Jasper Journal

I listened to the President of Mexico trash  the Arizona  immigration law today in Washington.  President Obama also trashed and misrepresented the law  today. Earlier in the week one of our assistant secretaries of state misrepresented and trashed the law as a human rights issue while in China of all places!  The Chinese joined in and criticized all the human rights violations in America.  What in Gods name is happening to our country? Doesnt anyone bother to defend America? I am so sick of Obama taking every chance he can to knock something about our country. He is unprepared to be president and his actions prove it. He is a committed ideologue bent on radically changing the system to fit his leftist vision. I watch with sadness as he mocks people and institutions as if he knows better. What a disaster he has turned out to be.  Just remember: November is coming.

Wow. it is good to be back! As Pat wrote, the whole link went down on Sunday and it took several days to get it sorted out. Even so, previous entries are corrupted by idiot symbols throughout. Hopefully that can be fixed this weekend. In the meantime, we have much to address. Top of the list however is the moronic spectacle of the Phoenix basketball team renaming themselves  “Los Suns” to show their support for the  illegal immigrant community. First of all, there is not a sport I care less about than basketball. Could it be more monotonous? Secondly, the NBA obviously  believes that it is more than a sport, it is a barometer of society. So would that be violence, drugs,  guns in locker rooms, cheating referees,  a sport where no one can really tell you what is a foul, spoiled players, egos bigger than Barack Obama, bling, hip hop, etc? Well now we have the conscience of America as portrayed by Los Suns getting involved in Arizona politics.

I don’t know about you , but I  look to sports to be apolitical. I don’t want my sporting teams to get involved in politics. They are athletes!It is entertainment and recreation. For Gods sake leave it alone! But they won’t, and tonight’s spectacle only reinforces how pompous and self absorbed these owners and players are to think that their opinion matters. Dream on Los Suns and ditch the Jerseys. No one cares what you think.

When you start to have open admission to all the games with no restrictions and no tickets ( like our border) then maybe I will take you seriously. Until then,  you are on an ego trip of self delusion. I think that is a foul even an NBA ref could see.

 The attached music video is a tribute to the European immigrants who came through  Ellis Island by the tens of thousands in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. My great grandparents were part of that  great migration. They provided the engine of opportunity for so many of us; a debt we can never repay. As we approach St Patrick’s day or whatever day you celebrate for your heritage, remember the immigrants eyes, and ask yourself what we will provide for future generations. Enjoy the video and have a great weekend.