Thread: Paper 'busts' lawmakers at immigration rally pointing to 'em

Paper 'busts' lawmakers at immigration rally pointing to 'empty boxes'
Ron Brynaert
Published: Monday June 18, 2007



Lawmakers were pointing to "empty boxes" at a press conference last Thursday, a Capitol Hill newspaper reports.

"At a pro-immigration rally Thursday, a group of politicians including Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) addressed reporters while picturesquely standing in front of an impressive tower of boxes they said contained letters from a million supporters of comprehensive immigration reform," Emily Heil reports for Roll Call's 'Heard on the Hill.'

According to a press release, the letters were part of the "Por la Reforma Migratoria con PiolÃ*n" campaign launched by Univision radio personality Eddie 'PiolÃ*n' Sotelo, and was touted as marking "the first time that a letter writing campaign has generated such a large number of letters in support of immigration reform."

"As the Members repeatedly referred to the letters and gestured toward the boxes allegedly containing them as evidence of the support for the immigration bill that is struggling in the Senate, a crack Roll Call photographer on hand at the event began to grow suspicious," Heil continues. "He could see light shining through the handles of the boxes, indicating that they weren’t full."

The paper reveals, "Sure enough, a quick check revealed that the boxes were, indeed, completely empty."

However, as the above photo shows, at least some letters were present at the press conference.

In January of 2003, a speech by Bush elicited some controversy when it was discovered that "prop" boxes had been relabeled to provide visual cues for the president.

As CNN reported, "When the president delivered his remarks, he did so from the floor of a warehouse with American flags in the background along with the logo 'Strengthening America's Economy' on a backdrop of boxes. The boxes were stamped 'Made in U.S.A.' One problem: The boxes were made in China."

"And that was evident despite an effort to hide labels on boxes surrounding the stage," the CNN report continued. "The boxes placed on the side of the stage had 'Made in China' labels covered up with white pieces of paper."

A White House spokesman later blamed the incident on an "overzealous advance volunteer."

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pro-amnesty senators are liers. They know that the border is not going to be secure under this bill. Even had the boxes been filled, the letters would have been from illegals or the mexican government.

I have a couple of letters for these Senators! How about F and U?

Originally Posted by lunarminer

I have a couple of letters for these Senators! How about F and U?

That a good one

if we don't vote this kind of scum out, every chance we get, we will be overrun by this legitimized invasion.

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POSTING THREAD
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INFORMATION THREAD
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That link to the story isn't working for me. Can someone else try it and let me know if it works?

Originally Posted by DcSA

That link to the story isn't working for me. Can someone else try it and let me know if it works?

DcSA, didn't work for me either!!

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Democrats ... _0618.html

Sorry, better link..

Originally Posted by lunarminer

I have a couple of letters for these Senators! How about F and U?

:P