Brigitte Gabriel pressured Tyson’s foods not to give in to jihad

Jamie Glazov at FrontPage Magazine interviews Brigitte Gabriel today, and she tells us something we didn’t know. Her group, ACT! for America, was behind the deluge of phone calls that hit the Tyson plant in Shelbyville, Tennessee, when they tried to pacify their Somali employees by substituting a Muslim holiday for Labor Day. (Our posts on … Continue reading Brigitte Gabriel pressured Tyson’s foods not to give in to jihad

Shelbyville Times Gazette at the forefront of reporting on recent government revelation about tens of thousands of illegal Somalis in US

Update:  Jerry Gordon writing at New English Review has more here. Once again, the award-winning Tennessee newspaper, the Times Gazette, is leading the mainstream media in reporting on a critical issue involving our flawed legal immigration system and its impact on national security.  Last week the US State Department quietly released in ‘fact sheet’ format a bombshell admission—tens … Continue reading Shelbyville Times Gazette at the forefront of reporting on recent government revelation about tens of thousands of illegal Somalis in US

State Department: Possibly tens of thousands of Somalis in the US illegally

Update November 7th, 2010:  Comment period ending for new regulations for this program, here. Update May 30th, 2010: Somali family reunited in Utah, program must be open, here. Update November 20th: AP reporting the program may re-open soon, here. Update April 13th, 2009: State Department working to get program up and running later this year, … Continue reading State Department: Possibly tens of thousands of Somalis in the US illegally

Where is that big city video outfit when you need them?

In the same week that a CHICAGO-based community organizing video documentary outfit arrived in Shelbyville, TN a homeless Ethiopian man was found sleeping in the town square.   The fellow says he is working at Tyson’s Food but can’t afford a place to sleep yet. “Hey … hey! Are you OK?” It was a little after 9 a.m. … Continue reading Where is that big city video outfit when you need them?

Community organizers to descend on Shelbyville, TN next week

Three groups advocating for “unity” and “understanding” will hold a community meeting to try to exorcize bad feelings that came to the fore last year when increasing Somali refugee numbers in the meatpacking town began to impact local residents.   If you recall the tensions came to a head and made national news when the Tyson’s … Continue reading Community organizers to descend on Shelbyville, TN next week