No Illegal Aliens: Part 2

A while back I wrote about posting a sign in my front yard stating, “NO ILLEGAL ALIENS…VOTE AGAINST.” To this sign were the names of the candidates that refused to answer some innocuous questions about illegal aliens. Now this is the final week associated with the signs because the runoff election between Mike Lease and Traci Wilkinson is set for Saturday. 

In the time since I placed the large sign I’ve placed what resembles the old Burma Shave signs. On these signs I’ve made rhymes using illegal immigration as the subject and the candidate’s refusal to state his position on the subject. This has been largely ignored until recently.

Two code enforcement individuals, affectionately named Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb, showed up in front of the house and one was in my yard taking pictures. I noticed this while sitting at my laptop and went outside to see what his problem was. My lab, Nixon, came bounding out the door to greet him. This guy jumps out in the middle of the street and says, “ I can’t believe you sicked your dog on me…Call the police, Call animal control!” “You can’t have a dog out here!”, where I replied why not it’s my yard. To make a long story short animal control and the police show up, determine that the worst that Tweedle Dee would have received would have been a vicious lick commenting that this is probably the nicest dog in the neighborhood. Expecting the subsequent registered letter from the City my neighbor researched the ordinances and found I was in compliance. 

A few days later the police blocked the intersection in front of my house where I was accused of brandishing a weapon. I replied that I was showing an antique to friend and if I wanted to start a firefight or intimidate I had a lot more exotic things than a 100 year old rifle that I would be afraid to shoot on a good day. They left advising me of the statutes and my neighbor advised them of the definition of brandishing.

Last night I was interviewed by a student journalist writing a piece to get into journalism school at Texas Tech. I gave her the background on the reason for the sign and informative session of how illegal immigration affects her today. I was accompanied by me neighbors that gave her a civics lesson on government and why it is so important to research your candidate prior to your vote. I shared that Teddy Kennedy and John Kerry had to start somewhere and if you voted for the right candidates you wouldn’t be concerned with a Chappaquiddick dive instructor who’s students never surface or the like of a Vietnam vet that associates and cohorts with the likes of Hanoi Jane Fonda. She left with a new appreciation of the signs in my yard and promised to share her essay with me. 

Mike finally queried another neighbor of mine asking, “what is up with that neighbor of yours?” Reuben replied that you need to call him. Mike sent me a reply to my original email asking that I contact him at my convenience. I replied that I would be available that evening after 8:00 PM. I received no call. 5 days later I sent mike this:

It is Sunday and I have yet to get a call from you or an email setting up a time for discussion. This leads me to believe that you are disingenuous in actually discussing the questions I sent you. As a matter of fact a phone call is not necessary... all you had to do is respond to those questions that are listed below via email. I also must state that at this late time in the runoff I would find your response suspect; especially when one of your campaign workers soliciting support for your campaign promised one of my neighbors, who are also neighbors and friends of Reuben, that you would call them back and respond to her concerns. To date they haven't received your call. 

If you don't get the big picture Mike let me spell it out for you. Dodging and ignoring constituent questions tells me just what kind of councilman you would be. We have enough of those kind of politically correct politicians in government and I'm not willing to support the candidacy of another whose special interests come before their constituents. If someone was interested enough to ask questions then someone should have the common courtesy to respond. You and your fellow cronies are surprised at my response and signs asking Reuben, "What is up with that neighbor of yours?" But you haven't sat here and seen the people driving by expressing their support or their curiosity on what prompted my political signs. I tell them the facts and I try to get them involved in asking questions instead of judging a candidate on the color and size of their signs or the tripe you put in to the news papers as your platform. I'll see you at the runoff election.

I revised my Burma Shave signs with the following: 

A tough questioned asked
Deserves a reply
Traci responded
Mike sits silent and shy? 

A lack of testosterone
Is something I dislike
But when it comes to balls
Traci’s are bigger than Mike’s

This past weekend I made bed placards for my pickup that read, “VOTE AGAINST MIKE LEASE.” 

It is not that I’m overly thrilled with the other candidate. Her response barely addressed one of the questions I asked. That is the reason I’ve taken the position of vote against instead of endorsing the other candidate.

So when you see John Kerry or Hillary railing against common sense with their hands stuck in your pockets think back to those local elections that paved the way to where they are today. If it strikes then how important these local elections are then get involved and ask the tough questions to get their response. If you’re like me then No Quote gets No Vote.