Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Is that racist or real?

I'd like to ask that about the following comment Conrad Burns (R) Montana made the other day about someone in his employment:

Recently referred to his house painter as “a nice little Guatemalan man” who might be in the country illegally. “The other day, the little fella who does our maintenance work around the house, he’s from Guatemala, and I said, ‘Could I see your green card?’” Burns said. “And Hugo says, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Oh gosh.’”

If he has hired an illegal immigrant he should be charged with whatever crimes committed as should anyone no mater what.

How about these from Pat Buchanan's new book (courtesy of mediamaters):

This [immigration] is an invasion, the greatest invasion in history." [p. 5]
"We are witnessing how nations perish. We are entered upon the final act of our civilization. The last scene is the deconstruction of the nations. The penultimate scene, now well underway, is the invasion unresisted." [p. 6]
"Chicano chauvinists and Mexican agents have made clear their intent to take back through demography and culture what their ancestors lost through war." [p. 12]
"[W]e are in the midst of a savage culture war in which traditionalist values have been losing ground for two generations." [p. 28]
"The first imperative is an immediate moratorium on all immigration, such as the one we imposed from 1924 to 1965. ... But even with a moratorium, success is not assured." [p. 250-251]

Just wondering if these comments by right-wingers should be considered racist? I think they are but that's me.

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