Posted on 12/28/2007 5:16:29 PM PST by Tlaloc
KEENE, N.H., Dec. 28 --Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich today accused Republican candidate Mike Huckabee of using the tragic assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to create anti-Pakistani fears in the U.S. and to advance his own discriminatory immigration policies.
"I know I'm not running against Mike Huckabee," said Kucinich, who is campaigning in New Hampshire, "but his remarks were so outrageous and so representative of the scare tactics and fearmongering policies of the current Republican administration that someone on the Democratic side of this campaign needs to speak out."
Kucinich added, "To be silent would be the worst kind of betrayal of the public trust that voters are being asked to invest in the Democratic candidates. The other candidates may choose to focus on a narrower political agenda, but Huckabee's statements are so egregiously provocative and dangerous that they cannot be ignored."
In comments yesterday and today, Huckabee said the United States should "have an immediate, very clear monitoring of our border, and particularly to make sure, if there's any unusual activity of Pakistanis coming into the country." When asked by reporters to expand on that statement, Huckabee replied, "When I say single them out I'm making the observation that we have more Pakistani illegals coming across our border than of all other nationalities except those immediately south of the border. And in light of what's happening in Pakistan, it ought to give us pause as to why are so many illegals coming across these borders."
Huckabee then added fuel to the fire that he himself ignited by adding, "the fact is the immigration issue is not so much about people coming across the border to pick lettuce or make beds, it's about people who can come with a shoulder fired missile and can do serious damage and harm us."
"Implying that Pakistani immigrants, visitors, and even Pakistani Americans should be singled out as potential terrorists is the kind of unwarranted, unconscionable ethnic profiling and ethnic baiting that is the hallmark of Republican thinking - in foreign policy, in immigration policy, and in so-called homeland security policy. No racial, ethnic, or religious group is safe from their audacious affronts to human decency and their continued assaults on Constitutional liberties and protections," Kucinich said.
Earlier today, Kucinich called into question the foreign policy records and judgments of the other Democratic candidates for President: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-28-2007/0004728588&EDATE=
Dunno who is more of a dope, Huckabee or Kucinich.
Let the battle of the brains begin.
Huckabee is dumb. Of course, so is Kucinich.
Kucinich is solid on this subject. He is an expert on aliens.
I'm no Huckster fan, but this is ridiculous. If racial bigotry was something that could actually bring political gain, then opponents would be loathe to point it out.
Rather, for decades now the Democrats have been accusing Republicans of racial bigotry for what reason other then "political gain"?
Kucinich, of course, thinks that searching Norwegian grandmothers at airports is a logical way of deterring acts of terror by swarthy, unmarried muslim men ages 18-30.
Pretty Bad , when Huckabee takes a whooping from Dennis Kucinich.
Wonder how he voted on all that garbage we poured into FYR?
Kucinich is solid on this subject. He is an expert on aliens.
i think senyor dennis heee eeees an alien....
el senyor jeeemeeeny crickeeet he eees theee funneee fellow....
I do. The Kook, hands down. Not even close.
Hahahaha.
Hahahaha.
It is like a comedy skit.
Kucinich sees aliens, Huckabee loves them.
“I know I’m not running against Mike Huckabee,” said Kucinich, who is campaigning in New Hampshire, “but his remarks were so outRAGEous.....
out RAGEOUS?
OUT RAGEOUS....?
i thought ~OUTRAGEOUS~ was jiminy cricket’s middle name.
Neck 'n' neck. But this illustrates how much damage an ignorant windbag like Huckabee can do to the GOP. Notice that Kucinich expanded his criticism to the "scare tactics and fearmongering policies of the current Republican administration," not just the hamhanded attempt at politicking by Huckster.
This moron can hurt us every time he opens his mouth even if he never gets the nomination.
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