She said what?......Texas State Rep. Debbie Riddle's interview with Anderson Cooper

If you noticed in my last blog, I am not the biggest fan of Miss Debbie Riddle. I am not a fan of the Tea Party and the way they have twisted a Republican agenda to gain the support of obvious political zealots.  She had a VERY interesting interview with Anderson Cooper on Anderson Cooper 360. Cooper took it to Riddle on her proof of "terror babies" and I applaud him for that. The video also included the Representative from the great state of Texas named Rafael Anchia. Watch the video up til the 4:20 mark to get the full annihilation of Rep Riddle by AC. I will not quote the first part of the interview. But I will give you the link, some quotes, and then what I think about it.

Here is the link to the AC360 interview. View for yourself.
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/11/video-little-terrorists-born-in-the-u-s/

Here are some quotes from the interview which I found to be especially informative.
Rep Debbie Riddle : "It is altogether possible, to make a dirty bomb, stick it in a suitcase, walk it across the southern border, and take it to downtown Houston or any other city and blow it up and kill a million or more folks. Why isn't the govt taking that seriously?"

Rep. Rafael Anchia : " It is a myth of anchor babies. To rise to some national security concern is really unsubstantiated, 9-11 bombers were here legally, Time Square (inferring to the bomber) was a naturalized citizen, was not an anchor baby, the person who tried to blow up Fountain Place in Dallas, which is my home, was here legally as well."

Rep Debbie Riddle : "There is no myth to it. Over 81% of babies in LBJ hospital right here in Houston are not here legally." "And the fact is this is breakin the back of taxpayers of Texas and the United States."

Anderson Cooper : "Dem Rep. Rafael Anchia Texas State House, You're not denying the point that some people come here to have there children become US citizens?"

First off, Mr Anchia did not deny that point made by Cooper. Second, this is not the first AC360 interview I have seen. Channel One? Anyone? Anyone? And Anderson Cooper is in my opinion the most respected political interviewer going today. He may be a little liberal biased but he gives everyone their fair chance to make their claim. And I applaud him for that.

Terror Babies huh. A bit Tea Party-esque in its insinuation. Rep Riddle is ill informed but not crazy.  A person, much like former VP Quayle, who you don't want to argue your case. Thing is "terror babies" are very possible. When you have no border control, anything is possible. Who knows who slips through the border? Do you? Do I? NO we don't!!!! The last time the southern border of the United States was controlled was the middle of WWII. The Nazis were losing their grip on Europe. They were desperate. They wanted to invade the US through Mexico and Mexico vigorously declined. And THAT is the last time Mexico had the US interest at heart. One thing I do agree with Riddle on is the impact of anchor babies and the intent of some illegals to have their babies here. This next part is from a first hand interview of an anchor baby.

Her name is "Jane". She is a US Citizen and 22 yrs of age. Her father, mother, and older brother are illegal.    Jane has a younger brother and younger sister that are citizens. Within the family's first 15 yrs in the US, the father and the older brother were deported. So as of now, Jane, her younger sister and her mother all live freely in the US. Last summer, I became involved in various immigration protests. I continuously used Jane as a sounding board. I wanted to know her very important view point. She enlightened me to the fact that she knows SEVERAL Mexican citizens who have illegally crossed the border for the purpose of having a child born into US Citizenship. This is how it goes down. A pregnant woman crosses legally on a tourist visa. It happens early in the pregnancy so it is not detected. She lives with a relative who is legal, gives birth in the US, and leaves afterwards with the child back to Mexico. The legal relative uses that Social Security number to get food stamps, free health care, and other social benefits. The number may also be used for a working illegal male in any form of employment. There is a certain agreeable compensation for the parent who lives in Mexico. This is first hand info. This is how it is. And if you don't agree, I suggest you find your own first generation border jumper to dispute me.

I'm Just Sayin