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Alien Nation by Peter Brimelow 
February 2, 2007
Face It, Anything You Say About Obama Is A Gaffe
Kathy Shaidle writes
If everyone's a racist, no one is
I'm a "racist" for mocking people who call Obama "articulate". Biden's a racist for calling Obama "articulate". I guess snow is racist just for being white.
Surprise: Mel Martinez Supports Amnesty!
As expected, Sen Mel Martinez, recently installed as the Chair of the Republican National Committee, favors a massive amnesty, starting with "guest workers" who will never leave.
Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, the Republican National Committee's new general chairman, wants Congress to pass an immigration bill this year that will include a guest-worker program with "earned citizenship" requirements for illegal aliens.
Debating Ploys Of The Smug And Stupid
A reader writes:
A reader once wrote to you about the way that liberals relentlessly employ the overlap fallacy: "Any Exception Disproves the Tendency."
Here are a few other tools I've found that liberals (and neoconservatives) frequently break out:
Groundhog Day/Guadalupe Hidalgo Day Interview with George Putnam
I have an interview scheduled with George Putnam, the Dean of Talk Radio, at 1:05 p.m., California Time, on February 2nd. You can listen here .
A CA Reader Says America Should Pull Up The Ladder
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02/01/07 - Missouri Synod Lutherans Post Immigration Enthusiast Thesis On Golden Door
From: A Reader in California (which is sinking)
Yes, Bryanna, Democrats Are Better on Immigration!
Bryanna Bevens' recent article on whether the Democrats or Republicans were "better" on immigration was pretty dang subjective. In reality, we can measure this issue - at least for many of the candidates. We have market measures of the odds of the major candidates getting the nomination, getting the presidency courtesy of Intrade (a betting market based in Ireland where such bets are legal).