Mo Brooks in Almanac of American Politics

On Budget & Economy: 2010: Trend towards socialism will bankrupt America

[In 2010, running for House,] Brooks said that the country was veering dangerously towards socialism and that the trend must be reversed.

Within four months of taking the seat, he charged in a house for speech that the United States is "risk of insolvency in bankruptcy because the socialist members of this body choose to spend money that we do not have". After Democrats protested, Brooks asked that his remarks be stricken from the record, but did not apologize for them. Several months later, at a forum back home, Brooks said he supported any measure "short of shooting them" to force illegal immigrants back to their home countries. Latino lawmakers and groups condemned his remarks.

Source: Almanac of American Politics on 2022 Alabama Senate race Oct 5, 2015

On Civil Rights: 2014: Democrats wage war on whites

Brooks landed in an even bigger controversy in August 2014. As by conservative radio host Laura Ingraham about a statement that the Republican party was alienating non-white voters, Brooks responded: "This is a part of the war on whites that's being launched by the Democratic Party. And the way in which they're launching this war is by claiming that whites hate everybody else. It's a part of the strategy that Barack Obama implemented in 2008, continued in 2012, where he divides us all on race, on sex, greed, envy, class warfare, and all those kinds of things." Ingraham responded that the characterization was "a little out there," and numerous Democrats blasted Brooks for playing the race card. But he was unapologetic. On a regular basis, Brooks said a few days later, Democrats "appeal to specific racial groups by saying we will protect you, that particular racial group -well, who are they talking about protecting them from? Well, they're talking about protecting them from Republicans." Source: Almanac of American Politics on 2022 Alabama Senate race Oct 5, 2015

The above quotations are from Almanac of American Politics, by Grant Ujifusa and Michael Barone. Click here for other excerpts from Almanac of American Politics, by Grant Ujifusa and Michael Barone. Click here for other excerpts by Mo Brooks. Click here for a profile of Mo Brooks.
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