Why do Republicans insist on granting interviews to unfriendly news outlets for what will end up being a misleading presentation to a partisan audience, especially when certain facts presented are obviously wrong? Bartlett introduced Kari Lake as a “Fox News host” and we all know anything involving Fox News to a liberal is as toxic as it comes. The problem is Kari Lake has never worked for “Fox News”.

In 1999, Kari Lake became an evening anchor for KSAZ-TV (Fox 10 Phoenix), working there until resigning in 2021 to run for governor of Arizona.
—– Wikipedia

Working for an affiliate is different than working for the network channel, especially given how local stations are manned by more liberals than conservatives; something Bartlett knows but withheld from his 60 Minutes Australia audience.

It also sounds as if Liam Bartlett has never been to a Tea Party or Trump rally prior to January 6th. There have been hundreds of those gatherings nationally and there consistencies: the police were there only because it was a public gathering and for the most part, they were greeted with smiles and thanks. Another consistency was wherever conservatives met, the area was almost always cleaner than when they first arrived; something that can’t be said of any liberal event.

As many of us who’ve attended both know, conservative rallies were always “peaceful”; the only exceptions being when liberals showed up to counter protest. Those exceptions became violent in 2016 during the campaign of Donald Trump. So, Bartlett’s inference that he or liberals in general are at risk of personal injury just being around Trump supporters is not only dishonest but potentially dangerous.

Conversely, it could be suggested that conservatives, be they politicians, election officials or ever Supreme Court judges, are intimidated by potentially violent liberals who were encouraged by a congresswoman to follow around members of the Trump Administration in public venues and as it turned out, even at their homes.

Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.
— Rep. Maxine Waters, 6/23/18

Like a good liberal, Bartlett made the majority of his interview with Kari Lake about Donald Trump, “The Big Lie”, and January 6th; topics he seemed to be fairly ignorant of, especially voting law controlled by the states, and the only thing he seems to have come prepared with was liberal media talking points that the 2020 election was so fair, there’s no need to even discuss the concerns of Americans.

Hopefully this “interview” will put any Trump-supporting Republican on alert. Lake, as an experienced journalist, knows all the rules and how they are broken by the media, thus having her own camera rolling provided appropriate cover. One can only imagine how 60 Minutes Australia would have presented Lake to their audience if she didn’t preempt their airing with her own release of the interview and Bartlett’s unprofessionalism.

A Vietnam veteran (who will remain anonymous as he’s received threats) surely must have better things to do with his time than planting cameras out in the Arizona sun, dodging illegal migrants and/or drug runners, and documenting the failure of the United States government to properly police our border.

I had to ask him, why create Border Invasion Pics?

BIP: When I began to have Border Patrol foot chases across my property I became more interested in the issue of illegal immigration. As I became more knowledgeable I realized that very few people around the country were aware of the massive numbers. I decided the best way to inform people was to show them. Having a lifetime of outdoor experience and skills, I began looking for alien trails to place cameras on.

I must admit to having been ignorant as to the issue that is illegal immigration, that is, until I moved to Los Angeles and the next 12 years taught me a whole lot more by experience.

What do you have to say to meddling Northerners that have said ugly things about Arizona and her people since the new law was introduced?

BIP: The first thing I say is that they obviously haven’t read the law. It does not give license to detain anyone solely on the basis of their skin color. It is incredulous to us in Arizona that so much misinformation is being published.

Secondly, we invite those who have no knowledge of the true extent of the problem to come and see for themselves. We are being overrun and meddlers either have no comprehension or they have a sinister agenda.

Let’s talk about the agendas at play…

The Los Angeles City Council knows about the true extent of the problem. The Democrat mayor of Tucson knows the extent of the problem, although it’s questionable if the president knows as his staff did more talking than reading. What’s going through the heads of politicians who know what the problem is and still smears Arizona?

I could theorize, but I really have no idea. It is far beyond my understanding that anyone elected to serve in the best interest of America would encourage this kind of invasion.

Without getting into specifics, anyone who’s been to BIP sees that’s it’s rich with video of illegals walking into our country unimpeded. You obtain this video with little by way of compensation and also at great physical risk. Why the obsession?

BIP: Soon after starting the effort I realized that it would be much more difficult than I anticipated. The busy trails are mainly in remote areas and they constantly move from one area to another.

The physical effort was as taxing as the financial effort. I had to commit to go all out or quit. I chose to go all out, and became determined to be successful. You are right, my stubborn nature took over and as I became very skilled and I also became obsessed.

As many people know by now, the media seems to think your work is of value as they seem to like to just air it without even asking. KPHO went as far as trying to deceive their audience into thinking the footage was theirs. Have politicians contacted you about your videos?

BIP: I have contact with a few politicians, but they generally seem to be reluctant to be associated with me. Perhaps they are afraid it might label them if anyone found out. It is ironic that my website stats show huge numbers of visits from Washington DC addresses from the White House and Congress on down.

Lastly, it appears that many cities and states have given Arizona leper status. Liberals never admit they’re wrong and as this should soon be the law of the state, Arizona probably won’t budge. Where do you see this whole issue going?

BIP: I feel that Arizona has forced this issue out into the open, to the extent that it can no longer be quietly ignored. With some 70% of all Americans agreeing with Arizona’s action, and with many other states preparing to follow suit, I think border security will have to be addressed in an effective way – before any kind of amnesty will be tolerated. I think we have reached a turning point and the open borders crowd knows it. That’s why the vicious, last ditch effort to undermine Arizona’s credibility.

BIP, thanks for your time and keep your head on the swivel out there.