I tried.
Posted on 11/23/2014 11:22:24 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Following President Barack Obama’s speech announcing his executive order on illegal immigration, CNN political commentator and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich unloaded on the President, likening his speech to statements made by ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber and that those in the “elite” class “really underestimate” the disdain Americans have for unfortified borders.
Responding on CNN in the minutes after it ended, Gingrich opined that it was wrong for the President to go against the incoming Congress as it had “repudiated his policies in the election” a few weeks ago. Gingrich then slammed what viewers just heard as “a Gruber speech” where the President was “simply not telling the country the truth.” [MP3 audio here; Video below]
After predicting that it will cause a massive increase in bureaucracy at the Department of Homeland Security, he concluded his first thoughts on the speech by saying that Obama’s decision to exercise “prosecutorial discretion” on his own “is absolutely dishonest and this is a very dishonest speech.”
Following being asked by host Anderson Cooper if he thinks Obama’s executive action will increase illegal immigration, Gingrich pointed out that it would because Obama’s remarks on immigration are heard worldwide and will likely lead to some packing up and coming to the United States for “the next amnesty.”
Former Obama Press Secretary (and now CNN senior political commentator) Jay Carney next brought up immigration reform in relation to former President George W. Bush’s statements during the 2000 campaign and then why it was necessary for the President to do something.
Kudos are in order to Cooper who, challenged him to respond to a video containing the numerous instances that the President said he would not act alone on immigration. Carney then meandered and essentially said that Obama said what he did to encourage activists and Congress to get a bill passed.
Minutes later, Gingrich received another chance to speak and certainly didn’t waste it:
[T]he Constitution doesn’t say, “the President should obey the law until he gets frustrated.” Now, the President’s argument is, gee, “I was patient for a long time.” Well, who is he to be patient? The Constitution is a larger system in which he's one piece.
One additional point Gingrich made was how in the deeply-blue state of Oregon, voters overwhelmingly rejected a law to give illegal immigrant’s drivers license. Instances like this, he said, should give those well-off and in favor of amnesty reason for concern:
People, I think, in the elites underestimate how deeply this country is disgusted with no border control, but despite the President's speech tonight, with the sense there's going to be another wave of people coming in on top of this and the idea that this President, having just been decisively defeated three weeks ago, can turn around and ram down what he wants to do.
Gingrich: Obama setting 'very dangerous' precedent - November 23, 2014 - "The president lied to the American people. What he is doing is not just prosecutorial discretion. He’s creating whole new program, setting up whole new bureaucracies, [and] is going to spend millions and millions of dollars without any authorization or appropriation...."
We know this is only beginning. Emporer Obama just wanted to uncork the bottle to get the low started. 1,000,000,000 is probably nearer to what he wants because they would easily destroy the nation and completely overwhelm the system. Look for more large influxes soon...
The man is trying to completely destroy the nation beyond repair using socialism. Unfortunately people that share his skin color and appearance have been duped into believing he is “one of them” and “for” them when there is nothing further than the truth.
The man is trying to completely destroy the nation beyond repair using socialism. Unfortunately people that share his skin color and appearance have been duped into believing he is “one of them” and “for” them when there is nothing further from the truth.
Good Newt ping....
[T]he Constitution doesn’t say, “the President should obey the law until he gets frustrated.” Now, the President’s argument is, gee, “I was patient for a long time.” Well, who is he to be patient? The Constitution is a larger system in which he's one piece.
Wonder how many CNN viewers understood the Gruber comparison.?
If only Newt or someone like him were president...
I tried.
At least Newt wasn’t afraid to shut the government down, nor was he afraid to impeach. We need to to to the turd Obama what Newt did to Bill Clinton.
Me too, CodeToad.
Things sure would have been different now.
Newt vs Obama would have been a great debate and campaign. But he wasn’t a RINO so he didn’t have a chance.
Newt's right on this...
Unfortunately, we split our votes between him and Santorum which gave Romney a clear path to the nomination. We need to remember that in two years time or we repeat the process again with a Jeb Bush of Chris Christie as the GOP nominee.
I want to rob a bank. I’m frustrated that the law and congress not allowing me to do this
LOL - yep - you understand how our President thinks...
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