Posted on 06/13/2014 12:58:35 PM PDT by PoloSec
News of poor conditions at a holding center in Arizona for undocumented, unaccompanied minors whipped Sarah Palin into a fury Friday -- so much so that she said she was on the verge of renouncing her ties to the Republican Party.
"Finally, they have won me over. I actually agree with the liberals’ war whoop," the former Republican vice presidential nominee wrote on her Facebook page. "I, too, demand that this issue of young illegal aliens flooding across our border into horrendous conditions be taken care of. Now!"
The Department of Homeland Security began flying some young migrants to Arizona after more than 48,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border into Texas overwhelmed U.S. Border Patrol. A warehouse in Nogales, Ariz. was housing 700 of them at the beginning of this week and that number was expected to double to around 1,400.
In her Facebook post, Palin cited heat, illness, unsanitary conditions and potential sexual exploitation at the holding facility as examples of "child abuse." She then railed against the GOP's unwillingness to engage in meaningful reform on issues like border security.
"As a Christian I find it unforgivable to ignore this issue of overrunning border security into these conditions in southern states, and this one issue is just about driving me to renounce my Republican ties because, see, even leaders on the RIGHT side of the aisle haven’t exerted all Constitutional power to stop the madness," she wrote. "A few have tried, but until they’re sent reinforcements, then atrocities like the child abuse and exploitation you’re now getting wind of will only get worse."
She then accused President Barack Obama of orchestrating the "crisis" in Arizona in order to advance his own immigration reform agenda.
"In this case, Obama’s refusal to enforce immigration laws and his blatant suggestion that his chosen illegal activity will be rewarded are proof of his tyrannical tactics," Palin wrote. "The recent numerous manipulated 'crises' have the media pinging and ponging trying to keep up with what is the scandal of the day, which one overshadows another, and how will they distract next, and who’s on first?! Purposeful decisions causing these crises are meant to overload the system, justify abuse of executive power to 'fix' it all, and ultimately tighten control of the people."
But lest anyone thought Palin was siding with Democrats who have called for giving legal status to undocumented children, she added in a post-script to her note that she would prefer to deport the children:
"The primary expenditure we need to supply in this humanitarian crisis is jet fuel to fly these children back home to their parents."
More Tea Governor?
You know what ping, Lion! {^)
That's right, she said it! Thank you Sarah Palin!
Nobody can question Sarah’s passion for the well-being of children in difficult life situations. She’s correct; those children belong in their homelands with their families.
I gotta git rid of Todd...
ABOUT TIME! Where has she been? The Repugnican party hasn't existed since 1989. Ever since then we've been a one party country posing as two party: Democraps and Democrap lite.
... IF INSTEAD the GOP's primary structure ends up nominating another Democrat Lite Collectivist Republican, perhaps Coca Cola, as THE "pragmatic" alternative to Obama's Pepsi, which is what happened in 2012 and will probably happen in 2016 ...
IF that happens in 2016, I hope Palin, or a Palin Cruz combo, runs as an Independent and throws off the Republican stigma of weenie compromiser. I think she/they would have a genuine chance at winning, especially if vote fraud was even half-way cleaned up, and AT WORST it would throw whichever won, Coke or Pepsi, the Uniparty Democrat Republican versus the Democrat, into a weak plurality status, where less than half of Americans support them. That ALONE would be better than either Coke or Pepsi winning with a majority.
” - - - “The primary expenditure we need to supply in this humanitarian crisis is jet fuel to fly these children back home to their parents.” - - - “
And use Air Force One, 2 and 3 to “fly these children back home to their parents.”
BTW, send the bill for the jet fuel to the DNC as it was their guy in the White House who caused all this Border mess.
2.) Even if she did, I think Palin is smart enough to distance herself from the self serving crooks who run the national Tea Party organizations.
Ship 'em to Alaska. Plenty of room.
I’ve never supported a woman for President before, and in general, believe men should be the leadership. But I’ll make exceptions when neccessary. And it’s apparent that Sarah Palin has bigger testacles than the men in the GOP leadership. She should be President.
I feel the same way.
Fingerprint them, photograph them, fly them to Mexico City with a warning not to return. Rinse and repeat as needed.
And take the cost of sending the children back to their parents and subtract it from their home nation’s foreign aid for that year.
“An official TEA Party, anyone?”
Maybe. I’d just prefer a “Conservative” party.... there’s already an “American Conservative Party”. But regardless, I think it’s become apparent that after Cantor lost, the GOP establishment STILL isn’t going to take heed of conservative voters, and is going to double-down in RINOville with McCarthy as speaker.
We have to let the GOP die. There’s no way to save it. Time for the GOP to return to the ashes of the Whigs that spawned them. Let the GOP rest in peace. Move on to the next party, an explicitly conservative party.
This is perfect timing for this shot over the bow reminder.
I think Margaret Thatcher showed women can make strong leaders.
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