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Perry tells NH no to border fence
Yahoo ^ | 9/3/11 | Steve Peoples - ap

Posted on 09/03/2011 1:35:22 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry says he opposes a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico.

Speaking to hundreds of New Hampshire voters at a private reception Saturday afternoon, the Texas governor says a fence would be ineffective and take too long to build.

The comments, which produced one angry shout, expose a rift with some conservative voters over Perry's immigration record. Tea party activists in Texas have been particularly upset by his steady opposition to the fence. He also signed a law giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition for Texas universities.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; Politics/Elections
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To: bgill

No, you just put that money to boots on the ground.

A fence won’t work. You still need boots on the ground even with a fence or else the fence is nothing more than a fake obstacle.

A fence is a moronic waste of money. I’m surprised there’s this many people on FR that would support something that dumb and ineffective.


181 posted on 09/03/2011 2:41:15 PM PDT by rjeffries
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To: Friendofgeorge

Sorry to breka the news to you, but Perry’s lead is real. And Sarah Palin’s approval ratings are unrecoverable and past the point of no return.

But you’ll find out this truth soon enough


182 posted on 09/03/2011 2:43:02 PM PDT by rjeffries
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To: central_va

Why build it then?! Just PUT MEN ALONG THERE. How Dumb Can You Be?!?

A Fence is a colossal waste of money.


183 posted on 09/03/2011 2:44:14 PM PDT by rjeffries
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To: CharlesWayneCT; DoughtyOne; Liz
Yeah, she also said the same thing about McCain, which proves even Sarah Palin can be wrong- as she is with Perry and was with McCain. Nice try though.

How you can even defend a governor who kowtows to illegals is beyond me. The number of illegals in Texas has increased.

Not to mention the number of illegals getting college aid is also on the rise.

The status quo is no longer an option. Perry has had 10 years to fix the illegals in Texas, and has done nothing.He's made the state MORE attractive to illegals, not less.

Perry is part of the problem, NOT the solution.

184 posted on 09/03/2011 2:44:35 PM PDT by rintense (Polls are for strippers and cross country skiing. ~ Sarah Palin, 9.3.11)
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To: NormsRevenge

And I say to You aree a RINO. He will never get the Tea Party vote with that position. Ergo, he’s unelectable as a Pubbie RINO. Perrybots need a serious reality check. This isn’t rocket science nor clever posturing. It’s a fact. Anyone who claims to be a Tea Partier and buys into Perry’s BS is either lying about being conservative or is not Tea Party material in the first place.


185 posted on 09/03/2011 2:44:40 PM PDT by dools0007world
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To: rjeffries

The wall is force multiplier, ask the Israelis.


186 posted on 09/03/2011 2:45:39 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: rjeffries

The wall is force multiplier, ask the Israelis.


187 posted on 09/03/2011 2:45:50 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
Palin was campaigning against Kay Bailey Hutchison, whom she has no use for as much as she was campaigning for Perry.
188 posted on 09/03/2011 2:46:36 PM PDT by bwc2221
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To: dools0007world

Immigration is just one of his problems. His idiotic comments about the supreme court won’t help him either.


189 posted on 09/03/2011 2:47:05 PM PDT by cripplecreek (A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a Permenant Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
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To: Polybius
Please consider this. A border fence is a lasting SYMBOL.

Even if the fence is not very efficient, it sends a message that this country is SERIOUS about stopping illegal movement across its borders.

Sure, Guard patrols and employer sanctions are good ideas too. But they are not permanent.

One governor can send out the Guard, another can quietly recall the Guard. And poof! it's all forgotten.

Same goes with employer sanctions. One administration can enforce them, the next one can ignore them.

But a fence is always there. It's a constant reminder.

190 posted on 09/03/2011 2:48:21 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I carrying this lantern? you ask. I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: rjeffries
Sorry to break the news to you.
Perry has no real lead among conservatives
because Perry is a RINO. Gore-derived, Rove-weaned, Romney-stalked.

Even today when AMERICA SCREAMED:

GUARD THE BORDERS !!!!!!

THE RINO Perry said, "gardasil"
191 posted on 09/03/2011 2:48:50 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: NormsRevenge

It is truly funny how people act like this is the first time they’ve heard Perry say this. He’s been a RINO all along and people believe he’s all of a suddent going to change now?

Michele Bachmann is our only true conservative running. Too bad so many Republicans can’t get past the fact she’s a woman.


192 posted on 09/03/2011 2:49:02 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: bgill
The Berlin Wall had armed guards the entire length. Apples to oranges.

A wall wouldn't work! ...so why build one?

193 posted on 09/03/2011 2:49:08 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: central_va
The wall is force multiplier, ask the Israelis.

No question.

But where does the Israeli-Palestinian wall parallel and block access to a river flowing through a desert environment?

Would the Israelis have built a wall along the Jordan? I doubt it.

194 posted on 09/03/2011 2:49:22 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Clairity
Gov. Rick Perry’s website

Yada, yada, yada. Buy a clue, it's a politician's website. So what, Perry threw $$$ at gangs and got the same result as Obama did with the Stimulus and QEs. Hmmm, wonder why there was an increase in gangs and violence? It couldn't be because he ignored the problem for the past 25 years he's been in government. Naw, that couldn't be why.

195 posted on 09/03/2011 2:49:39 PM PDT by bgill (just getting tagline ready for 6 months after you vote in Perry - Tried to warn you he's a RINO.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Told ya.


196 posted on 09/03/2011 2:49:39 PM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: rjeffries

Tell it to the Marines!


197 posted on 09/03/2011 2:50:39 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge (Sarah Palin 2012 or flippin bust)
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To: okie01
The river is a PLUS. Acts as another barrier. Get it? Geesh not rocket science here.

For your amusement the Israelis wall. It must be a nightmare to man, but they manage.


198 posted on 09/03/2011 2:54:01 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: NormsRevenge

"Don't worry Perry. Just get a couple pics taken of you clearing out brush on a ranch and the Daily Dose folks will swoon and cover for your amnesty schnanigans."

199 posted on 09/03/2011 2:54:25 PM PDT by KantianBurke (Where was the Tea Party when Dubya was spending like a drunken sailor?)
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To: okie01; USNBandit
I don't mind having a guest worker program for certain industries, but that doesn't mean bringing the whole family.

E.g., the "Bracero Program". It worked...until LBJ pandered to the Cesar Chavez crowd.

Exactly.

When I was stationed in Guantanamo, the Navy had a "contract worker" program so that Jamaicans could come to the Guantanamo Naval Base for a specified contract time to mow lawns, work in the chow halls, paint buildings, pick up garbage, etc., so that our U.S. Marines could be manning the Fence-line and protecting the base instead of dishing out S.O.S. for breakfast. Apparently, the Navy still has such a program at GTMO which now includes Filipinos. (See below)

After the contract period, the Jamaican worker returned to his family in Jamaica to enjoy spending his U.S. dollars.

Rinse and repeat.

However, for some reason I do not understand, any mention of "Contract Worker Program" seems to bring out cries of Amnesty! Amnesty! Amnesty!"

Foreign workers at Guantanamo benefit from war

200 posted on 09/03/2011 2:54:44 PM PDT by Polybius (Defeating Obama is Priority Number One)
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