Bush: It ‘may be fair’ to say that ‘Republicans don’t like immigrants.’
Bush: It ‘may be fair’ to say that ‘Republicans don’t like immigrants.’
In an interview with Fox News’ Brit Hume last week, President Bush said that the Republican Party needed to be “compassionate” on issues like immigration reform so that the party isn’t “viewed as anti-immigrant.” Asked about that sentiment at a press conference today, Bush said that it might be “fair” to say that “Republicans don’t like immigrants”:
BUSH: Take, for example, the immigration debate. That’s obviously a highly contentious issue. And the problem with the initial outcome of the debate was some people said, “well, Republicans don’t like immigrants.” Now, that may be fair or unfair, but that’s the image that came out. And if, you know, the image is “we don’t like immigrants,” then there’s probably someone else out there saying, “well, if they don’t like immigrants, they probably don’t like me as well.”
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If you add up all the people that Republicans/conservatives don’t lie it’s a majority of the American people: liberals, environmentalists, feminists, labor unionists, gays and lesbians, etc, etc, etc.
Kind of a failing strategy for a political party.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:21 amd’ow! “don’t lie” = “don’t like”
January 12th, 2009 at 10:21 amAnd what is Bush concerned about? Image. He concedes the possibility of the fact, but he only speaks to the image.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:22 amI wasn’t aware that the repugs liked anyone let alone immigrants.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:24 amRepublicans: Keeping America safe from Americans
January 12th, 2009 at 10:26 amOh, Repubs like anyone with money.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:26 amAdd to that women and people of color and Bush is correct. Republicans only like white males, especially rich, white males and white males with IQ’s below 100 (like Joe the unPlumber). Everyone else can just step back.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:28 amDid you catch Bush’s comment about drinking? “I’m a Type A personality. I’m not one to wear a straw hat and sit on the beach. Not since I quit drinkin’ anyway.“
January 12th, 2009 at 10:28 amYesterday he admitted to approving torture, and then today he proves he’s a bigot. He really aught to shut up. Hasn’t he embarrassed us enough?
January 12th, 2009 at 10:29 am“Compassionate and broadminded”… odd thing for Bush to say considering that this is not a policy or philosophy that he follows.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:31 amI get the feeling that now that he’s no longer Cheney’s hand puppet, Bush feels the need to be cathartic and say what he’s really thinking. He’s proving the adage about it being better to be silent and thought stupid than to open your mouth and prove you are….
January 12th, 2009 at 10:34 amBush said that it might be “fair” to say that “Republicans don’t like immigrants”
In other news, it is fair to say that immigrants don’t like Republicans.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:36 amIt took Chimpy 8 years but he finally spoke an honest statement.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:38 amHow many immigrants does he have working for him in Crawford, TX?As far as I am concerned all re-pukes hate America do to their running this country into the ground these last eight years to promote their Fascist dogma and agenda,just check out their PNAC website and the Heritage Foundation website.See ya Georgie Boy I for one hope you land in jail along with the rest of your crime family.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:39 amI thought I was going to blow a gasket as he gave his laundry list of his mistakes, or “disappointments” When he referred to Abu Gharab as a disappointment,my mouth dropped to the floor. He couldn’t land in Baton Rouge after Katrina because his presence would have hindered the rescue effort! What a deluded narcissistic a**hole
January 12th, 2009 at 10:45 amOnly the elites don’t like him, and rest of the world really does like America? No Bush you are still drinking, and it’s not a cocktail based in reality.
And one last thing, not only do Republicans dislike immigrants, but they’re blantant Bigots!
This MF just keeps talking – gotta love it! The more he talks the worse he looks! Where’s my damn shoes?! Just shut the
January 12th, 2009 at 10:46 amF%$^k up and go to jail Bush! Take Chaney with you. Tell us something we don’t already know Bush! It’s nothing new that Republicans are all about money and rich white Americans. Thank goodness -just 8 more days of this foolishness!
Typical Republican mindset. “Yeah, we don’t like immigrants but we shouldn’t let THEM know that. We need to change our IMAGE so that it’s not obvious to immigrants that we don’t like them.”
January 12th, 2009 at 10:48 amexcept of course if they are keeping the cost of produce down
January 12th, 2009 at 10:50 amTo speak more plainly, Republicans are howling, frothing, eye-rolling xenophobes. Not to be harsh.
Let me know if this clip is too weird:
January 12th, 2009 at 10:50 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Paq_fIxPCM
The Reich doesn`t like anyone that is for LIHEAP,S-CHIP, social security and other socialist ideas, but they are for giving money to Wall st and the insurance giants,the hypocrisy is astounding from the Reich, ain`t it?
January 12th, 2009 at 11:05 amAll the Bush Family employees are immigrants, immigrants clean all the Homeland Security Buildings, some Repubkcian friends of Bush are the children of immigrants and all Americans families came to settle in the land we stole from Inidians that we now call America. Please don’t let Bush speak anymore he’s continueing to show how stupid he is and embarrassing our Country yet again.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:17 amBush: It ‘may be fair’ to say that ‘Republicans don’t like immigrants….’
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And blacks… and hispanics… and women, children, Democrats, just about anyone whose skin isn’t lily-white, left-handed people, short people (they got no reason to live…), Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Quakers, Shakers, but Mormons, especially rich ones, are okay… some Jews (the liberal kind…), gays… don’t forget the gays, but just the non-GOOP gays, Hollywood types, anyone who lives in a Big City (they’re just not real Americans)… union members, college professors…
Help me out here… anyone I’m forgetting?
BUT… GOOPers do like pudgy, balding, pasty-faced middle-aged white guys w/ weak or double chins, who ducked military service whilst younger but now love sending someone else’s son or daughter off to war, and may or may not love partying in airport restroom stalls.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:22 amThank goodness that was GDumbya’s last press conference. The moron is an embarrassment to himself and to my country. The only compassionate thing to do now is erase the history of the entire past eight years. In return for being let off the hook of history, I think GDumbya should reimburse the U.S. for the cost of his incompetence — let’s see now . . . that would be about a trillion for his bungled wars plus another four trillion or so for his obliteration of our credit and financial markets.
Yup. There you go. Send in the check, GDumbya, and we’ll call it even.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:25 amHow many Republicans are not immigrants or descended from immigrants? Just about 99.44%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 12th, 2009 at 11:36 amRepublicans only like people who can live off their capital gains. They’re the folks they worry might have to pay taxes.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:37 amCheck that! How many Republicans are immigrants or descended from immigrants? Just about 99.44%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 12th, 2009 at 11:37 amChickenshit is too cowardly to even give Helen Thomas one question. Lying sack of privilege, please, just slink off to the depths of Hell. And I mean that in the nicest of ways.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:44 amDynamo Says:
I guess the law is only useful when progressives find a way to blame the Republicans for all of America’s problems.
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Gee, this is just a little pointless and irrational, huh?
Have a real point to make, or are you starting to drink early this week?
January 12th, 2009 at 11:47 amThis is the one issue that I think Mr. Bush had right. Too bad he’d lashed himself to the HMS Xenophobia to get elected.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:47 amAs for me, well, I’m PROUD to be on Chimpy’s Hate List.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:48 amDynamo seems to have a gear or a cog missing. Or maybe its a broken staff. Anyway its running off kilter and making no sense.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:51 amHey there little white guy afraid of the black guy.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:01 pmWhere do you come up with all those lame ass photos/pics?
Who do republicans like?
Fellow corrupt Republicans, sure.
Very rich ‘White’ people who are Republican, sure, got that.
Ignorant, racist, rednecks who are Republican, no sh!t.
Bible thumping, crazy morons who are Republican, they can have em.
Wow, I guess there are a lot of people who Republicans like.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:17 pmHey Dynamo, don’t you have a Klan meeting to attend? It’s not like any of you white trash types have jobs and have to wait for the weekends to shoot cans behind the trailer park. Unless that picture on the right is you, then I apologize.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:26 pmYou won’t have to worry about that much longer, as the Republicans won’t be in a position to f uck things up for a very long time.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:27 pmThey don’t “like” these people. They’re just the only people dumb enough to vote against their own best interests because Rush and Billo tell them to.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:29 pmI’m thinking there are only 2 types of people Republicans like.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:32 pmThose who are smart enough and greedy enough to amass enough money to hide behind and those who lack the cognitive ability to think for themselves.
and, btw, they only like the second set in the way most people like their pets.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:33 pmDynamo Says:
Congratulations on a bone ignorant and still meaningless post. You get your Special Olympics trophy for moronity above and beyond the Wingnut STOOPID level. Didnt see anyone criticise the law and it was your own Cretin in Chief that said it not us. You do KNOW you are a moron right? You ReTARDOcons really are a piece of work. Thanks for the free clown show though the especially stoopid ones like you are the funniest.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:07 pmExcept for native Americans, are not we all immigrants, or their descendants?
January 12th, 2009 at 1:23 pmActually I think it’s fair to say that repugs don’t like:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:28 pm(not in any specific order)
immigrants
women
minorities
atheists
homosexuals
poor people
old people
sick people
students
wounded veterans
workers
union members
Bush used to seem like a promising fellow to deal with immigration in a sensible way, since he’s one of the (very) few republicans who doesn’t seem like a bigoted racist at all, at least where Hispanics are concerned.
However, he has done nothing for immigrants whatsoever in eight years, so that really doesn’t matter. To do something positive about it would involve standing up to his own party and asking them to knock off the game of demonizing and fear-mongering, at least on one subject.
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Marie Says:
Except for native Americans, are not we all immigrants, or their descendants?
Yeah, but every group has tried to slam the door as soon as they got through it.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:32 pmThe REPUGNANTS don’t like
DEMOCRACY
PEACE
ACCOUNTABILITY
GENEVA CONVENTION
THE USA’S CONTITUTION
SOCIAL REFORM
THE RULE OF LAW
THE PLANET
OTHER PEOPLE’S COUNTRY AND MANY MORE…
The DEMOCRATS rubberstamp everything the GOP does.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:53 pm#25 & #27. aaaahhhh if i remember right the indians crossed the bering strait. and/or rafted in from polynesia. making us all immigrants and/or descendants. correct me if i’m wrong.
January 12th, 2009 at 3:50 pmwell I suppose we are all Africans….
January 12th, 2009 at 4:21 pmI’ve got to hang on til 2042, but it will be tough. I want to see Republican heads explode when the combined minorities of the US outnumber whites once and for all.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:37 amThe Republic of Stupidity You asked if you had left anyone out? Not many, but you omitted a couple:
–folks who earn under $500,000 a year;
–folks who believe that the Constitution rather than BushCo pronouncements should be the law of the land
Just found Marie’s list: well done.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:24 am