Posted on 11/30/2006 1:11:26 PM PST by wouldntbprudent
WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Jeb Bush called a Colorado congressman "a nut" Wednesday after the fellow Republican likened Miami to a Third World country.
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Jeb's wife is Mexican.
It's been 6 years since I've been in Miami. Is it really so bad?
No, they won't, because Pat still won't be President.
Ironic, what the "let's teach 'em a lesson" crowd brought about, ain't it?
Nah, they're doing yard work for the wealthy retirees in Palm Beach and on the Gold Coast.
Remember what Reagan thought of the Bush clan. He thought they were Council on Foreign Relations-types who were more loyal to money than their country. Reagan was right. These are nothing but blue blood elitist Rockefeller Republicans.
As they say about W in Texas, "he's all hat and no cattle." They're total posers. Carpetbagging Connecticut Yankees. Goldwater is rolling over in his grave. Please let them go away.
Tancredo's right. Most of Miami sucks. The big money is only in certain areas, and even in South Beach, the crime is horrible.
Did you know that Miami has the highest rate of violent crime in America? We are also the second most stressful city in the nation (after Tacoma, Washington), according to the latest report from Sperling's Best Places USA (www.bestplaces.net).
They put it this way: "Miami has the highest violent crime rate in our study, as well as one of the highest property crime rates.... Making Miami even more stressful is the long commute time ... and a high unemployment rate."
It's even more alarming to know that Sperling's depiction is already old news. In 2002, with the exception of forcible rape, Miami's grim statistics were roughly double the national average in crime per 100,000 people for offenses such as murder, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft. (See areaConnect at http://miamifl.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm.)
Then explain why it has not been done in the last twenty years?Long before tancredo by the way and yes the problem has always been big.
So?
I would love to buy that house,and take it apart stone by stone and move it to georgia.Stunning!
I've noticed that sometimes "facts' mean very little here on FR. I've spent lots of time in Miami. It was actually better several years ago, but has declined in the past ten years crime-wise. Over speculation by foreign investors has created a glut on the market of high priced condos, etc., adding to the malaise at the moment.
There are parts of Miami where there is no "assimilation" (legal or not) and never will be. But, be that as it may, it's a great place to go for a short vacation if you know where to go and you have the money.
Thats the point.
For Tancredo and his like minded supporters anyone that speaks Spanish or looks hispanic is a illegal alien and should be deported.
For a city to be considered third world all that matters for Tancredo and his fans that it speaks Spanish.
Never mind the infrastructure, quality of living, cleanliness, environment, garbage collection etc which decides whether some city is third world or not, it is just whether Spanish or English.
You may not like the President, or agree with his policies, but he's not the same man as his Dad.
The Iraq war, president Bush's low approval ratings and people like Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Mark Foley's general corruption cost the GOP this election. You know that, and you just lie. What kind of position do you have if you must lie?
Everyone points to Hayworth, but ignores that Brian P. Bilbray, a very well-known minuteman, won in what was considered a swing district by a large margin against a much better funded opponent. Three (four if you count official English) anti-illegal propositions in Arizona easily passed. And many democrats who won, like that sports' player in North Carolina and Sherrod Brown in Ohio, are very pro-border.
Media in ERROR -- Immigration-Reduction did NOT lose at the polls
There was a much better and more detailed article on this myth here on FreeRepublic via Human Events.
For you to even post this known lie is really low.
bttt
What is really troubling is that the entire Bush Family does not take the immigration issue serious --- well, at least not as serious as about 90% of the rest of the Nation.
"It is`nt even working here and we`re the conservatives."
It must be working because Tancredo looks very popular in FreeRepublic online opinion polls.
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