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LuckyTheDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:07 AM
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Minutemen: A scam!
Just an elabotate ploy to give a free cattle fence to one guy:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/07/border.fence/

Donations started flowing in. One man actually mortgaged his home and contributed more than $100,000. And on Memorial Day of last year, there was a groundbreaking ceremony on John Ladd's Arizona ranch. But what the Minutemen were building was not a tall, Israeli-style fence.

Former member Bob Wright said, "It wasn't until they actually started the ceremony that it became clear. It was gonna be a cow fence!"

It was a five-strand barbed wire fence that would keep Ladd's cattle in and keep Mexican cattle out. Ladd said he is happy with the fence. But some Minuteman leaders were stunned. In their first-ever interview, these former Simcox lieutenants told CNN they believed that the groundbreaking was a ploy by Simcox to raise even more money.

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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:13 AM
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1. Gee, now that's hard to believe....
A corrupt right wing bullshit let's scare the fuck out of everyone and make a ton of cash Bush loving organization.

How novel.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:15 AM
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2. A bunch of gullible fools scammed by a charismatic leader who manipulated them with hate and fear?
Gosh, whoda' thunk?

:spray:
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:43 AM
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6. Clear case of 'chimpy do, monkey see, monkey imitate'
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:22 AM
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3. No Amnety for John Ladd!
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 09:01 AM
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7. Honk for english?????????
I would like to drive by them and honk with one of these musical horn.. playing "LA CUCARACHA" & "MEXICAN HAT DANCE"

MUSICAL & SPECIALTY HORNS
http://www.wolo-mfg.com/spec.htm
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:29 AM
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4. One man actually mortgaged his home and contributed more than $100,000.
I don't feel bad for him. That much hatred deserves a joke like this.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 08:41 AM
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5. Funny thing about the cow fence
even cows can get over or through one.

Yep, scam to help a pal keep compliant cows in a field. More adventurous cows will not stop at the fence. Two legged coyotes won't either.
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