I have read that Bush did indeed use the word "vigilantes". I was stunned by his use of the word.
According to the dictionary "vigilantes" is defined as those who would "suppress and punish crime summarily".
His use of the word vigilantes is overkill.
I think the president is using a little "spin" to try to discourage patriots from their stated task of "reporting any aliens illegally crossing our borders to the border patrol".
It's been clearly stated by the minutemen that their objective is to REPORT to the border authorities, not "suppress or punish" anyone.
God bless these men who, with the rest of law abiding America, have been forsaken by our own government on this illegal immigrant issue.
Lastly, I would like to say that I campaigned vigorously for Mr. Bush in many ways during the last election, but had I known his stance on some domestic issues, my fervor would have been much less....such is politics.
"Lastly, I would like to say that I campaigned vigorously for Mr. Bush in many ways during the last election, but had I known his stance on some domestic issues, my fervor would have been much less....such is politics."
Same here. Except that now that I think back, his stance on illegal immigration has never changed - he is a man of his word. I just thought he couldn't possibly be that blind and was just trying to get the Hispanic vote and wouldn't follow through on his guest worker program. In this case, unfortunately, he IS a man of his word!
Next time, I will only vote for a candidate if they have the backbone to stand up against illegal immigration. (But I probably won't vote for a Democrat, because I know they'll be lying.)