Thread: Gov. Bredesen criticizes lawmaker for 'rats' comment

Gov. Bredesen criticizes lawmaker for 'rats' comment
1:17 PM, Nov 12, 2010

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Gov. Phil Bredesen says it was a "very poor choice of words" for a Republican state lawmaker to liken illegal immigrants having children in the United States to rats multiplying.

The Democratic governor, who leaves office in January, told reporters in Nashville Friday that he "would never refer to any human being in that way."

Rep. Curry Todd of Collierville made the comments at a legislative hearing earlier this week during a discussion a federal requirement to extend prenatal care to women regardless of their citizenship status.

Todd said that means illegal immigrants can "go out there like rats and multiply."

Todd later told The Associated Press that it was wrong to use those words, but told WHBQ-TV in Memphis that he doesn't plan to apologize.

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TN lawmaker likens illegal immigrants to ’rats’
Lucas L. Johnson II, Associated Press
Posted November 11, 2010 at 6:40 a.m.
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NASHVILLE — A Republican lawmaker likened illegal immigrant births to rats multiplying while he was questioning state officials at a committee hearing.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/nov/1 ... ants-rats/

I like to say "breed like roaches" but that's just me.


No need for him to apologize for stating the truth!

Rats is good they scurry away when the lights come on or like the law comes a knocking on your door And Rats sneak into our homes and eat just like the illegals so rats is very good!!
He best not say he's sorry for that remark crap a kid couldn't even keep his flag on his bike!!
Funny we should get t shirts with rats climbing all anchors and say.. Just Rats multiplying their Anchors!

Breeding squatters comes to mind.

He could have PCed it and said they multiply like rabbits. It's true, they have twice as many children here as in their home country. They have twice as many children as Americans and at a younger age.

Originally Posted by Bowman

He could have PCed it and said they multiply like rabbits. It's true, they have twice as many children here as in their home country. They have twice as many children as Americans and at a younger age.

Because it doesn't cost them a dime to have them and they get
mega $$$$$$$$$$$$$ from our idiot govt in welfare bennys

He has nothing to apologize for. The ones who need to apologize are the politicians who are turning a blind eye to this obvious anchor baby scam committed by illegal invaders who are abusing this country and laws.

Here's the letter that I faxed to the Majority Leader that La Raza is complaining to:

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[b][quote]Dear Majority Leader Mumpower:

Speaking for 80% of the American Citizens and Taxpayers of the United States, We feel that Representative Curry Todd was wrong using the phraze "immigrants go out there like rats and multiply.â€