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Actually I am an American living near the Great Lakes.....and I often cross
the land borders into and back from Ontario w/no problems (other than the occasional line-up on a busy weekend) at all. Have also been past those I-5 and 1-15 security checks in southern CA many times------virtually always it's either a "wave thru" or no one is even there. The "inland: checks in TX are usually a bit more thorough. The "hassle" factor I was speaking of was the one in airports--hence the preference to drive rather than fly. When flying you never know what extra hassles you'll get going thru security, whether you'll have a 5 minute line or a 2 hour line, the varying treatment by different screeners, etc. Easier to drive to Atlanta than fly there, heh. And international travel thru airports has gotta be worse with the added customs/immigration/visa/etc for foreign visitors. George PTravel wrote in message ... Are you driving across the border? From where? I've crossed into the US from both Mexico and Canada post-9/11. Of course, I'm a citizen, but the process didn't seem any more onerous than the usual garbage I go through when I fly home from international travel. I agree that it's a dog-and-pony show, but I'm not sure that it's so horrible that it, alone, is a reason for avoiding the US (though I can think of other reasons just now). You do know, don't you, that once you're in the US, there are no more security checks if you're driving (except occassional checks on I-5 just north of San Diego looking for illegal aliens). Juliana L Holm wrote in message |
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"George Greene" wrote in message ... Actually I am an American living near the Great Lakes.....and I often cross the land borders into and back from Ontario w/no problems (other than the occasional line-up on a busy weekend) at all. Have also been past those I-5 and 1-15 security checks in southern CA many times------virtually always it's either a "wave thru" or no one is even there. The "inland: checks in TX are usually a bit more thorough. The "hassle" factor I was speaking of was the one in airports--hence the preference to drive rather than fly. When flying you never know what extra hassles you'll get going thru security, whether you'll have a 5 minute line or a 2 hour line, the varying treatment by different screeners, etc. Easier to drive to Atlanta than fly there, heh. And international travel thru airports has gotta be worse with the added customs/immigration/visa/etc for foreign visitors. George I'm not suggesting there's no hassle factor going through immigration. I travel internationally quite a bit, though I've never been very much delayed on return to the US. I do question, though, the extent to which the added security (such as it is) at US ports of entry is a discouraging factor for tourism; it's certainly never deterred me from travelling to other countries with relatively rigid immigration inspection, e.g. China. My personal belief is that any dip in US tourism is a result of the overall perception of the US in the context of its international actions of late. PTravel wrote in message ... Are you driving across the border? From where? I've crossed into the US from both Mexico and Canada post-9/11. Of course, I'm a citizen, but the process didn't seem any more onerous than the usual garbage I go through when I fly home from international travel. I agree that it's a dog-and-pony show, but I'm not sure that it's so horrible that it, alone, is a reason for avoiding the US (though I can think of other reasons just now). You do know, don't you, that once you're in the US, there are no more security checks if you're driving (except occassional checks on I-5 just north of San Diego looking for illegal aliens). Juliana L Holm wrote in message |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:48:11 -0800, Go Fig wrote:
In article , Alan Street wrote: In article , john wrote: ¥ On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:29:30 -0700, miles wrote: ¥ ¥ AJC wrote: ¥ ¥ Which is no surprise to anyone. Those stories of 'everyone hating ¥ Americans' were made up by the Bush regime and it's associated media ¥ organizations to bolster nationalistic feelings in the US. Europeans, ¥ Asians, and others always have, and always will make the distinction ¥ between the US government, US corporate symbols, and individual ¥ American travellers. ¥ ¥ What are you talking about? Bush regime and its associated media ¥ organizations? Are you nuts? The media is associated with the Bush ¥ regime? Oh man, now thats funny!! Can you tell us which media ¥ organizations are associated with the Bush regime??? Talk about warped ¥ leftist conspiracy theories gone wild. ¥ ¥ ¥ How about the Fox network for starters? ¥ ¥ How about the Sinclair TV and Radio conglomerate? ¥ ¥ During the last election they had a hit piece film about Kerry and ¥ forced all their TV affiliates to show it in prime time? ¥ ¥ Do you want more? You forgot Clear Channel :-) What was forgotten was that Kerry was offered the chance to rebut the charges on the Sinclair Net show... he declined... like the official form that would open his military records. Kerry was refused prime time coverage by Sinclair TV to rebut the political propaganda for Bush. The significant point is that the Sinclair FORCED their TV affiliates to show this Bush propaganda film at prime time. jay Fri Feb 18, 2005 |
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In article , john
wrote: On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:48:11 -0800, Go Fig wrote: In article , Alan Street wrote: In article , john wrote: å´ On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:29:30 -0700, miles wrote: å´ å´ AJC wrote: å´ å´ Which is no surprise to anyone. Those stories of 'everyone hating å´ Americans' were made up by the Bush regime and it's associated media å´ organizations to bolster nationalistic feelings in the US. Europeans, å´ Asians, and others always have, and always will make the distinction å´ between the US government, US corporate symbols, and individual å´ American travellers. å´ å´ What are you talking about? Bush regime and its associated media å´ organizations? Are you nuts? The media is associated with the Bush å´ regime? Oh man, now thats funny!! Can you tell us which media å´ organizations are associated with the Bush regime??? Talk about warped å´ leftist conspiracy theories gone wild. å´ å´ å´ How about the Fox network for starters? å´ å´ How about the Sinclair TV and Radio conglomerate? å´ å´ During the last election they had a hit piece film about Kerry and å´ forced all their TV affiliates to show it in prime time? å´ å´ Do you want more? You forgot Clear Channel :-) What was forgotten was that Kerry was offered the chance to rebut the charges on the Sinclair Net show... he declined... like the official form that would open his military records. Kerry was refused prime time coverage by Sinclair TV to rebut the political propaganda for Bush. No, he refused to be part of the show they were airing, he is not entitled to his own campaign commercial paid for by Sinclair. The significant point is that the Sinclair FORCED their TV affiliates to show this Bush propaganda film at prime time. That is what being a network is, just like many CBS affiliates became (unwitting) conspirators in a fraud by CBS News against Bush. jay Fri Feb 18, 2005 |
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john wrote:
Kerry was refused prime time coverage by Sinclair TV to rebut the political propaganda for Bush. The significant point is that the Sinclair FORCED their TV affiliates to show this Bush propaganda film at prime time. Damn, that's dirty to use facts . :-) |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:12:47 -0800, Go Fig wrote:
In article , john wrote: On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:48:11 -0800, Go Fig wrote: In article , Alan Street wrote: In article , john wrote: å´ On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:29:30 -0700, miles wrote: å´ å´ AJC wrote: å´ å´ Which is no surprise to anyone. Those stories of 'everyone hating å´ Americans' were made up by the Bush regime and it's associated media å´ organizations to bolster nationalistic feelings in the US. Europeans, å´ Asians, and others always have, and always will make the distinction å´ between the US government, US corporate symbols, and individual å´ American travellers. å´ å´ What are you talking about? Bush regime and its associated media å´ organizations? Are you nuts? The media is associated with the Bush å´ regime? Oh man, now thats funny!! Can you tell us which media å´ organizations are associated with the Bush regime??? Talk about warped å´ leftist conspiracy theories gone wild. å´ å´ å´ How about the Fox network for starters? å´ å´ How about the Sinclair TV and Radio conglomerate? å´ å´ During the last election they had a hit piece film about Kerry and å´ forced all their TV affiliates to show it in prime time? å´ å´ Do you want more? You forgot Clear Channel :-) What was forgotten was that Kerry was offered the chance to rebut the charges on the Sinclair Net show... he declined... like the official form that would open his military records. Kerry was refused prime time coverage by Sinclair TV to rebut the political propaganda for Bush. No, he refused to be part of the show they were airing, he is not entitled to his own campaign commercial paid for by Sinclair. Yes, you just stated the main fact: Sinclair produced a BUSH campaign commercial for showing on PUBLIC airwaves. Sinclair should have its TV licenses taken away from them. The significant point is that the Sinclair FORCED their TV affiliates to show this Bush propaganda film at prime time. That is what being a network is, just like many CBS affiliates became (unwitting) conspirators in a fraud by CBS News against Bush. CBS was dealing with a news item--NOT producing a BUSH propaganda commercial. jay Fri Feb 18, 2005 |
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PTRAVEL wrote:
For starters, how about the columnists who were paid by the Bush administration: You forgot to mention what happened to those columnists. Or, perhaps, the fake reporters who snuck in to news conferencers so they could feed Bush questions? Like the reporters who prepped soldiers for the town hall meeting in Iraq? Or, simply, Fox News. Why didn't you mention CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN? You're a Bush hater so you just follow the propaganda headlines like a puppet. |
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PTRAVEL wrote:
I'm not suggesting that America's so-called "security" isn't an issue. It is, however, part-and-parcel of a negative perception of the US that is the direct result of the policies of the current administration. When the USA was all fuzzy warm with so many in the 90's we were struck with our guard down. Follow the money and you'll see why some decided not to be quite as friendly behind the scenes. Oil for Food fiasco is only a fraction. Some of those other countries have learned or will learn the hard way of their own arrogance. Just a matter of time. |
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john wrote:
How about the Fox network for starters? How about the Sinclair TV and Radio conglomerate? During the last election they had a hit piece film about Kerry and forced all their TV affiliates to show it in prime time? Do you want more? Yes please. Do tell about CNN, CBS, NBC and ABC as well. 4 against 1? At least when Fox puts on a pro-Bush person they almost always give equal time to someone directly opposed in a rebuttal. Something very rare with the other 4 media outlets. Want to discuss the newspaper media and their take? Look at Greenspans actual comments with regards to Bush's SS private accounts. Then look at this weeks paper stories and see how biased they are in their reporting. Good grief. Name a fair and balanced media outlet. There aren't any. |
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TheNewsGuy(Mike) wrote:
Nope. The truth.. Just a few of the recent revelations... Too funny. Why do you quote that BS but completely ignore the very biased news from CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC as well as most newspapers? Fox is biased but those other 4 are fair and balanced? Good grief. |
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