Congressman Defends Miami Slam
POSTED: 7:58 am EST November 29, 2006
UPDATED: 8:02 am EST November 29, 2006
MIAMI -- A Colorado congressman who likened Miami to a “third world country” defended his comments in a letter to Gov. Jeb Bush, saying fewer city residents consider themselves Americans.
Bush had earlier responded to the remarks made by Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., after the congressman criticized the city’s poverty and crime while attending an immigration conference in Palm Beach over the weekend.
Tancredo, a vocal supporter of the anti-illegal immigration movement in the U.S. House, made the comments to WorldNetDaily, a conservative online new site, his spokesman Carlos Espinosa said.
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Congressman Defends Miami Slam
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, Nov 29 2006 07:13 AM
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Posted 29 November 2006 - 03:56 PM
What third world country has a city like Miami?? I'm curious. He says that you can pick it up and plop it down in any third world country and you wouldn't know the difference.
Edited by bulldogger, 29 November 2006 - 03:57 PM.
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Posted 29 November 2006 - 09:45 PM
bulldogger, on Nov 29 2006, 03:56 PM, said:
What third world country has a city like Miami?? I'm curious. He says that you can pick it up and plop it down in any third world country and you wouldn't know the difference.
Actually, there are plenty of developing countries with cities akin to Miami.
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Posted 02 December 2006 - 01:44 PM
My thing is, why come to Miami if you're going to trash it? Makes no sense. Has he even been all over Miami or just the ghetto areas? Every city has sections that resemble Baghdad, not just Miami.
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Posted 03 December 2006 - 09:20 PM
UptownNewOrleans, on Dec 2 2006, 03:44 PM, said:
My thing is, why come to Miami if you're going to trash it? Makes no sense. Has he even been all over Miami or just the ghetto areas? Every city has sections that resemble Baghdad, not just Miami.
Unfortunately, Miami has more than its share of awful areas compared to other cities. Spoken from someone from North Dade.
