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Lou Barletta's crime? Opposing illegal immigration

By Mark Kilmer Posted in 2008 | David Duke | Kanjorski — Comments (4) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

Congressional Friend of the Porous Border Paul Kanjorski wants to be reelected to his 13th term representative Pennsylvania's 11th CD, i.e. -- Scranton and Wilkes Barre. And Hazleton, a city whose Republican Mayor, Lou Barletta, is Representative Kanjorski's challenger.

Observes Kanjorski of Barletta:

“What David Duke was to civil rights, my opponent has done that with immigration. He’s used that issue the same way Duke used the civil rights issue."

Okay, we know that David Duke opposes civil rights. We know that civil rights, qua civil rights, or the deprivation of them is a literal matter of good vs. evil. (If you prefer not to use terms like "good" and "evil," make something up. You will anyway.) We also know that there is no right to emigrate to the United States, and that the government of the United States has the moral prerogative to regulate such immigration. The two do not equate.

We know that Kanjorski's equation if Barletta and David Duke is similar to most comparison to Hitler and the World War II Nazis simply because there is a political disagreement. In both cases, the comparison cheapens the memory of those who fought against the Nazis or for civil rights.

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NRCC Press Secretary Ken Spain reacted to Kanjorski:

“After repeatedly claiming that he knew nothing about the Democrat attacks coming out of Washington, we now know that Paul Kanjorski was calling the plays all along. For a long-time sitting member of Congress like Paul Kanjorski to resort to such a defamatory and libelous attack just goes to show how fearful and desperate he has become. Not only do Kanjorski’s hate-filled remarks have no place in American political discourse, he has exposed his disdain for the thousands of Democrats, Republicans and independents who overwhelmingly voted for Lou Barletta, but also support his efforts to secure our country’s borders. This is a low-point in Paul Kanjorski’s career and he should be ashamed of himself.”

It is what Democrats do.

But you can help Lou Barletta by donating at his campaign web site.

If you want to talk to Kanjorski's office, objecting to a defamatory remarks concerning Mayor Barletta, the number is: (202) 225-6511.