John Rocker Writes Book On Immigration

NBC ^ | January 2, 2007

[NapkinUser]

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Former Major League Baseball pitcher John Rocker is starting a campaign to encourage English-speaking Americans to start demanding respect from legal and illegal immigrants who do not speak English.

Rocker is also pushing for immigrants to respect the customs, heritage and culture of the United States.

In a news release, Rocker said the "'Speak English' campaign is to encourage people to promote and support the sustainment of the American heritage and the American culture. This campaign is in no way intended to degrade or demean the cultures or heritages of others' nationalities or races, but instead to bolster American nationalism and promote pride in the American culture."

To further his cause, Rocker is selling "Speak English" T-shirts on his Web site.

In the past, Rocker has been called a racist and anti-homosexual for comments made during interviews and drawn heavy fire from New York Mets fans after comments about the city of New York.

While in the major leagues, the Georgia native was a closer for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Rocker played his first major league game in 1998 and stepped out of baseball in 2004 to recover from shoulder surgery. In 2005 he signed with the Long Island Ducks and retired after 23 games.

Rocker's book is due out in 2008.

[NapkinUser]

Not the best spokesman, it's way to easy for the open borders crowd, the media and the left to pull out the race card.

[dfwgator]

Geez, why don't they just hire David Duke while they're at it.

[JRios1968]

The MSM will make sure to trot him out...

[Lee'sGhost]

He doesn't have enough control to be a writer.

[Who dat?]

If Rocker wants to know what's going on around him 20 years from now he probably better start the Spanish lessons today.

IMO, of course.

[MikefromOhio]

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No matter the side of the argument you take on immigration, John Rocker is NOT the person you want leading the charge. Just my .02....

[johnny7]

Great... like I want this shmuck on my side.

[advance_copy]

He doesn't have enough control to be a writer.

That's OK. La Raza is going to line up a ghost writer for him.

[gaijin]

I think it's a good move on his part. I mean, to the MSM the man is already Adolf Hitler, for crying out loud --they'd be beating up on him no matter what he did.

I agree with everything he said.

[Radio_Silence]

Yep. This is a lefty's dream come true. Makes me want to put on the tin foil hat and say its all a conspiracy and he's a left wing plant.

[rpgdfmx]

it's way to easy for the open borders crowd

... and way too easy for those of us who know English.

[Scutter]

I support the general concept, but this is one of the worst spokesmen possible (outside of maybe someone like David Duke).

Thanks, but no thanks, Rocker.

[rightinthemiddle]

I saw him do an interview a few weeks ago. He was pretty reasonable.

[Disambiguator]

What if Ann Coulter wrote the same book? Would that make it ok?

[JRios1968]

That's OK. La Raza is going to line up a ghost writer for him.

Writing the books Americans won't write?

[JRios1968]

Hey, you mention Ann, you post a pic!

[linda_22003]

He wrote a book? I have trouble believing he'd read a book.

[Always Right]

Rocker: "It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark, looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing."

Compared to Kramer, this guy is not much of a racist.

[Al Simmons]

Ffrom the negative comments I think too many posters have been reading the MSM's spin - or are 'trolling' to start trouble.

What Rocker said was not racist, etc, etc. It was a joke about the polyglot (non)melting-pot that NYC was becoming. Look it up.

The man ought to at least get some moral support around here for telling the non-PC TRUTH.

This story shows that there is a lot more to this man than just a loose mouth.

[samadams2000]

We need a learned essay at this time in history. Maybe Rocker is the one???