Posted on 02/10/2006 12:55:50 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Dean Calls on Republican Party Leadership to Denounce Minutemen and Anti-Immigrant Rally
February 10, 2006
Washington, DC - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement today as Republican Party extremist Tom Tancredo joined Minuteman Project co-founder Jim Gilchrist for an anti-immigrant rally at the United States Capitol. Tancredo's extremist divisive views received the endorsement of Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman last July with Mehlman stating that he was "proud" to have Tancredo's extremism as part of the debate on immigration:
"If President Bush were serious about comprehensive immigration reform, he would reject the anti-immigrant fervor on display today, and revisit his half hearted guest worker program whose piecemeal approach fails to address this critical issue. I call on President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman to denounce today's divisive Minuteman rally and to join Democrats in offering a real comprehensive approach to reforming our nation's immigration policy.
"Democrats are committed to strengthening our borders and enforcing our immigration laws, but there is no place in this debate for the reckless scapegoating of immigrants, nor the private vigilantism that only fosters hostility against them. President Bush's failure to provide leadership on immigration reform and to enforce our border laws is leaving state and local governments to bear the burden. Americans need effective leadership and solutions, not the Karl Rove playbook on divisiveness.
"Voters know that together, America can do better. Democrats will never abdicate the responsibility for a real immigration policy and its enforcement to vigilantes, or exploit people's fears for political gain. Americans demand the same of the Republican Party. They can start today by condemning Tom Tancredo's and Jim Gilchrist's anti-immigrant rally."
(Excerpt) Read more at democrats.org ...
Yeah...right after Dean denounces Vermont homo civil unions.
Howard Dean is an idiot. Sometimes I really wonder whether or not he has any idea how to put the Dems back in power. His stupidity helps to make the inaction by Republicans a non-issue for voters.
Once again a leftist source leaves the word "illegal" out prior to "immigrant" or "Immigration."
Uh oh...that loon is off his meds again.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
I'm not sure who has the worst tin ear for American politics. Hillary Clinton or Howard Dean.
Soft on terrorism and soft on illegal immigration is the kiss of death for the liberals and the dems
Demorats should just be committed--jail cell or insane asylum--whatever suits em. M
"Howard Dean is an idiot. Sometimes I really wonder whether or not he has any idea how to put the Dems back in power. His stupidity helps to make the inaction by Republicans a non-issue for voters."
Yep. The Dims had a shot by out-flanking the Republicans to the right on this issue.
But, if they weren't stupid, they wouldn't be Dims.
HE HE! He is going to lose more seats for the Democrats in 2006 if he doesn't watch out. This is a big issue and he just blew it! LOL
I love Howard Dean, he's leading the Dems right off of the cliff. Keep those comments coming, Howie!
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Even Hillary knows better than this. If the Democrats are against the Minute Men and for illegal immigration they have no clue about what the "little guy" wants. The Repubs, with a few exceptions, know but don't care. Dean is a disaster for the Dems.
Hmmm....Bush already called them "vigilantes", isn't that enough, Howie?
Dean doesn't know the meaning of illegal. Not surprising.
Who in the heck cares what that 'nut-case' has to say? Luckily, for all of us, even democrats ignore anything that Dean says. He is an embarrassment to them--and even they are finally starting to realize it.
Howard Dean reminds me of my parrot. Give him a cracker, and he screams "extremism...squawk...divisiveness...squawk...Karl Rove!" When was the last time that a parrot solved a problem for anybody?
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