Thursday, February 28, 2008

PPI Hit Piece?

The 43rd state blues are at it again, trying to excuse the behavior of Planned Parenthood of Idaho by rationalizing and redirecting the argument to focus on the so-called "entrapment," rather than focusing on the real issue here.

When I read the transcript of the phone call in question, I thought that the young lady who was working at Planned Parenthood was just going along with the caller and doing her job until this:

Kersey: All right. Excuse my hesitation, um, um, this is the first time I've had a donor call and make this kind of request, so I'm excited, and I wanna make sure I don't leave anything out.

Wait a minute here.....Did she just say that she is excited to be receiving a donation that would encourage the weeding out of African-Americans in the United States? 43rd State Blues is trying to excuse this lady's behavior by saying that she was just going along with her job and trying to say or do anything to garner donations for PPI. I would have believed that if it weren't for the statement up above. If it were me, I would have let racist donor say their piece and take their money, but I definitely wouldn't have been excited about it.

What a shame.....A lot of people have suggested that Planned Parenthood is a undercover racist organization because they focus on minorities. I am not saying this proves it because it could be this is a simple isolated incident, but it does more to prove those claims than to disprove them.

- Red Alert

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Racism and the consulate

http://www.idahopress.com/news/?id=3986

I was brushing up on local politics and issues when I read about the Mexican government thinking of opening a consulate here in Boise. Was intrigued and wondered why we needed one here. I am not opposed to the Mexican government putting one here, I guess I just didn't know exactly what a consulate is used for. I also wondered why Congressman Bill Sali was against it. The first thoughts that came to my mind were thoughts of supposed racism. In the article, it explained why Sali came out against the consulate and I was still thinking racism. And then it clicked. Although a consulate can provide services to Mexican citizens who are visiting the United States, they also aid illegal immigrants start and continue their lives in the United States. Sali is a vocal anti-illegal immigration advocate and is willing to speak out against shady maneuvers that would aid illegal immigration.

I hope that this doesn't start a fire storm of political correctness. A lot of people see Idaho as redneck and racist and while we may still have those pockets within our great state, I believe our state has a lot more common sense than anyone gives us credit for. I can bet that many people across the Treasure Valley are upset about this and they have every right to be. Our country needs safe and secure borders and an environment that says that although we respect your rights as humans, we also would like you to respect our laws. The Mexican consulate is a bad idea and I'm not sure how to stop something like from coming to our city. I don't feel that we should allow illegal immigrants to come into this great land and feel coddled and accepted by the masses. I applaud Mr. Sali and those whose are against this development for the right reason, and hope that the voice of reason will be heard and applied in this case.

-Red Alert