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Congressman Raul Labrador Slaps Down David Brooks Twice on Meet The Press
NewsBusters ^ | July 7, 2013 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 07/07/2013 4:14:35 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

Have you ever wished that errant journalists could get their noses rubbed in their own absurdities and outright falsehoods like puppy dogs who make a mess? Well, if you had been watching Meet The Press today then you would have seen Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho do just that to the New York Times house "conservative" David Brooks who was slapped down not once but twice. 

As you can see in this video and below the fold, Brooks didn't learn his lesson after being slapped down by Labrador for uttering absurdities about the Senate immigration bill. Labrador was forced to perform an encore performance after Brooks flat out uttered a falsehood. First we see Brooks describe how wonderful he thought the Senate immigration bill was:

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: davidbrooks; idaho; immigrationbill; meetthepress; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; randsconcerntrolls; raullabrador
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To: PJ-Comix

Labrador is one of those Congressmen that I didn’t expect a lot from who has really stepped up. Anyone who knocks Brooks down a peg deserves a medal in my book. He and Frum are just gateway drugs to liberalism.


21 posted on 07/07/2013 5:22:43 PM PDT by Maelstorm (If all are treated as suspects it will not long before we all are treated as prisoners.)
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To: expat2
You may be right, but a path to citizenship is not in itself a bad thing. However, the path should be the same path everyone else has to take to get there. Application to the State Department for visa, (genuine) green card, education into the US system of governance, proof of ability to support self and any family, and passing a test. No short cuts.

That path begins in their home countries. And since the vast majority of these lawbreakers have committed multiple crimes beyond just entering illegally, e.g., working illegally, ID theft, misuse of SSNs, tax evasion, etc., shouldn't that rule them out of ever being on a path to citizenship? Most of them wouldn't even qualify for a tourist visa. Are these the kinds of people we want as citizens? These are people who willfully and knowingly broke our laws.

22 posted on 07/07/2013 5:25:23 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Maelstorm

Labrador is an amnesty supporter. He is worse than Brooks because he can actually has a vote on immigration reform. This good cop, bad cop routine is not playing very well among those of us who are informed about the issue.


23 posted on 07/07/2013 5:27:29 PM PDT by kabar
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To: PJ-Comix

David Brooks is like a lost little puppy. He dislikes Bush, but now has signed on to Bush’s grand immigration plan because he has now taken on the conservative base. He’s just a dummkoph who cannot think for himself. He just follows the left’s lead time after time.


24 posted on 07/07/2013 5:30:39 PM PDT by ilgipper (Obama is proving that very bad ideas can be wrapped up in pretty words)
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To: kabar

Labrador helped push this monstrosity forward politically. Even though he finally found his situation politically untenable in ID 1 and backed out, he is responsible. No way this guy would get my vote if I still lived in ID.


25 posted on 07/07/2013 5:32:14 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (America's Party - 'We're partisans only for principle.' www.SelfGovernment.US)
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To: PJ-Comix

Ehh. I always get sucked into these “smackdown” things and they’re never as good as advertised.
That Democrat scumbag Brooks mentioned how the new laws will reduce immigration far more than the old laws ever did - - and all Labrador had to do to respond effectively was laugh that the argument was absurd because the “old laws have never been enforced and neither will the new laws”.


26 posted on 07/07/2013 5:32:19 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: PJ-Comix
All the (so-called) immigration reform proposals I've seen are as much smoke-and-mirrors as ObamaCare.

Secure the border first, make sure it is working, and then you may talk about some kind of reform.

27 posted on 07/07/2013 5:32:39 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: kabar
Labrador is an amnesty supporter.

Yep. And an immigration lawyer by trade, if memory serves.

28 posted on 07/07/2013 5:33:17 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (America's Party - 'We're partisans only for principle.' www.SelfGovernment.US)
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To: PJ-Comix

David Brooks is the RINO’s RINO .... he’s more Democrat/Liberal that that turkey necked jerk opposite him.


29 posted on 07/07/2013 5:49:24 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: BenLurkin

In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is a dangerous extremist.. Greenfield


30 posted on 07/07/2013 5:51:19 PM PDT by GOPJ (In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is a dangerous extremist.. Greenfield)
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To: kabar

I honestly don’t know a whole lot about Labrador but as long as he is opposing the Senate bill and doesn’t end up supporting an equally bad bill I’ll reserve judgment. Also at least he acknowledges the Senate bill does not secure the border. If the House tries to push this bill through they will be sacrificing any chance of gains in 2014.


31 posted on 07/07/2013 5:55:58 PM PDT by Maelstorm (If all are treated as suspects it will not long before we all are treated as prisoners.)
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To: PJ-Comix

I will start tomsport the GOP again when they stop showing up on these shows. Nobody watches them anyway.


32 posted on 07/07/2013 6:02:46 PM PDT by Solson (The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
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To: PJ-Comix
We need to set up a fund - or get a law passed - so a few hundred of the illegals can stay in a home next to where David Brooks lives...

No reason not to share the opportunity to be magnanimous with David Brooks and his friends, right?

Spend some tax dollars buying homes for illegals near reporters and congress people backing this bill - they want them here - fine - they can have a cross section - not just the gardeners and servant classes, but the gangbangers too...

33 posted on 07/07/2013 6:09:09 PM PDT by GOPJ (In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is a dangerous extremist.. Greenfield)
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To: PJ-Comix

Yeah, but, so what?

David Brooks isn’t the one passing attempting to pass traitorous legislation.

I don’t see any republicans smacking down democrats over their plan to yank the rug out from under citizens of America.

What I see is republicans helping them.


34 posted on 07/07/2013 6:15:29 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: kabar

I was in CBP secondary inspection getting my bags checked in Philly a few days ago. I had a front row seat waiting for nearly 2 hours and overhead unbelievable cock and bull stories. The dog ate my home work type stuff. Outrageously, EVERY single person was admitted no matter how ridiculous the story was. We already have amnesty and nothing will change with the kenyan in the WH.


35 posted on 07/07/2013 6:24:47 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: PJ-Comix

f8ck you david brooks you are a lap dog for the Democrats


36 posted on 07/07/2013 6:48:03 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: expat2
You and I are probably on the same page, but to be clear . . . . In my view, “the same path” means to wait in line in your home country until you receive a legal entry visa. That means those who have taken “cuts” on the line need first to return home to put this entire game on a level playing field.

To say nothing of the fact that this entire approach of “helping” the illegals gives an unfair advantage to Mexicans, by virtue of the proximity of their country of origin. It is grossly unfair to people trying to immigrate legally from such distant points as the Philippines, Poland, etc.

37 posted on 07/07/2013 7:03:17 PM PDT by man_in_tx (Blowback (Faithfully farting twowards Mecca five times daily).)
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To: Maelstorm
I am getting the feeling that we are watching some Kabuki theater. Like Rubio, Labrador claims we need to strengthen the bill with more border security and internal enforcement. I suspect we may see the House version of the Corker-Hoeven amendment that will give the House Reps the cover to vote for an amnesty and increased guest worker program.

The House Judiciary Committee has already passed a STEM bill to increase the number of permanent immigrant visas by 55,000 a year.

If the House pushes a bill thru not only is the GOP finished, but so is the country.

38 posted on 07/07/2013 9:27:11 PM PDT by kabar
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