New Mexico candidate suggests securing border with landmines

[cali]

Tue Jun 15, 12:01 pm ET

Tim Mullins, a New Mexico GOP congressional nominee, said in a radio interview last month that placing landmines on the border might be an effective way to secure the border.

Before he won the Republican primary on June 1, Tim Mullins told a correspondent for KNMX radio that the United States could mine the border and put up barbed wire with signs that redirected people to checkpoints, the Associated Press reports.

"We could put land mines along the border. I know it sounds crazy. We could put up signs in 23 different languages if necessary," Mullins said., arguing that the porous state of the border facilitates the easy entry of terrorists into the country.

Mullins, who is facing incumbent Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Luján in the general election in November, told the AP on Monday he doesn't actually think land mines should be installed on the border.

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[tekisui]

1. I don't recognize this country anymore.

What a fucking disgusting idea.

[City Lights]

4. It sure ain't what it used to be.

:-(

[eilen]

2. No Way to fucking landmines anywhere.

This guy is an asshole.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. WTF moments are coming so fast they no longer rate WTF

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[tekisui]

7. Yeah, now they are DSM:

Doesn't Surprise Me's.

[trotsky]

5. Holy shit. n/t

[treestar]

6. Illegal aliens may be violating the law

but the death penalty seems a bit much.

OK that's exaggerating, but the signs might not be enough, and the people tend to be uneducated and might not understand them.

Or god forbid, they might still take the risk. As it is, the crossing is dangerous.

I just don't see that illegal immigrants do so much harm that it's worth something like this.

[Renew Deal]

8. Awesome!

:rofl:

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit

It's the only way to be sure. ... is his next line


The guy been watching too many movies