Great Governor

From e-mail | 8/8/10 | Vanity

[Mike Darancette]

Subject: Great Governor

Got to love the governor of Arizona. She certainly has a backbone.

The owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, Robert Sarver, opposes AZ's new immigration laws.

Arizona's Governor, *Jan Brewer*, released the following statement in response to Sarver's criticism of the new law:

"What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying?

What if they had a good idea who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn't be ejected.

Furthermore, what if Suns' ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink?

And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter?"

-Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer

[Mike Darancette]

Got this as an email don't know if it is true or if it has been posted before. But good argument to use against anti-1070 Kool-Aid drinkers.

[Doogle]

I wonder how many copies actually were sent to the owner of the Suns after this hit the net.....*smiles*

[MaryFromMichigan]

I’ve seen it posted at other sites, so it may be true.
If nothing else, the analogy is GREAT!

[norge]

I don’t know if she actually wrote this, but my recollecton says that this actually orignates from someone on FR. IIRC, it was posted about the time of Steve Nash’s public opposition to 1070.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

"What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying?

Racist!

[tsmith130]

I think I found the origin of it. From what I can find, it orginated with Phil Mushnick from the NY Post on May 16th, 2010.

(http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/selective_outrage_riz2a2A5Pu61Crpd3YmJqJ)

[Right Wing Assault]

"Furthermore," adds Brooklyn's Tommy Mitchell, "what if one of those 'fans' gave birth? Not only couldn't you eject them, you'd have to provide another free seat."

Oh, not just another free seat. Free lifetime season passes for the kid and the family.

[Jabba the Nutt]

Ah, misplaced priorities perhaps?

Checking papers of people entering stadium for Sun's games = Important.

Checking papers of people breaking into the United States = racist.

I wished I could be so enlightened as the owner of the Suns, life would be so simple. But I'm an unwashed, unenlightened, racist, bigot, homophobe, tea-bagging neanderthal.

[catnipman]

If Jan Brewer really wrote this, and given all of her other statments and TV ads she’s made and paid for with her own money, I think she’s our next Ronald Reagan.