Thread: Martinez on DOWNFALL...I mean FUTURE of GOP

Saturday, May 19, 2007
Senator Martinez Addresses Meeting Of The Republican National Committee


Thank you all very much. Good to be with you today. Thank you, thank you very very much for the warm welcome. And thank you Mike for the very kind introduction it’s mutual we didn’t really know each other and we’ve developed, I think, a very good working partnership for the benefit of the party and I think ultimately for the benefit of our country. I’m proud to work with you in all that we do as Republican leaders at this very important time. And I also want to congratulate Chairman Dawson for a fantastic week you have hosted here for our party you’ve got to be very proud of the way the debate came off and I saw it on TV and it looked great and we’ll talk more about that too in the course of my conversation with you this morning but really thank you and kudos for a great week.

Thanks to all of the RNC staff who have worked so hard to make this meeting a success.

I want to thank most of all, all of you members of our Republican party who every single day are out there spreading what our party message is and making democracy work at the grassroots level and all that you do in your states. Recruiting candidates and volunteers and beefing up our organizations and grounds operations and for giving the special advice and counsel that you give all of us. Sometimes it comes louder than we want but for the most part it’s a good thing to have. And thank you for also talking about our vision for America, the Republican vision for America. That vision is why we’re gathered here today and why we have dedicated ourselves to the hard work that is ahead of us

In January of 1981, when Ronald Reagan took the oath of office as President for the first time, he spoke to a nation that was thirsting for new leadership …a nation that had witnessed gas lines and stagflation … that had seen the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and American hostages being held in Iran.

It was a nation that was wondering if it had lost its way.
But President Reagan knew better.

That morning, he said to the American people, “We have every right to dream heroic dreams.â€

I will bet Carl Rove wrote this for him...he and his staff don't seem to bright

Up till last year, I lived in Miami, most of my life.

Mel's being groomed. DO NOT TRUST HIM. He lies..one minor example...he points to assimilation and the importance of learning English.
I agree with that statement. NOW, go stay in Miami for one week. Not on So. Beach. Go walking, shopping in 'Little Havana'. You will meet some delightful folk, and you will get hostile looks. You will meet folk who speak English or Spanglish, and you will meet folk who stick their noses up at you and no 'no hablo englis'. Where is the leadership, mel , telling Cubans to assimilate. The original group who came here in the early 60's when Castro took over, did, for the most part. NOT NOW...

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The below paragraphs are from my letter to the president in 2006:

Kick all illegals out! Here in Miami, we have a situation with the 'Wet
Foot, Dry Foot' Act, part of the Cuban Adjustment Act, an insane situation
which encourages criminality. It encourages smuggling, so we have 3 sets
of criminals. The person who pays the smuggler; the smuggler and the
people who KNOW they're being smuggled. Then, when the Cuban steps on US
land, they get to stay! Absurd! The message this sends is you can do
what you want, whether it's legal or not. Any immigrant who breaks the
law should be kicked back to his country of origin, along with the entire
family, never to be allowed to return! This would make the entire family
make sure that everyone was behaving and would make new immigrants the
most law-abiding folk here. After all, we have enough home-grown
criminals, we don't need to import any. Also, I'm tired of my tax money
going to house jailed illegals!

Note: I am NOT opposed to people coming to our shores. I have 2 daughters
who speak 7 & 4 languages respectively. They only achieved this with my
encouragement, values and hard work to pay for the lessons. I believe that
the strength of our country has come from brave people who came from all
over the world, who came here to be AMERICANS and learned a common
language to communicate. I just think the invasion has to stop. We are
at WAR...there are terrorists out there who want to destroy us, 9/11
proved this.

I'm so fed up because the 'last straw' happened to me, while Christmas
shopping (2005). I went into a Cuban owned business. I knew it, didn't even
think about that. (2 of my very best friends are Cuban born, came here
legally as children.) The owner was by himself, and folded his arms, and
said, in Spanish, that he didn't speak English. I said, no problema, yo
habla pocito espanol. He literally stuck his nose in the air and said, in
Spanish, that he didn't like my Spanish. I guess he didn't know how much
Spanish I understand. At this point, a young man, early 30's, very well
dressed and with flawless English, came into the shop, and had heard the
exchange. He said (and this is the last straw) that "your kind doesn't
belong here, we're going to drive your kind out of So. Fl. This is Cuba."
I am not exaggerating, nor kidding. I was floored. Actually struck
speechless, which I thought was impossible. Such hatred. When I had gone
in to buy something! When I told my 2 Cuban (now proud American)
friends...they just looked sick. Of course, the news media would NEVER
check on this, because, oh my goodness, it might make the Cubans angry.
SO WHAT! IF this wasn't just an isolated jerk, if there is such a
movement, shouldn't it be exposed?

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Now to be totally fair, mel can't be responsible for every Cuban, and as my letter indicates, I have dear Cuban-American friends (they call themselves, AMERICANS) who detest this type of attitude and behavior.
But, especially after May 1, 2006 (the May Day protests, remember?) the undercurrent of dislike for Americans, is now fairly overt.

If you're interested...here's a link to NumbersUSA report card on mel.

Actions speak louder than words! IMO.

http://grades.betterimmigration.com/tes ... VIPID=1156