(c) Point On Point 2010

I was born in Juarez Mexico in 1983. I don't remember much about my life in Mexico, but I've heard the stories of countless numbers of my extended family who attempted to cross into the United States illegally. I have had Uncles, Aunts and countless cousins get in only to be caught and deported back. My parents were different; they decided 5 years before I was born that they would enter the United States legally. My parents thought it would take 3 years and a lot of prayer and savings to come to start a new life. During the course of their quest my brother, and my sister were born. This became a major set-back for the family, they were poor as it was, living on whatever they both could do for income. My parents insisted on school for my siblings and wouldnt hear of anything different. Life was rough and Juarez has always been known for its violence.

In 1977 they applied for US citizenship, My mother taught herself English and then taught my Father and siblings. They were continuously denied because they were basic laborers, without any specific skills. In 1981 my father helped a Texas man who had broken down. In appreciation of his help, the man offered my father a job on his ranch outside of El Paso. This gave my Dad a work Visa which in turn allowed him to pass back and forth. Knowing English was a great help. Over time they hired my mother to work at the ranch as well doing what my Mom does best COOK.

In 1983 I was born in Mexico, relatives kept insisting that my mother have me in EL Paso, my parents said no, that they would do what was right, and we would all become citizens as a family when the time was right. After 10 years, with full time jobs, and saving, my parents were granted citizenship of this great nation. My parents purchased a parcel of land from their employer and built a small home outside El Paso, Texas, I was 5 years old. My parents proudest moment was being sworn in as citizens.

My father passed away in 1998, and my mom moved to Houston to live with my sister who had since gone to college, got a great job and married. She has 2 beautiful girls and is in the Healthcare industry. My brother worked for a major oil company and is now married and living in Chicago, he has also gone to college and has a degree in Engineering. I went to college, and I'm a successful businessman in South Florida. In Mexico, myself, my brother and sister would never have had the opportunity to go to college, if we even got through the 5th grade. My mother knew that learning to speak English was imperative for citizenship, I remember her always saying around the house speak English, we need the practice, it used to anger our relatives.

The reason I wrote this was because, I resent those that think they are entitled, the ones who have not gone through the proper channels. My parents years ago stopped communicating with extended family because all they ever wanted was for us to hide them, my parents would not, and refused do that. I think the State of Arizona is right in what they are doing, if you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't be worried. If you have your green card/work visa or you are a citizen, even better. I think CA, NM, TX and Florida should adopt the same law, and enforce it. My family sacrificed a lot to live this dream. How can you appreciate something you dont work for? Amnesty would hurt and anger a lot of us who sacrificed for the privilege of being here. Those of you who dont appreciate this wonderful country can leave. It pains me to see this country being run so badly by such a selfish man. I believe he is a wolf in sheeps clothing.

I tell everyone "I am Mexican by birth, but I am an American by the Grace of God". My patriotism runs as red and as deep as any native born American, and I would stand beside you and fight for OUR freedom at any given moment.

God Bless America
Rico Guerra, Florida USA.

Ok they started it, and now its time to act! Weve watched the Federal Government take over the banking industry. We also now have Government Motors (previously known as General Motors). Now add to that, this thing they're calling "Health Care Reform", and we just sit here.

Yes there are Patriots out there banging the drum and blowing the horn, saying HEY WAKE UP, they're taking America away from us, they're making us dependent on them. We sit as we watch them take our lives, our fortunes and our scared honor. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson must be spinning in their graves because we just sit here.

Your Grandfathers, who fought for freedom all over the world making us safe, are standing bewildered because we just sit here.

According to the US Constitution under Article III Section 3
This is TREASON!
US Constitution under Article III Section 3 states:
"Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court."

So I ask "Is not destroying our way of life levying war against us?" Well it appears War is being raged against our way of life, and we are losing. We need minute men, not with a gun, but with a computer to sound the alarm out over the internet spreading this message of what youre seeing where you are. If you read something that seems like a threat to the real American way of life, tell us about it. Do you have an idea on how to take back this great country for our great-grand children, le's get it into motion and implement it across the land! Get mad; tell your family, friends and anybody who'll listen.

The point is, we need to make a stand. I do believe our Concord Bridge is this 2010 voting cycle where we as Americans need to make our position known. I tell you all right now,
I WILL NOT VOTE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN IN CONGRESS BEFORE, AND I WILL NOT VOTE FOR ANY ONE WHO WOULD RATHER FOLLOW THE PARTY AND NOT THE PEOPLE!
COME NOVEMBER 2010 REMEMBER;

THIS IS WHERE WE PUT OUR FOOT DOWN AND SAY WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH I HOPE THEYRE ALL TREMBLING FOR THEIR JOBS.

I've noticed that the abortion issue has again moved into the forefront of the healthcare debate. This is such a hot button subject for everyone, but we all need to back up and think this through.

I will go on record as a pro-lifer who supports a woman's right to choose. I know that sounds contradictory, but let me explain. I myself, in good conscious could not consider abortion as an alternative, now I say that having never been in a life threatening situation, or have been raped, just in general, I am pro-life.


On the other hand, I believe every woman has that right to choose, but I think it is solely a personal moral choice, not a legislative choice. I believe that the decision to have an abortion is between a woman and her maker, not the Supreme Court, the U.S. Senate, the Pope, Rev Billy Graham or even Nancy Pelosi - so all this talk about including, or excluding abortion in the current healthcare debate, should be dropped. It should not be funded by anyone, but by the woman seeking the procedure, just like an elective surgery. I know that sounds cold, but "We The People", and the US Constitution did not provide for that or any other healthcare for that matter, and thus should not be funded by the taxpayers.

If President Obama would actually shut up long enough to listen to the populous, he'd figure out quickly we dont want his healthcare, at least the way he's presenting it.


...and just one more curious thought, how come a woman can choose to abort her unborn fetus, yet if someone harms her and the fetus dies, there's a murder charge and then all of a sudden the fetus has rights??? Crazy don't you think? But that's a discussion for another time.

ABORTION & HEALTHCARE

By Donna M. - Listener Editorial

By Joe Granato - aka Uncle Joe (1960-2010)

THIS IS TREASON

There has been much discussion concerning whether or not President B. Hussein Obama is or is not a Socialist. Well, a partial definition of the word "socialism" is: "...economical and political theories advocating collective or government ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods."
Given that broad generalization, perhaps the correct question concerning Obama's policies should be: what exact type of Socialism is he actually advocating? Soviet style collectivism, or the National Socialist policies of Nazi era Germany?
Let's look at some of the main tenets of Nazi ideology: implementation of profit sharing in industry; nationalizing trusts and banking; providing an extensive welfare state; and government control of all media, to name but a few.
Any serious student of Nazi era Germany can't help but notice certain similarities between Hitler and Obama. Here are a few of the more glaring ones:
* Birth: Hitler was Austrian and didn't become a German citizen until just before assuming the office of Chancellor in 1933. He could never prove complete Aryan ancestry back as far as he required the SS to do.
Obama can't, or won't, produce a valid American birth certificate. Why is uncertain, but it has cast an air of suspicion on who he is as a person.
* Parents: Both Hitler and Obama were extremely close to their mothers. Hitler's mother Klara died of cancer in 1907 when Hitler was 18. Obama's mother Anna also died of cancer, although Obama was in his 30s at the time.
Hitler's father, Alois, died in 1903 when Hitler was 13. Hitler never had a close relationship with him, and was reported to be glad of his father's passing.
Obama's father, also named Barack, died when his son was 21. It's been documented widely, and by Obama himself, that he had no real relationship with his father.
* Both men posses incredible oratory skills. It was Hitler's speaking ability that launched his political career. During the mid-twentieth century, many historians list Winston Churchill as the only politician close to Hitler in speaking ability.
Obama honed his speaking ability as a community organizer and as a college professor. He's been called an eloquent speaker and has become known more for sheer quantity of speeches rather than quality.
* Both men are authors. Hitler's "Mein Kamph", written while he was in prison in 1924, and published first in 1925, is still in print. A second book published in 1928 has been incorporated into most current editions. A rather obscure item known as "Hitler's Table Talk", which is nothing more than transcribed monologues, is harder to find.
Obama has two books, 1995's "Dreams From My Father", and "The Audacity Of Hope" (2006). Obama is quite a decent writer, compared to Hitler, and will no doubt produce more literary works in the future.
* Religion: It's hard to imagine, but Hitler was an alter boy as a child, and claimed to be a practicing Catholic throughout his life. Although Pope Pius XI condemned Nazi German in the late 1930s, most historians feel the Pope said too little regarding the treatment of the Jews during the WWII years.
Obama's use of religion seems to be based solely on it's political expediency. Twenty years of supposedly listening to Jeremiah Wright in Chicago only served to provide a voting constituency from the city's African-Americans. Also, one has to ask, if Obama really did attend services at Wright's "Christian" church for 20 years, why does he also attend prayers at a mosque in Washington DC? For both men, religion is something to be "used" to further their goals.
* Both came to power during economic down-turns, following very unpopular national governments.
Hitler never seized power. Through a series of complicated moves, the Nazi Party was able to build upon a coalition, which by 1933 lead to his becoming Chancellor. The Wiemar Republic, established in 1918 after Germany's defeat in WWI, was universally unpopular with the German public. That, plus the Depression, enabled the Nazis to move slowly over time, building on the average German's growing hatred for the Republic.
Obama's presidential campaign used the similar tactic of building on the left's hatred for George W. Bush, the bad economy, and war fatigue. Very similar political circumstances brought both men to power. (Hopefully, the end results won't be the same...)
* Associates: This one area alone can provide book-length material. Hitler surrounded himself with drug addicts (Goering); psychopaths (Hess, Borman); a mystic (Himmler); sycophants and liars (Goebbels); etc., ad infinitum.
On Obama's team, to name but a few, we have tax cheats (Geitner); a committed Communist (Van Jones); and someone who idolizes the mass murderer Mao (Anita Dunn). Obama himself has said that if you want to know who he is, look at the people around him. Seems he also forgot his own wife's Princeton graduate thesis was racially themed.
* Indoctrination of youth. Nazi Germany had the Hitler Youth. This was a well documented attempt to control the lives of all children from birth till adulthood. Similarly, Obama's White House has initiated more than one attempt to start controlling the education system. Most recently, Race To The Top.
* Thugs: Hitler had the S.A, more commonly called Brown Shirts. Obama has ACORN, union thugs from SEIU, and now AmeriCorp.
* Ego and public persona: Hitler is well documented as a megalomaniac. "The Psychopathic God Adolph Hitler" by G. L. Waite goes into great detail regarding his messianic view of himself. At the same time, Hitler also went to great length to hide his background and past, telling an aide one time "...people must never find out who I am."
Obama's ego and arrogance is just as well known. Next time you hear him speak, count the number of time he says "I". Like Hitler, Obama's true nature is something he's secretive about. In his first book, "Dreams From My Father", he says, "I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds" (p. 82). It's apparent that Obama either has something to hide, or his ability to deceive started early.
There's enough material available to turn a comparison such as this into a book, and someone probably will eventually. The entire point, though, is that history does repeat itself. Obama is a charismatic speaker, swept into power after an unpopular government lost an election. While a total comparison of Hitler and Obama breaks down on several points, similarities in their backgrounds and origins, political circumstances surrounding their careers, their individual view of themselves, and how they choose to govern, are very striking and should not be ignored.
When the most powerful office in the world is occupied by an arrogant, out of touch, delusional narcissist....there is definite cause for alarm.
One main difference between the United States and any socialist government, though, is that we still have the ability to vote questionable leaders out of office. That is...at least for the time being.

COMPARISONS

- OBAMA - SOCIALIST/MARXIST?

By John DeGroff - Listener Editorial

IMMIGRATION

- GUERRA FAMILY STORY

By Rico Guerra - Listener Editorial

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