Pelosi: Enforcing American law is un-American
“Who in this country would not want to change a policy of kicking in doors in the middle of the night and sending a parent away from their families?” Pelosi told a mostly Hispanic gathering at St. Anthony’s Church in San Francisco.
“It must be stopped….What value system is that? I think it’s un-American. I think it’s un-American.”…
“You are special people. You’re here on a Saturday night to take responsibility for our country’s future. That makes you very, very patriotic.”
“I was embarrassed by what she said,” said Rick Oltman, with Californians for Population Stabilization, an anti-illegal immigrant group. “Exhorting illegal aliens for taking responsibility for our country’s future…. In fact, sitting there in the audience…. I really resented that comment.”
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Awesome…
D2Boston on March 18, 2009 at 11:23 AM
So, I’m un-American but an illegal immigrant is the epitome of American?
Odd.
myrenovations on March 18, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Pandering for that all important “Undocumented immigrant” vote.
carbon_footprint on March 18, 2009 at 11:24 AM
So if we do it at high noon, it’s ok, Nan?
Wethal on March 18, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Folks, we have to take back our country before it’s too late.
Nancy telling the illegals that THEY’RE patriotic.
ACORN to help with the census.
Brainwashing or Volunteering (Fox News Headline).
We have to act.
Oink on March 18, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Democrats just keep on digging…
ballz2wallz on March 18, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Does she mean patriotic towards Mexico, or the US? I am a bit confused here – or maybe she is.
Vashta.Nerada on March 18, 2009 at 11:25 AM
John McCain, in drag. Feh.
Kent18 on March 18, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Well, Bill Clinton is one example, Nan.
Vashta.Nerada on March 18, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Pelosi is Teh Awesome.
Actually, this is what you get when you have too much Kos in your bloodstream. Or whatever passes for blood in Pelosi’s veins.
Physics Geek on March 18, 2009 at 11:27 AM
She is a dimwit!!!
deidre on March 18, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Okay, can we file charges against her now for treason?
MadisonConservative on March 18, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Un-American is the New America. That was the whole point of the Obama election. We had a great country but that was voted into history.
Guardian on March 18, 2009 at 11:30 AM
See the quote from the guy who shot the video? There’s a cool thing that Conservatives are doing. They’re shooting video of dubious acts by these corruptocrats all over the country. The footage will be used with great force in 2010.
marklmail on March 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM
.
Elian Gonzalez comes to mind…
loudmouth883 on March 18, 2009 at 11:38 AM
She’s making the mistake of believing that illegal alien voters outnumber legal ones – and that this isn’t going to absolutely tick Americans off.
She will learn.
HondaV65 on March 18, 2009 at 11:40 AM
She should be brought up on charges of aiding and abetting, Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii):
tommuck on March 18, 2009 at 11:41 AM
She won’t… she lives in one of the more protected districts in the country. However, her *caucus* will learn soon because many of them actually have to face real competition, not sideshow acts like Cindy Sheehan.
teke184 on March 18, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Translation: We want your votes.
modnar on March 18, 2009 at 11:45 AM
I sent this in to “tips” and then e-mailed it to everyone I know.
I have friends that until recently were apathetic to anything “political”.
I bombard them every day with news like this and the scales are falling from their eyes.
I hope the “sleeping giant” wakes up soon.
Talon on March 18, 2009 at 11:49 AM
*facepalm*
Yakko77 on March 18, 2009 at 11:54 AM
The Nuclear Retard Speaks…
sabbott on March 18, 2009 at 12:05 PM
This from our top law-maker, who took an oath swearing to defend the Constitution? I’d say this alone, violating her oath of office, is grounds for her impeachment!
stonemeister on March 18, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Going after the illegals is generally pointless. Instead, go after the businesses. Fine them. Fine them 10,000 dollars PER illegal employee hired. Further, because enforcement might be tricky, offer a bounty. Anyone that provides information that leads to a collected fine gets a cut of the fine as a reward.
At one of the big meat packing plants such a tip could be worth millions.
Don’t arrest the illegals and don’t bother detaining them longer then it takes to determine their status.
Most employers won’t take the risk and thus the illegals will have no work… and will have to go home.
Problem solved. No mass deportations required. We’ll still need border control if only to control our smuggling problem. But if you want to solve illegal immigration, the fastest way is to just fine the employer. It’s politically easier, self sustaining because you’ll collect enough in fines to fund the program, and finally it will work where the other ideas will fail.
Karmashock on March 18, 2009 at 12:07 PM
So much for protecting and defending the Constitution eh Princess Pelosi?
Iblis on March 18, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Actually, I just wish someone would slap her on the back so we could watch her face fly off…
D2Boston on March 18, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Of course they’re patriotic, they don’t have any American Flag or Ron Paul bumperstickers.
rbj on March 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM
The irony is that she creates the laws. If it is patriotic to break the laws she creates, what is the point of having someone make laws we need to break?
Basically Pelosi is saying that the speaker of the house is obsolete because any law that would be enforced would be unpatriotic. The only people who were patriotic were people who did not follow Pelosi’s laws.
People are ridiculous.
ThackerAgency on March 18, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Madame Pelosi needs to be hammered relentlessly for this blatant smear. Anyone who has ever obtained a search warrant knows that barring exigent circumstances, 99% are executed during the day. on administrative arrests like illegal alien roundups i have yet to see a judge ever issue a SW and allow it to be executed “in the middle of the night”. This woman is a joke and she needs to be exposed as such.
CapitalistPig on March 18, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Laws…we don’t need no stinking laws! Pelosi and the liberals just love to play the “values” card whenever possible. They’ve used it to dismantle our anti-terror efforts, promote social engineering, gay marriage, abortion, the fairness doctrine and now are dealing off the bottom of the deck on illegal immigration. These are not my values Madame Speaker!
dmann on March 18, 2009 at 1:10 PM
So Pelosi, an American elected official, obligated and sworn to uphold the contitution and laws of the US, gives a speech, knowing their were illegals (law breakers) there?
Why isn’t good ‘ol San Fran nan in handcuffs herslef for aiding and abetting? Why no criminal charges against her?
We know where she stands on this issue, that isn’t where the outrage should be. The outrage is she now has no worry of paying any consequences and is flagrantly violating US law itself.
catmman on March 18, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Si se puede – tome su dinero
Ann on March 18, 2009 at 1:42 PM
ICE does this ONLY for fugitive CRIMINALS aliens. If that ‘parent’ committed a crime in MY country, you betcha I want that ‘parent’ to be ‘sent’ away.
BTW, I also want the rest of the illegal alien family sent back to their home country.
We don’t have to separate them, just enforce this FEDERAL LAW and allow these brave men and women to do their damn jobs and the ENTIRE FAMILY can be sent back to their home country!
Problem solved.
Democrats are showing their TRUE COLORS!
They don’t give a damn about America. They give a damn about POWER and being IN POWER!
HornetSting on March 18, 2009 at 2:03 PM