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Trump's impenetrable wall along the Arizona border. (Original Post) Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP
Wow, Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #1
Oops! He missed the cement moat soothsayer Nov 2020 #2
That was impressively well executed! CottonBear Nov 2020 #3
Lol! They're just looking like "not my job" In It to Win It Nov 2020 #5
It's not their job matt819 Nov 2020 #19
Silly fence builder Submariner Nov 2020 #4
That is hilarious on several levels Chainfire Nov 2020 #6
I think their thinking is the wall will slow down females and children ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #7
the vast majority of those, indeed all "illegals" come in legally Kali Nov 2020 #15
Wall? We don't need no stinking wall... lapfog_1 Nov 2020 #8
Pronto, pardner world wide wally Nov 2020 #9
The workers are speaking Spanish. panader0 Nov 2020 #10
Why waste the money, just cut doors in it. marie999 Nov 2020 #11
They've only built 12 miles that weren't ALREADY barriered in Hortensis Nov 2020 #12
Hey! Kali Nov 2020 #16
Dammit! You should call me and meet up. panader0 Nov 2020 #20
I knew you used to have a jam session on Saturdays so I thought about you! Kali Nov 2020 #21
Never, ever give up IronLionZion Nov 2020 #13
Off topic but that photo always cracks me up. yonder Nov 2020 #17
! Marcuse Nov 2020 #14
The wall was, of course, always a grift and nothing but a political ploy. warmfeet Nov 2020 #18

CottonBear

(21,597 posts)
3. That was impressively well executed!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:07 PM
Nov 2020

I liked that no one tried to stop him! They just looked on in awe and made a Tik Tok!

matt819

(10,749 posts)
19. It's not their job
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:51 PM
Nov 2020

They're builders, not police. And they're (presumably) building to the specs they were given.

To be fair, he didn't penetrate the wall; he climbed over it. Don't know if it's impenetrable, but it's definitely surmountable.

Submariner

(12,512 posts)
4. Silly fence builder
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:09 PM
Nov 2020

he must have forgot to install the "pointy tops" and paint them "black" so they burn your skin while the pointy tops cut the skin.

I think that's how The Donald said it was supposed to work.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
7. I think their thinking is the wall will slow down females and children ...
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:16 PM
Nov 2020

Obviously they don't want the men either, but 'their' females are who they REALLY don't want coming here, putting down roots with their anchor babies.

Of course there's no reason females and kids can't get over, but on average adult males will have an easier time.

Kali

(55,027 posts)
15. the vast majority of those, indeed all "illegals" come in legally
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:16 PM
Nov 2020

it is all such a stupid charade.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
10. The workers are speaking Spanish.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:56 PM
Nov 2020

I once contracted to build the masonry on an Auto Zone building in Douglas, Az., a border town.
Across the street was a thicket of trees, and from the scaffolding on our job, you could see people
peeking out of the trees, and then running 10 or 12 at a time into town. (where the population is probably
60 to 70 % Hispanic.
I have lived 10 miles from the border for 40 years and never, ever had any trouble with crossers,
only white trash crankers that steal (twice). The number of crossers is far, far less than it used to be.
The wall is a joke and I hope Biden "tears down this wall!".

 

marie999

(3,334 posts)
11. Why waste the money, just cut doors in it.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:03 PM
Nov 2020

Maybe some benches with coolers filled with food and water.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
12. They've only built 12 miles that weren't ALREADY barriered in
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:23 PM
Nov 2020

some way, whatever was felt needed for the kind of traffic there. Of course, the federal government owns a narrow strip along the border across CA, AZ. and NM, so whatever was felt needed was already taken care of across those states. We lost touch with friends whose house backed to that, with a beautiful view out across the desert in Mexico, but they would be outraged if it was replaced with Trump's spite fence.

I heard Biden said he will leave the spite fence built so far up, though he didn't put it quite that way. I'm guessing environmental and high-maintenance problems in some sections could lead to returning to something like this. Hospitalization and rehab for injured fence climbers are also undesirable sequelae.



"Caution, critters crossing."

Kali

(55,027 posts)
16. Hey!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:21 PM
Nov 2020

I just got back from your neighborhood. I went down to pick up some new chickens in Palominas. Pleasantly greeted by the seller commenting favorably on the Biden/Harris sticker on my car.

Kali

(55,027 posts)
21. I knew you used to have a jam session on Saturdays so I thought about you!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:58 PM
Nov 2020

I couldn't hang long since I had 8 chickens in a crate in my car but one of these days!

IronLionZion

(45,587 posts)
13. Never, ever give up
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:58 PM
Nov 2020

If there's a concrete wall in front of you, Go through it, go over it, go around it, but get to the other side of that wall.

yonder

(9,683 posts)
17. Off topic but that photo always cracks me up.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:22 PM
Nov 2020

First, the gown tRump is wearing has 3 stripes which normally indicates the wearer is a PHD. tRump? Ha ha. He's faking it again like a Time magazine cover.

Second, as a so-called PHD he should be wearing a tam but as you see nothing is on his head. Probably to protect that orange weasel-thing he calls a hairdo.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
18. The wall was, of course, always a grift and nothing but a political ploy.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:45 PM
Nov 2020

Sure glad we got Mexico to pay for it.

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