Ann Coulter: No Drug Smuggler Left Behind

WND ^ | 6/13/2007 | Ann Coulter

[Dan Evans]

President Bush was so buoyed by the warm reception he was given in Albania that he immediately gave all 3 million Albanians American citizenship, provided they learn Spanish. The offer was withdrawn when Bush found out most Albanians haven't broken any U.S. laws.

Bush keeps claiming he's dying to enforce the border, but he just can't do it unless we immediately grant amnesty to 12 million illegal aliens. I wonder if that worked on Laura Bush:

Laura: George, it's time you quit drinking.

George: OK, honey, let's discuss it over cocktails.

How about Bush enforce the border and then we'll discuss his amnesty plan?

He assures us that granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants already here won't inspire millions more to run across the border because ... he's going to put infrared lights at the border!

Well, that's a relief. What precisely will infrared lights do again? This is worse than those fake cameras they sell at hardware stores to make it look like you have cameras outside your house. We still need something or someone – say, a wall or a Border Patrol agent – to stop the Mexicans illegally crossing the border as we watch them on the infrared cameras.

Bush won't build a wall, and he keeps prosecuting law enforcement officers who stop illegal border crossers. But trust him: He'll get right on that border enforcement business as soon as we grant amnesty to 12 million illegal aliens.

Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean are normally the sort of Mexican-Americans Bush would tear up at while promoting amnesty for illegal aliens. Both served in the military and are taxpaying, law-abiding citizens. They've been risking their lives as Border Patrol agents for years.

Ramos was nominated for Border Patrol Agent of the Year in 2005. His nomination received a major setback when the Bush administration decided to put him in prison instead. Ramos and Compean are now serving more than 10 years apiece in solitary confinement for chasing a drug-running illegal alien back to Mexico.

Bush's pal, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, gave immunity to a Mexican drug dealer hauling a million dollars worth of drugs across the border so the drug dealer could testify against two Border Patrol agents who shot him in the buttocks.

The Border Patrol agents were presumed guilty of an unlawful shooting because they neglected to fill out the proper paperwork. For busting a cap in the butt of a drug courier crossing the border illegally – who was so mortally wounded that he proceeded to scamper back to Mexico – they were supposed to spend five hours filling out paperwork. This is what the Bush administration means when it talks about a "cover-up." As U.S. prosecutor Debra Kanof said, "You have to report any discharge of a firearm."

Intriguingly, Kanof also says: "The Border Patrol pursuit policy prohibits the pursuit of someone." (Hence, the oft-heard warning of the border agent in hot pursuit, "Stop or I'll ... do absolutely nothing!") Can we apply this rule to meter maids and tax collectors? At least now border agents will be able to watch the illegal aliens they can't pursue on infrared cameras!

But wait – that's not all! The Border Patrol agents also exceeded the speed limit. "In order to exceed the speed limit," Kanof said, "you have to get supervisor approval, and they did not." It's just so hard to fill out a written request to exceed the speed limit when you're off-roading at 65 mph. There's a whispering campaign suggesting that Ramos and Compean failed to use their turn signal.

As I understand it, you're also not supposed to cross the border illegally from Mexico with a van full of drugs. But the Bush administration has no interest in enforcing those laws. Ninety-eight percent of illegal aliens captured crossing the border illegally are not prosecuted. Those drugs are doing the job American drugs just won't do!

The Bush administration pulls out the big guns only for serious violations like a Border Patrol officer not filling out paperwork.

In addition to giving the illegal-alien drug smuggler full immunity to testify against U.S. Border Patrol agents, the government gave him taxpayer-funded medical care for his buttocks wound, an unconditional border-crossing card, the right to sue the U.S. for "civil rights" violations and a GAP gift card. The drug runner is also on the short-list to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

He's now suing the U.S. for $5 million, but the Bush administration is hoping to bargain him down to $10 million.

That border-crossing card came in handy when the winged illegal alien brought in another load of drugs a short eight months later – for which he has still not been charged, nearly two years later. Who does he think he is? Rep. William Jefferson?

Bush's pal Sutton keeps defending his decision to prosecute Border Patrol agents for paperwork violations, rather than an illegal alien for drug trafficking, on the grounds that the drug dealer has not been charged with any crimes. Let's see, whose job is it to charge that Mexican drug runner with a crime? Why, I believe that would be Johnny Sutton!

Maybe Sutton was too busy prosecuting another Mexican-American law enforcement officer for trying to stop illegal aliens from crossing our border. Deputy Sheriff Gilmer Hernandez shot at the tires of a van full of illegal aliens, inadvertently wounding one of them. Sutton prosecuted Hernandez. The government proceeded to give the illegal aliens green cards and $100,000 each.

I didn't realize "living in the shadows" meant in the shadows of palm trees around the pools at taxpayer-funded houses.

Illegal aliens might want to rethink Bush's amnesty plan. The only Hispanics Bush seems to prosecute are the ones who are law-abiding U.S. citizens.

[rawcatslyentist]

Go get em Annie!!!!!!

[beckaz]

There's a whispering campaign suggesting that Ramos and Compean failed to use their turn signal.

That's up there for ZINGER of the piece, along with the Alberto Gonzales line.

[flat]

Annie:
Our beautiful, intelligent, indignant princess of the right...truly a superior person appears in our midst. It’s fun to read her columns. SHE’S simply GREAT. What a gal!

[skimbell]

"This is the type of thing the frasmers had in mind when they wrote the 2nd Amendemnt. It nver had anything to do with duck hunting. It's sole purpose was to give the people a way to make themselves heard when/if the government got too busy listening to itself.

Glen Beck was talking about this yesterday and he's convinced something's coming. He said that in Texas last week he heard eleven different groups of Texans simply say in response to this chit-"Well, I got my guns!"

Lock and load.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

George Bush-(as a symbol)- is living proof of a statement made by a great Historian circa 1888; “In declining states the leadership intuitively choses the most harmful course of action.” (I think Edward Gibbon made the same statement-maybe someone would remember the chapter)

[flat]

FIRST PRIZE WINNER in the

‘IT JUST DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER DEPARTMENT’ ?

prett much.

[libbylu]

later

[SkyPilot]

Great job Annie.

Here are some historic quotes in the American Presidency:

"Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it."

"No man can lead a public career really worth leading, no man can act with rugged independence in serious crises, nor strike at great abuses, nor afford to make powerful and unscrupulous foes, if he is himself vulnerable in his private character."

"Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have."

"I believe without the bill it's going to be harder to enforce the border. The status quo is unacceptable....I'll see you at the bill signing."

[flat]

Does anyone think it can possibly be that NO ONE on the President’s staff reads free republic and in particular these VERY posts? What does it take? We have here a whole village full of intelligent people, writing posts perfectly explaining the absurdity of amnesty along with Ann’s great column. Why does this admin. not drop this inanity?

[bullfeather]

call your congress critter. They are to investigate this. more pressure, quicker action. Release the BP agents! Keep this in the news!!
And where is the MSM investigating reporters? Are they bought and paid for like Sutton?

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Why does this admin. not drop this inanity?"

The unchecked "immigration/invasion" is a multi step platform to ID chip implants.

1.Millions of undocumented need documenting.
2.National ID cards for everybody, Yea!!!!
3.National ID card fraud causes a collosal banking failure/terrorist threat, that affects nearly 100% of all Americans. Boooo!!!
4.ID implant chips save the day Yea!!!!!

They're playing us like a fiddle!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Shield Maiden of Rohan............ Shield Maiden of the GOP

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Slaying liberal Dorks!

[Shaun_MD]

Secession. Shhhh! Don’t say it too loud

[RonDog]

"...Ramos was nominated for Border Patrol Agent of the Year in 2005. His nomination received a major setback when the Bush administration decided to put him in prison instead.

Ramos and Compean are now serving more than 10 years apiece in solitary confinement for chasing a drug-running illegal alien back to Mexico..." - Ann Coulter

See also, from justicefortheborderpatrol.com

"It appears that the facts do not add up or justify the length of the sentences for these agents, let alone their conviction on multiple counts.

Border agents often have a difficult and dangerous job in guarding our nation's borders.

Undue prosecution of Border Patrol Agents could have a chilling effect on their ability to carry out their duties."
-- Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) [!]

[RonDog]

ping

[NTHockey]

Ah, a fine California grape - picked by someone doing a job Americans won’t do. Not me, I’ll go back to drinking San Miguel and Asahi.

Semper Fi

[NTHockey]

NO - scream it out so that the dumbnuts in Washington, DC here it.

SECESSION - NOW!

[SkyPilot]

The unchecked "immigration/invasion" is a multi step platform to ID chip implants.

Well, I believe it will happen someday....Satan has his plans.

[Shaun_MD]

Check your mail

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Laura: George, it's time you quit drinking.

LOLOLOLOL *SNORT*