New RNC ad: Being a friend to Hispanics means supporting amnesty
posted at 7:54 pm on August 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
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And so, after two years of pounding Geraldo Rivera for reducing a complex issue to its lowest, crudest, most demagogic common denominator, we find that our own party leadership agrees with him. Do you have Hispanic friends? No you don’t, not if you’re one of the 69 percent who prioritizes border enforcement over, ahem, “comprehensive immigration reform.” The boss has an English translation but I’d like confirmation from our Spanish-speaking readers, as I simply can’t believe the RNC would stoop to this. Is this an accurate rendering of the beginning?
How do you know someone is a friend?
You know because they stand up and defend you when it is hard.
When Hispanics needed a friend in Congress during the immigration debate… Who stood up? Who spoke out?
John McCain.
Note: This isn’t Michelle’s translation, it’s the version that the RNC’s sending around, so it expresses their intent even if the Spanish version doesn’t precisely match. Exit question: What’s the difference between the insinuation here and the insinuation … here?
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Oh shi-
This is going to be a 400 count thread.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 7:56 PM
You had to have known this was coming.
Connie on August 22, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Dolor del corazón
Slublog on August 22, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Jesus wept. I haven’t heard spanish that rapid since I left El Salvador.
That beginning translation is accurate though.
apollyonbob on August 22, 2008 at 7:58 PM
McCain is not perfect–he’s goofed up a lot.
But he has never supported amnesty.
Conservatives would be more credible if we used words accurately.
jgapinoy on August 22, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Somebody is LYING ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN!!!
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Everyone knows McCain supported immigration reform, which included amnesty. The party is doing what it has to to get its guy elected. Remember that ad where McCain was “challenging his party” that was paid for… by the party?
Vizzini on August 22, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Can I buy ameros yet?
lorien1973 on August 22, 2008 at 7:59 PM
What do you call McCain-Kennedy?
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Wait a second – when HotAirians speak out in favor of a hard-line immigration policy, only Hispandering reverse-racist party traitors would accuse them of being anti-Hispanic! But when a Republican claims to have spoken up in favor of Hispanics, the HotAir line is that it must mean he’s in favor of “amnesty.” I thought we all knew that opinion in the Hispanic community was diverse?
So who’s pandering to whose emotions here?
CK MacLeod on August 22, 2008 at 8:00 PM
why are they doing this???? McCain can’t run to the left of obama on this despite his record. I can guarantee whomever suggested this crap at the RNC is not a Hispanic republican. A Hispanic republican is already to the right of McCain on this issue.
elduende on August 22, 2008 at 8:00 PM
The RNC was doing just fine. Now they have just brought McCains dispicable record on immigration to everyone’s attention. Whoever made this video ought to be fired.
davenp35 on August 22, 2008 at 8:01 PM
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Where’s wise_man to tell us all that John McCain is a real conservative?
Three cheers for staying home in ‘08….or writing in Fred!
HebrewToYou on August 22, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Those damned LYING LIARS WHO TELL LYING LIES ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN a
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:04 PM
McCain really has a knack for making this difficult. Just when you get over the last poke in they eye, resolve to hold your nose and vote for him, he pulls something. Guess we could have expected pandering to illegals.
But, hey! If they want me to support people who break our laws, then I guess I don’t have to bother with being a law-abiding citizen.
Free at last! Free at last!!
Thanks, Mac. Thanks, RNC.
Cody1991 on August 22, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Did you see the ad?
John McCain stood up and spoke out for amnesty.
Is this complicated?
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 8:04 PM
re at it again!!!
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:05 PM
HELP PICK LETTUCE AT $50 PER HOUR FOR SENATOR JOHN McCAIN
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:06 PM
It was an immigration bill that had punishment–too-lenient punishment–for illegal immigration. It was not amnesty.
jgapinoy on August 22, 2008 at 8:06 PM
McCain supports amnesty. Tell me something I don’t know. The RNC knows it has most Republicans voting for him because there’s nowhere else to go, so they’re attempting to round-up the Hispanic vote. Just like Obama was fine flip-flopping on FISA. The people who were outrageously outraged will still vote for him, while he managed to get rid of a “weak on national security” talking point” and appeals to moderates.
amerpundit on August 22, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Yeah, I think those secret Obama supporters need to go on over to Kos or HuffPo with the rest of the trash.
LYING LIARS!!
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Oh for heavens sake. I am an immigrant/naturalized citizen, and never once in the whole immigration “reform” mess did I hear any pandering to my country of origin.
I’m going home to start drinking. RNC, F*CK YOU RUNNING.
RushBaby on August 22, 2008 at 8:07 PM
It’s not that easy. Getting elected doesn’t entitle you to call your own base a bunch of racists.
I’m not sure what your point is here. My point is that illegal immigration is not a racial issue. Attempts to turn it into one are Rivera-esque racial demagoguery. Which is what the RNC’s engaged in here by equating a position on immigration with being anti-Hispanic.
Allahpundit on August 22, 2008 at 8:07 PM
$5000 fine, geographic & bureaucratic hoops to jump through, & waiting. Too lenient, but not amnesty.
jgapinoy on August 22, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Hey Allah i’m working on a translation
elduende on August 22, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Before I knew Amnesty’s name
And heard it’s wail and whinin’
I had a country and it had me
And the sun was always shinin’
But then one day Bush and McCain betrayed me
And left me far behind them
And now I’m lost, so gone and lost
Not even God can find me
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:09 PM
exactly what I thought when I saw the headline..
DaveC on August 22, 2008 at 8:10 PM
I wish I could be treated so leniently.
I wish I only had to pay 3 of the last 5 years of income tax. That would really help right now.
I wish I could get in-state tuition in states where I was, you know, not a citizen.
Not to mention Social Security when I wasn’t even a citizen of the US.
Nope, not amnesty. Just encouragement to more non-citizens to come on over.
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Except that, per his latest bill, the government had to fingerprint and find a reason to refuse the illegal alien the ability to stay…within 24 hours. If they didn’t, the illegal gained legal status at least for the short term. That put him/her on the path to legality.
amerpundit on August 22, 2008 at 8:11 PM
The obvious question then is: If John McCain was standing up for them, against whom was he standing on their behalf? It wasn’t the media, they wanted it. It wasn’t Business, they wanted it. It wasn’t D.C., they wanted it. That’s right, our candidate stood up against those whom he is now seeking support. You’re a shmuck, McCain (insofar that this ad speaks for you, which I’m pretty sure it does).
Weight of Glory on August 22, 2008 at 8:11 PM
He does that you know.
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!!!!
BadgerHawk on August 22, 2008 at 8:11 PM
And the really sad thing is about this pandering: Hispanics will still vote democratic like the majority of African-Americans and the majority of the Jewish people.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Waivable fine. What would they be doing while jumping through the “hoops”? Waiting?!? Oh, the humanity!! Waiting is punishment? I get punished every day.
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 8:12 PM
I am with Michael Savage on his plan. Make Mexico pay us one barrel of oil for each illegal alien per day.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:13 PM
In the words of Paris Hilton: “Energy crisis solved. See you at the debates, bitches.”
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Sorry, how un-PC of me
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:15 PM
davidk on August 22, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Arg. I know this is talking point for you guys here in Hot Air. I feel like I’ve said this a million times: Bush got 40 percent of the Hispanic vote. That is by no means a lost cause. It’s probably just a little lower than the amount of women who vote for GOP. Should the GOP not try to appeal to women?
terryannonline on August 22, 2008 at 8:16 PM
…………. did anyone think that conservatives ever forgot this? This issue is still on the table, it never went away. Sure, we are dealing with $4.50/gal gas and it’s ripple effect through the economy, Mother Russia, and Victory in Iraq, but securing the borders of this country has never gone away, no matter what the MSM wants you to think.
Seven Percent Solution on August 22, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Great
tx2654 on August 22, 2008 at 8:16 PM
The problem is that Obama was starting from the far left and working his way in. So the nutroots can pass off his flip-flops as general election pandering. McCain can’t get away with that since already starting so far away from the base on so many issues. They’re just not that devoted to him to begin with.
I hate to say this, but it’d be better if he just didn’t talk about this at all. Arg.
BadgerHawk on August 22, 2008 at 8:16 PM
By John McCain’s McCain/Kennedy amnesty bill, by his McCain/Feingold anti free speech bill, by his Al Gore Global Warming worship, by his praising Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi, by his Gang of Fourteen, by his “My friends” snicker, by his “FUC# you, I know more than anyone else in this room!”, by his “Americans can’t pick lettuce even for $50 an hour!”, by his expression – by each of these things the man’s calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent inquirer in any case is almost inconceivable.
- Holmes
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:16 PM
+1
F15Mech on August 22, 2008 at 8:17 PM
I saw that. I work in Dallas in a very heavily populated undocumented worker area. I have not noticed any change yet; some areas of Oak Cliff (Dallas suburb) look as if they were in Mexico. Signage all in Spanish, for example.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:18 PM
You must’ve gotten the quote wrong, davidk. Everyone knows that the illegal immigrants are a net plus to society.
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 8:18 PM
It is my opinion that if you came to this country illegally you should never be given the opportunity to come back legally. Why should we trust people who from the get-go had no respect for our laws? This isn’t a racial issue; it’s a respect issue.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform is amnesty. Laws were broken and forgiveness is granted. I. Ain’t. Bitin’.
HebrewToYou on August 22, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Great point and thanks for reminding me.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:19 PM
fine, play your B.S. semantics games. call whatever he was pushing something, i dont give a s*it, i still DO NOT WANT IT!!! under any label.
chasdal on August 22, 2008 at 8:20 PM
How do you recognize a friend?
It’s the person that offers to defend you when things become difficult
when hispanics needed a friend in congress during the immigration debate, who offered to defend you? who came out in favor of your interests? John McCain
Senator McCain worked with Republicans and Democrats to draft a legislative proposal over immigration….
EVERYONE CHILL FOR A SECOND!!!! The translation is a bit awkward but they are actually choosing certain words which are unfortunate becuase they are setting up Barack Obama in this ad…
elduende on August 22, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Though no federal statistics are kept on murders or any other crimes committed by illegal aliens, a number of groups have produced estimates based on data collected from prisons, news reports and independent research.
Twelve Americans are murdered every day by illegal aliens, according to statistics released by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. If those numbers are correct, it translates to 4,380 Americans murdered annually by illegal aliens. That’s 21,900 since Sept. 11, 2001.
But the carnage wrought by illegal alien murderers represents only a fraction of the pool of blood spilled by American citizens as a result of an open border and un-enforced immigration laws.
While King reports 12 Americans are murdered daily by illegal aliens, he says 13 are killed by drunk illegal alien drivers – for another annual death toll of 4,745. That’s [another] 23,725 since Sept. 11, 2001.
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:20 PM
This is exactly why Juan “Z-Visa” McCain will not get rank- and-file money or volunteers. Ol’ “Z-Visa” thinks everyone is focusing on the DNC Convention. Too bad! I hope ol’ “Z-Visa” is ready to get the Illegal Aliens shoved up his rear end…
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Oh come on! What BS you are trying to spin here? It failed when McCain tried it and it fails now. Since nobody, even liberals like McCain and Kennedy, were stupid enough to actually use the “a” word, the bill was called a reform bill and filled with bogus wickets called a path to citizenship for all the criminals all in the country. Peel back all the layers and loopholes and you had an amnesty bill.
I swear everytime McCain seems to be making progress with the GOP base- like his appearance at Saddleback, he comes out with this stuff which does nothing but alienate the bitter old bastard from his supposed constituents. Much more of this crap and I’m staying home so that the only idiots who vote for McCain are the ones who have no defense for the man but the fact he isn’t Obama.
highhopes on August 22, 2008 at 8:21 PM
THIS IS A VERBATIM TRANSLATION OF THE BEGINNING:
How do you recognize a friend?
It’s the person that offers to defend you when things become difficult
when hispanics needed a friend in congress during the immigration debate, who offered to defend you? who came out in favor of your interests? John McCain
Senator McCain worked with Republicans and Democrats to draft a legislative proposal over immigration….
THIS AD IS TARGETING OBAMA EVERYONE CHILL FOR A SECOND!!!! The translation is a bit awkward but they are actually choosing certain words which are unfortunate because they are setting up Barack Obama in this ad…
elduende on August 22, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Isn’t the GOP appealing to Hispanics? You know, lower taxes, less government, etc, etc.
Do you have to push amnesty to appeal to Hispanics?
misterpeasea on August 22, 2008 at 8:23 PM
The RNC sucks. Idiots. In the YouTube age everything gets out, so why exactly do you want to tick off the base again?
Spirit of 1776 on August 22, 2008 at 8:23 PM
I know somebody asked this a million times already, but I forgot the answer.
Why do they speak to voters, citizens, in Spanish? Don’t Hispanic voters speak English and Spanish? I’d find it condescending myself.
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 8:23 PM
McCain will not only force shamnesty down our throat as POTUS, he will work AGAINST building a border wall and enforcement.
Just the illegal immigration issue and cap/trade environmental nutjob scam alone should be enough to recognize the liberal Maverick is trying his best to destroy the US as we know it.
But hey! Don’t pressure the guy. “Anybody but Obama ‘08!”
nottakingsides on August 22, 2008 at 8:23 PM
“YOU CAN CALL IT A BANANA IF YOU WANT!!!!”
bwahahahahahahahahahaha
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Bring back that gem….Mel Martinez. ha ha ha
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:24 PM
we shouldnt try to buy votes this way. especially when it entails doing as much damage to this country as his bill will do. oh, and btw, this is a mccain lie, he said “he got it” back when the bill was defeated but now says its one of his highest priorities. that would be a lie.
chasdal on August 22, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Bye bye McAMNESTY. When near 80% don’t support another AMNESTY boondoggle, you are headed towards the cliff.
tarpon on August 22, 2008 at 8:25 PM
To anyone paying attention, yes. Most have decided to close their eyes and pretend McCain is not a complete loser. It makes them feel better about their decision to vote for a traitor who feels his job is to protect Mexican citizens over the wishes (and rights) of American citizens.
Quick! Duck! Here come all the McCain supporters screaming “HOW DARE YOU CALL A WAR HERO A TRAITOR!”
To all of them I say … get a grip and stop being so naive. He’s got you in his back pocket and he’s laughing at you so hard his gut hurts. Go ahead and vote for him while he stands behind you calling you a bigot and waiving the Mexican flag.
Juan McCain, El Presidente de Mexico
Gregor on August 22, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Yeah. And I feel real sorry for the Mexican government.
davidk on August 22, 2008 at 8:25 PM
When this issue comes back in October, watch ol’ “Z-Visa” and The Dali Bama drop like lead balloons….
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:26 PM
McCain is a backstabber to his countrymen, this is just ANOTHER example….Its obvious conservatives have battered wife syndrome at this point.
DwnSouthJukin on August 22, 2008 at 8:26 PM
The Presidential race……is a race to the bottom folks.
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:26 PM
So now we have another reason to vote for McCain to add to all the other reasons we have to vote for McCain.
1) He’s not Obama.
2) He’s not Obama.
3) He’s not Obama.
4) He’s not Obama.
5) He’s not Obama.
6) He’s not Obama.
7) He’s not Obama.
8) He’s not Obama.
9) He’s not Obama.
10) He’s not Obama.
11) He’s not Obama.
12) He’s not Obama.
13) He’s not Obama.
14) He’s not Obama.
15) He’s not Obama.
16) He’s not Obama.
And now, if you would, queue up the suspense music mystro!
- insert suspense music here -
Reason number 17 – He’s not Obama!
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:27 PM
It is a pander IMHO. Just like the billboards that I see in and around Dallas. Corporations are pandering to the Hispanics for their buying power. Most immigrants learn English when they come to the US. Hispanics seem to be not interested for the most part.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:27 PM
There are certain topics that many HAers are easily led astray by AP on. For instance, every time AP mentions Dobson, he uses the “publicity whore” angle, even though there’s no evidence for it, & nothing could be further from the truth. And many HAers swallow it hook, line, & sinker.
Mention “amnesty”, even though no one wants amnesty, & you’ll get 200+ comments.
jgapinoy on August 22, 2008 at 8:28 PM
McCain/Kennedy
McCain/Feingold
Gang of Fourteen
Torture at GITMO
Savings and Loans Bailout
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:29 PM
Hey McCain and RNC, buy a clue. You’re not going to be able to out-pander Obama on the issue of what to do with millions of illegal aliens. He’s already promised them amnesty, open borders, and lots of U.S. government hand-outs (including “free” coverage under his universal health care plan — those 47 million uninsured “Americans” Obama talks about includes 12 million illegals). So just quit trying to get votes from the pro-amnesty crowd. They’re already bought and paid for by Obama.
But you might want to think about trying to appeal to another Hispanic group. They’re here legally, and they have learned to speak English — so you won’t need to do the commercials in Spanish. They don’t like amnesty plans, because they understand that rewarding illegal behavior only promotes disrespect for the law and guarantees even more illegal behavior in the future. They live all over this country, some of them live right here in my neighborhood in Arizona. And by the way, they don’t like to be called Hispanic-Americans or Mexican-Americans; they prefer to be called Americans, because that’s how they think of themselves. It would be nice if you acknowledged them, McCain, but since they tend to be conservatives, I guess you can’t be bothered.
AZCoyote on August 22, 2008 at 8:29 PM
How do you get to be a citizen without speaking English?
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 8:29 PM
You forgot number 18, contributed by Yoda: Not Obama, he is.
Weight of Glory on August 22, 2008 at 8:29 PM
The GOP/McCain need to realize they will NOT get the hispanic OR black vote this time around. No matter what!
Using Bush’s numbers is ridiculous and exposes you. Obviously different dynamics 4-8yrs ago AND Bush was Bush.
nottakingsides on August 22, 2008 at 8:30 PM
This “idiot” will vote for MacCain if only for that reason.
davidk on August 22, 2008 at 8:30 PM
Not justified. He was cleared of any charges in that matter.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:30 PM
Reporter: Senator McCain, is it true that if you become President you will put a real fence along the border with Mexico rather than just some phony so called “virtual fence”? And a follow up question sir, if so what will the physical fence look like?
John McCain: That is a very good question and yes when I become el Presidente I will put up a physical fence. What will it look like? Well it will run the full length of the border and have special security gates every 100 feet.
All the security gates will have on them:
1) Press one for Spanish (with a response of “Welcome Amigo, my country is your country and please take a free map to the wonderful plantation owner employer of your choice. Also please feel free to enroll you children in our schools and demand that they be taught in Spanish and please also feel free to avail yourself of all the free medical care that you want. If there are any Gringos in line in front of you, just go to the head of the line. If you want to fly any Mexican flags plese feel free to just take down an American one and use it’s flag pole”).
2) Press two for English (with a response of “#uck you! I know more than any of you damned bigoted nativist lazy madre fornicario gringos who do not want what is right for America del Norte!!!”).
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:30 PM
Wow. How much more do you need? His behavior on this entire issue back when it was going on caused me to stop all donations to the RNC while him and Gramnesty stayed in office, and guaranteed I wouldn’t vote for McCain as our nominee. Guess I’m a lot more low tolerance..but then again, I was sick of McCain poormouthing the President on the war with Biden and Hagel all the time, and the Gang of 14 really frosted me; so amnesty was pretty much the last straw. Seriously though, the fact that they’re running cr*p like this, means their internals must be REALLY good so they don’t care about alienating the ‘racists’ in the base. You guys that are holding your nose for him, I hope you understand what’s coming. And he’s going to be relying on the Democrats in the house to help him pass it, along with the Republicans who don’t want to abandon their President. And keep in mind, amnesty isn’t Backdoor John’s only bad issue that he can hose us with: remember, he’s another global warming nutjob..and I’ll bet you he’ll drop drilling as soon as he can. Man, I didn’t think this would hit the fan until after he was sworn in. Oh well. At least we have the Clinton shenanigans at the DNC convention to look forward to.
austinnelly on August 22, 2008 at 8:31 PM
My mistake, I thought you were talking about the illegals.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:32 PM
OJ was cleared too.
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Hey RNC-
Silence is GOLDEN!! The campaign dynamic has shifted since Obooboo’s world tour, and McC had started saying the things I want to hear. I was just about to get on board, especially since the Rick Warren townhall thingy. But no, you gotta blow it!
If your scorpion nature just can’t be stifled, then please do your pandering in spanish on telemundo quit throwing it in my face!
innominatus on August 22, 2008 at 8:33 PM
The idiots are the ones willing to sacrifice the safety and security of this nation because they disagree with McCain on an aspect of the immigration issue that Obama will bring anyway. We have Iran on the verge of a nuke, Russia on an invasion fest, terrorists across the world attempting to kill us, and a missile shield that needs to be built. Both McCain and Obama will attempt to bring amnesty, so I’d rather fight McCain on it and get the national security aspects at the same time.
amerpundit on August 22, 2008 at 8:33 PM
The racists are in the New Direction Democratic Party…I know, I’m a former Democrat of 29 years…no more.
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Respect our “territorial integrity”…
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:34 PM
You called McCain a traitor?
He was a POW; you’re an ass.
davidk on August 22, 2008 at 8:34 PM
True MB4, by a jury of his peers who turned out to be not so objective to the evidence.
The Jury By Race: 9 Blacks, 1 Hispanics, 2 Whites
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Yeah, nobody wants amnesty; the fact that your candidate and now the RNC leadership seem hellbent for leather to pass an amnesty over what people want is why there are so many comments about it. It p*sses people off when they are ignored on an issue by people soliciting our votes and our money. Look, you like McCain; he has an R next to his name and that makes you happy to vote for him. Other people get riled about amnesty; global warming, and pro choice vp candidates. We’re not democrats; we don’t do lockstep voting.
austinnelly on August 22, 2008 at 8:35 PM
And that is precisely my point. Why the hell doesn’t McCain address Hispanic voters in English, instead of pandering to the larger Hispanic community which includes so many illegals, and non-English speakers. That’s what annoys me, and what others have said. It pre-supposes that American citizens of Hispanic backgrounds favor illegal immigration, favor not learning English, etc.
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Savings and Loans Bailout
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:29 PM
Not justified. He was cleared of any charges in that matter.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 8:30 PM
OJ was cleared too.
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Here in California, we know McCain was just as guilty as all of the others, including……..Alan Cranston. We remember!
DfDeportation on August 22, 2008 at 8:36 PM
One day, a man named John McCain looked around at the senate where he was a long time senator and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through caucuses and primaries. He climbed over some candidates and went around others until he reached the Republican nomination.
The coming Presidential race would be a tough one, and so John McCain stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn’t see any way to win on his own. So he thought that he would probably lose.Suddenly, he saw some naive conservatives blogging at a conservative web site. He decided to ask them for help in winning the election. “Would you be so kind, my friends, as to give me a hand in winning the election?”
“Well now, Senator McCain! How do we know that if we help you, you wont betray us?” asked the conservatives hesitantly.
“Because,” senator McCain replied, “If I betray you, then I would fail too, for you see I cannot govern without your support!”
Now this seemed to make some sense to the conservatives. But they asked. “What about when you get close to being elected? You could still start to betray us and might still win anyway!”
“This is true,” agreed senator McCain, “But I might well not be able to get enough conservative turnout to win the presidency!”
“Alright then…how do we know you wont just wait till you get elected and then betray us?” said the conservatives.
“Ahh…,” crooned senator McCain, “Because you see, once you’ve helped to make me president, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with betrayal, now would it?”
So many conservatives agreed to help senator McCain get elected president. He edged out Barak Obama in a nail-biting race and was inaugurated in January of the year 2009. Now president McCain immediately got a democratic majority in congress to enact full amnesty for all illegals in the United States and all of their relatives. He also nominated Hillary Clinton to the U.S. Supreme court along with Senator Teddy Kennedy’s wife. Both were confirmed.
.
“You fool!” croaked the conservatives, “You have betrayed us and you will never get a second term. Why on earth did you do that?”
Now president McCain shrugged and snickered and did a little jig..
“I could not help myself. It is my nature.”
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:36 PM
By a jury that favored him. McCain was cleared by a Democratic-controlled Congress.
amerpundit on August 22, 2008 at 8:36 PM
People say its too difficult and expensive to deport 13 million illegal aliens. I don’t. How much to we give to Mexico each year in foreign aid? I say we deduct out of it to pay for bus tickets. I think you would suddenly find Mexico preventing people from crossing over (since we would deport them right back at their “expense”). Plus it would help out bus companies, and we would even get some of that back in the form of taxes. It’s a win-win-win- (ok, I lost track) opportunity!
dominigan on August 22, 2008 at 8:36 PM
and an L.A. jury has a higher standard than a senate ethics committee.
chasdal on August 22, 2008 at 8:36 PM
and benedict arnold was a very good general and patriot at one time. i dont believe that mccains behavior is treason, but dont act like serving in the military is blanket protection.
chasdal on August 22, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Benedict Arnold has a more impressive service record than Juan McCain. It didn’t let him off the hook for his treason either.
Get over the “R” by his name & watch how he’s trying to hand over you child’s birthright to the highest bidder.
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DwnSouthJukin on August 22, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Saying John McCain was friendly to hispanics when it was politically hard is accurate. I absolutely disagree with McCain-Kennedy, and made phone calls and faxes from home against it (learned to use a new Brother MFC thingy then, actually!). But I don’t think this ad calls me a racist.
It’d democrats who call each other racists when they disagree on policy, right? Lindsay Graham gets hysterical and squealed that we were bigots (he flies off the handle about lots of stuff, like the Clinton impeachment hearings where he became so popular with lots of folks; I find it off-putting) but … I don’t recall McCain saying anything more than it could appear racist/anti-hispanic to oppose guest worker provisions or something.
Also remember George Bush has been pro-amnesty all along. Romney and Rudy were pro-amnesty. Rudy was still my initial fave for president. shrug.
And if you look at the article in headlines, illegals are going home on their own. Surprise, surprise … once the Bush Administration started enforcing the laws already on the books, folks started to go home.
funky chicken on August 22, 2008 at 8:38 PM
+1
Just stop talking about immigration. It does you no good.
BadgerHawk on August 22, 2008 at 8:38 PM
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress.
- Mark Twain
MB4 on August 22, 2008 at 8:38 PM
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