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Sudanese Refugee & Scholar Fights to Stay Alive

April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sudanese scholar and refugee Lino Nakwa just had his green card application denied because he was kidnapped by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army when he was 12-years-old, the very reason he was granted entry to the United States of America as a victim of persecution. Because Nakwa was held captive against his will for […]

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Tags: Immigration · Politics

Doug Hawkins: Still Afraid of Mexicans

April 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

And this time the LEO is all up on the moonbat Metro Councilcritter.
Doug Hawkins’ (R-Protector of Our White Women) fear of those south of the border has grown exponentially over the years into a massive, public show he puts on anytime anyone will listen to him.
The most recent show involves gum balls, Newt Gingrich and […]

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Tags: Doug Hawkins · Hype · Immigration · Metro Council · Race

Dear C-J: Where’s My Paper? and Other Papers

April 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Dear C-J, I’m just not going to call your screwed-up automated system any more when you fail to deliver my newspaper. Please get your circulation department on the stick and make sure my newspaper gets to my porch every day. Your strategy to get readers online shouldn’t include purposefully skipping delivery on certain days for […]

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Tags: Courier-Journal · Doug Hawkins · Immigration · Media · TV

Why Illegals Are Bad. . .

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

. . . according to Doug Hawkins.
The infamous Hawkins robo-call machine is in high gear in the Southwest.
The District 25 Councilman is getting the word out in his silly crusade to confirm that illegals are a legitimate threat to our way of life using robo-calls. Thanks to a loyal reader, we’ve learned that the calls […]

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Tags: Doug Hawkins · Immigration · Metro Council

Mary Being Quite Contrary

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Mary Woolridge, chair of the Metro Council’s Health and Human Needs Committee, has been raked over the coals on the Francene radio show for the last week. And she’s had about enough. Today she’s fighting back with a letter that’s being delivered to the radio station clarifiying her position.
Francene made the mistake of a) […]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Francene · Immigration · Metro Council

Hawkins Gets a Buddy on the Mexican Menace

February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There was quite a storm brewing last week, and I’m not talking about the weather. At Wednesday’s Health and Human Needs Committee meeting, Doug Hawkins (R-Purge Illegals) brought his immigration legislation up for discussion.
Then he took his campaign to Francene’s radio show, riling up the haters.
I listened to audio from the meeting. Chair Mary Woolridge […]

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Tags: Immigration · Metro Council · Radio

Weighing in on the Immigration Issue

January 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Yesterday, Congressman John Yarmuth sent a survey to his e-mail list asking for opinions on immigration. He’s going to Mexico on one of those fact-finding trips, seeing for himself the seriousness of the situation. It’s the right thing to do, because it is up to Congress to come up with a way to pass and […]

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Tags: Immigration · John Yarmuth · Metro Council · State Government

The Plain Truth from John Yarmuth

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s hard not to like John Yarmuth. A year into his first-term as 3rd District Congressman, it’s obvious that he’s having a good time in Washington, but he’s also taking his job seriously. When he spoke to about 50 folks at Spalding University last night (a mix of journalists and students), he was eager […]

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Tags: 8664 · Immigration · Journalism · Media · Politics

Riding it Out

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Tricky Timing: The Courier-Journal chose now, six days before the election, to publish stories about the effect of gaming in Illinois and Indiana, sending reporter Chris Kenning to Aurora, Ill. (the site of Ernie Fletcher’s initial anti-gaming ad). To no one’s surprise, Kenning found few problems, a lot of tax revenue for the city and […]

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Tags: Gambling · Immigration · Library · Metro Council · Newspaper · Politics

Immigration: When You Need Some Hate

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

For people like Doug Hawkins, making a name for himself in local government is a worthy goal. To do so, he needs some enemies, whether they pose a threat to the general population or not. How else to explain Hawkins’ latest legislative proposal - a plan to punish illegal immigrants. Hawkins admits he doesn’t know […]

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Tags: Immigration · Metro Council · Politics