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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:31 PM
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weneedafence.com: They're serious?
www.weneedafence.com


The cost?
"Estimates of the cost per mile of a multi-layer state-of-the-art border fence similar to the ones in Israel (Gaza and the West Bank) range from $1 million to $3.7 million. Even at the upper end, that would total less than $8 billion – roughly the cost of four B-2 bombers."

In my personal opinion, this plan is stopping at half measures.
Why don't we just erect a dome over the whole contiguous 48?
(Sorry Alaska and Hawaii, you're on your own.)
That way we get missile defense AND border protection in one neat package.
In fact, let's change the name of the organization to weneedadefense.com.
We can call it the BushDome.
Give the contract for building it to KBR/Halliburton.
Berlin Wall=bad.
U.S. Border fence=good.

Has the silly season started early?
:shrug:

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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:34 PM
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1. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that . .. . oh wait a minute, never mind . . .
Frickin' whackos.
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:38 PM
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2. I'm not an expert on your mythology, but


they have this graphic. I thought it was "let freedom reign"
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ohio_liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:41 PM
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3. That, my friends, is a prison fence
They had to have gotten the idea from the prison systems.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:45 PM
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4. Can the concentration camps be far away?
Where are we going to put all those felons and their families that are already here? I remember someone named Hitler had the same dilemma when he outlawed Jews, Gypsies and Gays.
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MrMonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 12:51 PM
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5. I need a fence, too.
The slats are coming loose, and it looks really bad.
With $8 billion to spend, they could afford to send a couple of guys up my way.
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Habibi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 01:17 PM
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6. No. They're series.
Get with the program.
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Rabbit of Caerbannog Donating Member (742 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 01:44 PM
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7. why not just
line the entire border with land mines! A few unfortunate stray Americans killed each week would be worth it to keep them damn Mexicans and godless Canadians out!!

I bet if we hire a bunch of Mexican day laborers to build it (before we throw them all out) we can get it done for 1/10th the cost!

:sarcasm:
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SeattleVet Donating Member (708 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 01:54 PM
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8. I initially thought the link was just a typical freeper
bad-spelling job for "weenie defense".

Upon looking at it, I still think I was right.

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Beelzebud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 01:56 PM
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9. Remember when America used to call for nations to tear down walls?
Now the idiot masses demand a wall be built...

Why do I feel like i'm in Germany in the 1930's?
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 01:56 PM
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10. Yes, they're serious
We can build a wall, but not a levee.
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