Quotes of the day
posted at 10:32 pm on July 27, 2010 by Allahpundit
Arizona’s tourism industry has a target on its back, but the widespread boycotts over the state’s immigration law might not be hitting the mark.
Recent data compiled by a market research group show hotel bookings across the state — as well as in tourism hot spots Phoenix and Scottsdale — have been on the rise the past two months…
“Fundamentally, the boycotts have been unsuccessful,” said Barry Broome, president of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
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Twenty-four percent of Hispanics questioned in the poll favor the new law, with 71 percent opposed. Support for the measure jumps to 61 percent among white respondents, with opposition dropping to 34 percent among whites.
The survey also suggests divisions among older and younger Hispanics.
“The biggest difference in the Hispanic community on this issue is the generation gap,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Forty-five percent of Hispanics who are 50 or older support Arizona’s law. Among Hispanics who are younger than 50, support for the new measure drops to 17 percent. Three-quarters of younger Hispanics oppose the law.”
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In a bid to remake the enforcement of federal immigration laws, the Obama administration is deporting record numbers of illegal immigrants and auditing hundreds of businesses that blithely hire undocumented workers.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency expects to deport about 400,000 people this fiscal year, nearly 10 percent above the Bush administration’s 2008 total and 25 percent more than were deported in 2007. The pace of company audits has roughly quadrupled since President George W. Bush’s final year in office…
Morton said the 400,000 people expected to be deported this year — either physically removed or allowed to leave on their own power — represent the maximum the overburdened processing, detention and immigration court system can handle.
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One thing the AP gets right is that the Dems consider Hispanics a critical constituency, in both the shorter and longer term. But given the trend, and Obama’s even more anemic numbers on whether he is meeting the needs of Hispanic voters, Dems seeking to energize this constituency have their work cut out for them. The Obama administration’s demagogy over Arizona’s immigration law boosted their ratings on some issues, but the big picture is one of skidding support.
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“You know, everything’s off the table, I believe, in Arizona until we get our borders secure.”
Blowback
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Recent data compiled by a market research group show hotel bookings across the state — as well as in tourism hot spots Phoenix and Scottsdale — have been on the rise the past two months…
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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on July 27, 2010 at 10:36 PM
So PBHO is 10-25% more racist than Dubya.
Si Se Puede!
Bishop on July 27, 2010 at 10:37 PM
AAAAAwwwwwwww,were back to the RACIST Theme!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on July 27, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Seven Percent Solution on July 27, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Obama and company better hurry up quickly. In no time flat, there won’t be any more illegal Democratic voters left in this country.
Electrongod on July 27, 2010 at 10:40 PM
So PBHO is 10-25% more racist than Dubya.
Si Se Puede!
Bishop on July 27, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Bishop:By the numbers,YES!:)
canopfor on July 27, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Amazingly not a single one of the 400,000 people deported this year, last year or the year before were found in Nevada. Not one.
Bishop on July 27, 2010 at 10:42 PM
A very low bar. Guess what? Bush’s numbers were way lower than even Clinton’s. A very low bar indeed.
Tav on July 27, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Secure the borders first, lock and key! Every else after that will take care of itself.
milemarker2020 on July 27, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Semi OT–that is a flattering picture of Gov Brewer on the front page compared to her others. TY AP.
conservative pilgrim on July 27, 2010 at 10:47 PM
O.k., I get it, I get it… I’m getting old… :)
I support the law… but I’m not 50 yet… and I live in Maryland…
ujorge on July 27, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Arizona’s new law is a reaction to the Bush and Obama White Houses, DOJs and DHS unwillingness to enforce the law. CNN joins them by trying to make the discussion about anything else.
snaggletoothie on July 27, 2010 at 10:47 PM
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency expects to deport about 400,000 people this fiscal year, nearly 10 percent above the Bush administration’s 2008 total and 25 percent more than were deported in 2007.
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Ugh,those were going to be Republican voters!!!
(sarc).
canopfor on July 27, 2010 at 10:48 PM
To say that Bush’s was a very low bar is actually putting it very mildly.
“The Bush administration, which is vowing to crack down on U.S. companies that hire illegal workers, virtually abandoned such employer sanctions before it began pushing to overhaul U.S. immigration laws last year, government statistics show.
Between 1999 and 2003, work-site enforcement operations were scaled back 95 percent by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which subsequently was merged into the Homeland Security Department. The number of employers prosecuted for unlawfully employing immigrants dropped from 182 in 1999 (Clinton)to four in 2003 (Bush), and fines collected declined from $3.6 million (Clinton)to $212,000 (Bush), according to federal statistics.
In 1999, the United States initiated fines against 417 companies (Clinton). In 2004, it issued fine notices to three (Bush).”
Tav on July 27, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Maybe that is because the younger Hispanics grew up in the United States of America…
… with our wonderful public educational system, school lunch programs, affirmative action, La Raza, MEChA, Social Security for those who never paid into the system, a sense of ‘entitlement’, a re-written history that blames ‘whitey’, and never spending a day in the beloved homeland of Mexico.
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Seven Percent Solution on July 27, 2010 at 10:52 PM
This administration does more doctoring than a universal health service. I don’t know how to go about verifying these numbers, but I’m not going to take this bait without checking for a hook, line and sinker.
Dusty on July 27, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Arizona; the state our Founders would be proud of.
Electrongod on July 27, 2010 at 10:53 PM
An Arizona greeting card.
BKeyser on July 27, 2010 at 10:53 PM
If ObowMao wants to add or save some jobs, how ’bout adding real border patrol agents, people to process the illegals, construction workers to build more holding facilities, and lots of transport workers to haul ‘em back. That’s stimulus that gets my support.
Laura in Maryland on July 27, 2010 at 10:54 PM
As this immigration debate rages on, I have been looking at what the real motivating factor is…because the surface issues are never the real issue. It’s never really about what proponents and defenders say it’s about.
So here’s my take…
We have always had illegal immigrants amongst us, so why is it now a big deal? Why the uproar over illegal immigration? Why not allow those already here have amnesty, like Reagan did in the 80′s? Why are Hispanics (and neighbors to the south) getting all the attention related to illegal immigration…they aren’t the only illegal immigrants we have here. How many “students” have come here to attend school and overstayed their visa? Why aren’t we making an issue out of them..targeting them? Here’s why I think…the newest generation of illegals from the south have a different attitude of those that came before them. Their ancestors who came here illegally were looking for work and for a better life for themselves. The latest generation of illegals are looking for a free ride. They might be looking for work too, but they are looking for work to make money to send home while the rely on the government to support them here. Illegals come here to have a child so that child is now eligible for government assistance. It’s called Birth Tourism and it’s big business. The newest generation of illegals take to the streets to protest that our government give them more stuff, while waving their Mexican flags. This is also the generation who refuses to learn English and expects you to be able to communicate with them in their native language.
This newest generation coming into our country has a totally different attitude as those that came before them. And I believe this attitude is what is driving the anti-immigrant sentiment we currently see today.
ramrants on July 27, 2010 at 10:54 PM
Yup. He really said it. 2 videos here.
fred5678 on July 27, 2010 at 10:55 PM
During Bush, any enforcement was reported to the max. Ooooh families are being broken, those people just want a better life, boo hoo hoo etc.
Now, crickets………go figure.
FOWG1 on July 27, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Wait a tic…..
this is about the haves and have nots!
(Sarc).
canopfor on July 27, 2010 at 11:02 PM
Remember,ICE was TERRORIZING,
and RIPPING BABIES OUT OF MOTHERS ARMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Obama speaks at La Raza Event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN_GO3YAdEA
canopfor on July 27, 2010 at 11:05 PM
400% more audits but only 10% more busts? Hmmm…
The problem with “raids” is that they don’t stop the sex slaves, the guns, the drugs, & the terrorists from coming across the border.
itsnotaboutme on July 27, 2010 at 11:06 PM
We got SCREWED with the Reagan Amnesty of 2 million. We were PROMISED that the borders would be secured. Now 12-20 million want amnesty and there is NO discussion of securing the borders.
The public is NOT going to buy amnesty, much less even tolerate it’s discussion UNTIL THE BORDERS ARE SECURED.
Why does Washington find that so difficult to comprehend?
GarandFan on July 27, 2010 at 11:09 PM
Why the uproar? Because after realizing that Reagan’s 1986 signing of the first of several amnesties failed miserably, we don’t want a repeat on a much bigger scale.
No one advocating for amnesty can explain what disincentives will exist to discourage the NEXT 12 to 20 million foreigners from illegally crossing the border.
Granting earned residency to illegal aliens is the same as granting earned ownership to jewel thieves. If you reward thieves with their ill-gotten goods (residency or jewels), you inevitably get more criminals. Duh.
And HERE is what Americans want – attrition through enforcement. And it’s WORKING.
fred5678 on July 27, 2010 at 11:10 PM
Barack Obama may act like an idiot, he may sound like an idiot and sometimes he may even look like an idiot, but don’t let that fool you, he really is an idiot.
Tav on July 27, 2010 at 11:13 PM
I have a friend who owns a business in Phoenix that sells nationwide. I asked him a few weeks ago how his business was doing with the “boycott”. He said his business has actually increased because people order from him and tell him they are ordering specifically to support Arizona.
jeridhill on July 27, 2010 at 11:14 PM
like an idiot, but don’t let that fool you, he really is an idiot.
Tav on July 27, 2010 at 11:13 PM
Tav: Yup,idiot is,what idiot does!:)
canopfor on July 27, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Like I said before if you build 100 Home Depots with big parking lots just inside Mexico they will go home..problem solved. :)
Dire Straits on July 27, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Ay, Dios mio!
Laura in Maryland on July 27, 2010 at 11:21 PM
ANYONE(among the pansy D.C. lapdogs or “leaders” of the opposition) that stands up to the DOTUS is a hero (and gutsy) in my book.
Brewer could be a Nazgul from the fires of Mordor and she’d be preferable to what we have now.
PappyD61 on July 27, 2010 at 11:22 PM
We got SCREWED with the Reagan Amnesty of 2 million. We were PROMISED that the borders would be secured. Now 12-20 million want amnesty and there is NO discussion of securing the borders.
The public is NOT going to buy amnesty, much less even tolerate it’s discussion UNTIL THE BORDERS ARE SECURED.
Why does Washington find that so difficult to comprehend?
GarandFan on July 27, 2010 at 11:09 PM
Google:
North American Union, or Security Partnership Prosperity (SPP) or Trans-Texas Corridor.
THAT should explain why both parties are in the tank for Amnesty and continued influx of Illegals.
PappyD61 on July 27, 2010 at 11:25 PM
OT- but pretty important- not sure how long it has been up at Fox but the Times of London has said that in just a few hours of going through the Wikileaks materal that they have found dozens of names of Afghan informants, father’s last name and villages.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/27/leaked-afghan-war-files-expose-identities-informants/
journeyintothewhirlwind on July 27, 2010 at 11:26 PM
OT: I was flipping channels tonight, and caught the latter part of Greta’s interview with a county sheriff from Butler County, Ohio (eighth or ninth largest county, north of Cincinnati and SW of Dayton, part of Boehner’s district).
He said his office is deporting 30 illegal aliens a week. Hey, 1,500 or so a year. Every little bit helps!
BuckeyeSam on July 27, 2010 at 11:27 PM
I think you might find a better correlation between support/not support and legal/illegal alien.
slickwillie2001 on July 27, 2010 at 11:31 PM
There is a word for such hispanics: legal immigrants
How many of them were illegals ? How many had spouses/ relatives who are illegals too ?
There is a word for these hispanics : anchor babies
macncheez on July 27, 2010 at 11:41 PM
Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road…
Maybe you’ll get a replacement
There’s plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain’t got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground
mjbrooks3 on July 27, 2010 at 11:52 PM
Brewer Seeks Dismissal of Obama Challenge to Immigration Law
PHOENIX — Attorneys for Gov. Jan Brewer have asked a judge to throw out the U.S. Justice Department’s challenge to the state of Arizona’s new immigration law.
The governor’s lawyers said Monday the federal government hasn’t shown it has suffered actual harm from the law and instead bases its claim on speculation.
Speakup on July 28, 2010 at 12:06 AM
Well I hope the judge will do so! This judge has a bit of a sketchy background, I hope the national attention will keep her honest on procedure.
bluemarlin on July 28, 2010 at 12:10 AM
I think the Constitution is on Arizona’s side, preemption doesn’t cut it.
Speakup on July 28, 2010 at 12:13 AM
I agree about constitution part but my worry was, someone posted a link to comments from lawyers about this judge and she seems very sketchy. I am quite sure DOJ picked her for a reason, I do not trust any of these people anymore. Which is a sad state of affairs!
bluemarlin on July 28, 2010 at 12:27 AM
I see with my eyes many of them are coming to NC. The democrats here are worse than the ones in D.C., which I know is hard to believe, but they thrive on the illegals. I’ll be so glad to leave this Hell hole.
SouthernGent on July 28, 2010 at 12:27 AM
Don’t worry I’m positive the is SCOTUS bound.
Speakup on July 28, 2010 at 12:30 AM
You could stuff 5000 TRENT LOTTS into box and it still wouldn’t contain enough testosterone to match the good Arizona governor’s supply.
rickyricardo on July 28, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Under the Radar?
Late last week the administration decided — apropos of nothing — to upgrade the diplomatic status of the PLO mission in Washington.
From now on, the PLO will be allowed to fly its flag like a regular embassy.
Its representatives will enjoy diplomatic immunity just like diplomats from states.
Indeed the PLO delegate in Washington Maen Areikat claimed that the administration’s move equates the PLO’s diplomatic status in the US to that of Canada and states in Western Europe.
To put this move in perspective, it is worth comparing the PLO’s new status to that of the US’s firm ally and fellow democracy — Taiwan, the Republic of China. Whereas the PLO now has a “delegation general” in Washington, Taiwan has the “Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office.”
Tav on July 28, 2010 at 12:32 AM
Well, at least you’re not stereotyping anyone.
The Race Card on July 28, 2010 at 12:36 AM
Probably most of the 400,000 are to be self deported. Wonder how many of 0′s deportations actually got them across the border.
Just think, if 0 gets 11 to 12 million illegals turned legal, not only will he get the votes, but they will qualify for obamacare with all of the subsidy. Won’t that be wonderful.
Oleta on July 28, 2010 at 12:38 AM
Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin’ to the top
The sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a-cruisin’ down the ville
The muezzin was a’ standing
On the radiator grille
CHORUS:
The shareef don’t like it
Rockin’ the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
The shareef don’t like it
Rockin’ the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound
But the Bedouin they brought out
The electric camel drum
The local guitar picker
Got his guitar picking thumb
As soon as the shareef
Had cleared the square
They began to wail
CHORUS
Now over at the temple
Oh! They really pack ‘em in
The in crowd say it’s cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
The temple band took five
The crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive
CHORUS
The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better earn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way
As soon as the shareef was
Chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to
The cockpit radio blare
As soon as the shareef was
Outta their hair
The jet pilots wailed
CHORUS
He thinks it’s not kosher
Fundamentally he can’t take it
You know he really hates it
Inanemergencydial on July 28, 2010 at 12:38 AM
RaisingTasing ArizonaTav on July 28, 2010 at 12:42 AM
I live in TEXAS ( thank goodness ) and I specifically look for things to buy mailorder ( AMMO etc ) from Arizona to help support their businesses. If I could make it to AZ this year for a vacation I would. This boy-cot nonsense is spurned by a vocal minority of open-borders lunatics which fades after time passes.
tx2654 on July 28, 2010 at 12:44 AM
OT sort of: Fourteen Weeks…
d1carter on July 28, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Ode to The Race Card, in B minor.
To him race is the root of everything and will have no end
It is a matter on which he will not think, nor bend
To him race is an all encompassing do or die
And he only comes here to try to poke someone in the eye
Cheshire Cat on July 28, 2010 at 12:54 AM
Let that sink in for a bit…
… the answer will come to you. You just can’t post it here.
Seven Percent Solution on July 28, 2010 at 1:24 AM
Does the Hispanic community, that is legal, and/or naturalized, living in this country, support or not support the Arizona law. Irregardless of the over/under 50 demographic.
I ask because, we hear of a mass exodus of Hispanics from Arizona. I cannot believe legal Hispanic Americans would do that. And are they all Hispanics? I heard there could be blue eyed, blond, Swedish bikini Budweiser girls, might be moving to Nevada. To some town called Lost Wages, I heard.
Muchas gafas de cerveza, excelente!
Kini on July 28, 2010 at 1:42 AM
All that I want to know is whether it is safe to take the family out for ice cream yet.
onlineanalyst on July 28, 2010 at 2:16 AM
How is this not racist? They only care, apparently, about hispanics avoiding the law and don’t care about the laws and integrity of the United States. Ethnic, tribal allegiance trumps everything.
71% of hispanics oppose hispanics having to obey the law, 94% of blacks vote for Obama, and all the time we hear this theatrical screeching about the limitless, racist evil of the Evil Racist White Man. This is not about civil rights or equal justice; it’s racist campaigning for non-white “tribes” and persecution of white people.
Django on July 28, 2010 at 2:20 AM
Deportation actions and workplace enforcement are important parts in a comprehensive policy but in terms of raw numbers, small parts. Without adequate border control, it’s like bailing out a leaking rowboat with a soup spoon.
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These actions are relatively high profile and very popular with the public, so Obama hopes to build credibility on the issue without actually addressing the real problem.
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We’ve have amnesty reforms twice already, both with the solemn promise of tough future border enforcement. Even an easy mark won’t fall for the same con three times. We won’t get fooled again – this time the border problem comes first, then we discuss the rest once we are at least showing strong progress on the border.
Adjoran on July 28, 2010 at 2:35 AM
I’m not sure whether it’s strange, ironic, or just plain sad that the most powerful nation on the planet cannot even protect its own border.
OldEnglish on July 28, 2010 at 2:59 AM
Wow, keep it up lefties. Just like most of your programs, it’s having the opposite effect. Programs to reduce poverty end up *shocka* producing more poverty. Programs to reduce tourism and spending in Arizona *shocka* end up doing just the opposite.
Here’s a gold star for your foreheads anyway…
ted c on July 28, 2010 at 3:48 AM
It needs to be a layered plan. The front line is the border itself, it needs to be guarded and it is not. The second area is in the cities/areas where illegals go–businesses, contracting, etc.–laws need to be enforced. Third is in government—no handouts and ask questions (AZ).
So, AZ is doing number three, trying to do number 1 with some NG troops, and people are beginning to self deport. Common sense, prevailing once again.
ted c on July 28, 2010 at 3:51 AM
It’s especially mystifying after the formation of a multi billion dollar “Homeland Security” bureaucracy in response to the deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor.
Django on July 28, 2010 at 4:04 AM
But, But But.. we have just about the highest unemployment and foreclosure rates in the nation, right here in Nevada! How can -
Oh, wait…
Fishoutofwater on July 28, 2010 at 4:07 AM
unless we secure the border, all those deportees that dear leader will claim success upon will come right back…
cmsinaz on July 28, 2010 at 6:14 AM
Well there he is…lurking in the background waiting for the one post that he can attack…adding nothing, but just waiting for that one stumble.
Of course he picks the one that is probably the most accurate, but it was the best he could do.
right2bright on July 28, 2010 at 7:02 AM
This seems like a slick way to pad the numbers in Obama’s favor, dontchathink? I’m not going to defend Bush’s bar. As many others have stated, it was set quite low. However, isn’t “allowing” someone to leave the same as “allowing” someone to stay? I’m sure the French allowed the German’s to leave in WWII also. Funny thing, they didn’t leave until actual force was applied.
Am I missing something, or can we just chalk up as another “saved or created” statistic?
drocity on July 28, 2010 at 7:44 AM
Any Democratic politician in Arizona who is thinking of either running for office or seeking re-election is going to end up wasting a whole lot of their own time and money!
pilamaye on July 28, 2010 at 7:45 AM
Allah – check out Gov Christie on Morning Joe. He is great! Telling his fellow politicians to grow a spine!
humdinger on July 28, 2010 at 7:48 AM
I think the Obama administration made a huge error in citing commerce relationships with “other countries” as a reason for Federal oversight. That really irritated people even more to think that Mexico is dicting our federal policy, particularly given their own border laws.
AnninCA on July 28, 2010 at 7:56 AM
Thinking people would realize that if you want to eliminate “profiling” you have to eliminate illegal immigration. As long as the present system exists, people will always wonder if individual Hispanics are here legally or not. Many people will be hesitant to hire, house and interact with them which perpetuates their not learning English and maintaining their own culture. The sheer numbers make this a reality. The people most hurt by illegal immigration are the legal immigrants. Those over age 50 appear to realize this to a greater extent.
texabama on July 28, 2010 at 8:11 AM
england, ireland and australia better get ready for an increase in their unemployment rates and number of people applying for public assistance next year.
peacenprosperity on July 28, 2010 at 8:38 AM
Breaking and entering a home is illegal. So is sneaking across our borders.
kingsjester on July 28, 2010 at 8:47 AM
This seems like a slick way to pad the numbers in Obama’s favor, dontchathink?
Am I missing something, or can we just chalk up as another “saved or created” statistic?
drocity on July 28, 2010 at 7:44 AM
That is exactly what stuck out to me in reading this post also.
Obama always leaves a back door when attempting to make any decision.His MO is to always “appear” like he is making a stand but if you read the fine print…..he is playing both sides.
Just like the Lockerbie bombing suspect release.The letter pretty much plays to both sides of the issue…..”we would prefer he not be released……If he is going to be released,the humanitarian thing to do is let him go in Scotland.”……
……..instead of just demanding that he not be let go and taking a stand…..it’s “lets play both sides so we can always claim victory”.
Releasing illegals and letting them go back to Mexico “on their own” is no more deportation than the Health Care Bill is deficit neutral.
Baxter Greene on July 28, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Deportations are a band-aid on a spurting, gaping wound. Until the gashes in the borders are sutured, the bleeding will continue.
Random Numbers (Brian Epps) on July 28, 2010 at 10:06 AM
They understand it. They just assume they can cram it down our throats like Obamacare, TARP, financial reform and the rest of their statist programs.
I suck at math, but it seems to me that, if we really secure the borders and continue with 400,000 deportations a year combined with the masses of illegals who will leave the country of their own accord, the problem will be essentially solved in ten years. Too optimistic?
Extrafishy on July 28, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Mine field.
Problem solved.
Akzed on July 28, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Like Elian Gonzales under Clinton? Wonder how many votes that little fiasco gained for Al Gore in Florida’s Cuban community? Maybe enough to cost him the election!
Steve Z on July 28, 2010 at 2:23 PM