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Bribe culture seeps into South Texas
Houston Chronicle ^
| Dec. 16, 2006
| JAMES PINKERTON
Posted on 12/17/2006 4:35:47 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
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"....the motivation is always the same — greed."
To: hispanarepublicana; 2dogjoe; radar101; RamingtonStall; engrpat; HamiltonFan; Draco; TexasCajun; ...
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posted on
12/17/2006 4:39:59 PM PST
by
SwinneySwitch
(Terroristas-beyond your expectations!)
To: SwinneySwitch; COEXERJ145
Laredo police frequently stop cars for speeding as they head through town on their way to Mexico, finding "massive amounts of cash," said Jerry Thompson, a history professor at Texas A&M International University. "One had $400,000 in a bag in the back seat. He didn't even have it in the trunk. Question: do you know why it is Texas A&M International University and not Texas A&M at Laredo?
Answer: So the Acronym isn't "TAMALE".
To: SwinneySwitch
Who didn't see this coming? You shift a large population of illegals northward, who are used to socialism, and who tolerate a higher level of government corruption as the norm, and this is what you get.
Just wait until our pols reward illegals with amnesty. The next wave will be 40 million, not 20 million.
Enjoy your country's decline, amigos.
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posted on
12/17/2006 4:42:12 PM PST
by
FlyVet
To: SwinneySwitch
"La Mordida." Tsk Tsk Tsk! "Our Diversity Is Our Strength!"
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posted on
12/17/2006 4:44:15 PM PST
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: FlyVet
ONE HUNDRED forty million... easy.
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posted on
12/17/2006 4:44:53 PM PST
by
TLI
(ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA, MMP AZ 2005, TxMMP El Paso Oct+April 2006 TxMMP Laredo - El Paso)
To: TLI
ONE HUNDRED forty million... easy.Oh, don't rush things. Let me enjoy my fantasy for awhile.
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posted on
12/17/2006 4:48:26 PM PST
by
FlyVet
To: SwinneySwitch
The government has been pumping billions into the South Texas Valley for years. Mordidas are just a way of life. Ironically, this is the season of giving mordidas as Christmas presents with "meanings". I have seen this for years. Nobody keep it quiet what they are buying their lawyer, banker, etc.
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posted on
12/17/2006 5:46:16 PM PST
by
texastoo
("trash the treaties")
To: FlyVet; gubamyster; All
It all simply boggles the mind.
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posted on
12/17/2006 5:53:13 PM PST
by
WatchingInAmazement
("Nothing is more expensive than cheap labor," prof. Vernon Briggs, labor economist Cornell Un.)
To: SwinneySwitch
I notice no party affiliations are mentioned. Must be Dems...
To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
How are we going to explain Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit?
Yep...we've never had a bribe problem in the U.S.
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posted on
12/17/2006 6:45:12 PM PST
by
TankerKC
(When I think about me, I touch myself.)
To: SwinneySwitch
Travis McGee is a prophet.
To: TankerKC
Question: "How are we going to explain Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit?"
Answer: Q.E.D.
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posted on
12/17/2006 7:33:27 PM PST
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: SwinneySwitch
This is the culture our own president wants us to adopt.
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posted on
12/17/2006 8:15:08 PM PST
by
janetgreen
(SAD FOR AMERICA)
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
To: janetgreen
Yeah,but this difference between here and Mexico is that in Mexico there wouldn't have BEEN any convictions!
To: SwinneySwitch
Mexicans call it
la mordida - literally, "the bite." A few stuffed envelopes full of cash under the table can do wonders in getting a lethargic government bureaucracy to move at the speed of light.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
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posted on
12/17/2006 10:54:36 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Riverman94610
In Mexico, its existed for centuries. Its corrupted even decent people because of the knowledge that if you play by the rules, its going take forever to get anything of consequence done in Mexico. The bureaucracy there is like a sloth. When you offer the right incentives, that seems to spur it to get the job done quickly.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
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posted on
12/17/2006 11:05:04 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: FlyVet
There are already 40 million here. The next wave will be 100 million!
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posted on
12/17/2006 11:19:57 PM PST
by
TheLion
(How about "Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement," for a change)
To: janetgreen
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posted on
12/17/2006 11:20:53 PM PST
by
TheLion
(How about "Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement," for a change)
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