JOHN McCAIN AND THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

As they say in journalism whenever you wonder why things happen it is always useful to ask: who benefits? The liberal mainstream media loves to trot out Senator John McCain as the Republican voice when it comes to illegal immigration. But, why does Juan McCain want to push comprehensive illegal immigration reform that provides an amnesty er.. "pathway to citizenship" for millions of illegals in the United States? As usual follow the money! The former CEO of the Spanish language television network Univision played a big part in his 20008 campaign. It is also in the best interest of Spanish language networks like Univision to make sure as many of the illegal immigrants get to stay here as possible. Senator John McCain is trying to make sure that happens! Hola suckers!

CNN USES FAUX DREAMER TO PUSH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT AGENDA

Once again the  illegal immigrant lobby shows how corupt they really are and how easily they can manipulate the liberal media. Here is another example of the mainstream left media ignoring facts and background to help push the illegal immigrant agenda. This time it is CNN who identified Mayra Hiladgo as a college student who asked Mitt Romney about illegal immigration. Turns out she is not just one of the sympathetic cases the illegal immigrant lobby and the Obama administration trots out to push for the "Dream Act". She actually works for a DC lobbyist. Here is the money quote:
"A little more digging reveals Hidaglo describes herself on her Twitter profile as an "Immigrant rights organizer," and she is called here a DREAM Act activist. In fact, Ms. Hidalgo, whom CNN referred to in January as a "college student" in fear of deportation – and then yesterday as a "college student" who confronted Gov. Romney – actually works for a Washington DC lobbyist."


More on the false face of Hildago and the dupes/activist reporting of CNN click here.
 " CNN got duped into covering this woman, multiple times; or else they knew very well that she was an activist and purposely hid the fact to paint her as "just a college student" in fear of Gov. Romney's policies. Either way, CNN has some explaining to do. " 
Indeed! Wonder if  pro illegal immigrant  CNN host Soledad O'brien is involved in this scandal too?"

Vickie Iseman vs The New York Slime

Carlos Slim the Mexican Billionaire must be breathing a sigh of relief. As it seems none of the 250 million he recently provided to bailout the New York Times will not be going to pay lobbyist Vickie Iseman in a defamation suit. It was a feeble attempt by the paper to slime John McCain by insinuating that he had been having an affair with Univision Lobbyist Vickie Iseman. This of course was nonsense! As is increasingly the case the New York Times and other elites in the media they ignored the real story. Make no mistake people were getting screwed by McCain but, it was the American people. As the Mickey Kaus pointed out:

"Former Univision CEO, controlling shareholder and Iseman client Jerrold Perenchio is a National FInance Co-Chair of McCain's campaign. Presumably he brings in more than $85,000; b) The worry isn't that McCain was taking advantage of Univision, et. al. It's rather the other way around. Or, more precisely, that this was a smarmy, mutually self-interested alliance that helped McCain and Univision in ways that maybe went beyond promoting the national interest. "


That's the real scandal behind this story. It is about the lobbist influence on McCain and explains the real reason why he is always pushing for amnesty for the millions of illegal immigrants (the majority Hispanic). He is shilling for his friends at the Spanish language network Univision and making sure that the audience and Univision's revenue do not head south.

Of course the New York Times completely missed the connection or just ignored it. Just another example of why they continue to go downhill in their reporting and readership.

The stimulus bill for who?

As the House starts debate on the Stimulus Bill for the country. A group of corrupt business and immigration lawyers are lobbying to have the E-Verify provision stripped from the bill. Roy Beck explains:
"The lobbyists for a variety of industries that hire lots of illegal foreign workers are rallying their troops to phone U.S. House leaders; they hope to strip a provision of the giant stimulus bill that would require recipients to use E-Verify to keep illegal aliens from getting the new jobs."

Is it too much to ask that if we U.S. taxpayers are going to be providing money for a trillion dollar stimulus bill that efforts like using E-Verify be used to insure that the workers hired using that money be citizens and/or legally entitled to work here. You can call your U.S. Representative and tell them that you want to make sure that the E-Verify provision remain in the stimulus bill. The Capitol Switchboard number is: 202-224-3121 Let your own Representative know that his/her constituents expect this bill to explicitly require E-Verify to make sure all new jobs go to Americans and legal immigrants already here. I did!

Bailout Barney Frank to the rescue! Of who?

As the saying goes "Fools rush in where wise men never go" so it was the Democrats and Bush administration officals like Henry Paulson who tried to rush this Wall Street bailout plan cooked up by the banks themselves through Congress this week. Now comes this irritating comment from Bailout Barney Frank in today's Washington Post:

"I am convinced that by Sunday we will have an agreement people will understand." -Barney Frank

Oh we understand Congressman Frank. We understand we taxpayers are about to be screwed by a bailout orchestrated by the banks and financial institutions like Bank of America to save their butts because of the bad sub prime loans THEY made.

Sex, lies, lobbyists and John McCain's B. S. express

I was enjoying a nice piece of Talaipa with my homemade mussel sauce while watching Hardball on MSNBC last night. When Keith (BIGHEAD) Olbermann came on with the "breaking news" of Juan McCain's involvement with a forty year old lobbyist for the telcom industry. While MSNBC played up the sex scandal angle the Washington Post this morning has the more important details. Here are the money quotes:

"In the years that McCain chaired the commerce committee, Iseman lobbied for Lowell W. "Bud" Paxson, the head of what used to be Paxson Communications, now Ion Media Networks, and was involved in a successful lobbying campaign to persuade McCain and other members of Congress to send letters to the Federal Communications Commission on behalf of Paxson. "

In late 1999, McCain wrote two letters to the FCC urging a vote on the sale to Paxson of a Pittsburgh television station.

"At the time he sent the first letter, McCain had flown on Paxson's corporate jet four times to appear at campaign events and had received $20,000 in campaign donations from Paxson and its law firm. The second letter came on Dec. 10, a day after the company's jet ferried him to a Florida fundraiser that was held aboard a yacht in West Palm Beach."

As much as it would delight me to see Juan McCain do a Bill Clinton "I did not have sex with... " moment. The big story is how easily the wheels will come off of McCain's "straight talk express" . And how politicians like McCain think the American people are dumb enough to believe that his getting free rides on the Paxson Corporate jet had nothing to do with his writing letters to the FCC urging votes on an issue involving financial gain to a Paxson. It's clear that despite all the polished image of John McCain as a crusader he is still a creature of Washington and instead of sending him to the Whitehouse he should be sent back to Arizonia ASAP. It remains tho be seen if those Republicans who jumped aboard the McCain bandwagon will continue to ride his B.S. express all the way to defeat.

2007 A BCP year in review

JANUARY

Also in January the Scooter Libby trial was underway.

There were some rumblings about the firing of a few U.S. Attorney's.

The Drug and Pharmaceutical companies were all of a sudden hiring Democratic lobbyists. I wonder why that is?

Toys R US gave America a wake up call with a contest to give $25,000 to the first baby born after the first midnight. Unfortunately, the baby was born to a mother who was in the U.S. illegally. So they gave it to the runner up baby who was born to legal U.S. mother. In the end Toys R US gave out three $25,000 awards. The third baby being born to a couple from El Salvador where they here illegally? Don't ask because the liberal mainstream media does not either.

Also in January the BIG news was that I opened up the Beer Can Politics Store. So far I am my best customer. Good thing I don't live from the proceeds.

FEBRUARY
The first murmers of an attempt to give amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants begin in the Senate.

Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham gets an award from La Raza and in a few months would help lead an unsuccessful attempt to give amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

Congressman Charlie Norwood dies. Led battles for the patients Bill of Rights and fought against illegal immigration:
"After years of listening to 'advocates' whine about compassion for those who intentionally break our laws for financial gain, I'm glad to see us finally showing some compassion for our own poor and sick who abide by the law,"

Also in February Molly Ivans passed away leaving taking though she she still left a few laughs behind:"During a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: "Look out! They're about to smack you around again!"

Speaking of the failures of American Journalism cable news showed it's how use less it can be by going 24/7 on the coverage of Anna Nicole Smiths death.

I first mention Ron Paul as a candidate for President.

MARCH

Fred Thompson first pops up on my radar.

Speaking of popping I pop Mike Bloomberg's trial balloon. But, never underestimate the power of a billionaire to do what he wants.

New Haven Connecticut becomes a sanctuary city. Hola suckers!

The gang of four start to work behind closed doors on the illegal immigrant amnesty bill.

APRIL

I attend the HOLD THERE FEET TO THE FIRE event in Washington D.C.

The racial lynch mob goes after DON IMUS including in the mob with their manufactured outrage are some media hypocrites like Keith Obermann and Al Roker. Meanwhile after firing IMUS NBC NEWS make the Virginia Tech campus shooter a star and gets shot down in the process.

The man without a country Kurt Vonnegaut dies.

The White House quote of the year is made: "We screwed up, we are trying to fix it."

MAY
May was the month of illegal immigration mostly because it was the month where forces both inside and outside of Washington tried to ram through the illegal immigrant amnesty bill but, the American people fought back. Twenty Five reasons why the Senate illegal immigration amnesty bill should be defeated. Did somebody say assimilation? Senator Grassley gets it!
La RAZA Award Winner Lindsey Graham does not. Meanwhile the illegal immigration insanity keeps going on on Capitol Hill. Hispanic Journalists try their hand at an Orwellian spin. And a few politicians try to spin the issue too.

JUNE

Some good news on illegal immigration. A bomb plot at JFK foiled. WHERE'S THE ???? The American people win one for democracy. Democrat Byron Dorgan asks the right question from the Senate floor. While Ted Kennedy is always good for a few laughs on illegal immigration. Who is burning down our house? Fugitives hiding in plain sight.

JULY

Libby pardoned! Ramos & Compean are not. Al Gore's son arrested. Bush administration creating problems where there were none on immigration. Taxes My 1986 car died. Senator Arlen Spector tries to beat a dead horse

AUGUST

Dick Cheney develops amnesia. Credit markets start shaking. Iraq money poof! Karl Rove has left the building. Domestic spying from above approved. Elvira Arellano is hiding in plain sight. Finally Arellano brought to justice! Three college students killed by illegal immigrants in New Jersey. Leona Helmsley dies. Alberto Gonzales going, going gone

SEPTEMBER

The political bathroom scandals. I still like Fred. More sub prime shaking. We ride the magic bus with the illegals. The Kennedy's try to control the wind. Blackwater is in hot water. Eliott Spitzer's great idea! Driver's licenses for illegals. Spitzer's other great idea taxpayers pay for medical care for illegals.

OCTOBER

Al Gore wins Nobel prize for what? Al Gore talks the talk. BCP walks the walk on Blog Action Day. Verizon spies on customers. Hillary drinks Spitzer's Kool Aid. Solar Decathlon, Bush again a no show. DREAM ACT defeated without me. Damn! New York Times still being dishonest. Is California burning? Again? Spitzer still stuck on stupid.

NOVEMBER

Writers strike begins. Hello You Tube. Record oil prices thanks day traders! Subprime meets Citibank. An election day warning. Norman Mailer dies. Bank of America profits down. I wonder why? Hillary's Jeff Gannon moment. Coming soon to a school district near you. Spitzer unclogs his ears and drops illegal drivers license plan. No surprise here. The big disconnect on illegal immigration explained. McCain plays the sympathy card at You Tube debate.

Saving energy? Not in the Senate.

An article in today's Washington Post points out that the Senate is about to fold on the new energy bill. Here are the money quotes:

"Democratic leaders in the Senate are planning a vote on a retooled energy bill late next week after they failed to muster enough support yesterday to prevent a filibuster of ambitious legislation passed by the House on Thursday. "

"A new version of the bill will probably scale back some elements of the House's tax package and jettison a requirement that electric utilities use renewable energy for 15 percent of their power generation, but a White House veto threat citing a broad range of objections continued to cast uncertainty over the ultimate fate of the proposed legislation. "

Hmmm Why would anybody in this country not want our utilities to use even a small amount of renewable energy?

"The failure to close debate was a victory for the major oil companies, Southeastern utilities and coal-mining firms that had opposed the legislation. "

Doh! Forget I even asked the question.

Holding their feet to the fire. Washington D.C. April 22-25

If you will be attending the F.A.I.R HOLDING THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE events in Washington D.C. (April 22 - April 24) . You might want to bring some clothes that will send a message as you walk around the halls of congress and other parts of Washington. May I suggest something like this T shirt. You will be sending a message without saying a word!

Democrats cave and leave taxpayers in the dark.

So much for changing things in Washington as the Democrats cave into the Pharmaceutical lobby. As usual the taxpayers wallets will be the ones who suffer. Here are some of the money quotes from the Washington Post article:

"To strengthen their position, drug firms and their trade groups have been transforming their Washington operations by hiring top Democratic lobbyists to gain access to new committee chairmen, bolstering Democratic political donations and spending millions on public relations campaigns to overcome an image, indicated in recent surveys, that the industry puts profits ahead of patients.".

How does this happen? Senator Charles Grassley explains it very simply:

"You can hardly swing a cat by the tail in Washington without hitting a pharmaceutical lobbyist," said Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), a key sponsor of the 2003 legislation that created the current program."

And that is the problem Senator! Instead of swinging dead cats our elected politicians need to be swinging baseball bats! Maybe then there would be a few less lobbyists and better legislation for us taxpayers who pay the bills.