American???
Apologies to the song of the 60s, but last night in Chelsea was another eye-opener.
One of our own RTC and TP members (name withheld) was too intimidated by the thought of Chelsea that she wouldn’t come alone. I met her at the cinema in Woburn and she rode in with me in my car. She told me that she doesn’t like confrontation, but that this was too important to not attend. She had been at two other SC meetings. As we got out of my car and began walking to the school, two young men, er, thugs whistled at us. Well, really at her, no one whistles at me. She was unappreciative. They were not polite.
As we approached the HS there were many demonstrators outside the school carrying signs telling “Racist Tea Parties Not Welcome in Chelsea” and other signs of inclusion. The woman who rode in with me was taking video in the hall of the school before the meeting when she was accosted by some young thugs. One put his hand in front of her camera. She was very upset at this, as were most of the women present, and said she had never been treated this way.
The small group of us, who support SC waited in the hall outside the auditorium. The state folks didn’t want us inside, sitting down in comfort; they preferred to have us stand in the hallway, waiting two hours to be let in, for an audience with them. After a while we took up “residence” at a table in the hallway outside the auditorium. The police tried to clear us out once, but after we talked to them, they agreed to let us stay. Perhaps it was our “seniority” that convinced them. Perhaps it was when I told them sending us outside to walk among the demonstrating rabble might lead to trouble.
During our sojourn in the hall we met and talked with quite a few folks. Most were cordial. Most were not like-minded, which is why they sought us out, and why we were there. Discussion among ourselves proves nothing. Discussing our points with those who are opposed to us, may lead to changing a few minds. We met a couple of the governor’s interns who were too young to have any knowledge about what was going on. We met with a couple of the governor’s aides, who were somewhat more knowledgeable. But didn’t know that MS13 was a Hispanic gang of thugs bent on murder and mayhem.
I was interviewed by WBZ-TV but it didn’t make it to air. Instead they focused on “whatshername” the Poverty Pimp… Gladys Somethingorother. We were also interviewed by a very polite and cordial reporter from a Spanish language newspaper. Good interview. I’d like to see how it comes out. In English, of course. 
Mike had some heated discussions with some liberals about how great the Kennedys were/are. And a very good discussion with an Hispanic high school student who just might start thinking about things instead of mouthing platitudes on command.
The doors finally opened at 6pm. We went in and took our seats near the front. We didn’t even have to 
pay extra for them. The State presented their usual PowerPoint presentation after the undersecretary told all present how this program would NOT cause profiling or the deportation of those who hadn’t committed violent crime. A useless presentation since none of the opposition present cared about the facts, or would have understood them without a translator.
This was evidenced by the fact that most of the speakers, when the open mike period came, were Hispanic and needed translators to inform the audience. None of them stuck to the topic of Secure Communities. All were obnoxious and rude. Most were making things up or reading from a script provided by the Socialist Workers Party, the ACLU (but I repeat myself), or SEIU. Perhaps they don’t have the capacity of independent thought. They certainly were unfettered by facts.During lulls in the Spanish diatribes I looked around where I was sitting and talked with those near me. The man sitting next to me was definitely Hispanic. Interestingly, he was NOT with the rude crowd. Oh, he clapped from time to time, but when the woman from the Northborough Tea Party and I discussed it with him (no problem with English) his story came out. And it’s a good one.
Brighter?
He’s been here 18 years and was bewildered by a lot of it. You see, he came here, got a job, is raising his family (his daughter was very cute), and obeys the laws. His take was something along the lines of: I don’t know what they’re all protesting. If you obey the laws it’s not a problem. In the 18 years he’s been here he’s never been arrested or harassed by police. He was definitely not one to stand and pump a fist in unison with the rest of them.
The woman sitting next to me on the left was from Everett and this was her first time at a Secure Communities meeting. I got the idea it was her first time at anything like this. She was very upset and couldn’t believe what she was seeing. At one point she said she thought of calling her husband and telling him that they need to get out of the country if it’s going to be like this. She shook her head a lot in disbelief and was very discouraged. She left not feeling good about her neighbors from Chelsea.
I was amazed at how poorly behaved nearly every Hispanic or union worker, or high school student was. Manners and civility were definitely not present in the Chelsea HS last night.
Heffernan and Wood looking uncomfortable with the evening
Before the meeting two local self-styled Communists who claimed to be Vietnam-era draft dodgers attemped to bait us into something ugly.
Mary Beth Heffernan listens to John O'Mara of the Greater Northborough Tea Party
April 29th, 2011 - 8:20 am
Excellent rr, you captured the the moment, but rather than a morning it was a mourning, because we cry for you Chelsea and Massachusetts if Secure Communities is not implemented. The advocacy groups, the poverty pimps, the gangs and the criminal illegals, and, yes, the politicians will cheer, because a vote is a vote is a vote. The concerned citizens and the Tea Party “villians” will continue their efforts to bring sanity to this state rapidly plunging into socialism. Remember, the loudest cheer from the unrully crowd was the announcement of the May Day Rally, a true communist high holy day, will the Governor attend?
April 29th, 2011 - 11:22 am
Well Done RR! You managed to put a lot of ‘stuff’ into this page. There was a lot going on!
We weren’t welcome. Poverty pimp Gladys Vega drew the battle lines when she sounded her alarm about ‘5 busloads of racist Tea partiers’ coming to hurt ‘our people’. About half the assembled crowd of 700 were young people, many high school students. Only a few were threatening, but many argued their ‘case’ with passion – although they were all badly informed.
If the Governor set Mary Beth out to establish a case that ‘the People’ don’t want the program, – his plan backfired in full view Thursday night. Most thinking citizens DO want the plan. Some über-liberal citizens don’t – they want amnesty for illegals.
The illegal community would clearly rather live with murderers, rapists, and thugs amongst them than see ICE deport even one person.
The issue of domestic violence was tossed before the Secretary as a smoke screen, – that allegedly battered immigrant women won’t report abuse and rape fearing they might end up being deported.
This begs the question: Why is it better for an immigrant woman to be battered and raped here in Chelsea than to have your batterer returned to his homeland?
Gladys Vega had a huge success last night. She got her followers stirred up, afraid, and angry. They completely filled the hall, a dozen uniformed cops kept order. Her followers were loud and passionate – despite being wrong – and they pilloried Governor Patrick. Many said outright that he had betrayed his promise to them.
What ‘promise’ had he made to them?
It became crystal clear that ‘Public Safety’ is not an issue for the Patrick Administration, – just votes – even votes by illegals. One of his young staffers had NO CLUE what MS-13 is – ahd he was there to attend a Secure Communities meeting.
The big losers last night are revealed to be the kids going through Chelsea High.
They are getting a socialist version of contemporary history and a socialist view of economics, geography, and politics. They’re being actively brainwashed, and made into willing stooges for operatives like Gladys Vega.
The mere fact that the communists and socialists groups there are planning a May Day parade tells you exactly why Obama is so popular with the generations which have come out of our socialist factories – our school systems.
April 29th, 2011 - 6:56 pm
What we need at the next meeting in Brockton is some ICE TEA. It’s the last meeting, it would be nice to get some support. Great job RR !!
April 29th, 2011 - 8:16 pm
I agree. We need to stack the next meeting if we can. The governeor thinks he’s cute holding these in towns where he’ll get the emotional reception he wants. I notice that none are held in Concord, Acton, Westford, Chelmsford, Wellesley, and places that people who might actually WANT Secure Communities live. rr