Articles about robletting

Kansas Guy Gets Lots of Scrilla from Farmers Branch

IMMIGRANT TUITIONMeet Kris Kobach. He’s running for Kansas Secretary of State. He likes rowing, missionary work, and belongs, ironically, to the Open Door Baptist Church.

He’s also made a whole lot of money helping municipalities craft ordinances regarding illegal immigration, and then defending those laws.  Among those who are now defending a Kobach-penned ordinance is Farmers Branch, who paid Kobach $100,000. Hazelton, Penn., has spent at least $2 million, with Kobach getting $55,000 of it, at least.

And now Fremont, Neb., is looking at raising taxes to pay the $750,000 it projects it will need to defend its Kobach. No word on how much of that will go to the guy who penned their ordinance.

(H/T: The Pitch)

posted by Bethany Anderson | August 24th, 2010 2:40pm | filed under Law, Local Government, Local News, Politics, controversy, immigration, robletting | 19 Comments »

Please Use This Word: “Roblet”

This post has nothing to do with Dallas — except for the fact that I am a human who lives and works in that fine city. On to the business at hand: I need each of you to use the word “roblet” in your daily correspondence and conversation. I adopted this rare word here. You, too, might wish to adopt a rare word, but just know that in doing so, you must promise to spread the use of said word so that it (the word) does not fall completely out of favor. That’s what I’m doing. Spreading my word. Keeping my promise. I’m a promise keeper. ( “Roblet” means to lead astray. According to the OED, the word — until now — was only found in the writing of a guy named Nathanial Fairfax.)

posted by Tim Rogers | August 19th, 2010 2:54pm | filed under robletting | 13 Comments »
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