Illegal Immigration Watch: California State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata – “You’ve got all these crackers … down in San Diego.â€
California State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata
San Diego Union-Tribune: State Senate leader: ‘You’ve got all these crackers down in San Diego’
Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata Thursday discussed the difficult political climate surrounding illegal immigration and as an example said “You’ve got all these crackers … down in San Diego.â€
At a briefing with reporters, the Oakland Democrat was asked about the prospects of pending legislation to grant driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Though a similar bill has passed the Legislature before – only to be vetoed – Perata said he was cautious about moving the current bill to the governor’s desk in an election year.
“Immigration is a red meat issue,†he said. “You’ve got all these crackers down in Southern Cal – ah, where is it, San Diego, taking on the governor. Even the governor was shocked.â€
The Senate leader was referring to a town hall-style event the governor held in La Mesa last week as he kicked off a Southern California bus tour. The governor was confronted by several angry people in the audience who accused Schwarzenegger of being soft on illegal immigration because he favors comprehensive federal legislation that includes a guest-worker program and path to citizenship for many people here illegally.
And the term “CRACKER” what does it mean?
Historically the word suggested poor, white rural Americans with little formal education.
Usage of the term “cracker” generally differs from “hick” and “hillbilly” because crackers reject or resist assimilation into the dominant culture, while hicks and hillbillies theoretically are isolated from the dominant culture. In this way, the cracker is similar to the redneck. In the African American community, “cracker” is a disparaging term for whites. (The OED cites the 1830s origin of white trash as a word used by slaves on rich plantations to ridicule poor whites.)
Oh, a disparaging term for whites. You mean like this:
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger puts his arm around a woman who confronted him during his campaign bus tour Tuesday, July 25, 2006, in La Mesa, Calif. The woman would only identify herself as Kelly.
Later Perata’s office offer a clarification but NOT an apology.
“Next time I come to Sacramento in August I’ll be sure to run the air conditioner,†Perata said in a statement.
“I want to clarify something I said earlier today. While I am concerned about the coarse and divisive tone used by a small minority in the driver’s license debate, I believe that the vast majority on both sides are people of good will.â€
Right……
Perata wins LIBERAL MORON of the day award for his LEFTY TOLERANCE……
Michelle Malkin has “Crackers.”
Update:
John and Ken of KFI Radio: Send Don Perata crackers and tell him you’re a concerned citizen, not a Saltine!
They have links to send CRACKERS to Perata. They are here and here.
Please send this MORON the CRACKERS he so justly deserves.
His office addresses are:
Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 205
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4009
Fax (916) 327-1997
District Office
1515 Clay Street, #2202
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 286-1333
Fax (510) 286-3885
Press Office
State Capitol, Room 500
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-4188
Fax (916) 323-2277
Flap knows you will be glad you did……
Allah over at Hot Air has the audio (via Michelle Malkin)
Captain Ed has More Racism From The Left
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