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Sen. Lindsey Graham booed at S.C. Republican Convention over "emotional topic" of immigration
MLive.com ^

Posted on 05/20/2007 9:37:03 AM PDT by BornInASmallTown

The crowd booed South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key ally of McCain in both his 2000 and 2008 presidential bids, when he said he had worked with U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., on the immigration legislation.

"It's the best bill I think we can get to President Bush," Graham said as some in the crowd shouted "No!"

Graham was cheered earlier in his speech when he talked about the war in Iraq. After the speech, Graham said he was booed on immigration because "it's an emotional topic. People are mad."

South Carolina's other U.S. senator, Jim DeMint, is on opposite sides from Graham: He supports Romney and said he opposes an immigration bill that allows permanent residency of illegal aliens.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: amnesty; booed; cluelessrino; demint; elections; illegals; immigration; rinos; romney; sellouts; southcarolina; turncoats
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1 posted on 05/20/2007 9:37:05 AM PDT by BornInASmallTown
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To: BornInASmallTown

Good. They need to feel the heat and know it is for real.


3 posted on 05/20/2007 9:39:47 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: BornInASmallTown
Sen. Lindsey Graham

Reminds me of that idiot from New York Mikey Bloomersberg.

Best Bill we can hope to get rhetoric just does not cut it in my book.

Why sack America with more bad law that does not work.

4 posted on 05/20/2007 9:41:20 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, DUNCAN 08, ELECTION 2008, MOST IMPORTANT OF MY LIFE TIME)
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To: BornInASmallTown

Stand by, the FReepers who’ve been claiming The Grinnin’ Idjit graham is more conservative than Fred Thompson are about to descend on this thread.


5 posted on 05/20/2007 9:43:13 AM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Anti-socialist Bostonian, Anti-Illegal Immigration Bush supporter, Pro-Life Atheist)
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To: BornInASmallTown

Sure “people” are mad. To use Judge Judy’s favorite phrase, someone’s been peeing on our legs and calling it rain. Even on some “conservative” sites, I’m being told that this is “not” amnesty. Sure it’s not. And when the ‘Rats let the Bush tax breaks expire, that’s “not” raising taxes, either.

Sold out by our own, that’s the sorry state of things right now.


6 posted on 05/20/2007 9:44:22 AM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Darkwolf377

Sheesh, who says that? Graham has been sliding more to the left all the time. Right now, he’s barely more conservative than Geraldo, and not by much if so.


7 posted on 05/20/2007 9:45:41 AM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: BornInASmallTown

Well normally I’d say they should have thrown fruit and vegetables but they’re too expensive now !!!


8 posted on 05/20/2007 9:45:59 AM PDT by Obie Wan
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9 posted on 05/20/2007 9:46:18 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: BornInASmallTown

Primary gomer pyle graham.


10 posted on 05/20/2007 9:46:23 AM PDT by Rosemont
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To: BornInASmallTown
The crowd booed South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key ally of McCain in both his 2000 and 2008 presidential bids, when he said he had worked with U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., on the immigration legislation.

Excellent, he deserved to be booed. Huge atta boys to those who booed.

11 posted on 05/20/2007 9:47:57 AM PDT by Dustbunny (The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
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To: MizSterious
she stole it from the movie josey wales

Senator: The war's over. Our side won the war. Now we must busy ourselves winning the peace. And Fletcher, there's an old saying: To the victors belong the spoils.

Fletcher: There's another old saying, Senator: Don't p*SS down my back and tell me it's raining.

kinda fits dont it.

12 posted on 05/20/2007 9:49:51 AM PDT by TheShadows (GOP & RNC NOT A DIME NOT A VOTE! (illegal lovers!)
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To: Obie Wan

Thinking about the fruit and vegetables,they’re probably from Mexico anyhow and therefore unfit for human consumption,so next speech by Graham go ahead and throw em !!!


13 posted on 05/20/2007 9:50:02 AM PDT by Obie Wan
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To: george76

A friend emailed that photo to me yesterday...it’s making the rounds. It’s one of those times in which a picture really is worth a thousand words. Graham’s right about the fact that people are mad...he just doesn’t have a clue as to why.


14 posted on 05/20/2007 9:50:41 AM PDT by BornInASmallTown
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To: Dustbunny
The politicos response to boos will be to pack the crowd with loyal supporters only.We may be witnessing the death of Representative government in America.
15 posted on 05/20/2007 9:51:19 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
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To: BornInASmallTown

I think I remember saying that Lindsay Graham had done something good the other day. I guess it was a fluke, probably the good thing he did since the impeachment of clinton, and I can’t remember exactly what it was.

Pushing the amnesty bill is more typical of his idiot behavior over the past 8 years or so.


16 posted on 05/20/2007 9:51:57 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: BornInASmallTown

Graham and McCain- the Brokebutt Boys.


17 posted on 05/20/2007 9:53:22 AM PDT by 05 Mustang GT Rocks
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To: BornInASmallTown
We're really witnessing how out of touch republican leaders are with the electorate.

I don't know why US Senators would become so victimized by the beltway and media and lose sight of average Americans. It's easy to say this happens, but astounding that it does.

Thing that gets me is they believe there is this urgent need for "a solution" without recognizing they need to control the border first. Just incredible.

18 posted on 05/20/2007 9:56:18 AM PDT by Williams
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To: BornInASmallTown

Expressions of anger and even rage can be appropriate. For example the mayor of Los Angeles recently addressed a local mob of illegal aliens in Spanish(Protest against the LAPD appropriately thumping some illegals.)He babbled about their “Derechos.” I do not recognize this wretch as legitimate. He is the leader of an invading force elected by them to occupy an American city.


19 posted on 05/20/2007 9:58:56 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: BornInASmallTown
..."it's an emotional topic. People are mad."

Well, then, Mr. Graham, don't you think you should listen to the people? Sorry ass McCain backer!

20 posted on 05/20/2007 9:59:03 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Soon to be Fredbacker1)
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