Firsthand limited report of some activities on the third day of the Minuteman Project

Spiff | 3 April 05 | Spiff

[TheLion]

Good post.

[TheLion]

Bump!

[ßuddaßudd]

Please add me to your ping list.
I have spent some time at Huachuca and would like to follow the MMP events. Thanks!

[ex 98C MI Dude]

I'm trying to juggle my schedule in order to clear a little time this month. If people can come from all over the country to help, the least people like me who live here can do is get out there with them.

[riri]

I'd pick the illegals too.

Problem is, generally, the next generation becomes cannon fodder for these movements. They saw their parents work hard for little and become easy targets to buy into all this socialist, minority BS.

[HiJinx]

You got that right.
I know I should be there, too...who knows?

[monkeywrench]

"I've seen the true American patriots relieving in these ..."

You're one of them now. Thank you for being there! Please, go ahead and post your observations.

[Spiff]

I'm trying to juggle my schedule in order to clear a little time this month. If people can come from all over the country to help, the least people like me who live here can do is get out there with them.

See my editorial HERE spanking the local Republican party officials and elected representatives for not supporting the effort. The least they could have done was show up.

[MonitorMaid]

Thanks so much for the report and pictures! America thanks you and the minutemen for your efforts.
God Bless.

[spodefly]

BUMP

[Nursemom]

First post here, but long time lurker. Spiff, I was with the ladies you taught your "Bye bye birdie" song to on Friday. Great song, but our voices were already shot. Fantastic first hand observations. The world thanks you.
I had to get back to Tucson, but my husband is going to be on the border starting next week. Hats off to all involved.

[Spiff]

First post here, but long time lurker. Spiff, I was with the ladies you taught your "Bye bye birdie" song to on Friday. Great song, but our voices were already shot. Fantastic first hand observations. The world thanks you.

It is amazing to find so many FReepers involved in the Minuteman Project. We've had to keep it quiet since a number of FReepers got banned. I'm glad that we closet Minutemen (and Minutewomen) can "come out".

For those who don't know what Nursemom is talking about, along with the chants I was leading the rally participants in, I came up with a silly little song on the spot and shared it with Nursemom and others who were marching and singing. I reported it my report of the first day's activities. It's dumb, but it went, "We love you Border Patrol, Oh yes we do...We love the agents, and we'll be true...when borders aren't secure, we're blue...Oh Border Patrol we love you..."

[Trident/Delta]

These volunteers are not "vigilantes" -- they are "undocumented persons," specifically, "undocumented Border Patrol agents." They are also "willing workers matched with willing employers" (border-area residents happy to have greater protections). And they are simply "doing jobs that Americans won't do" (that is, the jobs the American President and members of Congress won't do, but are constitutionally-mandated duties for common defense against border invasion).

I think that I would refer to them as "non-commissioned Border Patrol Officers"

Semper Fi

[FreedomCalls]

Dan Flunker, of Houston, looks through binoculars while observing the U.S./Mexican border with Dave Carpinelli, of Denver, Monday, April 4, 2005 along the border near Naco, Ariz. The men are part of the MinuteMan Project that is patroling a 23 mile stretch of border between Douglas, Ariz. and Naco, Ariz. Arizona has been the focal point for illegal entries from Mexico for years, since Border Patrol crackdowns in California and Texas took hold. Cochise County, which includes Tombstone, has been among the most active smuggling corridors and has previously attracted several civilian patrol operations.(AP Photo/Matt York)

[FreedomCalls]

Minuteman Project volunteers Larry Morgan (L) and Paul Johnson look for potential illegal border crossers along the US/Mexico border road west of Douglas, Arizona April 4, 2005. Minuteman volunteers are manning observation posts around the clock for the month of April along the border in the eastern part of Arizona to bring attention to the number of illegal immigrants coming north from Mexico. (Fred Greaves/Reuters)

[FreedomCalls]

With Mexico to the right and the United States to the left, Kathy Snell, of Californina, raises the U.S. flag on the fence seperating the U.S./Mexican border Monday, April 4, 2005 near Naco, Ariz. Snell is part of the MinuteMan Project that is patroling a 23 mile stretch of border between Douglas, Ariz. and Naco, Ariz. Arizona has been the focal point for illegal entries from Mexico for years, since Border Patrol crackdowns in California and Texas took hold. The area has been among the most active smuggling corridors and has previously attracted several civilian patrol operations.(AP Photo/Matt York)

[FreedomCalls]

Douglas, Arizona Mayor Ray Borane (R) talks with Grupo Beta member Carlos Zozaya across the U.S./Mexico border fence west of Douglas, April 4, 2005. Borane is opposed to Minuteman volunteers who are manning border observation posts around the clock this month to bring attention to the number of illegal immigrants coming north from Mexico. Borane has told the Minuteman Project members that they are not welcome in Douglas, whose residents are primarily Hispanic. Grupo Beta is a department of the Mexican government that aids immigrants headed north along the US/Mexico border region. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

[FreedomCalls]

Douglas, Arizona Mayor Ray Borane (R) talks with Grupo Beta member Carlos Zozaya across the U.S./Mexico border fence west of Douglas, April 4, 2005. Borane is opposed to Minuteman volunteers who are manning border observation posts around the clock this month to bring attention to the number of illegal immigrants coming north from Mexico. Borane has told the Minuteman Project members that they are not welcome in Douglas, whose residents are primarily Hispanic. Grupo Beta is a department of the Mexican government that aids immigrants headed north along the US/Mexico border region. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

[FreedomCalls]

Minuteman Project volunteer Freddie Puckett, wearing his Minuteman badge on his hat, radios information to other members of the group along the US/Mexico border road west of Douglas, Arizona April 4, 2005. Minuteman volunteers are manning observation posts around the clock for the month of April along the border in the eastern part of Arizona to bring attention to the number of illegal immigrants coming north from Mexico. They are calling on the federal government to increase the border presence to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. REUTERS/Fred Greaves