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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

PA FOP Lodge No. 38 members:

Please support Mayor Lou Barletta for the 11^th Congressional District

Endorsed by our lodge and the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association

• 11th Congressional District: Republican Lou Barletta vs. Democrat incumbent Paul Kanjorski

Mr. Barletta is the courageous mayor of Hazleton, where he was one of the first mayors in the nation to take a stand in the critical battle against the invasion of illegal aliens. He faces one of the true dinosaurs of the House in Mr. Kanjorski, seeking his 13th term. They also met in 2002; Kanjorski handily dispatched Barletta.

But the smell of scandal has enveloped Kanjorski as more and more information about his earmarks to troubled Cornerstone Technologies, run by relatives, comes to light. It’s time for the dinosaur to go to the museum. Elect Lou Barletta.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Editorial, Thursday, October 30, 2008

Pa. troopers endorse Barletta

By HOWARD FRANK

Pocono Record Writer

October 24, 2008

In the waning days of the campaign for Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional district, Republican Lou Barletta not only leads in the polls, but also secured a symbolic endorsement Thursday from the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association.

“I am proud to issue our endorsement of Lou Barletta. He has been a champion of law enforcement. Lou isn’t afraid to fight for what he believes in,” said Bruce Edwards, the association’s president.

Franklin & Marshall poll results announced last week showed Barletta up five points (40-35) over incumbent Democratic Congressman Paul Kanjorski. The point spread was narrower in a poll by Research 2000 with 400 likely voters interviewed between Oct. 6-8. The results were Barletta 43 and Kanjorski 39.

Edwards was joined by eight plainclothed troopers representing various local chapters in announcing the endorsement on the steps of the Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton.

Edward told stories of crimes committed by undocumented workers in the United States illegally. “Respect for the law. That’s what our country stands for,” he said.

He explained that Barletta’s stance against illegal immigration, which garnered national attention, was part of what attracted the troopers to the Hazleton mayor. “We deal with illegal aliens on a daily basis. If we don’t deal with them here, they will be a problem somewhere else.”

A letter of endorsement issued by the association stated “Clearly, your experience as mayor and your efforts to stem the influx of illegal immigration in your city demonstrates your resolve in making Hazleton and Pennsylvania safe for our citizens.” Describing the association’s commitment to Barletta, Edwards said, “What he speaks is exactly what we believe as law enforcement officers. And he lives it, too.”

Barletta responded by praising the efforts of the troopers. “I understand the sacrifices law enforcement makes on a daily basis. No endorsement means more to me than the endorsement of the Pennsylvania State Police,” Barletta said.

Reacting to the poll numbers pointing to his lead, Barletta added, “I’m humbled by the amount of support I’ve received.”

Currently, The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association has 8,100 active and retired members. The association endorses “candidates who have the best interest of Pennsylvania and its law enforcement community at heart. Continued

Poll: Barletta opens 9-point lead over Kanjorski

Appeals Court to Hear Hazleton Immigration Relief Act

Sep 8, 2008 05:20 PM EDT   

By Bob Reynolds / WNEP.COM 

The city of Hazleton will once again be the focal point of a national debate over a crack-down on illegal immigration. 

An appeals court will hear Hazleton’s proposed ordinance that would make it against the law to hire or rent to illegal immigrants.  The same ordinance that a lower court ruled unconstitutional last summer. 

Other communities all over the country are watching this case very closely. 

Officials said the problem of illegal immigrants living in Hazleton is not getting better. 

“We continue to have a severe immigration problem here and again there were just two more arrested over the weekend,” said Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta.

 Hazleton’s Immigration Relief Act, a crack-down on illegal immigrants living in the city, was initially ruled unconstitutional last year.  In in a conference call Monday in the mayor’s office, attorneys said the tide is turning in other parts of the nation. 

Already federal judges have approved parts of what Hazleton wants in Arizona and a community in Missouri. 

“Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff specifically praised the efforts of cities and states to help the federal governments enforcement of immigration laws. He didn’t mention Hazleton by name but it’s pretty clear he was referring to these cases and these ordinances,” said attorney Kris Kobach. 

The city wants to punish landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and those who hire them. 

City officials said their appeal to a higher court will be heard in October and if they fail there, they will go to the U.S. Supreme Court, something opponents are ready for. 

“More than 100 cities that are awaiting a decision on Hazleton in order to take their ordinances off the table and enforce them,” said Dr. Agapito Lopez of Hazleton. 

Some said Hazleton’s efforts to rid itself of illegal immigrants could affect how our nation handles the situation.

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By Right Wing Wiz Kid

Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District representative Paul Kanjorski is facing a stiff re-election challenge from Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta.
I have heard people ask how our area will be effected if we no longer have a Congressman with Mr. Kanjorski’s seniority representing us.
Mr Kanjorski is a member of the following Congressional Committees:

Financial Services Committee
Capital Markets Subcommittee
House Committee on Science and Technology
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Let’s look at them one by one.

The Financial Services Committee is primarily geared towards economic development.
He’s doing a great job there, just look at all the high-tech/high paying jobs we have here in NEPA.

The Capital Markets Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the securities and exchanges markets.
That must be very reassuring to the folks in the Poconos who lost their homes due to shady lending practices.

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
I was unable to find a single thing Mr. Kanjorski has done on this committee that made a major improvement in my life, or that of anyone I know.

House Committee on Science and Technology
This committee oversees environmental and U.S. energy policy issues.
Energy policy huh?
Then why am I paying almost 4.00 a gallon for gas?

Right about now Kanjorski’s defenders will be jumping in saying “He saved Tobyhanna and the Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital”
No he didn’t. He made a lot of noise about it though.
Trust me, if the Department of Defense ever decides to close these facilities, Paul Kanjorski can do handstands in the halls of Congress and they will still be closed.

And I’m not the only person to have doubts about how good of a job Mr. Kanjorski is doing.

According to an article appearing in the Citizens Voice newspaper:

““Northeast Pennsylvania has gone through a difficult period of restructuring,” said Amy Liu, deputy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C., research group. “It is trying hard to adapt to the new rules of the global economy.”

The study, which assesses the economic assets of Pennsylvania’s metropolitan areas, ranks the region last among the state’s six largest metro areas in gross domestic product per job, a key measure of productivity. The study also includes the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Lehigh Valley, Lancaster and Harrisburg areas.”

Mark Muro, a senior policy analyst with the Brookings Institute, cautioned people in Northeast Pa. not to be fooled by current employment numbers.
“The jobs replacing manufacturing may not be as well paying”, said Mr. Muro, who challenged economic developers, the state and community leaders to diversify the job base, foster existing manufacturers and attract higher-end jobs.

“You are shifting from a manufacturing economy and recovering smartly from the first half of the decade. You don’t want to be left with jobs at Wal-Mart, burger flipping and other low-end service work,” he said. “Working people have a reason to be anxious, because Pennsylvania has not diversified its employment. Other states are ahead of you.”

As far as “bringing home the bacon”, keep in mind that the biggest single federal grant that Paul Kanjorski ever secured went to a (failed) company run by his family.

Broken Borders

“Please join us at 6 p.m. ET and again at 8 p.m. ET for a “Lou Dobbs Tonight” special report: “Broken Borders.” We’ll be live in Hazleton, Pennsylvania for a town hall meeting to discuss the issue of illegal immigration. Our guests will include: Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, President of the National Border Patrol Council, T.J. Bonner, President and General Counsel of MALDEF, John Trasvina and National Executive Director of LULAC, Brent Wilkes.”

Lou Dobbs pointed out wages have been stagnant for over 30 years. In fact, men’s median wages are lower than in 1973. Women’s median wages are below men’s today, so they are less than men’s were in 1973. Black’s median wages are lower than all men today, so they are less than men’s median wages in 1973. The same applies to Hispanics.

Lou Dobbs is a hero for the American worker whose wages are held down by very wealthy Senators like John McCain and Ted Kennedy, as well as moderately wealthy senators like John Warner. These Senators want wages below the 1973 levels. At a certain point, their repetition of the same votes with the same outcome, low wages for Americans, is their intention. The trier of fact, the voters, have enough information to conclude that these long term Senators like Kennedy, McCain and Warner are really anti-worker and anti-American.

These Senators know that if immigration continues, wages stay down. They know that low wages mean high stock profits. They know high stock profits mean high stock prices. They own stocks, not workers. Once the Senators lost the right to own workers after the 1964 civil rights act, they decided they would rebel with the 1965 Immigration Act to keep American workers from making any higher wages.

Lou Dobbs pointed out the elites in the US and Mexico are behind keeping wages down for American workers in the US. Lou Dobbs pointed out that illegals work and dominate construction work and that this industry has seen wages go down for the last 4 years, even during a housing boom.

Lou had an expert on social security. The true cost of amnesty will be extremely high on Social Security. 2.5 to 3 trillion is the cost in Social Security alone for 12 million estimated amnesties. If its 24 million, it would be 5 to 6 trillion. Congress has no clue in the world and doesn’t care what it costs.

Expert: low skill immigrants take more in benefits than they pay in taxes in every stage of their career.

==Mayor Lou Barletta national hero

Mayor Lou Barletta is a national hero. Why don’t politicians wake up and realize, that Americans want no amnesty for illegal immigration, no guest workers, and a pause to legal immigration, including students, until men’s wages are twice the level in 1973, and women and black’s earn the same as men.

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Mens median wages peaked in 1973. See census publication p60-231.pdf graph around page 18.

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“NEW DATA SHOW EXTRAORDINARY JUMP IN INCOME CONCENTRATION IN 2004″ By Aviva Aron-Dine and Isaac Shapiro for a graph of income share of top 1 percent from 1913 to 2004.

http://www.cbpp.org/7-10-06inc.htm

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quote 51 percent of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse – New York Times
In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse, … preparing to live longer parts of their lives alone or with nonmarried partners. end quote. By SAM ROBERTS. Because men’s earnings are low, 51 percent of women live without a spouse. This is caused by Kennedy’s 1965 Immigration Act.

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“Numbers Drop for the Married With Children
Institution Becoming The Choice of the Educated, Affluent”

By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 4, 2007; Page A03

PORTLAND, Ore. — Punctuating a fundamental change in American family life, married couples with children now occupy fewer than one in every four households — a share that has been slashed in half since 1960 and is the lowest ever recorded by the census.

As marriage with children becomes an exception rather than the norm, social scientists say it is also becoming the self-selected province of the college-educated and the affluent.

“The culture is shifting, and marriage has almost become a luxury item, one that only the well educated and well paid are interested in,” said Isabel V. Sawhill, an expert on marriage and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Many demographers peg the rise of a class-based marriage gap to the erosion since 1970 of the broad-based economic prosperity that followed World War II. end quote

The 1965 Immigration Act caused this. Men’s median wages are down from 1973. Search p60-229.pdf and go to page 14 on census.gov. 51 percent of women live alone. This is because men don’t make enough.Female fertility is then below replacement.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/comments/display?contentID=AR2007040801260&start=201

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quote from a comment at WaPo (before Old Atlantic was banned from commenting at WaPo) *Mens median wages peaked in 1973. See p60-231.pdf a publication of the census at census.gov. Search on p60-231.pdf is enough.* What OldAtlantic never mentions is wages of women have rising considerably and more than made up for the drop in the wages of men. These trends have very little to illegal immigration. end quote quote

Until recently, economists rarely mentioned the I-word when explaining the income distribution. The consensus among most academics was that the primary cause of increased inequality was “skill-biased technical change” (SBTC)—i.e., increased economic rewards to educated, technically savvy workers.

In a word, SBTC compensation was based on merit. How quaint!

Northwestern University economists Ian Dew-Becker and Robert J. Gordon broke from the group naiveté in a paper published last year:

“If SBTC had been a major source of the rise in inequality, then we should have observed an increase in relative wages of those most directly skilled in the development and use of computers. Yet in the 1989-97 period….total real compensation of CEOs increased by 100 percent, while those in occupations related to math and computer science increased only 4.8 percent and engineers decreased by 1.4 percent.” [Where did the Productivity Growth Go? Inflation Dynamics and the Distribution of Income, (PDF) Ian Dew-Becker and Robert J. Gordon, Northwestern University] end quote September 26, 2006
National Data, By Edwin S. Rubenstein
It’s Official: Immigration Causing Income Inequality

Also, women and blacks make less than men today. That means they make less than en made in 1973.

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http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=722

Brentin Mock continued
quote A comprehensive study of hate crimes in Los Angeles County released by the University of Hawaii in 2000 concluded that while the vast majority of hate crimes nationwide are not committed by members of organized groups, Los Angeles County is a different story. Researchers found that in areas with high concentrations, or “clusters,” of hate crimes, the perpetrators were typically members of Latino street gangs who were purposely targeting blacks.

Furthermore, the study found, “There is strong evidence of race-bias hate crimes among gangs in which the major motive is not the defense of territorial boundaries against other gangs, but hatred toward a group defined by racial identification, regardless of any gang-related territorial threat.”
Six years later, the racist terror campaign continues. end quote

SPLC L.A. Blackout
Acting on orders from the Mexican Mafia, Latino gang members in Southern California are terrorizing and killing blacks.
by Brentin Mock

http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=722

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7 of the top 8 wealthiest Senators voted for S. 2611, amnesty, affirmative action, non-deportable crime, and a pathway for the top 1 percent of households to continue to enjoy 20 percent of each year’s income, compared to 10 percent before Kennedy’s 1965 Immigration Act. The only 1 of the top 8 who didn’t vote for S. 2611 didn’t vote, Jay Rockefeller. McCain is 7th and Kennedy 8th in wealth.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/overview.asp?type=W&cycle=2005&filter=S

Rank Name Minimum Net Worth Maximum Net Worth

1 Herb Kohl (D-Wis) $219,098,029 to $234,549,004 Voted Yes S. 2611

2 John Kerry (D-Mass) $165,741,511 to $235,262,100

Voted Yes S. 2611

3 Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) $78,150,023 to $101,579,003 Not Voting S. 2611

4 Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $43,343,464 to $98,660,021 Voted Yes S. 2611

5 Lincoln D. Chafee (R-RI) $41,153,105 to $64,096,019 Voted Yes S. 2611

6 Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) $38,198,170 to $90,733,019 Voted Yes S. 2611

7 John McCain (R-Ariz) $25,071,142 to $38,043,014

Voted Yes S. 2611

8 Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) $19,189,049 to $93,043,004 Voted Yes S. 2611

S 2611 Roll Call

http://www.sustainablemiddleclass.com/Income-inequality.html