OK, DFW, TX area here , and i just saw a UN soldier here in full Blue Camos

I agree

I cannot say for the rest of the DFW area, but what I can say that here in Arlington, Mansfield, Burleson, Kennedale have all been paper ballots... so no computer problems here. I was surprised when I got there to vote and saw the paper ballots.

And here the Texas government told the UN to stay our, that they aren't welcome at our voting events and would be arrested on sight.

Last Edited by KenTx2011 on 11/06/2012 05:59 PM

Obama loves the U.N

Well thankfully there wasn't that... I would be typing in all caps if I had seen that... lol

I know, he even kind of kisses their butts too(AND I'm sure other stuff)... always asking their permission for whatever congress is against. Makes me sick to think about.

Well it didn't work this time... ha ha ha ha

Yes it appeared that he was. He had the whole big belt thing on with all the stuff in it...I know, I'm not a military person, so I don't know what all they keep on that belt) but you could see his holstered gun.

Was it a holstered gun or a gun holster?

Holstered gun. That's what I was wondering.

There was a gun in the holster.

Did I say that wrong? The gun was in the holster.

You said it right, just wanted to be sure. That means the UN person was cleared to carry OFF embassy which is very unusual.

Oh!!! Well so I should be more concerned now? WOW!!! We don't need these guys here.Houston maybe, but not here. We don't ever have voter imtimidation or riots here. I sure don't want it to start, that is for sure.

No, you didn't say it wrong.

That's the disturbing part of the story.

Ok, well thank you for explaining that. I was thinking I was saying it right. But another person on this thread was saying that it's highly unusual for them to have permission to carry off ambassy?

International forces (Interpol, UN, Mounties, Etc) have to be cleared by the US to carry a gun outside your home embassy. So a Mountie can only carry a gun while on a Canadian Embassy, a UN soldier can only carry a gun at a United Nations site, or on land being occupied or where they are considered to be peacekeeping. Which means this UN soldier was overseeing something. Probably our voting system like they did with the voting systems in Africa and the EU.

That may very well be true and it seems out of place and just not right.

Was he an american?

I get that now, and thank you so much for the info. But if our Texas government told them specifically not to be here during the elections or they would be arrested, what the heck are they doing here uninvited? I really hope that this is nothing and just a random UN man in full dress just doing a little shopping and nothing else.

No he appeared to be of middle eastern decent.

That's my point exactly... You hit the pin right on the head, just doesn't seem right.

Your texas government may have folded silently when facing federal pressure.

That wouldn't surprise me a bit... we've seceded from parts of laws enacted by this government in the past. You'd think they'd have the cahones to keep these guys out. But I would believe that they were pressured to allow them.

Federal dependence is the same reason Texas won't become it's own country like it really should. It's a shame.

His ancestry does not tell us anything about his nationality.

In neighboring OK here we have many people of Lebanese heritage whose families have been here over a century.

Also many naturalised Persians and their adult offspring.

Your observation, however, makes it statically less likely that he was American.

There have certainly been times where lots of here have wanted Texas to become it's own country. But you are so right on the dependence... Ugly loophole never to be unlooped!!

What did his rank insignia look like?

That's strange, I saw a list of the proposed UN observers posted on GLP a few days ago, and none were supposed to come from middle eastern countries, it was all white eastern european countries.

Anyway I hope this fine fellow served to encourage any undecided to vote for Romney who might actually stand up to the UN.