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| Obama and Calderon: Insulting Americans together |
| 2010-05-24 |
| It used to be that you could always count on the President of the United States to defend America's reputation at home and abroad. No more. Not under the regime of El Presidente Obama. Last week, Mexican President Felipe Calderon crossed the border into the United States (legally), came to Washington and told lies about American citizens -- lies intended to paint Americans as racists. Not only did the President do nothing to dispute Calderon's falsehoods, but Democrats in Congress applauded them! Calderon said Arizona's new immigration law "introduces a terrible idea using racial profiling as a basis for law enforcement." That is untrue. The law forbids racial profiling. Before his Washington visit, Calderon said of the law, "Criminalizing immigration, which is a social and economic phenomena, this way opens the door to intolerance, hate and discrimination. My government cannot and will not remain indifferent when these kinds of policies go against human rights." Another lie. The law doesn't criminalize immigration or violate anyone's human rights. Illegally entering the USA is not a human right. A majority of Americans support Arizona's law. By characterizing the law as racially motivated, Calderon indirectly but unmistakably implied that most Americans are racists. Does the President of the United States object to this? No, he agrees with it! When a foreign head of state comes to this country and, from the well of the Congress, tells lies to dishonor Americans who only want our government to do what Mexico's government does, which is to enforce its immigration laws, the President ought to stand up and defend his country and her citizens. But as is becoming increasingly clear, that is too much to expect from this President. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #7 Calderon doesn't care about any Mexicans till they are on this side of the border. I guess they were money sinks to Mexico until they showed up here. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-24 23:56 |
| #6 Nitwits? How about the biggest threat to our Constitution this nation has ever seen? For them, that piece of paper is more an impediment than a source of inspiration. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2010-05-24 23:48 |
| #5 Not only did the President do nothing to dispute Calderon's falsehoods, but Democrats in Congress applauded them! Nitwits all. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-24 16:27 |
| #4 Bur P2K, the oud be...racist! And only we gringo can do such nasty things, and only the white ones apparently. that the President of the United States would stand for a foreign head of state criticising the lawful soverign exercise of power by the people of the Great State of Arizona, on our soil during as state visit, shows the contempt and lack of manners that Calerdon feels for Bambi. In a more sane time, Calderon would be asked to GTFO forth with and all those Mexican trucks and products would suddenly get very congested at the border around Otay Mesa and Nogales. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2010-05-24 16:13 |
| #3 Racist enablers in chief. Never notice how its the indios y mestizos that compose the millions upon millions 'encouraged' to cross the border and not those of much stronger Spanish blood heritage who compose the ruling caste of Mexico. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-05-24 15:49 |
| #2 Calderon doesn't care about any Mexicans till they are on this side of the border. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2010-05-24 15:01 |
| #1 Funny, Calderon doesn't give a damn about these people until they're on the US side of the border. |
| Posted by: Jefferson 2010-05-24 14:53 |