BREAKING! “Freedom Fence” with Mexico is completed!!!

[KansDem]

"Halliburton finished it way ahead of schedule and for a measly $15 billion," says Vice-President Dick Cheney. "Who says 'corporatism' doesn't work?" mused the former Halliburton CEO, who went on to add, "'Free enterprise,' like the Freedom Fence, is all about being 'free!'"

Here are a few photos of the “Freedom Fence,” the Bush/Cheney legacy to US immigration policy:


Real security begins at Pacific Ocean, just south of sunny San Diego. Notice how the Freedom Fence actually descends into the water, making it nearly impossible for illegal immigrants to traverse from hopelessness and despair to that “beacon of hope:” the USA!


The Freedom Fence continues to protect the USA in the outlying areas of the Rocky Mountain southwest. Arizonans can now breathe easier knowing their state is safe from illegal immigrants seeking greener pastures!


"Get back!, get back!" is the message conveyed by the Freedom Fence as it winds its way though the flatlands of southeast New Mexico and southwest Texas. And that message is well heeded as evidenced by the absence of illegal immigrants in this photo...

http://christojeanneclaude.net/sharedMedia/RunningFence/wolfgangv/RF+ManClassic.jpg
Winding its way toward the Gulf of Mexico, the Freedom Fence continues to be a formidable obstacle to desperadoes seeking to cross the border. Residents of the Lone Star State will sleep peacefully at night knowing illegal immigrants will be kept out! The Freedom Fence gets a huge "Job well done!" and a tip of the ten-gallon hat from happy Texans!

Thanks to DUer Tiki’s post on Philosoraptor’s thread:
700 Mi. long 'Great Wall of America' to cost, oh, about 6 BILLION

on edit: photos are Christo's "Running Fence" http://christojeanneclaude.net/rf.html

[rsmith6621]

1. Like Everthing Else the Administraton

...does is on the cheap.....K&R

[Quantess]

2. Freedom Fence? Seriously?

Are they really calling it a "Freedom Fence"?

[KansDem]

33. No, I just made that up...

But I wouldn't put it past them!

[electron_blue]

36. I know! perfect name

[rniel]

3. oh god

that's funny. Now we just need one for them freaky furiners up north.

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. What I don't understand is...

Why don't we just go in and annex Mexico? Why don't we finish the job we started back in 1845, when the United States annexed Texas, then started a war with Mexico and stole more than half of that country's territory? What happened to our sense of Manifest Destiny? Why did we cut and run?

If we eliminate Mexico as a threat to American jobs and the American economy, everything would get better. Right?


(Oh, and if it isn't obvious.... :sarcasm: :hi: )

[Throwing Stones]

9. Mexican American War

Annex Mexico, like we did Texas?

On second thought, can we give Texas back?

[robinlynne]

32. good idea.

[rniel]

5. It's this kind of thing

And tax cuts for the rich that make me proud to be an american.

:sarcasm:
:grouphug:

[Chipper Chat]

6. I'll take door number three please." n/t

[Burma Jones]

7. That's Great, the same contractors put security gates up in

Central Park.......

[peace13]

14. Great minds think alike.

Do you remember the white fence?

[Burma Jones]

18. I've seen pictures of the "Running Fence" but didn't visit

We (Wife and kids, 6 and 4 at the time) walked through all of the Central Park Gates installation on the Sunday Afternoon of Presidents' Day Weekend 2005. It was really a wonderful thing to go and experience with all the other folks there. Just another reason I love New York.

[peace13]

23. That's great that you walked the gates with your children.

One for the memory bank. I enjoyed both exhibits though pictures and film. Peace, Kim

[Canuckistanian]

38. I hear Halliburton only charged $2.7 Billion for it

Quite a steal.

[peace13]

8. This looks more like Christo's

Running Fence artwork from 1977 than a security fence. Somehow it just doesn't look permanent. Peace, Kim

[KansDem]

21. Sorry, I forgot to include that link...

http://christojeanneclaude.net/rf.html

I'll update the original post as well.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

24. I was just about to say that.

I kind of like the way it looks. More like an art installation than a stupid, racist move.

I just can't fucking believe they're calling it the Freedom Fence. Boggles the fucking mind.

[maveric]

10. I work 100 yards from the border crossing at Otay Mesa.

I can see the fence from my office window and it sure looks different than these pics.
LOL!!!

[solara]

11. Well Done!

Just beautiful and very clever.. thanks for the chuckle, they are not so easy to come by these days

:rofl:

[radar]

12. What are those - bedsheets???

Reminded me of Les Nessman (WKRP in Cincinnati) and his "office." Tape on the floor representing a virtual wall.

"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077097/

[BrotherBuzz]

26. Auto airbag material...

airbags were almost mandated back in the seventies and the industry was caught sitting on a lot on inventory. Christo bought the material for a song.

[EFerrari]

29. No, no! That's Liberty Laundry on a Constitutional Clotheline!

:rofl:

[Coexist]

13. BUY THIS STOCK!

:evilgrin:

[Stephanie]

15. brilliant!

:applause:

[Coexist]

16. yes it is - anyone know what that is?

[Sequoia]

19. Crisco art from the 1980s or so.

Sheets in Marin/Somona County I think.

[Burma Jones]

20. Yes

http://christojeanneclaude.net/rf.html

[Stephanie]

22. Christo - Running Fence

[neilepi]

17. LOL

......making it nearly impossible for illegal immigrants to traverse from hopelessness and despair to that “beacon of hope", or the other way round - for Mexicans to get into the US.

The new, unique, 2007 Anti-Bush Calendar

[Chulanowa]

25. Holy crap, they were right!

You really can fight terrorists with plastic sheeting and duct tape!

[Coexist]

27. *snort*

good one. This is a very funny thread.

[EFerrari]

30. Don't give away Methods, now.

:)

[ArmchairMeme]

28. Pink

I think I once saw that he also wrapped an island in pink. Cool!

[Tiggeroshii]

31. lol

That doesn't even look like the Texas Mexican border....

It's a cool little art project, really.

[Susang]

34. Nice, but I envision it in saffron

That worked so well, keeping the illegals out of Central Park. ;-)

[electron_blue]

35. LOL! Great - the fence will be paid for by grants from the Natl Endowment Arts!

Bout time they got some HomelandSecurity money :D

[Rocknrule]

37. I can just hear the Minutemen yelling "Goddamn Mongorians!"