Let me begin with a picture of the most offensive plaque ever to grace an American icon:
The New Colossus
I thought it great that Phyllis Schlafly sent the Left round the bend with her recent comments about the meaning of the Statue of Liberty:
Obviously, liberals pay attention to Schlafly! It seems that it is not what is said, but who says it that sends liberals screaming into the night. A few months ago Charles Krauthammer said something equally as devastating to the Left’s immigration ideology:
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Yet C. K.’s astute observation did not cause anywhere near the angst Phyllis’ comment is causing the Left. In the same vain lots of conservatives noted that the ACA would incorporate death panels, but liberals only began foaming at the mouth when Sarah Palin said it. Of course, it turned out that death panels are in the ACA.
It matters not that Phyllis told the truth:
I’ll close with an excerpt from a previous thread for anyone who is unsure of what Lady Liberty means and how its meaning has been perverted by illegal parasites like Barack Taqiyya’s Aunt:
The New Colossus
I thought it great that Phyllis Schlafly sent the Left round the bend with her recent comments about the meaning of the Statue of Liberty:
Left-wing media outlets, such as Right Wing Watch and Salon, pounced on the opportunity to attack both Schlafly and her remarks.
Salon called her comments “hateful” and tried to undermine her reputation by claiming that no one pays attention to her anymore.
Obviously, liberals pay attention to Schlafly! It seems that it is not what is said, but who says it that sends liberals screaming into the night. A few months ago Charles Krauthammer said something equally as devastating to the Left’s immigration ideology:
There is a reason that in the New York Harbor there’s a Statue of Liberty — it’s not a Statue of Equality.
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Yet C. K.’s astute observation did not cause anywhere near the angst Phyllis’ comment is causing the Left. In the same vain lots of conservatives noted that the ACA would incorporate death panels, but liberals only began foaming at the mouth when Sarah Palin said it. Of course, it turned out that death panels are in the ACA.
It matters not that Phyllis told the truth:
“It’s most unfortunate that people who had nothing to do with this great gift from the French were allowed to paste a plaque on the base of the statue with a quotation that has misrepresented the statue as an invitation to open immigration. The statue has nothing to do with immigration,” Schlafly declared.
“Remember, it’s the Statue of Liberty, not the Statue of Immigration.”
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“The Statue of Liberty memorializes the unique liberty we enjoy in America. It has nothing whatever to do with immigration,” Schlafly stated in her radio blog.
Schlafly: Statue is about liberty, not amnesty
Icon 'has nothing whatever to do with immigration'
Published: 10 hours ago
By Scott Greer
Schlafly: Statue is about liberty, not amnesty
I’ll close with an excerpt from a previous thread for anyone who is unsure of what Lady Liberty means and how its meaning has been perverted by illegal parasites like Barack Taqiyya’s Aunt:
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I’ll wager that less than one percent of Americans know that the Statue of Liberty has not a damn thing to do with the tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to be free.
I’ll also bet that less than one percent of Americans know Lady Liberty’s true meaning. You can be sure that in the past 80 or 90 years America’s children never learned it in a public school:
Author John T. Cunningham wrote that "The Statue of Liberty was not conceived and sculpted as a symbol of immigration, but it quickly became so as immigrant ships passed under the statue. However, it was Lazarus's poem that permanently stamped on Miss Liberty the role of unofficial greeter of incoming immigrants".
Paul Auster wrote that "Bartholdi's gigantic effigy was originally intended as a monument to the principles of international republicanism, but 'The New Colossus' reinvented the statue's purpose, turning Liberty into a welcoming mother, a symbol of hope to the outcasts and downtrodden of the world".
The New Colossus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2010 Frank Burke was more precise:
Myth No. 1: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore..." Well, not quite. Emma Lazarus's 1883 poem "The New Colossus" -- written in the year the Statue of Liberty was dedicated -- has been taken by many to reflect a true picture of immigration. This is not the case. From the colonial period on, there were standards that immigrants had to meet. Originally addressed at the regional level, then by the states, they were eventually federalized. The immigration stations, such as the one at Ellis Island in New York harbor, were not welcoming centers. They were processing points for the inspection and certification of new arrivals. Individuals with physical or mental problems, or who were known to be criminals in their country of origin, were denied entry. Older or underage family members required sponsorship. All of this was to ensure that the newly arrived immigrants would not be a burden to their new country and could either support themselves or be supported by others.
November 28, 2010
The Dangerous Mythology of Immigration
By Frank Burke
Archived-Articles: The Dangerous Mythology of Immigration
In short: Instead of a monument to republicanism and individual liberty, Lady Liberty has morphed into an invitation to the wretched refuse of the world who come here not to be free, or to work for themselves. Instead, most of them come with their hands out to the welfare state. Here’s the attitude put into words:
The chance of removing Lazarus’ plaque today is less than zero. That why I go nuts when liberals object so strenuously to the Ten Commandments appearing on public property, but never a word about removing a piece of crap from one of America’s universally recognized symbols.
In fact, I’ve said it would not be a bad thing if Muslim fundamentalists blew up the Statue of Liberty just so long as that terrible, terrible, concept in Lazarus’ sonnet is also destroyed. Don’t laugh. I’ve run across open-borders advocates on message boards who truly believed the words in Lazarus’ sonnet is the law of the land. I even ran into a few geniuses on message boards who insisted the “tired and poor” crap is in the Constitution and/or the Declaration of Independence. Checking those documents never occurred to them
Just so my remarks are not misunderstood: Remove The New Colossus and there is no one who loves Lady Liberty more than I. Blow it up after the plaque is removed and Americans would be justifiably angry for the right reason.
http://www.usmessageboard.com/history/275451-a-brief-history-of-hatred.html
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