Posted on 10/05/2007 1:39:26 PM PDT by freemarket_kenshepherd
On Friday's "Good Morning America," reporter Claire Shipman fretted over the fact that local governments are aggressively fighting illegal immigration. An ABC graphic worried, "Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants: Have Communities Gone Too Far?" Discussing the efforts by a Texas town to stop the influx of illegals, Shipman claimed, "...Neighbors suddenly find they can't help themselves. The immigration debate exploding without the niceties." She also lamented the tone of the debate, saying that since the defeat of the Senate immigration bill, "...What had once been a lofty political debate has now become a gritty, explosive reality."
At no point did it occur to ABC to wonder if illegals had "gone too far" in breaking American laws. Rather, Shipman highlighted sympathetic stories of terrified immigrants. She asserted that in the small town of Irving, Texas, "Latino parents have grown so nervous, they're keeping their kids out of schools." The GMA reporter also talked to an anonymous illegal immigrant in Virginia who recounted the ordeal of having a child who "comes home and asked me, 'Why do they hate us?'"
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You can sense that there will be more on the way.
Their subtle propagandistic and editorial objective is of course to get average non-thinking Americans in their Lazy Boys to start to feeeeeeeeeeel a little "guilty" about the nationwide border/immigration/freebies crackdown that is inevitable.
In a sense, the timing, intensity and contents of such an GMA ABC TV story is good as it serves as a clear barometer. in fact, I knew something like this would get out there around this time frame.
Because it is indicative of the progress we HAVE been making on this issue at the local level.
Two or three years ago, such articles and TV segments designed to provoke a (primarily White) guilt complex did not exist, because the pressure was almost non existent on illegals and their supporters, and they more or less had free run of the place. But no. Not now. The PEOPLE have revolted, all the way down to that feller who took down the Mexican flag in Reno the other day. It is growing in intensity, nationwide, and they see it coming like a full steam locomotive. And it scares them. They must act. They must write such text. They must file such stories.
Now that the forces of GOOD are on an unmistakeable roll, it is necessarily important for the liberal/left/media establishment to come out with these slanted pieces.
What will amaze them is that their hope for it to slow down Americans will not even come, it generally will not reverberate. Again, that is going to shock them all ways to Sunday. I know how these social-crusade type assholes think and write for TV and papers.
I have already a nickname for these efforts, as part of the greater "A.B.C.", that is, the "ANTI-BACKLASH CAMPAIGN". You see Reuters, AP, CBS, Washington Post, LA Times now indulging in it in increasing frequency. They all write (and photograph) from the same template. One can sense the tension. They are in for quite a surprise when they see that their Guilt Campaigns fall largely on deaf ears.
Do I have a witness?
Actually, if he’s never been so frightened in his life, why is he here? I doubt that he is the least bit frightened. A little concerned, perhaps that he’ll be deported and have to go to the trouble of illegally crossing again? But frightened? Give me a break.
And no, I’m not inclined to let any of them stay. It may be that we can’t possibly ferret out all of them and send them back, but I do not want to reward anyone for breaking the law. What you reward, you get more of. It works in dog training, and it works in everything else.
susie
Wow, that puts it in perspective..
susie
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I am beyond hating the Limosine Liberals who never live close to the life of those of us driving a 1979 Buick and living on Soc Sec.
Living in NYC and window shopping the poshest stores and eating in restaurants where a glass of water can cost $5, they are totally clueless about the life most Americans work and live every day.
Claire Shipman isn’t fit to walk my dogs. I wouldn’t let her on my property.
Do we still have 12-20 illegal aliens squatting in America?”
I think it is closer to 45-55 million. The 12 million figure has been used FAAAAR too long. They are reproducing like lemmings.
When Senator Coryn of Texas proposed even lower standards during the first amnesty discussion in May, very basic things like excluding gang members and felons, his amendment was voted down by our overlords.
It showed they were in no mood to make even basic concessions to us mere sheeple. By showing their true intentions, I think it woke a lot of sheeple to flood the phone lines during the next big amnesty push.
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