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| Mercer makes another bold statement |
“If you know Middle Easterners, a lot of them, they look Mexican or they look, you know, like a lot of people in South America: dark skin, dark hair, brown eyes. And they mix. They mix in. And those people, their only, their only goal in life is to, to cause harm to the United States. So why do we want them here, either legally or illegally?”
What should the reaction be to someone who says that we do not want people of Middle East descent in the country legally? What should the reaction be to such hate speech? In the Republican Party, the reaction is: let’s run her for Congress!
- Bill Buck for CBS Tampa
When I found this story, at first I thought, finally. Jan Brewer hit her
limit with racist rhetoric coming out of Arizona Republicans. But no,
not really...she just doesn't want to be seen with one of them.
Just when you think you’ve reached the bottom of GOP racism, you realize there is no bottom.
Obviously, Mercer isn’t expounding on illegal immigration. She’s just spewing forth her own prejudice.
-Josh Marshall, TPM
My question is who are you to decide who is allowed to immigrate to the United States? You're a Mexican immigrant . How would you feel if someone ran on the "Mexicans are invading the US, we need to halt these criminals from crossing the Rio!" platform. I would never vote for such a racist person. It's un-American.You Gabriela are a racist person. It's why I hope you lose this election by such a wide margin that you never step foot in politics again.
Obviously, Mercer isn’t expounding on illegal immigration. She’s just spewing forth her own prejudice.
Oh no. Someone has been spending way too much time hanging out with Rep.
Trent Franks, and wants to join him in his religious bigotry
McCarthyism ... Maybe they should spend some time traveling in the "Middle East" and the
wider Muslim world and actually learn something about the wide variety
of nationalities, tribal sects, religion sects (including Christians!),
languages and cultures, etc., instead of reducing everyone to a cartoon
caricature stereotype that lives in their mind out of their own
ignorance, bigotry and irrational fear.
* And in Arizona, Republican congressional candidate Gabriela Saucedo Mercer is raising eyebrows for saying she wants to end legal immigration for all Middle Easterners.
“We urge responsible leaders of the Republican Party in Arizona and nationwide to repudiate Ms. Mercer’s bigoted comments,” he said in prepared text on Wednesday. “Her un-American and intolerant remarks are an insult to the millions of Americans of Middle Eastern heritage who have contributed so much to this great nation.”
The funniest part of Gabrielle Saucedo Mercer’s
response to the kerfuffle over her racist comments in an interview she
did for a far right website is her assertion that the video was doctored
by Raúl Grijalva’s campaign. It’s funny because the video that’s circulating is the one that was posted by the publication that interviewed her.
Her opponent, rabid marxist Antonia Grijalva, made the video and had this to say:
“This is reckless hate speech, and I call on everyone who has endorsed Gabriela Mercer to withdraw their support immediately … her comments are reprehensible and deserve condemnation from every quarter,”
As much as I hate to agree with this turd, I do agree with his condemnation of her words. I don’t agree that people should be bullied into withdrawing their support. I condemn what she said.
While it is her right, and I support that right with my life, she is running for U.S. office. That office will require her to represent many middle eastern immigrants. She should know better.
“I found it quite disturbing that someone trying to represent the people
of Arizona would make those statements. I hope she considers an
elaboration or an apology.”
The use of such language once again exemplifies the bigotry and racism rampant within the Republican party, and politics as a whole. The comments are in line with similar remarks made by other politicians, such as Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois (R). The continued use of such language has led to an increase in hate crimes and violent attacks on Arab, Muslim, Sikh and South Asian communities.
Republican efforts to promote hatred across racial and religious lines are heating up this electoral season. They have found a new warrior to promote the cause in Arizona, Gabriela Saucedo Mercer. Mercer has questioned whether Middle Easterners should be in the US “either legally or illegally”
Get Van Morrison on the phone – according to Gabby "I'm On the Inside Now, So Let's Lock The Door" Mercer, his "Brown Eyed Girl" was probably a Middle Eastern terrorist spy.
-Tuscon Sentinel
"I am disappointed in Gabriela Saucedo Mercer's decision to inject
division and fear into the election in Arizona's Third District ... America was founded on the fundamental belief in liberty in justice for
ALL, regardless of race, religion, nationality, or background."
“I can assure you that she has no blanket bias against people from
the Middle East. Maybe she should have said
terrorist-oriented Middle Easterners.”
-Ted Mercer
Yeah, she blew in it. If you are going to run with the big dogs, you can’t be out there pissing on your own leg.
-R.D. Walker
She reminded me of Ken Bennett who threatened to keep Barack Obama off the November ballot if Obama couldn’t prove he was really born in the
United States, but at least he apologized!!! OMG!! this can't be real, can it?! I don't know exactly where this fantasy comes from, why in the eyes of
so many Republicans including Gabriela Mercer, Middle Eastern immigrants
are just out to get America and " their only goal was to harm the
United States" ??!!! My logic tells me that Jesus, the Spanish,
Greeks, Italians and even Israelis are soon going to be on the
Republicans' black list because they "look like" Mexicans !! I hope the voters in Arizona know whom they'd be electing.
-Sawsan, Sodahead
[Grijalva will] now go up against racist sociopath Gabriela Saucedo Mercer ... Fellow over-the-top racists Jan Brewer and Secretary of State Ken
Bennett are sticking with their whack-a-doodle candidate... of course.
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