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'I am not king': Obama tells Latino voters he can't conjure immigration reform alone
Los Angeles Times ^ | 10/25/10 | Michael Muskal

Posted on 10/25/2010 5:44:54 PM PDT by Nachum

The president, in a push to get out the Latino vote, says Republicans in Congress have been a stumbling block. A recent poll showed Latinos generally unenthusiastic about the coming elections.

In an effort to energize Latino voters, President Obama defended his administration’s efforts to work for a comprehensive immigration plan, while adding that he was frustrated by the failures of Congress to deal with the issue.

In an interview with Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, recorded when Obama was in Los Angeles last week, the president blamed Republicans for refusing to work on the needed legislation. As he has in the past, Obama noted that 11 Republican senators voted for immigration reform four years ago but walked away from the issue in this midterm-election year.

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KEYWORDS: aliens; bhocira; bhoillegals; ca2010; hispanicvote; illegals; king; latino; latinos; obama; tells
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To: Nachum

Does 0baMao think that Latinos need to have the basic structure of our government esplained to them? Apparently.


21 posted on 10/25/2010 6:05:21 PM PDT by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: Nachum

Wow...He’s comparing immigration to the Civil Rights movement....and it appears he’s actually “inciting” these folks to riot....And I would say....that is “treason”..


22 posted on 10/25/2010 6:05:36 PM PDT by Sacajaweau (What)
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To: Nachum
I am not a king, my title is Lord and Master. You sniveling peasants will bow before me and submit yourselves to my absolute rule without hesitation. He who hesitates, though it be but for an instant, will be banished to the farthest reaches of my domain.
23 posted on 10/25/2010 6:05:36 PM PDT by JPG (Sarah Palin says: "Buck-up or get out of the truck.")
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To: madison10
“...I was aiming for Emperor of the Planet.”

why settle for less than...
Ming the Merciless


24 posted on 10/25/2010 6:06:01 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: Nachum

In FACT Obama and his dem majority House and his 11 GOP Senators coulda just done it, in the previous two years.

Then they alone woulda owned it.

And in FACT the dems don’t want that result.

They want to be able to say it was bipartisan (downside avoidance) but they led (upside credit with hispanics).


25 posted on 10/25/2010 6:06:57 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: Nachum
Chicken sh*t pendejisto. Backing down and backing down.

The two words this arrogant narcissist of a little man, in any language, will be incapable of saying, will be "I... FAILED."

26 posted on 10/25/2010 6:07:13 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Let 'em pray to Baal, Gaia, Lucifer, the sun god, whatever; let's humbly ask God's Son for victory!)
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To: RC2
It's too late. Republicans can't save California. No one can.

sw

27 posted on 10/25/2010 6:07:43 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Will88

Enforce the law. IMHO the failure to come to terms with massive illegal immigration has profoundly undermined the authority of the government and rule of law on every front in this country. People see the cynical calculations on this issue and are loosing what little moral authority the govt has left.

In any case there must be an absolutely secure border before the issue of the millions of illegals already in the country can even be discussed in this or any possible universe. They don’t just want an amnesty for a few illegals they want permanent open borders. The politics of bad faith. Our border is wide open. Mexico is descending into chaos even faster then we are. Drugs. Violence. Organized crime. Mass migrations of illegals.

This nation is being led by men and woman who care NOTHING for the life and death of its citizens let alone their will in this matter.


28 posted on 10/25/2010 6:11:32 PM PDT by Mad_as_heck (The MSM - America's (domestic) public enemy #1.)
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To: Nachum
But he's always wanted to be king.

He said so in cement outside his school in Hawaii.

29 posted on 10/25/2010 6:11:58 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income... Fire the government)
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To: Nachum
Obama tells Latino voters he can't conjure immigration reform alone.

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I'm not a real sorcerer, but TOTUS plays one on TV.

30 posted on 10/25/2010 6:13:01 PM PDT by newheart (Please don't shoot at the thermonuclear weapons. --Vic Deakins)
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To: Nachum
Not a King? Not for the lack of trying

Precisely. . .'on the mark'.

No 'tween the lines' here. Plain, up front, per what is Obama's Second Wish. . .

Clearly; Obama does protest TOO much, his lack of 'total power'.

We have here, a text book classic, psychopathic, narcissistic, 'dictator' as in totalitarian wannabe. . .and the typical 'why cannot you understand. . .how better your life would be - if only. . .

Save for the stupid people - of God, guns and Country. . .

31 posted on 10/25/2010 6:19:16 PM PDT by cricket (Osama - NOT made in the USA. . .and Obama, not made in the USA either. . .)
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To: Nachum

ObaMao is the most destructive to the republic of any president in American history. He even called those who sdisagreeed with his policy ENEMIES! Can you imagine that? A president of the United States calling tens of millions of Americans the enemy? This guy is the absolute worst.


32 posted on 10/25/2010 6:26:39 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Nachum; All
"'I am not king': Obama tells Latino voters he can't conjure immigration reform alone"


33 posted on 10/25/2010 6:28:32 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Islaminaction

Isn’t he the dictator?

He’s more the Czar’s Czar.


34 posted on 10/25/2010 6:28:36 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Try Dodd and Frank for robbery and treason.)
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To: spectre

“It’s too late. Republicans can’t save California. No one can.”

Sad but true.


35 posted on 10/25/2010 6:30:01 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Nachum

Since he had a majority of senators and representatives in the Senate and house, there was no way the Republicans could block anything, and they didn’t. If something was blocked it was because some Dems jumped ship. I don’t know why the republicans are not screaming about these lies day and night.


36 posted on 10/25/2010 6:32:46 PM PDT by calex59
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To: Mad_as_heck
People see the cynical calculations on this issue and are loosing what little moral authority the govt has left.

That's entirely true, actually they have no moral authority, only the authority that comes with their positions. And their reckless and irresponsible fiscal shenanigans puts them into a serious deficit of moral authority. After this election, the Tea Party movement and others need to elevate immigration enforcement to their top few reasons for outrage and become much more vocal about it.

Whoever is in Congress in January, citizens will have to watch them like hawks and start working on the next members who need to be ousted.

37 posted on 10/25/2010 6:36:58 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Nachum

Never in the history of this republic has a president, sitting or otherwise ever made a public statement lamenting the constitutional restrictions on their power.


38 posted on 10/25/2010 6:42:28 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Will88
I think the key in getting traction on the immigration issue is breaking the matter up into its logical parts. Step #1 is building an effective border fence and ensuring that the legal and law enforcement foundations for preventing future illegal immigration are firmly in place. Obviously this is the ultimate case of closing the barn door after the cow has escaped but its an absolutely necessary first step.

Its amazing how utterly "issue free" the public sphere has become in this country. All cynical name calling and mud slinging. Fiddling while Rome burns. All the real issues are just ignored.

In a very real way that is why we are in the mess we are in now. Forcing the debate back onto the actual issues is not only essential in and of itself but the key to future electoral success.

39 posted on 10/25/2010 6:47:27 PM PDT by Mad_as_heck (The MSM - America's (domestic) public enemy #1.)
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To: Nachum
king hell... the boy thinks he's god!!!
40 posted on 10/25/2010 7:17:22 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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