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Border closed Tuesday (2/10) for Protest
Both the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa traffic crossing lanes will be closed by protestors on Tuesday Janaury 10.
One would hope the Mexican people planned the blockade to protest their bleak economic outlook and rampant narco-crime crisis. One would hope the
Mexican people would step up this time and say enough-is-enough to living in fear.
... but, the blockade Tuesday will be held to protest the high import fees the Mexican Governemtn charges to import a car from the USA into Mexico.
Go figure.
(These usually are held in the morning and break up around noon)
[Edited on 2-8-2009 by Woooosh]
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are there enough protesters in TJ trying to import a vehicle that a blockade will materialize?
or are the organizers just planning to attract whatever bored, unemployed riff-raff they can and let it snowball?
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These people are idiots. Their objective is to disrupt everything and everybody who couldn't care less about their cause. The government is the
bigger idiot for allowing this.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
Both the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa traffic crossing lanes will be closed by protestors on Tuesday Janaury 10. |
Do you mean February 10?
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
Both the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa traffic crossing lanes will be closed by protestors on Tuesday Janaury 10. |
Do you mean February 10? |
Yeah. I lost a month again- better check the meds. Oh gesh- Valentine's Day?? omg... bye.
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bajabound2005
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any news on this?
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Woooosh
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The protest is only at Otay Mesa- San Ysidro is open.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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Bajahowodd
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Takes alot fewer people to choke off Otay.
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I miss the 60's...
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DENNIS says "These people are idiots......"
I say if more US citizens got their behinds into the streets when our gov set to deregulate the banking industry or invade another country, perhaps
our treasury wouldn't be raided by Wall St pirates nor the world be on the brink.
Gotta like your signature Woooosh. Ain't it the truth. 
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house while making $10 an hour"
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
These people are idiots. Their objective is to disrupt everything and everybody who couldn't care less about their cause. The government is the
bigger idiot for allowing this. |
When things are wrong in the world, there are 3 types of people: sheeple, sheeple-complainers, and activists that care.
Yes we can!
Fight the power!
Don't be a sheep!
Don't complain, do something!
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pato
DENNIS says "These people are idiots......"
I say if more US citizens got their behinds into the streets when our gov set to deregulate the banking industry or invade another country, perhaps
our treasury wouldn't be raided by Wall St pirates nor the world be on the brink.
Gotta like your signature Woooosh. Ain't it the truth.
"I have newfound respect for trailer trash. They were the only ones who knew they couldn't afford a $500K
house while making $10 an hour" |
I agree with Dennis on this one- why protest Car Import Taxes when you could protest something meaningful like for an end to violence and corruption?
I agree with you that Americans don't protest enough. We watch on TV and blog onthenet- but don't get involved further if it comes to leaving the
house.
There is no shame among these white collar thieves- the bankers. There's nothing wrong with a good public shaming-
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Pato
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by Woooosh.....There is no shame among these white collar thieves- the bankers. There's nothing wrong with a good public
shaming- |
Hooooowee, aren't you a gentle soul !
Hasn't anyone here ever wanted to "tear the roof off" these suckers ? 
Maybe we're a bunch of puppy dogs (without our gunz) ...... or just cowed.
So much for outrage. Mooooooo 
Btw, my newbie status just went.
Can I take my gloves off now or need I a mountain of quips and giggles ? 
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Gotta post some more photos of Baja sunsets and offroad trips first. A few photos of your dog/cat wouldn't hurt either...
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According to today's Ensenada paper, the protesters did succeed in blocking Otay.
[Edited on 2-11-2009 by bajabound2005]
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I crossed at Otay Tuesday morning. So no sign of it. But I wasn't looking. 
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I went through Tecate, Tue. 11AM, and there was a longer line than usual, 45 minutes. I guessed it was from the nonsense.
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what time does TKT close?
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