Updated: Michele Bachmann’s Great Idea For Refugee Children: Labor Camps
Bachmann is calling on President Obama to help push forward a bipartisan effort to see her idea can come to fruition.
KCTV reports:
…Send those children to labor camps, which she warmly refers to as “Americanization Facilities,” with the goal of having them pay off their past, present, and future care expenses, while assimilating them into American culture. And in exchange for that labor, the children would be fast-tracked on a path to citizenship.
During an interview with Minnesota’s Twin Cities News Talk, Bachmann revealed her plan while addressing the border crisis. “I’m calling on all of us, Obama and Congress and everyone, to chip in and build special new facilities… `Americanization’ facilities, if you will. And we’d send these kids to these facilities, in Arizona and Texas and wherever else. And we’d get private sector business leaders to locate to those facilities and give these children low-risk jobs to do. And they’d learn about the American way of life, earn their keep, and everyone wins in the end.”
Conservative radio host Jason Lewis asked Bachmann about the camps, and what life might be like for the children sent to them. “Well, we’d of course want these facilities to be ideal, you know, for the children to work and learn. They’d spend half of their day working, and the other half learning what every child should learn, and that’s English, you know, English and American history. And as soon as they learn English with some degree of fluency, they can attend local schools, maybe with a voucher program, or something like that. And then they could work when they aren’t in school.”
“I think this is a great way to bring businesses into the Texas and Arizona areas, and maybe other states struggling with low employment opportunities, thanks mostly to Obama’s policies,” Bachmann continued. “Once these kids grow up, they’d leave a big gap of new job opportunities, and that’s what this is all about. It’s about opportunity, not just for these kids but for the American people. It helps the businesses, and if we can raise fifty-thousand God-fearing, English-speaking Americans, who understand real American values, then I’d say it’s a job well done.”
(My bold, because OMG)
Karoli at Crooks And Liars notes, “With compassion like that, who needs beatings?”
While Bachmann vilifies the president’s policies, she inadvertently displays why he won the election handily and even though she was endorsed by her God, she is not sitting in the Oval Office.
Update:
My friend Tommy in the comments tells us that the linked source is satire. FFS, I can’t tell anymore. We apologize for the error.
H/T: Crooks And Liars
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By: Anomaly100
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 09:45
Wasn’t she concerned just a couple years ago about such camps?
“Re-education camps for young people, where young people have to go and get trained in a philosophy that the government puts forward.”She said in 2009
“Then they have to go to work in some of these politically correct forums.”
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 09:49
IOKIYAR
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 09:53
IKR? OMG! HRDAtTP (Hypocricy Runs Deep Among the Tea Party – an acronym I tried to popularize that never took off for some reason).
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 09:45
Wasn’t she concerned just a couple years ago about such camps?
“Re-education camps for young people, where young people have to go and get trained in a philosophy that the government puts forward.”She said in 2009
“Then they have to go to work in some of these politically correct forums.”
Edit *The story is satire though. http://kctv7.com/category/news/ is not an actual news source and their link to http://www.twincitiesnewstalk.com/articles/politics-104707/ does not have the quote or a tape of her saying it. I fell for it too.
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 09:49
IOKIYAR
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 09:53
IKR? OMG! HRDAtTP (Hypocricy Runs Deep Among the Tea Party – an acronym I tried to popularize that never took off for some reason).
mea_mark July 27th, 2014 at 09:47
Indentured servitude with a good dose of religious indoctrination. The GOP thinks this constitutional and the right thing to do? What country do they think they live in and what constitution are they going by? GOP – SNAFU
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 09:59
Well it’s part of the GOP’s attempt to get the crazy old guy who mutters to himself at the bus stop vote.
Carla Akins July 27th, 2014 at 11:02
Yes, on the religious indoctrination – hence the “voucher” mention. You wouldn’t want these kids to develop any critical thinking skills or question authority.
mea_mark July 27th, 2014 at 09:47
Indentured servitude with a good dose of religious indoctrination. The GOP thinks this constitutional and the right thing to do? What country do they think they live in and what constitution are they going by? GOP – SNAFU
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 09:59
Well it’s part of the GOP’s attempt to get the crazy old guy who mutters to himself at the bus stop vote.
*Edit: The story is satire.
Carla Akins July 27th, 2014 at 11:02
Yes, on the religious indoctrination – hence the “voucher” mention. You wouldn’t want these kids to develop any critical thinking skills or question authority.
Jake July 27th, 2014 at 09:54
jesus Christ Almighty! The only job creation idea the Republicans have in 6 years is to set up a concentration camp for children?
M D Reese July 27th, 2014 at 11:43
Newt wanted to have a two-tier school system with poor kids cleaning up after and waiting on their more well-off betters. It seems to be a theme with the GOPTP. Poor kids don’t have it rough enough, so pile it on. I doubt that any of them will grow up to vote for the GOPTP.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 27th, 2014 at 10:05
As crazy as this woman is, she is dangerous to America and has strong influence over angry racist white people with guns who have little understanding of the world outside their trailer park.
Violins FourMe July 27th, 2014 at 11:08
Angry racist white people, hmmm… maybe in 1930, but this is 2014 and the ‘racists’ in the USA today are BLACK not white (and of course shades of brown like the ILLEGALS). As for being ‘angry’, I’m not angry. I am cold, calculating and a dam’ good shot.
Dwendt44 July 27th, 2014 at 11:11
And just a tad crazy too.
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 11:15
Funny thing is, this story is satire. Even Michelle Bachmann never said anything this crazy, so you don’t even have the backing of elected officials for your brand of insanity. You are ‘on your own’ crazy.
arc99 July 27th, 2014 at 11:36
really? for a cold calculating dose of reality, check out the comment forums at breitbart.com.
then kindly come back here and apologize for your mistake.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 27th, 2014 at 10:05
As crazy as this woman is, she is dangerous to America and has strong influence over angry racist white people with guns who have little understanding of the world outside their trailer park.
Dwendt44 July 27th, 2014 at 11:11
And just a tad crazy too.
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 11:15
Funny thing is, this story is satire. Even Michelle Bachmann never said anything this crazy, so you don’t even have the backing of elected officials for your brand of insanity. You are ‘on your own’ crazy.
arc99 July 27th, 2014 at 11:36
really? for a cold calculating dose of reality, check out the comment forums at breitbart.com.
then kindly come back here and apologize for your mistake.
fahvel July 27th, 2014 at 11:48
you are a sick fuck without a shred of anything remotely human attached to your little dink – that’s the thing you think is between your legs – utterly disgusting.
viva_democracy July 27th, 2014 at 10:08
The even sadder/scarier thing is…she really means it. Some dolts say it just to find favor with their base but don’t actually mean it and know they’ll never be held accountable to it. This crazy b!tch means it.
runner_runner July 27th, 2014 at 10:08
The even sadder/scarier thing is…she really means it. Some dolts say it just to find favor with their base but don’t actually mean it and know they’ll never be held accountable to it. This crazy b!tch means it.
viva_democracy July 27th, 2014 at 10:10
She should be slapped every time she says the word ‘Freedom’ from now on.
runner_runner July 27th, 2014 at 10:10
She should be slapped every time she says the word ‘Freedom’ from now on.
ChrisVosburg July 27th, 2014 at 10:54
The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes says: And as soon as they learn English with some degree of fluency, they can attend local schools, maybe with a voucher program, or something like that. And then they could work when they aren’t in school.
In the real world, which Michelle is apparently unfamiliar with, public schools address this with classes designed to bring students for whom English is a Second Language up to speed. We call them ESL classes. Says so right on the package.
No “voucher program” is required. Public schools are paid for by taxpayers who understand that an educated populace is better than an uneducated one. Even taxpayers who don’t have children pay for public schools, Michelle.
You don’t need to pay to get immigrants to assimilate, for God’s sake. Kids soak up culture and language like a sponge, unlike us old farts.
And they’d love to work after school. That’s why they’re here; they’ve heard it’s raining jobs and money here, encouraged at least in part by the endless pronouncements that Republican politicians like to make about how the US is the greatest country in the world.
Hard to believe, I know, Michelle, but there it is, and why am I even talking to you?
Dwendt44 July 27th, 2014 at 11:11
The ‘voucher’ program she’s referring to is the one that turns these Catholics into ‘real’ christians.
ChrisVosburg July 27th, 2014 at 10:54
The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes says: And as soon as they learn English with some degree of fluency, they can attend local schools, maybe with a voucher program, or something like that. And then they could work when they aren’t in school.
In the real world, which Michelle is apparently unfamiliar with, public schools address this with classes designed to bring students for whom English is a Second Language up to speed. We call them ESL classes. Says so right on the package.
No “voucher program” is required. Public schools are paid for by taxpayers who understand that an educated populace is better than an uneducated one. Even taxpayers who don’t have children pay for public schools, Michelle.
You don’t need to pay to get immigrants to assimilate, for God’s sake. Kids soak up culture and language like a sponge, unlike us old farts.
And they’d love to work after school. That’s why they’re here; they’ve heard it’s raining jobs and money here, encouraged at least in part by the endless pronouncements that Republican politicians like to make about how the US is the greatest country in the world.
Hard to believe, I know, Michelle, but there it is, and why am I even talking to you?
Dwendt44 July 27th, 2014 at 11:11
The ‘voucher’ program she’s referring to is the one that turns these Catholics into ‘real’ christians.
Carla Akins July 27th, 2014 at 11:07
Kids, all kids already have a job – it’s called growing up. School, church (if that’s your thing), chores, public or community service all teach children value and social skills. Teams, whether it be sports, debate, or music teach teamwork, compromise and build confidence. These are the only jobs a child should hold.
Violins FourMe July 27th, 2014 at 11:07
Illegal aliens are exactly that, and should be immediately deported. Better yet, it should be a felony offense if discovered to be an illegal in this country, and there should be mandatory jail time, preferably in one of the SHERIFF’s outdoor tent jails in Arizona. I don’t care about the age of the illegal. ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL. OUT OF THE USA NOW. STOP THE INVASION BY 4th-WORLDERS.
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 11:13
All views are welcome here but can you keep the volume down a bit? Some of us are trying to read.
jasperjava July 27th, 2014 at 11:18
Do you even know the difference between a refugee and an immigrant?
Your attitude isn’t only anti-American, it’s inhuman.
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 11:21
“We ought to say to these children, ‘Welcome to American, you’re going to go to school and get a job and become Americans. We have 3,141 counties in this country. That would be 20 per county. The idea that we can’t assimilate these eight-year-old criminals with their teddy bears is preposterous.” – George Will.
causeican July 27th, 2014 at 11:36
I bet you’re the life of a party.
M D Reese July 27th, 2014 at 11:37
Too bad we didn’t seal the borders before YOUR ancestors snuck in…
fahvel July 27th, 2014 at 11:45
you are a sick sob without a shred of decency in your rotten core. Ever exceed the speed limit? 20 years in the can ahole!!!!!! You embarrass all people who would like to be kind.
Jay Winston July 27th, 2014 at 11:48
Immigrants made this country great. Hateful people like Violins FourMe made it ugly.
William July 27th, 2014 at 11:59
Hey Bozo, you DO realize that the B movie actor and union leader that you use as your avatar signed a bill that granted Amnesty for a few million ” illegals” right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 12:01
You’re done here after your previous (now deleted) comment suggesting you would shoot the refugee children.
Good bye.
William July 27th, 2014 at 12:01
Nice post.
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 12:02
You should have seen the deleted one.
William July 27th, 2014 at 12:15
Yeah, I got the gist. Some sicko who wants to shoot children? Sad that people like that exist. One wonders where that much hate and complete disregard for humanity comes from.
Kids caught in the crosshairs of a drug war. Children trying to escape grinding poverty, death and despair.
What sickens me the most is that so many Americans spend the week screaming at busloads of children, then this morning they attend church and praise Gods mercies.
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 12:39
Rhetorical question alert: Why don’t these ‘pro-lifers’ adopt some of the kids fleeing violence?
William July 27th, 2014 at 13:25
Because they have a very narrow view of what “life” actually is.
Foundryman July 27th, 2014 at 13:26
Those popping sounds you hear are right wing heads exploding everytime they read your post…..
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 13:37
Yay!
Carla Akins July 27th, 2014 at 12:01
You must have a low comprehension disorder, I apologize if the subject matter was difficult to understand. The children are not crossing illegally, they are seeking refuge from a violent situation in their homeland. Hence, why we call them refugees. In America, this is what we do – it’s kind of our thing. They have done nothing illegal and deserve our empathy and support. This is what real Americans do.
Carla Akins July 27th, 2014 at 11:07
Kids, all kids already have a job – it’s called growing up. School, church (if that’s your thing), chores, public or community service all teach children value and social skills. Teams, whether it be sports, debate, or music teach teamwork, compromise and build confidence. These are the only jobs a child should hold.
Violins FourMe July 27th, 2014 at 11:07
Illegal aliens are exactly that, and should be immediately deported. Better yet, it should be a felony offense if discovered to be an illegal in this country, and there should be mandatory jail time, preferably in one of the SHERIFF’s outdoor tent jails in Arizona. I don’t care about the age of the illegal. ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL. OUT OF THE USA NOW. STOP THE INVASION BY 4th-WORLDERS.
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 11:13
All views are welcome here but can you keep the volume down a bit? Some of us are trying to read.
jasperjava July 27th, 2014 at 11:18
Do you even know the difference between a refugee and an immigrant?
Your attitude isn’t only anti-American, it’s inhuman.
Eric Trommater July 27th, 2014 at 11:21
“We ought to say to these children, ‘Welcome to American, you’re going to go to school and get a job and become Americans. We have 3,141 counties in this country. That would be 20 per county. The idea that we can’t assimilate these eight-year-old criminals with their teddy bears is preposterous.” – George Will.
mrsgunka July 27th, 2014 at 11:20
My, but you are a breath of sunshine and love. Did someone piss in your Wheaties this morning?
zane1 July 27th, 2014 at 21:03
There is always one mrsg.
causeican July 27th, 2014 at 11:36
I bet you’re the life of a party.
M D Reese July 27th, 2014 at 11:37
Too bad we didn’t seal the borders before YOUR ancestors snuck in…
fahvel July 27th, 2014 at 11:45
you are a sick sob without a shred of decency in your rotten core. Ever exceed the speed limit? 20 years in the can ahole!!!!!! You embarrass all people who would like to be kind.
Jay Winston July 27th, 2014 at 11:48
Immigrants made this country great. Hateful people like Violins FourMe made it ugly.
William July 27th, 2014 at 11:59
Hey Bozo, you DO realize that the B movie actor and union leader that you use as your avatar signed a bill that granted Amnesty for a few million ” illegals” right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 12:01
You’re done here after your previous (now deleted) comment suggesting you would shoot the refugee children.
Good bye.
William July 27th, 2014 at 12:01
Nice post.
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 12:02
You should have seen the deleted one.
William July 27th, 2014 at 12:15
Yeah, I got the gist. Some sicko who wants to shoot children? Sad that people like that exist. One wonders where that much hate and complete disregard for humanity comes from.
Kids caught in the crosshairs of a drug war. Children trying to escape grinding poverty, death and despair.
What sickens me the most is that so many Americans spend the week screaming at busloads of children, then this morning they attend church and praise Gods mercies.
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 12:39
Rhetorical question alert: Why don’t these ‘pro-lifers’ adopt some of the kids fleeing violence?
William July 27th, 2014 at 13:25
Because they have a very narrow view of what “life” actually is.
Foundryman July 27th, 2014 at 13:26
Those popping sounds you hear are right wing heads exploding everytime they read your post…..
Anomaly 100 July 27th, 2014 at 13:37
Yay!
Carla Akins July 27th, 2014 at 12:01
You must have a low comprehension disorder, I apologize if the subject matter was difficult to understand. The children are not crossing illegally, they are seeking refuge from a violent situation in their homeland. Hence, why we call them refugees. In America, this is what we do – it’s kind of our thing. They have done nothing illegal and deserve our empathy and support. This is what real Americans do.
M D Reese July 27th, 2014 at 11:43
Newt wanted to have a two-tier school system with poor kids cleaning up after and waiting on their more well-off betters. It seems to be a theme with the GOPTP. Poor kids don’t have it rough enough, so pile it on. I doubt that any of them will grow up to vote for the GOPTP.
fahvel July 27th, 2014 at 11:44
this thing (woman?) is a sick encule without a shred of mush between her ears.
fahvel July 27th, 2014 at 11:44
this thing (woman?) is a sick encule without a shred of mush between her ears.