Calls Not Completed As Dialed - System shut down after hate calls flood town clerk's office

 

 

(Note: This dutiful employing of Language Deception continues to remind us of Congressman Oscar Callaway's words from eighty-eight years ago, which have done nothing but gain credibility since he spoke them: "In March 1915, the J.P. Morgan interests, the steel, shipbuilding, and powder interest, and their subsidiary organizations, got together 12 men high up in the newspaper world and employed them to select the most influential newspapers in the United States and sufficient number of them to control generally the policy of the daily press....They found it was only necessary to purchase the control of 25 of the greatest papers. "An agreement was reached; the policy of the papers was bought, to be paid for by the month; an editor was furnished for each paper to properly supervise and edit information regarding the questions of preparedness, militarism, financial policies, and other things of national and international nature considered vital to the interests of the purchasers." Making the politically correct look like victims and wading through such things as "My guess is we had about 81 calls in under 20 minutes," when the very actions of this town's elected officials are catering to those that are never called, but are very likely to be ILLEGAL invaders, not merely "immigrants," is causing an understandable stir. The only one calling the illegals "illegals," was the radio show host, and he's been carefully marginalized by mentioning a recent one-day suspension for having an opinion in a country that touts "free speech." Writing about these "immigrants" -- one is left to wonder if they are actually LEGAL immigrants, because the reporter never actually says -- and painting them as victims, when American citizens are going jobless in our own country, is like painting only half a picture. America is an example of centuries of people coming here -- legally and honorably -- to make better lives for themselves and their families. Coming here illegally is not part of the American Dream equation. Town clerk Wellshaus speaks in contradictory terms, showing that -- while she knows the job involves hearing public comments, which she says it did -- she also apparently considers shutting down the phone lines, even for several days after August 5th, is also just fine. After all, she says, "We had one call that said 'I hope the MS gang members gut you and your family,'" she said. "It's difficult to hear this all day long and then go home to your family and try to be in a good mood." Which is it, Ms. Wellshaus: one call or all day long -- or hearing ANY public comments when your phone lines are shut down? Three examples of why people are rightfully concerned about illegal invaders immediately follow this article. After you read the three articles, please revisit your feelings about the way this article was written.)

 

August 10, 2005

 

By Brynn Grimley bgrimley@connectionnewspapers.com or 703-917-6443

 

Herndon Connection

 

Herndon, Virginia

 

703-917-6444

 

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Herndon, Virginia - The town clerk's telephone lines were disconnected for almost three days starting Friday, August 5, after a syndicated radio talk show host read the phone number on-air urging people to "make their feelings known" about the proposed regulated day-labor site application.

 

"My guess is we had about 81 calls in under 20 minutes," said Viki Wellershaus, town clerk. "Most of the calls were just 'F-You' and then a hang up."

 

As of Tuesday, August 9, phone lines were still down and it was unclear when they would be reconnected, said Wellershaus.

 

"Apparently the talk show host was encouraging people to 'burn down our switchboard'," said Steve Owen, town manager. "We'd been getting a steady stream of e-mails [about the day-labor site application], but we couldn't keep up with the phone calls."

 

Mark Williams, a syndicated radio host from KFBK radio in Sacramento, California, was filling in on the Michael Graham Show, a weekly 9 a.m. to noon spot on 630 WMAL-AM. Graham was recently suspended for one-day because he called Islam a "terrorist organization" during his show. Williams was filling in while Graham was on vacation.

 

His topic for the August 5 show was the day-labor site application, more specifically Mayor Michael O'Reilly's position. Stating O'Reilly "doesn't get it," Williams encouraged listeners to "help the Mayor ... understand he's breaking the law" by considering the possibility of creating a regulated day-labor site in town. Williams repeatedly called the site, a "daycare center for illegal aliens."

 

After saying a formalized site would be "assisting criminal aliens who are in this country destroying this country, stealing jobs, running drugs, raping people," Williams urged listeners to "make our feelings known while on the telephone, then call me back and let me know what they say."

 

With the phone lines backed up and inoperable because of the number of phone calls, town officials determined the best solution would be to shut down the lines.

 

"We could not keep letting them go into our voice system," said Wellershaus, explaining the volume of callers made it impossible for them to get a line out.

 

With the exception of a few callers from surrounding counties wanting to express reasonable opinions about the site plan, most of the people calling left hate-filled messages and did not leave a name or contact information, said Wellershaus.

 

"We had one call that said 'I hope the MS gang members gut you and your family,'" she said. "It's difficult to hear this all day long and then go home to your family and try to be in a good mood."

 

Hearing public comments, including the "garbage" on August 5, although disturbing, is the town clerk's job and that is what her office did, said Wellershaus.

 

"We've had several follow up comments since the radio show," she said. "People have been supporting the town, saying they were embarrassed for what happened, that they were sorry it happened."

 

During Monday's broadcast, Williams responded to a Washington Post article on the incident, saying calls to the town were not hateful.

 

"I decry and denounce that they actually got hate calls," he said on-air, then went on to speak negatively about O'Reilly again, this time including comments about Owen and Joel Mills, executive council, Project Hope and Harmony.

 

He also claimed that the men waiting for day work, and those in the country illegally, were the people "stabbing your children in the streets."

 

Even with Williams spelling his last name and listing his business name, O'Reilly only received one phone call to his work, he said.

 

"I think it's unfortunate that some people believe in order to have a debate," said O'Reilly, "they have to incite emotions and batter one side."

 

 

Copyright 2005, Connection Newspapers.

 

In Their Own Words

 

Men waiting for work at the 7-Eleven on Alabama Drive and Elden Street offer their thoughts:

 

"I only came here to work, not to raise hell. We did not come here to harass or bother people, we came here to work and work and to then to go home." - Antonio Ruperto, Honduras

 

"One thing I ask is that [residents] have a little bit of understanding of who we are and what we are." - Emelio Gusen, Nicaragua

 

"Many people are here for the American dream. They're looking for a way to work, or at least get by so they can help at home." - Alexandro Alvarenga, El Salvador

 

 

Copyright 2005, Connection Newspapers.

 

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=54217&paper=66&c at=104

 

 

 

Highly recommended additional reading:

 

 

Woman beaten, raped twice dies; murder charges pursued against suspect (ILLEGAL ALIEN -- NOT immigrant -- from Honduras)

 

http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/2005/articles03/woman_beaten.htm

 

Matamoros man held in Georgia assault - Authorities are working to verify the identity of a Matamoros man who could be one of two suspects in the “worst” and most “vengeful” slaying that a rural Georgia community has seen in more than 20 years. ... the two brothers stabbed Perez with forks and steak knives and cut off part of the 19-year-old’s ear on June 21.... the two brothers poured hot sauce on ... wounds, smashed his body with a large concrete block and then left messages ... describing acts of vengeance.

http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/2005/articles07/matamoros_man_held_in_geor gia_as.htm

 

Hundreds Show For Deputy's Funeral (Marion, Ohio -- a long way from the Mexican border) ... Deputy Brandy Lyn Winfield [29 years old with a young family that includes two sons and a loving wife] was called to check on an abandoned van stopped in the road on Ohio 423 at about 4 a.m. Thursday. He was radioing the Sheriff's Office with personal information of one or two men he found walking along the road carrying a gas can.... Winfield gave Cruz a ride in his cruiser... When officials did not hear from him for some time, they sent authorities from the Marion City Police Department and the Sheriff's Office to look for him. They found him in his cruiser suffering from a gunshot wound [shot in the head at close range].... [Juan Carlos Cruz, 20] Cruz's prior offenses include drug abuse, kidnapping and assault.

 

(My Note: Sorry, but sympathy for this cold-blooded killer, whose victim had only been trying to help him, is nonexistent. The fact that a judge set a monetary amount of bail is astounding -- this killer should be held without bond. So what if his appointed attorney says his client is 'afraid'? Gee, I wonder if "Brandy" Winfield, the young family man that Cruz KILLED, suffered any fear as Cruz murdered him? Maybe Cruz's appointed attorney would feel less 'surprised' if "Brandy" Winfield had been his brother or friend?)

 

http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/2004/articles10/hundreds_show_for_deputy.h tm

 

Read much more at the main button:

 

http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/borderfrms.htm