Michelle Malkin » Questions about the journalists on Mitt Romney’s lawn

Questions about the journalists on Mitt Romney’s lawn

By Michelle Malkin • December 4, 2007 10:21 PM

Well, this is fascinating. Two Boston Globe reporters hung out on Mitt Romney’s lawn last week and other Globe staffers have been scoping out the lawn over the last two months:

Standing on stage at a Republican debate on the Gulf Coast of Florida last week, Mitt Romney repeatedly lashed out at rival Rudy Giuliani for providing sanctuary to illegal immigrants in New York City.

Yet, the very next morning, on Thursday, at least two illegal immigrants stepped out of a hulking maroon pickup truck in the driveway of Romney’s Belmont house, then proceeded to spend several hours raking leaves, clearing debris from Romney’s tennis court, and loading the refuse back on to the truck.

In fact, their work was part of a regular pattern. Despite a Globe story in Dec. 2006 that highlighted Romney’s use of illegal immigrants to tend to his lawn, Romney continued to employ the same landscaping company – until today. The landscaping company, in turn, continued to employ illegal immigrants.

Two of the workers confirmed in separate interviews with Globe reporters last week that they were in the country without documents. One said he had paid $7,000 to a smuggler to escort him across the desert into Arizona; the other said he had come to the country with a student visa that was now expired. Both were seen on the lawn by either Globe reporters or photographers over the last two months.

The Globe piece published this evening on the paper’s website is accompanied by a massive photo, snapped through a fence, showing the lawn company owner mowing Romney’s lawn.

Questions abound:

Will Geraldo Rivera and his open-borders companions accuse the reporters of Nazi-like tactics for “harassing” the illegal immigrants?

Will the Globe reporters be accused of, ahem, “stalking” the poor illegals and invading privacy? Note that they didn’t just drive by the house once. They hung out on the lawn over the last two months.

And when is it permissible to ask an illegal alien his citizenship status?

Now, the answers are loud and clear:

It isn’t “harassment” when liberal MSM journalists spy on illegal aliens…if it will embarrass a Republican presidential candidate.

It isn’t “stalking” when liberal MSM journalists snap photos of your lawn and conduct two-month-long recoinnasance missions…if it will embarrass a Republican presidential candidate.

And while it’s bad for police to ask suspected criminal aliens their citizenship status, it’s fine and dandy for journalists to ask lawn workers whether they’re here illegally…if it will embarrass a Republican presidential candidate.

For the record, Romney should have cut ties with the company a long time ago. Dumb decision. He should be embarrassed.

But not as embarrassed as open-borders zealots and Dems should be. Watch as they exploit this report and then turn around and attack everyone other than liberal MSM journalists who advocates the repeal of sanctuary gag orders or uses the same basic investigative techniques to report a story. (Here’s a thought experiment: Imagine a Fox reporter hanging out at the Virginia DMV where the 9/11 hijackers bought fraudulent ID for two months, asking the day laborers if they’re here legally, snapping photos and shooting video of the parking lot transactions, and then reporting the results to DHS for comment on air. The spit would fly, I guarantee it.)

Anyway, I wonder if the Globe reporters used Google?

God forbid!!!!!!

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#188034

On December 5th, 2007 at 3:04 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

I seem to remember a comment a while back regarding Speaker Pelosi’s ownership of a vineyard & restaurant – and allegations of hirings of illegals there.

Do we see any media-types parked in front of those business?

Nope – never will.
#188040

On December 5th, 2007 at 3:09 pm, feebiebabe said:

#97 – she’s got Code Pinkos with the monopoly there right now….

but we may be able to squeeze some time in for them after the 1st of the year…
#188404

On December 5th, 2007 at 10:49 pm, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

On December 5th, 2007 at 2:29 pm, dukebedevilment said:
Mr_Conservative_Cat,

Unlike many of the commenters on this site, Flenser actually substantiates the majority of his/her claims.

Funny. Explain why then he flatly refused to so it here after offering an agreement that he would. Trolls like him need to be exposed for reasonable political discourse continue. Read the second half of this thread before responding:

http://michellemalkin.com/2007/11/08/the-kerik-indictment-giuliani-and-the-gop/

Just because Flenser’s not a rabid Giuliani supporter

“Rabid”, not enthusiastic. We see where you’re coming from. You and Flenser will be very happy together. Unless you haven’t seen, Flenser has been at odds with just about everyone on this board.

It’s funny how supposed “conservatives” like yourself would rather engage in name-calling instead of examining the evidence at hand.

Flenser strikes first on name calling and then runs away. Maybe you relate to that approach. I’d hope not.
#188407

On December 5th, 2007 at 10:57 pm, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

Uhangtight

please folks i know there are some strong opinions on romney but even just a little logic would conclude that he really hasn’t been watching his yard as much as the boston globe has been in the last three months.

No question. However, if you were in his position, and accused of having illegals working on you property, what would you do? I’d either have it in writing from the company that no such thing would happen again with severe penalties agreed to in the contract or get another contractor. For someone running for President to be quite this loose disturbs me a little, at least considering Romney’s very detailed style.

Ultimately this is small thing, of course. But ask yourself if you would allow such a thing to happen when your yard crew is under the microscope.
#198028

On December 17th, 2007 at 10:52 pm, vsatt said:

So let me get this straight, some journalists saw some men who appeared to be of Hispanic descent working on a person’s lawn and they assumed the men must not have been born here (would that be because anyone born here would never ever do a job that would get dirt under their fingernails). Then the “journalists” “approached” (accosted) these men to find out if they had documentation.

Let it be known that it was liberals seeking to undermine a Republican who made stereotypical observations about a group of people based on the job they were doing and the color of their skin.

Who’s the real hypocrite?