Odds are some reporter woke up from his stupor the other day and realized that New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez has a Hispanic surname.
Surely, the reporter thought, I can get this guy to condemn Arizona’s racist anti-illegal alien law.
Looks like Sanchez is pretty damn smart despite going to USC.
“When it comes to politics, my candid answer is, I’m football player and it doesn’t matter what I think,” he said in a transcript provided by the New York Jets. “The most important thing is you see both sides. I haven’t read the legislature, so I won’t pass judgment on it.
“I understand both sides have a point to be made. While people coming across the border or people here who may appear like they’ve come across the border, if I said that hopefully politically correct, we don’t want to racially profile anyone, just like in an airport you don’t want to racially profile anyone. Same situation.
“At the same time, if you live in Arizona and somebody’s coming over in to your territory, it’s like, ‘What’s going on? We need some sort of rule to stop that.’ I wouldn’t pass judgment on it until I read the legislature. I’m interested in the topic, but at this point I don’t know enough about it to comment further.”
We’re not going to hold the fact that he used the word “legislature” instead of “legislation.” Because for a guy who went to USC, he seems to be pretty damn smart.
Source: New York Post
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Well I cannot blame Mrs. Editor for liking this guy for his "brain" after all she only gets 40 seconds of excitement every once in a while. LOL *jk*
Okay so this dude should have stopped after his first remarks. I do believe that people in the limelight who get involved with politics shoot themselves in the foot especially if they are just starting. It is best to keep quiet about things ESPECIALLY if a damn reporter comes along hoping to use you like this.
Hmmm, do you think the reporter was "racially profiling" Sanchez? How racist!
He needs to go back to class and pay attention to the definition of rule vs law and history as evidenced by his weak statement:
“At the same time, if you live in Arizona and somebody’s coming over in to your territory, it’s like, ‘What’s going on? We need some sort of rule to stop that.’ I wouldn’t pass judgment on it until I read the legislature. I’m interested in the topic, but at this point I don’t know enough about it to comment further.”
Ummmm...geez, having been born and raised in SoCal and is of Latino heritage, he should be an expert on the subject he professes to be 'interested' in, given California's explosive illegal immigration problems over the last 25 years.
The US has had 'some sort of rule to stop that' for decades now...it's also called THE LAW. It's just not being enforced, which is why AZ took matters into their own hands and passed their law.
However, he does get points for trying to dodge the celebrity political viewpoint that the press is so completely enamored with.
Smart move on his, the best thing for sports stars is to low low politically, at least for younger athelets. He may have sympathy towards those coming here, but I would like to think he would also say there are rules that need to be followed. That's sort of wheere I'm at.
This is the sort of humility that comes from USC being beaten by Oregon State in football a couple of times in his career.
Remember, he's from Orange County.
Good for him. I might have to change my opinion of him, I mean, his football team!!!