Posted on 10/23/2008 5:51:33 AM PDT by pissant
Palin addresses issues on television interview
Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin addressed issues yesterday relating to Latin America, including Hugo Chavez and illegal immigration, in her first interview with a Spanish-language network. The interview began with Univision anchor, Jorge Ramos asking Palin to clarify recent statements she and Republican Presidential candidate John McCain have made, characterising Senator Barack Obama’s tax proposals as “socialist”. Palin denied ever having called Obama a socialist directly.
The interview quickly turned to US nemesis, leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has repeatedly claimed the US is planning to attack Venezuela. However, Palin said military action was a last resort. “We hate war. We want peace. “We want through negotiation and sanctions if need be to put pressure on a dictator like Hugo Chavez, to let them see that they will not mess around with America the way that they want to,” she said.
The governor also addressed illegal immigration, saying she and McCain supported a two-pronged approach of securing the border and then working with undocumented workers already in the US.
“There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant - there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants.
“We - our policy - John McCain has been so clear with his policy and it makes a lot of sense too.
“We secure our borders first. But then with a comprehensive approach we must deal humanely with those who are here, and we must allow the steps to be taken to protect the families of those who are here, maybe as illegal immigrants today,” she said.
McCain has made an effort to reach out to Latino voters, a constituency that could prove key in swing states in November’s election. Latino support for the Republican Party ebbed earlier this year following a bruising battle over illegal immigration. - Reuters
I don’t care. After all the trashing the woman has endured from the media, including blantant misrepresentation of what she said or what others have said about her, I will have to hear her say what her position is on immigration after the election.
I will not throw Sarah under the bus.
This is way bigger than ANWAR. This is McCain’s showpiece issue. She’d no more disagree with him on this than she would McCain/Feingold.
Yopu won't have to. She did that all by herself, with instructions written by Juan McCain.
Keep reading the thread. What she said is being misconstrued.
I had heard that the Hispanics as a group were the least likely to default on their mortgages. Sorry I can’t cite a source without further research.
Kick them all out and our housing prices might recover in 25 years. Unless we tripled or quadrupled our legal immigration numbers.
It’s quite amusing reading the comments from those arguing she is saying “no” to amnesty.
You don’t have to. She jumped under it for you.
Not to mention that dumping people somewhere in Mexico would necessarily involve an outright violation of the sovereignity of Mexico.
Think they would like that? Do you want to push a bordering country straight into the arms of Chavez, Castro, Putin, et al?
Obama will appoint radical activists to the Federal bench, including SCOTUS.
McCain won’t.
Obama will raise taxes in order to redistribute wealth according to his preferences.
McCain will not.
Obama will emasculate our Armed Forces and embolden our enemies.
McCain will not.
That is sufficient reason for me to vote McCain. (Already did so here in Georgia).
Remember this quote from “The Godfather”
Clemenza: “And I hate that Go___mn Barzini. In six months time there won’t be nothin’ left to build on.”
Go ahead and crack up all you want.
I truly hope they only pay minimum wage to Democrat operatives to plant and foment with this sort of tripe.
It is WAY too easy to dupe WAY too many people around here.
Exactly right, Veeps don’t come out and stomp on their bosses in public!
OK, we all disagree with McCain on this vital issue, but this is NOT the time to form a circular firing squad. Beat Obama FIRST, then we can return to the anti-amnesty fight.
But she says in the article that she DOESN’T support amnesty.
Do you understand what the media would do with that?
Plant? As if GOP polticians’ positions on amnesty are meaningless.
Where the hell have you been the last 5 years?
No. I am for Duncan Hunter’s plan.
Ducan hunter isn’t running...
McCain and Obama are. I hate McCain, but I prefer him to Obama.
Naturally, I disagree with McCain and Palin on this issue. But they’re still miles better than Obama.
There are people in our Republic who have no problem at all with Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright and ACORN influencing policy decisions and LAWS in America.
That said, I am not a fan of amnesty, but what choice do we have in the matter?
I will do everything in my power to fight Obama and his communists, terrorists, thugs and criminals.
They are enemies to Americans everywhere.
The damage that Obama will do to America will be irreparable.
Laughing at you.
Why not? She disagrees with McCain about drilling in ANWR, she disagrees with McCain over the gay marriage amendment, so why not continue supporting the ‘conservative’ position on Amnesty unless it is not your own?
Because her position was widely known BEFORE she was selected and can’t change them now without looking stupid. She had no public position on Amnesty before.
By all means, VOTE OBAMA....
Please join us here in the real world at your earliest convenience.
Pandora's Box was opened on the immigration issue decades ago. It is nothing short of fantasy to think that the damage can be completely reversed. At best, it can stemmed and contained. No credible politician would say anything else.
Obviously newbie, you have not followed this issue very closely. That’s OK. You’ll figure it out soon enough.
Well I read that she said not total Amnesty, so she favors partial Amnesty? Did you also read where she reportedly says this,
“We - our policy - John McCain has been so clear with his policy and it makes a lot of sense too."
And we know McCain's stance on this.
“To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
I do because I understand why people would want to be in America.”
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“We - our policy - John McCain has been so clear with his policy and it makes a lot of sense too.”
Lets not get too upset about this. We can fight on it later if the subject comes up again. The article points out that “we must first secure our borders”. With all the enviro-waco lawsuits, does anyone see the borders being secure in the near future??
From what little they showed, I didn’t see any frustration.
Wow, as many have said, can you imagine what the media would do to her if she publicly differed from Mccain on this major issue? It is a crazy world to think the PUMA sites are her biggest supporters. I guess it is because they know what it is like for their candidate to be attacked day after day!
But I thought people liked Palin because she was honest and truthful? A breath of fresh air? Bringing integrity back? This would be doing the opposite of those things right? Putting her into league with just about every other two-faced politician.
I’ll tell you what. Regardless of who wins, I’m going to have a Blue Christmas...
If they haven't defaulted yet, then that must mean that they are able to make the payments, which means they must be making good money. So, if they are making good money, they must be working for good companies. I think their leaving would be offset by the very heft fines imposed on the companies that had hired them, so, there shouldn't be much impact. jmo
I went to the Duncan D. Hunter debate last night and he was GREAT. He was tough, had the facts, defended his father, and named names as far as the economy mess goes. His opponent was a jerk. He said an “unofficial” poll shows he’s 3 points ahead of Hunter. I’m praying that’s not true.
http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20081022-2328-bn22congress.html
We don’t need to round them all up at once. I say, we deal with them as we locate them.
The primary reason that I’m against illegal immigration is the same reason that I dislike democrats - they’re freeloaders, gaining hospital care, schooling, and other benefits at MY expense. I do not like carrying American deadwood. I feel no different about foreign deadwood.
Cool. Go Duncan D!
According to whom? MccAin't? The leader of the Gang of 14, who held up federal appointments for eight years now and caused the backlog? Foolishness. The SCOTUS is lost. MccAin't has no love for the Pro-Life movement and will certainly not appoint Conservatives to the bench.
Obama will raise taxes in order to redistribute wealth according to his preferences. McCain will not.
Again, according to whom? Who is paying for the "doubling of the child tax credit"? Who is going to pay for the socialist half of his health program? Or are we gonna borrow that from China too?
Obama will emasculate our Armed Forces and embolden our enemies. McCain will not.
He sure as hell is emboldening every socialist moron from south of the border to come a runnin', and as been providing aid and comfort to the liberal democrats for years... Those are enemies too.
When a nuke goes off, or a bio bomb, in NYC or LA, or SanFran, and it is proven that the thing was smuggled in over that damnable southern border- You know, the one the Republicans killed the money for Hunters fence on... When THAT happens, maybe then you'll have a clearer view of who is right and who is wrong.
Silly Republican idiocy. The hypocrisy it takes to look past the character of this vile bastard and try to paint him a Conservative, or even as palatable, is just far beyond the pale.
Do you preferred to get screwed by McCain or Obama, because both intend to do it.
No votes (3) for McCain/Palin from this household. We’ll be voting for Baldwin.
Sarah’s answer seems to leave that option on the table. Don’t worry.
She was talking to Univision for Pete’s Sake. What was she going to say? You get the helicopter, I’ll get the net? We need Nevada and Colorado - let’s play the politics for the next two weeks and then we can talk principles. The immigration situation isn’t going to get any worse between now and 11/5.
Beat Obama and deal with the rest later. First things first.
Make that Tom Trecredo. He’s the only one with any sense when it come to illegal aliens.
Hunter is getting at least one write in vote for Prez this year. Mine.
Yeah, sounds like the same ol' pasture two-step to me... Of course us nativists are probably more accustomed to pastures than others...Might be we should point it out and say "watch out for that pile of 'path-to-citizenship' there"
See you at the signing.
A most excellent post.
Ha. Tancredo is mostly hat and few cattle on the issue. He doesn’t hold a candle to Hunter.
Correct! As much as I despise McCain's stance on illegals (and apparently Palin's stance as well), there are several critical issues with which we cannot lose focus. Foreign policy, the second amendment, taxes, redistribution of our STOLEN wealth, socialism - all are big issues, and this country cannot afford to let that little communist Obambi into the White House.
I live in Missouri, and I understand that in Missouri write-in candidates are not allowed. I think they void the ballot. Of all the scum running for president, I can actually think about Baldwin without hurling, so he gets my vote.
Nothing like having hispanics vote overwhelmingly for the dummies, and then rewarding them with amnesty.
I doubt this will turn out the way the democrats want if Sarah goes to Washington.
A Conservative damn well would.
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