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Politicians urge fair treatment for Haitian refugees
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 Posted: 1:17 PM EST (1817 GMT)

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush urged fair treatment Wednesday for more than 200 mostly Haitian refugees who jumped from a boat near Key Biscayne, near Miami, and swam and waded to shore seeking U.S. asylum. His words echoed those expressed Tuesday night by his Democratic opponent in next week's election, Bill McBride, and those of Sen. Bob Graham, D-Florida. Bush spoke at a campaign stop at the Liberty Learning Center. Members of the Haitian American Grass Roots Association, waving signs saying "Free Haitian refugees," gathered nearby in Little Haiti, north of downtown Miami.

******Well, we at least know that none of the BILLIONS OF DOLLARS authorized by Congress for Homeland Security never made it to the U.S.Coast Guard based in South Florida, at least as far as we can tell... Maybe Jeb's re-coronation campaign hasn't paid the kitty back yet - but that's just this man's opinion**************

******10/31******* for the conspiracy enthusiasts...just suppose...
facts:
1. Shrub the third is in a campaign that is a lot closer than the dynasty would like against McBride (a true Floridian, btw)
2. The Coast Guard admits monitoring that Haitian boat for at least 2 hours before it ran aground close enough to the Rickenbacher Causeway that the passengers onboard could wade ashore
3. The Coast Guard is not usually known for major screw-ups, like friendly-fire against Canadians, not to mention our own, so it is a real stretch to believe that in these times of heightened awareness the Coast Guard would accidently allow this boat, that could have been carrying anything, get as close to the US mainland without interdiction...

suppositions:
unless they were instructed to allow the boat to unload some of the Haitians so BroJeb could look like he was a (dare I say it?), compassionate conservative? - and just one week before the election?

Just supposing. Of course, this is all this old curmudgeon's opinion and does not intend to be indicative of the opinions of the website owners...though I do thank then for allowing me to rant... (if this doesn't get edited, of course.)

posted by A Curmudgeon 10:56 AM