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Ron Paul: A border fence might be used to keep Americans from fleeing to Mexico, or something
Hotair ^ | 09/08/2011 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 09/08/2011 9:30:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 09/08/2011 9:30:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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BEWARE: Capital Controls and People Controls.
2 posted on 09/08/2011 9:31:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (u)
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To: SeekAndFind

Once in a while Paul will say something that makes real sense — but such occasions are infrequent. Mosly he is like a crazy old aunt.


3 posted on 09/08/2011 9:32:50 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The USSR spent itself into bankruptcy and collapsed -- and aren't we on the same path now?)
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To: SeekAndFind

But Ron Paul WON the debate, according to the MSNBC poll!

(here’s an /s for those who need it)


4 posted on 09/08/2011 9:33:21 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: SeekAndFind

No matter how bad things get here, I won’t be fleeing to Mexico.


5 posted on 09/08/2011 9:34:15 AM PDT by pallis
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This is weird. I thought Ron was more of a "seal ourselves off from the world" kind of guy. Why wouldn't he want a fence to keep out illegals?

Oh well, he's a bit on the strange side in some of his ideas.

6 posted on 09/08/2011 9:35:19 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I wish he would flee to Mexico. He’s getting really tiresome.


7 posted on 09/08/2011 9:36:41 AM PDT by cripplecreek (A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a Permenant Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL

DONE !

TOAST !


8 posted on 09/08/2011 9:36:41 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45
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To: MEGoody

Well, that’s what his supporters say, as a bunch of other stuff. He is not what they think he is.


9 posted on 09/08/2011 9:36:43 AM PDT by svcw (iphone 5 release date late October - rats)
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To: SeekAndFind

Paul isn’t aware of how strict Mexico’s immigration polices are.

Paul is Von Misses open borders free trade.


10 posted on 09/08/2011 9:39:12 AM PDT by NoLibZone (Democrats are violent. Prisons are overflowing with democrats convicted of violent crimes.)
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To: pallis

Paul loves Mexico.

That’s his first choice for flight.


11 posted on 09/08/2011 9:40:16 AM PDT by NoLibZone (Democrats are violent. Prisons are overflowing with democrats convicted of violent crimes.)
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To: svcw

I personally think he runs to protect the RINOs from being challenged by rational conservatives who might vote for someone less crazy if they didn’t have Dr Idiot to vote for.


12 posted on 09/08/2011 9:41:05 AM PDT by cripplecreek (A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a Permenant Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why don’t we just build a giant canal along our border that connects the Gulf with the Pacific ocean?

Lots of jobs created, revenue income (passage tolls) and reduced illegal imigration. Propose it as a enhancement to global trade routes and shipping efficiency so Mexico can’t bitch.

Sure it would be expensive, but at least when it was done we would have something to see (unlike the stimulus plans).


13 posted on 09/08/2011 9:42:19 AM PDT by Nonsense Unlimited
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I won’t be fleeing to Mexico.

Why not? /heavy sarc ;-)

14 posted on 09/08/2011 9:42:52 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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Sounds like he’s slipping into Jesse Ventura territory.

Jesse loves the vast freedoms he has at his gated mexican compound surrounded by heavily armed security.


15 posted on 09/08/2011 9:46:00 AM PDT by cripplecreek (A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a Permenant Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
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I wish he would flee to Mexico. He’s getting really tiresome.

I don't know. He was the light entertainment last night. He comes across as doddering, impulsive, and stringing disjointed thoughts together as he talks. Fun to watch, and good for a chuckle. We didn't catch up to the debate until 45 minutes in to it, but I was surprised his "crowd" was as quiet as they were during his airtime. Maybe the Reagan Library did a good job of filtering them out. The audience looked pretty affluent.

16 posted on 09/08/2011 9:48:25 AM PDT by bcsco
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He never said that someone's final destination would be Mexico -- the author made that up.

With all the mandates we've been getting, do you think it impossible that the federal government might not one day say, "Hand over your guns and your gold?" And if that day came, what are you going to do? Hand over your gold (which might be your only method of buying scarce food) and starve? Shoot it out while trying to protect your family? No, you are likely going to try and leave the country -- or at least most people would.

Ron Paul believes that we haven't seen the worst of this economic mess yet -- that there is a real possibility of a dollar collapse. If that happens, there will be chaos and all bets will be off. Given his track record of predicting the direction of the economy so far, an economic collapse isn't as far fetched as it sounds.

I used to be for the border fence, too -- until someone brought up, "What if it was used to keep you in?" It made me stop and think. I've changed my mind. There are much better ways to deal with border.

17 posted on 09/08/2011 9:50:52 AM PDT by Bokababe (Save Christian Kosovo! http://www.savekosovo.org)
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I think Ron Paul is sort of like a pseudo-libertarian Pat Buchanan - right about twice a day.

Which beats Obama by a considerable margin.


18 posted on 09/08/2011 9:54:45 AM PDT by Little Ray (FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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Why don’t we just build a giant canal along our border that connects the Gulf with the Pacific ocean?

Presidential Candidate Ron White has a different proposal that also involves using a canal to stop illegal immigration. You have to stick it out all the way to the end to get to the canal part.

WARNING!!! LANGUAGE. NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK

(disclaimer: it's just a joke, son.)

19 posted on 09/08/2011 9:55:41 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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RE: “What if it was used to keep you in?”

The border fence is for the Mexican border, not the Canadian border.


20 posted on 09/08/2011 9:55:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (u)
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