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San Bernardino Sun
January 17, 2016
State of union a mess under President Obama
Under the painful, indefensible administration of President Obama – backed by the irresponsible liberal media -- the state of the union has gone from disheveled to seriously fractured and dangerous, hopefully not beyond repair.
The solution: We, the American people, and our elected representatives must get our collective act together, recover from the destructive Obama era and move up to social, political and economic strength, real security and prosperity – the way America is meant to be….
Unfortunately, I am somewhat of a voice in the wilderness, relentlessly doing my best to save our precious nation for the sake of my family, my community, state and country by writing traditional letters to the editor in sea of technology. And so it goes, as long as tangible print news media survives….
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
Riverside Press-Enterprise
January 14, 2016
Obama’s state of disunion salvageable
Under the painful, indefensible administration of President Obama – backed by the irresponsible liberal media -- the state of the union has gone from disheveled to seriously fractured and dangerous, but hopefully not beyond repair.
The solution: We, the American people, and our elected representatives must get our collective act together, recover from the destructive Obama era and move up to social, political and economic strength, real security and prosperity – the way America is meant to be.
Unfortunately, I am somewhat of a voice in the wilderness, relentlessly doing my best to save our precious nation for the sake of my family, my community, state and country by writing traditional letters to the editor in sea of technology.
And so it goes, as long as tangible print news media survives.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
NewsMax Magazine
September 2015 Issue
No sanctuary for criminals
As a retired law enforcement officer, I am outraged by San Francisco’s insidious sanctuary policy that caused the murder of an innocent young woman at the hands of a habitual criminal alien with 7 felony convictions and 5 deportations, who was released by San Francisco authorities after felony drug charges were dropped, refusing to honor an ICE hold placed on him.
Indeed, San Francisco is as guilty as the heinous shooter, and should be held responsible. The murderer should be convicted and sentenced to life without parole, period! San Francisco and the feckless State of California, are in dire need of a complete social, political and economic overhaul…. Alas, the loss of this precious life is sad and unforgiveable.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, CA
Riverside Press Enterprise
December 15, 2013
Prioritize patriots
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela's greatness notwithstanding, the press' and President Obama's preference in paying more attention to him than those who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, is unconscionable.
Issuing a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Proclamation and laying a wreath is not enough.
Obama should have attended the ceremonies at Pearl Harbor and paid tribute to the victims, survivors and World War II veterans.
The terminal lack of patriotism by Obama and the media is simply shameful.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
San Bernardino Sun
December 12, 2013
Pearl Harbor remembrance given short shrift
Mandela's greatness notwithstanding, the news media and President Obama's obsession with his life and a lack of Pearl Harbor media coverage in favor of Mandela is unconscionable.
President Obama's issuing his annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Proclamation and laying a wreath is not enough. Indeed, the terminal lack of patriotism by President Obama and the media is simply shameful.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
(original letter)
Mandela's greatness notwithstanding, the news media and President Obama's obsession with his life -- without a Presidential attendance at Pearl Harbor remembering the December 7th, 1941 attack honoring the victims, survivors and WWII veterans -- and a lack of Pearl Harbor media coverage in favor of Mandela is unconscionable. Issuing his annual December 6th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Proclamation and laying a wreath is not enough. Indeed, the terminal lack of patriotism by President Obama and the media is simply shameful.
Daily Press/Apple Valley Review
August 13, 2013
Snowden, Manning, Hasan are traitors
There is no question that Edward Snowden is a traitor for revealing NSA secrets aiding our mortal enemy Islamic terrorists. Indeed, Army Pvt. Manning is a traitor for doing the same with classified material concerning Iraq and Afghanistan, and Army Major Nidal Hasan is murderous a traitor for assassinating our troops at Fort Hood being processed for a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
The problem is, none of these blatant traitors are being prosecuted for treason, which Is the historical product of our cowardly liberal government's unwritten policy of "none dare call it treason." Of course the Snowden, Manning and Hasan cases were exacerbated by President Obama's weakness with China and Russia, and the screening and security failures of the CIA, NSA and the U.S. Army allowing the traitors to operate in their respective positions.
Nonetheless, all three should be convicted of treason, punishable by either death or life in prison and the loss of citizenship. Surely, their open contempt for the privilege of being a United States citizen is an indictment of how casual and cynical too many people have become about being American and the freedom that goes along with it, including President Obama.
Alas, Obama's blind obsession with forcing social justice in America and his narcissistic ill-perceived leadership in the world -- at the expense of our economy, our freedoms and our national security -- abandoning Israel, Iran's nuclear threat, and the al-Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood takeover of the Middle East and North Africa -- and their Jihadist agenda for terrorist attacks against America and the West -- makes him the greatest threat to our future and our survival.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
San Diego Union-Tribune
June 12, 2013
Snowden guilty of treason
NSA leaker Edward Snowden seems to be motivated by government's massive intrusion on Americans' phone calls, emails, monitoring internet activity, and other communications. However, he has not explained alerting our enemies to America's communications security system, which is tantamount to treason.
More troubling at this point is Snowden's history of dropping out of high school and college, briefly being in and out of Army Special Forces, being a NSA security guard, a CIA employee, then going to NSA as an administrative analyst -- which calls into question why he was hired and trusted with security clearance.
Indeed, at this point with more releases of classified information to come, it is highly likely, the unstable Mr. Snowden is doing nothing more than gaining international fame for being infamous -- which is a condemnation of those who failed to screen out a potential traitor. There's nothing heroic about that.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
San Diego Union-Tribune
June 18, 2012
Obama and immigration
President Obama making up rules on illegal immigration, offering "a degree of relief" to illegals under 30 years of age, is simply a calculated campaign tactic taunting Congress to pass the "Dream Act," and send it to his desk so he can "sign it right away," to stimulate more support from Hispanic voters and future Hispanic voters.
However, the president's temporary gesture did little more than incite open demonstrations by ungrateful illegal aliens making demands with impunity -- as they have time and time again -- regardless of the enormous drain on public funds supporting their welfare, health care and education.
Contrary to President Obama's declaration, they are not, "for all intents and purposes, American citizens." Seeking the reality of the American Dream of citizenship means to play by the rules, and earn it. Being an American citizen is the greatest privilege in the civilized world. Those who diminish it are un-American.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
Sacramento Bee
June 18, 2012
Obama delivers pablum on immigration
President Obama's monarchial pitch circumventing Congress for illegal aliens because "it's the right thing to do," is feeding the voters pecksniffian Pablum, and too many seem to be swallowing it.
Lest we forget, the long term Democrat campaign inviting illegal aliens to America, with welfare, health care and education benefits for their future votes, has resulted in the proliferation of opportunists, predators, criminals, drug gangs, Russian gangsters, and all manner of foreign parasites stealing from the American honey pot, and feeding from the public trough.
What do Pablum eaters not understand about the bitter aftertaste of insidious pandering laced with social and economic political poison? President Obama campaigned on it during the 2008 election, continued the failed promises at great expense and public debt, and he keeps on chugging, voter-fraud and all.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
San Diego Union-Tribune June 1, 2010 Regarding troops to the border President Obama's gesture to send 1,200 National Guard troops and $500 million to support border security is all but empty political tactics to temporarily relieve public criticism of federal border and immigration enforcement failures, and support for Arizona's stand against the flow of illegal aliens, drugs and violence. There is only one way to stem the tide of illegal immigration - 90 percent of which is from Mexico - and that is to stop it by any means necessary. Significant federal and state action is necessary to resolve the problem by cutting off all benefits to illegals. Only then, and with the elimination of intentional anchor baby citizenship, should reasonable immigration reform be considered. (Edited from original letter sent) Re: National Guard set to deploy to border By Leslie Berestein San Diego Union-Tribune - May 26, 2010 President Obama's gesture to send 1,200 National Guard troops and $500 million to support border security is all but empty political tactics to temporarily relieve public criticism of federal border and immigration enforcement failures, and support for Arizona's stand against the flow of illegal aliens, drugs and violence. There is only one way to stem the tide of illegal immigration -- 90 percent of which is from Mexico -- and that is to stop it by any means necessary. First, a secure wall must be built along the entire border, coupled with electrified walls in high volume areas, security technology, intelligence, surveillance and monitoring. Second, substantial increases in ICE and Border Patrol personnel and equipment, supplemented with trained National Guard troops as needed. And last, but not least, increased enforcement against employers of illegals, increased deportations, stopping legal immigration until the wall is built, then lowering legal immigration from 1 million per year to 100 thousand per year. Significant federal and state action is necessary to resolve the problem by cutting off all benefits to illegals. Only then -- including the elimination of intentional 'anchor baby' citizenship -- should reasonable immigration reform be considered -- carefully.
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/troosevelt.asp
cid:1.4184955556@web84301.mail.re1.yahoo.com 'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'
-- Theodore Roosevelt 1907
Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2010
Re: What the cross theft proves
By Michael McGough
Opinion L.A.
May 12, 2010
The Mojave Cross is stolen - how low can you get?
Despicable thieves in the night -- the unforgiveable cowards that removed the Mojave Cross symbol memorializing American soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives for their country -- regardless of their motives, committed a dastardly, unconscionable act. A slap in the face of the military and the American People.
Nevertheless, the Mojave Cross was stolen before the ink dried on Supreme Court decision allowing the cross to remain in the Salazar v. Buono case involving a constitutional challenge to the presence of the eight-foot Christian cross in the Mojave National Preserve. The case arose when Frank Buono, a former assistant superintendent of the preserve filed a lawsuit demanding the National Park Service remove the cross.
Of course, the vexatious, anti-Christian, un-American ACLU got involved. Indeed, Buono is a prime example of the institutional arrogance of many park service employees, and most other federal departments, agencies and institutions who believe they, not the public, are the owners of public lands, and the overseers of the public in general.
Who did it? Common sense makes the call.