Posted on 05/19/2010 4:08:22 PM PDT by CDB
WASHINGTON — A top US diplomat who reportedly compared a tough new immigration law in Arizona to China's rights record must retract his "offensive" remark and apologize, the state's two US senators demanded Tuesday. Republican Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain accused Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner of implying that the Arizona measure "is morally equivalent to China's persistent pattern of abuse and repression of its people." The letter from McCain and Kyl, obtained by AFP, cited a media report that Posner had called Arizona's controversial immigration measure part of "a troubling trend in our society" during recent US-China human rights talks. "As assistant secretary of state in charge of the bureau of democracy and human rights, your remarks are particularly offensive. We demand you retract your statement and issue an apology," the lawmakers wrote. Kyl and McCain pointed to the US State Department's annual human rights report, which sharply criticized what it described as China's rampant rights abuses and warned Beijing's record was worsening. "To compare in any way the lawful and democratic act of the government of the state of Arizona with the arbitrary abuses of the unelected Chinese Communist Party is inappropriate and offensive," they wrote. "There is no place for moral equivalency and human rights policy. The United States is the world's leader in defending the rights of all people. Someone in your position should be proud to proclaim that," they said.
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Which way is the wind blowing today, John?
>> Posner had called Arizona’s controversial immigration measure part of “a troubling trend in our society”
This is called a “win-win”.
The Administration gets the opportunity to insult AZ, and McCain gets the visibility of contrast by complaining about the big bad disrespecting Leftists.
Kyl and McAmnesty sure did not feel this way when they tried to push Illegal Alien Amnesty in 2007.
John McCain is a Liar....Vote JD Hayworth in 2010
The troubling trend Posner needs to be concerned with is idiotic buearucrats like him getting FIRED!
AZ needs to start calling their bluff...if Los Angeles wants to boycott AZ, then cut off their freakin’ electricity.
I think Gov. Brewer has the guts to actually do it.
McCain lies.
It must be hard having to pretend to be a conservative because its an election year.Hopefully,the people of AZ will retire him.
If they can’t see this phony but they elected such a great governor it is a crime.
Next I’d like to see the GOP blast that non-American phoney in the whitehouse for standing shoulder to shoulder with the hypocrite CAlderon while he criticised authentic Americans for daring to try to save their country from invading mexicans.
Someone must have been guiding McNasty’s hand when it came time to sign the letter.
The troubling trend Posner needs to be concerned with is idiotic buearucrats like him getting FIRED!
The government is infested with these bastards. All of them can’t be fired. They will continue to do their underhanded undermining of America......one way or other.
Republican Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain accused Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner of implying that the Arizona measure "is morally equivalent to China's persistent pattern of abuse and repression of its people." ... "As assistant secretary of state in charge of the bureau of democracy and human rights, your remarks are particularly offensive. We demand you retract your statement and issue an apology," the lawmakers wrote. Kyl and McCain pointed to the US State Department's annual human rights report, which sharply criticized what it described as China's rampant rights abuses and warned Beijing's record was worsening. "To compare in any way the lawful and democratic act of the government of the state of Arizona with the arbitrary abuses of the unelected Chinese Communist Party is inappropriate and offensive," they wrote. "There is no place for moral equivalency and human rights policy. The United States is the world's leader in defending the rights of all people. Someone in your position should be proud to proclaim that," they said.Thanks CDB.
Ping!
He is apologizing to China - Posner should be removed from office.
If He is not elected, He will turn like a Rabid Dog on Arizona . He has no Loyalty, look what He let happen to America just because He would not fight with Ammo He actually had. He wants us to think He cares about what that guy said, I think not He cares about John only.
Michelle Malkin has a great article on this. Posner is a far leftist that has long acted as though the U. S. is the ultimate danger to the world—and now, thanks to Obama and the Democrats he is actually an assistant Secretary in the State Department whose duties obviously involve the routine trashing of America.
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.6265/pub_detail.asp
This is all just weak CYA for a very, very nasty man of a Senator...who his in deep electoral doo-doo.
I can’t help but mention that Posner begins with pos.
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