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7/15/2015

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Doesn’t Care About Anyone Killed By Illegal Aliens, Including Katie “Who??”

Filed under: General — Dana @ 10:47 am



[guest post by Dana]

Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson is making news this week. While giving testimony about immigration before a Congressional panel, Johnson was asked by Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) about Katie Steinle. Johnson played dumb about knowing who she was. I say “played dumb” because I assume Johnson, like President Obama, reads the papers to get his news and this was front page news for at least a week. (After all, it’s not like he would have actually been informed of her death by his staff or anyone else, right??) No matter, he doesn’t care about her – not in life, nor in death.


“Has the administration reached out to the Steinle family, to your knowledge?” Rep. Steve Chabot asked Johnson.

“To who?” Johnson replied.

“To the family of the woman who brutally murdered by this individual who had committed seven different felonies in four different states and to my understanding had been deported, kept coming back, has the administration reached out to that family?” Chabot asked again.

“I’m sorry, I don’t know the answer to that question sir,” Johnson said.

The truth is that no one had reached out the Katie Steinle’s family. On the Kelly File last night, father Brad Steinle said, “I wish someone would reach out to us.”

WH Press Secretary Josh Earnest said last week that the WH could not comment on a “specific case.”

Also, under questioning by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., Johnson admitted that he has no intention of changing any policy that endangers America’s citizenry to one that actually protects them:


Gowdy started his questioning by demanding to know, “why was somebody in federal prison with a federal detainer on him released to a sanctuary city?”

Johnson replied, “You’d have to ask the Bureau of Prisons.”

Gowdy then noted that the Obama administration has fought to prevent states and localities from trying to enforce immigration laws, but has not forced so-called sanctuary cities to change their policies aimed at protecting illegal immigrants. Johnson resisted that by saying the San Francisco case is an example of why cities need to follow federal instructions on immigration, but then Gowdy asked why the government doesn’t make it mandatory to do so.

“I think that would be a huge setback in our ability to work with state and local law enforcement, and I suspect that they would agree as well,” Johnson said.

Gowdy said the San Francisco shooting shows that U.S. border policies are a mess, as the alleged shooter was deported several times and had a criminal record dating back to 1991.

“He was and is, by any definition, a career criminal,” Gowdy said. “He is Exhibit A that we must not have functional control over the border, or he wouldn’t have re-entered so many times.”

(Both videos are worth watching.)

–Dana

23 Responses to “Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Doesn’t Care About Anyone Killed By Illegal Aliens, Including Katie “Who??””

  1. Hello.

    Dana (86e864)

  2. Jeh Johnson’s mama worked for a group called Planned Parenthood, which has been in the news lately on account of humanitarian undertakings

    happyfeet (831175)

  3. Jeh Johnson is seriously challenging Holder and Sebelius for the title of worst Obama cabinet member ever.

    JVW (8278a3)

  4. …Johnson resisted that by saying the San Francisco case is an example of why cities need to follow federal instructions on immigration, but then Gowdy asked why the government doesn’t make it mandatory to do so.

    “I think that would be a huge setback in our ability to work with state and local law enforcement, and I suspect that they would agree as well,” Johnson said…

    As I’ve been saying since 2008, Barack Obama only wanted to become President of his enemies so he could help his friends. The Iran nuclear program guarantee is an example of this. America is the bad actor in the world, so he strengthened Iran and weakens us. His hatred for the US extends to anyone who would ally with us. That’s why the only dictators in the Muslim world he toppled were the ones were willing to work with this country. So of course he just sold out Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the Gulf states to Iran.

    The only dictators Obama can respect are the anti-American dictators. Why do you think he’s making kissy face with the anti-American Latin American dictators in the Caribbean? When you get down to it, Obama aspires to be an anti-American dictator and he’s doing to his best to turn this country into a third world Latin American country in it’s own right.

    Which brings up back to Jeh Johnson. The important thing isn’t that Jeh Johnson doesn’t care about anyone killed by illegal aliens. It’s that his boss doesn’t care.

    He’s a sociopath. He can’t use Kate Steinle. Since her death doesn’t help the one person Prom Queen cares about, Barack Obama, she’s a non-entity.

    Steve57 (4c9797)

  5. It’s also important that Jeh Johnson doesn’t care. If he didn’t, his boss wouldn’t have hired him in the first place. He knew he could count on him. And Johnson is proving him right. Johnson is just as complicit in the death of Steinle as is his boss.

    Dana (86e864)

  6. The thing that struck me about the exchange I quoted in my previous comment is I think he’s actually telling the truth.

    But work with them to do what? Clearly, to undermine immigration law.

    Steve57 (4c9797)

  7. We are in the best of political hacks’ hands.

    seeRpea (4010cd)

  8. A large problem facing our country is that there is no downside for this type of behavior. The dinosaur media will not report this, the low/no information people will go on caring about the latest Kardasian, and/or “Caitlin” on the cover of some tabloid and vote for the one who says they will give them the most.

    Roman (0bfd6d)

  9. Emblematic of why I refer to him as “Secretary Jar-Jar“.

    askeptic (efcf22)

  10. Ol’ “Jeh” better have some serious protection arranged for the Post-Obama Federal Enema.

    mojo (a3d457)

  11. “WH Press Secretary Josh Earnest said last week that the WH could not comment on a “specific case.”

    Translation: She wasn’t the required tint.

    Joe Mama (854c16)

  12. Played dumb? Never underestimate the affect of affirmative action!

    Jim (a9b7c7)

  13. Jeh Johnson and this administration seem to not know or have forgotten for whom the work. They think that we are their subjects rather than ruling because of the consent of the governed.

    It’s time to remind them who their boss is.

    Tanny O'Haley (c674c7)

  14. “Katie Who” — sure, that’s a fair way to represent Johnson’s testimony.

    Honestly, I expect better spin than that from this site.

    Jonny Scrum-half (b3d20d)

  15. you sound disappointed

    happyfeet (831175)

  16. Honestly, I expect better spin than that from this site.

    Then exactly how would you “spin” it. If you consider it “spin” when not a soul in this discraceful administration shows one bit of interest in Miss. Steile’s case.

    Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27)

  17. Half-sack – your concern trolling is noted. What do you think would be an accurate depiction of either their ignorance or indifference?

    JD (3b5483)

  18. Jonny Scrum-half,

    If it’s a question of fairness we are talking about, then do you believe it’s “fair” that certain cities refuse to abide by the law and instead make their own laws thus endangering American citizens? Special laws which provide a safe haven for law-breakers – and criminal law-breakers at that.

    Further, do you think that had SF not been a sanctuary city and all agencies involved had worked to protect Americans by again deporting the man who killed Katie Steinle – or further, had all agencies beginning with the White House, been on the same page making sure our borders were secure, thus dramatically reducing any possibility of him entering the country for the 5th time, that Katie Steinle might still be alive?

    Don’t you think in the name of fairness, Jonny Scrum-half, she should have had that opportunity?

    Dana (86e864)

  19. 18- ….particularly in light of the suits filed by DoJ against AZ and others demanding the courts enforce the “Supremacy Clause” against them.
    Where is that Supremacy over Sanctuary?
    You want Sanctuary, go see a priest, who – in the end, and with a court’s order – will give you up.
    Or, you can go to a foreign embassy and plead for political asylum.
    But, none of that is relevant to the desire of Illegal Aliens to continue their lawbreaking with the immunity from either State or Federal consequences that they find in San Francisco.

    askeptic (efcf22)

  20. Certain laws must be enforced now and forever against everyone the disagrees with punitive actions. Other laws, and Rights, can be trampled on as the Left sees fit.

    JD (3b5483)

  21. Imagine a city declaring itself a sanctuary from federal gun laws, i.e. any type of firearm, even full-fledged machine guns, could be purchased with no background check. How long do you think this administration would let that continue?

    Oh, that’s different because it involves public safety? Tell me, how safe was Katie Steinle?

    norcal (92fe18)

  22. Why should he care about Steinle? Probably didn’t vote for Commandante Zero, was a typical white person, had an intact heterosexual family: in others, who cares about the death of yet another white privileged racist sexist… etc.

    Imagine a city declaring itself a sanctuary from federal gun laws

    Way back when sanctuary cities were first established, I argued it was all posturing, otherwise there’d be DMCA-free cities. Money talks, morality walks,

    I have long argued that every city with undocumented criminals should, following indictment, offer the accused a one-way ticket to a sanctuary city and some walking around money. Should balance the force in no time.

    ErisGuy (76f8a7)


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