LA social studies teacher took students to protest Arizona's SB 1070

Jose Lara, a social studies teacher in Los Angeles, took students to Phoenix to protest the Arizona immigration bill that follows the federal law. Donald Douglas has video and commentary over at American Power including this:

A video posted on YouTube shows LA social studies teacher Jose Lara interviewing teachers and students on May 28 at the headquarters of an organization calling for a Mexican revolution on U.S. soil. Soon after he shot the video, many in the group left for an overnight "freedom ride" to Phoenix to protest what Lara tells the camera is a "racist and outrageous" law.

Four days later, the school board president implored the superintendent of schools to ensure that students in the district be taught that Arizona's law is "un-American" and Jim Crow-like. The law, passed in April, empowers law enforcement officials to question the immigration status of people they think may be in the country illegally.

You may also want to check out the Fox News link. Donald went to Arizona to cover the rally and has fantastic photos of the day's events as he documented the protest of SB 1070.

Liberal coffee parties never perked as only a few drips turned out

What a bust! The liberals tried to generate an alternative caffeine wave in America ... and failed miserably.

Donald Douglas has a good follow-up at American Power as he writes, "I followed the 'coffee parties' over the weekend, and at most we say maybe 40 people turn out for any individual event."

Kind of funny because liberals are working on revenge against the tea party movement and, as we all know, revenge often is not a motivator. Tea parties are fueled by love of country and a passion to retain the freedoms we all enjoy and that were fought for by our veterans. Check out Donald's post for links to others.

Sarah, Alaska, and growing up free

Many are writing about the MSM's irrational obsession with tearing down Sarah Palin. Irrational ... obsession. Are they afraid of a self-confident, strong woman who gets things done?

Donald Douglas at American Power blogs about Gov. Palin's background as described in her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life":

With Palin we have our modern-day political scribe of the frontier existence, the rugged pioneer of traditionalism who rejoices in the Alaskan harvest of the great remaining bounty of the nation's of magnificent destiny.

This is what is so blindingly difficult for radical leftists to accept. For in Sarah Palin, we have the personification of the culture of expansion and power at the core of America's mission. We see it in Going Rogue's regaling of family hunting trips, and Sarah Palin's ethos of sustenence in faith in God. This strength is further congealed in the primacy of family at the center of all life's meaning. Palin's book is just simply an essential testament to the realism of contemporary conservatism, and to the enduring appeal of the classic American ideal.

He then talks about his own youth growing up in California:

I'll have more on this, but I rest in my own supreme satisfaction that Palin's story is my story as well. It reminds me of my own experiences surfing the beach of South Orange County, four-wheeling and shooting in the Southern California outback, and spending summers hiking the raw Sierra Nevadas with my frontiersman uncle, Doug Walton, a man who at 76 years old remains a rugged entrepreneurial explorer and tour guide, and one of my all-time great role-models.

I, too, enjoyed growing up in the outdoors ... camping in Shenandoah National Park, swimming at Virginia Beach and North Carolina's Outer Banks, hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains, exploring the Northern Neck at my aunt's place on the rivah, and learning to shoot a rifle on the sprawling peanut farm of friends in eastern Virginia.

Shooting a gun? Camping with bears? Hiking the wilderness? Those are so foreign to many folks ... but for me it was a freedom-loving childhood just as Donald describes growing up in California, and Sarah Palin describes growing up as part of the Alaskan experience.

The people of Alaska are uninhibited and free and think outside the box. They are not caught up in the same traps and cares of the Lower 48 ... they have a more honest and blunt way of looking at life and disregarding the manure. My sister lived in Alaska as a journalist and I had the pleasure of spending time in that beautiful, wild part of the United States. It is what made Sarah Palin who she is and that, folks, is why so many respect and admire her.

It happens to us all

Most of us have dealt with it ... visits by those leftists who swarm our blogs to leave character-attacking hate-filled comments. Donald Douglas at American Power has had to deal with them and writes about others who have done the same and ended up having to moderate comments because of the viciousness of the attacks. Donald concludes:

It's too bad James and his leftist friends have stooped to such a low level. But being conservative doesn't mean having to cave to these idiots.

Good read.

Congrats, American Power blog ... # 71

Out of the Top 100 blogs posted by Wikio, Donald Douglas' American Power ranked # 71. That's alongside such highly thought-of blogs as Michelle Malkin, Instapundit, and Newsbusters. Stop by American Power and check out the entire list. Congrats, Donald!

Tea party round-up of nationwide rallies

Want a sample of tea party rallies nationwide?

Check out Donald Douglas' post at his American Power blog where he covers rallies from California to the New York island ... from the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters to the Great Lakes ... links showing everyday citizens who decided to make their voices heard. The Silent Majority is silent no more. Great stuff, Donald!

And thanks for the links to SWAC Girl's coverage of the Shenandoah Valley tea party in Staunton's Gypsy Hill Park here and here.

Together, America ... we can make a difference!

American Power blog: "George W. Bush ... moral clarity against evil"

I liked American Power blog's post by Donald Douglas about President Bush and his leadership against the evil enemy of terrorism.

Of interest is the quote from former White House press secretary Ari Flescher who, like most who worked intimately with George W. Bush over the years, knew his boss and respected his direct talk. When it came to evil, there was no gray area as far as the President was concerned ... his job was to proect the American people.