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Gorbachev compares proposed U.S. border wall to Berlin Wall
Midland Reporter-Telegram ^ | Bob Campbell<br>Staff Writer

Posted on 10/18/2006 6:37:47 AM PDT by Thomas Jefferson II

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev compared the United States' proposed 700-mile wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to the Berlin Wall during a Tuesday visit to Midland.

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There a little bit of a difference here, Mr. Gorby. Your wall kept people who wanted to leave from leaving. Our wall is keeping people who want to come from coming. I believe we should not care who leaves, however control of those coming is important.
1 posted on 10/18/2006 6:37:49 AM PDT by Thomas Jefferson II
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev compared the United States' proposed 700-mile wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to the Berlin Wall during a Tuesday visit to Midland.

Conclusion: Gorby is an idiot.
2 posted on 10/18/2006 6:38:34 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty ("Thanks Bill Clinton. The gift that keeps on giving." - Glenn Beck)
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To: Thomas Jefferson II

Nor is anyone proposing that people who try to breach the wall be shot on sight.


3 posted on 10/18/2006 6:39:27 AM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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Someone should ask Gorby if Russia has borders and if they are enforced when it comes to ILLEGAL entry into Russia....and Gorby and crew used to shoot the ones trying to leave.

We have millions that should leave -- and we promise not to shoot them if they do, but we should if they try to come back. Maybe THEN there might be some respect for our laws, and our borders and the WILL OF THE AMERICAN CITIZEN.


5 posted on 10/18/2006 6:40:44 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Kerretarded
Comparisons are useful.

George Washington compared to Lenin is a good example.

Keeping people in vs keeping people out, is another.

6 posted on 10/18/2006 6:41:29 AM PDT by Protagoras (Billy only tried to kill Bin Laden, he actually succeeded with Ron Brown and Vince Foster.)
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"Conclusion: Gorby is an idiot."

True. I think he and "Jimmah Cahtah" have a competition going to see who is the dumbest has-been ex-leader. Right now, it looks like a toss-up.

I wish BOTH of them would "sit down and shut up".

7 posted on 10/18/2006 6:41:41 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel-NRA)
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To: Thomas Jefferson II

Gorby, like all our enemies, wants us to remain as vulnerable as possible.


9 posted on 10/18/2006 6:41:54 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done, needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Thomas Jefferson II

Yep, yet another moron who appears unable to distinguish between a wall designed to keep people enslaved within (The Berlin Wall) and one designed to keep criminals/terrorists/freeloaders out (the wall in Israel and the proposed wall along the Mexican border).


10 posted on 10/18/2006 6:42:04 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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China erects barbed wire fence along border with North Korea

http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/98297,CST-NWS-korea16.article


11 posted on 10/18/2006 6:42:31 AM PDT by listenhillary (Islam = Religion of peace. If you say otherwise, we'll kill you!)
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Keeping people in vs keeping people out, is another.

You would think that distinction would occur to him. Oh well, once a lying commie b@stard, always a lying commie b@stard.

12 posted on 10/18/2006 6:43:14 AM PDT by Brett66 (Where government advances – and it advances relentlessly – freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
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Amen to that, what should we care what a Commie bastard thinks anyway? Go back to your vodka and your miserable country Gorby, you phony.


13 posted on 10/18/2006 6:45:43 AM PDT by brushcop (Lt. Harris, SFC Salie, CPL Long, SPC Hornbeck, B-Co, 2/69 3ID We will remember you always.)
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The only difference between this moron and the rest of the commie moron leaders is that he actually realized that he was toast. A distinction with only a minor difference.


14 posted on 10/18/2006 6:46:02 AM PDT by Protagoras (Billy only tried to kill Bin Laden, he actually succeeded with Ron Brown and Vince Foster.)
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Conclusion: Gorby is an idiot.

Meanwhile, in other news, Russian ally China began building a wall along the North Korean border four days ago. Gorbachev was unavailable for comment......

15 posted on 10/18/2006 6:46:44 AM PDT by Thermalseeker
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To: Thomas Jefferson II

I honestly took him for being far more intelligent than this.


16 posted on 10/18/2006 6:48:11 AM PDT by ShadowDancer (No autopsy, no foul.)
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To: Thomas Jefferson II

Off topic question;
How often do posters who disagree with you attack Thomas Jefferson? And how many tell you, "you aren't Thomas Jefferson"?


17 posted on 10/18/2006 6:48:36 AM PDT by Protagoras (Billy only tried to kill Bin Laden, he actually succeeded with Ron Brown and Vince Foster.)
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We should see this comparison any minute on the Dummies forum. It will take 2 weeks for them to find out where Berlin is and why there was a wall.

"Duh, was there a bunch a Mexicans trying to sneak into Romania too?"


18 posted on 10/18/2006 6:50:44 AM PDT by MadeInAmerica (- If ILLEGAL means Undocumented - Then Breaking and Entering means Unannounced Visit)
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Well, another key difference is that a 700 mile fence on a 1300 mile border will not be effective, and isn't even INTENDED to be effective, at keeping out the people it is putatively built to keep out.

The Berlin Wall and East German border fence was extremely effective.


19 posted on 10/18/2006 6:50:53 AM PDT by Vicomte13 (The Crown is amused.)
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Gorbachev compares proposed U.S. border wall to Berlin Wall

One problem with this statement. THOSE PEOPLE WERE BEING KEPT IN / THESE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET IN.
180 degree difference.


20 posted on 10/18/2006 6:55:43 AM PDT by Lowell (The voice from beyond the far right edge!)
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