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TexasTowelie

(112,150 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:43 PM Sep 2014

West Texas Sheriff prepped for ISIS fight

Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter offered candid remarks to CNN on Friday regarding the militant group ISIS, stating his office is prepared for terrorist cells attempting to cross the border into Texas.

When CNN anchor Don Lemon asked what message Painter wants conveyed to the terrorist group, he firmly stated, “If they rear their ugly head, we’ll send them to hell.”

Painter previously spoke with a Midland TV station regarding ISIS, and he said CNN likely contacted him in response to that story.

The sheriff said he received an alert bulletin that ISIS — Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — may have formed a terrorist cell in or near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a Mexican border city across from El Paso. He said the alert warned law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for such activity.

Read more: http://www.mrt.com/news/article_782d7b46-3636-11e4-8758-001a4bcf887a.html

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West Texas Sheriff prepped for ISIS fight (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2014 OP
Is he getting his information from Ted Nugent? gordianot Sep 2014 #1
Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #2
Will they be waving a flag or dressed in black? Or will you be able to tell by accents or color? freshwest Sep 2014 #3
Remember that this is Midland County in West Texas TexasTowelie Sep 2014 #4

gordianot

(15,237 posts)
1. Is he getting his information from Ted Nugent?
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:54 PM
Sep 2014

I am certain that the multitude of Homeland Security special forces teams gawd knows what else would be glad to allow Sherriff Painter stop foriegn terrorist crossing the border.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
3. Will they be waving a flag or dressed in black? Or will you be able to tell by accents or color?
Wed Sep 10, 2014, 02:31 PM
Sep 2014

Oh, lookie, here comes the conservative Police State!

Where are the Paranoid Patriots hiding out?

Perhaps anyone that looks like they might have come from Mexico will be in the crosshairs.

The sheriff doesn't get out much, does he?

On second thought, it's CNN. 'Nuff said.

TexasTowelie

(112,150 posts)
4. Remember that this is Midland County in West Texas
Wed Sep 10, 2014, 03:10 PM
Sep 2014

where they elect any dufus with a "R" after their name on the ballot.

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