Political Quotes

“In fact, I want to talk to you, because Americans ask the question, rightfully, of Members of Congress, ``Okay. So you have identified a problem or you are complaining about a problem. What is your solution to it?'' So I want to talk about that for a second. But a few more examples on the Facebook group, because I really want our colleagues to have a sense of how deep this problem is and that it is not just imaginary. {time} 2115 This is right here in writing, in pictures, and in language. There was a post, and this is one of the milder posts, but it is a meme. The language on the meme says: ``You know what? I'm just going to say it. . . . Hondurans have the stupidest names ever.'' Again, this is either a current or former Border Patrol agent. One more, and before I read this, I want to explain something. In Border Patrol, they have their own language. One of the slurs that they use talking about the desperate people who are presenting themselves is the word ``tonk.'' People probably wonder what that means. That word is supposed to be what it sounds like when they hit one of these folks over the head with a flashlight. It makes that sound, ``tonk.'' They are using that as a slur to describe the folks who are at the border. The meme is a picture of red, dead meat laid out flat. The caption says, ``Little tonk blanket ideas!'' I mean, this is sick stuff. I told McAleenan that some of these people need to be taken off the beat.…”