"It's not like people are sitting around a table somewhere in Central America saying 'I got a great idea. Let's sell everything we have. Let's give it to a Coyote or smuggler. They'll take us on a harrowing journey. Then we're gonna illegally cross the border."
Actually, I think that's exactly how it goes. Native Salvadoran Mrs. Pi says her parents talked about it pretty much every day at the dinner table until, when she was 14, her mother left and came to the US - yes, illegally* but quickly found a sponsor; they're all citizens now - and set things up just like that.
Odd how similar some of the most disgusting people are. Cori Bush and Joy Reid, for example. And isn't Reid's "college education" in film studies or something equally squishy? Her knowledge of basic politics, etc seems as close to zero as it can possibly get. Indeed, given how wrong she is about so many things, perhaps her knowledge is measured in negative numbers.
"And if you want to toss a few bucks into the tip jar as well, I won’t be mad at ya." Is that right? I bet if I tossed in five pounds of pennies, you'd be a little irked.
And, yes, I have a bag of pennies. Weighs five pounds. Why? Why would I, a bike riding duck, do that? Lemme answer in the only way I really know how to answer:
(ahem...)
"Don't ask questions you don't want the answers to."
OK, here is all I got to say about the border crisis as I, a duck who rides a bike, sees it:
We have a series of failed states from Mexico on down. If these states were even marginally successful, we wouldn't have a "border crisis" at all. But therein lies the problem. How do you "fix" Mexico? It's troubles start with shitty geography (I mean, for real. Look into it. In ways that the USA were blessed geographically, Mexico was absolutely screwed. Other than oil in the gulf...) then add the legacy of being prison-raped by Spain from day one, mix in corruption and lawlessness, then a heaping dose of narco-trafficing. What a mess. Is the only "fix" an invasion, and making it the 51st state? I have no idea because, remember, I am just a duck, and all I can do to any level of proficiency is ride a damn bike.
Justin Hawkins is the type of artist/musician that I wished all artist/musicians were. Maybe it's the Brit in him, but he's a lovely man with amazing hair. Thanks for the recommendation, I have never heart of The Darkness, and now I want to learn more.
"It's not like people are sitting around a table somewhere in Central America saying 'I got a great idea. Let's sell everything we have. Let's give it to a Coyote or smuggler. They'll take us on a harrowing journey. Then we're gonna illegally cross the border."
Actually, I think that's exactly how it goes. Native Salvadoran Mrs. Pi says her parents talked about it pretty much every day at the dinner table until, when she was 14, her mother left and came to the US - yes, illegally* but quickly found a sponsor; they're all citizens now - and set things up just like that.
+1 on Justin Hawkins Rides Again. Great channel.
Heh: "Can you imagine if the first black speaker of the House was a Republican? The Dems would defecate rectangular units of building material."
I know you meant bricks. But I'm hoping for the far more difficult to pass cinder blocks.
"You should never pass up an opportunity to defy fascists"
*printing up the t-shirts as we speak*
Odd how similar some of the most disgusting people are. Cori Bush and Joy Reid, for example. And isn't Reid's "college education" in film studies or something equally squishy? Her knowledge of basic politics, etc seems as close to zero as it can possibly get. Indeed, given how wrong she is about so many things, perhaps her knowledge is measured in negative numbers.
I love that Charlie Hedbo is just going straight at the Ayatollah.
Ironic in more than one way ascribing the property of Having Cojones to the French.
"Rock isn’t dead. Yet!"
"Rock is dead! Long live Paper and Scissors!"
"And if you want to toss a few bucks into the tip jar as well, I won’t be mad at ya." Is that right? I bet if I tossed in five pounds of pennies, you'd be a little irked.
And, yes, I have a bag of pennies. Weighs five pounds. Why? Why would I, a bike riding duck, do that? Lemme answer in the only way I really know how to answer:
(ahem...)
"Don't ask questions you don't want the answers to."
OK, here is all I got to say about the border crisis as I, a duck who rides a bike, sees it:
We have a series of failed states from Mexico on down. If these states were even marginally successful, we wouldn't have a "border crisis" at all. But therein lies the problem. How do you "fix" Mexico? It's troubles start with shitty geography (I mean, for real. Look into it. In ways that the USA were blessed geographically, Mexico was absolutely screwed. Other than oil in the gulf...) then add the legacy of being prison-raped by Spain from day one, mix in corruption and lawlessness, then a heaping dose of narco-trafficing. What a mess. Is the only "fix" an invasion, and making it the 51st state? I have no idea because, remember, I am just a duck, and all I can do to any level of proficiency is ride a damn bike.
Justin Hawkins is the type of artist/musician that I wished all artist/musicians were. Maybe it's the Brit in him, but he's a lovely man with amazing hair. Thanks for the recommendation, I have never heart of The Darkness, and now I want to learn more.
Bricks. I’d love to see bricks
Je suis encore Charlie!