Dean on GOP

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Dean: GOP Will Try to Scapegoat Immigrants By LYNN BREZOSKY, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 20 minutes ago



Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued on Friday that Republicans will try to make immigrants the "scapegoats" in the next election.

At a rally, Dean garnered the loudest applause when he said Republicans would make immigration a pivotal issue during upcoming elections, as they did gay marriage and affirmative action in previous elections.

"Do you know who the scapegoats are going to be? Immigrants," he said. "In Colorado, the chairman of the Republican Party endorsed Tom Tancredo for re-election. That is morally reprehensible. The governor of California, a supposed moderate Republican, invited the Minutemen to visit California. We do not need vigilante justice."

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., has drawn the ire of Hispanic groups in calling for tougher immigration enforcement and a proposal to tax some of the money immigrants send home. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a radio interview in April, said the civilian border patrols known as the Minutemen "have done a terrific job."

Dean spoke at a rally on the eve of the Democratic National Committee's Hispanic Summit in San Antonio. Edinburg is located just a few miles north of the Mexican border and is more than 80 percent Mexican-American.

Dean also criticized President Bush, contending that the president rebuffed Mexican President Vicente Fox because of divisions over the Iraq war.

"A strong Mexico means a strong America, and our ties must not be based on the petulance of the president of the United States," Dean said.

Hollis Rutledge, chairman of the Hidalgo County Republican Party, said Dean's visit illustrates the inroads Republicans have made with Hispanic voters.

"One day of Republican-bashing won't make up for years of taking Hispanics for granted, and it cannot hide the fact that the Republican Party best represents the views and values of Hispanic Texans," Rutledge said.

[PapaG]

Honestly, this is my one and only image of the guy.

http://www.marriedadults.com/howarddean ... o141jq.mp3

[El_Gato]

...At a rally, Dean garnered the loudest applause when he said Republicans would make immigration a pivotal issue during upcoming elections, as they did gay marriage and affirmative action in previous elections...

Proof that Howard Dean IS truly insane.

Do the Dems REALLY think those issues lost the last couple elections for them?

Did those 2 issues have ANY bearing on how any of you voted the past 5 years?

Go back to New England and scream some more, Howie...

[Hell's Bells]

...At a rally, Dean garnered the loudest applause when he said Republicans would make immigration a pivotal issue during upcoming elections, as they did gay marriage and affirmative action in previous elections...

Proof that Howard Dean IS truly insane.

Do the Dems REALLY think those issues lost the last couple elections for them?

Did those 2 issues have ANY bearing on how any of you voted the past 5 years?

Go back to New England and scream some more, Howie...

EG remember during the election when rove basically said that dean making it to the general election would be the best bet for the g.o.p to win the white house? My natrual inclination would be just to sit back, relax, and let dean make a horses a@@ out of himself. this is the same guy that said that republicans havnt worked a honest day in their lives, *he hasnt walked a day in my shoes...* and is the same guy that sees himself, not Air america radio, as the dem's rush limbaugh.

soo sit back, crack a soda/brew and relax and let dean help the gop win more seats in '06

[Hell's Bells]

thanks for the audio of the dean scream....its my computer's startup now!