Comments on: U.S. Scraps "Virtual Fence" On Border

Officials Say $20M System Failed To Adequately Alert Patrol Agents To Illegal Crossings

[quetzal0666]

howzilla..
Great Idea, volunteer for the testing phase of it will ya!!!

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush II is dismayed that his much beloved "cyber fence" is being scrapped because it simply doesn''t work.

The Great Emperor had pinned all his hopes on developing a border fence that would "ZAP" illegal
immigrants attempting to cross the border, back to wherever they came from, getting the idea from watching reruns of "Star Trek" episodes, particularly those dealing with the "transporter".

Unfortunately for the Great Emperor, Boeing has assured the Great Emperor that such technology is hundreds of years away and will probably be developed by the Chinese or Indians first.

So, for now, the Great Emperor has given up the idea of a "cyber fence", tossing it on the junk pile with his other grand ideas such as sending astronauts to Mars, having Corporate America run social security, and capturing or killing Osama Bin Laden (remember him?)!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!
sig heil, (more of the same) John "McBush" McCain!!!

[mcvet]

at least he tried. for 8 years the clintons had the welcome mat out.

At least try to be honest and blame them all for failing.


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Posted by mjvw2 at 04:29 PM : Apr 23, 2008
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You know you have GOT to take off a few of those swastika''s. YOU fascist have total control of the entire government for 6 years. YOU freaks could have passed any law you wishes... YOU could have made it a REAL crime for Companies to employ illegals. What did you do? NOTHING! Yep the Republican Fascist did NOTHING in 6 years and you want to blame the Clintons? That''s absolutely rediculous!! Now let''s let the fuhrer know you pathetic bootlickers are still out here spreading the hate and propaganda for the Reich. SIEG HEIL BUSH!! Good little nazi!!

[godseyesore-2009]

Another racist comment...

[mjvw2]

at least he tried. for 8 years the clintons had the welcome mat out.

At least try to be honest and blame them all for failing.

[b-easy63]

Bush cant be bothered with this he is too busy selling out the rest of America (and Americans) in secret with Canada and Mexico as part of the North American Union.

Bush has no interest in sealing the border. Where are all the big corporations going to get their cheap labor?

Posted by fedupwithit1 at 02:58 PM : Apr 23, 2008


yeah...who does Bush think he is kidding? He should have had Laura go to the meetings and get the checks then come back and tell us that he was against it while depositing the cash in their joint bank account. That''s more on the up and up and so crass and obvious that most Americans would not be able to believe their lyin'' eyes. It''s working for HRC....

According to Clinton "insourcing " is just what we need. Guess no one told her that insourcing is the term used to describe stealing American jobs by importing illegal labor or visa''d immigrant labor. LOL

[b-easy63]

Another Bush administration boondoggle that the taxpayers will be left paying for. Our federal government is, at best, a bunch of over-educated idiots.

Posted by Ksjeff at 01:47 PM : Apr 23, 2008


Well...at least we know that if HRC had ordered this done, that she just would not have paid the bill by now and would stiff Boeing for their faulty design. LOL

[b-easy63]

sort of like the silent alarm system that finally transmits to the police a crime only to realize that it takes the fastest police force about 30 minutes to respond. by then, the thieves have robbed the place, left and have moved on to another home.

[lochlan-2009]

Par for the coarse with Bush.

[bobbyduck1]

Actually this boondoggle has already served its true purpose - to funnel almost a billion dollars to a highly favored government contractor!

What if we spent the same money to iron out the immigration mess so that the migrant workers that our economy depends on - especially agricultural workers - could flow freely between borders and work at the jobs that they have held seasonally for decades? I know, too simple, doesn''t cost enough, and most importantly, doesn''t support big corporations nearly enough! Sheesh!

[element51]

There are only two things that will solve the problem of illegals. One is for economic conditions in Mexico to level out so the Mexicans can make a decent living in Mexico. Mexico is a rich country. Lots of natural resourses. However, in Mexico 95% of the wealth is controlled by 5% of the population. That means that 95% of the population has 5% to live on. That''s why they come here. They can''t make a living at home. The other way is for the USA to copy Mexico. If you look at what has been happening to the growth of the elite it seems apparent that the goal is to make the US a 95-5 country. Once that happens there will be no incentive for the Mexicans to come here since it will be no different than their own country. The idea of building a fence to keep them out is almost comical. It''s like the old saying about burglers. If someone wants into your home or business bad enough they will get in no matter how many locks you have on the doors. And one other thing...if the Mexicans can get in so easily what makes anyone think that terrorists can''t do it too. Some defence is better than none but this really misses the mark. So what to do next.

Jest require workers to have a birth certificate which can be verified, or a passport with a visa that can be checked against a Department of State database which is continually updated.

[payasyougo]

Does the cancellation due to unmet user expectations in performance mean Boeing will be refunding the 20M?

Did Boeing demonstrate a much faster response time yet was unable to deliver the peformance level they demonstrated? This sounds like bait and s switch at the performance level. If Boeing knew the performance of the demonstration was not the performance level they could deliver on the border does that reflect a deceptive trade practice subject to treble damages (or is this just a normal trade practice of government contractors)?

While the government justifies letting Boeing keep the 20M I need to figure out how to pay my income tax bill...

[stn_sage]

I don''t know why this border fence mess up story should surprise anyone!

This Republican administration has got to be the most inept, incompetent, corrupt bunglers in American political history!

I''d say, just cease operations and let the next administration proceed from wherever it is now!
Don''t take any more action and make matters worse!
Just stop wherever it''s at!

[mexinvasion]

Who was the moron who came up with that stupid idea in the first place ???

[brittanicus-2009]

"The government will replace its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border with new towers, radars, cameras and computer software, scrapping the brand-new $20 million system because it doesn''t work sufficiently." officials said.

However, the controversial anti-illegal immigration group, run by American patriot Glenn Spencer has installed thermal specialized cameras himself. That can detect the images of thousands of illegal immigrants crossing our non-existent border. All for a price tag of $100.000 dollars contributed by people like you and me. With the assistance of volunteers he has set-up his own virtual fence of specialized equipment. That avid citizens on the internet can do their own scrutiny of illegal movement throughout many locations. They in turn can report the drug smugglers, coyotes ushering slave immigrants and even the likelihood of terrorist incursions. Using state of the art equipment regular citizens can observe and report from the comfort of their own fireside chair.
Those interested in volunteering should study his website at www.americanpatrol.com

Rep. Walter Jones
(R-NC), who is behind a critical piece of legislation (H.R. 4987)
that would restore the original double-layered fence mandate
that was gutted by the Democratic hierarchy in the Senate months ago, bowing to special interest groups. Demand from your Democratic representative they co-auther Rep.Jones (H.R. 4987)

[tvgenius]

Sounds like the moat might not be such a bad idea after all...

[inventagod]

Yet another in the long series of failures from the Bu$h administration...
Shameful.

Watch - there will be promotions all around... and Chertoff will be coronated.

[ksjeff-2009]

Another Bush administration boondoggle that the taxpayers will be left paying for. Our federal government is, at best, a bunch of over-educated idiots.

[penskeone]

The only thing that will work is to pass A Comprehensive Reform Bill! Let''s Seal the Borders and Legalize non-criminal aliens. Problem Solved!