On the other hand. Obama is setting a wonderful example to the school children with his helmet. Thank you President of the USA for being so…much a man about town.

Earthquake, tornadoes, you name it, if natural disaster had devastated the city that was once the living proof of American prosperity, the rest of the country might take notice.

But Detroit , once our fourth largest city, now 11th, and slipping rapidly, has had no such luck. Its disaster has long been a slow unwinding that seemed to remove it from the rest of the country. Even the death rattle that in the past year emanated from its signature industry brought more attention to the auto executives than to the people of the city, who had for so long been victimized by their dreadful decision making.”

As Coleman Young’s corruption brought the city to its knees, no amount of federal dollars could save the incredible payoffs, kick backs, and illegality permeating his administration. I witnessed the city’s death from the seat of my 18-wheeler tractor trailer because I moved people out of every sector of decaying Detroit . “By any quantifiable standard, the city is on life support. Detroit ’s treasury is $300 million short of the funds needed to provide the barest municipal services,” Okrent said. “The school system, which six years ago was compelled by the teachers’ union to reject a philanthropist’s offer of $200 million to build 15 small, independent charter high schools, is in receivership. The murder rate is soaring, and 7 out of 10 remain unsolved. Three years after Katrina devastated New Orleans, unemployment in that city hit a peak of 11%. In Detroit , the unemployment rate is 28.9%.

That’s worth spelling out: twenty-eight point nine percent.” At the end of Okrent’s report, and he will write a dozen more about Detroit , he said, “That’s because the story of Detroit is not simply one of a great city’s collapse, it’s also about the erosion of the industries that helped build the country we know today. The ultimate fate of Detroit will reveal much about the character of America in the 21st century. If what was once the most prosperous manufacturing city in the nation has been brought to its knees, what does that say about our recent past? And if it can’t find a way to get up, what does that say about our future?”

Not what Team Obama and other statist politicians want to hear, methinks.

Pinal County Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu is blunt and honest about the illegal immigration situation in Arizona and Pres. Obama’s lackluster, politically motivated response (except when deciding to sue the state). Give this articulate sheriff a round of applause for speaking out.

He told Sean Hannity the following about Team Obama and DHS… “they don’t want to achieve border security… They’re siding with the ACLU.”

Babeu also said the president has looked at this situation “from a purely political concern, rather than a public safety concern,” and takes the president to task for the paltry number of National Guard troops assigned to protect Arizona’s unsecured southern border.

FOX: Arizona Sheriff Babeu on Obama: “They Don’t Want to Achieve Border Security”

The Arizona boycott failed…

Despite the efforts of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other illegal-alien-supporting cities to bankrupt Arizona by boycotting the state, tourism in the Grand Canyon state is UP. Mayor Phil Gordon, however, has been a sniveling liar, telling the press the exact opposite… sorry, Phil. Your La Raza Christmas card may be late this year, dude.

I attribute this good news to the outstanding efforts of patriots across the nation who have participated in Arizona “Buycott” efforts — thank you, thank you, thank you. Also, a number of companies that may never have thought to have a convention in Arizona decided to bring their business here as a wave of support. While washed-up or D-list music groups may have cancelled their concerts in Arizona, legendary Elton John not only performed in Tucson last week, but he laid into those celebrities for boycotting the state. Elton, you’re a gem.

Others coming to Arizona to perform include Carrie Underwood, Cyndi Lauper, American Idol Live, Celtic Woman, Gabriel Iglesias, The Oak Ridge Boys, Kottonmouth Kings, Ronnie Milsap, and many others.

From FOX News, Arizona Hotels Thriving Despite Boycotts Over Immigration Law:

Arizona’s tourism industry has a target on its back, but the widespread boycotts over the state’s immigration law might not be hitting the mark.

Recent data compiled by a market research group show hotel bookings across the state — as well as in tourism hot spots Phoenix and Scottsdale — have been on the rise the past two months.

The numbers could dispel warnings from local officials that Arizona stands to lose a fortune and dampen the chances that cities and organizations will be able to compel the state to reverse its immigration law by choking its economy with a sanctions-style business boycott.

“Fundamentally, the boycotts have been unsuccessful,” said Barry Broome, president of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

The data from hotel industry research firm STR showed that for the state of Arizona, hotel occupancy was up 5.7 percent in May and up 8.3 percent in June compared with the same time a year ago.

In Phoenix, occupancy was up 10.6 percent in June; in Scottsdale, it was up 10.7 percent for the same period. Revenue also was up, with Arizona hotels raking in $148 million last month — up more than 11 percent from a year ago.

Broome said the state also has been able to attract new businesses to locate in Arizona despite bad publicity. He said his group plans to announce 2,000 to 3,000 new jobs thanks to investment from California, where Arizona boycotts are in place in several major cities, over the next few months.

“Business continues,” said Garrick Taylor, spokesman with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

That doesn’t mean Arizona business groups are done worrying. To the contrary, they’re still on high alert over the potential damage the boycotts could do in the long run.

According to the Arizona Hotel and Lodging Association, leisure hotel bookings are up after a record bad year in 2009, but the conventions and meetings sectors have taken a hit — a development that could cost Arizona millions over the long term given that conventions are sometimes booked years in advance.

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce have launched a new website to build opposition to the boycotts. The site, “Stop AZ Boycotts,” features video testimonials from Arizona workers about how the boycotts have negatively affected their livelihoods.

In one, a waitress at The Arizona Center said canceled conventions have cut her earnings in half.

Taylor said that despite the recent hotel data, the boycotts could hurt Arizona’s image to the point that it’s “no longer a destination that is on people’s radar screen.”

He said part of the problem is that the backlash contributes to instability in the local economy. “It’s not exactly an economic development plan,” he said.

Many of the boycotts were pitched as a way to pressure Arizona to rescind its immigration law, which makes illegal immigration a state crime. The groups claimed the law, set to go into effect Thursday unless a federal government court challenge prevents it, would lead to racial profiling by unfairly targeting Hispanics regardless of their immigration status.

City governments typically banned employees from traveling to the state and in some cases moved to reconsider contracts with state businesses.

But some of those campaigns ran into glitches along the way, watering down the impact. Los Angeles exempted from the boycott a contract with an Arizona company that provided its red-light cameras. The Los Angeles City Council also is reportedly considering another exemption for airport taxi company Super Shuttle, based in Arizona.

The following is for you state-worshiping jackasses of every stripe:

I don’t give a flying fig if you, personally, are willing to trade your freedom and liberty for some fantasy government system or program that promises peace or comfort or socio-economic “justice” or oneness with the universe or a better mommy or whatever delusion you host.

I understand, really.

I know people like you.

Forgive my bluntness, but you are the lowest form of H.sapiens on the planet (i.e. anywhere).

You are traitors to civilized man’s eternal quest for freedom.

You are traitors to the millions who toiled, still toil, fought, still fight, suffered, still suffer, died, and will die for freedom.

You are traitors to the millions who lost their family, their freedom, their ambitions, and everything they had in order to attain, preserve, or improve freedom.

You are traitors to your fellow Americans who know what freedom is.

You are traitors to new Americans and free men in spirit around the World who know what non-freedom is, perhaps even your own brain-dead version of it.

You hold your freedom cheaply.

Understand this, you treacherous cowards: I . do . not!

Most of the people I know do not!

Real Americans do not!

Free men in spirit around the World do not!

Some of us value it equal to our lives and our way of life (see: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) and have volunteered to die for it (including yours) and to kill for it (including you, if it ever comes to that).

My point is this: you may cede your natural rights and your personal freedom, but you have no right to ask the rest of us to sacrifice ours for any reason, not even for “our best interests” or “the good of all” (the bold-hand signatures of tyrants throughout history) but especially not to ease your petty senses of guilt or self-loathing or to bolster your ego or image as a good person.

Do not even hint that you represent us, and do not boast to those that would crush our freedom that you and those as delusional as you can succeed in overcoming our selfish resistance to your distopian nightmares.

You are a scavenger on human misery, misfortune, and historical injustice.

You are a disease on human civilization. Worst of all, you are my hated enemy; because you threaten the things I love and value above all else.

Be warned.

That is all…

This Border Tea Party Rally is to show support for Arizona, and it’s rights to enforce the Immigration Laws that the Federal Government won’t!
SB1070 is a common sense law passed by the Arizona legislature that enables the state to enforce federal law on illegal immigration.

Do you believe Arizona has the right to defend it’s borders?

* Yes
* No

The border rally is being planned to support Arizona state as well as Arizona’s rights to pass and enforce SB1070.

The United Border Coalition Tea Party will be held on the AZ border on August 15th 2010 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. The rally location is in Cochise County and will to be fully disclosed over the next few days here on UWSFA.org and The Patriot Caucus.

We are inviting everyone who wishes to support Arizona, and SB1070 to attend in person or online. There is no cost to attend in person or online.