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Writing from Tucson, just an hour north of the border, I'll quote the mayor of Phoenix, Phil Gordon, as noted in High Country News, Vol 42, No. 8. (May 10, 2010):<BR>
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". . . those responsible for this humiliating moment are bitter, small-minded and full of hate, and they in no way speak for Arizona."<BR>
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Again, this is not just another way of dealing with a problem, one of many reasonable solutions to immigration abuses that good people may freely disagree on. This is a frightening step toward a fascist state under which race, color, accent, surname, and language in and of themselves qualify as "probable cause," and everyone on any side of this issue -- and anyone who professes to love America -- ought to condemn it swiftly, clearly, and vehemently.<BR><BR><FONT color=#8064a2><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><FONT face=Verdana>Keely<BR>www.keely-prevailingwinds.com<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 15:26:23 -0700<BR>> From: thansen@moscow.com<BR>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] Arizona Gov Wants Guard Helos From Other States<BR>> <BR>> Just when you thought that Arizona governor Brewer couldn't be more<BR>> stupid, she proves you wrong.<BR>> <BR>> Courtesy of the Army Times.<BR>> <BR>> -----------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Ariz. gov. wants Guard helos from other states<BR>> <BR>> PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking President Obama to reallocate<BR>> National Guard helicopters from other states to help Arizona secure its<BR>> border with Mexico.<BR>> <BR>> Brewer made the request in a letter to Obama dated Thursday and released<BR>> Friday.<BR>> <BR>> She says Arizona only has four OH-58 Kiowa helicopters available for<BR>> border missions because some choppers are deployed overseas and others are<BR>> reserved for training missions.<BR>> <BR>> Brewer requests that additional helicopters be freed up from training<BR>> missions or taken from other states and assigned to the southwestern<BR>> border.<BR>> <BR>> The governor acknowledges her request may be unpopular with other<BR>> governors, but she says she believes there are legitimate national<BR>> interests in sending more aircraft to Arizona.<BR>> <BR>> -----------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR>> <BR>> - Unknown<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> http://www.fsr.net <BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> =======================================================<BR> <br /><hr />Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1' target='_new'>Learn more.</a></body>
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