When Democratic political strategist Maria Cardona blasted the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for violating citizens’ rights, the Trump administration responded with a quote from Billy Madison.
After appearing on CNN Monday morning, Cardona posted on not acceptable! And filming these agents, asking them questions, even shouting at them that they should not do this, in no way constitutes a “violent attack” against these agents! It is part of the Constitution to peacefully protest violent behavior against innocent people and American citizens!
The Department of Homeland Security responded: “What you just said is one of the most incredibly idiotic things Americans have ever heard. At no point in your rambling and incoherent statement were you close to anything that could be considered rational thought. Everyone is now dumber for listening.”
This is a quote from the 1995 Adam Sandler comedy, in which the director tells him: “Mr. Madison, what you just said was one of the most incredibly idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response did you come close to anything that could be considered rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for listening to it. I give you no credit.” point, and may God have mercy on your soul. “
In the DHS statement, the department argued that “far from engaging in criminal behavior, federal law enforcement actions have dramatically REDUCED crime in the cities where we have been deployed. Locking up criminals works, imagine that.”
But DHS has not responded to Cardona’s criticism that nonviolent legal immigrants and even citizens have been caught in ICE raids, by what amounts to a secret police force given the lack of uniforms or other information. Videos collected by passers-by emerged daily showing some of the raids. Last week, a video emerged showing an ICE officer shooting a clergy member who was outside a processing facility in Chicago. ICE spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin later said that “these agitators were preventing an ICE vehicle from leaving the federal facility, thereby hindering operations.”
In response to the DHS post, Cardona wrote: “Really @DHSgov? Are you responding with a quote from Billy Madison? This proves how unserious, sophomoric and incompetent you all are. Which would be funny if you all weren’t so dangerous to the communities you terrorize! You are also completely wrong! The vast majority of people you detain ARE NOT violent criminals, 93% do not engage in violent behavior. any criminal history! There are reams of videos of you throwing women, children, and elderly people to the ground, shooting pepper balls at priests, and even kidnapping American citizens!! THIS is not acceptable, it is criminal and it is UN-AMERICAN! »
