Texas National Guard put on High Alert...

[ThaBigP]

http://www.sodahead.com/blog/44500/t...uard-on-alert/

Damn, I hadn't even heard about this 'till now...waiting to see where (other than a blog) this news appears.

Seems to be in response to Mexico's impending collapse, and Washington's refusal to deal with the problem.

[ThaBigP]

Trying to find confirmation, but from what I've read from multiple sources (granted, mostly blogs and such) is that this was in direct defiance of an order from Washing the last few days. Again, I'm looking for some more mainstream sources on both the alert, and to what extent this was in "violation" or "defiance" of a federal order... Hard to find breaking news on a Sunday other than sports and blogs unfortunately...

[MetalHead]

Dear Obama:
You want a shovel ready project?
How about the border?
Capitalize on one of Bush's screw ups.

[ThaBigP]

Originally Posted by Artie Lange

Dear Obama:
You want a shovel ready project?
How about the border?
Capitalize on one of Bush's screw ups.

I did get to see Dan Patrick on Fox News, and he was "mad as hell, and he wasn't going to take it any more!" sometime last week. I'll see if I can dig up the video. Think Glenn Beck interviewed him.

His premise was, they're trying (read: pleading) with the administration to do something and getting a cold shoulder, committee hearings, blue ribbon panels (the usual "do nothing" routine). He suggested then calling up the Texas Army National Guard with or without Washington's help

[ThaBigP]

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.h...tId =playlist

Here's the Dan Patrick interview from last week...even there he says we should call up the guard...but at the time he was hoping for Washington's assistance.

Again, I'm sure on Mon you'll be able to comfirm or deny this report better, once the "regular" news picks up on the story (or refutes it). In the meantime we have to settle for "sodapop", "lolipop", and "pizzaslice" blogs...

[sbark]

Link to a Mexican TV station reporting in the middle of a firefight on the border. It is in Spanish
http://mexicanal.com/video?loadvideo=13757

[ThaBigP]

Originally Posted by sbark

Link to a Mexican TV station reporting in the middle of a firefight on the border. It is in Spanish
http://mexicanal.com/video?loadvideo=13757

Man, I could hear some heavy arms being discharged in that vid...sounded like .50cal

[iceberg]

Originally Posted by ThaBigP

I did get to see Dan Patrick on Fox News, and he was "mad as hell, and he wasn't going to take it any more!" sometime last week. I'll see if I can dig up the video. Think Glenn Beck interviewed him.

His premise was, they're trying (read: pleading) with the administration to do something and getting a cold shoulder, committee hearings, blue ribbon panels (the usual "do nothing" routine). He suggested then calling up the Texas Army National Guard with or without Washington's help

this the same obama who said "do nothing" was not an option for "his" ideas?

[sbark]

Originally Posted by iceberg

this the same obama who said "do nothing" was not an option for "his" ideas?

Texas is a "Red" state.....doing nothing is 1st option, heck Texas doenst even want his "funny money"

[iceberg]

Originally Posted by sbark

Texas is a "Red" state.....doing nothing is 1st option, heck Texas doenst even want his "funny money"

these times are about as unstable as it's ever been, huh?

[vta]

How close are you Texans on this board to this sort of thing?
Is it affecting you in any way?

[ThaBigP]

Originally Posted by iceberg

this the same obama who said "do nothing" was not an option for "his" ideas?

Don't worry, if Obama has failed here (and let's be clear....Bush did as well), I'll be one of the first to smack him around on this thread. But I always try to be fair...we just may have to wait until the regular media wakes up and goes back to work on Monday morning before we know any details.

[iceberg]

Originally Posted by vta

How close are you Texans on this board to this sort of thing?
Is it affecting you in any way?

not yet, but i'll feel better when my shotgun gets here.

still debating the rifle. i like the wetherby 7mm.

[ThaBigP]

Originally Posted by vta

How close are you Texans on this board to this sort of thing?
Is it affecting you in any way?

If you mean, are we dodging gunfire and narco-gang wars, no, at least not in North Dallas. The attitude of Texans, though, is that we WILL NOT ever allow it to get to that point. Think of us as Israel on the Rio Grande. I've heard that there has been increased Mexican narco-gang activity here the last few years, however. It's yet to boil over this far north though, at least to the degree that the average Joe and Jane notice it. Further south, esp in the El Paso area is a different story.

[sbark]

Originally Posted by iceberg

these times are about as unstable as it's ever been, huh?

its beginning to feel like we are living thru a Movie...Orwell 1984?