original Rich,
I think your missing the whole point here. Did you read Javier's article? The reason there are Republican state legislators not passing a tough immigration reform law is not to keep providing "cheap" labor for big businesses. It's to pander to their mostly Hispanic constituents who would rather provide amnesty to their brotherhood here illegally from their motherlands. Geez. In essence, their acting like Democrats, your people.
One of Rick Scott's main campaign platforms was passing a tough illegal immigration reform law. He's not the one holding up the process here. When and if a proper bill ever gets to his desk and he refuses to sign it, well then maybe you won't sound like suck a crackpot.
Haridopolos isn't half as stupid as he looks. He knows a Senate run is fueled by truckloads of Cash.
Why did he pick Alexander? Ask Haridopolos if he was surprised by Alexander's vote. Anyone who knows Alexander's roots isn't surprised at all by the choice or the vote. Haridopolos can now look at the voters with a straight face and say he tried.
Alexander = Big Ag. He and Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam are soul mates on killing anything that will restrict the use of illegal labor. Putnam, when in congress, voted for the very first attempt at real Amnesty in the so called Ag Jobs Bill, of which he was a cosponsor. Alexander, I believe, would vote for Amnesty in a heartbeat given the opportunity and the position. Agriculture thrives and prospers via the illegal workforce. These illegals do two things, they will do the work, and, their presence keeps the rate down. Rate down = profit up.
Kind and benevolent Mr. Haridopolos must at least go begging for his funding in order to convince the voters he is honest. Alexander could, if he desired, self fund such an endeavor. Don't worry, he didn't earn all that swag, he got it the honest way, he inherited it. Accident of birth.
Quite a long time ago I came to the conclusion that no source of income was worth the ultimate destruction of the birthright of my children. They deserve to inherit the very same Country I grew up in. That's worth just a bit more than a slightly higher profit.
I can't say I am surprised. The writing was on the wall for a while. Again the Florida republicans have miserably failed. Then again only in the eyes of their constituents. Those whose pockets these Senators live in are no doubt quite pleased. After all, they got exactly what they paid for.
You know, The Dept. Of Homeland Security, headed by our precious Obama appointee Janet Incompetano, was running radio ads here in Broward urging businesses to use E-Verify. The ads touted the high, and ever increasing efficiency of the system, as well as its ease of use. So here is the truth. These feckless Florida republicans are TO THE LEFT OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION on this issue. Just think about that!
Congratulations Senators on your utter failure.
If any of them think they will get support from people like me in future campaigns they can forget it. A special message to my Rep Bogdanoff. Ellyn, don't even consider ever addressing any Tea Party groups here in Broward. We will boo you off the stage and turn our backs on you as you walk away. You have again proven to be gutless. Do not expect any support from us, financial or otherwise. Haridopolous also has higher office aspirations………FORGET IT. The support you enjoyed has now turned to contempt for you as well.
Hope you are all quite pleased with your shameless game of three card monty. I hope it was worth it. It will probably cost you your political careers.
http://alouiv.wordpress.com Arnon Louiv
First, let me start by saying that I do NOT condone any criminal act done by "illegals" nor by anyone else from white to black groups and all others in between. But, the article I just read by Javier Manjarres is certainly loaded with xenophobic feelings all around it. How can he be so naive to believe that, in Florida, they would pass any sort of immigration lesgilation without any sort of compromise from all the political spectrum? Democrats, Republicans, should discuss and pass legislation based on the truth, not because of ideology. Yes, you could say I am the Don Quixote of the poor and the unjustly treated, which in most cases, is what happens to most "illegals". They are just slave tools used up by businessmen and politicians. I have seen with my all eyes the conditions where most illegals work, just to scrape a few dollars to send back home. Sometimes, to homes that politicians helped wreck with their own failed international policies. Criminals that are in jail, are a minority of the total population, and they will always be. The majority of legals and illegals, citizens and non-citizens are just trying to survive and make a descent living. Let us be fair in our reporting the truth! – Arnon Louiv – alouiv.wordpress.com
John Connley
Do bank robbers and other criminals also have lobbyist and members of senate to vote in their favor?
How is voting in favor of criminal activity (illegal immigration) not aiding and abettiing a criminal?
Legal Definition-
A criminal charge of aiding and abetting or accessory can usually be brought against anyone who helps in the commission of a crime, though legal distinctions vary by state. A person charged with aiding and abetting or accessory is usually not present when the crime itself is committed, but he or she has knowledge of the crime before or after the fact, and may assist in its commission through advice, actions, or financial support. Depending on the degree of involvement, the offender's participation in the crime may rise to the level of conspiracy.
Disgusting RINO's in the State Senate! Goodbye Hardopolous ! Go join suntan Charlie!
And NO Tax Cuts from this bunch of ner-do-wells either!
We need some vetoes from Gov. Scott. Hold their feet to the fire, make them go back into session and get it right!
Neil Rice
this is why we are going to do a 2012 election website for Florida, list all their names, bills, how they voted, AND CLEAN HOUSE IN 2012!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA
Well, Mr. Sandman, you still can't write a picec in here without insulting someone. I, sir, am not a crackpot. I am starting to believe that your are since you are so devoid of true itelligence that you still fail to write an insightful piece here without insulting someone.
Now, the way big business fuels the republican party and the tea party organization, do you ever thing you will see any kind of real immigration reform that closes our southern border and gets the illegals out? NEVER, they might lose some campaign cash!! See, I see that there is something good on both sides of things even though you probably never will. Bottom lines, illegal aliens cost our country dearly and they need to go NOW!!
Someone also needs to explain why it seems that so often Hispanics don't really believe themselves to be Americans. Not necessarily all of them, but it sure seems that a lot of them are not all that concerned with what is best for America.
Time to ditch the RINOs and replace them with the will of the people. This "status quo" has gone on far too long and too many people are comfortable (and this goes for Bill Nelson too). Drilling off shore is vital for the health of our country and the immigration bill is vital for the health of FL. For those not familiar with the Allen West site : http://www.allenwest2012.ning.com
I would suggest that you study this site as many believe Allen West has the values, integrity, honesty, and the best shot at winning in 2012. God bless.
Lamarre Notargiacomo
Javier Manjarres for President!!!! Just kidding, but once again, Javier has the courage to defend LEGAL, JOBLESS FLORIDIANS (like my husband!) It sounds SO COMPASSIONATE TO GIVE A HELPING HAND TO ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND INDEED MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM, but our government ALWAYS WANTS TO HELP WITH OTHER PEOPLES' MONEY! What is Obama's, Pelosi's, Reid's net worth???? FOR ALL YOU "COMPASSIONATE" LEGISLATORS OUT THERE, WHY AREN'T YOU HELPING THEM WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL MONEY INSTEAD OF DEMANDING THAT TAXPAYERS FOOT THE HOSPITAL BILLS, HOUSING AND FOOD NEEDS FOR MILLIONS, WHILE GIVING UP OUR JOBS AS WELL? WHERE DOES IT END???? We must stay in touch with our politicians and hold them accountable for their votes! THANKS FOR SEPARATING THE "SHEEP FROM THE GOATS", Javier!
Lamarre Notargiacomo
Thanks Grandma of 5! I am one of those calling on Allen West to run for POTUS! He is a man of courage, integrity, Godly character. In the senate race to replace Bill Nelson, the only true conservative right now is Adam Hasner. I am very impressed with what I know about him thus far. I will NOT support Mike Haridopolos unless he grows a backbone between now and campaign season! IF YOU'RE OUT OF A JOB, CONSIDER THAT 750,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE NOW EMPLOYED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. NOW CONTRAST THAT WITH THE 1.1 MILLION LEGAL RESIDENTS WHO ARE OUT OF WORK!!! CAN WE AFFORD TO SUPPORT LEGISLATORS WHO ARE FOLLOWING THE MONEY TRAIL (LA RAZA OR OTHER OUTSIDE GROUPS)??? WE MUST GIVE OUR ALL TO HELP TRUE CONSERVATIVE PATRIOTS TO RUN FOR OFFICE, NOT RINOS!
Thomas Sullivan
We need to kick the Chamber's butt for killing this one. Hispanic politicians apparently are hispanic first, Americans second. But for the Senate to cower before the immigration law breakers represented by the Chamber is sickening.
Call or write your local Chamber and give 'em hell.
Everyone should write their Representatives and Senators in Tallahassee and inform them that they wanted a strong illegal alien bill passed. I would not even dignify a person illegally in our country or state with the honorable immigrants who came here legally. It should be a ILLEGAL ALIEN LAW.
Adam Hasner a true constitutional conservative who C.A.I.R. is trying to destroy is a great choice for Senator in 2012, a honorable man of his word and a person who stands up on TRUTH, HONOR, PRINCIPLES, VALUES and he does have a MORAL COMPASS unlike many in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C..
Jacqueline L.
There is NO ONE in the FL Senate I will not be working to unseat in the next election. These turncoats bought and paid for by special interest groups betrayed the legal citizens of our state! They deserve to feel what lost jobs feel like.
Shame on every one of the traitors. Putting the interests of illegals and those criminals who employ them puts them beneath contempt.
tom wing
There was no strong support from Repub leaders in the Senate. Get Rid of them in the next election.
When will we ever get representatives to REPRESENT "we the people" ? All they care about is their next election & political favors . Shame on them for caring more about the illegals in this state.
BYE BYE Ellen Bogdanoff. This is strike 2 for you !!! You won't get a 3 chance !!!
You'll aint gigured out what the end result is going to be on Immigration yet ? It's the hot potato for winning election votes and doing nothing after in office,have you any guess what the policy of both parties are yet ? You are going to loose America because you continue to listen to the GOP promise the same lie never fulffilled.
Notice the Right Talk Media never holds Palin and Rubio down on this issue nor question thier policy on record ? America you lost.
Legislate the 24th Amendment
This is more proof that we need Scott to be a 1-termer as well as these Cuban RINOs. It's bad enough they're running scared, but of what-aside from their own shadow? First of all these are Cuban born legislators. Their key voting base are also Cubans who are US citizens-not illegals from Central & S. America. Thanks to the Cuban Adj. Act (which I'd repeal in a heartbeat) these Cubanos are legal. Even the lowest class, ginetera-chasing new Cuban refugees dislike illegals. Why? Because the illegals actually work, something these Castroites often don't do. So what is the so-called Hispanic base these chickens are pandering to? Is it business owners who want cheap illegal labor and fear E-verify? Must be, because even guys like JD are in the tank, too. Someone please educate me on that conundrum. I once asked a staffer for Licoln Diaz Balart about this and the reply was "pure demagoguery".The only thing we real conservatives can do is boot their asses out in 2012. If we keep removing the cowards those who follow may get the message. Adam Hasner for US Senate in 2012.
WOW, are you really surprised, our government sucks, what a crappy bunch of representatives, its time we the people step it up, take back our government, kick thier ass's out of office, stop pandering to the freakin illegals, wake up already
Rodney T Rigby
It makes no difference if it is a Democrat or Republican; again the politicians are working for the special interests. They do not care about the thousands of unemployed U.S. citizens in the state of Florida. The easiest and most efficient way to reduce Unemployment in the state is to have mandatory use of the Federal E-verify system for all employees in the State. If an illegal alien cannot get a job they will go back to where they came from their own. If a company hires an illegal alien they should be fined a substantial amount of money. The politicians always add exceptions to all laws which pander to special interests. The Democrats want the illegal's to become citizens for more votes, the Republicans want cheap labor and the U.S. worker be damned.
Do Americans remember the promise of Teddy Kennedy regarding the 1986 amnesty bill?
No other personage in American politics carries as much accountability as this Democrat/Liberal Ted Kennedy for the contemporary wretched state of U.S. immigration chaos. In his words:
"This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forth an amnesty bill like this."
Over five million foreign nationals suddenly materialized demanding—Mass AMNESTY. This was the first lie to the American people on immigration, as lie upon lie ever since has been piled on top of this original lie that relating to amnesty, border fences and interior enforcement. Our country has been slowly turned into a third world toilet, brought upon us by this original lie Kennedy response to his critics on enactment of the 1965 immigration bill, "The charges I have mentioned are highly emotional, irrational and with little foundation in fact. They are out of line with the obligations of responsible citizenship. They breed hate of our heritage. …" Kennedy promised, "The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs." However Ted Kennedy's immigration policies have ejected hundreds of thousands of Americans out of the middle class as their occupations have been crippled by wages declining because of the deluge with Kennedy's preferential treatment to foreign national's workers, streaming into every niche of our society and because they have directly lost their jobs to illegal border and overseas competitors.
Well, the sick joke is on us.
In the years previous to 1965 United States was well serviced by the immigration laws of 1924 which had shaped an unwavering middle class social order. Then along came the Democratic social manipulators as Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts who ideology entirely wrecked American populace with "Hart-Seller" Act of 1965. The Hart-Cellar Act abolished the national origins quota system that had controlled US immigration policy since the 1920s, replacing it with a preference system that focused on immigrants' skills and family relationships with citizens or residents in this nation. It was tantamount to opening the floodgates to unskilled labor from Mexico, Central and South America; its inception was a policy of wide open borders that has attracted to this country a wide variety of criminals, which includes drug cartels and their human transporters. A day doesn't go by without a television channel reporting another pedestrian killed by an illegal alien drunk while driving. Our courts a crammed solid with cases of criminal aliens killing, or the latest innovations of home invasions, kidnappings and Americans becoming the pray of heinous crimes committed by foreign nationals.These crime incidents are constantly rising, thats why every police precinct, needs to operate a fingerprinting and processing center according to the Secure Communities, 287 (G) laws.We are also need to ensure that E-Verify is installed as a mandated policy across America, that can displace illegal nationals stealing jobs from US workers.
In 1965, the American people were guaranteed that immigration would never exceed its then low level of 250,000 annually. Currently, it is at an all-time high of over a million a year and still rising. Six stealth amnesties have been overlooked by the public, with intentional results, such as larger numbers of unemployment of legitimate workers, being replaced by unscrupulous business owners whose only concern is higher profits. Because of importunate congressional mismanagement immigrants and their descendants will fuel a massive increase in the population of the United States for the foreseeable future, creating irreversible overpopulation growth, with large monetary rewards for criminal companies. American workers must exact a criminal penalty on these companies; not the lower management, but the penthouse people, who must see the inside of a jail cell. If illegal Immigration continues unabated, without relating to the change in American labor markets, conditions in the inner cities, or the mounting expenses to state and local taxpayers will be inexcusable Ted Kennedy's function in creating this situation has been enormous to US taxpayers and the State of our communities. Neighborhoods are crammed with the impoverished of foreign lands, confusing our own language, bringing dangerous religions and tearing the fabric of the real American culture apart.
Another program enacted at the order of the late Senator Kennedy was a Seasonal Agricultural Worker (SAW) amnesty. This was another option to the temporary-worker program SAW, promoted by California Growers. The SAW amnesty was projected by a New York newspaper to have fraud rates as high as 70 per cent, and the number of people who took advantage of the amnesty was estimated to be at least three times the number that was qualified given the size of America's agricultural labor force. All they needed to be eligible for the amnesty was a document saying they had worked for the specified number of days in harvesting crops, and those documents were simple to forge. An (INS) Immigration and Naturalization (prior to a merger and becoming (ICE) Immigration and Customs service) study found that after ten years in the United States, the average amnestied illegal alien had only a seventh grade education and an annual salary of less than $9,000 a year. Unlike immigrants who are sponsored and guaranteed they will not become a burden on the welfare state. When Washington enacts an amnesty, it makes the American public monetarily obligated for those amnestied. So According to a report from the (CIS) Center for Immigration Studies, the entire net cost of the 1986 IRCA amnesty (the direct and indirect costs of services and benefits to the ex-illegal aliens, minus their tax contributions) after ten years comes to over $78 billion.
You do not have to calculate to hard that current and previous governments, have been stealing hundreds of billions of dollars each year, to support this illegal immigrant occupation in education and health care and other financial programs. While $40 billion dollars a year of these illegal immigrant hires are transferred out the country to foreign banks.
Prior to Kennedy's 1986 bill, L.B. Johnson had signed his own immigration policy into law, with most immigrants to the United States coming from Europe; 70 percent coming from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. European immigrants easily assimilated, as they were culturally and economically analogous to America's population. Immigrants were educated with higher skill rates. Nowadays poorly educated, non-skilled illegal migrants and immigrants arrive and are supported by taxpayer-funded entitlements and social services, ensuing in increased use of emergency rooms, increased welfare rolls, increased registration in free public schools for their children and increased cost of law enforcement and unparalleled increase in prison occupancy. As most illegal aliens are hired on a under-the-table cash payment, so they avoid taxes and therefore middle-class taxpayers pay even more to cover the increased use of public services. As taxes increase and wages decline, America's working middle class is being exploited by the IRS.
Ted Kennedy who is not here today lied and is joined by others, that includes The White House, and other open borders pushers. What really is amnesty is called "comprehensive immigration reform" and treasonous. It is unmerited support for illegal aliens, open borders policy, and free citizenship (small fine) to millions who have no allegiance to sovereign country and to our civilization. The 1986 bill has overall been a washout and mockery, because the downright intention not fulfills the requirements of big business intervention. If you as a patriotic Americans want to stop the President Obama and his minions in both parties, passing another volatile Amnesty? Then you must join tens of millions of honest legal birthright citizens, naturalized citizens and legal residents in the TEA PARTY. The call is already going out across the world, which they can procure an AMNESTY and take advantage of the US welfare and social service system. ONLY AMERICANS CAN STOP THE OBAMA GOVERNMENT , BY BOMBARDING YOUR STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO HALT IT. INFORMATION. From Outside Dial:Senate—202-224–3121/House—202-225–3121
The Republican Party of Florida is Totally and Fundamentally Corrupt.
This was all planned ahead of time by the Republican Party Leadership, Cannon and Hairy.
Wake Up folks – this is the third year in a row.
Please re-post your comments on Facebook: Florida Legislature Tea Party Caucus
They need to hear "we the pepople" and then call them!
Florida Native
Arnon Louiv must not live in Coral Springs or Coconut Creek.
The "immigrants", be they legal or illegal, that live in the Trailer Park on Johnson Rd just east of 441 in Coconut Creek are doing quite well actually. How do I know? Because I've had the pleasure of standing behind them many times in Publix as they pay for their food, the best food that money can buy I might add, with the food stamp card that I go to work every day to pay for. The most recent transgression was a young immigrant woman paying for NY Strip Steak at $12.99 a pound. When I first saw her, her two anchor children, and the high-end steaks on the conveyor belt I thought "please, say it isn't so", but so it was. The icing in the cake was when the anchors grabbed a couple of candy bars by the checkout stand. Since the taxpayers aren't on the hook for the candy bars, she paid for them, all 5 of them, with her debit card, $9.50 to be exact. Think that was the first time I've seen such a grotesque abuse of the system? Think again…Even the cashiers complain about it.
Arnon should go visit Pediatric Associates in Coral Springs one of these days also. There is no sight like that of a young, able-bodied male escorting his "baby momma" and baby to the Pediatricians office in the middle of the day on a Thursday. It tugs at my heartstrings to see a man so devoted to his family that he will forego earning an honest living to support them in order to go to the Dr's office with them. And to see them get all of that assistance from the office staff in how to properly file for Medicaid, and in their native language no less, now that's a real tear-jerker. I had to bring tissues to wipe my eyes the last time that I went in, as I counted no less than 5 such devoted family men sitting in the office. I mean who cares that I had to take a sick day off of work to take my kids to the Dr. It made my day to see that my taxpayers dollars are making such a difference in the lives of those who choose to sit at home all day and do nothing but breed…
As for the young woman in paragraph one, she probably has a husband and is getting aid in spite of it, as the illegals can claim food stamps in the name of the anchors and lie about marital status because nobody can prove whether she's married. Come to think of it she would qualify for Section 8 also. And I would imagine that hubby is working under the table…
Yes, Arnon, those are some downright HORRIFIC living conditions that those poor illegals are living in…
Once again, the sellout RINO's in Tallahassee have let down the residents (LEGAL ones!) of Florida! I'm so fed up with it, I can't stand it.
Year after year, I call and urge passage of E-Verify, and everey year, the do nothing GOP sells out to the pro amnesty/pro business lobbyists and special interest groups.
I hope you'll all remember this for next years election. Please check out the floor vote on this bill and every senator who voed NO, please make sure you vote them out of office and elect a truE CONSERVATIVE!
I watched part of the senate floor debate the other day and was disgusted. The recurring theme was "the federal gov't has dropped the ball" and "it's too much of a financial burden for employers to use E-Verify." What a bunch of bull! Some of these elected officials, one of them being Sen. Arthenia Joyner did not impress me at all. Also, another liberal stood up and said "as HOSTS we should support these people who come here to work (meaning the ILLEGALS), to "support" their efforts. What the hell is wrong with people and why do we keep voting these bleeding heart idiots into office?!? Please do your research of a candidates VOtiNG RECORD if they've held office. Stop believing the media, and things you hear. There are too many lazy voters who are ill informed voting and this is what we get: do nothing bleeding heart liberals and sellout RINO's who cave! Tea partiers — are we going to do something about this in next year's election?!?
Florida Native — funny post, but so sad in reality, isn't it? These illegals are abusing our system and we have politicians in both parties who enable them to do just that!
I urge EVERYONE to rat out employers who hire illegals.
Call ICE: 1-866-347-2423 You may report them anonymously.
Also, check out: we.hirealiens.com You can also file an anonymous complaint on this patriotic website. You don't have to have proof, but just a suspicion and why you're reporting it. You can also check to see if a particular company has been reported on their site. Once you report a company for hiring illegals, Wehirealiens.com (FIRE Coalition) will forward the info to ICE, FBI and SSA. They have aided in the numerous raids by ICE that have resulted in a lot of fines for these companies and lots of illegals being fired, and Americans being hired.
Please do your part as a consumer — VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLARS! Tell every business you hire or do business with, every restaurant you eat it, etc. that you would like to know if they use E-Verify. Most of them will say, "What's E-Verify?!?" (Glad you asked…) E-Verify is a federal data base that employers can check to see if their employees or new hire is LEGALLY in the country! Many illegals use fake id's and steal identities (shocking, I know), and they catch many of them this way. I tell every business I hire, I do not do business with people who use illegals. Of course every single business owner lies and says "they'd never hire illegals" yet Juan and Jesus can't speak basic English! Once again, they know they can get away with hiring them as they play the "I-9 filing game" (see, we checked their identity) and it's all a charade. I-9 doesn't do jack. E-Verify is over 97% effective and the ones that don't match (or errors) are quickly corrected. Don't believe the media and the liberals. They'll always distort facts to suit their agenda.
Lastly, get creative — we all know where the illegals live in a particular part of town. Drive through the area during the day with a friend and note the addresses with cars parked in lawns, tall lawns, cars without registrations, etc. Most of these are zoning/health code violations. REPORT THEM ANONYMOUSLY! NOTE TO FLORIDIANS: Make sure you report them anonymously as all records are open to the public and you don't want any retaliation. Use *67 (call block) on your phone before calling as most dept's will have caller ID and may write your name and phone number down even if you tell them it's an anonymous complaint! Make it very difficult and uncomfortable for them to live, work, BE in the US so they self deport. For too long, we've all looked the other way, allowed them to live comfortably and anonymously, and look where it's gotten us!
So, we can ALL personally do something about the illegals in the US if we just take action. Spread the word! If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem…
Correction: check out: http://www.wehirealiens.com
Report employers who hire illegals anonymously! No fee. This patriotic website will forward your info to ICE, the FBI and SSA. They have provided info that aided in the raids of many large employers who hire illegals.
Sick of illegals!
Google: FLIMEN, Floridians for Immigration Enforcement. They need support as a non profit group working to push for E-Verify and cracking down on illegals.
You all have no ideal what you are talking about. You should all sit back and think. Who built your house, who are working on our roads, and who picked the food that is own your table? For your information "illegals " can not recive food stamps or any nfederal help. You have to be a citizen or a legal resident alien for atleast 5 years to be able to qualify. Check your laws you claim to know. The problem is not the hard working "illegals" it is the lazy Americans how refuse to do manuel labor. If you think that the economy is bad now think about having to pay everyone $15 an hour to plant your flowers in your high class homes. And by the way most "illegals" have taxes taken out out of their checks and are unable to claim them at the end of the year. So they are paying their taxes unlike the people standing out by the highway asking for your money and making more than most people working. Is it wrong that they are here illegaly yes, but there is a better way about fixing the problem!
Get Real Folks
If ICE was doing the job they are charged with there wold be no need to report anything. Does anyone really believe this administration, or the last one for that matter, actually wants or will let ICE actually do its job?
Report all you want, it won't accomplish anything. Don't you think ICE knows where the illegals are working? The only time you hear about ICE and illegals is when it comes time for anothert dog and pony show.
If you want your reports to have a real impact, move to Maricopa County Az, and give Joe Arpaio a ring @ 602-876-1801. You can get one hell of a deal on some very nice properties north of Scottsdale right now. Joe is exactly what a Real Sheriff is supposed to be.
Anyway, Give Joe a call and encourage him to run for the Senate seat now being warmed by the slightly squishy Kyle.
Joe has a pair and is not afraid of anyone. We need real men like him in the Senate!
@proud us citizen
How long do you think it takes the irs to detect a bogus ss number when you file your payroll taxes? From the moment of notification two things occur. The employer can no longer claim he had no doubts regarding the status of said employee and he Must withhold one third of the gross pay. When that do or die moment comes the illegals move on to the next slot. That is why the majority of these fellows are carried "off the books" or as subcontractors. Off the books is easy. Pay cash. Big in the flower planting biz by the way. Employing as a contractor means no deductions, straight pay, just like cash. (they do not pay any Taxes!) I can hire a contractor on Jan 1, 1099 them the following January (a year later). IRS will send me notification of a mismatch by late August to sometime in October. So, they work for a year and a half or more clean. Then it's pay the third, Adios, or come up with a new set of ID and back to work. You carry them as a straight employee and your are turning your illegals every month. Now you know how it really works.
I am 100% against any form of amnesty or non enforcement of illegal immigration, with that said this poster "PROUD US CITIZEN" does articulate a point even though "Luis" would hate his grammar.
The jobs I personally see illegal immigrants doing are:
Vegetable garnering and gathering
Handy man
Roofing labor
Building construction labor
Trash hauling
Labor pools
Maid services
If you are a legal US citizen and personally perform any of these jobs, you are definitely getting jobbed by the illegal problem.
Does anyone know of any other industry plagued with illegal labor problems?
Does anyone know for a fact that illegals do obtain welfare like food stamps, unemployment, wic, section 8, etc.? I cannot say for sure. My guess is in some cases yes. For sure they can go to a hospital and get the same treatment you or I would. How will the personal mandate in Obamacare apply to illegals? I digress.
A question to the liberals; Are you willing to pay more for the type of services the illegals perform? I would be willing.
Why is it so hard to acknowledge that ILLEGAL MEANS BROKE THE LAW. When an Americn breaks the law they are prosecuted. So why are the illegal's not prosecuted and sent back to their respective countries. Why is it so difficult? There shouldn't even be any discussion; they broke the law.
Now, if the farmers are so desparate, why are they not requesting the help in the legal way. GET WORK PERMITS!!!! I believe this is done through immigration and they in return go to the Councilate in the other country; i.e. Mexico, Guatamala, etc. they fill the request, the people come here legally (WITH THE PERMIT PAID FOR BY THE FARMER), do the work and when that particular work is over, they return home. SO WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT IT ALL? IT USED TO BE CALLED MIGRANT WORKER!!!!!
You people in Washington obviously forgot how you got there!!! We voted for you and told you what we wanted. You on the other hand have completely ignored us and we are getting mighty fed up with the whole situation.
I agree an amnesty is not the answer. Think about how much money is being sent on deporting all of these people. Most of them, once caught, are held in jail for several months awaiting hearings and deportation. All of that time, they are living off of the tax payers money. Not to mention that the children they have that are US citizens are left here and would have to be put into the "system." Once again paid for by tax payers. These people pay thousands of dollars to come here to try to make a better life for their families, why not give them a chance to pay the US this money for their papers instead of the "coyotes" that are making a killing. Lets face it, the people that want to come here find a way to get here.
Yes, they may get the same treatment in the hospitals, but "we" are no better then they are. We are all human beings, just because they where born in a different country does not mean the should be thrown out to die like dogs.
Let's not forget these people are here "ILLEGALLY". In other countries you enter illegally and you are "thrown out like dogs." If you were born into another country than that is your home. We have a legal system to citizenship and all are welcome to apply. Democrats want to give all illegals a sure path to citizenship to grow their voting ranks to invincibility. Once that happens and the takers out number the givers, our republic will fall.
We are not obligated to open our borders to the rest of the world because it is humane. We have every right to our sovereignty just like all other countries. You sound like someone who employs illegals, what if one of those workers shows up on your doorstep tonight with his wife and 5 kids and says "let us share your house, it's much nicer than ours. We will help you take care of it, clean it, landscape it, clean the pool. Just let us come in because we are not dogs, we are human just like you." Are you going to open your house or not Mr. Proud US Citizen?
Proud US Citizen? Sure you aren't from the North American Union? your quote:
"Yes, they may get the same treatment in the hospitals, but "we" are no better then they are. We are all human beings, just because they where born in a different country does not mean the should be thrown out to die like dogs."
No, The ILLEGALS should just be escorted South of a SECURED Southern (or Northern) Border! Si Se Puede!
Florida Native
Proud US Citizen my A**. Illegals CAN and DO get food stamps and all the rest. Go to the Florida food stamps website and you will see right there in plain English that non-citizens can claim food stamps for qualified citizens living in their household of which an anchor baby IS a qualified citizen.
Have you been to a hospital emergency room lately??? Maybe you should stop by and have a look-see.
Furthermore, yeah, they might have built my house, but my house is a piece of CRAP just like all of the other houses that have been built over the last 30 years or so. My father worked in construction his whole life and made a decent living. My brother is a painting contractor and has NEVER once hired anyone that even speaks Spanish, not because he's prejudiced, but because he doesn't NEED to. Americans can and WILL do all of those jobs, it's just that the illegals get paid under the table and will work for much less, partly because their basic needs are being financed by the taxpayer. Would they be here if they couldn't take their baby to the dr for free, get free food, housing assistance, etc? I think not…
My parent's owned a flower farm and nursery in Martin County for 25 years. Before the Central Americans started moving in, their primary employees were black women and THEY WORKED THEIR A**** OFF in nasty conditions all year round. The main supervisors were average, every-day white and black men and women who also worked their a**** off day, night, weekends when necessary…After the Guats started to arrive they hired a few, and they worked hard, but my mom was SCARED TO DEATH that their papers were fake. That was back in the days of the I9 forms and the threats of fines from the Feds were such that any business person who even had the SLIGHTEST suspicion over their papers wouldn't hire them.
Lastly, illegals ARE getting tax refunds. The Mexican government helps them through their consulates here and others get them because the IRS doesn't know that they are not the person on the SS# when they submit the returns. The Sun Sentinel just had a huge article about the IRS giving out refunds nilly-willy without even so much as bothering to check whether it's legit. Think some of those aren't illegals with their SS fraud theft? Get your head out of the sand, proud one.
News just breaking, looks like the Florida house is not going to pass Hairodopolos's and the senate RINO's watered down immigration bill and this is the last day of this secession.
Florida Conservative Voter
Adam Hasner is the only true Conservative in this race! Mike and George are RINO'S!
They need to remember what happen to Charlie Crist, from Florida State Governor, now a ambulance chaser for morgan & morgan law firm. Just because we elected them doesn't mean its etched in stone.
Tom Sullivan
There are many villians protecting illegal aliens. Hispanic lawmakers apparently cannot ever be trusted to vote for Americans first. However, IMHO what really killed a good strong bill controlling jobs for illegals was the Chamber of Commerce. Send your local Chamber a strong message. Stop working against American workers.
leticia olalia morales of 15501 pasadena ave #8 tustin ca 92780 submitted fake documents and paid 5000 dollars to obtain a US tourist visa. she also submitted fake employment records to obtain a work visa. she is now applying for citizenship.
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February 29, 2008
The Honorable George W. Bush
Dear Mr. President,
Congress appears ready to complete work on H.R. 2419, the "Food and Energy Security Act of 2007." Beginning with the presentation of the United States Department of Agriculture's 2007 Farm Bill proposals, your Administration has been an advocate of farm program reform. Regrettably, neither the House nor the Senate is following that lead.
We urge you to follow through on your commitment to veto any farm bill legislation that does not contain significant reforms or that contains budget gimmicks or tax increases to boost program funding. Reports of a pending compromise indicate that as much as $10 billion or more in additional funding will be added to the current baseline, and millionaire farmers would continue to be eligible for payments with some farm subsidies increased over current levels. These proposals being considered in both the House and Senate fail to correct the shortcomings of the status quo. This is unacceptable.
The National Farmers Union, American Farm Bureau and other groups recently sent a letter to Congress urging even more in farm state giveaways, saying to do otherwise would be an "unfair burden" to farmers. Our position is that anything less than a veto of an unreformed, bloated Farm Bill would continue to place an unfair burden on taxpayers.
The Honorable Ed Schafer, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives
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Brazilian behemoth Antonio Silva has verbally agreed to face the stoic Sergei Kharitonov for the vacant heavyweight crown at EliteXC's July 26 "Saturday Night Fights" at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. "
This was an interesting matchup for several reasons. First, its nice to see Sergei back in action after 9+ months of not fighting. He is a dynamic striker and very slick on the ground as well. This should make for an extremely entertaining bout. Second, I think this says volumes about where Elite XC sees the rest of their heavyweight division. The fact they went outside the stable to find a free agent to fight an inugural fight for the title shows no confidence in the current talent level they have.
In the end, the fans win because we get to see 3 very evenly matched and entertaining title bouts on Free TV. Now if only we can get rid of the dancing girls and the gaudy entrances.....


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Many people have wondered over the years how one of David Dinkins' closest friends and advisors could have gone from the Mayor's losing ballroom on election night '93' one minute to absolute influence in the Giuliani Administration the next.
How was it that one of the people we, the inner circle of the Giuliani campaign, now Administration, hated most in the inner circle of the Dinkins camp had gained instant unfettered access in a matter of weeks of the start of the Giuliani Administration?
How did it happen so quickly? Who was behind it and had anyone tried to prevent it? This is the story of how Howard Rubenstein, Uber-Public Relations Guru, bought his way into our administration and how quickly we sold our soul.
One of the many joys in the opening weeks of the Giuliani Administration was knowing that those whom we had fought so hard to remove from City Hall and influence no longer played any role at court. It was with total horror that I received a call from a pissed off Tony Carbonetti, the Mayor's Appointments Officer, informing me that he had heard that Deputy Mayor Peter Powers had cut a deal with Howard Rubenstein to buy his way into City Hall.
Tony started off, "What the fuck is he thinking? What did we just kill ourselves for last year? Does anyone over there know who that son of a bitch is? Bruce is totally insane! I think he may quit over this." Bruce Teitlebaum, the Mayor's Jewish advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff, had tussled with Rubenstein a few times as proxies for their respective candidates and he loathed the man for being a complete sell-out to his community. I responded to Carbonetti's outrage with my own. " I wouldn't blame Bruce for quitting but it can't come to that. We can't let it, this can't happen. We have to do something. Rudy won't agree to do this. He hates Rubenstein, you know that, remember?"
We had both heard Giuliani blast Rubenstein numerous times during the campaign. "I'm going to go talk to him." I said. "Bruce said he'll talk to him too," Tony replied. "OK," I said, "maybe between us we can shut this down and remind him what this was all about." Referring to the campaign.
I went to see Rudy to plead with him to turn this around. Peter had cut the deal for Rubenstein to buy his way into the administration by throwing a one-time $100,000 fundraiser. This was unthinkable heresy. Howard Rubenstein was the public relations guru consigliere to former Mayor David Dinkins and ran what was believed to be the most powerful P.R. firm in New York City. He had given Dinkins the ultimate credibility within the Jewish community where otherwise he would have suffered irreparable harm due to his Jew hating supporter Sonny Carson and the rest of the Flatbush crowd. Rubenstein's visible support at crucial moments helped Dinkins weather many a storm in his mayoralty. Those of us who were both Jewish and Giuliani supporters had a special hatred reserved for Howard Rubenstein as the house Jew in the Dinkins inner circle.
Bruce repeatedly said that he believed Rubenstein nothing short of a capo for David Dinkins. He could easily see him as the sort of man who would put together lists of Jews for the transports and provide them readily to the Nazis. I could not have agreed with him more. Schindler's List had not come out at this time but Bruce's comment always made me think of Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance. Lists, ever more lists for transport.
No amount of good works to Jewish charities or causes would EVER wipe away the sin of his years of helping David Dinkins and his race baiting, Jew hating friends. Providing cover and succor over and over again so that Jews could feel comfortable supporting Dinkins, while his friends kept at their antics baiting Jews or Koreans made many of us sick. It reminded us of Berlin in the 30's to see Koreans told to "Get Out!" Jews recognized this sort of threat. And Howard Rubenstein would always be at City Hall or Gracie Mansion at just the right strategic moment when polls showed the mayor's Jewish numbers sinking or prominent Jewish supporters deserting him.
To allow him to buy his way into THIS City Hall after the suffering he helped cause this city during the prior four years was inconceivable. Not that any amount was reasonable, as this was a matter of principle, but to add insult to injury Peter was also selling Rudy cheap at $100K to boot.
The short answer was that Peter Powers viewed Rubenstein in mythic terms coming as he did from being a tax attorney and couldn't see conducting business as deputy mayor having to face him as an adversary day in and day out. He imagined being stymied by Rubenstein clients at every turn and wanted this problem out of the way first thing. While he was was right that Howard's client list was a who's who of the city's business, sports, and political movers and shakers, there wasn't a grain of truth that he could stop business from getting done at City Hail or elsewhere based on his client list. Peter was just too green to know it. I knew it, however.
I spoke to Ray before I went to see Rudy. Ray said it was done, Peter had made the deal. He had convinced Rudy that Rubenstein was indispensable and that it had to be done. Rudy had held out; he hated Rubenstein. But Peter convinced him and he signed on. Ray said it was a done deal. I said I would go see him anyway.
When I went to see him he was in a good mood. I opened by saying, "I want to talk to you about this Rubenstein fundraiser Peter is putting together." He responded, "Bruce spoke to me." "OK," I said. "He's the Devil, you know that, I don't have to tell you. This is what the campaign was about in a nutshell. This kind of access. This is what we promised. This is what we said to each other. HE is the permanent government along with Sid Davidoff (a prominent lobbyist and close friend of Dinkins) that we swore to kick out with Dinkins. Not to mention the happy face of the Jewish community he lent Dinkins while Sonny Carson spewed his hate."
"Peter says we can't do business without him. He says Howard reached out and wants to be helpful, he came to us, we didn't go to him. He put this fundraiser together. He came to us." Rudy stressed. I explained to Rudy the basic fallacy in Peter's argument and thinking. Before coming to work for him I had worked for Marty McLaughlin, a well connected city lobbyist. Rudy knew this.
"Peter is also wrong about Howard's business. When I worked for Mclaughlin, I learned that every new major business that comes to town, and needs P.R. or lobbying, hires Rubenstein and then they hire Marty or someone like Marty to do the actual work. They're convinced that they have to hire Howard for some sort of access but they soon realize that to get any work done you have to hire another firm since his firm sucks, they don't do any actual work, it's all a myth. Howard takes real care of a few very big names, that's it. The whole thing is a myth. It's like the Wizard of Oz. Most of McLaughlin's clients also pay Rubenstein because they think they're supposed to, it's insane. It's all a house of cards. Shut him out and you bring him down. Peter doesn't get this." Rudy shot back " But Peter says he wants to be helpful, he reached out to us."
This was classic Giuliani. He latched onto a phrase and wouldn't let go. "Helpful?", my voice rising, "Rudy, he needs us! He's locked out. We don't need his 100G's. He's desperate. Word is out he's persona non-grata at City Hall. His client list will be cut in half. Fuck him! Why are we doing this? It's madness. What was this campaign about? Howard Rubenstein encapsulates everything wrong, corrupt, and sick with the Dinkins Administration and we're giving him a reprieve? It's mindless," I pleaded.
Our conversation then ended abruptly because the phone rang. I said, not for the last time, "please, please, don't do this." He came back quietly, "It's done." I could have stayed, but there was no point. I left.
For the next eight years Howard Rubenstein and his clients got whatever they wanted from City Hall. I remember during my time at EDC being told by Cristyne Lategano to contact Rubenstein Associates repeatedly to help their clients. She turned out to be his greatest enabler over time and was practically on his payroll. She was totally charmed by him.
He went on to raise much more than the original $100K. But at that time, in 1994, no other lobbyist or PR guy could have achieved that feat. Buying your way in at that steep a price was beyond the reach but for the rarest select few. It was also something we were against.
"One City, One Standard", the credo to embody our fight against the Korean boycott and Crown Heights, had been sold out in record time and for a miserly price to a man who represented everything it stood against. We were off to a very shaky start.
By the tone and language I used when speaking to the mayor any inside observer would know that this conversation could only have happened in the early weeks of the Administration. For the first eight weeks or so I still called him Rudy both privately and publicly. Our conversations were always easy and relaxed. The frankness with which I spoke to him about Howard Rubenstein's fundraiser could never have taken place just a few months later. That is through no fault of his. After two months I realized that calling him Rudy, whether in public or private, was inappropriate. I was still in campaign mode and he had been Rudy for four years. In the same vain I would never have spoken to him with the urgency and temper that I did that day just a few months later. At the time he wasn't offended by my manner and I would think back from time to time how nice it would have been to still be able to be that open and candid with him. But again, it is the nature of the office not the man that conversations like that become impossible over time.
Tony Carbonetti and I remained furious about this for a very long time. I think Tony would eventually make his peace about this out of necessity. Because of Cristyne, and her influence over Rudy, Tony would be forced to deal with Rubenstein Associates again and again. I think he just came to an accommodation. I, on the other hand, never got used to Rubenstein and never could come to terms with that major an error in judgment so early on. I always thought it made us look foolish when we were loudly proclaiming the status quo was dead.
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Head-on crash at Highway 50 and Flint in Carson City; three taken by air ambulance
UPDATE 1:43PM: The head-on crash in Carson City on Highway 50 near Flint Drive Thursday morning involved a silver Mitsubishi sedan, occupied by a male driver and a white Kia Soul sedan, occupied by a male driver and female passenger, said Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chuck Allen. All three were flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Their conditions are unknown. The road is now re-opened.
Carson City fire department and ambulance crews are at the scene of a head-on crash involving two vehicles Thursday in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 and Flint Drive. Three Care Flight air ambulance helicopters have been ordered.
Three people are said to be critically injured and required extrication.
Reports are there are two vehicles, with three people trapped. Extrication of all three was completed at around 12:17 p.m. The crash was reported at 11:43 a.m.
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It makes this extremely sad situation slightly better. I hope they hit this *ss hole with the entire book.
More importantly I wish the Berry family my most deepest blessings.. I will never forget watching TY carry K.B's shoulder pads and jersey out of the tunnel at each game.. Some very beautiful memories..
Go Panthers!
I hope that justice has been served. It's tough to know if this guy was really defending himself.
Sad, sad.
Indeed, what a heartbreaking mess. I second Gooch's recollections. It was always a touching moment to see those pads carried out and a reminder not to take sports too seriously. I too hope the family of KB can take some small solace in the jury's findings.
That was a very tough time for FIU and the entire community. A lot of lives were effected.
Glad some justice was finally handed down. Wyche was an RA in Towers when I was living there as an undergrad. Situation should have never escalated to the point that it did. Just a sad sad situation across the board.
what people don't know is wyche had a group of people with him......
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Will there be a day when more children are not vaccinated? And if do choose to vaccinate your child, are they in danger from those who are not immunized?
These are questions that come up with the start of every new school year --especially as more parents are opting out of vaccinations. The opt out policy is legal, if you follow the guidelines required by the state of Texas. But it's very controversial because someone else's decision to opt their child out...Might affect your newborn baby when you come into contact with them, at the grocery store.
Alma Anchondo makes it a point to keep her daughter's vaccinations up to date. And she is surprised that some parents opt out of the required school vaccinations.
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In the 2012-2013 school year, the CDC found that the parents of 7000 Texas kindergarten children opted out of vaccinations. And that worries public health officials in Houston.
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Much of that misinformation involves claims made by a British doctor who has since lost his license, that the measles vaccine can cause autism. The claim has since been refuted. But it's contributed to a one percent opt-out rate for philosophical reasons in Texas last year.
Dr. Smith said, Some areas like Colorado I think has a much higher rate of people who don't immunize for philosophical objections and they do have more outbreaks.
For families who opt out, the CDC says it's important to tell your pediatrician and any other medical people that may take care of him. If there's an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease in your area, the CDC said parents should be prepared to keep their children at home until the school says it's safe for them to return. The CDC also recommends these parents be especially careful when traveling so the unvaccinated child isn't exposed to.... and doesn't expose others to -- vaccine preventable disease.


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Bristol police said they arrested a man who tried to rob a local restaurant with a power drill Sunday night.
Police said around 10:45 p.m. several officers and a K9 unit were sent to The Whole Donut on Burlington Avenue after getting word of an attempted robbery.
Officers arrived at the scene within one minute, and spoke with employees to get a description of the man they said tried to rob them.
After getting that description, a man was located a short distance from the restaurant. A K9 unit tracked to where the man was and located evidence including a mask, latex-type gloved, a spare shirt in a bag as well as a power drill that resembled a gun.
The man, 49-year-old Robert Moody, of Irving Street, made comments about the incident that police said implicated himself in the attempted robbery.
Moody was arrested and charged with first degree attempted robbery, attempted larceny and breach of peace.
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Forest Fruits - Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
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Ratings: 20 | Reviews: 11 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by Ciocanelu:
1.88/5 rDev -13.8%
500 ml bottle, poured into a long tulip glass.
Clear, golden color, head looks good and has good retention, forms some decent lacing.
Fruity, artificial smell.
Taste is mostly some berry-bubblegum or something like that. Sweet, artificial and unpleasant.
Body is light with decent carbonation.
Overall, very disappointing.
12-07-2012 18:08:52 | More by Ciocanelu
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Ontario (Canada)
2/5 rDev -8.3%
01-03-2014 14:31:19 | More by beerhunter13
United Kingdom (England)
1.94/5 rDev -11%
A 500ml bottle with a BB of June 2013. Picked up from a supermarket a while back. A mixed berry fruit beer - described on the label as a traditionally crafted beer infused with bramble berries. I have a bad feeling about this...
Poured into a straight pint glass. A clear light-gold colour with medium carbonation. Forms a decent head of white foam that lasts for a minute or two before dissipating. Aroma of very sweet fruity notes - borders on cloying. Hints of blackberry, raspberry, strawberry and faint blueberry, with perhaps a twinge of malt underneath. Dominated by the fruit and rather sickly.
Tastes of intensely sweet fruit flavours with an artificial twang. Notes of blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, sugar, faint malt and stewed leaves. Hints of sweetener and harsh cardboard in the background, which clash unpleasantly. No bitterness to speak of. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, though pretty thin and insubstantial. Decent carbonation. Somewhat astringent, with an acrid aftertaste of fruity notes, sweetener and cardboard. Yuck.
Shite - one of the most disgusting brews I've ever had. Relentlessly sweet and cloying, with an aroma/flavour that is overwhelmingly fruity (in a bad way). Some nasty lurking off-notes as well, especially the harshness that underpins the flavour. Not nice at all. It's also interesting to observe that the colour doesn't hint at the flavour - the're no indication that it contains fruit. Maybe it's so that people with a sweet tooth can pretend to be drinking proper beer. At any rate, this is utter shit. If you love good beer I sincerely recommend steering clear at all costs.
05-21-2013 21:28:03 | More by jazzyjeff13
Alberta (Canada)
2.5/5 rDev +14.7%
500ml bottle, apparently only available at the evil overlord of liquor store chains (that's singular, yeah) in Alberta. Nice bramblepatch-fronted view of somewhat fire-laden forest in the background on the label, though.
This beer pours a crystal clear, pale golden yellow hue, with two fingers of densely puffy, bubbly off-white head, which leaves some random splatters of ocean spray lace around the glass as it quickly settles.
It smells of rather pungent blackberry, sweet raspberry, and strawberry fruitiness, a pastry-like pale grainy maltiness, a further independent-seeming white sugar sweetness, and some weakly edgy leafy, floral hop bitterness. The taste is still way too damned sweet, what with the, as the label calls it, bramble patch fruitiness - has this purported 'patch' not heard of pure fruit balance, instead of sugar-laden, crying kid mollifying, bullshit? Instead, we get a saccharine ode to all things wrong in diabetes-land, and I'm not just talkin' 'bout 'merika! Sure, there's some well-obfuscated, generally unnecessary pale malt, but by this point, who the fuck cares?
The bubbles are frothy, but in that easily forgotten manner, the body a pretty hefty medium weight, but at what cost, as the smoothness sneaks along under the same pithy pretenses. It finishes well on the sweet side, fruity in the most egregious morning cartoon sort of way, with an unpleasant, lurking sort of soul-reclaiming mustiness.
There's fruity, and then there's this - overcompensating awfulness. Wychwood should be ashamed about this - they generally make decent enough stuff - but, fuuuuck. Who are they pandering to here? Anyways, avoid, if you value your diabetes offset points.
06-29-2013 03:51:03 | More by biboergosum
1.53/5 rDev -29.8%
Pours gold with a small fading head.
Nose shows overt berry confectionery notes, very artificial in nature. Just smells like lollies really...
Flavours are just as sweet. Very lolly-like. Waaay too sweet. Pure berries. Mainly strawberry.
Feels watery. Needs a lot more carbonation. Then at least it could pass as a alcopop.
Blend some strawberry and blackberry lollies with some sugar syrup and you'd be pretty close to this.
10-23-2012 10:47:20 | More by CrazyDavros
United Kingdom (England)
2.53/5 rDev +16.1%
500ml Bottle best before 30 Apr 2013: opened and reviewed on 26 July 2012.
Light amber with next to no head, so could be a typical UK bitter by looks.
However there is an intense sweet fruit aroma and taste; with added barley sugar to make sure you know it's sweet.
Just too sweet for me: I assume it has been produced to try and get into the sweet cider market?
Can't really knock the brew: it claims to be a 'Mixed berry fruit beer'. I would like to see a health and teeth cleaning warning as well because this will rot your teeth.
07-26-2012 20:06:40 | More by BlackHaddock
Ontario (Canada)
1/5 rDev -54.1%
01-07-2014 06:55:09 | More by Beer-Fetish
Ontario (Canada)
2.51/5 rDev +15.1%
500ml Bottle from the Orleans Ontatio LCBO for $3
Appearance - Clear yellow colour with a small size fizzy white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation showing and there isn't much lacing. The head lasted for around 2 minutes.
Smell - Corn, grains, raspberries/strawberries
Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste corn, apples, and grains. There is also quite a bit of strawberry taste.. more of a artificial flavour than the actual fruit. It ends with a slightly tart strawberry sweet aftertaste.
Overall – Reminds me a bit of a strawberry candy. Not something I'd buy or drink again, but it peaked my curiousity. The fruity flavour is too artificial and there is too much adjunct taste to it.
06-19-2013 23:52:25 | More by spinrsx
Ontario (Canada)
2.5/5 rDev +14.7%
01-18-2014 01:41:56 | More by Jotora
Alberta (Canada)
2.5/5 rDev +14.7%
10-06-2013 03:30:30 | More by artemh
British Columbia (Canada)
2.3/5 rDev +5.5%
I mostly really like the Wychwood beers and thought I would try this as the weather is hot and the deck beckons. Damn , I could barely finish it as the cloying sweetness was over the top. The ale base was destroyed by the jammy fruit flavours that continued right through an overly long aftertaste. Avoid at all costs
07-12-2013 22:50:35 | More by canucklehead
Ontario (Canada)
2.15/5 rDev -1.4%
Wychwood Brewery uses artificial flavours in place of any actual fruit or fruit juices, but were apparently above using artificial colours. This flat, lusterless golden beer would look pretty pathetic even for an ordinary ale, but especially for something called 'Forest Fruits'.
This "mixed berry" beer fails to mention any specific fruit (by which I mean artificial flavour) and only red and black raspberries are featured on the label. The aroma does make me think of blue-raspberry slushies, though there's a (heavily synthetic) strawberry note too. Saccharine sweet, it smells like bubblegum. I'm having a hard time believe no aspartame was involved.
It did seem odd to me the brewery added sugar. That was before trying it - now that's I've actually had a few sips I think it's downright insane. This is the reason Forest Fruits is among the lowest rated fruit beers; it drinks like pure sugar water. You can practically feel little white crystals between your teeth! Kool-Aid is almost bitter by comparison. This is liquid candy!
The extreme excess of sugar makes it difficult to taste much of anything else; you might not even know fruit flavour was added. Clutching at straws, I'd say I taste a bit of blueberry jam (actually it is very reminiscent of the jam you'd find in a fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt cup). I might also entertain the notion of puff pastry but, again, these are flies around the sugar elephant.
Wychwood Forest Fruits is brewed without any actual fruit, fruit juice or even concentrates. It does, however, have a truckload of sugar. Seriously, one bottle must contain two weeks worth of servings. My guess is two weeks worth. This beer will grab the attention of hummingbirds and hopefully doctors and diabetes foundations, but don't you waste any time on it.
08-10-2013 22:37:24 | More by biegaman
Russian Federation
2/5 rDev -8.3%
05-26-2013 22:51:33 | More by NightINgale
Ontario (Canada)
1.95/5 rDev -10.6%
Appearance: Poured with a little bit more then a finger of head and produced a little lace, but did not retain it's head. The body is a clear, lager gold of all things with incredible ample but thin carbonation.
Smell: Smells fruity...but odd...it reminds me of juice concentrate from a can before it's mixed with water....only sweeter. It certainly has a mixed berry smell to it, but it's off. I'm going to pretend it's just the way it's meshing with the malt, as there isn't a lot of beer smell to this.
Taste: It doesn't taste like a beer. It tastes like I'm drinking carbonated fruit drink. Important distinction, not fruit juice, fruit drink, the blatantly artificial stuff as that sugary taste is backed by an almost aspartame like quality. The taste doesn't change at all from start to finish, there's no bitter kick, there's no beer elements apart from near the end where the carbonation makes itself known. It's like drinking a can of barely spiked berry punch.
Mouthfeel: Sweet in extreme and it cloys moderately, the carbonation doesn't do anything to accent the beer and there's no transitioning to speak of. The aftertaste is the same as the main taste, and as I said, doesn't taste even remotely real.
Drinkability: This isn't refreshing, it's sweet...it's like drinking liquid wildberry fruit snacks, the kind you used to get in your lunch as a kid. It's not very refreshing as a result, and while it's not overtly offensive to get down, it's far to sweet to be tolerable.
Final Thoughts: I used to like Wychwood, Hobgoblin was great, Fiddlers Elbow was great but after disappointments in Black Wych, Wychcraft and the awful Bah Humbug, this monstrosity punctuates my desire to no longer frequent them. Maybe they were trying for the cider market, but even that I don't buy as this is worlds sweeter then cider. Heck this rivals ice wine in sweetness, only at least with ice wine you don't get the aspartame like taste. You will want to pass.
06-12-2013 00:50:53 | More by TheHammer
Alberta (Canada)
3/5 rDev +37.6%
09-30-2013 01:23:25 | More by Cidius
United Kingdom (Scotland)
2.33/5 rDev +6.9%
Clear amber colour with a foamy, pinky sized white head on top that stays pretty well. There is a few bubbles rising to the top but it is far to light looking for the style.
Very fruity on the nose, even for a fruit beer, with tonnes of blackberries and raspberries that naturally overpower the nostrils and make it hard to detect anything else. There is a lot of sugar and a general sweetness but not a great smell really.
Raspberry and blackberry upfront along with sugar and a sweet bitterness but again not great at all.
A light medium body with a lot of carbonation and a very sweet tang that came on a little too strong for my liking. 2.5
Very fruity, even for the style and far too sweet for me with a sort of artificial taste and to be honest not enjoyable in the slightest.
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06-23-2012 21:29:57 | More by flyingpig
3/5 rDev +37.6%
03-10-2013 11:50:08 | More by Poupae
2.5/5 rDev +14.7%
11-01-2013 20:21:04 | More by dcmchew
Ontario (Canada)
1.5/5 rDev -31.2%
07-21-2013 00:32:41 | More by hotsudge
Ontario (Canada)
1.91/5 rDev -12.4%
Clear gold under a very short, but persistent head. Pretty decent sheet of lace.
Smells like cough syrup. Tastes like cough syrup. Lightweight, slightly syrupy mouth feel. Sweet and artificially fruity.
Using Benylin as a flavouring agent when making beer has got to be some kind of cheating.
Maybe passable as a summertime brew. Serving suggestion is over ice, so take that as a clue.
10-21-2013 01:41:45 | More by TerryW
Forest Fruits from Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
63 out of 100 based on 20 ratings.