Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 15:26:18 -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: 95 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: Tue, 14 May 2024 20:26:18 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 5073 Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Message-Id: <17cf74c6809152c7$22474$310004$2d54864@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 5452 On 5/12/24 5:52 PM, BTR1701 wrote: > On May 11, 2024 at 5:32:08 PM PDT, "suzeeq" wrote: > >> On 5/11/2024 12:50 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? >>> >>>> there's already a 'rule' for that. When you register you have to be a >>>> citizen to >>>> do so. >>> >>> But no enforcement of it. It's basically on the honor system. >>> >> What Adam said. There's a couple of steps where verification takes place. > > And yet despite what Adam said, roughly 4000 non-citizens voted in Nevada in > the last election. You have no proof as usual but it's probably true because the governor is Republican. Typical right wing shit. > https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1751458680439271424/pu/vid/avc1/640x512/ifZpVLWhXavuSs4R.mp4?tag=12 > >