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Who do you hope wins the US Election?

Trump
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39%
Biden
9
39%
Don't Care
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22%
 
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Love the comments

"Walls work great, China has had one for ages and they don't have any Mexicans"

:lol: :lol:
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That is pretty funny :lol:

Walls do work though, they're not made to keep everyone out but to deter the masses, funnel the triers to certain points and slow down the really industrious so they can be apprehended. A wall is a force multiplier, not a static solution.
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^ Do you remember when CNN's Jim Acosta was demonstrating that walls do work. He actually couldn't see the irony of what he was reporting to his viewers :lol:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th-oXosPN2M
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^

That's commonly referred to as an Own Goal isn't it?
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I hope he’s re-elected! It’s entertaining
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I hope for that ... not to happen.
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Watched a great Joe Rogan episode where he was speaking to Mexican security expert Joe Calderon who was explaining the simplest and most common smuggling technique is flying to Canada, then walking down so Trumpy may need two walls. He also mentioned that the columns of refugees did contain many gangster types
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Not really borne out by the numbers of migrants at each border. If building a wall forces a flight up to Canada and a border crossing up there then it's a win.
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roar wrote:Watched a great Joe Rogan episode where he was speaking to Mexican security expert Joe Calderon who was explaining the simplest and most common smuggling technique is flying to Canada, then walking down so Trumpy may need two walls. He also mentioned that the columns of refugees did contain many gangster types
I can't see many of the Mexicans trying to sneak into the US having the cash or papers to fly to Canada or the cojones to try to walk through the snow and sneak over the border
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stui magpie wrote: I can't see many of the Mexicans trying to sneak into the US having the cash or papers to fly to Canada or the cojones to try to walk through the snow and sneak over the border
Apparently, it's the most common method and not that expensive. The hordes trying to cross via the US - Mex border are probably only the poor phuckers that have no money. If you have any real interest on the Mexican issue, check out the interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPBejhoKlb8
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Post by David »

Sanders is gaining momentum at the right time:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/1 ... ren-098065
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Do you really think the DNC is going to let Sanders anywhere near the nomination?

In other news Corey Booker is out.
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