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Skriven 2007-02-03 08:58:40 av Bob Sakowski
     Kommentar till en text av TIM RICHARDSON
Ärende: Re: Presidential race
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:03:00 -0500, TIM RICHARDSON wrote:

> On 02-02-07, ED HULETT said to ROSS CASSELL:
> 
> 
> RC> Then chalk it up as a unpolite endearment he uses towards latinos whom
> RC> cross the border illegally.
> 
> 
> EH>I point out racism when I see it.
> 
> 
> RC>>> Before calling him a racist, has he referred to all latinos as
> RC>>> wetbacks?
> 
> 
> EH>> He doesn't have to.
> 
> 
> RC> Yes he does.
> 
> 
> EH>And who says he doesn't? If he's willing to use the term in a public forum
> EH>he's already shown that he's a racist.
> 
> 
> 
> I got some bad news for you;
> 
> 
> The term "Wetback" is yet another one of those words that got hijacked by
some
> special interest group, and made out to be `racist' or `bigot' or (insert
your
> favorite demonizing buzz-word here).
> 
> 
> The term "Wetback" was used to denote those who came into the country
> illegally, either by crossing one of the rivers in America that seperate
> either Mexico or Canada from the United States, either by swimming, boating
or
> wading.
> 
> In the Northwest U.S. there appear to be a couple of rivers in the state of
> Washington that are in both the U.S. and Canada.
> 
> 
> There is also the Great Lakes, four of which have shores in both Canada and
> the U.S., not to mention the Niagra River, and the St. Lawrence.
> 
> 
> Then of course, there's the Rio Grande on the southern border.
> 
> 
> Somewhere along the line, a special interest group or other grabbed the term
> "Wetback" and hijacked it for their own agenda.
> 
> 
> So now.....where "Wetback" used to denote someone who `swam' or `canoed'
> across one of the rivers that either border or snake in and out of the two
> countries to the north or south, in order to enter the country without going
> through normal border points (illegal entry, in other words), it has been
> `laundered' to have an entirely unintended meaning (much like the homosexual
> agenda hijacked the word "Gay").
> 
> 
> It is now loudly trumpheted as a `racist' hate term, and anyone using it in
> any context is immediately labeled "a racist"!
> 
> 
> If it keeps going the way its going now.......soon you won't be able to talk
> about anything at all this country, because just about anything and
everything
> you say will be "racist", or "hate-speech", or "threatening" or who knows how
> many more `creative' definitions will become taboo in the future.
> 
> 
> You already can't even bring up the `illegal alien' issue without being
> labeled a `racist'. which is a big reason why few if any politicians will
even
> touch the subject.
> 
> 
> In reality....its nothing more than a sleaze-ball tactic to demonize anyone
> who *dares* to speak out about the illegal aliens who pour across our borders
> on a `daily' basis. They are verbally beaten into silence by fear of the
> `racist' label.
> 
> 
> It isn't about "racism". Its about our borders being out of control, and
> nobody on either side of the political spectrum seems to care much.
> 
> 
> One question that *has* to come to mind is;
> 
> 
> How many of the people killed in the 9\11\2001 attack would still be alive if
> our borders and ports were much more secure? More under the control of the
> U.S., and not so easily crossed with complete immunity?
> 
> 
> How long will it be before America gets yet anOTHer illistration of how badly
> out of control our international borders are?

You need this info Tim.

From:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wet+back

1.   wet back   
 270 up, 46 down  
 

Racial Slang. Refers to any Hispanic
immigrant, particularly those of illegal
origin (the implication being that a wet
back results from crossing river borders
by swimming). Generally considered to be
a slur, offensive. Also "wetback".

Every summer, they hired a bunch of wet
backs to work the fields, and paid them
under the table.
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2.  wet back  
 28 up, 11 down  
 

Originally a nick name for Mexicans greaser, beaner, pepper belly, either
legally or illegally in the country. Originated in the American Southwest
border states, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Through common
usage has come to mean citizens of any nation who have immigrated here
illegally.

Most wet backs sure are hard working, cheap laborers.
tags pepper belly beaner spic greaser chicano chollo illegal alien.
by Gregory B Texas, USA Jul 4, 2006 email it
3.  wet back  
 84 up, 70 down  
 

mexicans, illigal immigrants

man that wet back likes tacos
tags mexicans illigal immagrants illigal aliens fence jumpers border
crossers
by john hahcock durham Oct 24, 2005 email it
4.  Wet back  
 17 up, 4 down  
 

A derogitory term used to describe illegal immigrants from Mexico. This
originates from them jumping the boat and swimming to shore (undetected)
hence having 'wet backs'.

"Those lousy wet backs never do any work"

"Damn Robin's a filthy wet back!
....yeah so's Dolly man"
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