As far as Geraldo Rivera is concerned the GOP presidential candidates are guilty until proven innocent on whether or not they "hate" Hispanics. On Sunday's "Geraldo At Large," the Fox News host teased a segment on the GOP Univision debate this way:
GERALDO RIVERA: In the current anti-immigration climate did these Republican debates convince Hispanics that they don't hate them?
Later, on the December 9 show, Rivera continued the slurs against the GOP candidates when he introduced the Carl Cameron report on the debate:
RIVERA: Meanwhile in Miami, in what had to be an awkward evening, most of the GOP candidates met to debate on the Spanish-language TV network Univision. "Trying to put lips on a pig," is how one analyst put the, the tough job the candidates face in trying to convince Hispanic voters that the anti-immigration attitudes expressed by most of the GOP candidates doesn't mean they hate Spanish people. How'd they do and where was Colorado's radical anti-immigration candidate Tom Tancredo? Let's ask Campaign Carl Cameron who joins us live from Miami.
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If FOX's mantra is "fair
December 10, 2007 - 17:20 ET by mattmIf FOX's mantra is "fair and balanced" they should fire this race-mongering demagogue immediately!
Geralo falls under the motto
December 10, 2007 - 20:29 ET by Chris NormanGeraldo falls under the motto of Unfair and Mentally Unbalanced...
No they can't. They
December 10, 2007 - 17:28 ET by ConservativeRexNo they can't. They don't want to listen anyway. Their collective mind is made up that Republicans hate them en bloc. Facts notwithstanding. To even raise that questions tells me what they are thinking. So no pleading or begging by Republican candidates will convince them. However, political appointments and other payoffs will make them feel a little better. Another shakedown brought to you by the Jesse Jackson Graduate school of shakedowns.
ConservativeRex, I am
December 10, 2007 - 17:37 ET by futbolisgreat1ConservativeRex, I am a Latino and I can assure that Geraldo Rivera doesn't speak for ME! The man is a moron, an idiot. He speaks of what he doesn't know about. I saw him last night after the debate and he was including himself and his family as being in the center of the immigration problem.
What Geraldo Rivera doesn't tell his viewers is that he is a Puerto Rican, so whether he was born on mainland USA or on the island of Puerto Rico, he was born an American citizen.Furthermore, he speaks of hate and he himself portrays lots of hate towards anyone person that doesn't want to give complete amnesty to all illegal Latinos.
I as a Latino completely disagree with him. He is the typical Liberal that stereotypes everyone that he disagrees with.
Please don't you stereotype Latinos and believe Geraldo Riveras canard that we Latinos vote in blocs and that wee don't have our own mind, ok?
Geraldo Rivera is an embarrassment to us well educated, knowledgeable Latinos.
Footbalisgreat1
December 10, 2007 - 17:57 ET by merlin61I can't agree with you more. Why Fox gave this
man more air time on their channel is beyond me.
He is hate mongering and is an embarrassment to
all.
And yet with raging
December 10, 2007 - 18:03 ET by BlazerAnd yet with raging liberal's like Geraldo and Colmes on they are percieved to further the right-wing agenda , go figure.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
Merlin61, Well thank
December 10, 2007 - 18:24 ET by futbolisgreat1Merlin61,
Well thank you. Yes, Geraldo Rivera is an idiot. I too can't understand why Foxnews would give such a hateful individual any air time.
I have heard him on O'Reilly, Hannity and Colmes etc always claiming that Republicans stereotype Latinos. The man is too stupid to realize that by making this claim it is HE the one that is stereotyping and making generalizations about Republicans.
Rivera is an idiot and for the life of me I don't understand why the military keeps on allowing this hateful man to be embeded with our troops, especially after he said on television where our troops where.
People need to realize that individuals like Geraldo Rivera, that the Democratic Party DO NOT SPEAK FOR ALL LATINOS!!!!
Geraldo Rivera doesn't represent ME!
Latinos come in all shapes, sizes, colors, political parties. I am sick and tired of Democrats and morons like Rivera claiming that we are like the Borg, thinking like a collective.
This is what liberals do.
December 10, 2007 - 18:52 ET by candanceLiberals don't see people for who they are. They see a black person, and they think "African American voting bloc." They meet a factory worker and they think "union sympathizer." They meet a woman and they think "she'll vote for Hillary."
They are the ones who don't want minorities thinking outside the box or second-guessing Democrats.
Wanna see censorship in America? Talk about politics with a southern accent.
Kudos, motherbelt
December 10, 2007 - 21:55 ET by saw the lightThat was perhaps the most succinct and accurate description of how people are viewed by the democrats (and the media - but isn't that redundant?). That's why women who vote for Obama or blacks voting for Hillary (or, gasp, a Republican) confuse them so much.
You got it. They grab a
December 10, 2007 - 21:27 ET by GregEYou got it. They grab a voter bloc by handing things to them. Create dependence and you have a voter for life. All you have to do is continue the handouts that got them voting for you to begin with.
In the current
December 10, 2007 - 18:01 ET by motherbeltIn the current anti-immigration climate did these Republican debates convince Hispanics that they don't hate them? Geraldo
Of course not; not while Geraldo and others are spitting that bile everywhere!
In another thread we were talking about "framing" the issues: this is what the MSM does. They "frame" the issue as "Republicans hate Latinos." And the Republicans have to start from that point.
It's vile and it's disgusting.
tried and failed before
December 10, 2007 - 19:03 ET by UndercoverConservativethis reminds me of the elections in CA, mainly the notorious recall and Governor races. Democrats banked big on making conservatives look like racists for opposing drivers' licenses for illegals and tighter controls on welfare/benefits recipients. But it backfired pretty badly-since Dems and liberals stand for the very things devout Catholics can't abide by. And guess what? There are a whole lot of hispanics-many long term citizens, who would rather have people *earn* citizenship rather than sell their eternal soul to get benefits. Hispanics who have actually earned citizenship hold those who seek shortcuts in dire contempt. The only ones supporting illegal immigration are youngsters taking their citizenship for granted, agents provocateurs, and criminal gangs (nortenos and sudenos-yet another artificial division where gangs can't even play together long enough to complete Reconqista)-everyone else may be socially liberal, but not as far as the leftists are trying to push nowadays.
This hatred of moral decay and collective offense at a political party trying to destroy hispanic Catholics' Faith, Church, God and Savior all at the same time, lead to Democrats' crushing defeat in any election where organized fraud didn't have time to set up properly.
He proves once again....
December 10, 2007 - 17:32 ET by OldSailor88that he's irrelevant. O'Reilly helps him spew stupid, and FOX gives him a show to do so also. Noone has cared what Geraldo has had to say since he opened Capone's vault. As it turned out, the vault held the contents of his own skull. What a coincidence.
IIRC
December 10, 2007 - 19:07 ET by UndercoverConservativethere was dirt in "Al Capone's Vault". To find Rivera's skull contents, one would need to open the airlock on the ISS.
Gah. My mother and I were among the suckers who watched that whole darned thing. I learned a valuable lesson about the media at an early age that day. The more hype, the less there will be anything of value. And that more hype usually means that they *know* there's nothing of substance at the end.
Another example,
December 10, 2007 - 17:32 ET by dvdaughtryAnother example, unfortunetly, that perception is reality.
Well, for once, the rich white man is in control. --Montgomery Burns
I dont' hate immigrant's
December 10, 2007 - 17:36 ET by BlazerI dont' hate immigrant's who come here legally. The politico and media can call the illegal's "undocumented worker's" all they want, I call any mass of people who are allowed to cross a border unchecked invader's. They dance, we pay the band.
Geraldo's cause celbre is strange considering his father Cruz Rivera was Puerto Rican and his mother Lilly Freidman was a jewish woman from NYC.
Why he undertakes the crusade for illegal lawbreaker's anywhere and tries to make anyone who believes in the rule of law look like xenophobes, when his parent's were both legal citizen's and born here legally, is beyond me.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
what's really scary..
December 10, 2007 - 19:23 ET by UndercoverConservativelow end reports by even the most apologetic media outlets declare between four and eight million *workers*. This deliberately leaves out children (and the MSM loves calling anyone under 18 a child, and anyone under 20 a "teen") and people "unable" to work. Even if we keep the low, four million able bodied worker count, how many *multiples* is that of the ENTIRE US ARMED FORCES?!
That's counting all branches, commissioned officers and assorted REMF's. If you just counted active duty combat personnel, then based on the lowest numbers of "them" and the highest number of "us"...and assuming, say only one tenth of these illegals are hostile gang types bent on rebuilding "Azatlan"...
We're Screwed. We have an invading army *already here*. Forget the "Red Dawn" scenario-sure a few paratrooping Russians can't hold any territory. But add in, say, Four Hundred Thousand street-combat experienced thugs, all out of any uniform, all living among your population, all experienced with the use of automatic weapons (didn't Chavez-Venezuela's not that far south-import a million AK's recently and buy a turn key factory from the Russians?) and knowledgeable of smuggling and local infrastructure (who's building the houses, doing the janitorial work, mowing the lawns at all sorts of government and utility companies?)...Now add a more realistic number instead of only using the lowest end, liberal-massaged estimates... even a schoolboy playing Risk would have the ability to permanently hold most of the nation.
The downside of playing war-games. You get ideas...then you look around and it looks like someone had the same ideas and is implementing them...
Geraldo needs to...
December 10, 2007 - 17:38 ET by Clear thinker...watch this video from yesterday to see how the congregation at a Hispanic Church feels about one of our GOP leaders...
http://fredfile.fred08.com/blog/2007/video-fred-speaks-at-miami-church/
Rush Limbaugh stated that of the top 5 Republicans running for the presidency, only one was a true conservative. http://www.fred08.com/ Rush then stated that the conservative was Fred Thompson
Open Borders
December 10, 2007 - 17:46 ET by Jerry MackAnyone that has paid any attention to Geraldo are aware that he believes in open borders.
I love the "open borders"
December 10, 2007 - 18:45 ET by motherbeltI love the "open borders" crowd...anyone from Mexico who wants to come here to live, can do so....and vice versa (watch out for that massive tide of humaity moving south LOL)
On the other hand....
December 10, 2007 - 18:09 ET by Prester John....ya gotta give him some credit for going to Iraq and Afghanistan and going to the field with the troops. Last week I saw a segment with him in the mountains of Afghanistan with a bunch of our guys on patrol who promptly bombarded him with snowballs.
But yes, his rantings on illegals are pretty hard to digest.
One can give him credit for
December 10, 2007 - 18:43 ET by motherbeltOne can give him credit for going to Iraq and afghanistan and still say that his stance on immigration sucks. One doesn't preclude the other.
the tough job the
December 10, 2007 - 18:14 ET by drillanwrthe tough job the candidates face in trying to convince Hispanic voters that the anti-immigration attitudes expressed by most of the GOP candidates doesn't mean they hate Spanish people
Easy enough ... By appealing to those of "Hispanic" roots/heritage who came to this country LEGALLY that it is completely unfair for the flood of illegals plaguing and weakening our strained system are hurting them more than anyone else ... Mostly because they (legal Hispanic immigrants) came here the right and legal way ... Went through the process. Earned their citizenship and ARE strong and loyal Americans who not only add to our system on all levels, but make it even better.
Besides, Geraldo, as far as I know, illegal aliens should not be voting ... So why should the "GOP" give a crap about what they think.
The thing to do is as I stated above ... Define to the Hispanic population (legal) that they (the GOP) fully understand the diference between illegal and legal "immigration"... Besides, I believe those Hispanics here legally are none too thrilled with the problem of illegal aliens in this country.
But then, leave it to a liberal to paint the issue with a very broad and sloppy brush.
drill, I got to your
December 10, 2007 - 18:57 ET by motherbeltdrill, I got to your comment after I had replied to one above: about "framing" the issue... Geraldo, by his wording, starts out with the premise that Republicans hate Latinos, and it's up to them to prove otherwise. Then he refuses to accept whatever they offer as not being enough, or being cruel, or disruptive to families, etc. They can't win.
It's like that guy that showed up at one of the first debates and asked Tancredo "Why do you hate Mexicans?"
That's what Republicans have to battle.
I don't know what the solution is.
GOP not as intolerant as Harry Reid
December 10, 2007 - 18:21 ET by Gary HallOn come on Geraldo. The GOP candidates don't sound bad. Consider Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - back in 1993.
In an Aug. 5, 1993 news release, Sen., Harry Reid's D., NEV (now Dem. Senate minority leader) office said he introduced the bill '[i]n response to increased terrorism and abuse of social programs by aliens."
And guess what Geraldo -- Reid's position then is still the majority view of voters in the US - today.
But this bill closes the
December 10, 2007 - 18:47 ET by motherbeltBut this bill closes the door to those who want to abuse America's inherent generosity and legal system."
Yeah, right.
I think I might detect someone who, like me
December 10, 2007 - 18:53 ET by sarcasmoWas dubious of amnesty in 1986, for what look in hindsight like good reasons.
JMR
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the issue is ILLEGAL Imigration
December 10, 2007 - 18:46 ET by c5thenNotice how the spinmeisters call it immigration to confuse the simple-minded and raise the "Hispanic" and racial issues as if all immigrants are Hispanic and nothing else. In reality by trying to polarize immigrants vs immigrants it is the left who are showing their racist attitudes. The left always want to categorize people by some characteristic and then treat all with that characteristic as the same. That is called "prejudice" or bigotry.
Almost all legal immigrants are against ILLEGAL immigrants for the same reason as people standing in a long line for something that they really want will be against anyone just walking up to the front and trying to cut in.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
No, its (legal) Hispanics we
December 10, 2007 - 18:55 ET by USA4freedomNo, its (legal) Hispanics we like. IT'S YOU.. WE HATE..
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Sorry, USA...
December 10, 2007 - 18:57 ET by ThisnThatlooks like we had the same thought at the same time.
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We don't hate Hispanics,...
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Hate
December 10, 2007 - 19:03 ET by saw the lightI used to work with a guy who would say, "Hate is a pretty powerful word" anytime it was used. This frequently had us reevaluating what we were discussing, perhaps being too quick to say we "hated" something.
As for Mr. Rivers...no reevaluation needed. What a pompous gasbag!
Really...
December 10, 2007 - 19:04 ET by sarcasmoWhere's a chair-throwing Nazi when you need one these days? ;)
For those who don't remember the incident, on Horendo's old show he'd have racist/etc. guests on, and on show degenerated into a brawl where one of the Nazis tossed a chair right at Horendo's nose -- scoring a direct hit! The next night, Tonight Show comic Johnny Carson, noting ratings had gone up, quipped: "Give the people what they want!" ;)
JMR
PS Who gave Rudy all the nitrous oxide in that Russert interview???
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The whole boat that got
December 10, 2007 - 19:06 ET by BlazerThe whole boat that got missed here concerning immigration reform, is that most of the immigration is coming from one particular third world country in our own hemisphere right next door to us.
Here in the 21st century their should not be a third world country next to the U.S., I mean look at Canada.
Is it our policy of immigration that need's to be reformed, or is it the corrupt economical practices and cronyism of the government's of these countries that use the United States as their GDP in the form of remittances and as their own personal welfare system.
Last time I checked their were already immigration law's on the book's that if enforced would do the trick.
Immigration Reform= Unconditional Amnesty
And they will keep flippin' this baby over until they get the result's they desire.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
Great minds think a
December 10, 2007 - 21:57 ET by USA4freedomGreat minds think a like.
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
one little question
December 10, 2007 - 19:01 ET by candanceMaybe Geraldo should ask Bill Clinton why he hates Cubans.
Wanna see censorship in America? Talk about politics with a southern accent.
Jerry Rivers suffers from muy denaro syndrome
December 10, 2007 - 19:04 ET by Lame CherryIt is always hillarious to listen to Jerry Geraldo Rivers Rivera speaking for all Spanish people as if he was Jesse Black Jack Jackson.
Geraldo can also be seen speaking for Jewish causes as he is now sexing a Jewish wife so he thinks he is an expert there too.
The answer to Geraldo's question is NO, nothing any American tells a border buster is going to make them think any different, because they are all 3rd world, mass march protest, have the Catholic Priest tell you what to do in mass and bust borders in mass..........and it is their looser mentality to group together and think some booger man is out to get them.
It is always a mistake to group Germans as a mass when they are the majority or Jews in a minority when they control majority shares in businesses. People who are successful do not join mobs. So to group Cubans who are successful, Mexicans who are successful is ridiculous..........those light skinned Vincente Fox types of Spanish French origins have nothing in common with those dark skinned Mexicans they claim to support any more than Democrats support hispanics in any way and would boot them out of America if it meant they would gain power forever.
Jerry Rivers is worth a chuckle.........just like Kayne West is a goof ball in "George Bush hates blacks".
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Well since his mother is
December 10, 2007 - 22:32 ET by Immodius390ADWell since his mother is Jewish he's Jewish by their own definition. So I'd say he's allowed to speak about "Jewish causes."
For 2 percent of the US population they sure do enjoy huge exposure. In the media it sometimes seems that a better question would be who isn't Jewish.
As much as he might be a
December 10, 2007 - 22:35 ET by motherbeltAs much as he might be a pain, his name never was Jerry Rivers. That is an "urban legend." His father's name was Cruz Rivera. He was named Gerald, but his family called him by the Spanish version, Geraldo.
Stupid Geraldo
December 10, 2007 - 19:07 ET by candanceHe can pretend to be fair and balanced all he wants, but those of us with memories can still recall this little gem and see Geraldo for the liberal apologist he is.
Wanna see censorship in America? Talk about politics with a southern accent.
Even worse, how about
December 10, 2007 - 22:37 ET by motherbeltEven worse, how about Geraldo saying about Michelle Malkin:
“It’s good she’s in D.C. and I’m in New York,....I’d spit on her if I saw her.”
And in his apology he said it was a terrible thing to say....because "I don't spit."
No class. All A$$
candance...true, I watched
December 10, 2007 - 21:23 ET by Jercandance...true, I watched a good bit of Geraldo during the Clinton years. Rivera was just about the only "journalist" [and I use the term loosely] with his own show who was a consistent and staunch defender of Clinton. There were lots of entertaining debates with an endless parade of Clinton critics, or roundtables with critcs and supporters.
When he (shockingly) jumped to Fox News, O'Reilly immediately had him on the Factor to reprimand him about his support for Clinton [such heresy was apparently strictly prohibited by the Fox employee manual] and Geraldo appeared appropriately chastened.
I have rarely seen Geraldo on Fox, but when I have, he was never doing political commentary--mostly seemed to be pro-military pieces [which I thought commendable]. Of course he has become very outspoken with his pro-immigrant views, which he has expressed very passionately on O'Reilly.
Does he now do "liberal" political commentary regarding any other issues, or just with respect to immigration?
Jer
Yes, Jer. You do use the
December 11, 2007 - 01:11 ET by fitzfongYes, Jer. You do use the term "journalist" loosely when describing Geraldo...but given what passes for journalism at AP, Reuters, the New York Times, et al, perhaps not too loosely.
Geraldo cultivated this "down the middle" reputation largely on the back of the OJ Simpson Trial. His sympathies were tilted heavily towards the Brown family, and he was highly critical of Simpson and his stable of attorneys and mouthpieces. As a result, a lot of the West LA types (my sister and mother included...though they're not from West LA) started viewing him as a legitimate journalist without obvious biases. Hell, back then, even the National Enquirer drew high praise for its journalistic integrity (Carol Burnett must have gotten a chuckle).
Anyway, Geraldo has always been one of these shyster types who brag about having a law degree and get called in to analyse the missing SWF college student of the day. Usually he comes on, flirts with the cute young Fox News hostesses for a few minutes, then discusses the "mysterious disappearance". Typically Fox News keeps him away from the most serious stories, because he tends to get too involved...like the time he drew maps of troop locations in the Iraqi sands. He has that Shep Smith tendency to show up on location during a major tragedy (Virginia Tech Massacre, Hurrican Katrina, etc.) to hand out hugs and to marvel at the sound of his own voice, but he's largely a non-entity on the network...until you get him started on illegal immigration. At that point, he gets self-righteous, mean-spirited and frighteningly aggressive. He launches into unreasonable, extremely personal, and, at times, borderline threatening tirades against anyone who sees things differently. No doubt he's passionate, but he's a loose cannon...and his passion combined with his big mouth and massive ego betray his lack of objectivity. In short, he's a lunatic who has no business working for a news network.
-fitz
"Can GOP Candidates Convince Hispanics They Don't 'Hate' Them"
December 10, 2007 - 19:09 ET by Chris NormanWell, a big help would be if the media (including Geraldo)would stop blurring the distinction between anti-immigration and anti-illegal immigration. Of course, this wouldn't serve their agenda, so that's out...
Precisely. The Republican
December 10, 2007 - 20:26 ET by Col SmokePrecisely. The Republican platform needs to be clearly anti-illegal immigration, no amnesty, deport all illegals in barges to the tip of Baja California with a pack of Ramen noodles and a Pepsi. It took my family decades, multiple sponsors and thousands and thousands of dollars to finally get permission to immigate to the US (their sin, coming from a southern European country that has always supported freedom and Christianity).
Why even bother courting Hispanics? No matter what some say, extremely few of them are naturally conservative. Look at the state of California's General Asembly - we are in the socialist talons of Chicano crooks who make people like Pelosi, Hitlery and Kennedy look like Goldwater.
Minorities don't vote Republican - end of story. Conservatives are well advised to get past their love affair for people of color and Jews and Moslems and solidify their integrity with Christians.
If you get right down to it,
December 11, 2007 - 14:11 ET by BeowulfIf you get right down to it, there's no such thing as "illegal immigration". If you're here illegally, you're not immigrating. you're just breaking our laws. If you're immigrating, you're standing in that long line, filling out forms. Fence-hoppers aren't immigrants. They're aliens (or invaders - depending on how hard-core you happen to be)...
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
Jerry Rivers
December 10, 2007 - 19:26 ET by fitzfongI swear Fox News puts this retard on air for comic relief. You can't even find Geraldo-grade hyperbole on professional wrestling shows. He's got to have some major dirt on scores of network executives to keep getting jobs after the Al Capone's Vault fiasco. Chicago, Chicago...
I wonder how many illegal
December 10, 2007 - 20:07 ET by BlazerI wonder how many illegal alien's Geraldo could smuggle over here in his moustache ?
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
Is Jerry projecting? I
December 10, 2007 - 20:25 ET by Roger the ShrubberIs Jerry projecting? I mean, is he projecting all Republicans hating him as everybody hating Hispanics as a whole?
Anti-immigration
December 10, 2007 - 20:36 ET by sentforth5The correct term, Herendo, is anti-ILLEGAL-immigration.
It
must be in the blood, God forgive me for typing this, but is it
genetic, this inability to observe our LAWS? We are a nation held
together by agreed upon LAWS that came practically completely from the
Christian Holy Bible. We are a CHRISTIAN nation! Like it or lump it. It
is almost surreal to see story after story of liberals saying evil is
good, breaking laws is ok...I just can't hardly stand Geraldo and that
damn mustache no more. If you don't like following rules get the hell
out of our country you would-be journalist piece crap!
There...I guess I feel a little better...for about ten seconds, anyways.....................
Sorry
December 10, 2007 - 20:41 ET by sentforth5The Hispanic people are mostly good, God fearing people and I apologize
for asking if breaking laws is in the blood. I know better than
that and I let a few bad apples get my goat. Sorry!
If Hispanic people are
December 10, 2007 - 22:28 ET by Immodius390ADIf Hispanic people are 'mostly good, God fearing people' then why are their countries, with nary an exception, crime filled, dysfunctional, third world nations? And before you raise the specter of big, bad gov, please try to remember that their governments are filled with their own people, just as ours used to be. "You shall know them by their deeds."
As someone once said...if they're so good for the (American) economy, why aren't their economies doing great?
Also, I believe a lot of American Christians have a romanticized view of South American Christians. They practice more of a form of voodoo with idol worship thrown in the mix.
Damn.
December 11, 2007 - 20:21 ET by sentforth5You got me there; I agree with everything you said...well, I tried, anyways.
Target Marketing...DNC-style
December 10, 2007 - 20:53 ET by fitzfongIt's straight out of the old DNC Playbook...divide and conquer. Separate the country as a whole into minority groups, abuse each group, convince each group that someone else is abusing them and that joining the Democrat party is the only way out of their misery, make enemies for these minority groups out of Republicans and out of each other, designate a set of corrupt individuals to speak for each minority group, pander, lie, pander, lie, pander, lie, accomplish nothing, pander, lie, pander, lie, pander, lie, accomplish less than nothing, pander, lie, pander, lie...
Just because the Republican candidates do not support the serial invasion of this country by those without documents does not mean that they "hate" Hispanics. Quite the contrary. And for Jerry Rivers, the serial race-baiter, to suggest otherwise is journalistic fraud...in other words, same old Geraldo.
Geraldo is an idiot. On
December 10, 2007 - 22:08 ET by GregEGeraldo is an idiot.
On immigration, check THIS out. WOW!
http://www.youtube.c...
Heralldo
December 10, 2007 - 22:39 ET by HG AbrahamsonThe only Hispanic this Republican hates is Heralldo. Jerk>
Difference of opinion is what makes a horse race.
?? Immigracion Si or No??
December 11, 2007 - 00:15 ET by VIDEOJOHNWhen Mexico gets into the 19th Century and there's jobs for those with little or no education here, then it work's for everyone. Until then; the border laws we have, should be enforced.
The way it is now; not even the politicians can win.
It's time for the Mexican Government to stop pandering to the drug dealers and "put their country together". Spain is out and your in; nothing to it but to do it. !!Rapido Seniors!! !!Muy rapido!!
Happy trails.
Rivera Drama Queen At Large
December 11, 2007 - 05:05 ET by well99He is a joke.The only one he represents is his own ego.God knows it is big enough.His bias statement has nothing to do with the truth.Illegal immigration isnt about Mexico it is about people coming to this country no matter what country illegally.I dont care if your from Ireland,Estonia or Lebanon.You have to come here legally.
I agree. As my parents and
December 11, 2007 - 14:39 ET by fitzfongI agree. As my parents and most of my relatives are from Ireland, few things offended me more than a St. Patrick's Day pandering exercise the Democrats pulled a couple of years ago. John Kerry, Ted Kennedy and Hillary (among others) met with some Irish-American "advocacy" group to publicly demand forgiveness and an immediate path to citizenship for Irish-born illegal aliens. It was pure pandering designed to appeal to Irish-Americans...and turn us into good little Democrats. It had the opposite effect with me...I found it repulsive. Unfortunately, too many of my Bush-hating family friends found this to be a capital idea. When liberals like Jerry Rivers can't argue the facts of an issue, they reduce the discussion to racial and ethnic pandering...and it works.
Yup
December 11, 2007 - 17:02 ET by well99"When liberals like Jerry Rivers can't argue the facts of an issue, they reduce the discussion to racial and ethnic pandering...and it works."
That is exactly it.The fact that illegals violate the law,use American's SSNs,and keep down wages of Americans.You never hear them bring that up.
can we convince Rivera that we HATE him?
December 11, 2007 - 05:30 ET by SouthJersey1953That is the bigger question!!!
No RINOs in '08 - Mike Huckabee is the best choice
O'Reilly & Geraldo
December 11, 2007 - 11:04 ET by LilyPearlGeriatric-aldo makes me want to hurl. After he threatened to spit on Michelle Malkin, he should have been fired from Fox. However, O'Reilly, on his supposed "no spin zone" show let Geriatric-aldo come on and faux-apologize to Malkin. That exchange between O'Reilly and Geriatric-aldo was the biggest example of spin I have seen in a long time. I am happy Michelle quit the O'Reilly show over it and sent Bill the message that she is doing just fine without him. I exclusively watch Fox News over the other news channels, but when (can I say it again?) Geriatric-aldo comes on, I switch the channel or go do something else and forget to come back. As a result, Fox is losing some of my viewership.
Just An Observation...
December 11, 2007 - 14:32 ET by Wildcatter1980but Geraldo have not been on O'Reilly of late. In fact, it seems to coincide with Laura Ingraham's signing on as a regular contributor and substitute show host.
Just my $0.02
I'm Not Sure...
December 11, 2007 - 14:29 ET by Wildcatter1980if I can make this simple enough for Geraldo to understand.
The issue is the rule of law! Not hatred, not racism, not xenophobia, but immigrating or even just coming here for a job is to be done according to the laws on the books regarding immigration! It is about people entering and staying in the United States of America 100% legally. And, even IF you want to partially attribute the illegal immigration mess to the government, that STILL is not a reason to grant amnesty to those here illegally.
Any attempt to spin this any other way than I have just stated is disingenuous and deflects away from the real issues at hand.
Just my $0.02
I never knew Geraldo
December 12, 2007 - 02:37 ET by wiwfI never knew Geraldo represented all Hispanics! People he hates obviously means people all Hispanics must hate too! Nice job with the stereotyping there, Gerry.
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