Posted on 11/27/2005 7:15:32 PM PST by Congressman Billybob
I could kick myself for not putting up a post to flag this program for all Freepers. Hosted by Lester Holt, this hour-long program actually did a fair and reasonable job of telling the story. It quoted opponents of the Minutemen who called them "vigilantes" who were "hunting migrants." But it put the lie to those charges by filming the Minutemen preparing their people, and instructing them not to draw any weapons unless their "lives were in danger."
And the program did point out that there was no evidence of any shooting of anyone by the Minutemen. There was only one false note, near the end of the program. It said there were only a "small number of illegal immigrants captured" as a result of the work of the Minutemen.
Because this program was so remarkably fair compared to most of the MSM coverage of this subject, I recommend it to ALL Freepers interested in this subject. Because it was so unusually fair, I think this program could be used as a recruiting film for the Minutemen. It is that good, all things considered.
This program will certainly be rebroadcast. Please catch it on rebroadcast, and record it (which I also kick myself for not doing, since I have TiVo). I almost did not leave this program on, because I expected it to be a biased whitewash of the illegal immigrants. It was anything but that.
Truly incredible. I didn't see, but will look for a transcript later.
Did you see the obligatory Che button on the visor.AWB
I didn't see that and I don't know what that is.
Why would he apolgize? His refusal to enforce the law and protect the border tells you all you need to know about what he thinks.
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What this shows is that the Republicans have fumbled the ball on this play. If the Republicans try to pick it up and run with it, the Democrats pull the "racism" gambit. OTOH, the Democrats are getting credit for toughness on the issue, with Clymers like Bill Richardson and Janet Napolitano making all sorts of anti-illegal immigration noise, but not actually intending to do anything about it, since both depend upon the "Latino" vote, both legal and illegal.
The idiot-savant Karl Rove's theory of "Mexicans as the Republicans of the Future," is not playing out too well.
"Lester Holt has always been one of their" few mouths with an IQ over room temperature.....
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
Nope, he sure hasn't. And I am waiting. `Cause I want to get one. `Cause if we are all sooooo damn concerned about not "offending" some illegal alien that is breaking about a dozen federal laws just by their presence in this country and we are sooooo worried about their "rights" then I am thoroughly and completely OFFENDED by the President of the United States implying I am a vigilante by my going to the border and phoning in reports of persons I see with my own eyes wadeing across the Rio Grand at a location other than a designated Point of Entry.
Since all these politicians are gonna be tripping over each other to apologize to the illegal aliens then I want one too. Until I get one I will continue to recommend to anyone saying they will withhold their Republican vote that they vote Constitution party so their vote is counted. That will be votes the Republicans will have to look at and say "How could we have gotten that vote?"
Thanks for the heads up. I will hopefully catch it this evening on a re-run.
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