Bruce Under Fire For 'Illiterate Peasants' Remark (CO State Rep)

thedenverchannel.com (ABC) ^ | April 22, 2008 | AP

[Impy]

DENVER -- Lawmakers in the state are trying to determine what kind of action will be taken against Republican Rep. Douglas Bruce after he was ordered to leave the podium of the Colorado House of Representatives for saying that Colorado doesn't need "5,000 more illiterate peasants."

Bruce made the comment Monday during a debate on a bill that would allow the state to help immigrant workers get temporary visas from the federal government.

Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, who was chairing the floor debate, ordered Bruce to leave the speaker's podium after saying, "How dare you?"

Bruce denied later he was referring directly to people from Mexico.

"I bet you my job against yours I didn't use the word Hispanic. I didn't say Spanish-speaking, I didn't say Latin American," Bruce said.

[Da Coyote]

Listening to this on a talk show. The majority callers are saying, “What’s the lie?”

[NurdlyPeon]

“What kind of action will be taken against him”? For what?!?! Well the hell is this world comming to? We need MORE people like him, not less.

[Flintlock]

I'm guessing they feel the need for more illiterate peasants.
Dunno why.

[gracesdad]

“I bet you my job against yours I didn’t use the word Hispanic. I didn’t say Spanish-speaking, I didn’t say Latin American,” Bruce said.”

Obviously he was referring to the Amish.

[kenmcg]

Good for Congressman Bruce for being truthful. The mainstream media can’t deal with the truth.

[toddlintown]

Go and FReep their poll about this.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15947711/detail.html?rss=den&psp=news

The “I Agree”s are ahead

[TLI]

There is a poll...

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15947711/detail.html?rss=den&psp=news

[Tax-chick]

How many college faculty does Colorado have? Could they trade 5,000 of them for 5,000 illiterate peasants?

[andy58-in-nh]

Illiterate peasants are a dependable voting bloc for the Democrat Party.

[PurpleMan]

“The majority callers are saying, “What’s the lie?””

The majority of the voters will boot him.

This is his “Macaca Moment.”

[Old Sarge]

Republican = outrage

Democrat = yawn

SSDD.

[andy58-in-nh]

How many college faculty does Colorado have? Could they trade 5,000 of them for 5,000 illiterate peasants?

I believe the colleges would benefit from having people on their staff who'd actually once worked for a living.

[Sender]

Yes they are. While Bruce's comment may have been tactless, he was no doubt referring to the fact that 5,000 more aliens with no insurance, no drivers licenses and little if any English would do no more than drive up the cost of entitlements and drive down Colorado wages.

I am sick of the elites saying, "How dare you?" when anything debatable is questioned.

[Lurking in Kansas]

For what?

Speaking truth. Truth is a dirty word to Dims.

[Tax-chick]

the colleges would benefit from having people on their staff who'd actually once worked for a living

A random exchange of everything but accounting and math faculty with illiterate peasants would probably be at least a break-even proposition.

[omega4179]

How dare he speak what everyone believes!!

[penelopesire]

Typical drive by media poll! They always find a way to split the conservative opinion!

SURVEY
Do you think Douglas Bruce should be punished for his “illiterate peasants” remark?

No. I agree with what he said.

No. I think it’s his First Amendment right to say what he thinks.

Yes. It was rude, racist and wrong.

(eye roll)

[RexFamilia]

He should have re-phrased his comment saying that Colorado doesn’t need any more bitter people, who cling to picking up vegetables, hang in front of 7-11’s and have antipathy toward people who speak english.

[Blood of Tyrants]

He is right. We don’t need 5000 more illiterate peasants.