Posted on 09/17/2006 7:27:43 PM PDT by Sharks
RIVERSIDE — An event billed as an educational forum about federal immigration law quickly became a rally against illegal immigration yesterday as speakers decried an “invasion” of illegal immigrants and warned a second Civil War is brewing.
Addressing a supportive crowd of about 30 at Spring Garden Park, speakers from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Connecticut Citizens for Immigration Control and the Buchanan 2008 Campaign — a grassroots effort to convince political pundit Pat Buchanan, who famously called for a wall to be built along the U.S.-Mexico border, to run for president — blamed illegal immigrants for driving down wages and sucking up welfare.
The angriest rhetoric came from Miguel Cruz and Carmen Morales of You Don't Speak for Me, American Hispanic Voices Speaking Out Against Illegal Immigration, who condemned illegal immigrants for ineffectual schools, debasing U.S. culture and bastardizing the English language.
“Go back to where you came from,” Morales said. “You are not citizens. You don't belong here.”
Standing in a pavilion draped with American flags, Cruz was even more strident, calling illegal immigrants murderers, rapists, child molesters, gang members and illiterate carriers of disease.
To those who disagree, Cruz said, “You are racists; you are traitors because you hate America. To some of us, it smells like there is a civil war approaching and this American is ready.”
“I haven't seen such hate since the March on Selma,” said Dave Verduin, the president of a coalition of local business owners and landlords opposed to Riverside's recently enacted anti-illegal immigrant ordinance. “I came because they said it would be a non-partisan forum. This is misinformation; they said it would be educational.”
LOL! They'd better find a way for pat to make a few million from the deal or he won't even consider it.
This is the kind of thing that happens when the govt ignores the will of the people.
LOL! This is the kind of thing that happens on full moons.
“Go back to where you came from,” Morales said. “You are not citizens. You don't belong here.”
Gees... She should draft the next immigration bill...
Barking Moonbat alert.
True - Americans standing up for their country does only happen on full moons.
Fortunately American's standing up for a dimwit who publicly supports and defends Islamic extremists doesn't happen very often.
And ESPECIALLY when nutzos think Pat Buchanan has a chinaman's chance in Hades of getting elected....
The angriest rhetoric came from Miguel Cruz and Carmen Morales of You Don't Speak for Me, American Hispanic Voices Speaking Out Against Illegal Immigration, who condemned illegal immigrants for ineffectual schools, debasing U.S. culture and bastardizing the English language.[snip]
To those who disagree, Cruz said, “You are racists; you are traitors because you hate America. To some of us, it smells like there is a civil war approaching and this American is ready.”
“I haven't seen such hate since the March on Selma,” said Dave Verduin, the president of a coalition of local business owners and landlords opposed to Riverside's recently enacted anti-illegal immigrant ordinance. “I came because they said it would be a non-partisan forum. This is misinformation; they said it would be educational.”
Utter horsesh!t. Show me the black people who were protesting FOR segregation. This guy has a chip on his shoulder because he SUPPORTS illegal immigration.
And the left is now saying that those "Go back to Europe, this is OUR land." protest banners are a "joke" (not hate speech or a racist joke but a "jovial" good natured joke).
Sounds like Travis McGee was there. He wants a civil war so he can legally kill all of the "quislings".
Pay no attention to that American of Hispanic descent behind the curtain. He's merely spreading misinformation. Just because he lives among the illegals doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about.
Please don't forget to kill the messenger (Buchanan) on the way out. Thank you for flying Neo Airlines.
To those who disagree, Cruz said, “You are racists; you are traitors because you hate America. To some of us, it smells like there is a civil war approaching and this American is ready.”
I wonder why they didn't just quote her instead of giving a liberal reporters interpretation of what she said? Could she have maybe said some illegal immigrants murderers, rapists, child molesters, gang members and illiterate carriers of disease? Is the reporter denying that?
And your little dog, too.
I thought some Freepers were awfully quiet. I see they've just been busy planning pat's comeback tour.
Pssssssst. buchanan wasn't the messenger, just some of his adoring fans. From the numbers about 60% of them nationally. I image pat was too busy to attend...writing his normal screeds defending Islamic extremists.
This is the kind of thing that happens when the govt ignores the will of the people.
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