Saturday, January 05, 2008

Where's The Fence?

(Update, below)
After the press conference on illegal immigration at Mitt Romney Headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire earlier today, Demos Chrissos, President of RapidResponse Media, an issue advocacy, production and media company out of Maryland, played a few of his rapid turn-around issue advocacy pieces for some of the participants from the presser.

You may enjoy some of the clips posted on his website, including the one entitled, "Where's the Fence?"

Below is Demos (green sweater, left) showing a few of the clips on his laptop to two other press conference participants, Bay Buchanan and Congressman Tom Tancredo.

The one showing at the time was, "Where's The Fence? It is well worth watching. Just click on the image.

Update: Also posted is a hard-hitting opposition piece on the latest iteration of the United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea, UNCLOS, or the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) to it's critics.

There are two clips. Watch both. The opposition pieces are very effective reminders of what critics see as sovereignty, environmental, taxation, economic, lack of funding control, and even eminent domain issues.

The latest version of the treaty, that some argued to President Reagan's original objections back in 1982, and which was signed by former President Clinton in 1996, was never ratified by the Senate. But it was recently released for a vote in the full Senate by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 17-4, back on October 31st, having the support of the Bush Administration.

However, the treaty does not seem to be drawing much attention in the Presidential race!

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From the Café Next Door* - Immigration


Looks like Mitt Romney's campaign for President will focus it's message on illegal immigration Saturday, with a Press Conference scheduled for 1:30 pm. It will be featuring several guests, including Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado (R-6), a fifth term Congressman, who, as was first reported by Jason Pulliam, a staff writer with the Des Moines Register, withdrew his candidacy from the Presidential race on December 20th, and endorsed Mitt Romney.

Pulliam reported at the time that Tancredo had come to believe that the cause that had informed his run -- his opposition to illegal immigration - could be harmed by his continued pursuit of a race he realized he could not win. He suggested that the candidacies of two individuals who he identified as "soft on immigration," Mike Huckabee and John McCain were both assisted by drawing votes away by from Mitt Romney. The issue is now obviously joined here in New Hampshire, with all three in a race for the top spot in the Granite State.

Also attending and speaking on behalf of Mitt Romney, will be colorful Sheriff Joe Arpaio, 77, of Maricopa County, Arizona, who has been dubbed "America's Toughest Sheriff." He flew into New Hampshire this morning to log his support for the former Massachusetts governor. Taking the opportunity to make a few preliminary remarks to the gathering volunteer canvassers at Mitt Romney's Headquarters on Elm Street here in downtown Manchester, Sheriff Arpaio noted that he was supporting Romney, despite the fact that McCain is the senior Senator from his home state of Arizona.

Speaking of his fellow Arizonan, Senator McCain, Arpaio quipped, "He's a good guy; Romney's a better guy," adding, "I believe in the Governor. He'll make a great President." Coincidentally, Joe Arpaio is no stranger to the New England area. He was born "down the road" back in 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Also in attendance will be Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Sheriff Dan Linehan. Rockingham County, a county of a little less than three hundred thousand residents that is located in the lower eastern corner of the State, which includes the coastal corridor, and thus borders both Massachusetts and Maine. The jurisdiction of Rockingham County actually pre-dates the American Revolution -- hence the name.

Also attending the event will be Rockingham County Attorney, Jim Reams. Last summer, Reams was selected to serve as the Treasurer of the National District attorney's Association, NDAA.

Bay Buchanan will likewise be present at the Romney event. Bay recently authored a book about Hillary Clinton, The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton, which she discussed in an interview back at the end of May, with Kathyrn Lopez of National Review Online (NRO). Bay has frequently spoken out on the subject of illegal immigration.

Finally attending the Romney event will be Demos Chrissos, President of RapidResponse Media.


*Café Van Otis, 341 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, which happens to be situated next door to the Mitt Romney New Hampshire Headquarters in Manchester. Very good chocolates and coffee, by the way!

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