Nelson wants to fence off Mexico

Omaha World-Herald ^ | March 4, 2006 | Henry J. Cordes

[dirtboy]

A militarized wall is a miltarized wall. Why is a miltarized Berlin wall bad, while a militarized southern border wall is good. And by miltarized, I mean with guard towers, mines, etc.etc.

Dane, I do realize that explaining this to you is a complete waste of time, but someone impressionable young person might fall for your nonsense the way they also fall for the babbling of liberal professors.

So, once again, the Berlin Wall kept people in their country. The wall along the Mexican border would keep people out of ours who are not supposed to be coming here.

A truly fundamental difference. Oh, and we don't have to have shoot-to-kill orders along the wall. If a few illegals still make it past the wall, it's not the end of the world and we won't need to gun them down. The point is to get illegal immigration to a level that does not overwhelm this country, and change the likelihood of failure for attempted illegal immigration from a slight possibility to a strong probability. That alone will stem the tide.

[WatchingInAmazement]

Uh jaybo there, then why would Ronald Reagan, go out publicly to declare that a wall be torn down, and also his speech of that wall to be torn down, become a cornerstone of his presidential legacy.

Uh, Uh, You're stuttering again, Dane.

President Bush's own ambassador to Mexico disagrees with you. Bristling over the repeated comparisons with the wall built by East German Communist leaders, U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza responded last month with an angry letter.

"Comparisons of proposals to alter our border policies to the Berlin Wall are not only disingenuous and intellectually dishonest, they are personally offensive to me," Garza wrote in a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy here. "The Berlin Wall was built to keep its own people trapped inside, and was created by an oppressive authoritarian government." http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-wall26feb26,0,3447246.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Go Gordon]

The Berlin wall was also controvesial and building one on the souther border should also be In what way are your two examples similar?

They aren't. One country was trying to keep its citzens IN, the mexico border wall will keep other countries' citizens OUT.

[CowboyJay]

To your comment (120):

Since we are now addressing one another in the familiar...

Dearest daniac,

It doesn't appear that you've yet come up with a single defensible argument, but you are starting to tickle my funny-bone with this new level of vitriol, name-calling, and positively stale alliterations.

I'm going to grab some popcorn and/or an adult beverage.

Please continue further the downward spiral in my absence. I'll be back shortly to check on your progress.

FReegards,

CJ