red states rule
01-13-2008, 09:39 AM
Every so often, the truth will slip out from Hillary's mouth. Now there is no such thing as an "illegal"
This will make great campaign ads for the Republicans
Hillary's illegals
THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL
January 12, 2008
"No woman is illegal," Hillary Clinton declared Thursday to campaign-rally attendees after a man said his wife is an illegal alien. The applause followed. Thus does Mrs. Clinton put her own twist on a very common immigration dodge: pretending that when critics of the Bush-Kennedy open-borders philosophy use the term "illegal alien," they refer not merely to matters of immigration status, but to some innate human characteristic. To hear this classically impassioned campaign nonsequitur issue from the same candidate who cared so deeply that she flip-flopped on drivers licenses for illegals two months ago was rich. But so is its etymology, which is interesting in its own right.
In its pre-Hillary incarnation, a very similar phrase first surfaced widely three years ago thanks to Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahoney, who said, "No person is illegal" to parishioners in 2004 amid a denunciation of a state bill to secure drivers' licenses. Cardinal Mahoney's imprimatur, which lent a stamp of Catholic social-justice approval in many eyes, gave the phrase resonance beyond what mere partisans and hardcore activists could provide.
It caught on. The phrase shows up in graffiti on sidewalks, on banners in protests — anywhere open-borders enthusiasts need to denounce tighter U.S. immigration enforcement. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ohio Democrat, has squeaked it time and again on the campaign trail. "No person is illegal,"shout Arizona protesters angry at members of the state's very active border-security movement.
for the complete article
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080112/EDITORIAL/334022442/1013
This will make great campaign ads for the Republicans
Hillary's illegals
THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL
January 12, 2008
"No woman is illegal," Hillary Clinton declared Thursday to campaign-rally attendees after a man said his wife is an illegal alien. The applause followed. Thus does Mrs. Clinton put her own twist on a very common immigration dodge: pretending that when critics of the Bush-Kennedy open-borders philosophy use the term "illegal alien," they refer not merely to matters of immigration status, but to some innate human characteristic. To hear this classically impassioned campaign nonsequitur issue from the same candidate who cared so deeply that she flip-flopped on drivers licenses for illegals two months ago was rich. But so is its etymology, which is interesting in its own right.
In its pre-Hillary incarnation, a very similar phrase first surfaced widely three years ago thanks to Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahoney, who said, "No person is illegal" to parishioners in 2004 amid a denunciation of a state bill to secure drivers' licenses. Cardinal Mahoney's imprimatur, which lent a stamp of Catholic social-justice approval in many eyes, gave the phrase resonance beyond what mere partisans and hardcore activists could provide.
It caught on. The phrase shows up in graffiti on sidewalks, on banners in protests — anywhere open-borders enthusiasts need to denounce tighter U.S. immigration enforcement. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ohio Democrat, has squeaked it time and again on the campaign trail. "No person is illegal,"shout Arizona protesters angry at members of the state's very active border-security movement.
for the complete article
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080112/EDITORIAL/334022442/1013