22nd place finish. 17th in Points.
Lead 10 laps... woohoo... but if I were the crew chief I would have pitted after the first lap lead and gotten 2 tires and ran for the finish. Outcome would have been different for sure. Do we second guess the crew chief? I don't know.
Liberty's Watch
9/11 Truth!! Never Forget!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Another Disappointing Night, Darlington 2010
The car is there. Junior was in the top 5 at points during the race. If you actually pay attention to the lap times, when he was 16th you had to go all the way up to the Top 5 to find a matching lap time. Track position at Darlington is critical. 4 Tires,2 Tires, No tires, getting that track position seemed to be the answer even for cars who finished higher who were not quite as good. If you can look past these bad finishes you can see that things are getting worked out. This is a team sport, and I feel that Junior's team is coming together. Lance is taking charge of this team and they are doing very well. The finishes and current position in the points standing is not reflective of the improvement that has been seen from last year to this year. I am impressed. The true Junior fans will remain tough. Even if the championship is not won this year, it will be won. There will definitely be another win added to the column this year and we can see the genuine Junior smile when he comes to the track. Junior knows what we want from him.... a WIN! But hey, even through the bad finishes real Junior fans do not give up. Strongest fanbase in NASCAR!!!! Let's go racing boys! Dover right around the corner and Charlotte in 2 weeks.
Junior 18th at Darlington, but back in the Top 12 in points!
Dover.. 1 Win, 4 Top 5s.
Just don't give up...... they are working it out. GO #88!!!!
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Immigration Debate : Roberto Rodriguez's "The Border on our Backs"
My final exam paper for ENG111:
The Immigration Debate
“The Border on Our Backs” written by Roberto Rodriguez is an article that reflects a position on immigration and the political environment surrounding this issue. Mr. Rodriguez feels that the political climate around immigration is based on bigotry. The author claims that politicians hold racial prejudices, “It’s the exploitation of a deep-seated fear and loathing of Mexicans and Central Americans by shameless politicians.” (1)The author also claims that this land is his, “The whole continent, the whole earth—which our ancestors have traversed for thousands of years—is our mother.”(1) The author does not provide supporting arguments for any of his positions. The author continuously rants and raves about oppression and racial profiling yet fails to cite one example of such a case. The author also attempts to provide definitions of the words Mexican and Central American, “that can be found in any political dictionary” but does not provide a single book to substantiate this definitions. (1) The author states that “government agents single us out”, but never provides a case to validate his claims. (1) He claims that our government is practicing apartheid and attempts to create his definition of it. He also states that our government is dividing humans into illegal and legal beings. Mr. Rodriguez in his article “The Border on Our Backs” feels certain that the political climate around immigration is based on bigotry.
Roberto Rodriguez’s article is an example of how easy it is to skew an issue through claims that are unsubstantiated. I completely disagree with Mr. Rodriguez’s position because it shows his lack of understanding of the rule of law. You either come to this country legally or illegally which is determined by regulations voted on by the United States Congress and signed by the President of the United States. Immigration is not defined by being human, which is what Mr. Rodriguez attempts to claim. Immigration is completely defined by the rule of law. In 1952, The Immigration and Nationality Act became Public Law No. 82-414 in the United States of America through the Constitutional Process granted by the United States Constitution. (2) This Act brought together a varying array of immigration laws into one centralized location to create a legal process for entering the United States of America and various definitions pertaining to immigration, citizenship and naturalization. It has been heavily amended since 1952, but gave a good starting point to Immigration Law and Reform. Mr. Rodriguez does not understand this law, nor does he understand what it means to be illegal. Mr. Rodriguez rants and raves about how the color of a person’s skin determines their status as an immigrant which is blatantly not true. A person is an illegal immigrant in the United States solely based on not fulfilling the requirements of immigration policies of the United States. Mr. Rodriguez further attempts to claim that he and his people have ancestral right to be in the United Sates due to Indians being here for thousands of years. Unfortunately Mr. Rodriguez also does not understand history because even though a true statement of peoples living in this area the boundaries were established during the Mexican American War, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and the Gadsen Purchase. (3) Mr. Rodriguez makes claim to unrealistic expectations that have no basis on any immigration law or regulation. The ranting and raving that Mr. Rodriguez purports has no basis on facts, or relevance to immigration law. As a legal immigrant to this country, I despise people who try and twist facts and turn debate into a racial issue that has no basis or relevance to real immigration reform or law. Mr. Rodriguez decides to increase the hate and fails to educate with his radical comments. He needs to learn about immigration law and what it means to be a legal immigrant. Being an illegal immigrant has nothing to do with being an illegal human which is an impossible status to have. The question still posed is: What do you not understand about the word illegal?
Works Cited:
1. Rodriguez, Roberto. “The Border on Our Backs.” The Longman Reader. Eds. Judith Nadell, John Langan, Eliza A. Comodromos. Pearson Education, 2009. 561-563. Print.
2. Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952. Pub. L. 82-414. 66 Stat. 163. 27 June 1952. Print.
3. Frazier, Donald S. “Manifest Destiny: Boundary Disputes.”. US-Mexican War. PBS Online. 14 March 2006. Web. 5 May 2010.
The Immigration Debate
“The Border on Our Backs” written by Roberto Rodriguez is an article that reflects a position on immigration and the political environment surrounding this issue. Mr. Rodriguez feels that the political climate around immigration is based on bigotry. The author claims that politicians hold racial prejudices, “It’s the exploitation of a deep-seated fear and loathing of Mexicans and Central Americans by shameless politicians.” (1)The author also claims that this land is his, “The whole continent, the whole earth—which our ancestors have traversed for thousands of years—is our mother.”(1) The author does not provide supporting arguments for any of his positions. The author continuously rants and raves about oppression and racial profiling yet fails to cite one example of such a case. The author also attempts to provide definitions of the words Mexican and Central American, “that can be found in any political dictionary” but does not provide a single book to substantiate this definitions. (1) The author states that “government agents single us out”, but never provides a case to validate his claims. (1) He claims that our government is practicing apartheid and attempts to create his definition of it. He also states that our government is dividing humans into illegal and legal beings. Mr. Rodriguez in his article “The Border on Our Backs” feels certain that the political climate around immigration is based on bigotry.
Roberto Rodriguez’s article is an example of how easy it is to skew an issue through claims that are unsubstantiated. I completely disagree with Mr. Rodriguez’s position because it shows his lack of understanding of the rule of law. You either come to this country legally or illegally which is determined by regulations voted on by the United States Congress and signed by the President of the United States. Immigration is not defined by being human, which is what Mr. Rodriguez attempts to claim. Immigration is completely defined by the rule of law. In 1952, The Immigration and Nationality Act became Public Law No. 82-414 in the United States of America through the Constitutional Process granted by the United States Constitution. (2) This Act brought together a varying array of immigration laws into one centralized location to create a legal process for entering the United States of America and various definitions pertaining to immigration, citizenship and naturalization. It has been heavily amended since 1952, but gave a good starting point to Immigration Law and Reform. Mr. Rodriguez does not understand this law, nor does he understand what it means to be illegal. Mr. Rodriguez rants and raves about how the color of a person’s skin determines their status as an immigrant which is blatantly not true. A person is an illegal immigrant in the United States solely based on not fulfilling the requirements of immigration policies of the United States. Mr. Rodriguez further attempts to claim that he and his people have ancestral right to be in the United Sates due to Indians being here for thousands of years. Unfortunately Mr. Rodriguez also does not understand history because even though a true statement of peoples living in this area the boundaries were established during the Mexican American War, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and the Gadsen Purchase. (3) Mr. Rodriguez makes claim to unrealistic expectations that have no basis on any immigration law or regulation. The ranting and raving that Mr. Rodriguez purports has no basis on facts, or relevance to immigration law. As a legal immigrant to this country, I despise people who try and twist facts and turn debate into a racial issue that has no basis or relevance to real immigration reform or law. Mr. Rodriguez decides to increase the hate and fails to educate with his radical comments. He needs to learn about immigration law and what it means to be a legal immigrant. Being an illegal immigrant has nothing to do with being an illegal human which is an impossible status to have. The question still posed is: What do you not understand about the word illegal?
Works Cited:
1. Rodriguez, Roberto. “The Border on Our Backs.” The Longman Reader. Eds. Judith Nadell, John Langan, Eliza A. Comodromos. Pearson Education, 2009. 561-563. Print.
2. Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952. Pub. L. 82-414. 66 Stat. 163. 27 June 1952. Print.
3. Frazier, Donald S. “Manifest Destiny: Boundary Disputes.”. US-Mexican War. PBS Online. 14 March 2006. Web. 5 May 2010.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Keep on Truckin' Junior! Go #88!
With a 32nd place finish at Richmond, Junior falls in the points to 13th, 8 points out of the top 12. No problem. If you watched the race he had a top 5 car and hung with the leaders for most of the race. At the start of the race he went from 25th to 14th, and must have made a bad adjustment on that first pitstop and put him fighting for staying on the lead lap. Unfortunately the #18 had hit the setup and at one point put the 9th place car a lap down. 1 bad adjustment and 1 piece of bad luck(watch video) made the evening a bad night for Junior. But at least Junior did not give up and rolled on. It was great to see the car playing right in the Top 5 all night, it was just too bad he was 3 laps down. I was disappointed after Texas, and definitely after Talladega because he lead and went to the front many times. But, this is racing you have to take the good with the bad. There are 16 more races to the chase. Plenty of time to get back in the thick of things. Let's Go Racing Boys!
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