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The Evolution of Dance

Judson Laipply, an inspirational comedian, was looking for a way to make sure that his message would stick in the minds of his audience long after he had left the stage. What is his message? That life is change and the first step to creating the life you want is to understand that concept. His method of choice for relaying that message to you and me? Why, dancing, of course!

Judson has created what he calls the "Evolution of Dance." Rather than try to explain what the Evolution of Dance is, why not just watch it and see for yourself?!? Be ready to do some serious laughing.

Want to ge a good wife to your husband?

Then why not follow these oh-so-helpful guidelines from a May 1955 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine?

(Clicking on the photo will bring up the full-size article.)

Illegal Immigration Double Standard

Although I normally find Rush Limbaugh's show to be rather boring, I found this 90 second video of him talking about immigration quite interesting. At first, I thought he was being serious that this is how he felt we should treat legal immigrants to the U.S. Then I heard where his ideas really came from ... and well, let's just say that I now consider the folks who immigrated here from Mexico (whether legally or illegally) AND who marched in favor of granting amnesty to illegal aliens this past May Day to be nothing short of hypocritical bigots. Watch the video, and you'll see what I mean...

Border Patrol Agents Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Doing Their Job!

You're not going to believe this one. It's too strange even in light of our crazy, mixed up, politically correct society. In fact, it's so strange, I would only expect something like this to show up on The Twilight Zone or in some piece of fiction. Nevertheless, it's happened. Two U.S. Border Patrol agents have been found guilty of *gasp* actually doing their jobs! They apprehended an illegal alien drug smuggler at our border, and as a result of doing what they were hired to do and are paid to do, they now face prison terms of upwards of 20 years!

Even more outrageous, this piece of shit illegal alien bastard (hey, it's my blog, and I'll curse if I want to) is suing the U.S. for $5 million for violating his civil rights! (As if he has any civil rights in this country to begin with ... he's not even an American citizen or legal immigrant!)

This is absolutely outrageous. The John and Ken show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles have been talking up a storm about this story. I just learned that Grassfire.org is gathering electronic signatures for a petition calling for the President to pardon these two Border Patrol agents. I signed the petition earlier this afternoon and invite, nay, I encourage you to do the same.

Grassfire has the entire story available for you to review, and after reading, you can sign the petition.

For those who decide to sign the petition, you might think that you need to donate money in order to submit your petition signature. This is not so. The site is a bit confusing, but unless you want to make a donation, just read carefully and follow the proper steps to send a basic petition signature.

Immigrant Population in the U.S. Swells

Yesterday's release of national census data was the big "immigration" story of the day.

An article by Haya El Nasser of USA Today titled Census: New Arrivals Fan Out concisely summed up the census information nicely. According to El Nasser:

Mexicans with little education and limited English skills are leading a wave of newly arrived immigrants who are increasingly fanning out from traditional gateway states, Census data released Tuesday indicate.

The dispersal of new immigrants (mostly illegal)** to parts of the Southeast and Midwest that are unaccustomed to foreign-born populations in large numbers may be fueling national concerns about illegal immigration, some population analysts say.

"The most rapid gainers are almost every state in the southeastern U.S. other than Florida," says Jeffrey Passel, demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center. "Those are the states with the highest percentage of undocumented immigrants."

** The text in parentheses is not the author's; I added this remark.

Notice that El Nasser points out that the states with the highest percentage of "undocumented immigrants" (come on, let's call them what they are ... illegal aliens) are also the states with the highest foreign-born population growth. For instance, South Carolina had a 48% increase in their foreign-born population in the five years between 2000-2005. Yes, you read the correctly -- 48%! Nebraska had a 34% increase in foreign-born and Indiana had a 30% increase.

This is a catastrophe waiting to happen. There is absolutely no way these "foreign-born" (that's a politically-correct term, so I'm going to take the liberty of rephrasing) ... there is absolutely no way these new immigrants, primarily illegal aliens, are being assimilated into the regional culture of those states when they are flooding into those states at a seemingly uncontrollable rate, literally a huge immigrant tidal wave washing across this country. This bodes poorly for those states being overwhelmed by illegal aliens and other legal immigrants.

At this rate, they will soon face the same problems and issues as California, Arizona and Texas ... that is, if they aren't already facing those problems. As a former school teacher, I can easily imagine what's happening in their schools as English-speaking students suffer when teachers must spend more time with non-English-speaking students just to try keeping them up with the rest of the class. As a lifelong resident of California and nearly lifelong resident of the agricultural mecca of the San Joaquin Valley of central California, I can also fairly easily forecast what is likely happening to the wages of our own low-income earners in those states as more "foreign-born" swarm into the region and affect the job market by their willingness to accept wages far below those that Americans are able to accept in order to support their families. Then there is the issue of strained relations and conflict between long-time residents and new arrivals because the new arrivals are likely not assimilating into the culture of the area. Strain on the social service programs. Crowding in hospital emergency rooms. The toll on state infrastructure -- housing, roads, water supply, sprawl. I could go on and on, but I'm sure you see my point.

No wonder people are finally becoming up in arms about the illegal immigration problem. The effects of uncontrolled illegal immigration are just now being seen outside the traditional bastion states for illegals. More and more people are having first-hand experiences with the problems illegal immigration and unchecked legal immigration present for their state, their city/town, their communities, neighborhoods, and families.

El Nasser has added a nice, interactive map of the U.S. to the article. In various shades of blue, you can easily see the settlement patterns of these "new arrivals." Clicking on each state will also update a small informational box to the left of the map that displays the exact percentage increase of new foreign-born in that state.

I encourage you to check El Nasser's article and see what impact immigration -- both illegal and legal -- is having on your state. The only two states in the continental U.S. to show any sort of stability are New Hampshire and West Virginia. Alaska and Hawaii are also very stable states.

Anyone for Terrorist Profiling?

From the Patriot Post, here's an excellent multiple choice quiz designed to help us decide if terrorist profiling would be beneficial.

To ensure we Americans never offend anyone -- particularly fanatics intent on killing us -- law enforcement and security screeners are not allowed to "profile" people in public places or security checkpoints. However, they will continue to perform random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year-old congressmen with metal hips and even Medal of Honor recipients. But targeting male Islamists between the ages 17 and 40 constitutes "ethnic profiling."

Let's pause a moment and review....

In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics by:
(a) Your grandmother
(b) A Midwest auto-parts dealer
(c) A mom and her 6-year-old son visiting from Indiana
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
(a) A bluegrass band
(b) Dallas Cowboy fans
(c) A tour group of 80-year-old women
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

During the 1980's numerous Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
(a) A family on their way to Disney World
(b) Jesse Ventura
(c) A Boy Scout Troop
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
(a) A pizza delivery boy
(b) The UPS guy
(c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70-year-old disabled American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
(a) A girls' choir
(b) A hardware store owner
(c) A secretary
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by:
(a) A Marine officer with two weeks leave
(b) A plumber going to visit his mom
(c) A Catholic nun
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
(a) A college-bound freshman
(b) A cardiac surgeon on his way to Houston
(c) A waitress
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by:
(a) A starving actress
(b) A mom with a newborn
(c) Twin six-year-old boys
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1995, a plot to blow up U.S.-bound international flights over the Pacific was attempted by
(a) Hawaiian school kids
(b) An decorated Vietnam Veteran
(c) Twin sisters on their way to Paducah
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a) A local TV weatherman
(b) A dad and his two sons on a ski trip
(c) A widower going to visit his grandchildren
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2000, 17 sailors died in an attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67) in Yemen by:
(a) A child in a stroller
(b) A high school class on their way to visit Washington, DC
(c) Newlyweds on their way to Miami
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked -- two flown into the World Trade Centers, one into the Pentagon and one into the ground in rural Pennsylvania. They were hijacked by:
(a) A retired police officer on a mission trip to Haiti
(b) A firefighter going to Maryland for training
(c) An paramedic on his way to vacation in Hawaii
(d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

The quiz continues at http://patriotpost.us/alexander/edition.asp?id=341. After completing the quiz, you'll need to make the very difficult decision as to whether it would benefit us to begin profiling for terrorists.

Canadian Humor

In case you thought Canadians don't have a sense of humor, here's proof they do!

The 2,996 Project

You might be wondering, "What in the world is the 2,996 Project?"

Basically, the 2,996 Project is a way for bloggers to observe the five year anniversary of the September 11 attacks by keeping alive the memory of the 2,996 souls taken from us that horrible day. The basic idea is that bloggers may sign up and will be randomly assigned one of the victims. On September 11, 2006, each blogger will post a tribute to their assigned person on their website or blog. We will "honor them by remembering their lives, and not by remembering their murderers."

A link is available on the 2,996 website to a database of the victims and their profiles so you have some information to use in your tribute.

For more information, or to sign up for the project, please visit 2,996.

The 2,996 Project was only started in June. We need 2,996 bloggers to sign up before 9/11/06, so please, please, please, repost this on your own blog and encourage others to sign up!

P.S. -- I was the 1,156th blogger to sign up. My person is Annette Andrea Dataram, age 25, killed at the World Trade Center and a resident of New York, NY.