It takes one to know one.
Today, I listened to President Bush discuss the immigration "reform" bill (here's the text of the speech) in this manner:
"I want to address a couple of the key issues that people are addressing. If you want to kill a bill, then you just go around America saying, this is amnesty. In other words, there are some words that illicit strong reactions from our fellow citizens. Amnesty is when a person breaks the law and is completely forgiven for having done so. This bill isn't amnesty. For those who call it amnesty, they're just trying to, in my judgment, frighten people about the bill."
Talking about frightening people, does it NOT take one to know one?
Bush went further:
"America must not fear diversity. We ought to welcome diversity."
Since when has Bush being cognizant of diversity? And if he has, how come his Administration does NOT adequately represent this view? Moreover, is America NOT the most diverse country in the world?
"I want to address a couple of the key issues that people are addressing. If you want to kill a bill, then you just go around America saying, this is amnesty. In other words, there are some words that illicit strong reactions from our fellow citizens. Amnesty is when a person breaks the law and is completely forgiven for having done so. This bill isn't amnesty. For those who call it amnesty, they're just trying to, in my judgment, frighten people about the bill."
Talking about frightening people, does it NOT take one to know one?
Bush went further:
"America must not fear diversity. We ought to welcome diversity."
Since when has Bush being cognizant of diversity? And if he has, how come his Administration does NOT adequately represent this view? Moreover, is America NOT the most diverse country in the world?
Labels: Politics, Public safety, Public Service, Republicanism
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 5:20 PM
14 Comments:
Ok, I will have to correct you here. This administration is the most diverse administration in history. I'm surpised you missed that one. I'm surprised you made that comment also.
Let me hear statistics, please!
Oh please...do your own research...let me get you started on the cabinet:
Condi Rice (who held 2 MAJOR posts)
The Attorney General
The Sec of Dept of Labor
Colin Powell
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of HUD
US Trade Representative
Dept of Transportation
Dept of Education
Out of the 22 MAJOR White House Posts:
5 Went to Women
4 Went to African Americans
2 Went to Hispanics
1 Went to an Asian American
It's the Most Diverse Group in the history of American Government/Politics. Please, don't take my word for it...do your own freakin research.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html
Don't forget: Colin Powell figures into this mix as well as do previous administration appointees.
Good Gracious Man.
Oh yea, one even went to a Kentuckian.
The runner up to Mr. Bush's diversity is Bill Clinton. Prior to them, it was mostly WASPs. You will have to explain to your reader what a WASP is.
White Anglo Saxon Protestant! Thanks.
I agree Bush has done more than many before him, but his diversity statement sounds SHAMEFULLY hollow!
Annon. 6:26pm and 11:32pm: I think Bush was referring to racial diversity, not gender. The Cabinet? Two African Americans and two Latino Americans. My point is STILL NOT disproven! Also, refer to my comment above.
With his choice of appointees, Bush has assembled a cabinet unprecedented for its inclusiveness. Indeed, he has selected two African Americans, two Asian Americans, four women, and one Cuban American. Of all his nominees, only a few have been criticized by Democrats for their conservative ideology. Several of Bush's choices served under his father, President George Bush, as well as presidents Reagan, Ford, and Nixon.
Bush's initial pick for secretary of labor, Linda Chavez, withdrew after it was revealed that she opened her home to an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, who performed light housekeeping and child care. Chavez said she sporadically gave the woman spending money, which amounted to about $1,500.
Yes, he has done well with the Cabinet. How about other areas?
I don't know about other areas. I would imagine other areas to be just as diverse...but have no statistics to back that up. I wouldn't even know where to begin looking for such statistics. I know the intelligence agencies employee people of every race, background, culture, religion, national origin, educational background, profession, etc.
I think most agencies are pretty diverse nationwide...under all administrations.
I just do NOT think that President Bush should be lecturing me (or many folks who oppose his immigration "hocus pocus") on diversity!
I can agree with that statement. I think the GOP's argument on the new immigration bill is ludicrous. But, I think you framed your original argument wrong. You should have just said what you stated at 11:21pm. I agree with that statement wholeheartedly.
The way you framed your argument originally was faulty...and somewhat full of holes...it just didn't hold water the way you stated it originally.
Besides, this immigration bill doesn't have a damn thing to do with diversity. It has to do with a multitude of interests to include wooing the hispanic voters to the Republican Party, wooing Big business, horse farm owners, and other businesses throughout the nation...etc, etc.
But, the bottom line is...ITS A BAD BILL. I hope and pray to God above that this folly is defeated in the House and Senate.
Yes, the taking him to issue was done to suggest that he had NO business questioning our motives. I stand corrected. I probably spoke out of anger (my BAD)!
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