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McCain 05/15/2008 Speech - Illegal Immigration Solved
USA Today ^ | 05/15/2008 | Ktime

Posted on 05/15/2008 7:37:18 AM PDT by ktime

While listening to McCain's policy speech, Sen. McCain incredibly stated the following regarding illegal immigration. I repeat this is not a joke.

Excerpt of speech:

MODERATOR ADDITION - CRITICAL CONTEXT WAS MISSING FROM THIS POST. CONTEXT HAS BEEN ADDED IN ITALICS. POSTER'S ORIGINAL TEXT WILL RESUME AFTER THE ITALICS.

So, what I want to do today is take a little time to describe what I would hope to have achieved at the end of my first term as President. I cannot guarantee I will have achieved these things. I am presumptuous enough to think I would be a good President, but not so much that I believe I can govern by command. Should I forget that, Congress will, of course, hasten to remind me. The following are conditions I intend to achieve. And toward that end, I will focus all the powers of the office; every skill and strength I possess; and seize every opportunity to work with members of Congress who put the national interest ahead of partisanship, and any country in the world that shares our hopes for a more peaceful and prosperous world.

By January 2013,END MODERATOR ADDITION


"Border state governors have certified and the American people recognize that after tremendous improvements to border security infrastructure and increases in the border patrol, and vigorous prosecution of companies that employ illegal aliens, our southern border is now secure.

Illegal immigrants who broke our laws after they came here have been arrested and deported.

Illegal immigration has been finally brought under control, and the American people accepted the practical necessity to institute a temporary worker program and deal humanely with the millions of immigrants who have been in this country illegally."[1]

These statements are contrary to reality.

1) The border is not secure as the virtual and 700 mile fence have yet to be built.

2) Illegal immigrants have not been arrest and deported, unless 20 million people disappeared recently.

3) Current illegal immigration continues unabated today.

4) The US public is overwhelming against amnesty.



Source: JOHN MCCAIN IN COLUMBUS, OHIO 15 MAY 2008


TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2008; agitprop; aliens; delusional; immigrantlist; immigration; mccain
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To: sprocculator
Interesting that Cindy McCain has refused to release her tax returns. An editorial in The Washington Times (May 14, 2008), "Cindy McCain's 'privacy' charade" sums it up well. Next to this editorial is a cartoon by Garner:
Reporter: Mrs. McCain, don't you owe it to the public to divulge your income?"
Cindy: Let 'em drink beer!
41 posted on 05/15/2008 8:18:44 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: GulfBreeze
Yeah, I don't see it as being very likely that the poster just missed the part where McCain states he's speaking of the future. And if you think about it, it doesn't even make sense that McCain would claim that our "southern border is now secure." If it is, then what was the purpose of McCain/Kennedy?

So it was either a trolling attempt (and a bad one at that), or a serious mental malfunction.

42 posted on 05/15/2008 8:26:13 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Dante3
Reporter: Mrs. McCain, don't you owe it to the public to divulge your income?”

Comment:

If she filed separately from John then I see no need to view her private documents.

Let them drink beer would make a good tag line if I drank beer more than once a month.

43 posted on 05/15/2008 8:28:38 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, a red state wannabe. I don't take Ex Lax I just read the New York Times.)
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To: GulfBreeze

Yes. I admit it. I fall upon my sword. I guess I just have a hair trigger when it comes to McCain and the immigration issue.I had walked into the room just as he talking about the excerpt above and I went apoplexic. I did not realize he was stating that was his vision. A thousand pardons.


44 posted on 05/15/2008 8:31:35 AM PDT by ktime
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To: ktime

I don’t want to keep drilling this in the ground but you keep hanging more rope out there for yourself. You had to go out on the net and search the text of his speach out. You had to scan down to the portion you remembered. You had to cut and paste it into a thread.

You weren’t careless, you were dishonest. That’s what you should be apologizing for.


45 posted on 05/15/2008 8:39:48 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (McCain is our nominee. No one else.)
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To: ktime

I was not fooled at all by the post. I already know McCain’s talking point, slight of hand nonsence, word for word. The man has been saying the same line the entire time.
He wants to pass amnesty the very minute the border governors give him the political cover to do so.


46 posted on 05/15/2008 8:42:37 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: OKIEDOC
There are many reasons she should file unless, of course, has something to hide. The editorial spells them out, such has her directly benefiting form husband's tax policies.

Freepers, including me, wanted Kerry's wife to release her tax returns and eventually she did some of them. I do not recall anyone arguing that she should not.

47 posted on 05/15/2008 8:44:14 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: GulfBreeze

And wasted no time in doing so based on the posting time.


48 posted on 05/15/2008 8:47:10 AM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: Dante3
I'm still waiting for John I Served In Vietnam Kerry to release his records,but alas my beard is growing gray from all the waiting.
49 posted on 05/15/2008 8:48:40 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, a red state wannabe. I don't take Ex Lax I just read the New York Times.)
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To: The Toll

Exactly. No wonder some people are reminded of the Manchurian Candidate whenever his name is mentioned.


50 posted on 05/15/2008 8:52:46 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: GulfBreeze

>>>You weren’t careless, you were dishonest. That’s what you should be apologizing for.

No need for personal attacks.

I admitted I screwed up. I did a quick search for part about immigration and had not read the entire speech.

I would be careful about who you call ‘dishonest’ publicly. I am sure you have made mistakes in your live as well.


51 posted on 05/15/2008 9:04:39 AM PDT by ktime
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Border state governors have certified and the American people recognize that after tremendous improvements to border security infrastructure and increases in the border patrol, and vigorous prosecution of companies that employ illegal aliens, our southern border is now secure.


McCain thinks voters are fools. McCain thinks he can fool everyone because he is McCain (see "do you know who I am?") Height of arrogance.
52 posted on 05/15/2008 9:23:37 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: ktime

I’m with you ktime, I glance thru an article to get to the meat of the story. To me the meat of the story is illegal immigration and I didn’t notice that this was a fantasy of McCain.


53 posted on 05/15/2008 9:34:41 AM PDT by Haddit (A Hunter Conservative)
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ping


54 posted on 05/15/2008 9:39:31 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: GulfBreeze
I hear they're looking for volunteers down at the DNC.

Casting stones again, are we? 

55 posted on 05/15/2008 9:43:22 AM PDT by JoJo Gunn (Help control the girly-man population. Have the McCainiacs spayed or neutered.)
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To: ktime

It wasn’t personal.


56 posted on 05/15/2008 10:12:46 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (McCain is our nominee. No one else.)
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To: OKIEDOC

Kerry must have something to hide. Why else refuse to release them?


57 posted on 05/15/2008 10:13:08 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: JoJo Gunn

Maybe a little. I can get as heated up as anyone. Not that I need a lecture from you on casting stones.


58 posted on 05/15/2008 10:14:56 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (McCain is our nominee. No one else.)
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To: GulfBreeze
Not that I need a lecture from you on casting stones.

Well, I couldn't call pointing out one of the loudest and disingenuous McCain operatives on the Freep "casting stones".

How about hypocrisy detection?

*snort* 

59 posted on 05/15/2008 10:27:55 AM PDT by JoJo Gunn (Help control the girly-man population. Have the McCainiacs spayed or neutered.)
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To: JoJo Gunn

I see your grasp of English is still tenuous at best. Good luck with that. ;-D


60 posted on 05/15/2008 10:41:12 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (McCain is our nominee. No one else.)
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