The Three Things: Why Randy Fine’s Words Are Cutting So Deep

Let’s start with the quote. Because the quote is the whole story. Because the quote is what has liberals clutching their pearls, reaching for their smelling salts, and demanding that the new congressman from Florida be stripped of his office, his dignity, and his right to speak.

“Democrats care about three things: Muslim terrorists, Somali pirates, and illegal immigrants.”

Randy Fine said this. Out loud. On the record. In the kind of public forum where words have consequences and microphones are always on. He said it knowing that the left would erupt. He said it knowing that the media would denounce him. He said it knowing that his own party might distance themselves from the rhetoric. He said it anyway.

The reaction was immediate. Liberals called his speech “unbecoming of a Congressman.” They said it was racist. They said it was Islamophobic. They said it was beneath the dignity of the office. They said everything except the one thing that would actually matter: He’s wrong.

They cannot say he’s wrong. Because he’s not. He’s not wrong about what Democrats care about. He’s not wrong about the priorities that have shaped Democratic policy for decades. He’s not wrong about the constituencies that Democrats have chosen to champion over the working-class Americans who used to be the heart of their coalition.

He said the quiet part out loud. And the quiet part is devastating.

The Muslim Terrorist Constituency

Let’s start with the first group. “Muslim terrorists.” Fine is not saying that all Muslims are terrorists. He is saying that Democrats have made common cause with those who are. He is saying that the party has prioritized the concerns of Islamist groups that have ties to terrorism over the safety and security of the American people.

Look at the record. Democrats have spent years opposing surveillance programs that track terrorist communications. They have fought against vetting processes for immigrants from terrorist hotspots. They have defended organizations that have been linked to Hamas and Hezbollah. They have called for the release of terrorists from Guantanamo Bay. They have treated the threat of Islamist terrorism as something to be managed rather than something to be defeated.

This is not a secret. This is not a conspiracy theory. This is the record of the Democratic Party over the past two decades. The party that was once the party of national security, the party that stood with Israel, the party that understood the threat of radical Islam, has become the party that makes excuses for terrorists and blames America for the attacks against it.

Fine said “Muslim terrorists.” The left heard “Muslims.” They heard an attack on an entire religion. They heard bigotry. They heard Islamophobia. They heard everything except what Fine actually said. Because if they heard what Fine actually said, they would have to confront the uncomfortable truth that their party has made common cause with people who want to destroy America.

The Somali Pirate Constituency

The second group is the one that made people laugh. “Somali pirates.” It sounds like a joke. It sounds like something from a bad action movie. But Fine was not joking. He was referring to something very specific. He was referring to the Somali pirates who have terrorized the waters off the Horn of Africa, who have hijacked ships, who have taken hostages, who have made one of the world’s most important shipping lanes unsafe.

And he was referring to the fact that Democrats have welcomed Somali refugees into the United States without proper vetting. That they have allowed communities to form in places like Minneapolis and Columbus that have become hotbeds of extremist activity. That they have treated Somalia as a source of victims rather than a source of threats.

The Somali pirates are a symptom of a larger problem. The problem is a party that has prioritized the interests of people who are not Americans over the interests of Americans. The problem is a party that sees the world as a collection of victims to be rescued rather than a collection of threats to be managed. The problem is a party that has lost the ability to distinguish between the oppressed and the oppressor.

Fine said “Somali pirates.” The left heard “Somalis.” They heard an attack on an entire nationality. They heard racism. They heard xenophobia. They heard everything except what Fine actually said. Because if they heard what Fine actually said, they would have to confront the uncomfortable truth that their party has welcomed people into this country who have no loyalty to it and no intention of assimilating into it.

The Illegal Immigrant Constituency

The third group is the one that has defined Democratic politics for a generation. “Illegal immigrants.” Not immigrants. Not undocumented people. Not newcomers. Illegal immigrants. People who broke the law to enter this country and have been rewarded for their lawbreaking by the Democratic Party.

The Democratic Party has made illegal immigration its signature issue. It has fought against enforcement. It has fought against border security. It has fought against deportation. It has fought for amnesty, for benefits, for a path to citizenship for people who entered the country illegally. It has treated the enforcement of immigration laws as something shameful, something racist, something beneath the dignity of a civilized nation.

This is not a secret. This is not a conspiracy theory. This is the platform of the Democratic Party. Open borders. Sanctuary cities. Opposition to ICE. Opposition to border walls. Opposition to anything that would make it harder for people to enter the country illegally and easier for them to be removed when they do.

Fine said “illegal immigrants.” The left heard “immigrants.” They heard an attack on people who came to this country seeking a better life. They heard cruelty. They heard heartlessness. They heard everything except what Fine actually said. Because if they heard what Fine actually said, they would have to confront the uncomfortable truth that their party has made common cause with lawbreakers and turned a blind eye to the consequences for American citizens.

The Unbecoming Speech

The critics say Fine’s speech was “unbecoming of a Congressman.” They say that a member of Congress should not speak this way. That a member of Congress should be more careful. That a member of Congress should choose his words more wisely.

But what is unbecoming is not Fine’s speech. What is unbecoming is the Democratic Party’s priorities. What is unbecoming is a party that cares more about the rights of people who are not Americans than the rights of people who are. What is unbecoming is a party that has made common cause with America’s enemies while abandoning America’s allies. What is unbecoming is a party that has forgotten who it is supposed to represent.

Fine said what needed to be said. He said what millions of Americans are thinking. He said what the media will not say, what the other party will not say, what the establishment of his own party is afraid to say. He said that the Democratic Party cares about three things: Muslim terrorists, Somali pirates, and illegal immigrants.

He said it. And the left is furious. Not because he is wrong. Because he is right. And the truth, when it is spoken plainly, cannot be argued with. It can only be attacked. It can only be denounced. It can only be called “unbecoming” and “racist” and “Islamophobic.” It cannot be refuted. Because it is true.

The Coalition of the Oppressed

The Democratic Party has built a coalition. It is a coalition of people who are not Americans. Or people who claim to speak for people who are not Americans. Or people who have made the cause of people who are not Americans their own.

It is a coalition of activists who defend terrorists. It is a coalition of lawyers who sue to keep illegal immigrants in the country. It is a coalition of politicians who fly to foreign countries to apologize for America. It is a coalition that has lost the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, between friend and enemy, between those who want to build America and those who want to destroy it.

Fine named this coalition. He named its three pillars. Muslim terrorists. Somali pirates. Illegal immigrants. He named them, and the left could not deny it. They could only attack him. They could only call him names. They could only say that his speech was unbecoming.

But what is unbecoming is the coalition itself. What is unbecoming is a party that has abandoned the working-class Americans who built it in favor of a coalition of the oppressed. What is unbecoming is a party that cares more about the rights of people who have no right to be in this country than the rights of people who were born here. What is unbecoming is a party that has made common cause with America’s enemies.

Fine said it. The left is furious. And the American people are watching.

The Working Class Forgotten

There is a fourth group that Fine did not mention. The group that the Democratic Party used to represent. The working class. The men and women who built this country. The people who work with their hands, who pay their taxes, who follow the law, who send their children to public schools, who worry about crime and the cost of living and the future of their country.

The Democratic Party abandoned these people. It abandoned them for the coalition that Fine described. It abandoned them for Muslim terrorists, Somali pirates, and illegal immigrants. It abandoned them because they were not exotic enough, not oppressed enough, not grateful enough for the party’s attention.

Fine did not mention the working class because he did not need to. Everyone knows that the Democratic Party no longer represents them. Everyone knows that the party of the working class has become the party of the global underclass. Everyone knows that the people who used to be the backbone of the Democratic Party are now voting for Republicans because the Democrats no longer care about them.

Fine said what needed to be said. He named the coalition that has replaced the working class in the Democratic Party’s affections. And the left is furious because they know it is true. They know that they have abandoned the people who used to vote for them. They know that they have replaced them with a coalition that has no loyalty to America. They know that they have made themselves the party of America’s enemies.

And they cannot admit it. So they attack Fine. They say his speech is unbecoming. They say he is a racist. They say he is Islamophobic. They say anything except the one thing that would be honest: He’s right.

The Last Word

Randy Fine said something that needed to be said. He said that the Democratic Party cares about three things: Muslim terrorists, Somali pirates, and illegal immigrants. He said it plainly. He said it without apology. He said it knowing that the left would erupt.

The left erupted. They called his speech unbecoming. They called him names. They demanded his censure. They did everything except argue with the substance of what he said. Because they cannot argue with the substance. The substance is true.

The Democratic Party does care about Muslim terrorists. It defends them. It makes excuses for them. It blames America for their attacks. It treats them as victims rather than enemies.

The Democratic Party does care about Somali pirates. It welcomes their countrymen into the United States without proper vetting. It allows communities to form that become hotbeds of extremism. It treats Somalia as a source of victims rather than a source of threats.

The Democratic Party does care about illegal immigrants. It fights enforcement. It fights border security. It fights deportation. It treats lawbreakers as victims and law-abiding citizens as oppressors.

Fine said this. He said it. And the left cannot refute it. So they attack him. They say his speech is unbecoming. They say he is not fit for office. They say he should be censured, condemned, removed.

But what is unbecoming is not Fine’s speech. What is unbecoming is a party that has abandoned the American people for a coalition of America’s enemies. What is unbecoming is a party that cares more about the rights of terrorists than the safety of citizens. What is unbecoming is a party that has forgotten who it is supposed to represent.

Fine reminded them. He said the quiet part out loud. And the left will never forgive him for it. Because the truth, when it is spoken plainly, cannot be hidden. And the truth is that the Democratic Party has become the party of America’s enemies. And the American people are watching. And they will not forget.