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| 2006-06-24 |
| By JENNIFER TALHELM - ABC News so salt (heavily) to taste! Just wanted to make known who wrote this.... WASHINGTON Jun 23, 2006 (AP)— A Republican gubernatorial candidate's call for creation of a forced labor camp for illegal Don Goldwater, nephew of the late Sen. Barry Goldwater, caused an international stir this week when EFE, a Mexican news service, quoted him as saying he wanted to hold undocumented immigrants in camps to use them "as labor in the construction of a wall and to clean the areas of the Arizona desert that they're polluting." The article described Goldwater's plan as a "concentration camp" for migrants. First of all these are ILLEGAL ALIENS not 'migrants' or immigrants. They VIOLATED FEDERAL LAWS and ought to be punished for it. YES I MEAN PUNISHED! Goldwater, a candidate for governor in Arizona, said in a statement Friday that his comments were taken out of context. He said he was calling for a work program for convicted nonviolent felons, similar to "tried and tested, effective and accepted practices" used by state and local jails. A mexican pro-ILLEGAL ALIEN newspaper trying to score points by misrepresenting the truth? Who do they think they are? Muslims? But two Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain and Rep. Jim Kolbe, called Goldwater's comments "deeply offensive" and asked state Republicans to reject his candidacy in the Sept. 12 primary. "That Mr. Goldwater is either unaware of or indifferent to the loaded symbolism, injustice and un-Americanism of his 'plan' to address the many serious issues caused by illegal immigration reveals his flaws as a candidate and a stunning lack of respect for the basic values of a generous and decent society," McCain said in a statement. Enforcing federal law is.... unamerican? McCain's lost it. Kolbe said that if the comments are true, Goldwater "has demonstrated his complete unworthiness for public office, and I am confident he will be soundly rejected by Republicans from the party of Barry Goldwater, who consistently demonstrated his compassion and respect for all people. This is a sad day in the national debate on McCain and Kolbe favor a guest-worker program for illegal Wasn't the Guest worker program for new 'legal' workers? These two want Amnesty for illegal ALIENS. Goldwater made a similar comment at an April anti-immigration rally. "Build us that wall now!" Goldwater said, referring to a proposal to add 700 miles of fences along the U.S.-Mexico border. He promised then that if elected, he would put illegal immigrants in a tent city on the border and use their labor to build the wall. And the bad side if this is....? |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #11 I think Ann Coulter's been advocating this as well. Great minds think a like. And, before I forget......f*ck McCain.......mexi-panderin' country-club rino. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-06-24 15:39 |
| #10 The democrats don't have an ethics committee. Gary Condut and Bob Torriceli tried to get one started, but they lost their seats. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-24 15:36 |
| #9 I proposed this last week. While I'm on a roll, I propose that civil servants that chose to ignore (violate) immigration laws be liable for double penalies. The minimum should be immediate termination from employment, public service including the House or Senate, 5 years in prision and a fine of $10k per violation. Legislators should be removed from office by their ethics committee while waiting trial. |
| Posted by: usmc6743 2006-06-24 15:14 |
| #8 Include the officals of so-called Sanctuary cities (such as Seattle and King County - where the dead vote early - and often). Aiding and Abedding a felony sounds real nice... I would love to see Seattle mayor Greg Nickles and King County's Ron Sims sweating it out with their illegal friends. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-06-24 13:46 |
| #7 I've heard him do several radio interviews. Very solid and sensible. If Napalitano is gone and the wack job McCain is retired, Arizona with Goldwater and Sheriff Arpaio can make real progress and demonstrate to entire nation how this problem can be squelched rapidly. Once border traffic is shut off, start sending employers into these desert work camps for a minimum of ten years. They love the illegals. I'm sure they wouldn't mind spending more time with them. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-06-24 13:36 |
| #6 I may have to move to Aridzona, just so I can vote for the gentleman. It is nice to see that the fruit did not fall too far from the tree. Go Don GO! -M |
| Posted by: Manolo 2006-06-24 10:35 |
| #5 "Build us that wall now!" Goldwater said, referring to a proposal to add 700 miles of fences along the U.S.-Mexico border. He promised then that if elected, he would put illegal immigrants in a tent city on the border and use their labor to build the wall. Glad he's reading the Rantburg. This was proposed on the Rant last week I believe. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-06-24 10:29 |
| #4 That's another reason to make it a federal felony cause the 13th Amendment says - Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. However, till that time, its just unconstitutional. Get the horse before the cart. Call for the felony classification. |
| Posted by: Crath Choger3081 2006-06-24 08:55 |
| #3 I find McCain's pandering offensive. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-06-24 07:28 |
| #2 Sounds like a reasonable idea, to me. Whether digging ditches and postholes for the fence, making license plates, or paving the Senator's private ranch driveway and parking area, it's just getting work of value from incarcerated yokels. Who cares what language the gang-boss needs to speak? Pandering assholes, pissing on good ideas. |
| Posted by: Sholush Spairong2372 2006-06-24 05:10 |
| #1 I'm afraid I haven't much use for Senator McCain these days. I appreciate his military service but I wouldn't vote for him. |
| Posted by: mac 2006-06-24 03:45 |