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Rep. Virgil Goode Swears He Doesn't Hate Immigrants

Submitted by davidswanson on July 3, 2008 - 4:33pm.

By David Swanson

Congressman Virgil Goode recently responded to a statement I'd blogged about him. Here's what I wrote and his response:

"The Unitary Executive is scheduled to disgrace the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's house, Monticello, in Charlottesville, Va., making a speech on the morning of July 4, 2008. The event is open to the public, and is Monticello's annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony. Numerous immigrants will become citizens in an event besmirched by the presence of a war criminal, and held in the district of Congressman Virgil Goode, whose entire reelection campaign platform consists of hatred for immigrants."

Goode replied:

Illegal Alien Giveaways

Submitted by gwennm on April 20, 2008 - 12:49pm.

Something needs to be done about these free programs.  Gwenn

Subject: Letter by Flordia Teacher

Letter by a Florida teacher................ A teacher speaks
 

Out of Iraq Town Hall Meeting

Submitted by harleymeyer on April 3, 2008 - 8:23pm.

An Out of Iraq Town Hall meeting in the month of April will be held in Tucson, Arizona - 7th Congressional District. The time and the date of the meeting to be announced. The actual topics to be addressed at the Town Hall meeting will be released about one week before the meeting. To be a part of this meeting contact info@harleymeyer.com

Contact Info: info@harleymeyer.com

Harley Meyer

Independent Candidate for US Congress

7th Congressional District Arizona

www.harleymeyer.com 

Amy Goodman Confronts Lou Dobbs With His Racist Lies

Submitted by davidswanson on December 5, 2007 - 10:49am.

This is very nice to see.

And of course Joe Klein is being corrected from all sides for the most recent of his many many lies.

And an NIE now stands in the way of Cheney's Iran lies.

Anybody else want to say something true, maybe this is the moment.

Should Democrats Get Tough on Employers of Illegal Immigrants?

Submitted by Bob Fertik on November 8, 2007 - 1:44pm.

The problem of illegal immigration is a difficult one and so are the solutions, which is why I don't write about it often. 

Just like my own great-grandparents, today's immigrants are coming here to find a job that pays enough to raise a family on, because they can't find such jobs in the countries they are leaving.

But of course they drive down wages for workers who were born here or went through the nightmare of legal immigration.

George Bush and the Republicans have done nothing to control illegal immigration for the past seven years. But that didn't stop them from running vicious anti-immigrant ads to beat Democrats in this week's elections.

Election results show those immigration ads did not kill Democrats, and some bloggers think Democrats can safely ignore the issue, or deflect it by focusing on trade.

Texans to Bush: Get Off Our Lawn!

Submitted by davidswanson on August 17, 2007 - 8:04am.

Now, this is encouraging: Texas activists, politicians and local law enforcement are uniting to oppose Bush's plans for a border fence in their backyard. Here's the story.

Terror = Treason?

Submitted by Chip on July 11, 2007 - 1:35am.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune that he has a "gut feeling" that the US has entered into a new period of increased risk of terrorism.

Let me get this straight - Chertoff has a "gut feeling" that the US is on the verge of another terrorism attack.

I'm getting a gut feeling that this is a impending Wag the Dog operation as Bush continues to feel the increasing public scorn for his commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence, the mounting public opinion against the war, the plummeting Bush-Cheney public approval ratings, the defection of Republican senators from the "all war, all the time" Bush war agenda, the backlash from claiming executive privilege for the RNC emails originating in the White House, the White House refusal to allow aides to testify before congress, the burgeoning congressional investigations...those are just a few of the high points from which it's important to distract the public's attention.

But there's more, and even more reason to be concerned about the Bush administration's handling of national security. ABCNews is reporting that an alQaeda cell is either in or en route to the US.

Conservatives Call for Bush's Impeachment

Submitted by Chip on July 2, 2007 - 6:14pm.

A while ago I suggested that the pro-impeachment coalition join with the anti-illegal immigration forces because of Bush's treason in not securing our country's borders and not enforcing our existing immigration laws. Non-enforcement of existing laws has made this a complex issue, but the complexities can be simplified by enforcing the existing laws.

If we sincerely believe that impeachment is a patriotic imperative, then we also must take a honest look at why we would not join with conservatives to insist that our national sovereignty be protected by enforcing existing immigration laws before any new laws are contemplated, much less enacted. For the government to simply say: "Whoops, we let this get out of control, so now we want to fix by repeating the mistakes of twenty years ago" is unacceptable - and will result in even bigger future problems.

Of course, from the standpoint of political ideology, it's understandable that suggestion would receive a lukewarm reception. So, here are a few actual postings that lead me to conclude that the pro-impeachment coalition should team up with the anti-illegal immigrant forces. Can you imagine yourself agreeing with any of the sentiments?

Doing Nothing is Taking a Position on Immigration

Submitted by Jim Ramelis on June 30, 2007 - 7:42pm.

“Doing Nothing is Taking a Position on Immigration”

By Jim Ramelis

Immigration by the numbers

Submitted by desertwolf on June 21, 2007 - 9:23pm.

A friend of mine just introduced me to this video. Since I saw it, I have been telling most of my friends about it. It is a real eye-opener.

It is not about illegal immigration, just immigration period.

It is not anti-immigration. It is about what the number of immigrants mean to the future of this country, and an immigration policy that is out of control.

It is not about only Latino immigrants. It is about immigration from all over the world.

I urge anyone who is interested in the immigration issue (again, not just illegal immigration) to watch this video.

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