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Bush’s Immigration Proposal “Save A Political Party” -- Sellout A Nation!
FrontPage.com ^ | 1-18-04 | The American Man

Posted on 01/18/2004 8:04:56 PM PST by The American Man

Hispanics: Key To GOP's Future writes Dick Morres from Neocon Headquarters at Front Page.com


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“President Bush's immigration/amnesty proposal will probably be remembered in history as the idea that saved a political party.” says Morres:

Yes ... and the end of -- what’s left -- of our republic!

Excuse me. Could you pass the barf bag?

1 posted on 01/18/2004 8:04:57 PM PST by The American Man
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To: The American Man
Do you know this guy?<

Published: Jan 18, 2004
Author: Eris
Post Date: 2004-01-18 00:58:33 by Eris
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Here it comes, JimRob and Bushbots.

Here comes hell.

Professional trolls are registering this week.

Starting today.

Or maybe six months ago? Who knows?

All I can say is --- it's going to be ugly.

Hail Discordia! Eris

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2 posted on 01/18/2004 8:07:34 PM PST by Texasforever
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To: The American Man
Is there some reason you chose not to post the article? Your commentary on the unseen is no doubt fascinating, but still ... .
3 posted on 01/18/2004 8:09:11 PM PST by Torie
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To: Torie
the link is at the very top of page!
4 posted on 01/18/2004 8:10:32 PM PST by The American Man
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To: The American Man
It's ok to post entire articles from FontPageMagazine.com
Hispanics: Key To GOP's Future
By Dick Morris
FrontPageMagazine.com | January 16, 2004


President Bush's immigration/amnesty proposal will probably be remembered in history as the idea that saved a political party.

By taking the lead in extending the benefits of legal protections to more than 10 million illegal immigrants now living in the United States, Bush has taken a bold and dramatic step to avert the extinction of his own party.

Until Bush acted, the grinding inevitability of demographic change was likely to doom the GOP to an early death. As America became 1 percent more Hispanic each year, the Republicans could not concede this growing group to the Democrats by 2-1 ratios without risking total annihilation down the road.

The Republicans have got to break the solid demographic phalanx that sustains the Democratic Party: Blacks, Hispanics and single white women. Together, this group cast 25 percent of votes in 1990, 32 percent in 2000 and will account for 40 percent in 2008.

But by embracing the cause of Hispanic immigrants and extending to them elemental civil rights and minimum-wage protections, Bush has struck a blow on their behalf that will resonate in their voting habits for generations to come. His legislative proposals are akin to the sponsorship of a sweeping civil-rights bill in 1963-65 by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and will have a similar effect in binding Hispanics to the Republicans as the civil-rights legislation did in linking blacks to the Democrats.

For decades, Republicans systematically alienated Hispanics by insisting on English-only initiatives, opposing benefits for illegal immigrants and demanding an end even to free public schools for the children of those who came here illegally. These measures drove Hispanics into the waiting arms of Democrats. Bush has now acted to reverse the legacy of these initiatives and to welcome Hispanics into the GOP.

As Catholic voters, who take their religion seriously, Hispanics are a natural Republican constituency. Recent data that closely links the frequency of church attendance to party-voting habits supports the theory that this very religious voting group is likely to adhere to the Republican Party once its platform stops repelling them at every turn.

Republican efforts to win black voters have proven largely fruitless. Even the appointment of blacks to the two top jobs in the Bush foreign policy apparatus has failed to generate any significant African-American support for Bush in the polls. But candidates who appeal to the Hispanic vote - Gov. Pataki in New York, Gov. Rick Perry in Texas and the Bushes in Florida and Texas - have shown a real ability to get large shares of Hispanic voters.

As Hispanics follow the traditional paths of upward mobility that immigrant groups have trod before them, they are likely to lean more and more toward the Republicans - just as Irish and Italians do these days, abandoning the Democratic orientation of their ancestors.

Hispanics hold the key to the political outcomes in many major states. California, Texas and Florida are heavily influenced by their participation as are New York, New Jersey and Illinois. These are the key battleground states that hold the balance of power between the parties.

Apart from the politics of the issue, the merits also dictate the Bush initiative. America has 4 percent of the world's population but 25 percent of its wealth. It is incumbent on us to open our doors to those who seek upward mobility.

The only thing standing between subsistence and starvation in Mexico, and much of Central America is the money sent home to needy families by hard working men and women in the United States who tend our gardens, wash our dishes and clean our floors. It is not American workers who they are putting out of jobs, it is American robots. The alternative to their low wage work is not American labor but machines.

The United States needs the skills, energy, savvy and willingness to work hard of our illegal immigrants. They are illegal only because our laws have been nativist and short-sighted. Now Bush is setting them right.



5 posted on 01/18/2004 8:11:30 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: The American Man
It say FRONTPAGE.COM In grean on my screen
6 posted on 01/18/2004 8:12:38 PM PST by The American Man
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To: The American Man
If you practice for a hundred years, you might become a competent troll.
7 posted on 01/18/2004 8:13:02 PM PST by dighton
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To: The American Man
Thanks , I didn't know! thanks again!
8 posted on 01/18/2004 8:13:43 PM PST by The American Man
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To: The American Man
I'm Not A Troll-- The founding Fathers are On My Side. Do Your Best Little People!
INGNORANCE IS NOT BLESS!
9 posted on 01/18/2004 8:18:03 PM PST by The American Man
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To: The American Man
No one is more blind than those with eyres that can not see! THE AMERICAN MAN
10 posted on 01/18/2004 8:20:30 PM PST by The American Man
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To: Paleo Conservative
I know their are some intelligent people here. Is it just the low IQ types that call me a troll
-- because they have no argument -- or do most wish to remain in denial?
11 posted on 01/18/2004 8:30:10 PM PST by The American Man
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To: The American Man
No one is more blind than those with eyres that can not see! THE AMERICAN MAN

Wow next thing ya know you will be claiming the "gift". What is an eyers?

12 posted on 01/18/2004 8:31:38 PM PST by Texasforever
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To: The American Man
OK. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY >>>I TRIED!
13 posted on 01/18/2004 8:31:43 PM PST by The American Man
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To: Poohbah; BlueLancer; Constitution Day; hellinahandcart
Have a look at this Troll School dropout.
14 posted on 01/18/2004 8:33:45 PM PST by dighton
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To: The American Man
It's ok ...I expected more! My mistake
15 posted on 01/18/2004 8:34:13 PM PST by The American Man
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To: The American Man
Is it just the low IQ types that call me a troll

The American Man Since Jan 14, 200

Well it doesn't help to post very controversial threads just a few days or even minutes after signing up. There are quite a number of people who sign up just to post threads that belong on DU. It is better to start out just commenting on other Freepers's posts first before posting your own threads. That way other Freepers get an idea about who you are and where you're coming from.

16 posted on 01/18/2004 8:38:38 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: dighton
You deserve what you get! I Didn’t mean to rattle YOUR chains , I’m sure you are used to
them by now....It’s a shame really
17 posted on 01/18/2004 8:41:16 PM PST by The American Man
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To: Paleo Conservative
Thanks for the advice , I understand. I've been writing and fighting for this country for a
long time. I'm more interested in what the founding Fathers would think more than you
guys! However , I thank you again for the advice -- and believe it was given in a good
spirit!
18 posted on 01/18/2004 8:46:51 PM PST by The American Man
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To: Paleo Conservative
By the way have been commenting on other threads. I consider this Immigration
"ATTACK ON MY COUNTRY" the most egregious issue of our times. I'm here to wake
some people up! I understand that a sleeping person does not like to be aroused -- but
time is shorter than you think. I'm NOT the enemy! Thanks again for the advice!
19 posted on 01/18/2004 8:57:41 PM PST by The American Man
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To: Paleo Conservative
One more thing: I myself have sent many a troll home with their tail between their legs. I
do it by winning the argument, not calling then names. If any of you guys can’t handle a
troll, send him to me and we will see who the troll is! That’s all for now!
20 posted on 01/18/2004 9:06:38 PM PST by The American Man
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