From Mother Jones...
Mocking Republicans over (denying Syrian refuges immigration)—as liberals spent much of yesterday
doing on my Twitter stream—seems absurdly out of touch to a lot of
people. Not just wingnut tea partiers, either, but plenty of ordinary
centrists too. It makes them wonder if Democrats seriously see no
problem here. Do they care at all about national security? Are they
really that detached from reality?
The liberal response to this should be far more measured. (WC cutting in: Here are your marching orders)We should
support tight screening. Never mind that screening is already pretty
tight. (Oh Really? Have you spoken to the FBI Director?) We should highlight the fact that we're accepting a pretty modest
number of refugees. In general, we should act like (Act like?) this is a legitimate
thing to be concerned about and then work from there.
Mocking it is the worst thing we could do. It validates all the worst
stereotypes about liberals that we put political correctness ahead of
national security. It doesn't matter if that's right or wrong. (Good God! The relativism of the Left on display!)
Ordinary
people see the refugees as a common sense thing to be concerned about.
We shouldn't respond by essentially calling them idiots. That way lies
electoral disaster. (God I hope so. Keep it up treacherous trash)
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Critics efforts with their demands to halt the migration prove to be effective:
ABCNews: Syrian Refugee Family Finds a Home in Connecticut After Being Denied Entry in Indiana
A Syrian refugee family who arrived in the U.S. last night after waiting three years to move to Indiana was denied entry into the state, according to a refugee immigration service.
Less than a day before the family was scheduled to arrive, the head of Indiana's division of family resources sent a letter to Carleen Miller, the executive director of Exodus Refugee Immigration in Indianapolis on Tuesday, saying that the state was seeking to have the arrival of the Syrian family and all future Syrian arrivals "suspended or redirected to another state that is willing to accept Syrian placements,
This person from Mother Jones is the "adult" in the Liberal Romper Room.
Stunning.
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