Minuteman Founder and "Unfit for Command" Author to Target Illegal Immigration (Trouble for GOP?!)

Yahoo News ^ | 2/21/06

[Waco]

Look for 1 or more candidates in 08 to run on the promise to secure the borders, no ifs ands or buts. May or may not be a good politician OTW. Hillary? Knew you'd think of her.

[LS]

It is not trouble for the GOP---that's a Dem/blue-hair Republican/RINO talking point.

It's only trouble for the blue-hair liberal wing. It is THE issue of 2008, and NO successful presidential candidate can win by being on the wrong side of this.

[Stellar Dendrite]

ping!

[raybbr]

Despite being the former governor of a border state in the throes of an immigration crisis, President George W. Bush has been reluctant to address the issue of illegal immigration, preferring instead to maintain warm ties with Mexican President Vicente Fox.

Back in 2000 Bush credited Fox with the "success of democracy". After six years Bush still thinks Mexico is a democracy?

He really should start reading the newspapers about now.

We are now one of the largest Spanish-speaking nations in the world. We're a major source of Latin music, journalism and culture.

Just go to Miami, or San Antonio, Los Angeles, Chicago or West New York, New Jersey ... and close your eyes and listen. You could just as easily be in Santo Domingo or Santiago, or San Miguel de Allende.

For years our nation has debated this change -- some have praised it and others have resented it. By nominating me, my party has made a choice to welcome the new America.

As I speak, we are celebrating the success of democracy in Mexico.

It is a tribute to a promising new president -- and a tribute to a visionary out-going president as well.

Later today, I will meet with the president-elect of Mexico, and begin what I hope is a strong and constant friendship. I have a vision for our two countries. The United States is destined to have a "special relationship" with Mexico, as clear and strong as we have had with Canada and Great Britain. Historically, we have had no closer friends and allies. And with Canada, our partner in NATO and NAFTA, we share, not just a border, but a bond of good will. Our ties of history and heritage with Mexico are just as deep.

George Bush from a campaign speech in Miami, August 2000.

You can read the speech here.

Here is an excerpt of a good critique of that speech:

In equating our intimate historic bonds to our mother country and to Canada with our ties to Mexico, W. shows a staggering ignorance of the civilizational facts of life. The reason we are so close to Britain and Canada is that we share with them a common historical culture, language, literature, and legal system, as well as similar standards of behavior, expectations of public officials, and so on. My Bush Epiphany By Lawrence

[raybbr]

Maybe someone should tell them that Dubya cant run again.

Sure. Just pretend Jeb isn't waiting his turn to pander to the hispanics on a national level.

[Travis McGee]

Maybe we could just convince W. to do his sworn duty?

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U.S. Constitution Article 4 Section 4:

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,

and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"

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Invasion: \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.] [1913 Webster]

1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

[HiJinx]

[TXBSAFH]

Some people, myself included are telling our congressmen they have too. And that they should not follow Jorge Arbusto off this cliff.

[raybbr]

Travis, have you ever seen this?

It goes along with your Gonzales quote.

[Travis McGee]

Yeah, but that was then (1995) and this is now.

[TaxRelief]

The United States is destined to have a "special relationship" with Mexico, as clear and strong as we have had with Canada and Great Britain. Historically, we have had no closer friends and allies.

What does Mexico do for us?

(Other than satisfying 15% of our oil needs.)

[janetgreen]

What I'm hearing from this White House is that if we want to keep our "friends" happy, we must allow unlimited illegal immigration from Mexico, even if it's bankrupting our states, etc., and we must allow an Arab-based company to get its foot in the door of our ports...

Both situations are too high a price to pay for "friends".

[blackie]

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Support our Minutemen Patriots!

Be Ever Vigilant!

[WatchingInAmazement]

Maybe this will help in the '08 elections to get the issue out there so maybe this time one of the mods will ask a question about it at the debates.

Bob Sheifer asked about immigration in the debates in '04. In fact he said he had more requests by the public on that question than any thing else.

[Iscool]

No, but McCain Giulliani and Brownback are.

Someone forgot to tell them that...

[Ron H.]

..... Both situations are too high a price to pay for "friends".

Hmmmm, I can't help but wonder what's next?! Maybe our OBL big business Saudi friendly Republican friends along with President Bush in Washington D.C. wants Hamas or Al Qadia to take over the IRS and its collections operations so as to show the muslim community just how much America love s them and perhaps let Mexico be in total control of ICE. After all, they have outsourced just about everything else haven't they?! < /sarcasm>

[janetgreen]

Saudi friendly Republican friends along with President Bush

With friends like these, who needs enemies? I wonder how they would like it if THEIR jobs were in danger of being "outsourced"?

I'm through with the bunch of them!

[Pelham]

Maybe we could just convince W. to do his sworn duty?

Pigs will fly before we see that.

[Echo Talon]

Bob Sheifer asked about immigration in the debates in '04. In fact he said he had more requests by the public on that question than any thing else.

I don't remember any followup or anything, I think the mods at the debates mostly skirted the immigration issue.

[Travis McGee]

Yep.