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Cain Proposes Electrified Border Fence
Pravda- NY Times Division ^
| 10/15/11
| Wyatt
Posted on 10/15/2011 4:18:53 PM PDT by VinL
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Saturday that part of his immigration policy would be to build an electrified fence on the countrys border with Mexico that could kill people trying to enter the country illegally...
Mr. Cain added that he also would consider using military troops with real guns and real bullets on the border to stop illegal immigration.
The remarks were among the most pointed yet by Mr. Cain about illegal immigration, and they come as he is enjoying a surge in national political polls on the back of his victory in a recent Florida straw poll..
It is not the first time that Mr. Cain has floated the idea of an electrified fence. He has told the story many times of a caller to his former radio show who chastised him for talking about building a border fence, saying that such an idea was impractical.
Its going to be 20 feet high. Its going to have barbed wire on the top. Its going to be electrified. And theres going to be a sign on the other side saying, It will kill you Warning. At an earlier rally, on the campus of Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn., he added that the sign would be written in English and in Spanish.
This nation has always been a nation with wide open doors, Mr. Cain said at the second rally. We want to make it easy for people to come through the front door. And were going to shut off the back door so you dont have to sneak into America.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; bzzzzztt; cain; cainvsunable; electrified; fence; hermancain; immigrantlist; mexico; ohmy; zots; zots4acornprotesters; zots4acornvoters; zots4amnesty; zots4bordercrossers; zots4bushsfriends; zots4coyotes; zots4criminals; zots4drugrunners; zots4futurevoters; zots4illegals; zots4mccainsfriends; zots4obamavoters; zots4perrysfriends; zots4youngsocialists; zots4zetas; zotsf4bordercrossers
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To: newzjunkey
You have never seen underwater posts? Oil rigs have them...
181
posted on
10/15/2011 5:19:41 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Herman Cain 2012 -- the man we need at the time we need him)
To: Kolath
We can probably use Recombinant DNA technology to give sharks perfectly useful naturally grown right out of their own genome the very best in high powered lasers along their electro sensitive lateral lines running down each side.
They'll enjoy the light at night to hunt for game, and they have been known to eat cooked food.
This could be a win win for us and the sharks!
To: Cobra64
183
posted on
10/15/2011 5:20:45 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: muawiyah
Would you be willing to settle for ill-tempered sea bass?
To: NYC-Conserv
Cant believe so many of you other-wise politically savvy folks fall for his simplistic Ideas
Hey n00b, you claim to be a NYC-Conservative?
That's like George Pataki claiming to be a Reagan Republican.
We know that there is no such thing as 'simple' solutions in the Empire State which has become as corrupt as the rottenest apple to ever fall from a tree, everything has to be complicated in order to grease the palms of everyone involved.
Nice try but no cigar.
185
posted on
10/15/2011 5:21:41 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Herman Cain is a God fearin', Jesus-lovin', Constitution-revering PATRIOT. What's not to like?)
To: marty60
You mean the 75% of the country that is against ILLEGAL immigration? Not likely. Will he get it done? Probably not because Congress, whether R or D, will not go along with it. They've already proven that. But nothing wrong with running on this issue.
To: BobL
You know it is a legal obstacle to placing federal troops on the border.
187
posted on
10/15/2011 5:22:34 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: VinL
To: VinL
To: dfwgator; muawiyah
Would you be willing to settle for ill-tempered sea bass?
How about ill-tempered sea bass with brass knuckles attached to their tails?
190
posted on
10/15/2011 5:22:48 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Herman Cain is a God fearin', Jesus-lovin', Constitution-revering PATRIOT. What's not to like?)
To: Clairity
Another amnesty supporting perrywinle sticks its head out from under the rock.
191
posted on
10/15/2011 5:23:43 PM PDT
by
org.whodat
(Just another heartless American, hated by Perry and his fellow democrat)
To: mylife
Was that when Douglas MacArthur and the Army removed the WW1 vets from the Washington Mall?
Was that when tanks were used in Waco?
Does that mean the Constitution Free Zones 100 miles wide around our borders?
Don’t feel bad. Our government hasn’t known what Posse Comitatus means for at least 80 years.
192
posted on
10/15/2011 5:23:54 PM PDT
by
noprogs
(Borders, Language, Culture....all should be preserved)
To: jla
“To 10 - Thanks for a rational post. This is utter lunacy. Killing people who dare seek a better life. “
I just doubt that there are that many “Compassionate Conservatives” who aren’t already lined up with Romney.
193
posted on
10/15/2011 5:24:18 PM PDT
by
BobL
(A vote for Perry is a vote for Romney)
To: katieanna
If you knew anything about engineering and construction with a sprinkle of security thrown in, you would know it can be done far easier and less costly than the overcomplicated boondoggles that our wonderful congress has come up with in the past. No matter what kind of ranch you may be talking about, the last time I checked with a surveying crew, the property line stops short of the actual border. They call it an easement. Just like your property line stops well short of the actual pavement on the typical street you may reside.
BTW, I really like being a smart a**. Its a lot better than being a dumb a**.
194
posted on
10/15/2011 5:24:30 PM PDT
by
mazda77
(and I am a Native Texan)
To: mkjessup
>>>>>If Cain says it, he means it. Would that be as Governor? Congressman? Mayor? City Council member? Or would that be as radio talkshow host or political neophyte? My money is on the latter.
This is just more hyper-euphorism for Cain. A very sad commentary on conservatism.
195
posted on
10/15/2011 5:24:56 PM PDT
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: katieanna
If we play Mr. Nice Guy they'll take a payoff. If we don't play Mr. Nice Guy we just do it.
It's the failure of the Mexicans to control their side of the border that's the fundamental problem. It's only fair to use their territory to take appropriate action.
To: VinL
How heartless...we should give them in-state tuition instead.
197
posted on
10/15/2011 5:25:17 PM PDT
by
PAConservative1
(Would you like to sponsor a young illegal's college tuition? Vote Perry!)
To: Polybius
198
posted on
10/15/2011 5:25:33 PM PDT
by
berdie
To: NYC-Conserv
Cant believe so many of you other-wise politically savvy folks fall for his simplistic Ideas
Can't believe you're not smart enough to understand his simplistic ideas.
oh, now I see...
You just signed up here last week. ;-)
199
posted on
10/15/2011 5:25:50 PM PDT
by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: VinL
200
posted on
10/15/2011 5:26:22 PM PDT
by
TheConservativeParty
(Yes We Cain ! "A Republic if you can keep it."-Ben Franklin)
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