Posted on 09/24/2011 3:14:51 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
Rick Perry in 2012: “The idea that you are going to build a wall, a fence for 1,200 miles, and then go 800 miles more to Tijuana, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1980: “The idea that you are going to build a tunnel under the sea between England and France, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1963: “The idea that you are going to send a man from the earth to the moon and back across that distance, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1944: “The idea that you are going to send a fleet across the English Channel and land tens of thousands of men on shore on the other side, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1930: “The idea that you are going to build a huge dam, in the middle of a river, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1904: “The idea that you are going to dig a giant trench from the Atlantic to the Pacific for some sort of canal, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1903: “The idea that you are going to fly through the air in some sort of flying machine does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1860: “The idea that you are going to build a railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1492: “The idea that you are going to sail west across the ocean, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 1400: “The idea that you are going to build a long line of dikes to hold back the sea, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in 400 B.C.: “The idea that you are going to build a wall on the border with Mongolia, does not make sense.”
Rick Perry in Biblical times: “The idea that you are going to build a giant ark, does not make sense.”
Ron Paul: “I think this fence business is designed and may well be used against us and keep us in.”
You underestimate the abilities of lesbian softball teams.
"The idea that heartless Americans are gonna
vote for a great guy like me makes no sense."
He’s just got the wrong last name. LOL
I’ve got a fenced yard. It keeps my dogs in for their safety but I come and go as I please.
Yeah, who’s Perry to doubt American ingenuity? Obambi just said we built the Intercontinental Railroad!
It would be much simpler and cheaper to annex all of Central America, and build a very short wall just southeast of the Panama Canal. [/s]
Perry did not say it couldn't be done, just that there is a more practible way of regulating the border. He also mentioned using unmanned reconnaisance aircraft and other high-tech means of detecting illegal border traffic.
I am getting tired of these out of context, one-sentence criticisms of candidates, no just those aimed at Gov. Perry.
We know what to do here in Texas and the other border states. We have to stop the civil war in Mexico. It sucks, but we are out of options, we have to send in troops to kill the the Narco Terrorist and restore order. Then we can go back to the "Good Ol' Days" of people sneaking in for jobs. That we can handle with increased border funding.
If what is happening on our Southern Border was happening anywhere else in the world the UN would be here setting up refugee camps and the US would be sending Military support. It's ignored here because the Left believes that all these Mexicans will become Democrat voters.
Ron Paul: “I think this fence business is designed and may well be used against us and keep us in.”
I’ll help him escape if he promises not to come back.
Does ANYONE....and I mean ANYONE....think a fence will stop illegals?? Even the concept is stupid.
Anyone can build a fence. The idea that it will solve the illegal problem "IS THE PROBLEM".
Hell, my dog tunneled into my neighbors yard....about 100 times.
What is ridiculous is your straw man argument.
No, a fence alone will not solve the problem, but a physical barrier is one necessary element of a multifaceted strategy to attack the problem which includes a physical barrier, boots on the ground, air assets, employer enforcement, denial of benefits for illegals, deportation, and a monitoring system to catch visa overstays among other things.
No one thing is going to “solve” the problem. We need to attack it from all directions.
“”The idea that heartless Americans are gonna
vote for a great guy like me makes no sense.” “
Correct : )
We are too nice to invade. They know it. They flaunt it.
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