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Powell says illegal immigrants do his home repairs(How would he know that?)
Google ^ | 9/19/10 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/19/2010 11:31:44 AM PDT by mdittmar

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S. and that he has firsthand knowledge of that — because they fix his house.

A moderate Republican, Powell urged his party on Sunday to support immigration generally because those who come from abroad are, in his words, "what's keeping this country's lifeblood moving forward."

Powell said a path to legal status should be offered to illegal immigrants because they do work that needs to get done.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; cheaplabor; immigration; squattersupportsquad
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To: mdittmar

Gee General, can we all break laws like you do? Can we break any law, or just the illegal immigrant laws?

And since you won’t obey the laws now, why would anyone think that you’d obey them if we made a deal with you and passed an amnesty law.


41 posted on 09/19/2010 12:26:36 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: mdittmar

Does he even realize or care how many legal citizens of the United states he’s making unemployed while doing this? Unemployment in construction is very high.


42 posted on 09/19/2010 12:27:15 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: mdittmar
because they fix and repair Powell's house.

As millions of legal American unemployed construction workers lose their jobs, homes, savings, investments.......

43 posted on 09/19/2010 12:29:53 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: mdittmar
because they fix and repair Powell's house.

As millions of legal American unemployed construction workers lose their jobs, homes, savings, investments.......

44 posted on 09/19/2010 12:30:04 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: yldstrk
the old dimmie myth
the jobs American “won’t take”
what steaming pile of dung

It was that line that soured me on W in '06, I suspect I'm not the only one. The MSM lie is that it was Iraq and spending that cost Bush congress. In fact it was "comprehensive immigration reform" that cost him congress which then resulted in ballooning deficits. Having Colin as Sec of State proves that Bush was no conservative.

45 posted on 09/19/2010 12:31:19 PM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: mdittmar

For years the Democrats called us monsters if we didn’t increase the minimum wage and provide all kinds of expensive OSHA work place safety rules, along with sexual harassment lawsuits etc.

Don’t Colin Powell and the other liberals realize that all those protections are lost for illegals?


46 posted on 09/19/2010 12:31:34 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: Siegfried X

Of course not! Law and Order seems to have been created only to control the peasants.


47 posted on 09/19/2010 12:31:43 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: mdittmar
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S. and that he has firsthand knowledge of that — because they fix his house.

Ahhh....it's good to be the Master and not the slave, huh, Colin? you hypocritical prick

48 posted on 09/19/2010 12:35:11 PM PDT by upsdriver (The revolution begins on Nov. 2 to take back our country. The American people vs the ruling elite.)
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To: mdittmar

Colon is such an ass.

Having the illegals do repair work around his mansion makes him feel like Scarlett O’Hara.


49 posted on 09/19/2010 12:36:04 PM PDT by IbJensen (Our government is a disease masquerading as its own cure.)
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To: mdittmar

The guy simply has no character! Who can be surprised after this ‘Republican’ voted for a SocialDemorat? By he openly admitting to breaking Federal Law he sneers at the rest of us law aiding citizens.


50 posted on 09/19/2010 12:36:32 PM PDT by Paperdoll (On the cutting edge)
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To: SpaceBar

Today, Powell and other liberals/Marxists like him, should be called brown slave owners. It’s for the children, don’t you know...


51 posted on 09/19/2010 12:36:39 PM PDT by jettester (I got paid to break 'em - not fly 'em)
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To: chris_bdba
Unemployment in construction is very high.

Yup, I've heard 25-30% in some areas. I think it's about 20% here in CT.

52 posted on 09/19/2010 12:37:16 PM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: mdittmar

Explain this one to the unemployed handymen in the ghetto, Powell.


53 posted on 09/19/2010 12:37:43 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (NO MOS-que AP: It's the "GROUND ZERO MOSQUE")
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To: mdittmar

It seems that the RINOs are taking their masks off.

The Democrat-RINO coalition government fooled us for a decade. They kept a lot of the stuff quiet, hoping that conservative voters would remain asleep long enough for Democrats+RINOs to pass amnesty, health care, gay rights, cap & trade...

But now that the Tea Parties have shown that conservatives woke up, and we took out some of the RINOs, the RINO leadership isn’t pretending any more. By announcing his law breaking, Powell is basically speaking for the RINOs: “F you conservatives. Amnesty is coming whether you like it or not. Nothing you do can change it.”

It’s the same thing with Murkowski and all the RINO losers running third party or switching to Democrat. They aren’t pretending to be the same party as us any more. With the RINO masks off we can see they are just Democrats.


54 posted on 09/19/2010 12:38:01 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: mdittmar; Borax Queen

” in his words, “what’s keeping this country’s lifeblood moving forward.”

Powell, you idiot. Why are all the countries these aliens come from such dumps???

So much for the rule of law with this rino.


55 posted on 09/19/2010 12:47:43 PM PDT by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: jospehm20

Only for non-dumb-o-crats and the non elitist’s.

What a stupid thing to say or he feels that he is above the laws that common people are required to follow.


56 posted on 09/19/2010 12:53:12 PM PDT by chiefqc
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To: mdittmar
Does he ask them if they are illegal or is he assuming based on something?

You don't think he's judging someone on the basis of ethnicity, do you?

57 posted on 09/19/2010 12:56:49 PM PDT by marron
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To: mdittmar

The talk shows will eat this up. They should have every unemployed US citizen call Powell and ask for a job.


58 posted on 09/19/2010 12:59:09 PM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: marron

Powell is collecting a generous military pension and a employee pension. A perfect example of our new ruling class.


59 posted on 09/19/2010 1:01:54 PM PDT by doosee
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To: mdittmar
 
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In this photo released by NBC, former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, retired, speaks on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Powell, a moderate Republican who endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, says the president's critics should be going after him on policy, not "nonsense." Powell said Sunday that "fringe" elements on the right are taking a low road when they label Obama a foreign-born Muslim and peddle other theories about non-American influences on the president's character.

Go to hell Powell. I will say what I want to say about the Kenyan occupier in the White House. Our very own third world advocate who is always against what Americans want and always in favor of what third worlders want. Like the illegal immigrants who invade America. We should send twenty of them over to bunk in your house. I'm sure it's big enough

I blame GW for appointing this dolt Sec of State, thus making him think he has something intelligent to say

 

 


60 posted on 09/19/2010 1:02:14 PM PDT by dennisw (-He who will not economize will have to agonize- - - - - - Confucius)
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