Showing posts with label Illegal immigration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illegal immigration. Show all posts

Friday, May 9, 2008

GOP Cognitive Dissonance

The Republican state convention delegate was discussing with a prominent Utah GOP elected officeholder the issue of immigration when the delegate whined that a fence should be constructed to span the entire USA-Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants.

GOP OFFICIAL: What happens when they climb the fence?

DELEGATE: You electrify it. Then they won't touch it.

GOP OFFICIAL: But what if they touch it? You would let them die?

DELEGATE: It would be their choice.

GOP OFFICIAL: What about a mother with a baby strapped to her back? You would let the mother and the baby die?

DELEGATE: It would be the mother's choice to kill that baby.

GOP OFFICIAL: Then you're in favor of abortion?

[Dead silence]