Time Magazine's Anti-Republican Bigotry
By Andy Selepak
May 25, 2007
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It bears repeating: Rep. Tancredo is a strong opponent of illegal immigration, but this does not make him anti-immigrant. Klein's characterization of him as "anti-immigrant" is a smear, pure and simple.
Rep. Tancredo (web site) believes in enforcing our current immigration laws. And that includes, as he points out, "mandatory verification of employees' legal status, increased penalties for alien smuggling, authorized expanded cooperation on enforcing immigration law between local and federal law enforcement, and prevented frivolous lawsuits by illegal aliens."
Tancredo says, "As I have said on innumerable occasions, hating people because of the color of their skin or their country of origin is repugnant and has no place in the immigration debate." (web site)
He adds, "The immigration issue has nothing to do with race, ethnicity, religion, or country of origin insofar as I am concerned...join me in denouncing those who have only hate in their hearts and a perverted view of race in their minds. America has been able to assimilate millions who spoke no English, worshiped at unfamiliar altars and were of all skin colors -- and we can continue to do so..."
What, Mr. Klein, is racist or anti-immigrant about these statements?
Klein's attack on Congressman Tancredo is both wrong and repugnant. He knows better, which is why his smear is so disgusting. He knows what he is doing. It is dishonest and deliberate.
Remember that Klein's article was not a slip of the tongue. These are Joe Klein's thoughts and beliefs, written on paper and published in Time magazine. In the course of trying to suggest that Tancredo and the Republicans were bigots, Klein demonstrated his own intolerance and prejudice.
If this qualifies as journalism, the journalism profession has suffered as a result.
Time magazine did not include a disclaimer that the views expressed in the column did not necessarily reflect that of Time magazine or its parent company. No, these are Klein's views, and they are supported by Time magazine.
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Andy Selepak is a writer at Accuracy in Media. He can be reached at andrew.selepak@aim.org.
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