Posted on 05/18/2010 11:09:24 AM PDT by DB9
On Fox News this morning, State Department Spokesman P.J. Crowley became the third Obama administration official in short succession to admit that he hadn’t actually bothered to read Arizona’s 10-page long “secure the border” bill before condemning it and criticizing Americans who support Arizona’s necessary efforts to do the job the Obama Administration should be doing. Crowley’s statement follows similar admissions from Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
At first blush this revelation seemed unbelievable, but maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. This now seems “the Washington way” of doing things. If the party in power tells us they have to pass bills in order to find out what’s actually in them, they can also criticize bills (and divide the country with ensuing rhetoric) without actually reading them.
Still I can’t help but feel outraged on behalf of Arizona’s citizens for the incompetence shown by these Administration officials. Arizonans have the courage to do what the Obama administration has failed to do in its first year and a half in office – namely secure our border and enforce our federal laws. And as a result, Arizonans have been subjected to a campaign of baseless accusations by the same people who freely admit they haven’t a clue about what they’re actually campaigning against.
The absolute low point of this campaign came last Friday, when a U.S. State Department delegation met with Chinese negotiators to discuss human rights. Apparently, our State Department felt it necessary to make their Chinese guests feel less bad about their own record of human rights abuses by repeatedly atoning for American “sins” – including, it seems, the Arizona immigration/pro-border security law. Asked if Arizona came up at all during the meeting, Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner answered:
“We brought it up early and often. It was mentioned in the first session, and as a troubling trend in our society and an indication that we have to deal with issues of discrimination or potential discrimination, and that these are issues very much being debated in our own society.”
Note that he said “We brought it up” – not the Chinese, but the U.S. State Department’s own delegation. Instead of grilling the Chinese about their appalling record on human rights, the State Department continued the unbelievable apology tour by raising “early and often” Arizona’s decision to secure our border.
Arizona’s law, which just mirrors the federal law, simply allows the police to ask those whom they have already stopped for some form of identification like a driver’s license. By what absurd stretch of the imagination is that the moral equivalent of China’s lack of freedoms, population controls (including forced abortions), censorship, and arbitrary detentions?
Surely our U.S. Ambassador to China, John Huntsman, must disagree with the Obama Administration’s continued apology tour? We have nothing to apologize for. If Administration officials want to apologize to anyone, apologize to the American people for the fact that after a year and a half in office, they still haven’t done anything to secure our borders, and they join our President in making false suggestions about Arizona’s effort.
- Sarah Palin
That country does not allow free elections, represses the practice of religion and enslaves Tibet, yet we apologize to them. We should ship every one of those jerks to China and let them enjoy their paradise. Then they wouldn’t have to apologize anymore.
What if instead of apologizing we started talking about the drugs and crime that the Mexican people have become so well known. Put it in public speeches.I feel this would be a turn in the discussion and end it all. Could we embarrass them into shutting up?
While this is true, let's not pretend that O'bama invented the policy.
It was also true of Bush, Clinton and others before, not to mention your buddy McCain.
Bumped to front page!
So this is just another problem that poor Obama inherited?
I wouldn’t care if every president we have ever had ignored the problem... THEY are not at the helm TODAY. For going on 2 years, Obama has owned this issue and he hasn’t done jack about it.
The problem is today and so far, that white hating, anti-America, traitorous Black Muslim bastard, hasn’t lifted a finger for the betterment and security of our country, including the illegal alien and border issues.
Obama deserves no cover and no quarter.... he has FAILED, period.
Nobody said that. He is indeed responsible for what happens today. He has failed.
But it's not JUST him.
“But it’s not JUST him.”
I don’t wish a debate, but that’s my point. “TODAY”... it is his fault.
I understand what you’re saying and I too am not forgiving of those that came before him, but right now, and for nearly 2 years—he owns it. He has had the time and sworn responsibility to fix it and he has refused... he has failed.
On a more positive note, I strongly suspect that all of the public turmoil over this subject, will finally help to grease the skids for McCain’s political demise.
Have a nice day.....
(((((Palin Ping))))))
Thanks for the ping. Once again Sarah is out in the front lines speaking her mind and taking it to Obama. Go Sarah!
Call me a bot, a Palinista.. Whatever.... But I love this woman. This AMERICAN!
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