Thanks. My property value just dropped another $10K because we couldn't vote this moron out last time around. :(

Posted by backinloco (anonymous) on June 23, 2008 at 10:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I don't feel sorry for Sterling Park at all. They've had their chances to kick this guy out, and they haven't. It's obvious they want him as their leader.
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It is what it is. At this point he is nothing but grand entertainment. Ludicrous as it sounds, that's all he really is, a two-bit carnival entertainer.
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For me, thank God his vote only effects me 1/9 of the time.

Posted by maravetz (anonymous) on June 23, 2008 at 11:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The list of ignorant and offensive comments made by Eugene Delgaudio just got even longer...

Posted by Koolio96 (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 12:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

...But is he wrong?

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Is he wrong? If you are a supporter of "Stormfront" and similar nativist/white supremacist groups, apparently not. That's where Mr. Delgaudio is being quoted and exalted.

How sad for the decent people of Sterling to be associated with this.

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

While liberals avoid the topic of illegal immigration destroying our quality of life, the fact is that Delgaudio is correct. I disagree with him on numerous issues, but the man is right on this one.

Posted by len.weiser (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 9:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Can anyone else give any reasons why Sterling Park has gone "downhill" in the past several years?

Posted by mazman128 (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 10:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ignorant? Hardly. Offensive? Maybe. Accurate? Absolutely.

Posted by Hoqenishy (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 10:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

For the record, I strongly support deporting illegal aliens who are arrested for any misdemeanor or felony. However, I still think that Eugene is an embarrassment to his community.

Posted by Koolio96 (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"I strongly support deporting illegal aliens who are arrested for any misdemeanor or felony" --Koolio96

So Kool, does that mean that illegals who are just minding their business, or committing crimes but not getting caught should be left alone?

Are the laws of this country just suggestions that we may pick and choose to abode by or ignore?

I wonder how long it would take for a society to collapse, if everyone just ignored laws, wholesale. Looks like we may find out soon ...

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 2:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

DelGaudio represents the "decent people" of Sterling. He was elected to represent the EXISTING culture of Sterling and not bow to the PC crowd that wants to ruin our neighborhoods in the name of "diversity". Eugene represents "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Cheverolet".

Posted by kmccorma (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 2:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Kmccorma: The "decent people of Sterling" believe that human beings who do not hold green cards are analogous to raw sewage?

Posted by Koolio96 (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 4:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mazman128, could it be that Sterling Park has gone down hill because of the representation of Mr. Delgaudio over the past 9 years?

Posted by maravetz (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 5:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Koolio, you didn't answer my post ... but you did answer Kmccorma's. what gives?

Are you selectively picking who you will answer, like you think people should selectivley respect Americas law?

Don't turn "drama queen" with your raw sewage analogy. Nobody here said that, but you.

Illegal = illegal (not legal) end of story. If they want to become citizens, stay here, and be taxed like ALL citizens, they are more than welcome.

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 5:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ignorant? Hardly. Offensive? Maybe. Accurate? Absolutely.

Posted by Hoqenishy (anonymous) on June 24, 2008

DEAD ON. I. too, have had problems with Eugene's "buildout" mentality, I never liked that he recieved 55% of his contributions from Outside of Loudoun, I do think he was a joker in the past....but damnit...he's just right on this topic. And all the talk about them doing work I won't is bull. They're stealing my work in the county, all while they do not carry the same general liability insurance and worker's comp, business licenses and state licenses that I have to maintain to be in compliance with the law. This will all fold in on itself when two or three of them bury themselves while excavating a house foundation without proper OSHA-approved precautions, and their families sue the house owner because they didn't have worker's comp insurance.

Posted by honchonumberone (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Listened to the show. Supervisor Delgaudio is right on this. The Board of Supervisors may not listen to him, but the majority of the voting residents of Sterling Park will. At least until those legal residents that live here are fed up enough with the lack of action and focus on this issue that we move out. There are parts of Sterling Park that I will not go to after 6 or 7 PM. It wasn't like that 5 years ago. The random acts of violence are frightening and I'm sure there are businesses in Sterling Park that have been impacted by residents shopping outside of the area in order to avoid being victimized. Hispanic is not a race, so the people who want to play the race card on this are just ill-informed (and really somewhat disingenuous). Hispanic also does not equal illegal, so I wish people would stop trying to equate the two to try to get what they want (more illegal immigrants to work for sub-par wages so that those who are using them can make a little extra cash themselves by paying them under the table).

Posted by rachelfriend (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 9:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

OTH: I support a balanced approach to the illegal immigration problem, which would include using federal agents to deport non-criminal illegal aliens. ONLY federal agents should be authorized to deport non-criminal illegal aliens. Without such a restriction, a woman could get abused and/or raped, and not call the police for fear of deportation. Allowing such crimes to occur undetected is clearly much more dangerous to our communities than allowing the presence of people who don't hold a green card.

Posted by Koolio96 (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 10:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Rachel: When a nativist uses the term "other cultures," I wonder what you think that means.

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 24, 2008 at 10:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I moved out of Sterling (sterling blvd) to Leesburg to avoid the trash he speaks of. These illegal immigrants have no respect and need to leave Loudoun county.

Posted by PaulBreault (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 9:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Koolio wrote: "... Without such a restriction, a woman could get abused and/or raped, and not call the police for fear of deportation..."

You know where these women would be much safer from the risks of being raped? A: THEIR OWN COUNTRY

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

daviddanaan wrote: When a nativist uses the term "other cultures," I wonder what you think that means.
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Please don't try to paint this as an issue of racism. People illegally hiding in this country need to leave, immediately, regardless of their race/color.

Laws cannot be randomly ignored to suit one or another person's agenda.

This country will rapidly self-implode if we are overrun with citizens earning monies, not paying taxes, yet soaking up all the free services they can (schooling, healthcare, etc.)

Do you think this won't have any effect on our economy? You really are delusional

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 9:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh, this will certainly have an effect on our economy, but perhaps not in the way you expect. So what do *you* think the phrase "from outside our [sic] culture" means?

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 10:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Delgaudio is generally an idiot when it comes to most things, but he is spot-on with his assessment of the situation here and I for one respect him to at least have the guts to say what everyone else is thinking.

It seems as though one can't be blatantly honest about the situation without being labeled as a racist or supremest.

Sometimes the truth is uncomfortable. This is the case here. Illegal means just that and there is no debating the negative effect that the overwhelming majority of that populus has had on Sterling Park.

Posted by SavedByZero (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 10:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think he means, they are coming from another country where it's perfectly OK to "dump their crap" onto the streets.

I see nothing wrong with what he said; he could be talking about Hungarians, Zimbabweans, or Martians.

Nowhere in his staement is color/race implied.

Do only people with non-white skin "dump their crap" in the streets in other countries? Iw ouldn't guess their color has anything to do with it.

The real problem is that the aforementioned people are here illegally, don't want to become legal, and are thumbing their noses at "our culture", when they have no laws that protect them.

Please, this is really ridiculous, with all of the apologist platitudes about this issue.

The law is the law is the law.

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 10:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

- Pursuit/PWID Cocaine/Stolen Vehicle: Herber Antonio Zelaya, 26, engaged Sheriff's Deputies in a vehicle chase Saturday around 10:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Avenue and Fillmore Avenue area of Sterling. Zelaya was stopped by a patrol deputy for a malfunctioning light, then sped off, narrowly missing several cars then hitting the side mirror of one vehicle. He jumped out of the vehicle on Blue Jay Court, but was tracked down by the Sheriff's Office K-9 unit. The vehicle is thought to be stolen and suspected narcotics were found at the scene. Zelaya was charged with driving without a license, disregarding a signal to stop, hit and run, driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance, obstruction of justice, grand larceny, and identity fraud. He remains held without bond.

At least he's "legal" ... Put him on Obama's Cabinet

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 11:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If you listen to the interview it's pretty clear he's referring to overcrowded homes, not Sterling in general.

More like a case of the Post trying to draw in readers by ginning up a story where one doesn't exist.

And as for Maravetz and Weintraub's comments, the conditions in Sterling have less to do with Delgaudio's statements against illegal aliens, and more to do with the statements of Loudoun Democrats like Weintraub's past blog comments that illegal aliens have a right to live in Sterling and citizens who complain are the ones should be reported to the police.

Posted by Libertas (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 12:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

How interesting. If the criminal you reference is here legally, how is your story germane to this topic? You are doing such a good job of demonstrating my point that I hesitate to interfere. I would suggest that the "real problem" for you is restricted to only those undocumented persons who are visible to you - i.e., those from "different cultures." Meanwhile, the fact that Mr. Delgaudio is being championed by white supremacist websites remains. They certainly seem to see that he's talking about race and nationality. Complain about my pointing it out all you like, but it's incontrovertible.

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 1 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Libertas, perhaps you could provide us with a link to support your creative statement.

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 1:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

http://www.loudoundemocrats.org/wp/?p=67...

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A shop owner asked if he can force gang members to leave his store. The GRIT member explained that he can ask people to leave if they are disturbing other customers or disrupting business. Eugene had a better answer:

”If they make you feel uncomfortable, you can ask them to leave”

Gee Eugene, by those subjective standards, if the customer is too black, too brown, too Jewish or too queer for the shop owner, they can be asked to leave? There are laws against discrimination. This is America, still.

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For the record, you can ask people to leave your property if they are intimidating customers without fear of being arrested yourself, contradicting the above hugs-and-cuddles-for-gang-members message being sent by Loudoun Democrats.

Posted by Libertas (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 1:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Davidd, it's not at all suprising that your idea of the meaning of the word incontrovertible is as skewed as is your flawed selective ideology.

You are a sympathizer with something to gain by the bending/breaking of the laws of this country. Plain and simple.

Perhaps you yourself shoulf move to some diverse Utopia like France.

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 1:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

There are many online dictionaries that can help you with your problem. Here is the definition from dictionary.com: "not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable." This is a word that applies to a simple statement of fact, such as the one that I made. Mr. Delgaudio's words (the very ones with which you so enthusiastically agree here) are quoted on Stormfront, a nativist/white supremacist website. I eagerly await hearing what it is that I have to gain from the breaking of laws. Please do enlighten me.

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

One cannot stop any website from copying and pasting words from a news article.

One can, however, choose one's own words. In Weintraub's case, those words were a veiled -- and completely incorrect -- warning to Sterling residents on his Loudoun Democrat Party blog that he wants legal sanctions levied against people who complain about the presence of gang members.

The issue here is upholding the standard of living enjoyed in Sterling Park, and how that standard of living is under attack by those in Loudoun County who have called for Loudoun to become an illegal alien "sanctuary" and viciously attack any efforts to enforce the law.

Posted by Libertas (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 2:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I have no problem with the definition of the word incontrovertible, but everything you have said is more than open to dispute, and isn't even in the slightest factual.

I don't look at White Supremacist websites, like you obviously do, but I have no doubt they have hijacked his statements to suit their interests, much you like you are presenting your personal feelings/opinions and rubber-stamping them "facts". [chuckle]

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 3 p.m. (Suggest removal)

While the link s/he provided really has nothing to do with Libertas' original attributions to me, the posting of it here does open up a whole new area of evidence of what is really the "problem," contrary to the howls of denial. That post is primarily about two students, returning to school after break, who were ordered to leave an airplane because their appearance made other passengers "uncomfortable." Specifically, they were ordered off the plane because a little girl was crying. These two young men had done nothing to invite this treatment, nor were they here unlawfully, nor were they on any watch list. The *only* reason for their mistreatment was that they appeared to be of Middle Eastern origin. The citation of this post along with the reference to "gang members" strongly suggests that Libertas feels justified in labeling other people gang members, criminals, or worse, simply based on their ethnic appearance. As I said, you continue to nicely make my case for me.

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 8:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

daviddanaan, Supervisor Delgaudio speaks of "this culture" starting at about 48 minutes into the program. It's clear he's stating that there are people moving to Sterling that don't have the same values that the majority of the people who live here legally do: a desire for clean streets, clean yards, SAFETY, and peace and quiet. He's not talking about "other races" or "other ethnic groups". I'm not sure what bothers me more, the white supremacists who try to use this issue to their advantage, or the elitists who pretend to care about the plight of illegal Hispanic immigrants as they steal from them by underpaying them and overworking them. That always smacks of indentured servitude to me and the arguments to support it remind me of those used by slaveholders to justify their immoral stance. America doesn't NEED illegal immigrants, but many in America WANT illegal immigrants, and for the wrong reasons. Deport illegal immigrants, especially those that break the law, and force the elitists that don't want to wash their own floors, or clean their own toilets, or mow their own lawns to do it for a while.

Posted by rachelfriend (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 8:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Now, on to the notion of anyone (other than some exploitative employers and landlords, of course) benefiting from non-enforcement of the law. We all agree that there should be standards for housing, and that it is a public health and safety issue as well as a quality of life issue, correct? Good. In order for enforcement to be effective, 1) the standards must be reasonable, and 2) the process for investigation and enforcement must be reliable. If individuals are abusing that process for the purpose of harassing people they don't like, that breaks the process so it can't work effectively. It would be nice to think that all the residents want the process to work, and that all complaints recieved by the zoning department are legitimate, but we know that is not the case. I personally know of perfectly legal, multi-generational households that have had dozens of illegitimate complaints lodged against them by neighbors who seem to have a vendetta. This sort of abuse costs everyone money and renders every other complaint suspect. If you truly want zoning to be enforced and enforced fairly, why would you advocate tolerating abuse of the process that would make that outcome possible? As for the insufferably silly comment about women being raped, let me try to help you understand the point that I think Koolio was making. If victims of rape, or robbery, or any other crime you can think of are afraid to come forward, then those criminals who preyed on them remain on the street to prey on other people, don't they? Do you see why that's a problem?

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 25, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Anyone who is illegally in this country has no right of expactation of services of any kind.
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That is the gamble they are willing to take by playing this game.
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If they are uncomfortable with these inconveniences, that's a shame. My best advice is that they go back home and fume about how unfair we are (and not come back).
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I won't be offended, and I doubt the majority of Americans who are being adversely affected by it will either.
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Want to see the devastating effect ignoring this problem is having on our country, move to a town that's on the Southern border.
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Sorry, there are no double standarsc when it comes to the law. FACT

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on June 26, 2008 at 8:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Thank you for sharing your views. Now would you care to take a stab at addressing any of the points I have raised in previous comments?

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 26, 2008 at 1:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

To be honest Eugene's stand on this problem is refreshing. Finally someone will stop trying to be PC and will just say it how it is. Listen if people from other countries are living here illegally (meaning against the law and not paying taxes) than why would they have the same rights as us? The easy answer is that they don't.

Not to mention people, what Eugene said on the radio show was not to find and deport all illegal aliens, which is what I think we should do, but to find and deport only the illegal aliens that commit crimes, especially violent ones. And guess what? Most of those violent crimes are being committed against other illegal aliens!!! So in fact Eugene is protecting the illegal aliens from violent illegal aliens, by deporting the violent crime committers.

As well, if any of you guys would like to volunteer for keeping this garbage and abandoned vehicles in your lawns than please tell me, I'll send it to Mr. Delgaudio for you. Also, if you would like the gang graffiti on your house or to give room to the illegal aliens from Loudoun County he could arrange that as well. If so then please put your address on this message board and I will send it to him to have accomplished.

Posted by Ranierib86 (anonymous) on June 26, 2008 at 1:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

To Davidanananana or whatever, yea it's a problem to have those rapists etc. to go free because the illegal woman is too afraid to tell the cops but that doesn't mean America should ignore our laws of citizenship just to enforce other laws. The blame is and will be (other than the rapist of course) on the woman who wouldn't possibly sacrifice her illegal place in America to see a greater justice done. Even if it was the case that only federal agents can deport illegal aliens then most likely this so called raped woman wouldn't turn in the rapist for fear of the federal agents being called on her. So where is this balance? The only RIGHT every illegal alien has is to be kicked out of our country, so why wouldn't any law enforcement officer be able to deport them? As well there are not nearly enough federal agents to be able to get even a slight majority of the illegal aliens in this country.

And David the standards don't have to be reasonable UNLESS concerning those people who are here legally. It's pretty cut and dry really: if you don't have citizenship or are not on your way to getting one then you must leave this country. That's it, black and white. You see Davidananaaan we are not talking about the legal people!

Posted by Ranierib86 (anonymous) on June 26, 2008 at 3:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well, actually, if the topic is overcrowding, or parking cars on the lawn, or trash or whatever, that is completely independent of the issue of legal status - certainly you're not saying that you don't care if legal residents do these things. You can change the topic (and seem to have done so), but please be aware and acknowledge that this is what you have done. I thought that the complaints in Sterling Park had to do with these quality of life issues. And as I said, illegitimate complaints are being lodged against families who turn out to be 1) here legally, and 2) not in violation of any zoning ordinance. It certainly looks as if someone is assuming that any large Hispanic household is comprised of people here illegally. Comments here would seem to bear out this assessment.

Posted by daviddanaan (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I lived for 17 years in Spanish Harlem and now 14 years in Northern Virginia. You know what nothing has changed. The Hispanic population still believes that unlike any other ethnic group or immigrant that it does not need to be legal to enter the United States. How many other ethnic groups are represented in cities across the US? Many. And the other groups as a whole come here with some form of documentation whether it's a Visa or a green card. Many but not all Hispanics come here with forged or borrowed Social Security Numbers and green cards. This is not something new. I have seen it first hand when talking to them. My parents came here the legal way and I was born here. Why should I pay taxes to support their disobedience of the law? And why can't they seem to not leave litter, graffiti and other criminally related activity as their trademark? It is no surprise that the highest gang activity in Virginia is Salvadoran. Do yout think they take the time to care for their internal and external environment? Please do not pull the race card on me because I will pull the act like a law abiding citizen on you. Eugene Delgaudio is an American hero, he stands for the same American dream that these illegal immigrants come here to achieve but do so at the expense of others, literally.

Posted by aguascorrientes (anonymous) on June 27, 2008 at 7:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

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Three Issues:

1---can ANY of us solve the "illegal immigration" problem in one fell swoop? i imagine not. e-a-c-h immigration case would ideally be addressed in light of its own circumstances. will that ever happen? again i imagine not. humans are not mathematical equations. s'why are we arguing with such acidity?

2---think: what was Mr. Delgaudio's REASON for saying what he did? is it possible he hoped to 'pull out all the stops' and finally raise this issue to the attention of heretofore untold numbers of people? i've heard it said in my life that publicity is publicity---good OR bad. it gets the issue NOTICED.

3---Sterling Park is loaded with families and individuals who have dignity and who are respectful. it's loaded with families and individuals who keep pleasant-looking homes and who dispose of their refuse properly. it's loaded with people who enjoy using their money for things OTHER than an outlandish mortgage. it's loaded with pretty darn decent people. there may be "cesspools" interspersed among the aforementioned, but Sterling Park as a whole cannot be branded a "cesspool." good grief.

Posted by zzzzzzz (anonymous) on July 3, 2008 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)