Immigration Bill Prompts Some Menacing Response ( and why SC voters should fire Lindsey Graham )

The New York Times ^ | June 28 2007 | Jeff Zeleny

[DesScorp]

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is one of the architects of the immigration overhaul, said he also had received threats in telephone calls and letters to his office. Mr. Graham said several other senators had told him privately that they also received similar messages.

“There’s racism in this debate,” Mr. Graham said. “Nobody likes to talk about it, but a very small percentage of people involved in this debate really have racial and bigoted remarks. The tone that we create around these debates, whether it be rhetoric in a union hall or rhetoric on talk radio, it can take people who are on the fence and push them over emotionally"...

As Mr. Graham walked back to his office on Wednesday, he said he doubted that senators would be deterred by any threats. “I’m sure a lot of the people who have taken a high-profile position on this have been threatened, but what are you going to do?” he said. “You saw what happened to Senator Daschle.”

Mr. Graham was referring to Tom Daschle, the former Democratic majority leader from South Dakota, whose office received a mailing of anthrax in 2001. The case remains unsolved.

“One of the requirements of public service in modern America is dealing with a few voices that are full of hate,” Mr. Graham said. “And our discourse and the way we politic, the way we engage each other, brings that out.”

[G Larry]

So why is he focusing on the “very small percentage”?

Answer: So the MSM will paint all those against the bill as racist!!!!

He will learn, all too late, to pay attention to the other 99%.

[Anti-Christ is Hillary]

Don’t forget Sanctuary cities. Pull all federal Education & Transportation Funds until they end that practice.

[Ron H.]

This Senator is a disgrace to his office and his constituents. His constituents elected him to represent them and their views, not his own views or any group of illegal non-citizens no matter how much he feels for them. This man deserves to be turned out of office in disgrace. He is not a good American!