October 13, 2006
The joke of border security
The Brownsville Herald reports that Raj Peter Bhakta, Republican candidate for Congress (13th District U.S. House of Representatives seat in Eastern Pennsylvania) and also former contestant on the NBC show “The Apprentice,” took three elephants and a mariachi band into the Rio Grande in order to see how easy it would be to cross into the US.
They began in the US and actually never cross to Mexico, but wanted to see what alarms their presence would bring...
"I tell you something, he could have made 15 laps back and forth, but no one showed up"...
“To my surprise, the band played on, the elephants splashed away, and nobody showed up,” Bhakta said of the stunt. “I’m astounded.”
The Herald article (very poorly written, I might add) doesn't mention how long it took for officials to finally show up (an important fact, wouldn't you think?). It was the department of Agriculture which finally sent someone out, to see if the elephants were free of ticks. Terrorists with anthrax, sarin gas or thermonuclear devices they don't worry about, no, they were concerned about...ticks.
Posted by Danny Carlton at October 13, 2006 7:59 AM
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I've posted it. This is unfortunately believable. I wish it were not. I called it: No Joke: From Jack Lewis. You keep up the great work!
Posted by: Rosemary at October 13, 2006 10:12 AM
You just can't make stuff like this up. And yes, it's a really sad commentary on our lack of security. Lord help us all!
Posted by: Subvet at October 14, 2006 4:05 AM
