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Florida: Lawmaker Under Fire For 'Illegal Alien' E-Mail
Local 6 (Florida) ^
| April 13, 2007
Posted on 04/15/2007 11:06:28 AM PDT by Stoat
Lawmaker Under Fire For 'Illegal Alien' E-Mail
Man Apologizes; Some Colleagues Not Satisfied
POSTED: 5:04 pm EDT April 13, 2007
UPDATED: 5:28 pm EDT April 13, 2007
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A state lawmaker is coming under fire for sending what he thought was a funny e-mail message to his colleagues. Some people do not find it very amusing and want him to make a public apology. Rep. Don Brown, R-DeFuniak Springs, sent a message from his state e-mail account that said, "Don't forget to pay your taxes - 12 million illegal aliens are depending on you!"
Brown said the message was intended to be humorous and to remind people about the upcoming tax deadline. He apologized and said as far as he's concerned, he's done with the issue. But members of the Florida Hispanic Legislative Caucus are taking exception to Brown's e-mail, calling it inappropriate and saying such e-mails have no place in the Florida House. "That term, illegal alien, is extremely insulting to many individuals and I think there has to be something a little bit more public and a little bit more contrite in his apology," an unidentified member of the caucus said.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: aliens; donbrown; florida; illegal; illegalaliens; illegalimmigratioin; illegalimmigration; repdonbrown
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:06:31 AM PDT
by
Stoat
To: All
When a legitimate, proper English term's use is decried as 'offensive' to criminals by an elected REPUBLICAN lawmaker, it reminds me that we have quite a bit more work to do in terms of voting RINOs out of office.
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:06:51 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
IMO, his biggest problem is that he vastly understaed the number of illegal intruders.
More like 40-50 Million, IMO.
That 12 million figure has NOT stayed static. It has grown expotentially.
To: Stoat; All
To: Stoat
"That term, illegal alien, is extremely insulting to many individuals felons and I think there has to be something a little bit more public and a little bit more contrite in his apology,"
Tough Duck!
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:13:19 AM PDT
by
Vision
("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
To: Stoat
I've seen bumper stickers on cars in the Florida panhandle that say the same thing.
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:14:55 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: Vision
And, of course, no objection to the substance of the quip.
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:16:14 AM PDT
by
AmishDude
(It doesn't matter whom you vote for. It matters who takes office.)
To: Stoat
Let me get this straight. We can no longer refer to illegal alien criminals as illegal aliens because they might get offended? This would be funny if it wasn’t so scary.
There is no doubt in my mind that political correctness is going to absolutely destroy this country. It damn near already has.
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:16:40 AM PDT
by
frankiep
(Beer - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems)
To: Texas_Jarhead; All
Interestingly their "Contact Us" page is blank.This is in very small print down in the lower left-hand corner of the page....easy to miss! :-)
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:16:45 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
"That term, illegal alien, is extremely insulting to many individuals and I think there has to be something a little bit more public and a little bit more contrite in his apology," I agree.
I think leeches is the more descriptive term.
To: Stoat
RIght, but the main content area where a content submission form would be is blank. Perhaps it is supposed to be like that but it struck me as odd because that address appears at the bottom of every page.
To: Stoat
Too late for the “couldas,” “shouldas, “ and “wouldas,” as conservative/Christians have shown the American public: “we stand for nothing, just steer around us.”
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:20:27 AM PDT
by
100-Fold_Return
(Find Who Killed J.D. Tippit You Find Who Killed JFK)
To: darkwing104
I've seen bumper stickers on cars in the Florida panhandle that say the same thing.I gather then that the pro-illegal enablers are not yet quite as violent and belligerent as the Left is here in Seattle. It's common for people to have their cars or homes vandalized if a person dares to display a pro-Republican bumper sticker or yard sign....hence they are rarely seen in King County.
I have no doubt, however, that Move-On and their ilk are feverishly working to address that terrible disparity in the great state of Florida at this very moment.
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:24:23 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
Yea I think their Contact Us page is in fact blank - the content either never existed or has been removed.
To: Stoat
"It's common for people to have their cars or homes vandalized if a person dares to display a pro-Republican bumper sticker or yard sign." But they are sooo much more enlightened, tolerant, you see.
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:29:25 AM PDT
by
realpatriot
(Some spelling errers entionally included!)
To: frankiep
Hmmmmmmmm
(((THEY ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS)))
There ya go.....
To: Stoat
I gather then that the pro-illegal enablers are not yet quite as violent and belligerent as the Left is here in Seattle. It's common for people to have their cars or homes vandalized if a person dares to display a pro-Republican bumper sticker or yard sign. The Panhandle is very conservative. In some counties Republicans out number rats nearly 2 to 1. It is very civil here you don't see or hear about vandalism, I am sure it happens. Majority of the folks here are decent and I don't believe Moron.org would be too welcomed up here.
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:35:19 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: realpatriot
"It's common for people to have their cars or homes vandalized if a person dares to display a pro-Republican bumper sticker or yard sign."But they are sooo much more enlightened, tolerant, you see.
Oh yes, and their superior level of enlightenment has brought us Patty "Osama built nice roads and schools" Murray, "Baghdad Jim" McDermott, Christine "I'll Keep counting until I'm elected" Gregoire, and a host of others.
"sigh" It's so embarrassing to live here :-(
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:35:22 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: darkwing104
The Panhandle is very conservative. In some counties Republicans out number rats nearly 2 to 1. It is very civil here you don't see or hear about vandalism, I am sure it happens. Majority of the folks here are decent and I don't believe Moron.org would be too welcomed up here.WOW! That sounds like Heaven to me! :-)
<<< checking eBay real estate listings for 'stoat caves' in the Florida Panhandle :-)
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posted on
04/15/2007 11:38:25 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
I am sick and tired of the GOP apologizing. Apologize for what? The obvious fact that illegal aliens take advantage of tax payer dollars? They do. In fact, I can say on first hand knowledge that this is fact. I have experience working for the government immigration system and all you taxpayers are getting gypped.
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