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Napolitano on Mexican Border: We Can‘t ’Seal‘ It but We Can ’Secure’ It

Here’s the question you may ask yourself after watching this video: If the border is too long and “rugged” to seal, how can the government claim it can make it “secure?”

Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano tries:

(H/T: Gateway Pundit)

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  • Easyrunner
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:20am

    OK Janet…your words describe an administration that is ready, willing and able to defend American citizens from criminal activities along the border. But you don’t follow up with actions. As Governor of AZ she was vocal about sealing the border…what happened?

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  • ltb
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:19am

    I watched Napolitano on Fox last night and she seems to be about the least objectionable person in Obama’s administration. She actually used the term “criminal aliens” when speaking with Gretta Van Sustern and I honestly get the feeling that Napolitano is trying. It’s sad we’ve lowered the bar to where it’s considered progress when a bureaucrat uses a politically incorrect term to correctly describe illegal immigrants, but when you have Obama telling Mexicans “come on over the tacos are warm,” she deserves credit where credit is due.

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    • chickenlittle
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:29am

      It might appear that way, but ask any sane Arizonan what kind of politician she was for AZ. She was in a position for a long time to actually do something about the problem. She didn’t. Like everybody else that was an Obama pick for Czar of anything, she was willing to sell out anything for the “agenda.”

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    • drbage
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:33am

      Given her history, I would tend not to believe a word out of her mouth. If you look and listen carefully, the latest tactic of the apologeticists is to tailor their message to the audience. Since most viewers of FOX understand the difference between legal and illegal, Sec. Napolitano used those words. I would be willing to bet that if the interview was on UNIVISION, she would not have used those words. She says that the border is more secure now than ever, yet it is under her watch that signs have been posted warning that large sections of AZ should be avoided because of drug and human smuggling. Two problems with that: 1. I now of no time in history that a sign has been a deterrent for illegal(in the Webster’s dictionary sense) activity, and 2. since the signs are in English, most of the people who will see it probably will not be able to read it.

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  • chickenlittle
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:19am

    After 35 years in AZ (not a native though), I watched it go from a nice place to a hell hole of corruption and urban sprawl. I left in 2005 when it was obvious nothing was going to be done. Anybody that lives there can tell you the horror stories of what illegal immigration is really doing to the state. As to the economy there, just look west to SoCal. Napolitano was a joke as Attorney General/Gov. and when Obozo took her aboard it was obvious where the country was headed.

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  • Muslim in Chief
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:19am

    I swear…Napolitano’s Birth certificate is a letter of apology from the condom comapnies.

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  • iservaces
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:19am

    Let’s stop talking about how hard it is to secure the border, or that we are doing this and doing that to secure it. If we really wanted to secure it and we had the full support of our administration to secure it, IT WOULD BE DONE! That’s ok. Just keep allowing anyone from anywhere freely walk into our country, knowing there are radicals out there wanting to get in here and kill as many ‘infidels’ as they possibly can. Then when they are here (and they are in here now) act all surprised like we couldn’t see that coming. Then just blame it on Bush and the Repulicans and that will make it all better.

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  • Slevdog1
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:19am

    From the beginning, this appointment of Napolitano was entirely political. She had zero experience with anything to do with this kind of enforcement. Frankly, she’s been a joke as Secretary of Homeland Security. She needs to go, like most in the Adminstration.

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    • OneRepublic4us
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 6:27pm

      Just when I get totally disgusted with Obama and how incapable he is of doing his job I hear something about Napolitano and remember if it wasn’t for O, Napolitano would only still be Arizona’s problem, not the entire country’s.

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  • tess q
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:18am

    she is saying this at the same time the president is telling hispanics to punish their enemies ( us). do you think their trying to polish their bull—-!

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  • OBAMAWORSHIOER
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:14am

    Isn’t she really good? The funny thing is that the fence can be penetrated in less than an hour. You will see this when our massing troops are given the orders to advance.

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    • TEXAS
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 11:27am

      You log on and do nothing but insult good people that worry about the direction our country is headed in, you instigate violence and call names. If violence does erupt hope you are the first to get it right between the eyes. You talk about people on this web site doing nothing and yet you are on here more than anyone, and you did not get out of bed until 10:30 to start your mouthing off and log off when mom tells you to go to bed. In Texas we would call you an easy target, you are so predictable. Know exactly where and when to find you. I would like to see you talk to people in person like this, you are one telephone tough guy.

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  • GoingBeck
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:14am

    ?kaeps drawkcaB

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  • Madcat151
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:10am

    Shes not actualy stupid. Shes intelligence challenged.
    See the differance?!

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  • critterbait
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:09am

    Cant or Wont 2 very different things.

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  • where is JG
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:08am

    her security is more illegals. so why should she do the right thing and seal it? She is the POSTERCHILD of what a limp liberal really is. THESE PEOPLE DISGUST ME. 4Qbigsis

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  • Race
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:07am

    I understand that despite repeated failure DHS kept pumping money into the electronic fence project. If they’d taken all that dough & just built a REAL fence they’d have put people to work, and might actually have made the southern border more secure.

    As to Janet, no, stupid don’t ever stop in DC.

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    • Rogue
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 11:20am

      Agreed. You want a shovel-ready project that would put thousands back to work? Build the fence. It would be an investment up fornt, but would pay for itelf very quickly if we began to enforce the laws already on the books and deport all those illegals the government is supporting with our tax dollars.

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  • YOOPER69
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:06am

    Sorry I don’t see the electric fence being put up yet and the buses to get rid of the 12 mil we have here already. When this done then I’ll believe her, until then she just alot of hot air and we are being over run with vermin.

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  • moelarrycurly
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:06am

    The only way they can overwhelm the popular vote of the American citizens is to allow illegals to ‘suddenly’ become voting citizens. History repeats itself: Amnesty is right around the corner…we are being sold down the road. ALL CITIZENS! Black, white, brown-Stand against illegal immigration and against amnesty!

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  • hemipuma
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:04am

    She couldn’t secure a diaper let alone the border

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    • ConservativeBeauty
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 11:01am

      If she “secured a diaper” , that would mean she was a woman who could reproduce….is she? A woman I mean…LOL! And how bout that Rachel(Roger) Maddow???? MSMBC must desperate to put a he/she on tv. At least they could do is put a suit and tie on her. ha.
      No president has done really anything about securing/sealing our borders…they’d rather give money to Palestinians and other countries that hate us.

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:11pm

      @CONSERVATIVEBEAUTY – I knew it won’t take long for the “****” jokes to start – shame on you!!
      http://maboulette.wordpress.com

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  • moelarrycurly
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:02am

    Ok illegals…Hurry across as quickly as you can. Amnesty is right around the corner…

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  • TruthTalker
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:01am

    Why can’t we?

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    • Anonimouse
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:59am

      If she can’t do her job, fire her. Get someone who can. So very, very simple.

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  • highcarry
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:00am

    this didn’t want to secure the border as governor either. hey janet, us citizens could do it for you.

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  • JnKC
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:00am

    It is like her saying the border is more secure today than it has been. That is a basically true statement because border security has been worse than now. How a secure border is defined (spun) is the real question. Expect the usual spin.

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  • TrueGrit
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:00am

    We really should adopt the Mexican national Laws on ILLEGAL Immigration.
    Would end the situation very quickly.
    They shoot Trespassers on their southern border.

    Wolverine

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  • moelarrycurly
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:00am

    Always with these politician what we ‘cant’ do…her track record seems to indicate that she gave up on this a long time ago…

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  • Smart
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 9:58am

    Liberals want more illegal aliens to advance their socialist agenda. THe border must be sealed and secured.

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    • 123gone
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 2:11pm

      There’s one man that we could trust to protect our borders; his name is: ARPAIO

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  • TrueGrit
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 9:57am

    Does ‘stupid’ ever stop?

    Wolverine

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    • john seven eighteen
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:03am

      As the saying goes, “You can’t fix stupid!” She personifies this axiom.

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    • adifftake
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:13am

      spoken like a true politician. They never hear what they themselves say. I’m disappoionted in Greta who is a topnotch reporter not following up with: Please for my viewers could you explain the difference between a closed border and a secure border? Would have been fun to watch her dance on the head of that pin.

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    • snowleopard3200
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:41am

      ‘Stupid’ is only one word used, I would also add to it “Treason” in that she is from my state, and knows the situations on the border for Gods own sake. For the betrayal of AZ and of America she deserves to be tried for treason and whatever other charges apply.

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 12:58pm

      I was so glad to get her out of our state, but now she can do more damage and all of the USA has to deal with her incompetence.

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    • Biggbore
      Posted on October 28, 2010 at 3:46pm

      If you idiot proof something they just make better idiots !!

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  • aeronut44
    Posted on October 27, 2010 at 9:56am

    I know a very easy way to stop the inflow from Mexico. Post pictures of Napolitono on the border. Then all u have to worry about crossing are the blind immigrants. Is that so hard?

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    • RichardSaunders
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:17am

      As Ed Rendell stated once, “Janet doesn’t have a life” … She only has “politics”. Sadly, if the Obama Administration says that Secretary Napolitano should trot out and say “The Sky is Falling” … she would do just that. There is no honor in politics. It is all about “our team” versus “their team” … How about a political party and political candidates that choose the American People as their “team”?

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    • A1955Rosie
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:29am

      They are not stupid. They are STEALING AMERICA RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES. Who’s stupid/gullible?

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:30am

      Gee what happened to the YES WE CAN ??? Hey big SIS here’s one for you YES YOU BETTER.. use bulldozers or whatever to level it and BUILD A WALL..FENCE or BOTH..

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    • snowleopard3200
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:39am

      When Napolitano was governor in the state, she wanted to seal the border; but now she has opposed every turn to do just that, and said we can secure it. She knows personally that the border needs to be sealed once and for all.

      If the mexican government does not want to help stop the cross border problems, then seal it so that nothing goes north or south, including trade and tourists. Shut it down completely as they have their own southern border (using our own money)
      http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mix art)

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    • solaveritas
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 10:56am

      Napolitano is trying to change the rules (typical liberal).
      We now find out that there are jobs american GOVERNMENT doesn’t want to do.
      “Yes, we can“ is being turned into ”The best we can.” as an excuse for not doing their duty.
      We must demand performance or resignation. Send letters. Call. Pray.

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    • moonpeace
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 11:24am

      Perhaps land mines would be a better alternative.

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    • cruisemates
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 11:35am

      Do you think a ROCKET SCIENTIST would be able to fix the problem?

      Well, one is running in the district with the biggest leak – SouthWest Arizona – and she has a solution called technology. Watch her video here:

      http://www.ruth4az.com/

      I was very disappointed she was not included in the list of important races Glenn Beck had on yesterday. She is a Tea Party candidate endorsed by Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and her oppoenent – Raul Grijalva just made the NY Times list as the biggest PROGESSIVE in a TOSS-UP race.

      I was really hoping the Blaze would get behind her a lttle more, with the SEIU down here trying to steal the election, but it still has not happened.

      Yesterday’s show: talk about electing candidates of integrity? What about defeating incumbents that are solid, hostile Progressives? Is that not equally important?

      http://www.ruth4az.com/ <– watch her video on border security.

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    • cruisemates
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 11:38am

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=853wkpl1ZCg&feature=player_embedded

      Here’s the question you may ask yourself after watching this video: If the border is too long and “rugged” to seal, how can the government claim it can make it “secure?”

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    • jzs
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 1:06pm

      The border is only 1969 miles. That’s about 2/3 the distance from California to the east coast. Seems like it could be done and not cost all that much. Of course it would need to be more of a wall like the Great Wall of China, because it would be too easy to cut through a regular fence with wire cutters.

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 4:35pm

      I thought Napolitano had already secured the border…..she posted signs to warn Americans not to trespass and stay away from dangerous border areas.

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    • jzs
      Posted on October 27, 2010 at 5:20pm

      I know this sounds crazy, but Mexicans cross the border to get work and make money? It’s illegal to hire them. What would happen if American employers stopped hiring them? Maybe we should start enforcing those laws?

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    • squeaker
      Posted on October 28, 2010 at 3:39pm

      MOONPEACE “”Perhaps land mines would be a better alternative.”"

      That’s what I was thinking too…. Great Idea

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