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2007-01-23 Home Front Economy

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...Interesting lil' factoid on CNN this morning - the head of Homeland Security stated that already, more than 75% of people coming back from Carribbean destinations had passports, 94% coming back from Canada had passports....

...and 100% of those coming back from Mexico had passports.

Why don't I believe that?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-23 06:56|| 2007-01-23 06:56|| Front Page Top

#2 ...and 100% of those coming back from Mexico had ~~passports~~ forged documents

Fixed it.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-01-23 10:49|| 2007-01-23 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 ...and 100% of those coming back from Mexico had passports.

Stupidist thing I've heard all day. Your post was at 6:56 AM EST. The CNN report must have been before that. Most of Mexico is 1 to 2 hours earlier than EST. Baja is 3 hours earlier. I wonder if the idoits at CNN actually checked any flights. There can't be all that many that depart at 3, 4 and 5 AM.

Posted by Intrinsicpilot 2007-01-23 12:58|| 2007-01-23 12:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Correction: Idiots at CNN. (Lest I get lumpded in with them!)

Posted by Intrinsicpilot 2007-01-23 13:00|| 2007-01-23 13:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Ha Lumped. Must be the eyes.

Posted by Intrinsicpilot 2007-01-23 13:02|| 2007-01-23 13:02|| Front Page Top

#6 "I'd rather be going through a security check, than possibly being blown out of the air because of lack of security measures," John Golden of Columbus, Ga., who was headed to Cancun, Mexico.

"Of course, I know I can always just walk across the Texas/Arizona border too, if they refuse to let me fly," he added.

Posted by BA 2007-01-23 13:48|| 2007-01-23 13:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Did CNN mention if those were American passports?

Posted by Sleart Unising9284 2007-01-23 13:56|| 2007-01-23 13:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Intrinsic-
Actually my bad - the CNN report was at 0615 EST, but they were referring to data from previous days, not today. Sorry for not clarifying that.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-23 15:02|| 2007-01-23 15:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Mike, my jab was directed towards CNN. Not you. I like to bash the Old Media any chance I get. ;>)

Posted by Intrinsicpilot 2007-01-23 20:48|| 2007-01-23 20:48|| Front Page Top

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