NBC's Todd: Obama 'Pretty Happy' With Immigration Decision That Will 'Alienate' Hispanics From GOP
Appearing on Monday's NBC Nightly News, chief White House correspondent spun the Supreme Court's decision on Arizona's immigration law as exactly what the Democrats wanted: "Well, in crass political terms, today was a day where the Obama campaign was pretty happy with what happened and the Romney campaign was not very happy." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Todd touted liberal cynicism on the issue: "You talk to some Democratic strategists and they say the part of the law that was upheld will only help them motivate Hispanics even more and help them essentially alienate them from the Republican Party."
On Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer encouraged Todd to recite more talking points on the topic: "Chuck, I asked the [Harvard Law School] Professor [Noah Feldman] to take the politics and the political spin out of it. Alright, you can place it back in for a second." Todd happily obliged: "...talking to some Democrats, they would argue that politically, when it comes to trying to fire up Hispanics for the President, they couldn't have designed a better Supreme Court ruling."
Echoing his Nightly News analysis, Todd argued:
Because they [Democrats] got to win the larger argument that states, when it comes to immigration, the federal government – you can't have 50 different immigration laws being put together in some sort of patchwork. But the part that angers Hispanics the most was left into place. And so now they get to use that as a way to fire up Hispanics. If you can't get Hispanic turnout up on a positive, on hope, then maybe you get it up on anger. And so now they have anger to sort of fuel them in getting the Hispanic vote.
Monday morning on MSNBC, just moments after the ruling was announced, Todd immediately proclaimed it to be, "the worst of all outcomes if you're Mitt Romney."
Here is a transcript of Todd's June 25 Nightly News report:
7:05PM ET
BRIAN WILLIAMS: And now we're going to talk about politics and the law. First of all, all of this, of course, taking place in a presidential election year. With us now, our chief White House correspondent and political director Chuck Todd, who is at the White House. Chuck, look at this for us vis-a-vis the campaign under way.
CHUCK TODD: Well, in crass political terms, today was a day where the Obama campaign was pretty happy with what happened and the Romney campaign was not very happy. Let's start with President Obama. You talk to some Democratic strategists and they say the part of the law that was upheld will only help them motivate Hispanics even more and help them essentially alienate them from the Republican Party.
As for Mitt Romney, Brian, you saw today he doesn't like talking about this issue right now because they know the fine line they have to walk between not looking like they're contradicting what Romney said during the primary campaign and not alienating Hispanics. He said today he was against the decision, if you will. He wished that the Supreme Court had given states more leeway, but he's trying not to talk about it much. He wants to be talking about the economy.
WILLIAMS: Alright. Chuck Todd on the White House lawn. Thanks. That's politics.
Here is a portion of Todd's June 26 exchange with Lauer on Today:
7:12AM ET
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LAUER: Chuck, I asked the Professor to take the politics and the political spin out of it. Alright, you can place it back in for a second. What impact is this ruling going to have in terms of politics and the upcoming election?
CHUCK TODD: Well, look, I think short-term just look at the body language of the campaigns. Any day that the Romney campaign is not talking about the economy, they believe that's a lost day. So under those circumstances, yesterday was a lost day. It was sort of a continuation of what's been a rough ten days of Romney trying to walk this fine line on immigration.
Meanwhile, look at the Obama campaign. And to be completely crass about this, in talking to some Democrats, they would argue that politically, when it comes to trying to fire up Hispanics for the President, they couldn't have designed a better Supreme Court ruling.
Because they got to win the larger argument that states, when it comes to immigration, the federal government – you can't have 50 different immigration laws being put together in some sort of patchwork. But the part that angers Hispanics the most was left into place. And so now they get to use that as a way to fire up Hispanics. If you can't get Hispanic turnout up on a positive, on hope, then maybe you get it up on anger. And so now they have anger to sort of fuel them in getting the Hispanic vote.
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Another NBC Public Relations
Submitted by John21 on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 11:57am.
Another NBC Public Relations expert trying to act like he has a clue, and is not just repeating the Obama talking points as directed.
Why is it that the propaganda media feels that the American people are stupid and that they have to have clowns like Toddy explain to them what they must think.
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This is almost funny......my wife is Hispanic, and just
Submitted by nonncom on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 2:10pm.
yesterday, while renewing her driver's license, she changed her party affiliation to Republican...Todd's right on top of that one....LOL....
Right, all Hispanics are criminals
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:01pm.
Yeah, I'm sure Hispanic citizens want the lifeblood sucked out of social services, health care, and education by a bunch of people here illegally.
Obama and his ilk forget, they are the ones who support illegal behavior, not necessarily everyone with less than fair skin.
Like everything else, it's
Submitted by texastommy on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:05pm.
Like everything else, it's always what it means to Obama politically.
Pick one
Submitted by StarAZ on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:06pm.
1) Knocking out three parts was a boon to Obama and Hispanics.
2) Keeping in one part was horrible for Hispanics and thus for the GOP (which is being tagged with this) and thus good for Obama.
I don't even know if THAT is right, anymore. CF time.
Everyone still hates AZ--nice we can count on something.
It is amazing how creative
Submitted by Seashell on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:10pm.
It is amazing how creative these guys can be to spin situations in favor of Obama. It's almost comical!
How can you be BOTH "chief White House correspondent"
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:16pm.
and "political director"? LOL.
Yeah, we don't notice anything, F Chuckie. Good boy, here's your Milkbone.
Which of course, is the main
Submitted by NCfairandbalanced on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:18pm.
Which of course, is the main point, right Chuck? Who cares if the law is right or wrong? In ANY year, let alone an election year. As long as it alienates the Republicans, that's the main thing!
This is a good thing and I'll tell you why.
Submitted by NeoKong on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:20pm.
The Democrats and their media operatives have decided not to pretend that they are no longer far left cliches and Todd is a good example.
Todd is clearly gloating vicariously through others as you can see the relief in his face that finally....Oh thank god ...finally..he thinks he found a chink in Romney's armor.
He couldn't be more wrong.
Yeah sure Obama might be firing up the Hispanic vote and even Todd confesses that this was the real reason for Obama's decision and Todd has no problem with it because he is comfortable with burning down America just to win one more term for Obama.
That is the chink in their armor.
Yeah sure Obama may win 70% of the 10% but what he did is so offensive to millions and millions of people that he just lost 20% of the 50% percent. Even people who voted for him are against this.
Obama has publicly sided with illegal foreigners against his own countrymen to try and tip an election.
It was a stunning act of disloyalty to Americans.
It's gonna' cost him.
The Democrats want Mitt to own this and not Obama.
This is Obama's problem and not Mitt Romney's.
Well said Neo
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 8:30am.
Hopefully this is spot-on. It is logical, but when it comes to today's politics, logic has little to do with the decisions people make. If logic ruled, pretty much every democrat, and many republicans, would be on the street looking for jobs. Obambi never would have been elected to the state senate, let alone the US presidency.
So, while I keep my fingers crossed, and pray for logic to prevail, maybe the turning point will be as simple as Obambi pissing off too many people to get re-elected.
if the feds won't
Submitted by ohio granny on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:25pm.
If the feds won't enforce federal immigration law and the states can't where does that leave the citizens? Call the following number or e-mail the feds and ask them that question. I found them on line this morning but I can't remember on what site.
Call this number 1-855-353-1010
e-mail: SB1070@usdoj.gov
It only angers the hispanics
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:38pm.
It only angers the hispanics who can't legally vote.
Yeah Chuck I Hear Ya
Submitted by donabernathy on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:44pm.
It ain't about laws...or right or wrong....or what is best for the Country...... it's all about getting JugEars Reelected
roflmao
Okay Latinos
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 1:01pm.
If THIS doesn't demonstrate for you that this administration, along with the party in general and the LSM, consider you all nothing more than a voting block, I don't know what will. Do you really think these elitists, sitting in their plush offices and raking in huge salaries, give a rat's ass about you? Would even one of them invite someone from the barrio, or the ghetto, or a blue-collar worker into their home for dinner? Would they stop and speak with any of you on the street (without a security detail surrounding them)? Where do they get their campaign money? From uber-rich liberals, huge corporations, and power-hungry union bosses. And they call republicans "the party of rich old white men"??? Where are the worst places to live in and work in? Democrat-controlled areas. Doesn't THAT tell you anything?
The same can be said about blacks and union workers. You are all just numbers to them. The only consideration dems give you is wondering how they can buy your vote. And the worst part is that they care even less for the welfare of this country than they do about you. All that matters to them is getting in and staying in office, and how to grab more and more power over all of us.
Wake up people. If things keep going as they have been, that old whack-job carrying the sign might turn out to be right - "The End Is Near"...
How does this help Obama and hurt Romney
Submitted by CarlosS on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 1:08pm.
I'm no political genius like Alxegrease, but these are the numbers
300 million people in U.S., 60 % support SB 1070
50 Million Hispanics i n U.S., 70 % disapprove of SB 1070
How does alienating 60% of 300 milion people by cozying up to 70% of 50 million make any politcal sense
Notice to Government Employees
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 1:14pm.
If you obey an unlawful order of President Obama's, you will be held accountable for your actions. You will be charged, arrested, tried and convicted for violating your oath of office. Just like the Nazi military was held accountable at the Nuremberg Trials, you will not be able to claim you were just following orders.
The principle violator of his oath of office to uphold the immigration laws of the United States is:
John Morton, Director
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
http://www.ice.gov/about/leadership/director-bio/john-morton.htm
To wit, John Morton has violated the border control and immigration provisions of the ICE mission statement: “ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration.”. We must hold him and his entire administration responsible. Obeying an unlawful order from his superiors is not, repeat not, a legal defense.
Federal government foreign illegal alien rat out contact info:
1-855-353-1010
e-mail - SB1070@usdoj.gov
“I assume everyone can use these to complain about the feds NOT enforcing federal law and how American citizens and legal immigrants are being discriminated against because of the feds refusal to enforce immigration law.” (Hat tip to ‘ohio granny’ @NewsBusters.org)
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
illegal or legal
Submitted by ferv888 on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 2:44pm.
If you have no job and you cannot support your family, it does not matter legal or illegal, what does matter is that for every Hispanic you inspired by your pandering Mr. O, you have pissed more of us off to make sure we vote come hell or high water to get your butt out of DC.
A lesson in irony. > > >
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> The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever.
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> Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals." Their stated reason for the policy is because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves. > >
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> This ends today's lesson
new from the WH
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 3:57pm.
1-855-353-1010. The email is: SB1070(at)usdoj.gov…
As if the ACLU needed help finding "victims" - the doj creates a hotline to report Az police.
What Upchuck Todd really said....
Submitted by James3 on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 4:34pm.
''We here at NBC are doing our best to drive a wedge into this country by playing class warfare, misrepresenting the facts, painting Republicans as racists and anti-immigration proponents, and spinning everything 180* to help our client, Barack Kardashian....but please understand folks, it's getting more and more difficult to promote this idiot as anything more than a complete and utter failure...but we'll keep doing our best. Now back to you Brian".