McCain blames some Arizona wildfires on illegal immigrants

[sufrommich]

U.S. Sen. John McCain is blaming illegal immigrants for starting some of the wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres in Arizona.

"There is substantial evidence that some of these fires have been caused by people who have crossed our border illegally," McCain, R-Arizona, said Saturday at a press conference. "The answer to that part of the problem is to get a secure border."

The Arizona senator, however, did not say what the evidence is, prompting a swift rebuke from Latino civil rights advocates.

"It's easier to fan the flames of intolerance, especially in Arizona," said Randy Parraz, a civil rights advocate who ran unsuccessfully against McCain as a Democratic candidate in 2010.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/19/arizona.mccain.wildfire.claim/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

I'm beginning to think there is something medically wrong with McCain. He's gone off the deep end.

[RKP5637]

1. Well, at least the gays didn't get blamed. Maybe he meant gay illegal immigrants, but

forgot to say it ...

[Zoeisright]

What a fucking prick.

Those repukes are disgustingly racist and stupid. Global warming is the primary cause of those fires, you dipshit.

[sufrommich]

4. "disgustingly racist and stupid" is called playing to the base in

the GOP.

[lunatica]

2. If he were Guiliani he would have blamed it on 9/11

How predictable these guys are!

[XanaDUer]

3. lol!

:rofl: That reminds me of that Doonesbury Skippy McScapegoat cartoon.

[digitaln3rd]

5. Not to take anything away from the stupidity of what is said.

But there's no reason say you think there's something medically wrong with him.

These viewpoints are just a direct cause and effect from the Republican parties dramatic shift to the right - and I'm sure that McCain won't be the only once moderate Republican to get swept up in it either.

[sufrommich]

7. You're probably right. It's just weird to watch it happen. nt

[IntravenousDemilo]

9. Meh, I'm pretty sure he's essentially an old coot who's going senile. n/m

[Desertrose]

6. Way to go McCain... what a tool. n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Well, yes, of course.

They don't put out their campfires in the desert, and pretty soon you have raging wildfires everywhere, fueled by all that sand.

[Morning Dew]

10. Thanks for the coffee spew!

:rofl:

[Abq_Sarah]

13. It's a common misconception

That Arizona and New Mexico are all desert.

[Jackpine Radical]

15. It's a common misconception

that smartass remarks have to be anchored in reality.

[fishwax]

11. yeesh n/t

[Abq_Sarah]

12. The evidence doesn't point to the legal status

Of who set the Monument fire. It is a human caused fire that was set near the Coronado National Memorial but they're not even sure if it started on the US or Mexico side of the border.

[Contrary1]

14. Then, I guess the rest of the fires were caused by legal citizens

of the good old US of A.

What a dumbass.