Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 04:57:57 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Biden Says the Quiet Part Out Loud Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv References: <3VGdnVd9D5SbUaL7nZ2dnZfqn_UAAAAA@giganews.com> Content-Language: en-US From: trotsky In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 82 Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.newsdemon.com!not-for-mail Nntp-Posting-Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 09:57:58 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 4347 Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Message-Id: <17d08cced7843588$63$2537179$4ad50060@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 4725 On 5/18/24 3:20 AM, FPP wrote: > On 5/11/24 3:50 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >> suzeeq wrote: >>> On 5/11/2024 7:49 AM, shawn wrote: >>>> On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:33:05 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman" >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> BTR1701 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> But no, the Dems aren't trying to dilute your vote and change the >>>>>> demographics of the nation. >>>>> >>>>>> Pshaw! That's just nonsense. >>>> >>>> Even without the influx of Hispanics into the country it makes sense >>>> for both parties, Democrats and Republicans, to court those Hispanic >>>> voters. Ignoring them makes no sense in the long run. Assuming that >>>> the majority are going to end up voting Democrat also doesn't make >>>> sense. It will be years before anyone entering the country from >>>> South/Central America will be able to vote so it will be the policies >>>> in place at that time that are more likely to impact which party they >>>> tend to vote for. >>>> >>>>>> ----------------- >>>>>> President Biden referred to illegal aliens as "voters" during an >>>>>> interview >>>>>> on a Spanish-speaking radio show released Tuesday. >>>>> >>>>>> "It's even a bigger influx now in terms of Hispanic voters, or >>>>>> Hispanic - >>>>>> Hispanic citizens, who want to become citizens," President Biden >>>>>> said of >>>>>> the current migrant crisis. >>>>> >>>>> Could we have the entire quote in context of a portion of the >>>>> transcript >>>>> please? >>>> >>>> >>>> Looks like BTR was quoting this Fox News article: >>>> https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-roasted-freudian-slip-referring-immigration-influx-hispanic-voters >>>> >>>> President Biden appeared to accidentally refer to Hispanic migrants as >>>> "voters" during an interview on a Spanish-speaking radio show released >>>> Tuesday. >>>> >>>> "It's even a bigger influx now in terms of Hispanic voters, or >>>> Hispanic - Hispanic citizens, who want to become citizens," President >>>> Biden said of the current migrant crisis. >>>> >>>> He argued that the current wave of immigration is "a little bit like >>>> back in the 1840s and the great exodus of Ireland, because of the >>>> famine and the way Irish Catholics were treated. They said no, no, we >>>> don't need any more of those folks. There was a large influx." >>>> >>>> "The Hispanic community is part of the future of America," Biden told >>>> a host from Spanish radio show Chiquibaby this week. "Twenty-eight out >>>> of every 100 students in school speak Spanish, the idea that you’re >>>> gonna ignore that? That’s our future. One of the reasons that we’re >>>> growing so much is we have a significant influx of immigrants coming >>>> into our country, only reason our economy’s so good. We’re not a >>>> xenophobic nation. Other nations are, we’re not, that’s why our >>>> economy is the best in the world." >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> It's the sort of typical miss step that people have when speaking. Fox >>>> News naturally chooses to read into it some nefarious meaning when it >>>> is more likely that Biden just used the wrong term by accident. After >>>> all the people coming in today aren't going to be voting for some time >>>> to come. >>>> >>> True. The Rs want to make sure the non-citizens don't vote >> >> Why would only Republicans want to make sure of that? Shouldn't every >> American want to ensure that foreign nationals aren't swaying out >> elections? > > We already have, dunderhead. I should have changed the header to "Twat says the shitty part out loud."