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National Guard memo is ‘reminiscent of what led up to World War II,’ a top House Democrat says
The Washington Post's PowerPost ^ | February 17, 2017 | Mike DeBonis

Posted on 02/17/2017 6:42:49 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus said Friday that reports that the Trump administration had considered deploying tens of thousands of National Guard troops to apprehend undocumented immigrants were “outrageous” and “very reminiscent of what led up to World War II.”

Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) made the statement in an interview for C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” program shortly after the Associated Press broke news of the draft Department of Homeland Security memo.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the memo was “not a White House document” and that “there is no effort at all to round up, to utilize the National Guard to round up illegal immigrants.”

But Crowley said “seeing these kind of actions . . . even being talked about” was alarming.

“Using the National Guard, the Army, to come into our communities, to police our communities, to disrupt and to gather people up for the purpose of deporting them, is a very, very scary thing,” he said. “It’s not a country that I’m familiar with called the United States. It’s not how we conduct ourselves. We see that happen in other countries that aren’t as free and aren’t as open as we are to welcoming immigrants. We welcome immigrants. We want the best, the brightest and the bravest. . . . And now they’re under fear that armed [men], you know, with M-16 rifles, come to your door and break it down and leave your children who are American citizens there but take you and deport you.”

Pressed on the comparison to the run-up to World War II — a reference that could easily be interpreted as a reference to Nazi Germany — Crowley backed off only slightly....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: New York; Parties; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: aliens; army; democrats; deportation; fakenews; fool; illegals; josephcrowley; nationalguard; trump
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To: headstamp 2

Nah, No one else is Hank Johnson stupid.

Actually he is not that stupid. It’s just that he hasn’t drawn a sober breath after 10 AM in the last 20 years.

Your honor, if it pleases the Court, we would like to enter into evidence this videotape......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7XXVLKWd3Q


21 posted on 02/17/2017 7:07:24 PM PST by Strac6 ("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ha... they didn’t have M-16s in WWII!


22 posted on 02/17/2017 7:17:21 PM PST by DesertRhino
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To: TigersEye

Congressman Crowley could do a brain swap with a chimpanzee but the chimpanzee might complain about being short changed.


23 posted on 02/17/2017 7:34:27 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: reg45

It would! Would you like to be a chimp that couldn’t peel a banana?


24 posted on 02/17/2017 7:49:29 PM PST by TigersEye (Winning. Winning winning winning every day!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Joseph Crowley Democrat party certified idiot.


25 posted on 02/17/2017 8:25:42 PM PST by A message
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Guess he didn’t get the memo that it was a sting operation to flush out the leaker.


26 posted on 02/17/2017 8:47:53 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That’s a great post. It says it all.


27 posted on 02/17/2017 9:15:19 PM PST by Postman (The Flies have finished defining BHO and HRC and will be moving on)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Eisenhower: Operation Wetback in the 1950’s.

Someone ask this congressman if Ike was “scary”


28 posted on 02/17/2017 9:19:17 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (luke 6:38)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I would gladly let all of the non-felon illegal immigrants stay if we could find a way to deport all of the liberal fascists in our legislature, judiciary, federal, state, and local governments, educational institutions, and news media.

But we will just have to settle for following the existing laws until such a time we can reach an amicable agreement to change them.


29 posted on 02/18/2017 12:47:58 AM PST by unlearner (So much winning !!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

democrats are enemy islamist facilitators.

ALL OF THEM!!!!


30 posted on 02/18/2017 1:28:29 AM PST by onedoug
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To: Newbomb Turk
"Oh there is a war coming alright. A civil war."

Coming or already here?

31 posted on 02/18/2017 3:49:46 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (We live in interesting times)
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To: DesertRhino

If only he had said Thompson or Tommy Gun, maybe even BAR.


32 posted on 02/18/2017 4:15:14 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

RUMBLINGS: ‘National Guard Fake Memo’ Was Ploy To Smoke Out The Leaker
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/reports-national-guard-fake-memo-ploy-smoke-leaker/


33 posted on 02/18/2017 5:08:42 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump! DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
come to your door and break it down and leave your children who are American citizens there but take you and deport you.”

They're free to take the children.

34 posted on 02/18/2017 5:12:32 AM PST by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You forgot “literally”... :-P


35 posted on 02/18/2017 5:58:02 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: joshua c
Hitler was just deporting illegal aliens from Germany? Who knew?

Didn't you know? He got tired of Hindenberg talking about "Jews doing the jobs Germans won't" and sent them all back to Israel until they could get their green cards...oh wait.

36 posted on 02/18/2017 5:59:13 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: reg45
Congressman Crowley could do a brain swap with a chimpanzee but the chimpanzee might complain about being short changed.

Only *before* the transplant...

37 posted on 02/18/2017 6:00:50 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: max americana
I remember we won WW2 so what’s his problem? Oh yeah, libs side with the enemy. STFU asshole.

Fun fact: the only Congresscritter to vote AGAINST the declaration of war on Japan, was a woman.

38 posted on 02/18/2017 6:11:12 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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