Doublespeak Queen — Janet Napolitano Buzzword Bingo

Queen Of Doublespeak — Janet Napolitano Buzzword Bingo

On 09.20.10, in Censorship, Immigration, Regime, by Sad Hill

Doublespeak: “Language that deliberately distorts, disguises or reverses the meaning of words and the nature of the truth, producing a communication bypass.”

Doublespeak Queen: Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Doublespeak Examples: Queen Janet responds to questions about sending U.S. National Guard troops to enforce America’s border security…

Napolitano Response #1 — July 2010: “The [1,200] National Guard troops assigned to the Arizona border will begin to arrive Aug. 1, and the federal government is sending other reinforcements to stem the flow of illegal immigrants and narcotics entering the state.”

Napolitano Response #2 — August 2010: “The troops – pledged to Arizona and other border states – won’t be in place for weeks, even months.”

Napolitano Response #3 — September 17, 2010: “This is a civilian border. The National Guard is not designed to be a substitute for civilian law enforcement. Civilian law enforcement is being ‘plussed-up’ at record rates. And it’s being ‘plussed up’ all along the border. It’s being backed up by state of the art technology and it’s being backed up by infrastructure and that’s the way you have a secure border area.”

Janet added, “But I think the key thing is, let’s look at the metrics.”

“The last thing I want is a headline saying, ‘[Texas Governor] Rick Perry: call up your National Guard,” Napolitano said.

In response to Queen Doublespeak, a Perry aide noted that when Napolitano was Arizona’s governor, she repeatedly called on the Bush Administration to deploy troops to the border.

Janet’s response, “If he [Perry] wants more Guard along the border, he can send them there from Texas himself.”

At a Q-and-A session this week, Janet attempted to ‘explain’ her position on illegal aliens…

Napolitano Doublespeak (Exhibit A): “Napolitano dismissed rumors that her agency will grant widespread amnesty for illegal immigrants, even if Congress does not act on comprehensive immigration legislation.”

Napolitano Doublespeak (Exhibit B): “Napolitano did underscore the administration’s backing for a bill, known as the DREAM Act, which would allow some aliens to stay in the U.S. if they came illegally as minors and are attending high school or college. We do believe the DREAM Act would be a good thing. This is intended for people who have no culpability really for how they were brought across the border,” she said. “Many of them have no relationship at all to their country of origin, if they even speak the language there.”

Our crack team of translators decoded Janet’s encrypted message: “Expect amnesty, repackaged as the ‘DREAM Act.’ Forget the border, your government is too busy buying votes.”

Hopefully Janet Napolitano is rightsized during headcount adjustment when America plusses down government to neutralize its service, asap.

FYI — Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to attach the measure to a defense authorization bill, up for consideration next week on the Senate floor.

Sad Hill News advice: “Don’t let people drive you crazy when you know it’s in walking distance.”

Napolitano promises troops, then reneges: HERE, HERE and HERE