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Bush defends his immigration proposals
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| July 19, 2007
| DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 07/19/2007 5:27:42 PM PDT by backtothestreets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.
At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for the cover-up of the shooting of a drug trafficker in Texas.
"No, I won't make you that promise," Bush told a woman who asked about a possible pardon. Many Republicans in Congress have said the men should not have been convicted and have criticized the federal U.S. attorney for even prosecuting the agents.
"I know it's an emotional issue but people need to look at the facts. These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, said Bush. Bush called Sutton a friend.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; bs; bushamnesty; crime; illegalaliens; immigrantlist; immigration; invasionusa; law; openborders; propaganda; snowjob; trollthread
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To: backtothestreets
people need to look at the facts. These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton SO many things wrong with this statement. Well, I'll only point out one. Given this statement & given that we have a jury system, according to Mr. Bush no one should ever be pardoned. Or have their sentence commuted.
It's too bad he could never find this kind of resolve and perseverance in the pursuit of, and confrontation with Democrats. It seems the "new tone" only applies to his enemies.
Has anyone read any reliable information regarding the current moral of the border patrol?
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posted on
07/19/2007 5:54:58 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
To: ovrtaxt
He looks at the country thru elitist colored glasses.
He has no concept of what the average American is. He thinks we all employ ‘help.’
We don’t. I clean my own house, and mow my own yard.
Imagine how many years its been since he sat on a lawnmower.
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posted on
07/19/2007 5:55:18 PM PDT
by
JRochelle
(Vacant Lott needs to be evicted from the Senate.)
To: NurdlyPeon
Ya ya ya, George. Cut the cr@p and build the fence.
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posted on
07/19/2007 5:55:35 PM PDT
by
nicmarlo
To: Czar; Borax Queen; processing please hold; potlatch
President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States. At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for the cover-up of the shooting of a drug trafficker in Texas.
"No, I won't make you that promise"....
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posted on
07/19/2007 5:56:52 PM PDT
by
nicmarlo
To: JRochelle
"Ted, I will never desert you. Just ignore my stupid 'conservative base', like I do."
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posted on
07/19/2007 5:57:17 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: JRochelle
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posted on
07/19/2007 5:57:50 PM PDT
by
ovrtaxt
(The FairTax and the North American Union are mutually exclusive.)
To: nicmarlo
You beat me to it! By three minutes.
To: backtothestreets
“tutski shitski”
BUILD THE D*MN FENCE - THEN WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHEATHER OR NOT YOU WILL GET REELECTED.
We (Civilians) are judged on our ability to produce. Not our abilty to produce empty words and promises.
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posted on
07/19/2007 5:59:53 PM PDT
by
jongaltsr
(Hope to See ya in Galt's Gultch.)
To: JRochelle
He looks at the country thru elitist colored glasses. He has no concept of what the average American is. He thinks we all employ help. We dont. I clean my own house, and mow my own yard. That is SOOOOOOOOoo true! Us too!
To: nicmarlo
Bush called Sutton a friend. No comment.
To: nicmarlo; devolve
[No, I won’t make you that promise”....]
Yikes, I’m behind in the news [like always] and missed that one!!
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:01:40 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
To: JRochelle
This picture ought to prove to President Bush that Americans will do farm labor if you pay a decent wage:
U.S. first lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush pick vegetables during a visit to the Dig Development in Gardening, NGO, garden at Fann Hospital in the city of Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, June 26, 2007
To: Borax Queen
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:03:05 PM PDT
by
nicmarlo
To: potlatch; devolve
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:03:32 PM PDT
by
nicmarlo
To: indylindy
Are we just getting tired of this? YES....I'm so tired of all this my head hurts. I see my country slipping away and I do not want my little grandsons growing up in the future too many are working to push on us.
To: nicmarlo
"President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor an illegal alien shortage in the United States."What he meant...
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:03:40 PM PDT
by
Czar
( StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
To: Borax Queen
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:03:56 PM PDT
by
nicmarlo
To: Borax Queen
"Friends"
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:05:17 PM PDT
by
Howie
To: indylindy
Old GWB is tenaciously wrong pushing for his global world. Are we just getting tired of this? We're WAAAAAAAAAAAAY past tired of it. More like FED up.
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:06:28 PM PDT
by
nicmarlo
To: indylindy
Are we just getting tired of this? Like most of us, I tired of it long ago.
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posted on
07/19/2007 6:06:30 PM PDT
by
HoosierHawk
(No American soldier has ever lost a war, but plenty of U.S. politicians have.)
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