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47of74

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17. What I would do if I was in the Oval Office...

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 09:39 PM

Jul 2012

As of 1 minute after learning of this there would be an executive order issued giving Gov. Castro his own very heavily armed Secret Service detail that have orders not to let any member of the Border Patrol within 1/2 a mile of the former Governor. And I would also tell people what part of my anatomy they could kiss if they didn't like that.

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Former Governor of Arizona DETAINED at Border for 45 mins - can you guess why? [View all] jillan Jul 2012 OP

Not Anglo. Last name Castro. First name Raul. Ticking inside. Hmmm . . . leveymg Jul 2012 #1

In the 70's. When AZ was still largely populated by westerners. It really Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #2

A real shame how things have changed. America was a pretty decent place in the 70's. leveymg Jul 2012 #4

"Where the hell is my brother with my shipment of 'Just For Men!'" TrollBuster9090 Jul 2012 #7

I think Fidel and Ronnie used the same hair treatment. leveymg Jul 2012 #9

Me thinks the border patrol couldn't believe him that *he* was once the Governor in Az! jillan Jul 2012 #13

He's 96 years old - the oldest living ex-governor. bornskeptic Jul 2012 #3

maybe they thought he was bringing in onethatcares Jul 2012 #5

I don't get the pacemaker part... progress2k12nbynd Jul 2012 #6

if you've ever stood for 45 minutes in the arizona sun... Voice for Peace Jul 2012 #8

When it's that hot, and you are perspiring, your heart rate can go up because jillan Jul 2012 #10

Some heart procedures/testing (like stress tests) use radiation and this sets off radiation alerts UTUSN Jul 2012 #18

It would be the perfect case for SCotUS, but if he doesn't "think being Hispanic had anything to do UTUSN Jul 2012 #11

You forgot to highlight the last sentence. They didn't care who he was. jillan Jul 2012 #12

Adding here what I put in the e-mail UTUSN Jul 2012 #15

In the msnbc link it sounds like the people that were with him were much more upset than he was. jillan Jul 2012 #16

Now this is EPIC racism. vaberella Jul 2012 #14

What I would do if I was in the Oval Office... 47of74 Jul 2012 #17

Actually - that should be requested by McCain or Kyl - or even Bruja. jillan Jul 2012 #19

Medical radiation setting off sensors is a frequent occurence hack89 Jul 2012 #20

This is outrageous PatSeg Jul 2012 #21

I still haven't seen anything PatSeg Jul 2012 #22