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More images added 11-11 to the Holloman airshow & PhanCon galleries.
 
Here is the entire list of F-4s that we shot at PhanCon:
 
68-0371, FP505, AF-311, ex SL bird, art present

68-0460, FP499, AF-348

68-0452, FP554, AF-302, ex TH bird, seen AMARG 05-08

68-0511, FP657, AF-291

68-0375, FP556, AF-332, ex NJ bird, art on nose

 

71-1073, FP649, AF-346

71-1075, FP670, AF-274, ex PN bird, seen AMARG 05-08

71-1087, FP684, AF-264

 

72-0161, FP590, AF-293, unique camo scheme - need info

72-1479, FP695

72-0166, FP592, AF-329

72-1489, FP450, AF-344

72-1490, FP710, AF-252

72-1485, FP708, AF-253

72-0167, FP579, AF-340

72-0162, FP584, AF-310

72-0140, FP564, AF-335

 

73-1184, FP713, AF-241, unique tiger-like camo, nd info

73-1195, FP453, AF-320, ex SJ bird, seen AMARG 04-08

73-1181, FP560, AF-328

 

74-0644, FP619, AF-277 ex GA bird, art present

74-0646, FP520, AF-307

74-0662, FP680, AF-266

74-1631, FP651, AF-289, ex GA bird, art present

74-1628, FP572, AF-290

74-1626, FP512, AF-308

74-1637, FP506, AF-314

74-1651, FP679, AF-268

74-1629, FP583, AF-298 ex TX bird, seen AMARG 05-08

74-1061, FP567, AF-297

74-1648, FP614, AF-283 ex GA bird, seen AMARG 05-08

ELSEWHERE ON BASE:

GA #?-247 (high speed test track boneyard)

HO #63-535, possibly not the true SN#, the real #63-7535 was lost in  Southeast Asia (Heritage Park)

 
First galleries of PhanCon and Holloman airshow images are now open.
 
F-22 demo cancelled for Nellis show - the team goes to a show in the middle east instead! (Dubai) (gawd, no wonder everyone on ASB is pissed!)
 
Also, the 'orange jet' that the Dutch were bringing over, has also been scratched. The team is still coming, but fans will see a typical low-vis jet instead of the color bird we were all hoping for.
 
On the plus side, a QF-4 Phantom has been added to the schedule in place of the Raptor.    :)
 
Current schedule for the Nellis airshow:
 
8:00 a.m. Parking Lots Open at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
8:15 a.m. Security Checkpoints Open
8:45 a.m. Buses from the Speedway to Nellis AFB begin running
9:00 a.m. Nellis Air Force Base Gates Open to the Public
9:35 a.m. Welcome Ceremony
9:50 a.m. National Anthem w/ USAFA Wings of Blue Parachute Team
9:55 a.m. Nellis AFB Flyby (A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22)
10:00 a.m. Nellis AFB F-22 Demonstration
10:10 a.m. Spitfire Demonstration
10:20 a.m. B-25 Doolittle Raiders Reenactment
10:35 a.m. The Horsemen P-51 Demonstration Team
10:50 a.m. Korean War Reenactment (F-86, MiG-15, A-1s, T-6)
11:10 a.m. Trainer Parade (T-33s, T-34s, T-28s, T-6s)
11:30 a.m. Bill Reesman MiG-17 Demonstration
11:40 a.m. Air Force Reserve Jet Car
11:45 a.m. Patriots Jet Demonstration Team (L-39s)
12:05 p.m. U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Demonstration
12:20 p.m. U.S. Navy Legacy Flight (F/A-18F and F4F)
12:30 p.m. U.S. Air Force C-17 Demonstration
12:50 p.m. RNLAF F-16 Demonstration
1:10 p.m. USAFA Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration
1:30 p.m. U.S. Air Force A-10 Demonstration
1:40 p.m. ACC Heritage Flight (P-51, F-86, F-4, A-10)
2:00 p.m. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Ground Show
2:30 p.m. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Show
3:15-3:45 p.m. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Post Show/Autographs
4:00 p.m. Show Ends/Exhibits & Gates Close
5:00 p.m. Parking Lots Close at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Hello everyone!
 I am finally back from covering the Holloman AFB airshow, PhanCon, and a week's worth of spotting in Tucson, so I have a rather obscene amount of new photos (5,488!) to show off.
 
The Holloman show was Phantastic, with the Heritage Flight being flown in front of the crowd with plenty of light left before the sun got in front of us. The CF-18 demo team was there and really enjoyed seeing the performance, not to mention the fantastic paint scheme on the aircraft. The GAF had a color Tornado aircraft on static display. Matt Younkin's Beech 18 performance was very good. Other flybys included a T-38 four ship, an F-22 four ship, C-17 mini demo, Tornado individual passes, Tornado refueling demo, and misc aerobatics. Weather was perfect.
 
The F-4 Phantom Society's PhanCon event was also at Holloman this year. This was our first return visit since 2004, and boy did we get to see a BUNCH of Phantoms! The 82nd ATRS, our morning hosts on day 1, had not 10, not 20, but THIRTY QF-4s on the ramp, plus another four inside one hangar which we were allowed inside. Surprisingly, all of the birds were 'E' model variants. Many of us had expected to see a lot of Recce birds, but they must be down at Tyndall AFB. I was able to get photos of ALL of the aircraft including serial #s, and I'll post that info as soon as time permits. There were four Heritage Phantoms on the ramp, including one lizard that might be new for the 2010 airshow season. Other Day 1 highlights included the T-38 ramp, a visit to the GAF where we saw three Tornadoes being worked on, plus we were allowed to go visit the color bird inside a nearby hangar. Probably the 2nd biggest highlight of Day 1 was our visit to 'The Canyon'. This is where all of the F-117 Nighthawks were kept when they were operating at Holloman. Not only did we get to visit the area, but were allowed to go inside one hangar to get a very UP CLOSE look at one of the HO-tail coded F-22 Raptors. No photos were allowed at this location at anytime, however. But it was such a privilege to visit, that I don't think anyone minded that rule. The F-22 on display was not even roped off - we could walk under the wings and get close enough to touch it (but not allowed to do so of course). What was interesting to see was the wear and tear on this particular aircraft and to get a look at some preliminary patchwork on the underside of one stabilator, which had some bad spots.
 
Day 2 of PhanCon saw the group start out at Heritage Park, the base's outdoor static display. Included at the park are an F-15, F-117, F-4, F-104, and others. We also visited one of the EORs where we saw several F-22 Raptors take off. We then headed back over to near the F-4 ramp to see four of the Phantoms launch. After lunch we went out to the High Speed Test Track, which even has its own 'boneyard' complete with an F-4 airframe with a funny Wiley E Coyote message on one side's spitter plate. Even though we could not get out of the busses to wander about the track, we were allowed to photograph it from the bus. We were broken up into two groups, while one group toured the boneyard and track itself, the other group attended a briefing and slideshow about the track and its history / mission.
 
After PhanCon, I spent the next week back in Tucson, photographing airplanes and desert landscapes. I spent time ar TIA and DM AFBs, and managed to see some pretty interesting transient aircraft, not to mention a bare-metal C-130 arrival!
 
Photos to come soon, as time permits.

Edwards AFB Open House / Airshow report:

Oct 17th saw the return of the Edwards AFB Open House and Air Show. This was the first one since 2006, which meant a huge crowd was expected. Going by the name "Flight Test Nation", (borrowing part of that name from the Nellis show), highlights included the very first airshow appearance of a REAL F-35 JSF / Lightning II Strike Fighter (up until now, the display has been only a mockup); both of Scaled Composite's White Knight motherships were there - one of which flew during the show); Air Combat Command's official F-22 Raptor Demo Team; the Commemorative Air Force's "Tora Tora Tora Squadron", who puts on a fantastic reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor, complete with pyrotechnic explosions, and replica Japanese Zeroes, Kates, and Vals. Also featured was the US Army skydiving team, the Golden Knights; warbird flybys including a B-17 ("Sentimental Journey" owned by the CAF in Mesa, Az), B-25 ("Pacific Prowler" a privately owned a/c), P-51 ("Gunfighter" - another CAF-owned bird), and a very rare P-38 flown in from Chino, Calif by Steve Hinton. Steve is the man you want to see flying a demo in the original "Lightning" fighter plane. He is the President of the Planes of Fame Air Musuem in Chino and can fly the heck out of most warbirds flying today.

Originally planned as a two-day event, this was later cut down to only a one day show. However it also ended up being one of the base’s best airshows, with such a varied selection of aircraft flying in the show. Civilian aerobatics were provided by Julie Clark, in her T-34 Mentor trainer aircraft. A three-ship bomber formation had been planned for the 2009 air show, however the plan was apparently scratched at the last minute and the crowd saw one flyby from each type in succession: B-1, B-2, and B-52, with the latter topped off with some serious pyro out in the desert. Another Air Combat Command display, the Heritage Flight, was featured at the base, and it showcased the P-38 in formation with the F-22, A-10 and F-16. The Heritage Flight program was started unofficially in 1997 at Nellis AFB, and has since become one of the most popular additions to the North American air show circuit. Viper West, aka the F-16 Viper West demo team, from Hill AFB, put on a fantastic aerial display. For the motor heads in the crowd, Northrop-Grumman had their B-2 'stealth bike' on display, which was built by the crew at Orange County Choppers.

Friday's practice air show allowed members of the media to view some of the activity from South Base. Aircraft participating in the practice included a KC-135, C-130, C-17, B-52, B-2, F-16, T-38, T-6, T-34, P-51, B-17, and F-22.

Joe Engle and Chuck Yeager were both present, and after each of them opened the air show flying in the backseat of two F-16s and creating a double sonic boom, later in the day they took part in a public talk about their careers, hosted by former tv show host David Hartmann.

Only one thing was missing from the show this year: the F-117A Nighthawk.

Thanks go out to John Haire and the entire Edwards AFB public affairs team, and to Cindy and GP for the special access at show center.

 
Now available........'AMARG Phantoms, Vol 1' - 67 pages and over 80 color photos of nothing but F-4 Phantoms, photographed at the Boneyard between Fall 2004 and Fall 2008. I have at least three more editions planned.

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Update 9/26: NAS Fallon airshow photo galleries now open
 
More firebomber photos added, Sept 25
 
MCAS Miramar Airshow coming up Oct 2, 3, and 4.
 
Info for the Holloman AFB airshow (Oct 24) added on the Airshow Dates page.
 
List of performers for the November Nellis AFB airshow:
 

2009 NAS Fallon Airshow Report

September 11th, another date that will live in infamy, also marked the return of an airshow to NAS Fallon, home of the famous TopGun school. Their twelfth airshow, and first since 2001 featured the Blue Angels as the headlining act, but also included performances from the US Army Black Daggers jump team, a mixed aircraft missing man formation from TopGun, the P-38 “Glacier Girl“, a USAF Heritage Flight, highlighted by the appearance of Major “Zeke” Skalicky in the F-22 Raptor which was slated to perform at Sacramento the next two days. There were Pitts aerobatics from Bill Cornick and Spencer Suderman, a flyby from a Travis AFB C-17 Globemaster III, a Fallon SAR demo, Greg Colyer in his CT-33 Shooting Star, the A-10 West Demo Team with Major Paul Brown piloting the Warthog, a six-ship formation of F-5 Aggressor aircraft from VFC-13, “the Saints”; and a two ship TopGun airpower demo which included the Wall of Fire. Prior to the show’s start, the base held a very moving tribute in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks, as well for CDR Luther Hook III, who was the base Executive Officer until his tragic death in a plane crash last spring. And just prior to the Blue Angels taking over the field, a citizenship ceremony was held for four individuals. Since the show was held on a weekday, this kept the crowd down to about 10,000, but it was a very enthusiastic crowd nonetheless. Several people in the crowd during the show, and who were waiting in line for the shuttle bus at the end of the day passed out from the heat, but the medical people were all over that, and officials kept everyone else in line hydrated by handing out water.

 

CALIFORNIA CAPITOL AIRSHOW REPORT:

I visited the California Capitol Airshow on Saturday, Sept 12th, located at ex-Mather AFB in Rancho Cordova. In spite of the heavy overcast weather, this was a pretty good show, and they had a HUGE static display area that rivals the one at Nellis. Displays included a full color Seahawk helo, a Jelly Belly candy company painted Stearman, a B-52 nicknamed “Excalibur”, a Coast Guard C-130, a Commando Solo EC-130J, a blue aggressor F-18 from NAS Fallon, a Beale U-2 spy plane, six Beale AFB T-38s, a Travis AFB KC-10, a C-17, a P-51 named “Daddy’s Girl”, a pair of F-16s from Hill AFB, and a South Carolina F-16, from the “Swamp Foxes”.


Aerial performances included Gene Soucy with wing walker Teresa Stokes, aerobatics from Tim Decker and Tim Weber (with announcer Rob Reider continuing to show his incompetence by getting the two mixed up on several occasions), the Patriot Team in their L-39s, Wings of Blue skydivers, a comedy act from Kent Pietsch who later landed on the back of a truck. Dan Buchanan was there as well, but apparently ended up not flying on Sat. But the primary highlights of the show were the military performances - both the F-22 and B-2 were there, and the crowd was treated to THREE passes by the stealth bomber, which was amazing, as just getting one pass from a B-2 at an airshow is rare enough. The F-22 demo was fantastic, with Major “Zeke” Skalicky putting the plane through its paces. Favorite maneuvers include the Power Loop and the Pedal Turn. The Raptor later returned as part of the ACC USAF Heritage Flight, which featured the F-22, P-51, and F-86 Sabre. The latter two aircraft were Chino POF birds. Five Beale T-38s did a handful of flybys, a Travis AFB C-17 put on a scaled down demo, and the Navy was represented by the F-18 demo, and the USCG flew one of their C-130s early in the show. World War II P-51 ace Bud Anderson was in the crowd and got a good round of applause from the crowd. When the announcer (who doesn’t know how many kills make an “ace”!) thanked Mr Anderson for appearing, Bud’s comment was “well I’d kinda rather be IN the show”. Once a pilot, always a pilot for some!

Two firebomber galleries are now open (helo shots are up)
 
Airshow fans, I invite you all to contact the Canadian officials (listed below) in response to an apparently large and vocal group of "anti-airshow" people in Canada who are trying to get a big Canadian airshow cancelled.  This was on AirshowBuzz:
 
CIAS Needs Your Help

There are small group of resourceful people trying to close down the Canadian International Air Show.  (NO JOKE!) These people are calling everyone they
can, complaining about excessive noise and low-flying aircraft. You can help!

Please contact the individuals below to voice
your SUPPORT for the Canadian International Air Show. Passionate and supportive people like you are the reason why we put on our amazing display every year.

Right now, the people below are hearing nothing but complaints. This has to change.

Councillor Joe Pantalone
councillor_pantalone@toronto.ca

CNE General Manager's Office
PChiasson@theex.com

Mayor David Miller's Offic e
mayor_miller@toronto.ca

Please call the numbers below and LEAVE a Message if you don't get someone on the phone.

Peggy Nash – MP Parkdale High Park
Telephone: 416-769-5072
Email: peggy@peggynash.ca
Fax: 416.769.8343

Gord Perks – City Counselor
Email: councillor_perks@toronto.ca
Phone: 416-392-7919
Fax: 416-392-0398

Cheri DiNovo - MPP for Parkdale-High Park
Email: dinovoc-co@ndp.on.ca
Phone: 416-763-5630
Fax: 416-763-5640

We have no problem with people who aren't fans of the air show. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. There are, however, an overwhelming group of people who love the CIAS and we want your voice
to be heard, too.

Please take a few minutes to help keep the air show flying. It’s going to spectacular! I look forward to meeting many of you in a couple of days and I know you are all going to love this year's presentation!

- Jenny
CIAS Insider
 
Fox Field / Station Fire firebomber photos coming soon.....
 
New links to additional Webshot Galleries posted, 9-1-09
 
More info revealed about the upcoming Edwards AFB open house / airshow. Edwards officials claim to be aiming to have a REAL F-35 Lightning II on display (as opposed to the mockup they've had in 05 and 06). They are also planning to fly the B-1, B-2, and B-52 in formation together. Not sure yet if this will be something special in and of itself, OR if it will just be part of the big 'gaggle' they usually have at the end of the show. Most likely it will be the latter, though I hope I'm wrong.
 
 
Camarillo EAA / CAF Airshow brief report from Aug 22-23:
"Wings over Camarillo" was a bit of a bust this past weekend, with almost nothing but flat and level flybys on Saturday, with only two aircraft making any attempt at your classic 'photo pass' or 'wingover'. Sunday's flybys were a little better, but the tradeoff was, the light became crappy when the clouds moved in. Participating aircraft included two P-38s, F6F, F8F with its new engine, a British Spitfire, Japanese Zero (which flew with Chino's F4U Corsair on Sunday), B-25 (which flew with four Nanchangs on Sun), a pair of T-28s, a highly polished P-51 Mustang, John Collver in 'War Dog', Clay Lacy in his F7F Tigercat (which flew in the 'Grumman Cats Flight' on Sun w the Bearcat and Hellcat), and a Canadian Harvard nicknamed 'Canadian Mist'. The P-51 'Su-Su' was there, but did not fly.  The crowd on Sat was rather light, but it doubled on Sunday's show.  The Goodyear blimp, 'Spirit of America' showed up Saturday morning and did several flybys.
 
 
August issue of InFlightUSA is now out. Here are a couple of shots of my B-2 20th Anniversary report inside.

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View my 20th Anniversary B-2 photos here

Info on the 2009 Edwards AFB open house now coming out..........
 
Being listed as performers are:
Golden Knights
Tora Tora Tora
B-17 Sentimental Journey
B-25 Mitchell (probably Pac Prowler)
C-17 demo
F-22 demo
F-16 West demo
A-10 West demo
P-38 in the Heritage Flight (Steve Hinton)
P-51 Mustang
B-1 Lancer / B-2 Spirit / B-52 individual flybys
     (let's hope for a formation of all three!
C-17 from Edwards - airdrop
John Collver
USAF Academy Glider team
Team Flying Circus (?)
 
Aerobatic pilot Julie Clark had, at one time, the Edwards show listed on her schedule. I'll check on that and see what's up with it.

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Newest calendar release: Israeli F-16Is, is now available

Red Flag 9-4 is complete - Check out my Israeli F-16I photos here

Chino photos going up here in my latest Webshots gallery

Additional past airshow season images can be viewed here

Past airshow season photos can be viewed here

New Yahoo Group - United States Airshow Review - click here to go to its homepage & join

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     SoCal Airshow Review & Aviation Photography
   (Proud Patriot, and Member of the Antelope Valley  
   Minutemen and Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project)
     

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Our military veterans did not, and ARE not dying for the mexican flag. They fought, and are fighting for, Old Glory. PERIOD.
            - ME
 
"If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you're reading this in English, thank the military."
 
"If the pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough."
          - Robert Capa
 
"If you call yourself an artist, you won't get anything published. If you call yourself a photojournalist, you can do whatever you want."
         - Robert Capa
 
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           - George Carlin
 
"Get on the plane!"
"(bleep) you - I'm getting IN the plane! Let the daredevils get ON the plane."
         - George Carlin
 
"It's all BS and it's bad for you"
        - George Carlin (we miss you George!)
 
"It's Michelin-On-Nike time!"
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"Making people mad is a good thing"
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"I don't take crap from anyone - bees
     included!" - J.M.
 
"I GOTTA have more cowbell!"
          - Christopher Walken
 
"Here's to swimmin' with bowlegged women"
         - R.S.
 
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     - ME (King of the Crops, INDEED! LOL)
 
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The Anti-illegal immigration movement loses an ally at CNN:

 

Here's a quote from a recent article about why Lou Dobbs and his show was forced out of CNN:

  "Dobbs had become a target of criticism from liberal and Latino advocacy organizations for his campaign against illegal immigration, and sparred with CNN management over the summer when he talked about questions over President Barack Obama's birth site after CNN reporters had found nothing to substantiate the issue. CNN management pressed Dobbs to keep his opinions to himself - at the same time Dobbs was doing an unrelated daily radio show as a commentator on various issues."

 

Free Speech No Longer Free at Harvard

Minuteman Project Founder Jim Gilchrist 

News Release  

 

For Immediate Release

October 15, 2009 

Media contact: Tim Bueler (530) 401-3285

 

Anti-Free Speech Fanatics at Harvard Threaten Disruption and Violence

  

  

Cambridge , Ma.-Harvard University seems to be resigned to suffer the same embarrassing fate as Columbia University in 2006 as they scamper to rescind their previous invitation to Jim Gilchrist, founder and president of the Minuteman Project, to participate in its immigration symposium scheduled for this Saturday, October 17 in Cambridge , Ma. 

  

  

 Despite appearing at last February’s symposium at the Harvard Law School on immigration law with invited panelists ranging from legislators and government officials to academics and private practitioners from across the political spectrum, campus philosophical fanatics have terrorized the Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee (HULC) with disruptive threats if Jim Gilchrist attends their proposed convention.

  

 

“For almost six months student sponsors of Harvard’s Public Interest and Law Conference have planned for my appearance at Harvard University, but the minute they received threats from fellow students these pre-law students shied away from defending free speech,” Minuteman Project president Jim Gilchrist said.  “That future graduates of the most renowned university in the world are literally afraid to support the very cornerstone of the foundation of our nation, namely ‘free speech,’ ought to frighten anyone looking to America as the beacon of liberty, freedom, and justice for all.”

  

  

 With just five days notice, after over five months of planning his appearance, HULC gave Gilchrist notice that it was forced to rescind its invitation due to serious threats from unnamed anarchist radicals on the Harvard campus.  The spokesperson for HULC said the threats were sourced in only some errant students.  He said no faculty members were involved in the threat to wreak havoc upon the Cambridge , Massachusetts campus.

  

 

The HULC posted the following vague announcement on its web site Tuesday, Oct. 13:

 

Regarding the Participation of Mr. Jim Gilchrist at PI&L 2009

The mission of the PI&L Conference is to educate and provide a forum of productive discussion on how to use law and public service as tools for social justice. With this mission in mind, we encourage intellectual, honest and respectful discourse by individuals and the organizations that they represent. Unfortunately, Mr. Gilchrist's participation in the conference on the behalf of the Minutemen Project was not compatible with providing an environment for civil, educational, and productive discourse on immigration, and we cannot host him at this time.    

URL:  http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/legalcom/speakers.html

[bold emphasis added]

Sincerely,
The Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee

 

“For the past two years Harvard has welcomed the open expression of ideas from the Minuteman Project during similar symposiums,” Gilchrist said.  “It is shocking that free speech, the most coveted principle of any free nation, is now something that ordinary Americans, including our wounded combat veterans, apparently now must fight for.   I never dreamed that Harvard University would eventually allow free speech on its campus to be doled out only to the meanest thugs wielding the biggest clubs.”

  

  

 Gilchrist, whose 5600-word essay on immigration was published by Georgetown University Law School in 2008, was also invited to submit an immigration-related article for publication by the Harvard Journal on Legislation earlier this year.

  

 

In 2006 Columbia University and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City apologized to the Minuteman Project for the attempt by members of that school’s Chicano Political Caucus and International Socialist Organization to physically pummel Gilchrist and throw him from the stage when he attempted to speak at an event sponsored by a Columbia University political club.

 

 

Gilchrist, the president of the Minuteman Project, is a retired California CPA and a former newspaper reporter.  He founded the “multi-ethnic” Minuteman Project in 2004 to encourage public debate on what he refers to as a chaotic and careless attitude by our nation’s political governors toward our nation’s physical security, its domestic tranquility and economic prosperity.  He is a passionate defender of free speech and an avid supporter of law enforcement organizations.  He is a decorated veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the recipient of the Purple Heart award for wounds sustained while serving with an infantry company in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969.

  

 

More Anti-American crap:

AP is reporting that the leader of MALDEF is stating that he and his organization are going to re-write AMERICAN immigration laws. Now if this isn't a sign our leaders are handing the American Southwest back over to mexico, I don't know what is.......WRITE TO YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS PEOPLE! FIGHT IMMIGRATION REFORM! We Don't Need No Stinking Immigration Reform - We Need Our Current Laws ENFORCED!

 

Well it's happened YET AGAIN:

 

Illegal Alien Kills Tulsa Woman in Hit and Run 


For those who have gone to the Minuteman Project website you have already seen the story about a 74 year old Tulsa, OK woman killed by an illegal alien in a hit and run accident, but it is the rest of the story that is even more shocking.
  
The illegal alien was working in a secure oil refinery facility owned by Sinclair Oil.  He now faces variety of charges including negligent homicide, running a stop sign, no insurance and leaving the scene of a fatality accident, which is a felony.