Tubercular, leprous molesting immigrants will flood US with disease

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Daily Show: Tubercular, leprous molesting immigrants will flood US with disease
David Edwards and Nick Juliano
Published: Friday June 29, 2007

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The Daily Show on Thursday took a sardonic look at the immigration debate in this country, noting the inherent racism and fear mongering used by immigration opponents mirrors tactics used against Irish and other ethnic immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century.

Daily Show contributor John Hodgman, speaking with host Jon Stewart, noted fellow immigration "experts" John Gibson, the Fox News host, and conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, who were scaring viewers with tales of diseased immigrants illegally crossing the border.

"Professor Gibson and Dr. Buchanan have it exactly right. The immigration debate was at heart a public health issue," Hodgman said. "I'll be blunt Jon: Illegal aliens have tuberculosis and leprosy."

Stewart was flabbergasted, and in utter disbelief that leprosy was being used as a scare tactic, until Hodgman played two more clips -- one from Fox News and another from CNN -- specifically mentioning leprosy among illegal immigrants.

Noting the same attacks were used against Irish immigrants, such as Buchanan's ancestors, Stewart asked what the message of the immigration debate was.

"Hope, Jon," Hodgman said. "Simple, pure hope that one day these tubercular, leprous, molesting immigrants can repeat the uniquely American journey of the fiendish, green-blooded Irish, from unwanted immigrants to not wanting immigrants."

[Bob]

Idiots deflecting the real reason why we dont like the idea of illegals breaking our laws geting onto welfare programs, accessing healthcare draining limited resources, refusing to learn English, offering lower wages for all (if Bush and the Dems had their way) -- including giving truckers jobs to ill qualified Mexicans driving trucks that do not meet US standards.

In other words, there are a milliuoin reasons why illegal immigration was beaten, the smallest of which was racism. Whensever folks are politically beaten on an issue (where BOTH) parties wanted to ruin the middle class -- they point to the masses are insult us. Why? Becuase they HATE the idea that WE THE PEOPLE have any voice left. Dont worry though, this issue will come back over an over, under different guises until we belong to Meximericanada.

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by Bob

Idiots deflecting the real reason why we dont like the idea of illegals breaking our laws geting onto welfare programs, accessing healthcare draining limited resources, refusing to learn English, offering lower wages for all (if Bush and the Dems had their way) -- including giving truckers jobs to ill qualified Mexicans driving trucks that do not meet US standards.

In other words, there are a milliuoin reasons why illegal immigration was beaten, the smallest of which was racism. Whensever folks are politically beaten on an issue (where BOTH) parties wanted to ruin the middle class -- they point to the masses are insult us. Why? Becuase they HATE the idea that WE THE PEOPLE have any voice left. Dont worry though, this issue will come back over an over, under different guises until we belong to Meximericanada.

Excellent post

[Stormontheplains]

Originally Posted by Hotrod

Excellent post

I second That

[TheDave]

It was funny people... Relax

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by TheDave

It was funny people... Relax

Never the world is ending and you want us to relax.............buy a vowel

[TheDave]

Originally Posted by Hotrod

Never the world is ending and you want us to relax.............buy a vowel

Speaking of... Is Mock really dead?

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by TheDave

Speaking of... Is Mock really dead?

I like to believe that he just rode off into the sunset on a John Deer tractor with his cat and a case of whiskey.

[DenverBrit]

I recently received this little story in an E Mail.
It was the most succinctly written piece on the subject of immigration.


A few years ago someone browsing through the 40th Anniversary Issue of
Reader's Digest (dated Feb. 1962) came across this reprint from the
Washington News and found it quite interesting in light of our current
debates.

The quote reads:

Vice President Lyndon Johnson received the following message from a Native

American Indian Chief on a reservation: "Be careful with your immigration

laws. We were careless with ours. "

[TailgateNut]

Originally Posted by DenverBrit

The quote reads:

Vice President Lyndon Johnson received the following message from a Native

American Indian Chief on a reservation: "Be careful with your immigration

laws. We were careless with ours. "

Great find!

[cutthemdown]

Originally Posted by DenverBrit

I recently received this little story in an E Mail.
It was the most succinctly written piece on the subject of immigration.


A few years ago someone browsing through the 40th Anniversary Issue of
Reader's Digest (dated Feb. 1962) came across this reprint from the
Washington News and found it quite interesting in light of our current
debates.

The quote reads:

Vice President Lyndon Johnson received the following message from a Native

American Indian Chief on a reservation: "Be careful with your immigration

laws. We were careless with ours. "

That's pretty good advice. No doubt had the Indians of North America been unified they would have been better off. If they would have killed Columbus and every Pilgrim. Thwarted all attempts to establish a colony they may have saved their way of life for what maybe a few extra decades.

[DenverBrit]

Originally Posted by cutthemdown

That's pretty good advice. No doubt had the Indians of North America been unified they would have been better off. If they would have killed Columbus and every Pilgrim. Thwarted all attempts to establish a colony they may have saved their way of life for what maybe a few extra decades.

Just an FYI, but Columbus never saw America, it's one of the great myths.

[RMT]

Originally Posted by Bob

Idiots deflecting the real reason why we dont like the idea of illegals breaking our laws geting onto welfare programs, accessing healthcare draining limited resources, refusing to learn English, offering lower wages for all (if Bush and the Dems had their way) -- including giving truckers jobs to ill qualified Mexicans driving trucks that do not meet US standards.

In other words, there are a milliuoin reasons why illegal immigration was beaten, the smallest of which was racism. Whensever folks are politically beaten on an issue (where BOTH) parties wanted to ruin the middle class -- they point to the masses are insult us. Why? Becuase they HATE the idea that WE THE PEOPLE have any voice left. Dont worry though, this issue will come back over an over, under different guises until we belong to Meximericanada.

Great post, Bob - REP