Posted on 07/11/2014 6:43:59 PM PDT by John Semmens
President Obama has faced criticism for refusing to visit sites in Texas where hordes of illegal immigrants have been flooding into the country. The criticism has been especially pointed in light of the fact that he has traveled to the state to participate in political fund raisers at the home of Austin-based filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and two other in-state locations.
Presidential Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained that the Presidents presence at the border would not be a good use of his time. Its not as if anything he might see there is going to change his mind about immigration reform. The people on the ground there that he might meetBorder Patrol agents and local politicianshave a peculiarly narrow perspective. Theyre going to urge him to do more to secure the border. He doesnt need to hear this advice.
On top of this it has been widely reported that many of these immigrants are carriers of serious and infectious diseases, Earnest pointed out. It would be imprudent for the most important person in the world to be needlessly exposed to such a risk.
While many of those critical of the President are willing to make light of his assiduous efforts to raise funds for the Democratic Party, there can be no debating that this is an obviously higher priority for him than putting on a show of concern for a crisis he is ill-disposed to resolve, Earnest contended. If Democrats are under funded control of Congress could pass to Republicans. That would be a much more serious consequence for the Presidents agenda than anything that might transpire from the influx of even millions of new immigrants.
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2014/07/11/administration-requests-budget-increase-for-immigrant-bedding/
ping
If he didn’t actually say it in “real life” he was thinking it.
Another good one John.
The CIC doesn’t do photo ops./s
That’s what the man said.
(Thanks for the ping!)
Just send money.
He has a borderline personality disorder.
Oh, Ok then....
Inevitably, folks hereabouts will respond to the Semmens satire column thinking that it's actually news.
I now realize that they are correct; and that I have been in error thinking that this news was satire.
Another fine (and scary) column John.
Besides, after amnesty, Obama knows how they will vote. They can be safely ignored.
0 doesn’t need to go to the border. He can get all the info he needs from the news.
So close to reality. Thanks again for the ping.
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