What the hell is wrong with you people??? Have you forsaken the longtime champ????:
Posted on 06/13/2013 11:33:13 AM PDT by MissesBush
While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe. Landrieu, who represents Louisiana in the U.S. Senate, was trying to undermine the amendment Sen. John Thune (R-SD) offered. In doing so, she tried to argue Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was more qualified to talk about border issues than Thune because McCain represents Arizona.
“A smart fence, which is what Senator McCain and I want to build--since he’s from Arizona, I think he knows more about this than the Senator from South Dakota who only has a border with Canada and that is quite different,” Landrieu said.
South Dakota does not share a border with Canada. It does, however, share borders with North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa.
Landrieu went on to argue that the 700-mile border double-fence that Congress passed into law a few years ago is a “dumb fence.” She said she would be “voting against” Thune’s amendment requiring the implementation of current law because of she thinks the fence is “dumb.”
“So I would be voting against Senator Thune’s amendment because I’m not going to waste taxpayer money on a dumb fence, and that’s what his amendment would be,” Landrieu said. “We need to build a smart fence and a fence is not just a physical structure which could be built out of a variety of different materials with or without barbed wire on the top.”
Thune came back to floor after Landrieu’s comments to note that the Louisiana Democrat actually voted for the “dumb fence” a few years ago. “I would say in response to my colleague from Louisiana that we all voted for this,” Thune said.
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I was also unaware, until now, that I once worked for the Canadian Air Force, instead of the United States Air Force as I believed.
Visited Duluth lately ?
Canadians are sneaky like that. ;)
Members of Congress should be required to take and pass a test prior to taking office. The test should include questions on US history, US geography and basic economics. My bet is more than half of members of Congress would fail.
Will be there in August. The only thing north of Duluth is pine trees.
Passing a law to build the fence and then ignoring said law is a perfect example why the House of Lords should not be entrusted to create YANF amnesty.
I hitchhiked as far as the border town of Pembina ND. I went into a convenience store for a can of pop. Suddenly I heard the whoo whoo of sirens. Dick Tracy stuff, I thought. A border patrol car pulled up beside me and a voice rasped "get in". A small officer wearing a large Stetson, then got on his radio and said "we got'im, we got'im".
He grilled me for what seemed like an eternity. His eyes bored right through me. I showed him my bus ticket from Jack Rabbit Lines Transport to Winnipeg. Reluctantly he let me go, but drove me to within sight of the Canadian customs.
Sometime later, I learned that Canadians were crossing that border to work without permits. It was lower down in ND. I realized the man was just doing his job.
That highway north of Duluth, is very pleasant and there is a nice little town of the way to Canada. Having a car and identity, proving my transient intent, I was welcomed years later, to that part of the USA.
But Mary Moon Landrieu, the Moron, will get a free pass. She adores the Clown, you see...just like the "journalists".
1 over 100 is 1% in my book.
I am sorry for my incredibly stupid mistake. You obviously did not make the error....one US Senator is 1%. I was thinking number of states instead of number of US Senators!
Then drive on up to Thunder Bay and visit one of the amethyst mines. Pick up chunks of the red mineral from the crusher for $1/pound Canadian. Then there is a Fort ?? reenactment play in the old part of town...
Lots more to do and see than just Duluth.
South Dakota: The Banana Belt of the plains.
What the hell is wrong with you people??? Have you forsaken the longtime champ????:
Yup. That's NorDakota! Thanks for sharing the story.
GCHQ?
Not only on “News” but they would do a SNL skit about the dumb REPUBS.
GCHQ?
Still recovering from my bout of stomach flue and nice to know I did not (as far as I know) tee anyone off. This on my little odyssey in 1956 across the highways.
Yep. GCHQ was my hometown's main employer. Out of politeness, I should mention to anyone who wonders what this is. General Communications Headquarters. The arm of surveillance, via radio signals in the cold war. Clandestine stuff. (chuckle).
And bet there are now a few who enjoyed their first exposure to signals intelligence.
Good luck with the flu!
Landrieu qualifies for the 2013 Fifty-Seven-States-Stupid Prize.
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