[Dog Gone]

He's called the American citizens putting their lives on the line (literally, human trafficers murder Border Patrol agents without thinking twice) vigilantes.

To be fair, he made that comment before the Minuteman operation began, and a lot of us didn't know how they planned to operate. It certainly wasn't known that the ground rules included no physical contact.

I don't think he'd make the same comment today. It turns out that the Minuteman Project (with one stupid exception by a guy who was kicked out) is equivalent to the Neighborhood Watch, except it's on the border.

[NJ_gent]

"To be fair, he made that comment before the Minuteman operation began, and a lot of us didn't know how they planned to operate."

I would be perfectly willing to accept that if he publicly reversed his position on the Minuteman project. That he has not done so despite the obvious success of the project and complete lack of vigilante characteristics tells me he continues to hold the same low opinion of them.

[Klickitat]

The white house has consistently refused to retract that statement.

[conshack]

I don't think he'd make the same comment today. It turns out that the Minuteman Project (with one stupid exception by a guy who was kicked out) is equivalent to the Neighborhood Watch, except it's on the border.


I didn't hear of any situations that posed a problem. You have any details on this?

[citizen]

To be fair, he made that comment before the Minuteman operation began,

To be fair, that little fact makes Bush's slur against his countrymen all the more offensive.

He uttered it a full 10 days before the Minutemen began actual patrols and in the presence of two heads of state at a press event garnering worldwide attention.

Shameful.