Arizona Border Agent killing turns into typical dirty state politics

Although the FBI says that the killing of Border Patrol Agt. Nicholas Ivie was a result of friendly fire, the mouth that never shuts up, Gov. Jan Brewer, stands by her ludicrous claim that the death is the result of the fed’s failure to secure the border.  One media report even stated no smuggler or anyone else other than Border Patrol Agents were present at the incident.  It appears to be an investigation gone terribly wrong, but not so says Brewer and John McCain.



Big mouth McCain

McCain is Arizona’s senior Senator who has been in Congress far past his ability to serve effectively.  He has made comments on the border before that were proved false, and when running against J.D. Hayworth in 2010, the latter, another Arizona conservative lunatic like Russell Pearce that also lost, McCain quickly changed his positive stance on immigration reform to suit state conservatives.  Re. Agt. Ivie’s death, McCain’s statement was:

"When our secretary of Homeland Security keeps telling the Congress that the border is secure and that we don't need to spend any more money to secure it that this obviously contradicts assertions by her and the president,"



Agent Nicholas Ivie

Brewer offered condolences to the Ivie family, as many Arizona politicians did, but then added her unwarranted criticism of the Obama administration’s lack of securing the border, which both other conservatives and the media termed an overreaction.  She was politely told to “Leave politics out of this.”  Another large facial cavity from Iowa, Sen. Charles Grassley, ranted on about the killing and the failures of the Obama administration to secure the border.

Of course, most of the country knows that border violence is down as well as crossings from Mexico into the U.S.  That is except the inept politicians heretofore mentioned, which is just more of the GOP conservative attack brigade started by the master of hate politics, Karl Rove.  This whole issue seems to center around the Fast and Furious episodes, which are bad and a product of both the Obama administration and those of George W. Bush.

Even dirty hands McCain criticizes Brewer:

Jan Brewer’s actual comment following Agent Ivie’s death was, "I am angry. We have been dealing with this issue of getting our borders secure now for many years and still we are told that it's more secure than ever. Unfortunately, today Arizona is seeing and hearing that results of our border not being secure."  Another classic instance of foot in mouth disease by America’s worst Governor.  That’s right, check out my blog of September 16, 2011.



Brewer at the border fence

A second Border Agent was wounded when Ivie was killed.  Latest word is that Ivie was separated from the others when he heard a noise and fired, prompting the other agents to fire back.  That is believed to have caused Ivie’s death.  Now that is hard enough for any family to take, especially after being told by Arizona’s official blowhard, Jan Brewer, that it was caused by illegal aliens that were in the country because President Obama hadn’t secured the border.  Pathetic.

So far investigators have found no evidence of an illegal border crossing or any illegal smugglers located in the area at the time of the confrontation, according to the Arizona Republic.  Brewer closed another statement with, “It has been 558 days since the Obama administration declared the security of the U.S.-Mexico border is ‘better now than it has ever been.’ I’ll remember that statement today.”  How long will it be before someone declares Jan Brewer a certified fruitcake?

September 2012 Monthly Shooting Report

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) whose data comes direct from hospitals, there are 88 people killed by firearms each day, 603 during a week, and 2,612 monthly.  The Nasty Jack report, with sources exclusively from the media, will obviously reflect smaller numbers than the CDC, but with dates and locations

Sept. 2012 came in lower than August in all categories, most significant was the drop in the number of shootings; a total of 113.  Deaths by firearms were only 7 less but the wounded were down 106.  Even with decreases, monthly deaths were still 70, and 159 were wounded in 229 shootings.  TOO MUCH!  Notably, the two largest cities in the country in states with some of the most stringent gun control laws, New York and Los Angeles, had only one incident each.

Chicago is still suffering from its gang warfare but there was some relief in that there were 4 less incidents in September than August.  And Phoenix, Arizona, the capital of loose gun control, had a total of 7 incidents, leading most every other city even close to its size.  There was another mass shooting during the month in Minneapolis, Minnesota where a gunman killed five including himself and wounded four others.  The grim statistics just keep piling up.

Gun control in the crosshairs

Yet, not a mention about gun control by the President or Republican contender Mitt Romney in last week’s debate.  Nor was there a question raised on that issue by seasoned debate host, Jim Lehrer.  I would be remiss if I didn’t bring up the NRA’s mythical hold on this country—mythical because the public has been showered with lies against sensible gun control convincing naïve Americans gun rights have an absolute protection from the Constitution, which is not true.

Therefore, we had no dialogue over one of the most important dilemmas this country has ever had, which is the death of innocent Americans from firearms that are available to anyone to take anywhere.  Here are the numbers for September:

DATE	CITY/STATE	DEAD	WOUNDED	SHOOTINGS
9/1/2012	Chicago, IL	2	15	17
9/1/2012	Oklahoma City, OK	0	4	4
9/1/2012	Seattle, WA	1	0	1
9/2/2012	Coolidge, AZ	1	0	1
9/3/2012	Baltimore, MD	1	6	7
9/3/2012	Chicago, IL	0	2	2
9/3/2012	West Union, WV	3	0	3
9/4/2012	Chicago, IL	2	0	2
9/4/2012	Sanford, NC	0	1	1
9/4/2012	Tucson, AZ	1	1	2
9/5/2012	Chicago, IL	1	4	5
9/5/2012	San Bernardino, CA	1	0	1
9/5/2012	Yuma, AZ	1	0	1
9/7/2012	Louisville, KY	1	1	2
9/7-9/8/12	Chicago, IL	2	9	11
9/8/2012	New York, NY	4	1	5
9/8/2012	Oakland, CA	0	5	5
9/9/2012	Wichita, KS	0	2	2
9/11/2012	District Heights, MD	1	0	1
9/11/2012	Greensboro, NC	0	2	2
9/11/2012	Holbrook, AZ	0	2	2
9/12/2012	Chicago, IL	1	4	5
9/12/2012	Phoenix, AZ	1	0	1
9/13/2012	Jackson, MS	0	2	2
9/14/2012	Chicago, IL	2	8	10
9/14/2012	Kansas City, MO	1	1	2
9/14/2012	Phoenix, AZ	1	1	2
9/14/2012	Richmond, VA	1	1	2
9/14/2012	Shreveport, LA	0	1	1
9/14-9/16/12	Chicago, IL	6	23	29
9/15/2012	South Bend, IN	0	1	1
9/15/2012	Tempe, AZ	0	3	3
9/15/2012	Trenton, NJ	0	2	2
9/16/2012	Myrtle Beach, SC	0	1	1
9/16/2012	Pomona, CA	0	1	1
9/16/2012	South Bend, IN	1	2	3
9/16/2012	Yuma, AZ	0	1	1
9/17/2012	Indianapolis, IN	1	1	2
9/19/2012	Pomona, CA	1	0	1
9/20/2012	Phoenix, AZ	1	0	1
9/20/2012	San Jose, CA	0	2	2
9/21/2012	Miami, FL	1	0	1
9/21/2012	Phoenix, AZ	1	0	1
9/21/2012	Phoenix, AZ	1	1	2
9/21-9/23/12	St. Louis, MO	0	7	7
9/21-9/23-12	East St. Louis, IL	3	2	5
9/23/2012	Baltimore, MD	0	1	1
9/23/2012	Bullhead City, AZ	1	0	1
9/23/2012	Greensboro, NC	0	1	1
9/23/2012	Kannapolis, NC	0	2	2
9/23/2012	Phoenix, AZ	0	3	3
9/25/2012	Lakeside, CA	0	3	3
9/26/2012	Clarksdale, MS	2	2	4
9/26/2012	Lincoln Heights, OH	0	1	1
9/26/2012	Richmond, VA	1	0	1
9/26/2012	Stillwater, OK	1	0	1
9/26/2012	Tucson, AZ	1	0	1
9/27/2012	Los angeles, CA	1	0	1
9/27/2012	Minneapolis, MN	5	4	9
9/27/2012	Tulsa, OK	1	0	1
9/28-9/30/12	Coffeyville, KS	2	2	4
9/28/2012	Chicago, IL	2	6	8
9/28/2012	Phoenix, AZ	1	0	1
9/29/2012	Chicago, IL	0	4	4
9/30/2012	Erie, PA	1	2	3
9/30/2012	Jackson, MS	2	0	2
9/30/2012	Philadelphia, PA	1	0	1
9/30/2012	Syracuse, NY	1	7	8
9/30/2012	Winter Springs, FL	2	1	3
		70	159	229