Obama Mocks Republicans On Immigration
May 11th, 2011
From a surprisingly critical Associated Press:
Obama mocks Republican position on immigration
By Darlene Superville And Erica Werner, Associated Press Tue May 10, 201
EL PASO, Texas – In search of Hispanic votes and a long-shot immigration overhaul, President Barack Obama on Tuesday stood at the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since winning the White House and declared it more secure than ever. He mocked Republican lawmakers for blocking immigration over border security alone, saying they won’t be happy until they get a moat with alligators along the border.
"They’ll never be satisfied," he said.
It takes some pretty serious mocking to get the Associated Press to notice.
Stymied by both chambers of Congress, the president ditched lawmakers in favor of voters who might pressure them, making an appeal to the public on a hot and dusty day far outside Washington. He told a friendly El Paso crowd that it’s up to them to tell Congress to pass legislation providing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants.
The approach also allowed the president to make clear that it’s Republicans — not him — standing in the way of immigration legislation…
Never mind that Mr. Obama did nothing about these issues when Democrats held super majorities in both houses of Congress.
"I am asking you to add your voices to this," Obama said. "We need Washington to know that there is a movement for reform gathering strength from coast to coast. That’s how we’ll get this done."
In other words, Mr. Obama is calling out his illegal alien/union goon ‘posse.’ He wants rioting in the streets. This is his idea of how democracy works. In truth, it is how mobocracy works.
Countering Republican calls to focus on border security before moving to a comprehensive overhaul, Obama boasted of increasing Border Patrol agents, nearing completion of a border fence and screening more cargo, among other steps.
"We have gone above and beyond what was requested by the very Republicans who said they supported broader reform as long as we got serious about enforcement," Obama said.
Mr. Obama is a liar.
"But even though we’ve answered these concerns, I gotta say I suspect there are still going to be some who are trying to move the goal posts on us one more time."
"Maybe they’ll need a moat," he said derisively to laughter from the crowd. "Maybe they’ll want alligators in the moat."
"The question is whether those in Congress who previously walked away in the name of enforcement are now ready to come back to the table and finish the work we’ve started," he said.
Notice how Mr. Obama constantly calls for a serious discussion on immigration reform, but then he mocks and vilifies his enemies opponents in the next breath.
It is a waste of time to try to have a serious discussion with a petulant, arrogant teenager.
Obama also tailored his argument to the times, making his case for immigration reform in newly sharpened economic terms. He said the middle class would benefit from bringing illegal immigrants out of an underground economy and drawing on the abilities of immigrants educated at American universities…
What is the Spanish word for ‘bullsh*t’?
Politically, Obama sought to have it both ways.
He said he would lead a "constructive and civil debate" on the issue but publicly questioned the motives of Republicans and their ability to keep their word.
Again, Mr. Obama’s hypocrisy is so outrageous that even the AP noticed it.
And it remained unclear how mocking Republican calls for border security would get Obama any closer to his goal of bipartisan legislation…
This speech had nothing to do with getting any legislation passed, and everything to do with demonizing his ‘enemies.’ Which is what Saul Alinsky educated community organizers do.
The trip had a more overtly political component too. From El Paso, the president headed to the relatively liberal bastion of Austin to raise money for the Democratic National Committee at two events. A total of about 800 people paid $44 to $35,800 to attend.
This was Mr. Obama’s fifth fundraiser in four weeks. And yet he constantly lectures the rest of us on the need to get serious about the problems facing the country.
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