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doxydad

(1,363 posts)
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 02:12 PM Jul 2014

Screwy Louie Gohmert Claims Central American Youth Are Lying About Violence

During a conference call last week hosted by GOP politician E.W. Jackson, Rep. Louie Gohmert dismissed concerns that young migrants are fleeing Central America due to drug violence, claiming that the children aren’t telling the truth.

“Texas and the United States is [sic] being invaded and we’re in danger,” Gohmert said, before alleging that most of the unaccompanied minors are lying when they tell border patrol agents that they are escaping gang violence in Central America and have been coached to make such claims. Gohmert said minors end up telling officers that “we were told to say that we were fleeing gang violence.”

The congressmen went on to say that “the penetration of criminals and terrorists across our southern border” represents a threat to the U.S. comparable to the threat of a nuclear strike from Iran against Israel.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/louie-gohmert-claims-central-american-youth-are-lying-about-violence

Screwy Louie is completely unhinged.

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Screwy Louie Gohmert Claims Central American Youth Are Lying About Violence (Original Post) doxydad Jul 2014 OP
Nope, no violence there: "GOP congressman finds Honduras too scary to leave his hotel..." pinboy3niner Jul 2014 #1
Screwy Louie needs his own song TexasProgresive Jul 2014 #2
I wonder if his moronic ass would be singing the same tune if he were dropped Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2014 #3

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
1. Nope, no violence there: "GOP congressman finds Honduras too scary to leave his hotel..."
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 02:40 PM
Jul 2014
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025254664

GOP Congressman Says Central America Too Dangerous for Congressmen—But Not for Kids
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025254685

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
2. Screwy Louie needs his own song
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 03:21 PM
Jul 2014

Screwy Lou-eye,
You gotta go
Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said
Screwy Lou-eye oh baby
You gotta go

Okay, let's give it to him, right now!

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)
3. I wonder if his moronic ass would be singing the same tune if he were dropped
Wed Jul 30, 2014, 03:35 PM
Jul 2014

right in the middle of Ilopango.

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