The ever-subtle geniuses at the NRA strike again
The National Rifle Association is not exactly renowned for its subtlety and sense of decorum. It does not persuade; it bullies. It does not discuss; it shouts. And decades of exposure to its own shouting have left it tone-deaf.
The NRA’s newest ad continues in the long tradition.
As the NRA apparently sees it, it is hypocritical and elitist for the president to protect his two daughters against kidnap efforts or physical attack by enemies foreign or domestic unless every other child in America also gets his or her own personal Secret Service detail.
– Jay Bookman
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indigo
January 16th, 2013
1:20 pm
RB – 12:50
Of course I know about Germany.
And, I know, for many years now, they’ve had much tougher gun laws and much less gun violence than us.
No comments about Canada, Japan, France and Britan?
As for history going back more than 60 years, your point?
After all, we once had to use horses for transportation. Should we keep a large number of horses in case the Govt. outlaws cars?
Section 236
January 16th, 2013
1:20 pm
Am I the only one that read and understood the Supreme Court’s ruling on D.C. v. Heller?
Most of you don’t know enough to know you don’t know enough.
The other half of your brain.
January 16th, 2013
1:21 pm
I wonder how many rounds the magazines had that Obama gave to the F & F crowd in Mexico?
Brosephus™
January 16th, 2013
1:21 pm
Paul & dB
Thanks for the compliment, but I can see where Hillbilly D got tired of this blog. It used to be funny and entertaining to think that some people were really scared little sh*ts by the stuff they post here, but now I find it sad tht somebody has to go through life thinking the world is out to get them.
I just keep the old saying in mind that when you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. Right now, my life doesn’t need any of the imagined drama of some of the more inventive minds here. There’s enough stress and reality on a daily basis that I have to deal with while not having to deal with some imaginary crap.
I’ll give it some thought though, but it’s not fun anymore.
Towncrier
January 16th, 2013
1:21 pm
“I TOTALLY disagree with the following on that list.”
I agree with your objections, Fred.
East Lake Ira
January 16th, 2013
1:21 pm
So if I understand the rubes on the right correctly, we need to treat all children equally without regard to their circumstances.
Is that right?
Jay
January 16th, 2013
1:21 pm
“16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
It’s not my Doctors damn business if I have a gun or not and I have told any that have asked me the question just that: It’s none of your GD business. And they better NOT deny medical care for refusing to answer.
Settle down, Fred. Read it again. It clarifies that the GOVERNMENT does not forbid doctors from asking such questions. Do you oppose that? Do you think that government SHOULD forbid doctors from asking?
You handled it between you and your doctors, just the way it should be handled.
Roekest
January 16th, 2013
1:22 pm
“It does not persuade; it bullies. It does not discuss; it shouts.”
Funny. So too do the commentators on most “news” programs.
Dharma Bum
January 16th, 2013
1:22 pm
Just curious… what will happen to the assault weapons currently in circulation? Will there be a period of voluntary turn-ins/buybacks or something?
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
January 16th, 2013
1:23 pm
Come on libs. …………. How about my 1:07 …………..
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OBAMA WANTS GUARDS !
Joe Hussein Mama
January 16th, 2013
1:23 pm
R. W. Extreme — “And you think folks over here are going to do the same?? In Guerrilla war you never take on the enemy in stand up fire fight.”
Looking at the photos of the folks attending Tea Party rallies, I don’t think there’s much chance of them putting out any kind of extended or sustained resistance. Without La-Z-Boys and a steady supply of boneless wings, Doritos and televised sports, I doubt the “resistance” will last much past the All-Star break.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 16th, 2013
1:23 pm
Tougher law enforcement, harsher pentalties for violent crimes and increased awareness and treatment of mental health – There’s your answer!
All the while cutting taxes, trying to shrink the govt. to the size that can be drowned on the bathtub, and limiting health care.
Too funny!
Towncrier
January 16th, 2013
1:23 pm
Geez, this is downright creepy:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/inaugural-app-may-be-stealth-data-grab-86261.html
Granny Godzilla
January 16th, 2013
1:23 pm
Fred and Real Scooter
Those 2 really?
You object to studying the problem or simply who does the study? If the objection is the who, then
who would you suggest?
You object to telling Doctors that what most of them want to do (especially pediatricians) is legal?
Fellas, I don’t see any reasonable objections to either of those.
Course, our family has had some exposure to gun violence – in the streets of America and around the world.
TaxPayer
January 16th, 2013
1:24 pm
We really shouldn’t expect any better from a repugnant and cowardly organization with a repugnant and cowardly LaPierre as its mouthpiece.
indigo
January 16th, 2013
1:24 pm
Section 236
I understand it was a 5 to 4 decision.
That means, in effect, ONE Justice is responsible for America continuing to be a shooting gallery.
In a country of more than 300 million, no one person should have that much power.
DannyX
January 16th, 2013
1:24 pm
Impeach Wayne Lapierre!!
Paul
January 16th, 2013
1:24 pm
Towncrier 1:19
As you’ve said, you’re one who wants to impose his religious views on others.
Just substitute “Allah” for “Jesus” and you may get a clue.
And as I’ve said, Christian Sharia has no place in America.
Towncrier
January 16th, 2013
1:25 pm
So much for the war on guns:
http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=4576
Katherine Helms Cummings
January 16th, 2013
1:27 pm
The NRA must stop using our children as pawns http://ruralandprogressive.org/the-nra-must-stop-using-our-children-as-pawns/
Real Scootter
January 16th, 2013
1:27 pm
I don’t think completely like you Fred. I love okra!
South Ga Ranger
January 16th, 2013
1:27 pm
I am not a member of the NRA but I am a law abiding gun owner who is tired of having a socialist president who wants to criminalize me for having a weapon that holds 12 rounds instead of 10. We are on the brink of fiscal disaster due to the spending of liberal and GOP lawmakers. We should be focusing on the economy instead of guns. People have been killing people since the times of Adam and Eve and that is never going to change. By outlawing any weapon, you are just opening up another black market for them just like drugs. Criminals are criminals because they do not care what laws they break and by enacting a weapons ban, does anyone really think they are going to be turning their ILLEGAL weapons in. This weapons ban is being presented by a President who gave authority to sell guns the Mexican Drug Cartels which have been used to kill more people in a day than any tragedy that has happened in the last year. So to Congress how about using your time to be productive and figure out how to put people back to work instead of infringing on my rights as a responsible gun owner.
Corbin Sharpe. Baby Boomer...and Ban the Gun Thug!
January 16th, 2013
1:28 pm
FRED,
Every time i look at that Citadel pic you posted, I think “what a great way to keep them confined until the great “gathering’ begins… lol
——————
SB, ALT@ 12:57,
I’ve known for a long time that anyone who feels the need to label himself a Christian, really isn’t one. Actions, not titles…
Paul
January 16th, 2013
1:28 pm
Section 236
Many have tried before you. Jay posted extensive quotes from Justice Scalia.
Two minutes later, they’re back to talking about how the 2nd amendment is there so they can fight a tyrannical federal gubmint and save us all.
Drug effects from the ’60s…. that’s gotta be it -
Towncrier
January 16th, 2013
1:28 pm
Be at ease, Quentin Tarantino:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/16/obama-recommendations-dont-tackle-movies-video-gam/
You don’t have to be anyone’s “slave”:
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/quentin-tarantino-rips-reporter-im-not-your-slave-20130111
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
January 16th, 2013
1:29 pm
Alpharetta Dave
January 16th, 2013
1:19 pm
Harsher penalties…like say the death penalty? Last time I checked, not only does it not deter killings, it is exceptionally expensive…about 50k a year to house one and who knows how much taxpayer dollars toward all the appeals..comparing guns to cars is a ridiculous approach…why do so many people think that others are out to get them?
stands for decibels
January 16th, 2013
1:29 pm
How about my 1:07
Already addressed, Scout. I don’t think you’re that naive, and your faked innocence is not very convincing. Obviously resource officers have been with us before Obama’s administration and they’ll be around afterward. Nobody is suggesting they should be disarmed and re-assigned to some basket-weaving class.
getalife
January 16th, 2013
1:29 pm
We had a skeet shooting class in High School and we brought our shotguns to school.
My favorite class in High School other than football where I got to hit people.
Brosephus™
January 16th, 2013
1:29 pm
Fred
I would have been doing good to see my downstairs. I tried to go in on Sunday, but my body was having none of that. I’m gonna try again tomorrow, but I’ll probably call my supervisor ahead of time and let him know. This past Sunday was one of the first times I’ve seen sheer concern on his face. Seeing that look in my mind over and over really let me know how sick I was.
Christian Conservative
January 16th, 2013
1:30 pm
I think Oblama and his white house is repugnant and cowardly for using children as props…
copper
January 16th, 2013
1:30 pm
When Bill Clinton suggested armed guards in public schools in 1998 everyone applauded this idea. Now the NRA proposes the same idea, and they are called “gun nuts”.
TBone
January 16th, 2013
1:31 pm
If there is any possibility of expanding the role of government, by golly this regime is not gonna waste the opportunity; $500M wow! What a deal for the tax payers! How are we going to evaluate the effectiveness of this “investment”?
TaxPayer
January 16th, 2013
1:31 pm
What would the world be like today if Abel had been blessed with an AR-15.
Christian Conservative
January 16th, 2013
1:31 pm
I think Oblama and the white house is repugnant and cowardly for using children as props…
getalife
January 16th, 2013
1:32 pm
con,
Those kids are smarter than you and better behavior too.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 16th, 2013
1:32 pm
I think Oblama and his white house is repugnant and cowardly for using children as props…
Again — George Bush reading The Pet Goat says, “What?”
Dharma Bum
January 16th, 2013
1:32 pm
Christian Conservative, why do you keep spelling it “Oblama?” Is that supposed to be some kind of “clever” insult?
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
January 16th, 2013
1:33 pm
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 16th, 2013
1:23 pm
The whole concept that identifying the mentally ill who make threats and keeping them away from guns is I would presume a given already. The state of the mental health system in this country is abissmal. If you haven’t got the appropriate insurance, the only way to access gov’t help is by getting the kid or adult arrested. Even then there is no guarantee that they won’t be released do to budget constraints….all BO has done her is prove he is master of the obvious…
Corbin Sharpe. Baby Boomer...and Ban the Gun Thug!
January 16th, 2013
1:33 pm
Bro,
I agree, this blog is getting a little too much, but do what I did…I pick this up next tuesday…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jmvmFlAJrA
getalife
January 16th, 2013
1:33 pm
Which President got AR’s banned before?
TaxPayer
January 16th, 2013
1:34 pm
When Bill Clinton suggested armed guards in public schools in 1998 everyone applauded this idea.
Applause did not translate into legislation apparently.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 16th, 2013
1:34 pm
TaxPayer — “What would the world be like today if Abel had been blessed with an AR-15.”
There’d be no such thing as “sin” and Abel would have started a trend of folks wearing snakeskin shoes.
Partisay
January 16th, 2013
1:34 pm
Dawg’88 – Take your abortion rant somewhere else. We’re talking guns. You’re probably the kind who want to cut all welfare out for those “lazy moms” who have kids just for money. You know, ALL those welfare queens are like that. Same old crap. You want to cry tears for all those unborn, but the hell with them when they come out of the womb.
JamVet
January 16th, 2013
1:34 pm
…the unborn children of our society cry out for a remedy to their murder…
Buffoonish statements like this are a common occurrence here.
Along with Christianity is not a religion.
The USA is not a democracy.
And the climate is not warming.
The anti-intellectuals have their own lingo…
Real Scootter
January 16th, 2013
1:35 pm
You object to studying the problem or simply who does the study? If the objection is the who, then
who would you suggest?
Granny, It’s the who.I really don’t who should do the studt though.
Paul
January 16th, 2013
1:35 pm
“Settle down, Fred. Read it again. It clarifies that the GOVERNMENT does not forbid doctors from asking such questions. Do you oppose that? Do you think that government SHOULD forbid doctors from asking?
You handled it between you and your doctors, just the way it should be handled.”
As I’ve posted on several occasions (and NO cons have had the courage to comment either way) current law (advocated by the NRA) does prohibit military commanders from asking soldiers they think might be at risk of suicide if they have a gun. Service chiefs have asked this be changed. NRA opposes. Soldiers have died.
So much for supporting our troops.
TaxPayer
January 16th, 2013
1:36 pm
I think Oblama and the white house is repugnant and cowardly for using children as props…
It’s because those dead children can’t stand on their own any more.
Jasmine
January 16th, 2013
1:36 pm
@south ga voter, I’m not American. However, your post makes me wonder most sincerely about the memory of the typical American voter. You DO remember George Bush, right? He ruled (in case your memory fails) 2000-2008. He started two major wars, one in Iraq (do use a map) and the other in Afghanistan (do use a map). While fighting those wars, he lowered taxes.
So, dear Georgian, look up how much those wars cost.
look up how much the tax reductions on the rich cost.
Add them up. Then come back and explain.
While you’re at it, do forget Obama’s complexion.
Thank you!
getalife
January 16th, 2013
1:36 pm
abortion is mindless deflecterbation dawg.
Please do not do that in public con.
Thanks..
Thulsa Doom
January 16th, 2013
1:37 pm
Stevie ray,
Perimeter security? Then tell me where I’m wrong. And tell me what the cost would be to build these perimeters. Are we talking moats and 20 foot high walls and making fortresses or what? And last what good would it all do? Even if it couldn’t be breached kids have to transit to and from school entrances en masse. A shooter would simply wait till school gets out and mow them down as they’re leaving. Or he could get on a packed school bus and literally shoot fish in a barrel.
DannyX
January 16th, 2013
1:37 pm
“Christian Conservative, why do you keep spelling it “Oblama?””
I think Oblama comes from the New Republican Bible, the translation is “Blessed are the assault rifles.”
Christian Conservative
January 16th, 2013
1:37 pm
Dharma Bum
J
Christian Conservative, why do you keep spelling it “Oblama?” Is that supposed to be some kind of “clever” insult?
Because he blames everything on other people instead of looking in the mirror… He has been a failed President…..
MeetInTheMiddle
January 16th, 2013
1:38 pm
Wow, speaking of jackasses, they are out in full force on both sides today.
All this fighting about the second amendment and new gun restrictions is a complete farce. As a lifelong responsible gun owner, I am perfectly ok with making it harder for the average joe to purchase a firearm. I personally believe before you can buy an AR you should have to take it completely apart and put it together before leaving the store. Or go the Canada route and have two people vouch for you. These ideas can easily exist without infringing on the second amendment.
As to the lefties who think gun free is the way to go, yeah, that would be a wonderful idea if there weren’t already 300 million guns in the country… If you want to see how well it works to take guns away from law abiding citizens with no way to disarm criminals, see DC in the 1990’s. Or the report published today in England that gun crimes have risen EVERY SINGLE YEAR since they outlawed firearms. Fact is, we can make some changes to the process, but stricter gun laws almost NEVER serve their intended purpose.
East Lake Ira
January 16th, 2013
1:38 pm
How about inserting a “literacy test” for gun ownership.
If you want a gun, prove you’re not an idiot.
If you want to keep what you have, prove you’re not an idiot.
We’d be in a much better place in a month as most of the rightwingers on this board wouled be stripped of weaponry in a flash along with their mouth breathing kinfolk.
Beefcake
January 16th, 2013
1:38 pm
Let’s be real sheeple. The president IS a hypocrite.
Erwin's cat
January 16th, 2013
1:39 pm
The anti-intellectuals have their own lingo…\
Dude!
Christian Conservative
January 16th, 2013
1:39 pm
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
Again — George Bush reading The Pet Goat says, “What?”
Lets just hope all 57 states get the white house vid…..
stands for decibels
January 16th, 2013
1:39 pm
Harsher penalties…like say the death penalty? Last time I checked, not only does it not deter killings, it is exceptionally expensive…
Also: No other civilized country on this planet does it, and sometimes we kill a guy who, turns out, didn’t really commit the murder.
And yet, for some reason, a majority of Americans continue to think it’s a good idea. That, to me, is a real head scratcher.
JamVet
January 16th, 2013
1:39 pm
Because cc blames everything on other people instead of looking in the mirror…
THAT is the great irony of such frauds.
MeetInTheMiddle
January 16th, 2013
1:40 pm
@ East Lake Ira
Wow. Maybe they should “insert” that test on this blog, too
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 16th, 2013
1:40 pm
Hmmm…. cons have no problems when children are used at Republican events as “props”. Ask Sarah, Mitt and who was that congressman who had a baby on the house floor?
Victor Midtown
January 16th, 2013
1:40 pm
As a conservative, I find nothing in the President’s proposals today about which to get overwrought. A President Romney would have done the same thing in the wake of the Newtown carnage. Assault weapons and crazy magazines are just not defensible anymore. What the President and his party refuses to address is the continuing culture of violence in the underclass, not exclusively but extensively within the black culture. I don’t believe Mr Bookman reads the local news section of his own paper. Today, we learn that one of the young thugs involved in the cold-blooded murder of an East Atlanta bartender was already back out on the street. Where he was promptly shot multiple times. President Obama’s political home town of Chicago is a killing field. Why doesn’t the President, with 95% support in the black community, use his pulpit to convene some kind of disarmament summit. More people died day to day in random gun violence and the new raft of laws will not do much to halt that.
gadem also known as Benghazi
January 16th, 2013
1:40 pm
so the conservatives are now asking for a handout?! if you want a security detail, pay for it yourself….
Dharma Bum
January 16th, 2013
1:41 pm
Christian Conservative… do you see the problem with having to explain it? When I see “Oblama,” I end up thinking he has a penchant for overusing the word “blam!” while speaking… or maybe he has some weird obsession with llamas?
godless heathen
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
Law enforcement around the country WANTS to take assault weapons off the streets, because they’re tired of the criminals having access to better and more powerful weapons than the average police officer.
Criminals don’t generally have access to better and more powerful weapons than the police. It has happened but things have changed since homeland security funds have flooded police agencies. Them boys got some serious toys in the back of that cruiser.
And how about military Generals like McChrystal and Powell, both of whom are on record stating that they see no reason for civilians to have military-grade weapons that are designed purely to kill and maim?
Only with a special permit can civilians possess military-grade weapons, and then it is limited to full auto small arms.
Are they tools of the leftist dictator, too, or is it possible that you’re nothing more than a paranoid buffoon who needs a big gun to compensate for his small d!ck?
You seem to know a lot about the subject.
DwayneL
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
This add is spot on! How can anyone deny armed officers in a school when their own kids are at a school with armed guards?
weetamoe
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
The NRA is as usual reflecting what many have been saying for several weeks. And you know argument is not that every child should have his own personal secret service detail. The school the Obama children (and the children of many administration and media employees) attend has armed guards separate from the Obama’s special watchers. Obama and his followers seem to think that the lives of other children are not as precious as those of their own kids. And in the matter of safety, Obama does not appear to have much zeal for remedying inequality.
Shine
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
I voted for Obama and the NRA video is correct…if its good enough for his kids its good enough for mine.
its not a cowrdly video. its 100% accurate.
stands for decibels
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
As to the lefties who think gun free is the way to go
Any of them here you’d like to address?
As for England, talk to me about that country’s experience when their murder rate is up to even half that of ours.
DwayneL
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
This add is spot on! How can anyone deny armed officers in a school when their own kids are at a school with armed guards?
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
He has been a failed President…..
And Romney still couldn’t defeat him.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
It does seem like many of the objections seem to be of two schools:
“OMG. He’s a dictator taking away my gun rights.” OR
“It’s just a few small steps that are not 100% protection, so why even bother. You will never stop this.”
Towncrier
January 16th, 2013
1:43 pm
“As you’ve said, you’re one who wants to impose his religious views on others.”
No, Paul. I am mainly concerned that people who call themselves “Christians” bear at least some proximation to that profession – in life and doctrine. I guess if you knew the Bible better, you would know that Paul at one point (in Galatians) says that those who preach a gospel different from the one being preached should be eternally condemned. Doctrine really matters.
But let’s make an end to it. This discussion has now become fruitless. I wish you well.
Paul
January 16th, 2013
1:44 pm
Dharma Bum
“why do you keep spelling it “Oblama?” Is that supposed to be some kind of “clever” insult?”
It’s some kind of a Christian thing about treating others like you want to be treated. Letting your light shine. Being an example of God’s love for everyone.
Don’t ask me how it all relates to ‘Oblama’ because frankly, I haven’t a clue.
Maybe calling yourself ‘Christian’ is like being a blogger? You can say you’re anything you want to be!
DwayneL
January 16th, 2013
1:44 pm
Enter your comments here
getalife
January 16th, 2013
1:44 pm
The majority wanted action and they got it.
Americans held hostage in Algiers at a BP facility..
Just Saying..
January 16th, 2013
1:46 pm
“They’re too busy shopping for guns?”
Christian Conservative
January 16th, 2013
1:46 pm
Paul:
“Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do”.
Get Real
January 16th, 2013
1:47 pm
” It does not persuade; it bullies. It does not discuss; it shouts.”
Jay, are you referring to the democratic party and all left leaning media organizations? I thought your article was about the NRA
Thulsa Doom
January 16th, 2013
1:47 pm
East lake Ira,
Literacy tests? Sounds like the old poll tests that used to discriminate against blacks. And if we start with literacy tests far right wingers that libs usually call racist are going to be all for it because it would disproportionately effect minorities who vote democrat overwhelmingly. Didn’t think that one through did ya?
Brosephus™
January 16th, 2013
1:47 pm
Corbin
That looks like about 35 feet with three slide outs? Looks great, and I’m happy for you bro. Just let me know when it’s time to pull out for the 2014 BCS game, and I’ll be packed.
MeetInTheMiddle
January 16th, 2013
1:47 pm
@ stands for decibels
Certainly, it is much lower than ours. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s gotten higher every year since private citizens were banned from owning firearms. Just facts.
Wayne Dalton
January 16th, 2013
1:47 pm
I miss the days when politicians from both parties actually tried to implement good policy (what is effective and will make a difference) instead of simply trying to bash the other party into submission. Better enforcement, secure schools, a uniform check system, no registration, and including dangerously ill people would have a lot of support. NRA wants little of that, and our NY and liberal gun-haters are in a cultural war against guns and those who like them. Sad
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
January 16th, 2013
1:47 pm
Maybe calling yourself ‘Christian’ is like being a blogger? You can say you’re anything you want to be!
No sense in being half-assed about it.
Cheesy Grits is gone but not forgotten
January 16th, 2013
1:48 pm
How can anyone deny armed officers in a school when their own kids are at a school with armed guards?
1. There were armed guards at Columbine. More guns isn’t the answer.
2. You may not believe this but the Presidents children..unlike yours..could be a target for political reasons kidnapped etc.
You are comparing apples to oranges.
Christian Conservative
January 16th, 2013
1:48 pm
I guess to libs who have no clue about Christians just feel that they should keep their mouth shut. That they have no place in dialogue… How clueless these lemmings must be….
Get Real
January 16th, 2013
1:49 pm
And Romney still couldn’t defeat him
a definite said statement on Romney’s campaign as well as the American electorate…
stands for decibels
January 16th, 2013
1:49 pm
Americans held hostage in Algiers at a BP facility..
Fox News Boner Alert!
Paul
January 16th, 2013
1:50 pm
Towncrier
““As you’ve said, you’re one who wants to impose his religious views on others.”
No, Paul. I am mainly concerned that people who call themselves “Christians” bear at least some proximation to that profession – in life and doctrine.”
Oh, I see now!! You’re an enforcer!!!! One whose life and spirituality is soooo developed you get to judge if others are good enough!!
Mighty Christian of you, Christian –
But, you began the engagement today so I’m willing to let it be.
BTW… good to know you don’t want to impose your religious views on others. No more comments from you opposing gay marriage ’cause it ain’t in the Bible will be a welcome relief.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 16th, 2013
1:50 pm
Shine — “I voted for Obama and the NRA video is correct…if its good enough for his kids its good enough for mine.”
Good. Now all you have to do is convince Congress that they should extend Secret Service protection to your kids, just like they decided to do with Presidents’ children in Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3056
TaxPayer
January 16th, 2013
1:51 pm
Cons can have all the security they are willing to pay for. So, how much security will a tax cut buy these days.
Cheesy Grits is gone but not forgotten
January 16th, 2013
1:51 pm
Gun Homicides 2012
Australia 30
Canada 173
Denmark 15
Japan 11
Poland 35
France 35
USA 9,146
USA! USA! USA! USA!
Its the guns stupid.
stands for decibels
January 16th, 2013
1:51 pm
Certainly, it is much lower than ours. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s gotten higher every year since private citizens were banned from owning firearms.
Last I checked the UK’s was 1.2 per 100,000, vs. 4.8 for the US.
I have no idea what study you’re talking about, by the way, but my first reaction is “correlation doesn’t equal causation.” There’ve been a lot of things going on in England (and in Europe) in the past few years, austerity budgets being among them.
DannyX
January 16th, 2013
1:51 pm
cc
October 17th, 2012
7:43 pm
I’m going to enjoy election night watching as the “experts” attempt to explain just how Governor Romney was able to win the election. I’m sure there will be film coverage of a defeated Hussein and his enraged wife who will no longer be able to say that she is proud of her country.
There will be many reports of blogger suicides . . .
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What ever happened to cc? Suicide? Name change?
Christian Conservative
January 16th, 2013
1:51 pm
I’m getting a good laugh out of this whole white house press conference today. Oblama actually done nothing… I guess wasting a few hundred million more dollars perhaps. What he put forth will do nothing and Congress will not pass any sort of gun or magazine ban that the far left fruits want….
Welcome to the Occupation
January 16th, 2013
1:51 pm
MeetInTheMiddle: “As to the lefties who think gun free is the way to go…”
You know what does being “lefty” have to do with this issue?
It’s as though by the very act of espousing laws to curtail gun access you are “left wing”, as though the issue really has anything to do with left or right per se.
And that right there shows you just how far our political discourse has swung to the right, with large parts of our political discussion overtaken by a simplistic left-right, conservative-liberal duality and the greater force always moving sharply rightward.
clem
January 16th, 2013
1:52 pm
the prez’s kids school may not have needed armed guards if there were not so many mouthbreathers in this country as couple of comments clearly shows
TaxPayer
January 16th, 2013
1:52 pm
Cain and Abel should have both been armed with AR-15s.
Dharma Bum
January 16th, 2013
1:53 pm
Christian Conservative… it’s not that you don’t have a place in the dialogue, it is that you come across as incredibly abrasive and rude. While that trait is also shared by your counterparts on the left, you might be better served by trying to temper your message a little bit and realize that you are coming across as holier-than-thou while regurgitating talking points that immediately shuts off the other side from wanting to discuss things with you in a civil manner.
getalife
January 16th, 2013
1:53 pm
My bad, it was President Clinton that got AR’s banned with a sunset in 04.