Posted on 02/28/2014 11:19:41 AM PST by jimbo123
A Texas businessman who is running for the U.S. Senate in the GOP primary is drawing fire for referring to people who cross the border illegally as “wetbacks” and, later, defending his use of the slur.
Chris Mapp, who is among several candidates challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP primary on March 4, used the term during an editorial board meeting with the Dallas Morning News.
In explaining its endorsement of Cornyn in the primary, a Dallas Morning News editorial said: “South Texas businessman Chris Mapp, 53, told this editorial board that ranchers should be allowed to shoot on sight anyone illegally crossing the border on to their land, referred to such people as ‘wetbacks,’ and called the president a ‘socialist son of a bitch.’”
Later, in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News, Mapp defended his use of the word and his characterization of undocumented immigrants.
He described the slur as normal for Texans.
Mapp said its use is as “normal as breathing air in south Texas,” according to the newspaper.
“We can't have illegal immigrants, drug cartels, human traffickers or terrorists coming across our border,” he said. “Our borders can either be sealed by choice or force, and so far choice hasn't worked.”
Cornyn condemned Mapp’s remarks.
(Excerpt) Read more at latino.foxnews.com ...
“If they are swimming across the river it’s a sure tipoff.”
Probably, but I wouldn’t like to risk my freedom over what might be a bad guess.
I was thinking the same thing: “Tea Party Saboteur” working for the left.
If he had only called them “mojados” he would have had his multiculturalism seal of approval from the MSM.
Don’t be too hard on yourself, fellow FReeper. We know your intentions were noble & good. Just didn’t work out. Don’t waste too much time on self-pennance...Onward & upward!
In Texas a trespasser is a trespasser. Those that aren’t won’t be cutting the rancher’s fence to cut through.
In Texas a trespasser is a trespasser. Those that aren’t won’t be cutting the rancher’s fence to get through.
This guy just killed Cornyn’s poll numbers. We should be happy:
Updated:
Cornyn 41%
Stockman 28%
Mapp 14%
Stovall 10%
Reasor 3%
Vega 3%
Cleaver/Cope 1%
Again, registered voters poll as of early afternoon. Big margin of error. For entertainment purposes only...
Just rushed down and cast my vote for Chris Mapp, the only one in the race with the guts to call Obama what he is.
socialist son of a bitch
There’s the law and then there’s Texan’s law. There are signs all over the state stating “all trespassers will be shot and survivors will be shot again.”
;)
As I said to another poster with a similar sentiment, even in Texas, it’s still illegal to just shoot trespassers.
Signs that won’t help you one bit when you’re up against a homicide charge.
Another Tea Party wanna-be who isn't smart enough to keep his trap shut and play in the big leagues.
Texas has the largest number of conservative Hispanics in any state. I doubt he'll see any of that vote.
Surely there must be at least one other Texan like Cruz or Lee. They don't insult their constituents.
The signs are jokes expressing a Texan state of mind. I know you could not see me smiling broadly as I typed those posts, but was hoping you might notice the winking smiley face I added at the end. Humor/off
LOL. AND he's not apologizing. Dude should tell the poofters and pansies and pinheads who are offended to pound sand.
He’s not going to win, but he most likely just threw Cornyn into a runoff. And the funny part is that he didn’t take polling number from the other candidates, he took them from Cornyn supporters! Cornyn was polling at 60-65% last week and now he’s polling at 40%-45% today.
Remember, these numbers reflect the early votes, which are most likely teaparty.
The poll doesn’t reflect early voters. It’s a poll question for Tuesday’s election. And the early voters are most likely Cornyn/Establishment voters, not Tea Party. Dewhurst won the early vote big time last time against Cruz.
Thanks for all the info you give us.
Today is a good day!
I'm grinning over this thread.
I used the term "wetback" in another thread some time ago and got my comment pulled (and that's pretty much all that was in it).
Now I'm waiting to see if a moderator pulls all comments here with "wetback" in them - going to be an awfully short thread then...
:)
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