Posted on 01/08/2019 7:04:22 PM PST by SeekAndFind
I tuned in to Fox TV to watch Trump's Speech on Border Security anchored by none other than Shepard Smith ( and supported by Chris Wallace ).
I was hoping that Fox would at least give some balanced report on Donald Trump's speech unlike the other alphabet channel's pundits.
But just like that Shep Smith, just a few seconds after Trump finished his speech gave the following "refutation" (Note the quotes) of Trump's points ( I think Smith had already prepared his talking points having seen the contents of Trump's speech before hand ):
1) On average, the crime rate of illegals is LOWER than the crime rate of Americans and legal immigrants. It is unfortunate that
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
2) For the past several years, the number of Mexicans moving back to Mexico EXCEEDS the number of Mexican illegals coming to the USA. In other words, illegal crossings are actually DOWN, not UP.
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
3) Drugs like heroin or opioids do not mostly come in from our borders with Mexico but from other ports of entries. We should focus on those other port of entries, not waste billions of dollars building the wall.
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
4) The number of illegal overstays in the USA far exceeds the number of illegal crossings at our borders. Trump is overemphasizing the border when he should be focusing on those illegal overstayers.
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
5) Trump owns the shutdown because he himself said that he would be proud to own the shutdown. As this drags on for months, millions of people will be without their paychecks to pay for their day to day living.
OK, one thing I would like to request -- please refrain from remarks that say -- Shep Smith is a gay, liberal jerk. I already know how you feel about him.
I want to read your calm, rational, refutations of Shep Smith's arguments. Let's focus on his arguments and refute them.
You still watch Fox News?
Doesn’t he live on the Hershey Highway?
He was on before the speech after jepody. He was extremely anti Trump, we had to change the channel to abc for God’s sake.
They had their best two Cheap Labor Express stooges working this one.
Tells you what you need to know about Fox News.
I am calm and rational. Shep is a left-tard homo anti-Trumper.
Wait, what? Right after Trumps speech Hannity came on and had Lindsey Graham and Mark Levin on, Levin BTW utterly destroyed Schumer and Pelosi. When did Rentboy Smith come on?
Sheesh, Eight posts and no one bothered to address Shep Smith’s points.
Shut off MSM news all together. You’ll live longer.
4) The number of illegal overstays in the USA far exceeds the number of illegal crossings at our borders. Trump is overemphasizing the border when he should be focusing on those illegal overstayers.
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This is mostly correct, something like 55% of illegal aliens are visa overstays.
We do need MUCH more interior enforcement.
We do not have to wait until they harm or kill somebody to remove them.
Simply being here illegally is enough.
Deport the whole family when you find them.
Leaving any here is just an incentive to break in again.
Why the hell should we?
Smith is a preening, drama queen moron. Don’t give him any attention. Just ignore the fool.
That’s what I saw too, Hannity and Graham and they supported President Trump to the hilt.
Thanks for being the first and only one so far to address Shep Smith’s arguments. The rest simply overlooked my request and attacked Shep Smith and Fox and never addressed his points.
RE: Smith is a preening, drama queen moron. Don’t give him any attention. Just ignore the fool.
Smith could be non-existent but those arguments REMAIN and should be addressed. Ignore the man but not his arguments.
Who care what Faggot says!/sarc/maybe not.
That’s a lie - the way the Lib Liars usually say it is, crime rate of immigrants is lower than US residents- they mix the illegal and legal populations to get a lower rate. Illegals are twice as likely to commit a crime as legal residents.
RE: Who care what Faggot says!/sarc/maybe not.
It is NOT what he said, it is an ARGUMENT MADE BY OTHERS WHO ARE AGAINST THE WALL. Smith himself is irrelevant.
He had points?
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