New Mexico Governor fights threat to our National security

New Mexico citizens voted in a new Governor who is no nonsense when it comes to protecting the citizens. This new Governor is attempting to undo some of the laws enacted during Governor Richardson's watch. Some of these laws threaten national security.

Governor Susan Martinez was district attorney for 14 years prior to being elected Governor in 2010. During her stint, Martinez had a record of battling public corruption. She was responsible for convicting the Doña Ana County Clerk of five felony charges of violating election code and a municipal court judge was convicted of voter fraud.

With her law enforcement background, it was easy for her to identify weaknesses in the states very liberal laws concerning illegal immigration.
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Her experience lead her to focus on the New Mexico law that grants drivers license to illegal/undocumented aliens. These licenses are issued without any requirement of a social security number and no proof of citizenship is required. As long as you give a New Mexico address, a license will be granted. On the surface it seems, what's the problem with giving someone a drivers license, what harm can it do? Actually it can do a lot to harm our country.

New Mexico and Washington are the only states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain the same driver's license as a U.S. citizen. A state issued drivers license with a picture, is an acceptable form of identification in all 50 states. Once you have a state issued drivers license it allows you to board aircraft, open bank accounts and make financial transactions. It is also an acceptable form of picture identification which some states are requiring in order to vote. This law can and has, opened up our country to security breaches, but it also helps compromise our voting system.

Governor Martinez contends that New Mexico's license system is subject to widespread fraud. The state has brought charges against international fraud rings, where brokers were paid to supplement fraudulent documents for foreign nationals from other countries.

The Associated Press found that dozens of addresses, including those of businesses, have been used over and over again by immigrants to get a driver's license, suggesting a pattern of abuse.

Since 2003, New Mexico has issued more than 90,000 of these license to "immigrants" officials speculate that most of those have gone to illegal immigrants. However, it's impossible to know because it is against the law to ask about their immigration status. How many of these "immigrants" are drug cartel soldiers? How many of these "immigrants" are foreign terrorists?

Just for the sake of national security, these drives license laws for undocumented people should be stopped immediately. Attorney General Eric Holder and Head of National Security, Janet Napolitano should be all over this threat to our national interests. But instead they are busy suing states that have tried to assure their election systems are cleaned up of fraud and states that are enforcing their immigration laws.

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Irish freedom fighters in Latin America would not like this change

Waves of Irish immigrants washed to all shores of the world when our homeland was in turmoil. But the shores we are most known for are in North America, England and Australia. Over the years as we assimilated in our new homes, we have courageously fought for rights and risked our lives in the armies of our adopted countries. Disproportionately for our numbers, Irish names fill the pages of history books when it comes mention of heroism.

But less known, is the influence Irish have had in Latin America over the past 200 + years. The Irish fought alongside our brothers and sisters in our new homeland. Irish shed blood with them in many wars to help free them of the tyranny of colonialism.

The commander of the Argentine Navy and armed forces was Admiral William Brown, who emigrated from County Wexford over 200 years ago. He played a pivotal role in Argentinas fight from the rule of Spain, which eventually lead to the freedom of colonial rule. Chile, Modern Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia all were helped by his efforts. He is considered a national hero to the people of Argentina

Many notable Irish names were associated with revolutions, throughout Latin America. Bernardo O'Higgins, is considered one of the founding Fathers of Chile. William Lamport's statue stands in the crypt of heroes in Mexico City and of course statues stand in honor of the many Irish who fought and died with their Mexican brethren in wars of independence.

The Irish had a huge impact on Simon Bolivar, the Father of freedom in South America. Irish with the names of William Ferguson, Daniel O'Leary, Morgan O'Connell and countless others fought with bravery under Bolivar to end the tyranny of colonial rule. The Irish Legions gave much to South American freedom.

But todays South America is coming under another tyranny and it is spreading it's tentacles into countries that Irish lost their lives for.

Venezuela has been transformed into a semi communist dictatorship under Hugo Chavez, who took his one term presidency as a mandate to be ruler for life. His close ties with Iran, who is a major exporter of oil and terrorism, does not bode well for Venezuelans and other freedom loving people in that part of the world.

But more disturbing to the memory of the Irish who respect the name of Simon Bolivar, is what is happening to the country named after him, Bolivia.

The landlocked, but resource rich country in natural gas, Bolivia came under the boot of a leader who is getting to be known to some as the Robert Mugabe of the Andes of South America, President Evo Morales.

Close friends with Venezuelas Hugo Chavez, Irans Achmadenajad, Cubas Fidel Castro and the recently departed Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadaffy, Morales came to power in a coup, by overthrowing democratically elected President Sanchez de Lozada in 2003. The coup was financed by Hugo Chavez, according former Bolivian officials. Since that time he has followed the Chavez model of consolidating power by changing the constitution, which has allowed him to remain in power. He is systematically removing political opponents from power, including governors, mayors, head of the central bank and others who are in political opposition, through a rigged judiciary system.

Following the narco economic model, Bolivia is now one of the worlds top producers of cocaine and is the worlds 2nd largest producer of coca, the raw material used to manufacture cocaine.

Bolivia also has huge resources of natural gas which it will import to the U.S., mainly to California. Perhaps the State Department under Hillary Clinton, can demand some changes to the Bolivian government since the US is a major consumer?

Slowly being transformed from a democratically elected government into a communist, racial dictatorship, Bolivia runs counter to what the spirit and memory of all that the Irish fought and died for many years ago in helping to liberate this part of the world.

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"Red Tails" - from a unique American perspective - VIDEO

"Red Tails" poster

Author Jana Neweley offered to write her particular perspective to our readers on what this movie represents to her. Jana writes about American Conservative Politics from her point of view as a black conservative woman.

The Red tails movie is out in theaters and becoming a success. The previous story I wrote about the movie, drew many responses from the public. George Lucas film "RedTails" proves race still a big factor with Hollywood elite - VIDEO From time to time I will invite another author to contribute their unique view to our readers on subjects that are of interest.

The name red tail, conjures up the image of a hawk lazily soaring on thermals far above the earth, searching for quarry with its powerful eyesight. The red tail hawk is an aerodynamic predator designed to instantly transform from lazy glide, into a diving weapon of death for any target it sets its' sights set on.

But there was another form of red tail that roamed the skies of Europe during World War II. These Red Tails dealt death and destruction to America's enemies. George Lucas’s latest movie, Red Tails, honors these warriors of the sky, who were also known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
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These young black men were educated, skilled and trained to do a job, but high-ranking military officers of the day doubted “Negroes” could handle it......These officers were proven wrong. Not only could these black pilots fly sophisticated combat aircraft, they were more than capable of outsmarting and outmaneuvering the enemy.

These Airmen were the best, having gone through the U.S. Army Air Corps training program at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where they studied navigation, aircraft engines, science, math, codes and other courses. As cadet Airmen, they were required to take standardized tests to determine their I.Q., dexterity and leadership abilities... guess what? They met and exceeded standards set for Airmen of the day.

After completion of their training in the States, they were assigned combat duty over the dangerous and deadly skies of Europe, where one wrong move didn't just get you a demerit, it got you killed. The Tuskegee Airmen soon proved the claims false that Negroes didn't have the brainpower or coordination to handle fighter aircraft in combat conditions. In time, the Red Tails earned a reputation for being a unit that escorted bomber aircraft safely to their target(s) and home again. But it wasn't without great cost to the Airmen, as 66 of them were killed during service to their country

The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite fighter group, and have continued to receive recognition for their heroic acts in a multitude of museums, historical societies and aeronautic associations. Also, I think it is important to point out that the Tuskegee Airmen were comprised of not just pilots, but navigators, bombardiers, maintenance crew and instructors, all of which are crucial for a successful mission.

To say that I enjoyed this movie would be an understatement. Truth is, I was filled with pride as a black woman from a family where the men have served in every branch of the Armed Forces. I mean, there in front of me on the silver screen, were actors portraying men of honor like my grandfather, father, uncles, and cousins. It was a look back in America’s history to remind us this is where opportunity can lead you, but only if you work hard to get it. This is why I believe the success of the Tuskegee Airmen was more than seizing the moment. I believe the success of the Red Tails grew out of a strong sense of values, determination and courage that these black men exemplified.

Something else I find remarkable about them is the example they set when they chose to use their military training and education to be exceptional beyond their tour of duty. Once the war ended, many of the Tuskegee Airmen returned home and became doctors, lawyers and businessmen. Others made the decision to remain in the military or work for the government.

But all of these men continued to display the same courage and determination that so many said they would never be able to muster. For this, the Tuskegee Airmen will always be true heroes to my family.

Jana Neweley writes about American Conservative Politics from her unique point of view as a black conservative. Visit her website for commentaries at http://www.PimpingtheUS.com You can also follow her political tweets at http://www.twitter.com/PimpingtheUS

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President Obama will try to sell us on four more years tonight

President Barack Obama

President Obama will be delivering a State of the Union Speech tonight to a joint session of Congress and members of the Supreme Court.

From talking points being released, it is becoming obvious it will be a campaign speech more than a State of the Union speech. Instead of a unifying message of working together, it is expected that the President will be hitting hard on his theme of class warfare and his war on the straw men known as "the rich".

Expectations are he will be pointing fingers at the GOP controlled Congress as the "do nothings" for not kowtowing to his demands of more unbridled spending and stripping the military budget. Of course he will be overlooking the fact that the Senate & House are full of members of his party as well. What finger will he be pointing at them?

But a good offense is the best defense, as President Obamas promises to the American public have not materialized over the past three years. In reality the President has little to brag about for his first term in office and has no alternative but to attack others to take the focus off his record.
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President Obama promised he would cut the budget deficit in half in his first term. Nothing could be farther from the truth as our deficit has exploded under his leadership. Adding to the blatant unreality of his promise, is that the country hasn't even had a budget in the past 1,000 days of his Presidency. That in itself is an astounding failure to lead and is one of the most basic responsibilities of a leader.

He promised the economy would be his first priority in his Presidency and that jobs jobs jobs would be his main focus. But instead of focusing on the economy and jobs, he wasted his currency of good will in the beginnng of his Presidency and rammed through, in the most partisan way, a highly unpopular/ hugely expensive healthcare law. This law is his "crown jewel," but it has been sued by over 1/2 the states as an unconstitutional reach by him and his party. But in an ironic twist, the fate of his healthcare law is in the very hands of the Supreme Court Justices in the audience tonight. The same justices he insulted during a previous State of the Union Speech.

He most definitely deserves respect and congratulations on the killing of our nations top enemy, Osama Bin laden. He has also been a great backer of using drones to strike our enemies in the middle east/Africa. But it seems as if the rest of his foreign policy of selectively backing Arab springs in certain countries, is turning into a winter of crushed hopes for the people that longed for freedom. Iran is on the brink of obtaining nuclear weapons and choking off the worlds oil supply.

For the first time in our nations recent history, our credit worthiness has been downgraded by credit rating agencies. This downgrade is due to the fact that under his tenure, our politicians have failed to deal with the massive debt we have accumulated and cannot even get a budget.

Americans are still stinging by Obama's rejection of the shovel ready project that would have given us 20,000 jobs and brought us almost a million barrels of oil a day...The Keystone pipeline.

So besides the eloquent words we will hear tonight, underlying it all, is the reality of what we really face as a country.

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Newt Gingrich claims huge win in South Carolina GOP Primary

Ed will be on air Monday January 23, 9:20 AM EST/2;20 PM Irish Time, to be interviewed by Gavin Grace, who hosts the Today show on radio Clare FM. Tune in for a conversation about the USA's Presidential primary race.

His poll numbers tanking just a few days ago, Newt Gingrich has risen from the political graveyard to score a smashing win in the South Carolina primary conducted today. Political pundits have been referring to him as Lazarus risen from the dead after today's tremendous win.

Gingrich didn't win by just a few points, he out scored his closest competitor, Mitt Romney by 13 points, or 74,000 votes. He beat 3rd place finisher Rick Santorum by 23 points and last place finisher Ron Paul by 27 points.

It also looks like Newt will have swept every county in South Carolina, thereby capturing every delegate that the State had up for grabs, truly stunning. It gives Gingrich great momentum & great fund raising ability heading into the Florida primary only ten days from now.

Mitt Romney had entered the South Carolina primary as the odds on favorite after winning New Hampshire. He even had the full endorsement and backing of Governor Niki Haley, who actively campaigned for him. Newt on the other hand had come in a distant 4th in New Hampshire and there was talk that it might be all over for him if he didn't get a good showing in South Carolina. So Gingrich chose to work hard and run a spirited campaign throughout the state.....Then came the evening of January 16, when South Carolina held it's 1st of 2 debates and Newt was on fire.

The first debate was the turning point for him in this race when he was able to capture the imaginations of many voters in South Carolina and America by showing he would be capable of standing toe to toe with Obama to defeat him in the debate arena and the arena of ideas. Shortly after this debate Governor Perry dropped out of the race and put his name behind Newt.

That debate gave Gingrich rising popularity and poll numbers throughout the state and unbelievably it looked like he was overtaking Romney. So to counter that the long political knives came out again for Gingrich and the negative attacks began. Millions in PAC money came out against him in attack ads. But the people of South Carolina had seen something in Newt Gingrich and weren't going to be swayed by television ads.

But laying in wait to steal victory from his grasp, ABC had a bombshell to throw at Gingrich. They had interviewed his ex-wife and were going to air it the night of the last debate, 2 days before the election. The ex Mrs. Gingrich was known to have ill will towards her ex husband and tawdry details were expected.

Right out of the gate at the debate that night,the moderator, licking his chops, confronted Gingrich about the forthcoming interview. Never at a loss for words Gingrich completely turned the tables on the moderator cutting him to pieces and by the end of the tirade, the moderator and media in general were the culprits.

The ex wife's interview was aired later that evening. She said some negative things about Newt, but people understand this and marriages end, sometimes happily, but most times not. The voters of South Carolina didn't seem to be affected by the interview, in fact some of them probably felt more inclined to vote for Gingrich because of the dirty tricks they felt were directed at Newt by the media.

Newt Gingrich was gracious with his victory speech tonight, he praised his fellow candidates and spoke of his vision for America with a positive view of our country. However he did not hold back in his criticism of President Obama and the direction he has steered our country and refers to President Obama as the food stamp President. Gingrich says he offers America a clear choice between himself and Obama by putting America back to work with good paychecks.

His first plan of action to get America back to work, is to get us energy independent by exploiting our own resources. His goal is that no future American president will ever again have to bow to a Saudi King.

Looking forward to the rumble in Florida, a whole new game. Next debate will be Monday evening January 23, in Tampa.

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Will Hillary Clinton's image be stained by Keystone Pipeline rejection?

Leaks out of Hillary Clinton's State Department suggest they will reject the rerouting of the Keystone Pipeline, which means the pipeline project itself is rejected. This important conduit of new energy would have brought Canada’s tar sands oil directly down to US refineries efficiently and safely by pipeline, rather than rail, barge or truck. Ironically the pipeline would be a much more environmentally safe way to transport oil, if it is brought down to the US.

The proposed route would have bypassed the Ogallala aquifer, this removed one of the main environmental objections in the first place. Foes had said the chances of leakage by the pipeline could have tainted water supplies for millions. Proponents of the pipeline said they have many safeguards in place to prevent such an occurrence and there are hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines in place that will attest to that safety record.

Responsibility for the rejection of the pipeline falls firmly on the State Departments shoulders. If any of the cabinet departments should know how vulnerable we are to terrorism and blackmail by outside providers of oil, the state Department should know. Witness how Iran is using its quest for nuclear weapons, by threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the most important oil shipping lane in the world.

It is also noted that Venezuela, another one of the foreign sources we rely on for our oil, is ruled by a dictator who hates America and is becoming allies with Iran. It has been reported Iran and Venezuela are teaming up to install ballistic missiles on Venezuelan soil from which they can target American cities. True or not, it is beyond comprehension that America is allowing itself to be blackmailed by powers that hate us.
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The lame excuse this administration is using as cover for this rejection is that they don't have enough time to study it. In reality they have had over three years to study this pipeline, time enough to ponder this critical piece of infrastructure that can keep America’s economy humming. All bets are that the pipeline will have miraculous approval from the Obama administration, as soon as the November Presidential election has occurred.

Already labor unions that are so critical to Obama’s re-election plans are up in arms, decrying this rejection. Union leaders were counting on the estimated 20,000 new jobs the pipeline would have created, to help buoy the crippled construction industry.

It appears the rejection of the Pipeline by the Obama administration via Hillary Clintons’ State Department, is for political purposes rather than what’s best for our country’s security. If the house of foreign cards our country's energy dependence is built upon collapses, there will be more than finger pointing when it comes to next Novembers elections. Those that had a hand in forcing our country to depend on overseas foreign sources of oil, will carry that decision around for the rest of their political careers.

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Newt Gingrich on fire at South Carolina Republican debate - VIDEO

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Whether or not Newt Gingrich secures the GOP nomination for President, he has given America a lesson on what debates are all about.

Like the legendary Phoenix rising, Newt Gingrich rose to the occasion in South Carolina last night to bring his most fiery debate performance to date. For the first time since 1980, when Ronald Reagan electrified the crowd with his debate performance, the audience stood and gave Gingrich a standing ovation. The ovation only ended as the TV cameras cut out and went to a commercial break. No telling how long it really continued.

During the two hour televised Fox sponsored debate, Gingrich was questioned on the sensitivity of his previous remarks saying poor children don't have a good work ethic, or a role model to guide them. One of the Gingrich solutions to this was to offer part time jobs to kids in school to let them earn money and learn how to work. Moderator Juan Williams questioned the sensitivity of this statement and implied it belittled minorities.

Gingrich trained his oratorical guns on Williams and replied, in a most un PC way: "No, I don't see it that way. They'd be earning money, that is a good thing if you're poor. Only the elites despise earning money. I believe every American of every background has been endowed by their creator with the right to pursue happiness. And if that makes liberals unhappy, I'm going to continue to find ways to help poor people learn how to get a job, learn how to get a better job and learn some day to own the job."

So articulate was the Gingrich statement, Juan Williams may not have known it at the time, but he had been carved up and left wounded on the stage.
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Gingrich also had an opportunity to address some of Ron Paul's dubious answers to foreign policy challenges.

Paul had compared America's foreign policy to the golden rule and used a hypothetical instance to compare America's stealth operation to kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, to that of the Chinese invading our country to capture a Chinese dissident.

Gingrich fired back saying, "Bin Laden plotted to bomb American embassies, attack our ship the Cole in Yemen and kill 3,100 Americans on 911. The only regret OSL had was that he didn't kill more Americans. Bin Laden is NOT a Chinese dissident and the analogy that Congressman Paul used was utterly irrational". This drew great applause from the audience and for the first time in the many debates, the crowd started to boo Ron Paul.

Even in a post debate interview, Gingrich expressed surprise at the audience reaction to his performance saying: "We've done 15 debates, I frankly am very pleased, but also more than surprised. I think everybody was surprised by it."

Gingrich will keep up his heavy campaign schedule and try to sway voters in South Carolina to vote for him in this Saturdays primary. He just picked up the endorsement of South Carolinas Lt. Governor and hopes to win other endorsements this week. He also gets one more shot at debating his fellow candidates this Thursday evening.

Although Gingrich is behind in the polls, many voters are still undecided and are looking for a conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, the frontrunner.

He said this morning in an interview, "Voters are looking for a candidate who can go toe to toe with Obama in debates this fall and defeat him". Gingrich thinks he has proven his debate prowess and expects voters will remember that as they cast their ballots this Saturday.

Newt has previously stated that if he were the GOP Presidential candidate, he would allow Barack Obama to use his teleprompter on stage during the Presidential debates. There is an edge to Gingrich that many admire and respect but others find he is too self assured. Of course, whoever becomes President is going to need every ounce of self assurance and belief in his abilities to head this country in the right direction.

Looking forward to next Thursday's GOP debate fireworks.

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Here's some clips from the debate: