Obama’s pathetic El Paso speech (Update: Video link added)
As predicted, the president spoke in El Paso, Texas today, where he conflated legal and illegal immigration, pushed for the DREAM Act, and showed his longstanding contempt for the rule of law as regards our immigration system. President Obama knows the DREAM Act is dead in the water, as is the overall push for “comprehensive immigration reform,” which is code for amnesty. Everyone knows all this, and everyone knows the policy is going to go nowhere for the remainder of Obama’s term.
He is pushing this issue now purely for politics. He is playing Hispanic voters for suckers while the national economy melts down, the way Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. He has played them for suckers throughout his presidency.
The good news is, there is evidence that Hispanics are on to Obama’s games and they’re not willing to play. At the Hispanic conservative site GOPIsForMe today, activist Duke Machado slams policies like the ones Obama is pushing, and hails a hero who is pushing to end in-state tuition for illegal aliens in Texas.
Today I read an article in the Austin American Statesman regarding a proposed bill on Higher Education. The author, Senator Brian Birdwell (SD-22) would like to end state funded financial aid to illegal citizens, releasing Texas residents from the financial burden and using that money for Texas residents who can prove residency. For the record, I fully support the Bill.
According to the Statesman, an “angry Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, insisted the change will unfairly punish college-age children for a mistake by their parents.” The Statesman also added several comments from Democratic representatives who’s summation was that Senator Birdwell’s bill is unfailry forcing illegal students to pay out-of-state tuition, denying them of their right to Texas taxpayer’s money for financial aid.
It is absurd to think about someone who is NOT a citizen as having equal rights as a U.S. citizens.
Perhaps the worst line in the president’s speech came when, in pushing for the DREAM Act, called for the US to “stop punishing children for the sins of their parents.” He is referring to parents who travel to the US illegally, bringing their children with them. But for the most pro-abortion president in American history to utter that line, and not realize how it boomerangs back on his own stance favoring partial birth abortion, is repugnant. This president seems to have little moral sense about him.
The president’s speech was an exercise in cynical, partisan politics. He was really in Texas just to raise money for his re-election, and to enjoy some quality time in the sunshine with his teleprompter. The nation is dealing with 9% unemployment, falling home prices and skyrocketing energy and food prices. There is never a good time to abrogate the rule of law for the sake of politics, but Obama may have chosen the worst time possible for his immigration initiative.
Update: RCP has video of the president’s other disgraceful line, accusing Republicans of wanting “alligators and moats” on the border. It’s such a joy to have such an unserious, cynical, disingenuous smart aleck occupying the presidency.
I could only listen to a portion and his whole speel was full of lies … he is a nauseating, pandering compulsive liar … how can anyone believe a word that comes out of his pie hole? did he even mention that Texas is burning? On to Austin, to raise $1 billion to buy the election, like last time …
Look up Canada’s ‘Singh Decision’
It’s almost like it applied to America too..
The corrupt,disingenuous Chicago politician shows through even in Texas.
I nearly fell off my chair laughing at this buffoon when he said that Intel and Microsoft were started by “Immigrants”.
I didn’t know (and Bill Gates probably didn’t either) that Seattle, WA is a foreign country. But then we need not be shocked at such comments coming from the man who thinks we have 57 states.
The same goes Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce,(the founders of Intel Corp) who were born in San Francisco, CA and Burlington, IA respectively, and are according to Obama… “immigrants” .
i’m sure they are hoping the dupes infer that since they are white they are the spawn of the immigrants that unlawfully beat the “natives” into submission
Obama is looking to use illegals as a means to turn demonize Republicans for 2012; this is more community organizing from the malcontent anarchist Obama. Will it work for 2012? No, given Obama is President of the United States.
We all knew Obama would come in with his rhetoric of coded amnesty chatter. That’s why it’s so important to be in the neighborhoods, talking directly with the Hispanic community-spreading truth over lies. The tactics of the left are simple, basic fear-based tactics. Democrats have been lulling the community to sleep under the influence of government handouts. Now, that the Hispanic community is waking up and speaking out, they want to rush in and give us another bottle, pat us on the back and put us back to sleep. Well, it’s too late. We can’t go back to sleep now – the “party’s” over!
So what’s wrong with alligators and moats? Would PETA disapprove?
There’s also the issues of feeding (although some of that would be taken care of by the alligators themselves, no doubt) and veterinary care.
Land mines are probably the way to go.
What else do you expect?
They should put a big sign everywhere he makes a speech that says, “OBAMA is only concerned about OBAMA”.
I see that Obama is once again selling his revisionist history.
Who knew that the Statue of Liberty was built by people in the U.S. and funded by donations from all over the country?
I wonder what the French (who actually built the Statue) will say when they discover that Obama has dissed them and taken credit for their gift?
How shocking! From a Professor of constitutional law and a highly regarded student of history! Isn’t he also a rocket scientist, a military strategist and a brain surgeon? Surely, it’s all the fault of TOTUS.
He’s also an Author (ya right) and is a receipent of the Nobel Peace Prize. How did that happen again?
To answer your question…Obama is a smart guy! Not just anyone gets these…did you?
I think his speech was excellent! Enough said. It was more disrespectful to not have the leader of our great state of Texas host THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. That is part of his job duties and it bothers me that politics gets in the way of common courtesy and not performing his duties for the people of Texas who voted him into office.
BTW I am Republican and a Fellow Aggie but come on…get back to the basics and be a good host.
PUT POLITICS ASIDE!!!!…
If you are a republican, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell!
You gave yourself away as obot when you stated that he gave ‘an excellent speech, and Gov Perry should have kissed his a*s!
You are a tool!
Rest assured, if Obama and the Dims thought the illegals he wants on the fast track to citizenship would vote Republican, they would be doing everything possible to secure the border.
BO is exactly what America deserves a born again muslim willing to trade whatever it takes to be popular. BO traded Afghan freedom for his brother Osama imagine what he will trade to get re-elected after all he is doing a very poor job. BO speaks what Americans want to hear and he has no idea what he says. BO whats to remove GOD from everything and install allah beware America BO can NOT be trusted ever. BO only needs to speak truth to BO’s mullah.
I find it rather amusing that he wasn’t greeted by the Gov. of Texas nor any other politician at the Austin airport. But ,then again, I have to remember he is not greeted by some of his party members either. Foreign diplomats laugh in his face, even the ones he bows down too. Come on 2012. Let’s take down the generational welfare party!!!!!!!!!!!
HOW could You elect such an psychopath to be president of the United Stats of America ?
In Europe we are aware of that and that he also is an compulsive liar.
What are You going to do next time – elect him again ?
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