Path: Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 22:52:05 +0000 From: BTR1701 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Biden Says the Quiet Part Out Loud References: <3VGdnVd9D5SbUaL7nZ2dnZfqn_UAAAAA@giganews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Usenapp/0.92.2/l for MacOS Message-ID: Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 22:52:05 +0000 Lines: 88 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-qrxG93e1/UIQYiqOZirYg+OwQENg7H8rr5MBVQTW+VB6EVV+5yYvV/5QRH3eaqsVIoXjP6tcOixwjU+!Cj1ClUakcUHLGB6zfCiXIHyqzTHHrYfrkImAJqnUSiMyPBJRqlkC4WTYbwKLz30yd8hahJZtO5QG X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 5230 X-Original-Lines: 84 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. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1751458680439271424/pu/vid/avc1/640x512/ifZpVLWhXavuSs4R.mp4?tag=12