McCain Cautions GOP On Immigration

The Politico ^ | 17 March 2008 | Josh Kraushaar

[zeestephen]

(The Politico) "The hot-button issue of immigration doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon – at least not in Republican circles.

On NPR’s “Morning Edition” today, John McCain suggested that strong anti-immigrant rhetoric contributed to two recent, high-profile GOP Congressional losses – of former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, who badly lost to Sen. Bob Casey in 2006, and Jim Oberweis, who lost the heavily Republican seat of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert this month in a special election.

[mbennett203]

Well, nice of him not to trot out the J.D. Hayworth strawman.

[NormsRevenge]

lolololol

W.A.S.S.

[Sybeck1]

I bet Rick will follow up on this. McCain won’t “secure” anything folks!

[Paleo Conservative]

¿Por que?

[chicagolady]

THATS WHY I CANNOT VOTE FOR JOHN MC CAIN

After all what does John Mc Cain, Hilary and Obama have in common??

George Soros FUNDS THEM ALL!!

Pick your poison

[Digital Sniper]

I’m always amazed that when John McCain talks about illegal immigration, Juan Hernandez’s lips don’t move.

[subterfuge]

“Yeah. And stop complaining about the g-damned economy too you stupid subjects!”—John McCrazy

[Travis McGee]

This is the man John McCain chose to be his "Hispanic Outreach Director." Hernandez is a certified traitor. Born in Dallas, he decided as an adult to become a dual-national Mexican citizen. His last "real" job was serving on Mexican President Vicente Fox's cabinet as his "American Reconquista Director." After that gig ran out, he worked (sic) for George Soros funded internationalist foundations, like the one that published his new book.

The "New American Pioneers" proclaimed in his book are the illegal alien invaders he urges to become settlers in the USA. Hernandez believes all Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the USA should become dual citizens and consider themselves Mexicans first, "to the 8th generation." He believes there should be no border at all between Mexico and the USA, ever.

And this is the man McCain chose for his "Hispanic Outreach Director." In the past week McCain was asked about this choice, and he said he chose Hernandez because he agrees with his positions. If so, McCain is supporting invasion and reconquista.

Then I read our Constitution, Article 4 Section 4, where it says the federal government MUST protect the states from invasion, and I can only conclude one thing: John McCain is our new Benedict Arnold.

"In his own words: McCain’s radical Hispanic outreach director Juan Hernandez on youtube"

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/27/in-his-own-words-mccains-hispanic-outreach-director-preaches-open-borders/

[ex-snook]

After an exhaustive review of the research literature, here’s the final word on nutrition and health:

1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

3. Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

5. Germans drink beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you, but the
Government is trying to correct the problem.

[zeestephen]

Here’s the NPR “Morning Edition” link:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88382489

[headstamp 2]

It's not “Anti-immigrant” Johnnie. For the 10,000th time it's Anti-ILLEGAL immigration.

[Arm_Bears]

Bugger off, McLame!

[puroresu]

Exactly! I’m voting third party or writing in someone, depending on the options available. I will not vote for Juan Hernandez McCain.

[pissant]

Ping

[cripplecreek]

I won’t vote for him. He’s a worthless sack.

[Gay State Conservative]

There’ll be two RATS on the ballot in November.Only one of them will admit to being a RAT.

[tropical]

It’s ILLEGAL immigration, Sen. McCain.

[ex-snook]

"I won’t vote for him. He’s a worthless sack."

Vote None of the Above - vote Third.

[VeniVidiVici]

McCain’s an idiot.

[Shermy]

“On NPR’s “Morning Edition” today, John McCain suggested that strong anti-immigrant rhetoric contributed to two recent, high-profile GOP Congressional losses””

LOL. Karl Rove is smarter. Once the Amnesty+ failed for good under Bush, he told the truth about the polls-people were upset about the economy and corruption.

But McCain’s statement is perfect for the NPR crowd. Affirms their supposed non-racism, distracts them from thinking about the economic profiteers behind this wage depression policy.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Santorum and Oberweis lost because of the general anti-Republican mood of voters. Illegal immigration had nothing to do with it.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

And I had almost forgotten McCain...

[Humble Servant]

Yeah, right. I should just sit on my ass and shut up while my work goes to someone who can evade all the requirements the left has stuck the rest of us with. Well, McCain, this is me not shutting up:

BUILD THE FENCE. BUILD IT NOW. BUILD IT WHOLE!!!

[zeestephen]

Here is a second link (see above for first link) for another “Morning Edition” discussion about how “.....immigration debate haunts McCain and the GOP.”

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88382492

[cripplecreek]

Mine will be a write in.

[freepertoo]

DO OVER! Democrats AND Republicans...let’s start again, shall we?

[Sybeck1]

Anything to keep the elites in cheap nannies, housekeepers, and lawnboys.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

[acoulterfan]

He’s got until November to build the wall. Then I might vote for him!

[lone star annie]

In northern states they do not see the problems with illegals like we do in the border states such as Texas. I was on the phone with a business associate from OHIO and he says they don’t have a big problem with illegals in the Cinci area.

Santorum lost because of anti GOP sentiment and the other guy lost because of Fat Hastert.

[JoanneSD]

Exactly, JOhnny does not get it... it is illegal immigration.. that people do not want.... but JOhnny come lately... perhaps one day will understand.

[Into the Vortex]

Usually it sucks to vote in Maryland, because the majority of government hacks and welfare recipients in the Baltimore/DC corridor will undoubtedly vote dem. Thus I will feel no guilt when I write in Alice Cooper or Mighty Mouse instead of Mclame for president. My vote won't matter except for local races anyway.

[Big E]

Yup. Every time I hear Hillary and Obama talk, I think, “maybe I should vote for McCain...”. Then McCain talks, and what’s the difference? I will never vote for John McCain.

[Biblebelter]

McCain’s position is somewhat reasoned. How can illegal immigration be much of an issue in the presidential election, when the likely major party candidates will be named either McCain, Clinton, or Obama? I think illegal immigration WILL BE an issue for a lot of House races. But what does does the RINO relic care, if he is in the majority party he sleeps with the minority and if he is in the minority party he will sleeps with the majority. With McCain you do not have to follow the money to tell where he is going or where is has been, just follow Teddy Kennedy and Arlen Specter.

[BeckB]

“On NPR’s “Morning Edition” today, John McCain suggested that strong anti-immigrant rhetoric contributed to two recent, high-profile GOP Congressional losses – of former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, who badly lost to Sen. Bob Casey in 2006, and Jim Oberweis, who lost the heavily Republican seat of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert this month in a special election”

So did Bob Casey campaign on pro-amnesty? I don’t think so.

[calcowgirl]

Who does McCain want to vote for him? I mean really!

• Open Boarders and/or Amnesty
• Greenhouse gas cap-and-trade
• LOST
• “Green technology” investment
• Not-too-good-at-economics
• League of Democracies
• Outlaw 527s
• etc.

Why didn’t this man start his own dang party instead of
claiming the helm and trashing everything it stood for?

[SierraWasp]

"the RINO relic"

Oh! That's PERFECT!!!

[fish hawk]

McCain spent seven years as a POW. You know that gives him the authority to speak for over 300 million people. What an egotistical bastard.

[Ingtar]

Not going to vote for McDole. ‘Twouldn’t be prudent.

[ought-six]

No, Oberweis lost because the GOP in Illinois is in shambles, thanks to the indicted, convicted and incarcerated Governor George Ryan.

[kabar]

The Great Illegal Immigration Myth of '06

[TomGuy]

McCain is saying their anti-illegals stands are what caused them to lose.

McCain is so out of touch, if that is what he thinks.

Apparently, he is suffering from selective memory. He seems to have forgotten the massive outpouring AGAINST his McCain-Kennedy Comprehensive Immigration Reform (aka amnesty for illegals), twice in 2007 as the Senate voted it down and once in 2006 as the House shelved it.

[Red_Devil 232]

I agree!

[crusty old prospector]

Build the fence, Senator. Robert Frost was right - ‘Good fences make good neighbors’.

[Liz]

Welcome to McCain’s Third World-—he clearly intends to degrade our fragile democracy to a new low.

McCainaic is wrong,wrong, wrong on immigration——anti-illegal is a rare consensus issue the unites all segments of the political spectrum.

Amnesty failed twice even with a president backing it-—Hillary stumbled badly on the illegal licensing issue-—more and more states have enacted laws to control illegals, etc, etc, etc.

McQueeg has categorically said he will not “pander” to conservatives to get this important voting bloc on his side.

Course to this hyphenate suckup it’s not considered “pandering” when he panders to dual loyalty hyphenates (/sarc).

[clintonh8r]

Not only does McQueeg not get it, he refuses to get it...

[ought-six]

“I won’t vote for him. He’s a worthless sack.”

I’m in Illinois. McCain has zero chance of carrying Illinois. Obambi, even with all his baggage, will carry Illinois in a landslide. So, It’s makes no difference at all who I vote for for president. I will concentrate on the other races.

[PeterFinn]

See tagline.

[TomGuy]

McCain might even start a new election gimmick --

Send a donation to McCain for President, and McCain will send you a clothes pin to use as you cast your vote for him.