Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[Tomahawk]

this congress has passed 28 bills....three times less than any other congress in history at the same point

so this isnt like 99% of the time

That has nothing to do with 99% of elected officials caring only about catering to their corporate constituency

[General_Failure]

SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT ... If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 yrs. hard labor. If you cross the Afghanistan border illegally, you get shot. Two Americans just got eight years for crossing the Iranian border. If you cross the U. S. border illegally you get a job, a drivers license, food stamps, a place to live, health care, housing & child benefits, education, & a tax free business for 7 yrs ...No wonder we are a country in debt.

Dig that out of an email with the subject line Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Pass this on!

[MDS]

shore is trying to start shtein

or hes a republican god

maybe both

[General_Failure]

You can't write a haiku for shtein.

[Sgt PSN]

SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT ... If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 yrs. hard labor. If you cross the Afghanistan border illegally, you get shot. Two Americans just got eight years for crossing the Iranian border. If you cross the U. S. border illegally you get a job, a drivers license, food stamps, a place to live, health care, housing & child benefits, education, & a tax free business for 7 yrs ...No wonder we are a country in debt.

I would like to politely request that people stop taking status updates from facebook as gospel. 

Illegal immigrants do not "get a job" just by being in this country.  Any job they do get is either cash under the table or is a legit job obtained with a fake green card/ssn. 

Illegal immigrants can get a state drivers license (in some, not all states), but it's not like they are just handed out.  They still have to go through the same process as everyone else and pay the required fees.  Citizenship status should have nothing to do with whether or not a person is considered responsible enough to drive on the road. 

Illegal immigrants, by law, are not eligible for food stamps unless there is at least one US born member in their familiy. 

Illegal immigrants do not get free health care.  If they go to an emergency room, they do receive whatever treatment is necessary but they are still billed for the treatment.  In most cases, they simply don't pay.  Illegal women who are pregnant also receive all necessary care during child birth. 

But the 7 year tax break for businesses is the absolute most ridiculous myth about illegal immigrants out there. 

http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/immigrants.asp

Seriously, when you see this type of crap in an email or as someone's status update, is it really that farging hard to google it?  I just googled every single one of the "illegal benefits" and they were either completely false or innaccurately described.  The fed gov't offers practically no assistance to illegal immigrants, however each state is different in how it handles it's illegal immigrants.  Some states do offer healthcare or housing, and others don't. 

For the umpteenth gazillionth time, illegal immigrants are not why this country is in debt.  The morons on Capitol Hill holding the nation's check book are. 

[rjs246]

That's a lot of words. While all of those words are accurate I'll just say that I think Dio and Geo nailed it.

[shorebird]

Well, it is the hippo section. Really though, I'll stop. I just get tired of getting all that junk mail.

[Sgt PSN]

Is anyone watching the GOP debate on CNN?  I'm checking it out during MNF commercials and it really should have been broadcast on Comedy Central.  I still can't believe these people believe their own garbage, let alone the millions who support them. 

[MDS]

theres another republican deabte?

[PhillyGirl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irx_QXsJiao

Stay classy, teabaggers.

[Rome]

They actively tried to outdo each other last nite to show who was the bigger icehole.

Mission accomplished indeed.

[ice grillin you]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irx_QXsJiao

Stay classy, teabaggers.

i thought the title of that video was twisted in some sort of way or exaggerated but people really did cheer.....unreal

[MDS]

how is it unreal? its consciousless republicans. they only care about you if youre a fetus.

[ice grillin you]

thats bad for even them especially since the hypothetical didnt even mention that it was a black man who was sick

[PhillyGirl]

http://deadspin.com/5840042/