Kidnapped boy found unharmed

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1. By neiman1

   10/18/08 at 12:16 p.m.

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   The boy is assumed to be in Mexico. Kidnapped by the Mexican Mafia looking for their drug millions. Stop this from happening again. Seal our borders now. We have no control over who is in our country and no idea of their intent. We can do it if harry Reid would quit blocking the funding along with Nancy Pelosi. And Obama wants them all to have drivers licenses. Good government? watch Obama say yes to drivers licenses for illegals.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ84CtKkO...

2. By LaDiDa

   10/18/08 at 1:27 p.m.

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   Please stop turning this into a political issue.

   As I pointed out when you went on your other rant about illegal Mexicans from another article--this scumbag grandparent is involved in drugs. If we closed all the borders and rid our country of every illegal Mexican like you want, that still wouldn't have necessarily have stopped something horrible like this from happening.

   The issue in this situation is FIRST the safety of the child, and SECOND the drug problems the grandfather has and how it led to this situation. Who he got involved in because of his drug problems really isn't the issue at hand. If it wasn't the Mexican cartel, it would have been some other group that preys on drug addicts.

   So, please, stop posting your slanted political BS. Not only is it irrelevant to the real issues at hand, it is completely classless.

3. By Lenny_V

   10/18/08 at 2:42 p.m.

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   Shut up, dida. If there was a wall along the border the mexican scum wouldn't have been able to cruise across and kidnap the kid. But then again if the wall was in place, we probably wouldn't have you here trying to distract from the mexican crime wave in our country. What a shame.

4. By starrynite7

   10/18/08 at 3 p.m.

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   I agree with Lenny about the border being walled up. There is a huge Mexican crime wave in our country and the children are suffering because we don't have a handle on the illegals that infiltrate out country on a daily basis. This is a political issues because we want our children to live in a safe country and not be kidnapped my Mexicans that are hunting for drugs and or drug money. We have the right to want our country to be safe from people who don't care enough to enter the country legally. If we do not wake up soon and clear out the illegals and wall up the border we are going to hear about our children being abducted on a daily basis.

5. By LaDiDa

   10/18/08 at 3:02 p.m.

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   Haha, nice try. I am whiter then you are and was raised in a rural town in mid-Michigan, my friend.

   I am not trying to detract from anything regarding the problems we have in this country with illegals--we probably share MANY similar views on the matter, actually.

   BUT you are missing my point--which is: Not only is that not the time or place to inject political mumbo jumbo, but it is irrelevant! The Mexican drug cartel is only a supporting actor in this drama. They could be replaced by the biker drug cartel, the whitetrash drug cartel, the black drug cartel, or italian drug cartel, the peruvian drug cartel, the colombian drug cartel, the canadien drug cartel, etc etc etc.

6. By starrynite7

   10/18/08 at 3:04 p.m.

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   Except one thing DiDi...They are NOT bikers, white trash or Black..they are MEXICAN...

7. By LaDiDa

   10/18/08 at 3:14 p.m.

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   Right. Ok. And so lets say we closed the borders and the Mexican drug cartel doesn't exist here in America. Are you saying that this grandfather wouldn't have gotten involved in drugs then? He wouldn't have done something just as stupid and steal millions from the people he got his drugs from? Can you honestly say that?

   My point is, again, lets not inject political BS here, b/c it is classless and irrelevant. Lets worry about finding the child, making sure the grandfather is served justice as are the kidnappers--regardless of what their ethnic background it, b/c it DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, a drug dealing scumbag is a drug dealing scumbag....

8. By LaDiDa

   10/18/08 at 3:20 p.m.

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   In the end, my first thought when reading about this is, "My god, I hope that poor kid is ok and that they catch the scumbags who did this and make them all pay!!"

   It seems some peoples first thought is, "Pelosi, Obama and Reid!!! Those damn liberals are letting too many illegal Mexicans in this country!!"

9. By starrynite7

   10/18/08 at 3:24 p.m.

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   If the borders were SEALED then the MEXICANS that came into the home would not have been able to KIDNAPP an innocent child and take him out of his country and into MEXICO where God knows what is happening to him! Hopefully we will find the child, although it does not sound like Mexico is willingly helping in this matter to me. And it does matter that the child was taken out of the country..it does matter to us, because we want him back safely and quickly!

10. By LaDiDa

    10/18/08 at 3:35 p.m.

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    If the borders were sealed then the grandfather would be getting his drugs somewhere else and would have done sometthing stupid to a different group of horrible scum drug dealers.

    You make it sound like these drug issues wouldn't exist if we just sealed the border. Is that what you are saying?

11. By starrynite7

    10/18/08 at 3:54 p.m.

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    No, I am not saying that at all, but the fact remains that we are in the middle of a huge MEXICAN crime wave in the US because illegals do not have any accountability in this country. We will always have drugs, and drug dealers of every nationality in this country, but the biggest increase in crime comes from the Illegals that are coming into our country and not following the laws that we have set forth. If we catch an illegal for a crime they are simply deported and then they crawl back over here and commit the same crimes. We only want to make our country as safe as possible. Most people have no problem with people coming into our country legally because it shows that they are committed to this country and that they will follow our laws, LEARN our language and follow our customs. If I went to France I would need to become a citizen, no matter how long it took or what obstacles I had to overcome. I would have to learn French and not expect to see English signs and have an option to hear my phone calls in English. My children would have to be taught French BEFORE they entered the school system and I would be required to pay all dues legally. I would not have a sense of entitlement and expect to receive welfare or section 8 housing because I can not pay the rent. The point is we need to take care of our own, and not be expected to take care of criminals (illegals) and their children for FREE!

12. By nani

    10/18/08 at 11:39 p.m.

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    Hey, regardless of the reason this happened, the FACT that it DID happen is a direct result of Bush, Reid, Pelosi and many others refusing to secure our borders and allowing people, ie bad guys and their BILLIONS of dollars worth of drugs into this country!
    And those who want to blame the grandfather for his being involved in drugs, yep, that is a contributing factor, just like our polititians who don't seem to think that protecting little Cole by having a secure border is a good idea either. Remember, this is just the first of probably many, many kidnapping involved in the drug trade to happen, just look at Mexico to see what it will be like in this country in a few years time.
    And, for those on their high horses, thinking it is all drug creepy people(here illegally), yep, but remember, YOU could be walking down the street when a "war" breaks out and be shot as collateral damage just as dead as the drug cartel! In Mexico, gang violence has claimed hundreds of innocent bystanders, those who choose to ignore the problem at first thinking it was nothing that would ever touch them!

13. By dbltrbl

    10/19/08 at 12:50 a.m.

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    It's just after midnight and I just heard the news! Praise the work of Metro, Missing and Exploited Children, FBI, and every other agency who worked to bring Cole back home to Las Vegas..alive! We have the best law enforcement in the country here! Thank you; I was so sure the drug gang was going to kill him. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

14. By nani

    10/19/08 at 12:51 a.m.

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    That is so good he was found alive, as most that are kidnapped on the Mexican side of the border are not, even the kidnapped children are killed by the drug gang cartels!

    Great, sounds like he was dumped off on the street? What a cute little boy! I am so glad!

15. By ksacandy

    10/19/08 at 2:28 a.m.

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    Thank God this precious child was found alive. Thank God!

    Hearing about this innocent and beautiful child being kidnapped made me sick. In Mexico, such barbarism is common, but here in the States, children are usually "kidnapped" by their parents in custody disputes, or by perverts. Not by people trying to collect illegal debts!

    My Mom lives in Texas, and when I visit, we do not go to the border towns anymore, because the violence has become so widespread.

    Anyone who refuses to see that the Mexican criminal culture of ANYTHING goes will be ONE HUNDRED PER CENT responsible for our failure to secure our borders from their sickness, and ONE HUNDRED PERCENT responsible when the next innocent American man, woman or child is abducted, tortured and decapitated by Mexican savages.

    Spare our children and our parents the pain of this senseless violence. Close the borders. For the love of God, close them.

16. By csillag770

    10/19/08 at 3:16 a.m.

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    G-d works in mysterious ways.
    remember Cary Daniel Sayegh who was abducted in 1978.
    check out these facts....
    cary was 6 years old
    cole was 6 years old
    cary was abducted for monetary reasons
    cole was abducted for monetary reasons
    cole was found alive and well on the 1700 block of oakey
    cary was abducted from the 1600 of oakey

    and to top it all off....
    cary was abducted almost exactly 30 years ago to the day. in oct 25th 78
    if you have a explanation of this please let me know.....

17. By Panapada

    10/19/08 at 4:02 a.m.

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    Thanks to all that helped save Cole's life. To the Mexican Drug people, you may have done a lot of wrong in your life, but this you did the right thing by freeing Cole. Thank you too. God knows there is much blame to go around here, the Mother, the Grandfather, the Mexican Drug people, but I don't hear anyone blaming the root cause. As Nancy Reagan said,"JUST SAY NO!!!" If you are an illegal drug user, you too must share a big part of the blame here.

18. By Lenny_V

    10/19/08 at 4:19 a.m.

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    Thank god the kid is back, safe and in one piece.

    Guess the Grandfather PAID his bill to the Mexicans.

    By the way... 1/3 of all inmates in the United States are ILLEGAL ALIENS.

19. By gunowners4obama

    10/19/08 at 7:54 a.m.

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    You've got to be kidding: "Hey, regardless of the reason this happened, the FACT that it DID happen is a direct result of Bush, Reid, Pelosi and many others refusing to secure our borders and allowing people"

    The Republicans who kowtow to business over all are the ones who've been in power during this huge wave of illegal immigration. Their feeling is obviously that if cheap labor is good for cheap business owners, then it's "good" for our society. They have utterly failed to do the most basic job of securing our borders because it's "good for business" and everything that's "good for business" is "good for our country."

    Those who make such ignorant, anti-Democratic Party comments as this are the number one suckers who have brought this country to the brink of disaster by repeatedly voting for leaders who allow this travesty to continue. Now, I do understand that there's an element of "gee, can't we just be nice" sentiment among the liberal wing, with a soft heart and no balls, and a seeming need to give away rights and money without requiring any responsibility in return. That's a legitimate concern, and a big one. But to blame this on Democratic officials is ridiculous. The Republicans have been happily providing cheap, powerless labor from Mexico for a couple of decades, at least. That's the Republican welfare system: give much to those who already have, without responsibilities in exchange. Any business who has hired illegals should be forced to pay large punitive fines to discourage them from doing it again, and should be tossed in prison if they continue. The money collected should be used to help reimburse schools and hospitals.
    Republicans aren't going to stop illegal immigration, as should be painfully obvious by now. Next time you Republican voters feel angry about illegals, GO LOOK IN THE MIRROR. And while you're there, take a bar of soap and write SUCKER on your forehead. Many of you average-income Republican voters are like the Pavlov's dogs of the electorate: Reagan/Bush/McCain/Palin wave their flags and you slobber. They're just using you for easy votes, then they "spread the wealth" by robbing from the poor to give to the rich. Those who don't have are more and more exploited, laborers lose jobs to illegals, and the like. Thank your beloved Republicans. These people are not patriots. They are not making the country stronger and better; they're making it weaker. They're greedy pigs who don't mind watching the country go down because they have so much money they're insulated from it all. (Unless Americans will take it upon themselves do something about it.)

    At any rate, thank God this poor child has been found safe. (And in my own neighborhood...)

20. By gunowners4obama

    10/19/08 at 7:58 a.m.

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    correction: They're greedy pigs who don't mind watching the country go down because they have so much money they're insulated from it all. They don't know how hard it is for average workers, and they really don't care, because THEY FEEL SUPERIOR for being rich and doing everything they can to be richer and richer. Dear Lord, can you not yet see that they don't care about average Americans except to try to get their votes, which is so easy because they're so gullible?

21. By starrynite7

    10/19/08 at 9:49 a.m.

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    I wonder why the mother was not waiting to see Cole when he returned? That is so odd to me, as a mother I would be the first in line to see my child that had been kidnapped. This is a sad story that ended well and I am very happy. I believe we need to use this story as a reminder that we need to seal the borders, and stop catering to ILLEGALS in anyway. WE need to take control of our country, before they infiltrate with more drugs and more crime. If Obama gives illegals driver licenses than he is saying,"Go ahead and break the law, and we will reward you.
    Heroin dealers do not get special deals when they break the law and sell drugs to kids..you can not pick and chose which laws will be followed and which laws will be rewarded. COLE, I am so glad you are safe and home with your family. I hope he is placed with someone that is not into DRUGS. Cole deserves to live his life in a positive environment.

22. By CAPRAYERS

    10/19/08 at 10:56 a.m.

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    starrynite
    just because you didn't see the mother there or hear about her being there doesn't mean she wasn't...Maybe the mother prefered to stay out of the spotlight

23. By lindugh

    10/19/08 at 11:42 a.m.

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    Make no mistake, the family of this cute little boy are all scumbags. They knew what their "grandpa" was all about & they were most likely just as involved in the drugs/laundering. I find it very strange that we didn't see the mom or "fiance" on the news and why would a good decent mom file a missing persons report on their drug dealing grandpa! I hope they find a good home for this child & not with either of the parents or grandparents.

24. By starrynite7

    10/19/08 at 2:36 p.m.

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    I agree with Lindugh about the mother and finance missing from the news. I have not seen her face or his in any news format. Hopefully the courts won't put him back with the mother and her finace, or the same thing might happen again. I really doubt that drug-dealing grandpa won't be in the picture again soon and I doubt that he paid his dept to the Mexican drug dealers. Poor Cole.

25. By Common_Cents

    10/19/08 at 3:05 p.m.

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    Family of scumbags, that's for sure.

    Of course dad looks like a real winner with those tats, too. Only thing in his favor is he's obviously too fat to be a meth-head.

    But "mom" and her shack-up honey ought to be on the way to jail right along with Grand-pa just for exposing the kid to their drug dealing.

    http://lagniappeslair.blogspot.com/

26. By Sweetwater

    10/19/08 at 4:52 p.m.

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    I am thankful Cole was found safe and unharmed. Regarding some of the previous comments made: So what if his Dad has tattoos. Looks are not everything. So what if Cole's mother wasn't there. Dang - she was probably traumatized by the events that took place. We don't know. She also may have not know her father was into drugs. Lighten up on the politics stuff - it's about bringing the little boy home SAFELY.

27. By starrynite7

    10/19/08 at 9:46 p.m.

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    I believe the Mother is under investigation for her role in the whole drug thing with her dad. I mean how can you not know your father has stolen millions from Mexican drug lords...please. How can she stay around a man that is so involved in drugs.It's not like he did a little meth at home in the bathroom and she did not know what was going on..he was so in dept that they came and stole poor Cole and this so-called mother is not anywhere in sight.

28. By johnevegas

    10/19/08 at 10:01 p.m.

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    Please don't seal the borders! I love my gardeners! They work harder for less than any white man I have ever met. EVAH!!!!

    Instead of doing something stupid like pretending the Mexicans are the problem, stop the stupid War on Drugs.

    Geez, I feel like I'm arguing with Rush Limbag all the time on this site. Do you righty lemmings have any opinions of your own...at all?

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