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Re: President fomenting psychological distress!

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From: Bud
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

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