From the Huffington Post - John Ward article:
The bad moments made worse:
Perry had to have known he was going to get hammered on immigration, particularly his support for providing discounted in-state tuition at Texas public colleges and universities to children of illegal immigrants. He took flak for that in last week's debate, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney argued at length Thursday as to why the policy "makes no sense."
Perry bristled, and in his eagerness to hit back, he slighted a large swath of the conservative grassroots.
"If you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart," Perry said.
Calling people who disagreed with him heartless will resonate. One conservative activist who said he agreed with Perry on the issue was still offended by the suggestion that those who disagreed with Perry lacked empathy.
Romney jumped on the line in his opening comments Friday morning during a speech to the Conservative Action Political Conference in Florida.
"I think if you're opposed to illegal immigration it doesn't mean that you don't have a heart. It means that you have a heart and a brain," Romney said to cheers.
that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the kids (who are American citizens) who can't afford to go to school because their parents work their asses off, but still can't afford it...shouldnt they get discounted rates?
What about the kids who are American citizens who cant go to school (unless they get student loans they owe for years) because their parents are either dead beats who won't work or work just enough to get by?
Again, just the most ridiculous statement I have ever heard !!