Posted on 04/09/2013 6:46:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On his radio show last week, Geraldo Rivera applauded the Associated Press’ decision to drop the term “illegal immigrant” from its official style guidelines and then decreed that no one should use the phrase any longer, seeing as how he believes it is akin to saying “negro” to describe a black person.
“You can never use the expression ‘illegal alien’ again,” the radio host said to his colleague Bill O’Reilly. “It is a pejorative. It’s like saying ‘negro’ or ‘homosexual.’ It is a loaded term that doesn’t accurately describe.”
“Why don’t you just give me a list of things I can say?” O’Reilly pushed back.
“Illegal aliens” and “Bible thumping” are two things you cannot say, Rivera quipped in reference to his Fox’s colleague’s controversial remarks about the religious opponents of gay marriage.
“I’m not giving into this stuff. You’re crazy,” O’Reilly replied. “If somebody’s in here and breaks our immigration laws, they’re an illegal alien.”
“They’re not an illegal alien,” the host concluded. “They’re an undocumented immigrant, give them some slack.”
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I keep saying, that “illegal alien” is so overused as an expression that it has lost its punch. However, do not accept *their* substitute for it. Instead call illegal aliens “Mexican citizens”, because it restores perspective.
These are citizens of another country that want American citizens to support them. So why not send foreign aid to Mexico, so they can stay in their country?
Guaranteed, liberals DO NOT want to remind everybody that illegal aliens are just some of the 6.6 BILLION people in the world that are NOT American citizens.
You want to pay for them, too?
I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to discover that O’Reilly and Rivers go out for a few beers after the taping; sharing a few laughs about how they are yanking the viewer’s chains...
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Bingo! I am sure both of them look down their noses at us. Glad I don’t watch either one of them.
It's NOT the word that's the problem - it's the people representing that word - they're offensive.
If we used the term “undocumented democrat’ to describe these people, in twenty years that term will be a offensive. We could call illegal aliens the ‘sweet smell of roses people’ and in twenty years that term will be a slur...
Geraldo needs to knock the chip off his shoulder and get real...
You’re probably thinking of the days before Juan fully went off the rails. I used to be able to stand him, but not anymore.
“Criminal invader” has a nice ring to it, as well.
Geraldo should definitely condemn anyone who contributes to a fund with such an inflammatory name. I think Gates gave a billion dollars a few years back. But that assumes there is some actual logic or consistency to Geraldo's race baiting and bigotry.
That's good ... another appropriate term is "crimmigrants".
OMG! That IS funny!!! Is that what a liberal looks like?? Hahahahahahaha!
Then by all means, we should just refer to them as 'democrats'.
Criminal Mexicans - the large majority are from Mexico or came up through Mexico.
Those two should get a show together.. On MSNBC....
Given the proposition that someone who bypass legal immigration processes is not an "illegal alien," but simply an "undocumented immigrant," does it follow that someone who breaks out of prison is not an "escaped convict," but simply on "undocumented furlough?"
You can break in and be okay, but you cannot break out and be okay?
Bonus question: Given that the Constitution gives the power "to establish a uniform rule of Nationalization" to Congress, is it unconstitutional for a person who is not even a citizen to define their own state of naturalization? Isn't calling someone an "undocumented immigrant" the same as letting the illegal alien define the rule of naturalization instead of Congress?
-PJ
Outstanding work. Not sure BOR could come up with this on the fly, or cares either way.
Worth getting to him, I would think. He is good about working in things from viewers, good or bad.
true, mention militia today and the low info mass sheep think of a group looking to overthrow the Govt and yet a militia is legal
LOL
Nah just something about Juan is, he seems honest.
Irritating. You bet. But he at least seems to be speaking from the heart. Or maybe this is just my humble opinion...
Geraldo is just full of it.
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