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By: What to do with Gitmo Detainees « The Political Asylum

What to do with Gitmo Detainees « The Political Asylum — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:11:05 +0000

[...] them across the country according to Basil’s brilliant suggestion at [...]

By: TheRadicalModerate

TheRadicalModerate — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:54:29 +0000

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_11533761

By: Casper the Friendly Host

Casper the Friendly Host — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:55:36 +0000

I notice Wyoming didn’t get one. I guess that’s our reward for sending a 100% Republican delegation to DC. However, we could put a few up in Yellowstone to wash the volcano.

By: icecolb

icecolb — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:54:24 +0000

You left off the state you live in.
Very clever.
However, I would imagine people in Idaho are more prepared to deal with git-mo prisoners than most other states.

[Obama got zero Electoral Votes from my state, therefore we get zero Gitmo prisoners. Oh, I've never been to Idaho. Went to Iowa once, but I hear it's not the same. - B]

By: NunyaB

NunyaB — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:44:06 +0000

Yeah, the obvious solution is to put our new orange-clad visitors into solid red states with libertarian gun laws.

One weekend of “open season” in Idaho, Kentucky, Georgia, or Mississippi oughta take care of any and all terizts.

By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:18:30 +0000

Keep in mind one issue is that “Blue States” tend to have Blue Cities in otherwise purple-to-read states. And guess what parts of those states they put the prisons in? Yep.

Personally, I’d put them in a very, very red state supermax so that the retribution hits Reaver proportions as quickly as possible. We’ll show you terror, Achmed!

By: Andrew Felsher

Andrew Felsher — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:42:19 +0000

Hey, could we leave North Carolina out of this? I think we actually voted McCain because all this “vote early” shenanigans had Obama people voting like five times each. And Obama barely squeaked by here.

And I say we just let the terrorists loose in France.

By: cold soldier

cold soldier — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:36:02 +0000

States have not had any rights since the War of Northern Aggression, why should we accept this disaster to be thrust upon us?

By: Eros

Eros — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:45:39 +0000

Basil,

As an official apology for having so many hippies / commies move into our state from the Peoples’ Republic of Kalifornia and vote in not only “The One”, but Harry Reid, on behalf of the formerly solid red state of Nevada, we except your proposal. Please have the former guests of Gitmo delivered to Mustang in August for our annual automatic weapons shoot. Since Nancy Pelosi is most likely to hire their “recipients” into high ranking government positions in the Kremlin of Kalifornia (Sacramento), we will also accept their “guests” on the same date and the same location. We can always use more targets.

By: NB64

NB64 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:49:55 +0000

I don’t want to deal with any f’ing terrorists, my county in CA voted for McCain, put them in San Fransisco or Berkley, lets the gays and liberals deal with them(especially Berkley, that’s what they should get for trying to kick out the Marines)

By: Anniee451

Anniee451 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:27:39 +0000

“This, despite ongoing reports of former detainees returning to terrorism.”

Now now, you and I know that they weren’t terrorists before – we “radicalized” them. Blowback, blowback!

Speaking of which, CAN we blow these guys back to Europa? I hear there’s water there…somewhere. They’ll be fine.

[They were on the battlefield because they were lost; they should have made that left turn at Albuquerque! : ) - B]

By: Skul

Skul — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:52:54 +0000

I say just release each and every one of them unconditionaly.
Keep in mind, I didn’t specify an altitude.

By: 4 of 7

4 of 7 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:20:16 +0000

Send them right back where we caught them.
EXACTLY right back where we caught them.

In the middle of a war zone, only this time wearing their stylish orange prison jumpsuits.

By: cpez

cpez — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:57:32 +0000

thanks a lot basil, first republicans in blue states (like me) are living amongst a swarm of stinking, lazy, good-for-nothing hippies, and now we have to add terrorists to the mix?

although illinois is responsible for obama, so maybe i’ll just move out and we can put all of them here. i like the alcatraz idea too though

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:25:17 +0000

I favor sending them all to California. Specifically, to Alcatraz. You’ll have to change the name to make attacking it harder (I think Gitmo, right or wrong, became a polarizing *name* to people even if they knew nothing of the base). Have the US Navy buy the island, give it a generic name (US Naval Penitentary at San Francisco Bay), and retrofit it with modern security measures. Best case, Obama wins the US international brownie points with his symbolic move of closing Gitmo, while moving them to another facility that offers most of the same advantages. Worst case, it doesn’t get done, but one of the most liberal parts of the country has to do some soul searching about what it means to have enemy combatants stashed so close to your back yard.

By: Cactusod

Cactusod — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:25:56 +0000

#21 Mark

You are a cruel man. To even suggest adding YO! Philly to our loooong list of baggage and hanicaps is just…..well….evilly brilliant. You have a clear mean streak in you…..I like it!!

I would love to see a corrupt Philly City Council member (Dem) go toe to toe with a corrupt NJ state representative (Dem). THAT would be a celebrity Death Match..

Let’s get it on!

By: dRoast

dRoast — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:50:39 +0000

Send the 7 for Wisconsin to my house, I will be perfectly willing to “take care” of them.

(Although I will have to reload for the last 2, my 12-guage only holds 5 shells)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:37:46 +0000

Brilliant! And as a Nebraskan, I propose putting our one in Ernie Chambers’ district.

By: Andrew C

Andrew C — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:21:02 +0000

Just give them all to Berkley.

By: Bill Allworden SGT USMC (inactive)

Bill Allworden SGT USMC (inactive) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:20:27 +0000

I like this plan, let’s see if I understand the details; with 7 for Wisconsin that’s Mini-14 w/ 20 round mag 1 in the pipe, two the chest one to the head and I don’t even have to reload!

Although we should have a plan “C” since Castro wants Git-Mo back, give it to him, just leave the prisoners there for him to deal with.

By: ussjimmycarter

ussjimmycarter — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:45:49 +0000

Are you nuts! Here in Minnesota we would treat the little darlings as National Treasures!

By: UCGC

UCGC — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:46:48 +0000

Sitting here in California my internal debate is whether our 36 should go to San Fran, Santa Cruz, L.A., Etc., where the terrorists are deserved but will be cared for, or to the many working, conservative counties, where the terrorists will be taken care of the way terrorists deserve.

By: someguy

someguy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:22:33 +0000

My state went to Obama this time but went to Bush last time. Shouldn’t that give us some credit that we can use to decrease the number of terrorists we get?

By: MarkoMancuso

MarkoMancuso — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:59:57 +0000

PPNJ = PRNJ

Me need sleep.

By: MarkoMancuso

MarkoMancuso — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:58:52 +0000

#18, Cactusod,

Since you’re in a generous mood, I, the self-appointed representative of the people of Pennsylvania west of Philadelphia, am willing to sell Philadelphia to our comrades in the glorious PPNJ.