Nope, not racist at all

This post from The Conservative Voice’s Nathan Tabor is just so ridiculous [1] , I’m going to take it line by line:

Be afraid folks. Be very afraid. Thursday’s travesty on the Senate floor is just one more example of Democrats kowtowing to special interest groups, in yesterday’s case, illegal immigrants.

I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that illegal immigrants had their own lobby at the DNC. So who is this ‘special interest’ group you speak of? Is it Latinos specifically? Or is it immigrants and families of immigrants – in other words, Every. Freakin. One of us! The only ones living in this country who aren’t immigrants are the aboriginal tribes (Native Americans) and they seem to have already gotten the shaft.

Senator Jame Inhofe (R-OK) proposed an amendment to the overhaul of a new immigration bill that would declare English as our national language.

For 200 years, this hasn’t been a problem. Suddenly, in an election year, it’s the emergency of the century?!

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid declared that Inhofe’s proposed amendment “…is directed at people who speak Spanish," an interesting charge in light of the fact that Inhofe himself is fluent in Spanish.

Umm… So just because he’s fluent in Spanish that means he isn’t a bigot? Or even more importantly, that his legislation isn’t bigoted? Isn’t this like saying, “Well I’m not racist, my maid is black.”

Reid’s statement, however, totally ignores the thousands of Chinese sneaking into the West Coast or the tens of thousands of Eastern Europeans who operate in the underground economy of illegal workers from New York to Chicago. When in doubt, Harry, play the race card.

Wait, umm, isn’t, that, er, what YOU…Just…Did?!

Moments later, Reid’s political wingman, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)

I prefer sidekick.

challenged Inhofe, asking repeatedly whether or not his proposal would infringe on the rights of Americans. Maybe I’m wrong here, but don’t Americans speak English? Aren’t they supposed to?

Do you live in Utah? You’ve clearly never set foot in a major U.S. city, nor have you spent any time in Spanish language zones like Texas, California, Florida, etc., or Creole sections of Louisianna, the French belt in the north, the German belt in the upper Midwest, do I need to continue??

What adds to the unbelievable stance of Senate Democrats is Senator Inhofe’s statement that a recent poll of Americans shows that 84 percent of Americans support making English the national language!

Oh, well if there's a poll I guess it must be settled! I’d be curious to know what poll he is referencing, and how the question was phrased. Was it simply, “Should English be the national language” full-stop, or was it followed with the ramifications of such a move: “-even if that means that no government services will be provided in any other language” “-you must speak English to pass a driver’s exam” “-no primary school services will be aimed at first generation Americans”

Inhofe’s amendment did pass with a vote of 63-34, but was followed with a watered down version brought to the floor by Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) that called English a “unifying language,” and suggested that the states could decide the issue of making English an “official” language. This amendment also passed with a vote of 58-39. It remains to be seen how the House of Representatives handles both amendments when the proposed immigration bill comes to them.

I’d say the House will handle it the same as they handle all issues these days. They’ll figure out what the most extreme right-wing elements want, and then they’ll ram it through over the objections of the Democratic minority.

Want to see how well bilingualism “works?” Just go to Canada.

Or how about Belgium, Germany, Holland, China, etc., etc. Or how about The United Frickin’ States!

What is so hard about making English our national language?

Well, for starters, bozo’s like you who insist on seeing problems where they don’t exist.

To be entirely fair, since I am currently an Irish resident, I know something about bilingual states. Irish (or Gaelic) is the official language. It's taught in all the schools, it's on most public signs, etc. Nobody speaks it. Why? Because English has been the language of commerce here for so long. Everything is offered in English because that's what people speak. It doesn't matter what the law says because language is a living entity, not a political tool for racial exclusion.

 

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