SKOOL IS COOL Posted 12:36:00 PM by petit bourgeois (link)

Looks like our dear chancellor needs to address spelling as well a physics:

BERKELEY — The students' "Supah Physics To Da Max" readers sat untouched on their desks as the guest lecturer explained that, at the most basic structural level, human eyeballs are no different than Jell-O.

"That's cool," one student whispered to his neighbor.

Lord have mercy on the future of this country if basic spelling is ignored by the lestist intelligentsia.

THE OATH HAS BEEN TAKEN Posted 12:27:00 PM by petit bourgeois (link)

After failing the California bar 4 times (!), Looks like Los Angeles has a new mayor. Noticeably absent are Mexican government officials. In their place is a mariachi band.

Now that the oath has been taken, I wonder how long it will be before Tony Villar actually meets with the Mexican government to perform their wishes. I give it a week, tops.

As I predicted, spanish was spoken at the very first chance he could get. I am suprised the SacBee failed to mention this fact. How else are you going to communicate with your constituency of hostile foreign invaders?

MEMIN PINGUIN: A CULTURAL ICON IN MEXICO Posted 10:45:00 PM by petit bourgeois (link)

As my regular readers know, I am a huge fan of Mexican comic books. By the very nature of the humor contained within, reading Mexican comic books gives the gringo a glimpse of Mexican culture that provides a better understanding of the people who read them. My favorite is "El Condorito," because he is the biggest, slimiest male chauvinist on paper, and an arch enemy of feministas everywhere.

But now there is a big stink about the Mexican government commemorating one of its cultural heroes by the issuance of postal stamps: Memin Pinguin























Says the Mexican Gobierno to the United States:

"Just as Speedy Gonzalez has never been interpreted in a racial manner by the people in Mexico, because he is a cartoon character, I am certain that this commemorative postage stamp is not intended to be interpreted on a racial basis in Mexico or anywhere else," said Rafael Laveaga, the spokesman for the Mexican embassy in Washington.

Activists criticized the stamps as offensive, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the NAACP demanded they be withdrawn.

Speedy Gonzalez is a mouse, Memin Pinguin looks more like the cross between Al Jolson and a monkey. Besides both being cartoon characters, there is little comparison. Speedy Gonzalez never had a character that was a dead-ringer for Aunt Jemima (see above).

Mexico is more culturally and racially homogenous than the United States (80% mestizo), so attitudes about race are more uniform and culturally embedded. To say that Mexican society treats what few blacks it has differently would be a gross understatement. The postal stamps merely reflect that cultural attitude towards blacks, just as Mexicans resent the napping somberero-and-poncho depiction, even when the artist is himself a Mexican. The napping part is true around mid-day in any part of rural Mexico, but baseball caps have replaced sombreros nowadays.

Here are the postal stamps in question, you decide:










































There is a reason why old films that contain yellowface or blackface cannot be viewed anymore and have been locked up forever in the USA: because such depictions are outdated in a modern, civil society and no longer reflect those cultural attitudes or stereotypes. Mexico is a country of racism, alcohol, violence, incivility and lawlessness. In short, a corrupt patron-client based banana republic, where mestizos look down on black people. Anyone who tells you any different has never lived there. The mestizo is the "cosmic race," and la raza cosmica excludes Africans. The national ideology formally encouraged by the Mexican government places the cultural aesthetic of Mexico squarely in the hands of the mestizo as the chosen race. One should not be surprised that Mexico would commemorate Mimin Pinguin as one of its cultural icons.

AZTLAN IS NEVADA Posted 6:48:00 PM by petit bourgeois (link)

And they are doing the jobs that "Americans won't do." It's pretty sad when you see everything being built entirely with black-market labor. At some construction sites, there are no white faces. One Border Patrol Van would clear an entire site in seconds. It's shameful to see the outright betrayal by our fellow construction-company-owning citizen: selling out Americans for profit, especially in the construction trades. And why aren't the labor unions howling about this one? Are they too busy protecting their members' rights, privileges and interests?

WestCor Construction's local phone number is here, and their corporate information is here. Contact them and tell them how you feel about their recruitment of illegal Mexican labor, in total defiance of the laws of these United States for a profit. These scumbags have been lining their pockets with the ill gotten gains of illegal labor for years now. Remind them that there are vigilant people in this world, who are able to contact the authorities each and every time they go to a job site. In theory, a common citizen armed with cameras could gather enough evidence for a Grand Jury indictment. Alas, the citizenry is shockingly disinterested here in Nevada.

Photo courtesy of the Terry Anderson Show.

Americans for Cultural Assimilation Posted 12:02:00 AM by R. Stites II (link)

Ever since President Bush introduced his Guest Worker Plan last year, people have only heard about the economic effects of immigration. However, national politicians have ignored the cultural impacts of massive immigration. A new poll released by Rasmussen Reports showed large majorities of American adults want immigrants in the United States to embrace American culture. In another question, an overwhelming number of Americans want immigrants to learn English before they can obtain their citizenship.


According to Rasmussen Reports:

Two-thirds (67%) of Americans say that those who move to the USA should "adopt America's culture, language, and heritage. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 17% believe immigrants should maintain the culture of their home country.

Seventy-nine percent (79%) say immigrants should be required to learn English before they are allowed to become citizens. Fourteen percent (14%) disagree.

Sixty-four percent (64%) believe U.S. schools should teach all students in English. Twenty-nine percent (29%) believe some schools should offer courses in different languages.

There can never be a full debate on immigration if our politicians do not include the cultural aspects of it. Right now, it is good that our politicians are talking about immigration and how it affects Social Security, Medicare and other government social-welfare programs. However, they are shying away from the other half of the immigration debate, which creates a widening chasm between the American public and the ruling elites. While the American public have always favored assimilation of immigrants, the Democrats and the GOP have avoided any talk about assimilation for fear that their party might appear "extremist" and cost them votes on election day. As more Americans believe that assimilation should be enforced and want to hear more debates about this issue, the only reply they have received from the politicians is a defeaning silence.

Shying away from the assimilation debate, whether intentional or unintentional, does a great disservice to Americans. Americans deserve to know how our nation's immigration policy is handled by our elected officials . Samuel Huntington does a great analysis on the chasm between the American public and the ruling elites in Who Are We: The Challenges to America's National Identity. I suggest reading this book to fully grasp the other debate on immigration; a debate that the American public deserves to hear, but our politicians continue to duck. In his book, Mr. Huntington examines the problem of having a arge number of unassimilable immigrants, far greater than a hundred years ago. The large numbers of immigrants who still have strong attachments to their native country and culture pose a problem to American identity, because they do not feel the need to acculturate themselves into American culture. And the political elites are not helping as well. Both Democrats and Republicans in the national level have only pandered to different ethnic groups, which slows down the process of immigrants identifying themselves as American, and have increased the identification with the idea of "hyphenated Americans" in our nation.

While the Federal Goverment has released a guide for legal immigrants into America, politicians in Washington D.C. still lack the will to push the cultural debate about immigration, on par with the economic debate. There is still no healthy debate, or even a discussion, between the political elite and the people as to how American culture has been affected by immigration. Such a debate should start soon.

DAVIS FINALLY ADMITS ENERGY ERRORS Posted 1:30:00 PM by BCR Boy (link)

Ex-Governor Gray Davis finally has admitted that he botched California's energy situation:

Former California Gov. Gray Davis now admits he was unprepared for the state's 2000-2001 energy crisis that sent electricity bills soaring, brought rolling blackouts and helped bring an early end to his political career.

The former Democratic governor said he erred by buying power at inflated rates during the height of the crisis, when utilities were not able to keep up with demand, but said he acted because he "wasn't willing to risk" sustained blackouts.

"Did it turn out to be a mistake? Yes," Davis said during a speech Friday before the Commonwealth Club of California.

Davis was recalled by voters and replaced by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in October 2003, just a year after winning a second term.

Davis said he received bad advice from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission when he tried to respond to manipulation of the state's energy market by traders from companies including now-bankrupt Enron Corp.

"I knew nothing about electricity. ... I wish I knew as much about electricity then as I do now," he said at a conference on finding ways to reform California government and politics.
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A TRAVESTY OF REPORTING AND A TRAVESTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Posted 6:39:00 AM by petit bourgeois (link)

Today's Dog Trainer has an article in defense of the enemies of the United States:

But hundreds of pages of documents about the raids, released by federal officials in response to a lawsuit from the ACLU, show no specific evidence of such tips, and several police agencies told The Times last week that they did not inform Border Patrol agents of the whereabouts of suspected illegal immigrants before the sweeps.

The documents suggest that the team of a dozen agents may have scoped out the areas on their own, targeting day laborer sites and other locations where large numbers of undocumented immigrants gather.

The sweeps raised protests among politicians, church leaders and the Mexican government because they extended well beyond the border and caused fear in immigrant neighborhoods, even among people in the U.S. legally.

Besides using the term "undocumented" to define criminals, what is wrong with that?

"If they are saying they are acting on intelligence, then they didn't get it from us," said Ontario Police Det. Alfredo Parra. "We've never done anything like that…. We don't get involved in their sweeps or activities."

Ontario: Of course you don't get involved, you treasonous sons-of-bitches.

"We were absolutely not involved," said William Lansdowne, police chief of San Diego, where some sweeps occurred. "The only time we work with the Border Patrol is if there is a criminal nexus."

San Diego: So, violation of Federal immigration laws does not rise to the level of "criminal" activity? You are also guilty of treason. May you die a slow, painful death for turning your back on this country.

The Escondido Police Department was the only one of seven agencies contacted by The Times not to dispute the Border Patrol's claims.

"We have an ongoing problem with day workers congregating in specific areas around town," said Lt. Mark Wrisley. "We pass that information to the Border Patrol all the time."

Escondido: You set a good example. Hooray for you!

The sweeps raised protests among politicians, church leaders and the Mexican government because they extended well beyond the border and caused fear in immigrant neighborhoods, even among people in the U.S. legally.

Yes, and we all know the Mexican government dictates our immigration policies, and also dictates their enforcement. One phone calls and the cops go away. "Extended well beyond the border" is phrase designed to confuse the public into believing that interior enforcement is not allowed. See what happens when you have two reporteers who hate this country write an article? If someone is here legally, what do they have to be afraid of? As for the illegals: they should fear "la migra," and such fear should be a enough to make them go home voluntarily.

So I conclude with this declaration:

1. Death to the LA Times for aiding and abetting the enemies of this country;

2. Death to the ACLU. I hope you all rot in hell;

3. Death to the police departments who do not enforce our immigration laws. You are a disgrace;

4. Death to Joe Baca. Treason is punishable by death.

5. Death to the DHS, who directed its agents away from the criminals. Y'all should be strung up by your toenails and have legal residents of this country throw rotten food at you before being led to the firing squad.

Be sure to write your congressmen, your police chiefs, the ACLU and the editor of the Los Angeles Dog Trainer calling for thier heads. And when a judge grants legal status to criminals represented by the ACLU, call for his head too.

PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALS HAVE NO PLACE IN JOURNALISM Posted 11:16:00 AM by petit bourgeois (link)

To wit: Chris Zeigler in the OC Weekling and his marxian analysis of Jim Gilchrist. My letter to the editor is as follows:

Dear OC Weekling,

Chris Zeigler's attempt to categorize Minuteman's founder as a marxist may be entertaining reading, but one has to wonder just how something so fraught with gross factual errors is able to make it into newsprint.

For a moment, I forgot I was reading the OC Weekly. Try hiring a conservative writer, if you want the thin veneer of objectivity to adorn your smut peddling rag. The OC Weekly is a place where facts don't matter, and are trumped by leftist idealism.

For example, Zeigler states that "The protesters, chanting outside the California Coalition for Immigration Reform gathering at the dowdy Garden Grove Women’s Center, were run over by a van. They received medical treatment and are expected to lead healthy lives."

Actually, they were not run over, according to KNBC, "Netkin's car was surrounded as he arrived at the Garden Grove Women's Club, 9501 Chapman Ave., and demonstrators rocked the vehicle and banged on it, Handfield said.

'We determined it was reasonable for him to move forward,' Handfield said.

Two people who were standing in front of Netkin's car fell down when he moved forward, the sergeant said. One complained of knee and shoulder pain and was taken to a local hospital, he said.

According to broadcast reports, the other also went to the hospital.

Police were aware of the demonstration and had five dozen officers on scene 'expecting to keep the peace,' Handfield said. But some of the estimated 300 demonstrators were there 'not to protest but to commit criminal acts,' he said.

'A small contingent of people that were troublemakers had backpacks filled with full cans of soda that they were throwing and also cans filled with marbles that they threw,' Handfield said.

Some of the protesters wore rubber gloves and donned sweatshirt hoods pulled tightly so only a small portion of their faces could be seen, he said.

Those arrested were identified by police as Hugo Sarmiento Vanlid, 24, Ivan Obed Silva, 26, Shane William Sparks, 21, Fernando Chirino, 23, and Kurt Takeshi Isobe, 18."

Why am I not surprised that the OC Weekly would defend criminals by lying in print? You guys have been reading too much Michel Foucault. You really need to google a story before you state it as fact.

Now to the analysis of Zeigler's musings:

1. Everything is about your quality of life. If you don't defend your quality of life, you are just plain stupid.

2. If Zeigler had bothered to investigate the immigration reform movement, he would realize that this is group of Bush-haters like none other. Yes, we can blame people who have no legal right to be here, much less work in this country. But it is the government that is equally culpable. The non-enforcement of our laws rests solely in the hands on the government. If the government chooses to ignore the rule of law, then patriots like Gilchrist will exponentially multiply, with guns. No amount of defective Marxian comparisons is going to ignire the "historical determinism" of people arming themsleves in defense of invasion and tyranny of their nation. This is a two-pronged war: Mexico and its onslaught of invading hoardes and the United States government that facilitates the invasion. Zeigler may want to spend more time with the people he is reporting on if he wants to consider himself a journalist, instead of hacking out leftist propaganda fraught with lies.

3. Like the Mechistas, Marx was a rabid anti-Semite. Try reading "On the Jewish Question" for a refresher. No comparison to Gilchrist there. Just once, I would like to see the OC Weekly denounce the Mexican Nationalist Socialist (acronyms: MEChA or MNAZI) movement for what it is: a brown KKK. The Weekly's historical, implicit support of these thugs is abundantly transparent to this reader.

4. Zeigler's assertion that Mexicans are not taking jobs is ludicrous. It is the government that is not enforcing the laws that punish employers for exploiting black market labor and undermining our sovereignty. I would ask Zeigler this: Who would hire a criminal illegal alien to work for him? Another criminal, that's who.

5. This is not as much about a "class struggle" as it is about a national struggle. Like the Mechistas, the nation-state is of the primary interest to the immigration reform movement. This is new American Nationalism, devoid of any particular "class" of persons, unless you count the perjorative Weekly expression of "coffin dodgers" as a class.

Petty Bourgeois
Las Vegas, Nevada