Posted on 06/21/2015 8:40:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump's claim that as President he would build a wall between Mexico and the U.S. and make Mexico pay for it has the political establishment fuming. Dana Perino, co-host of The Five on Fox News was practically foaming at the mouth over the idea.
Perino is an ayatollah of the Bushiban who offers little to the show except regurgitated establishment talking points and mindless defense of anything any Bush says or does. On Tuesday Perino had the following exchange with co-host Eric Bolling.
Mr. Bolling said Trump "was not afraid to take shots at other countries. He took shots at China. He certainly took shots at Mexico. You heard the comment about they send us not their best. But he said I'm going to build a wall on our southern border. I know how to build walls. He said and they are going to pay for it."
Perino grew red-faced and shot back, "Right, on what planet is that actually true? Do you think you can make Mexico pay for a permanent wall between Mexico and the United States? You can do that?"
Mr. Bolling said, "I think that Donald Trump—there's no question you can build a wall."
Perino grew more agitated and shrieked, "And you're going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it? On what planet could that actually happen?"
Mr. Bolling calmly replied, "I think it could happen," adding, "one of the ways you do it, you tax them."
Perino, now just short of meltdown, ranted, "You tax Mexico? The president of the United States is going to tax Mexico to get a wall for the United States of America? I'm pointing out the U.S. absurdity of a lot of these comments. I get it that he's entertaining. I know that he loves America. He's done a lot of great things. He also has done things without ever having to work with 535 members of Congress who actually control the purse strings in America. When you're the president of the United States, you have no money unless the Congress says here's what you can spend it on. So you certainly don't have Mexico's money to make them pay for a wall between the two countries."
Perino obviously has no idea that according to Banco de Mexico remittances from Mexicans living in the U.S. to Mexico are about 6 billion dollars per quarter. That is more than the country's tourist income and foreign investment income. It is second only to oil sales in their foreign income. Nor does she know that current laws would allow the president regulate these transactions and/or impose fees on these transactions. Under current forfeiture law the administration can confiscate these funds with no court order or other authorization.
Also, tourism from the U.S. is a major part of the Mexican economy. The president has numerous tools to drastically cut that tourism. Plus, these items only scratch the surface of how a U.S, president could, on his own, force Mexico to pay for building a wall.
Of course, none of this is a Bush talking point so it is beyond Perino's expertise. More to the point, since none of this is something a Bush or someone from the Bush wing of the Republican Party would do, Perino will never embrace it or admit a U.S. president has these powers.
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John Bender is a freelance writer living in Dallas, Texas. He is a former staff writer for EtherZone.com and his columns have appeared in various print and internet publications. His work has been cited by Rush Limbaugh and he has been a guest on various radio talk shows including the David Gold Show, the Mark Davis Show, and the Armstrong Williams show.
Dana is like a plastic spork in a Ginsu knife drawer. Where ever she is.
“politicians both left and right have an agenda that has nothing to do with your desires or voting ideals”
I do realize that and I realize that even the relatively honest ones are not perfect. II also realize that it will take a long time to undo the damage the progressives have done in the last 100 years, if it is still possible. I hope we can get people in power who will at least start but apparently we are going to need a massive replacement of those in power to even get started. Boner, McConnell and their minions don’t seem very interested in changing much.
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Mercy, sorry to say that we will be long gone before the damage by Progressives are overcome.
Too late and too much, the ideas perfected by Obama have been preached and pushed politically to the point that they are considered normal (heaven help us). The Media continues to push this philosophy so us poor ignorant folks have no chance!
Matters little who or what party gets elected anymore!
John: Looks like Perrino just went on a BENDER, off the deep ENDER.
Maybe she lives in “ENDERS WORLD”, i.e. out of this world.
A pretty face with very little real world knowledge in her mushy little brain. I love it when Bolling sets her off. Better than the Fourth of July fireworks.
I’ll bet that Kimberley Guilfoyle is thinking, “Shut up stupid. You’re killing yourself”. And then smiles.
PeRINO describes practically everything Hitlery says or does (or, for that matter, DOESN’T say or do) as brilliant.
Perino and her mentor Tony Snow were zealous advocates for the numerous Bush amnesty attempts that ended up throwing the Republicans out of control in 2006 and 2008.
Perino is just angling for another job in the Jeb Bush White House. She is clueless as to what is conservatism and what are the principles of freedom.
She proves daily that the Republican elites are a lot of airheads.
I like it!
I knew Trump would make it interesting but this is better than I ever imagined.
(wags finger no) They’ve taken to many construction & infrastructure jobs for too long already. Americans need work. (They can & must pay for it, though-financial transactions back to Mexico, deductions/ moratorium on foreign aid, taxes & “use fees”, whatever.)
I don’t think Sheriff Joe will be idle any time soon.
Dana Perino REALLY DOESN’T LIKE something Donald Trump said in his speech today
The Five EXPLODES after Dana Perino accuses Eric Bolling of covering for Trump just to get on his show
Am I wrong? We can build an f22 raptor, keep an A 10 flying through fifty years of service, get the Brooklyn bridge to stand for way over a century, get to the moon, engineer computers but we can’t build a wall?
I know bricklayers and I know pilots and I knew counter pioneers I know a rocket scientist
We can build a wall am I wrong?
It’s like a family hovering around an alcoholic it seems. ‘Oh I wonder if it’s possible to get him to stop drinking’. Cut him off or let him move out. Just duh
The Chinese built a wall centuries ago with far less technology. But they had one thing we don’t. They had the will.
Slap a 5.95 charge on each WesternUnion/tarjeta transfer. The transfers will continue apace. Banks won’t care: they get to draw interest on the fees until they have to remit them quarterly. I agree and When they catch an illegal coming across the border,, Put them to work on building that wall then send them back to Mehico!!!
It is not war, so the Geneva BS does not apply, does it?
15,000 miles of it. With outposts and gates
I’m thinking that trump’s allure is the collective will to build a wall
Perino is tuned in politically. She blew a gasket the other day. It’s connected to trumps announcement the day after her pecious jeb’s announcement and all his indefensible Spanish gibberish
Trump is a wing nut but he’s tapping into this common sense popular position
He could get in to office and blow it off for all we know. But there it is
LOL! Wow!
Yep Perino and the Bush family are Establishment/Globalist.
That is what some Freepers, that still worship this guy, need to realize.
Both Republicans and Democrats have plenty of them too. The Establishment/Globalist are the REAL MAJORITY PARTY. It is why we are in so much trouble.
Did you notice Perino did not offer a good counter point on why Trump was wrong? Instead she just personally attack him instead of debating the issue.
The Wall that Trump builds would become the 8th Wonder of the world. A tourist destination—a marvel to feast the eyes upon. It will make hitlers Atlantic wall look feble. And on the thing would be the word Trump.
‘____________keeping her around because she’s cute.’
Oo Oo Oooo - Over hee ah -
Maybe FOX keeps Perino around because of her (cute) dog, Jasper.
Altho I have not heard her speak of him lately.
Maybe someone said ‘lay off the dog’ - - -
Perino is the distracting attractive concern troll of the Bushies and RINO establishment. On the one hand she sometimes seems to be receptive to Constitutional and Conservative principles, however there is ALWAYS the “but” this and “but” that.
Just like that liberal troll Jamie Dupree.
As for Rove - he’s nothing but a Heinrich Himmler of the GOPe party.
“The Wall that Trump builds would become the 8th Wonder of the world. A tourist destination—a marvel to feast the eyes upon. It will make hitlers Atlantic wall look feble. And on the thing would be the word Trump.”
BINGO, LOL.
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