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Article #314Re: President fomenting psychological distress!
From: Bud
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:34
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:34
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Scipio <africanus@us.org> wrote in message news:<7cvv005em1be7u6bh4t9891s7edhnbvpn2@4ax.com>... > http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36721 > > > Bush's push for illegals creating anxious nation. > > Some in therapy threatening to leave U.S., want to send president bill > for counseling. > > By Joe Kovacs > > > While President Bush has enjoyed strong support for his handling of > the war on terror, his recent push to provide legal status to millions > of illegal aliens is sparking a sudden surge in negative emotions > among many Americans. > > Radio talk-show hosts Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, and Joseph Farah > have all been flooded with callers concerned about the new initiative > for immigrant workers, some even raising the possibility of > impeachment. > > The proposal is also a new, frequent topic among those in counseling, > with some calling it "the last straw" in their support for Mr. Bush as > they deal with heightened fear and anxiety. > > "They're taking it as a personal slap in the face from the president," > says Sally St. John, a Las Vegas-based counselor and relationship > expert for Fox television affiliate KVVU. > > "They see it as a selfish, self-serving move on the president's part > and a personal betrayal, and it's triggering all kinds of > family-of-origin issues. My clients feel betrayed, angry and scared. > It's like having a father that you trusted turn on you, and you don't > know what he's going to do next." > > St. John says her clients are independently bringing up the > immigration proposal during sessions. > > "One is having anxiety symptoms like knifing pains in the heart and > sweaty palms. The other one, a guy in his mid-forties, is so anxious, > he told his mother that he's considering leaving the country. He wants > to move to Australia because he's afraid that we're going to be > invaded, that the borders are going to be non-existent, and that we're > going to have no safety in this country. > > "[Another] is having nightmares that the president is in fact the > Antichrist and that before you know it, we're gonna be in a > full-fledged New World Order. ... > > "One guy wants to send President Bush his bill for therapy because he > feels that maybe this will wake him up. ... These were very loyal > Republicans, they would never have voted against him, and they're > feeling very betrayed." > > The Republican National Committee says much of the anxiety can likely > be attributed to confusion about the policy. > > "A lot of people think it's amnesty," RNC spokeswoman Christine > Iverson told WorldNetDaily. "It is not amnesty." > > Iverson believes once people thoroughly investigate the idea, they'll > feel more at ease, and support for the proposal will grow. > > "I would invite them to find out as much as they can," she said. > "They'll find it's nothing to be anxious about. It will help national > security and that may lessen that anxiety for them." > > Proponents say the measure beefs up national security by holding > personal information on alien workers in the U.S., rather than having > none at all. > > During his State of the Union address this week, Bush told the nation > what he was trying to accomplish: > > > I propose a new temporary worker program to match willing foreign > workers with willing employers, when no Americans can be found to fill > the job. This reform will be good for our economy ? because employers > will find needed workers in an honest and orderly system. A temporary > worker program will help protect our homeland ? allowing border patrol > and law enforcement to focus on true threats to our national security. > I oppose amnesty, because it would encourage further illegal > immigration, and unfairly reward those who break our laws. My > temporary worker program will preserve the citizenship path for those > who respect the law, while bringing millions of hardworking men and > women out from the shadows of American life. > When WND asked its readers what they thought about the president's > speech, the top response in yesterday's daily poll found over 31 > percent of respondents saying "I agree with most everything except his > plan to legalize illegal aliens." Over 19 percent felt Bush hit a home > run with the address. > > As WorldNetDaily reported Tuesday, a Washington Post-ABC News survey > showed Bush's support dropping dramatically, leaving him in a virtual > dead heat against an unknown Democratic challenger in the November > election. > > While Bush continues to enjoy a huge advantage over Democrats on > matters of national security, the new poll indicated most Americans > think the Democrats would do a better job on domestic issues ? the > economy, prescription drugs for the elderly, health insurance, > Medicare, the budget deficit, immigration, even taxes. > > Despite opposition to the immigration changes, some are going public > with their support. > > Columnist Stuart Taylor Jr. of the non-partisan National Journal calls > it a step in the right direction toward ending the immigration > nightmare. > > Taylor writes, "The only way to stop the flow would be to completely > militarize the Mexican border, require all Americans to display on > demand a biometrically encoded national identification card, launch > regular dragnets through barrios and workplaces, and engage in other > police-state measures abhorrent to most Americans. While most voters > want to cut down on illegal immigration, most would not support such > draconian and constitutionally troublesome policies." > > And St. John says while her counseling clients remain fearful about > the plan, they still hope the president can somehow make things right > with them. > > "They want to see him redeem himself, but they're afraid he's not > going to be able to," she said. "What they're afraid of is they're > seeing a true side to him that they haven't seen before. ... > > "Maybe he's got some kind of an explanation for this. It's like kids > who have been abused by their parents. They're willing to forgive ... > their parents for even the most horrific things if the parents are > sincere, admit what they did was wrong and don't do it again. I think > the American public really needs to see this stop in order to relax > and to build their trust back in him." Pity the naive masses who are now realizing their leader, Bush, is just another whoreish political hack. The presidential race: A pack of rats chasing after a skunk. Bud www.numbersusa.com www.projectusa.org www.vdare.com
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