‘Minutemen’ gear up for mainstream movement

[liberal N proud]

WASHINGTON - Volunteers in the civilian-led border watch group known as the “Minuteman Project” are called vigilantes, or worse, by their critics -- patriots or heroes by their supporters. Regardless of the moniker, the Minutemen have driven the issue of illegal immigration from the margins of America’s conscience onto the national stage.

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“Realistically, we’re looking at 10,000-plus volunteers being deployed Oct. 1st on the southern and northern borders,” said Chris Simcox, a chief organizer for the Arizona Minuteman Project and founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Inc.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8162019/

Now they are going National - Look out everyone!

[GetTheRightVote]

1. This is getting serious, it is time that Congress deal with this issue

:kick:

[randr]

2. Bush has no control and possibly no authority over

the most dangerous terrorists among us. The right wing wackos carry on with impunity while the rest of us bend over to get on a plane.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Funny, where's Gilchrist?

Did he decide not to associate with a known racist such as Simcox?

This movement is all to reminiscent of the Patriot movement back during Bush the father's term.

[skooooo]

4. Shit, meet fan. n/t

[acmejack]

5. This is going to come out badly!

10,000 would be Rambos running around with weapons, talk about an incendiary situation!

[timtom]

7. Precisely what the neocons want.

They have been egging us on for 5 years in almost every quarter imaginable. They are DARING us to make a move. Then...the hammer will come down so fast that we'll be in a lockdown to rival Stalinist USSR or (dare I say it?): Nazi Germany.

[Selatius]

6. Capitalists did this

The same ones who are profiting off the sweat and labor of these desperate people are also financing the campaigns of candidates running for office in Congress. This is why Congress won't do anything at all.

The folks who run multinational corporate conglomerate giants are the same ones who uprooted these people. What you're seeing in Bolivia today is the result of corporatism run afoul. It's the latest example. Others include El Salvador and Nicaragua. Those desperate people then have to look elsewhere for opportunities because their country was driven into the ground, and guess where they're going to go? Here in the US.

They force US workers to compete with these people who jump the border, and we both lose, while the greedy bastards win over all.

[ComerPerro]

8. "Patriots"? "Heroes"? I call them cowards

They wanna protect America, why don't they walk their fat asses to a military recruitment station and enlist?

[minnesotaDFLer]

9. i already started a thread on this.

damn you :)

[liberal N proud]

10. EXCUSE ME!

I must have missed it:cry:

[minnesotaDFLer]

11. shucks

man i forgive you ;)

[MisterP]

12. one "mainstream" news article called them "agents" already

[David__77]

13. I know how to stop them cold.

If the left mobilizes against them and mobilizes armed Latinos and others to confront the racists militantly and to patrol for violence against people of color, then the elite will see "chaos" and that will be the end of it. They will allow no armed groups on the border.

[CarefullyLiberal]

14. Set your flamethrower on high folks, I'm going in!

This is my first post regarding the Minutemen.

Sorry to disagree with the crowd but I admire their commitment. While I don't necessary agree with with cause, I salute their effort to actually take action against something they feel passionate about.

When was the last time you saw 10,000 Democrats unite across a state to demand heathcare for all?

When was the last time you heard about 10,000 Democrats in front of an Army recruitment office protesting the illegal war in Iraq?

Please, tell me when, if ever, you heard about an effort organized by the Democrat Party to feed the hungry and poor, just for one day!

I do what I can as an individual, I volunteer to causes I feel are important about 40 hours a month, year in and year out, but my party let's down when it comes to actually helping others. I think their too busy calling Republicans names.

In closing, I don't like the Minuteman's cause, but I admire their passion.

Peace,

-Fergus

[LightningFlash]

15. You forget the elections are rigged. Useless gesture.