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Old 07-16-2010, 07:28 PM
 
Location: SC
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It seems President Obama can't contain the drug lords and violence at the border. The building of the fence has been discontinued and according to this FOX news report, a big chunk of the state that extends to north of Tucson has apparently BEEN GIVEN BACK TO MEXICO !

Why isn't this front page NATIONAL NEWS? Perhaps because it makes Obama look like the weak leader that he is and the major media wants to protect him.


YouTube - U.S. Gives Park Land Along the Arizona Border to Mexico

What do you all think? Does anyone from Arizona know details?

 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:31 PM
 
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This was from weeks ago, and it ended up not being accurate. The land was not "given back to Mexico". That was irresponsible journalism. I believe the true story was that the area WAS deemed off-limits because it IS dangerous.

I happen to support the law in Arizona. There's a very good reason why that area is so dangerous. But that's no excuse for irresponsible journalism.
 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:36 PM
 
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This was from weeks ago, and it ended up not being accurate. The land was not "given back to Mexico". That was irresponsible journalism.
She didnt say it was given back, she said critics claims that IN EFFECT its giving the are back..

no different than if we're neighbors and I install a new garage on your land, and you dont tell me to move it, you essentially gave me the land, even though you didnt.. IN EFFECT, I get to use YOUR property..
 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:40 PM
 
Location: SC
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This was from weeks ago, and it ended up not being accurate. The land was not "given back to Mexico". That was irresponsible journalism. I believe the true story was that the area WAS deemed off-limits because it IS dangerous.

I happen to support the law in Arizona. There's a very good reason why that area is so dangerous. But that's no excuse for irresponsible journalism.
I guess it is DANGEROUS due to all the fighting of the drug lords there.

Still, 6 of one , half a dozen of the other. If Americans can't go there it may as well have been giving back to Mexico. The fighting in this area should be made national news with daily updates just like the BP disaster! Sheesh! If our leaders can't coordinate our own military to protect us on our own soil, at LEAST they can be HONEST and give us the facts of what is going on.

Does anyone see anything WRONG with this picture??? 1)Americans are FINE with the OUTRIGHT EXTORTION from our so-called "leaders" in Washington agreeing to bail out the Banksters whose CEOS and stockholders should have been left to suffer for their ponzi schemes they executed they knew darn well were unethical and scams. 2) President Obama does ZERO about cleaning up the oil spill for three weeks and when it finally starts he leaves it up to BP including allowing them to fight pollution with MORE pollution (the Corexant...that has also been sprayed on land from the air) that has now made the air so toxic with thousands of times above safe levels of benzene that people are sick and dying that have been exposed to it...and people aren't even phased by it 3) And now this inability to protect our own borders... and nobody knows or cares...and this is just for starters!

Come on people WAKE UP! The more we look the other way and allow our leaders to not be held accountable for what is going on, the worse things will get!

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Old 07-16-2010, 07:43 PM
 
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She didnt say it was given back, she said critics claims that IN EFFECT its giving the are back..
You were the one who said it was "apparently given back to Mexico".
 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:44 PM
 
Location: On Top
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<snip>What do you all think? Does anyone from Arizona know details?
Just more FOX lies.....here's the truth:

"Due to our proximity to the International Boundary with Mexico, some areas near the
border are closed for construction and visitor safety concerns."

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument - Road Closures (U.S. National Park Service)
 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:45 PM
 
Location: Columbia, California
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Our government is ran by big business, and big business loves a cheap labor force. When the employers are penalized the illegal's will disappear.
 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:46 PM
 
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Still, 6 of one , half a dozen of the other. If Americans can't go there it may as well have been giving back to Mexico.
If you want to post that on a message board, that's fine. But it should NOT be reported that way on the news, because it's simply not correct. It's not real news. If you keep posting things like this you can stop wondering why people SAY it's not news.

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The fighting in this area should be made national news with daily updates just like the BP disaster! Sheesh! If our leaders can't cooridinate our own military to protect us, at LEAST they can be HONEST and give us the facts of what is going on.
OK, fine. But you put HONEST in all caps for a good reason. They need to be HONEST about it, and this was not.
 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:48 PM
 
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If you keep posting things like this you can stop wondering why people SAY it's not news.
For instance...

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Just more FOX lies....
SEE? And they happen to be right in this case. You opened yourself up to that.
 
Old 07-16-2010, 07:57 PM
 
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This has been discussed (at length) previously. If you feel the need to revive the subject, please take it to one of the existing threads.

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