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elmac

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8. And when we get another Katrina,

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 10:56 PM

Mar 2017

and we will, will the coast guard be ready to rescue hundreds that no one else can reach? Well, fascist don't care, they have their gated communities and blackwater to protect them.

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To fund border wall, Trump administration weighs cuts to Coast Guard, airport security [View all] Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 OP

If Trump Did Not Skip Security Briefings... TomCADem Mar 2017 #1

Half right. Airport security theater is a worthless joke. Towlie Mar 2017 #12

well, we do need airport security Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #35

They'll increase the groping and privacy invasion IronLionZion Mar 2017 #45

That's the idea... pangaia Mar 2017 #28

Great. Then when they drill holes in it, and they will sooner or later, then all those organizations caroldansen Mar 2017 #2

No holes needed. They'll just tunnel under it. nt BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #33

With the lack of background checking, the drug dealers will probably be hired to build the wall. yardwork Mar 2017 #48

LOL They'll be the biggest lobby for the job. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #50

with less coast guard, vlyons Mar 2017 #52

And with them also gutting FEMA BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #55

The costs of this wall would far exceed any of its so-called benefits. n/t Beartracks Mar 2017 #3

Trumplethinskin doesn't have accomplices that can profit from the Coast Guard or Airport Security Thor_MN Mar 2017 #4

Exactly. yardwork Mar 2017 #49

Oh goodie! CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #5

Reducing airport and coastal security for the illusory protection of a wall. drm604 Mar 2017 #6

Actually, it makes perfect sense jmowreader Mar 2017 #18

Republicans prison charges $10,000 a week to detention camp one woman & child? people spend YEARS in Sunlei Mar 2017 #7

$1.9 billion funding immigration detention beds (Americans money into private FOR PROFIT hands) Sunlei Mar 2017 #9

And dumpty owns those shares in Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) iluvtennis Mar 2017 #31

Since they are wanting to split up mothers and children duncang Mar 2017 #27

And when we get another Katrina, elmac Mar 2017 #8

Let me get this right. Doreen Mar 2017 #10

GeeeWhizzz furtheradu Mar 2017 #11

We don't need no stinkin' airport security! left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #13

When right-wingers say "borders" they really mean the one that lies between us and Latinos. Lanius Mar 2017 #14

Exactly, I'd love to know what provoked his unreasonable hatred of Mexicans Warpy Mar 2017 #16

good point-- it's either all an act or he's just been brainwashed by FoxNews Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #36

So he's going to defund two agencies that actually protect our borders Warpy Mar 2017 #15

I wouldn't say walls don't work, they have some purpose Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #37

And Mexico will pay for it IronLionZion Mar 2017 #46

Can you believe the massive stupidity? smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #61

Yeah, he's fixated on that stupid wall Warpy Mar 2017 #62

this would be stupid heaven05 Mar 2017 #17

That wall is a 35 foot tall, 1000 mile long turd C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #19

what are the odds that it will ever truly get built? Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #38

idiots! nt tomp Mar 2017 #20

These idiots don't realize that the Coast Guard turbinetree Mar 2017 #21

Let's pay for it KingBob Mar 2017 #22

That is beyond hilarious, that is mind boggling -- stand aside Dr Strangelove, you're outdone. ColemanMaskell Mar 2017 #23

Damn Solly Mack Mar 2017 #24

You just don't understand that illegal immigrants can't climb walls or operate a boat or fly tclambert Mar 2017 #25

May I suggest slashing presidential security to help pay for the wall Doodley Mar 2017 #26

Amen-- yes Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #39

That shit makes me break stuff mad Cosmocat Mar 2017 #41

I'm not religious but defacto7 Mar 2017 #29

FFS, dumpty is LOONEY TUNES, CRAY CRAY, MAD - all for some damn wall that is unneeded. iluvtennis Mar 2017 #30

do we feel safer now? pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #32

Ozymandias, King of Kings Tanuki Mar 2017 #34

perfect! Thanks Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #40

Excellent!! One of my father's favorite poems! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #42

From all of us, a HUUUGE thank you Trump! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #43

The Coast Guard actually saves American lives. The most popular branch of armed forces. mainer Mar 2017 #44

I wonder what those tRump votin' Coasties mitch96 Mar 2017 #47

seriously-- I know Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #51

Who's going to coordinate all the Gulf Coast's oil spill cleanups? Brother Buzz Mar 2017 #53

the EPA? Oh, wait, that's going too -- The oil companies? haha. Local govt. Volunteers. Nobody. ColemanMaskell Mar 2017 #54

What happened to making Mexico pay for it? Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #56

That was one of those things we weren't supposed to take him literally on. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #63

He recently said Americans were going to front the money for the wall Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #66

What a great way to make it easier for drug and weapon smuggling! displacedtexan Mar 2017 #57

Bad hombres everywhere will love this plan. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #64

That would be counterproductive, to say the least. nt raccoon Mar 2017 #58

When they say wall, are they really talking about a giant structure that extends over 2,000 miles? xor Mar 2017 #59

In Trump's fevered mind, yes. Otherwise, not so much. Plus there's already a border fence/wall Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #60

He should put up 2,000 miles of chicken wire and call it good. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #65