Gals like Ann and Golden Retrievers.
Posted on 09/22/2001 7:37:57 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
The last time we heard from Ann Coulter she was arguing that the US should invade countries in which people cheered the recent terrorist attacks and convert them to Christianity, leading to widespread criticism and a public semi-apology from National Review editor Rich Lowry. Now, her latest column advocates disparate treatment of people at airports based on their complexions.
Coulter begins with a legitimate criticism of new security restrictions on air travel, arguing that they will not prevent future hijackings. About two-thirds of the way through, though, she tells us sarcastically that "the rash of hijackings by Connecticut WASP girls surely explains the time-consuming -- but still somehow completely useless -- examination of my personal effects." This begins a racial theme she carries into the column's conclusion, where she makes this suggestion:
We should require passports to fly domestically. Passports can be forged, but they can also be checked with the home country in case of any suspicious-looking swarthy males. It will be a minor hassle, but it's better than national ID cards.
Of course, not all terrorists are "swarthy-looking males" - Timothy McVeigh is an obvious counter-example - nor are all swarthy-looking men terrorists. But this doesn't stop Coulter:
All 19 hijackers in last week's attack appear to have been aliens. As far as the Constitution is concerned, visitors to this country are here at the nation's pleasure. Congress could pass a law tomorrow requiring that all aliens from Arabic countries leave. (More on that next week.) Congress could certainly pass a law requiring all aliens to get approval from the INS before boarding an airplane in the United States.
While she attempts to deflect responsibility by framing her policy prescriptions with the slippery construction "Congress could . . ." the implication is clear. Coulter is rhetorically implicating "all aliens from Arabic countries" in the recent tragedies, and suggesting that the same group is likely to strike again, even though the vast majority are peaceful and have no connection to terrorism. Moreover, Coulter's use of the term "aliens" implies an incredibly broad set of people, ranging from legal immigrants to resident aliens to tourists.
Coulter continues to fan the flames of racial animosity, making sweeping statements implicating all Arabs and Arab Americans for the actions of a lunatic few. This sort of attack is not only irresponsible, it is unconscionable.
We have spent a generation sacrificing the rights and safety of the majority to protect minority interests. And now we are just beginning to reap the harvest. Pluralism is dead.
Gals like Ann and Golden Retrievers.
Probably, "the majority of whom have not yet been convicted of genocide" would be more correct.
"We are a free and open society, but we must understand that the greatest freedom should be reserved for our citizens. Visitors from other countries must be treated with respect, but not with the same latitude that we give to our citizens. We have the right to be more careful – to be more surveillant – with those who are not even in principle required to acknowledge loyalty to the interests of the United States."--Alan Keyes
THANK YOU !
. . . then there is a minority, no matter how small, that DOES support terrorism. These are foreigners. We owe them nothing. If it might save a single American life, then they must all go. "Do it for the children!"
If they wish to apply for asylum -- in other words, if they are willing to explicitly reject Islamic radicalism and all its works and pomps, let them stay and apply for citizenship. In the meantime, we could set up "courtesy camps" for them while the exhaustive background check is performed.
If they fail the test, then they can be brought up on charges of conspiracy, and transferred to less comfortable accomodations.
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Really ... I hate to say it, but, when was the last time a fair-skinned, blue-eyed Nordic type or one of Germanic ancestry participated in an act of terrorism as a part of a MUCH larger global effort?
Normal, every-day "white" or blue collar crime - yes.
Widespread global terror-ism - no ...
What happened 9-11-2001 was an outright act of barbarism perpetrated on an innocent and unsuspecting civilian populace who harbored little ill-will towards no one.
I think that's changed now ...
Just the ones who killed and maimed over 6,000 people last week.
Simple solution tried last week - segregate swarthy males to their own flights and spare the rest of us death and destruction.
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Paula Zahn is very toothy and talks, talks, talks saying very little actually. I think she is smart just VERY left and PC. I cannot watch her,not good for my blood pressure.
by the way some young female journalist on CNN calling our Presidet MR. Bush again!!!!! Gotta go send an email or two.
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