Posted on 01/08/2019 7:04:22 PM PST by SeekAndFind
I tuned in to Fox TV to watch Trump's Speech on Border Security anchored by none other than Shepard Smith ( and supported by Chris Wallace ).
I was hoping that Fox would at least give some balanced report on Donald Trump's speech unlike the other alphabet channel's pundits.
But just like that Shep Smith, just a few seconds after Trump finished his speech gave the following "refutation" (Note the quotes) of Trump's points ( I think Smith had already prepared his talking points having seen the contents of Trump's speech before hand ):
1) On average, the crime rate of illegals is LOWER than the crime rate of Americans and legal immigrants. It is unfortunate that
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
2) For the past several years, the number of Mexicans moving back to Mexico EXCEEDS the number of Mexican illegals coming to the USA. In other words, illegal crossings are actually DOWN, not UP.
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
3) Drugs like heroin or opioids do not mostly come in from our borders with Mexico but from other ports of entries. We should focus on those other port of entries, not waste billions of dollars building the wall.
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
4) The number of illegal overstays in the USA far exceeds the number of illegal crossings at our borders. Trump is overemphasizing the border when he should be focusing on those illegal overstayers.
NO CRISIS AT THE BORDER.
5) Trump owns the shutdown because he himself said that he would be proud to own the shutdown. As this drags on for months, millions of people will be without their paychecks to pay for their day to day living.
OK, one thing I would like to request -- please refrain from remarks that say -- Shep Smith is a gay, liberal jerk. I already know how you feel about him.
I want to read your calm, rational, refutations of Shep Smith's arguments. Let's focus on his arguments and refute them.
Why would anyone want to waste their time refuting democrat talking points, which is what the gay liberal jerk was spouting?
Feeling a little needy, Sheppie?
What else is new.
Honestly, Shemp and his points are never worth addressing. He usually is not on at night, so FOX brought him out to offend people.
Must have been a slow night at the bath house.
RE: Illegals are twice as likely to commit a crime as legal residents.
Thanks for addressing the argument itself. Do you have good sources to back this up?
We can't afford the Illegals, the cost is about $40,000 a person on benefits, who pays that, we the taxpayers.
Most of those coming in do not find jobs or assimilate but just look for benefits and do not contribute to the country overall.
For the Liberals the question is how many is enough, do we have wide open borders and take in millions then what. What is the strain on all our resources if we did that? It will be catastrophic.
Then we have diseases being brought here we have already conquered and the potential for those we haven't or what about a deadly biological carried by humans?
The list goes on and on and yet the Democrats can't or won't see it. They are in the long cutting their own throats if they think we as a nation can pay this and survive and more to the point they will survive as a political party.
Lindsay Graham was amazing., I have never before heard him sound so smart, powerful and well-spoken.
RE: Why would anyone want to waste their time refuting democrat talking points
Because we should be presenting the TRUTH and refuting untruths.
If we ignore their points by simply dismissing them as a waste of time, we would in effect not be interested in presenting the truth.
Shep is a newsreader. It is not his job to shill for democrats.
Shep however expects a wall be constructed to protect his parking spot. (For anyone with a memory of media idiots full of self importance)
Only saw Tucker and Hannity. But had it on FBN then flipped back.
Shemp had his talking points given to him by the dnc.
Oh my, you are stuck in the 70's. This is state run media my friend.
A large number of the electorate was unable to even view POTUS DJT words from the OO this evening.
Charter Spectrum, for some mysterious had a nationwide outage minutes before the speech began. If anyone here should be a subscriber to this particular service, please report on the excuse you might have been given.
4) The number of illegal overstays in the USA far exceeds the number of illegal crossings at our borders. Trump is overemphasizing the border when he should be focusing on those illegal overstayers.
The issue is to prevent those who will rape and kill from entering and preventing the raping of those who depend on coyotes. Illegal overstays are vetted for entry and do not have the criminal predilections that border jumpers have.
Shemp was on the regular Fox brodcast network. While Hannity was on Faux News Channel.
The Titantic is sailing toward an iceberg. No crisis. Nothing has happened.
The Titantic is sailing toward an iceberg. No crisis. Nothing has happened.
RE: Illegal overstays are vetted for entry and do not have the criminal predilections that border jumpers have.
Do we have reliable statistics that show this? If so, what is the source, from DHS? Thanks.
I am in the mountain time zone. Would that make a difference?
These liberals always obfuscate the issue with silly arguments.
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