The terrifying yet sadly amusing world of Wayne LaPierre
Coming to an America near you!!
I am very, very grateful that I do not live in Wayne LaPierre’s world. Because as described in a new column by the NRA leader, that world is a scary place right out of a Mad Max movie:
“Meanwhile, President Obama is leading this country to financial ruin, borrowing over a trillion dollars a year for phony “stimulus” spending and other payoffs for his political cronies. Nobody knows if or when the fiscal collapse will come, but if the country is broke, there likely won’t be enough money to pay for police protection. And the American people know it.
Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Riots. Terrorists. Gangs. Lone criminals. These are perils we are sure to face—not just maybe. It’s not paranoia to buy a gun. It’s survival. It’s responsible behavior, and it’s time we encourage law-abiding Americans to do just that….
Responsible Americans realize that the world as we know it has changed. We, the American people, clearly see the daunting forces we will undoubtedly face: terrorists, crime, drug gangs, the possibility of Euro-style debt riots, civil unrest or natural disaster.
Since the election, millions of Americans have been lining up in front of gun stores, Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops exercising their freedom while they still have it. They are demonstrating they have a mass determination to buy, own and use firearms. Millions of Americans are using market forces like never before to demonstrate their ardent support for our firearm freedoms. That’s one of the very best ways we can Stand And Fight.”
There’s a quivering, even pornographic quality to LaPierre’s description of the apocalypse that looms ahead. And isn’t it interesting that his recommended solution — BUY MORE GUNS!!! BUY MORE AMMO!!!! PANIC!! – just happens to dovetail with the best interests of his paid masters in the firearms industry.
As he puts it in his closing:
“We will not surrender. We will not appease. We will buy more guns than ever. We will use them for sport and lawful self-defense more than ever. We will grow the NRA more than ever. And we will be prouder than ever to be freedom-loving NRA patriots. And with your help, we will ensure that the Second Amendment remains America’s First Freedom.”
– Jay Bookman
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getalife
February 14th, 2013
3:12 pm
“Former White House Adviser: ‘Alternative Fox Universe’ Is ‘Crumbling’” HP.
Yup.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:12 pm
I don’t give a bag of frozen monkey nipples what…
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:13 pm
were Democrats as hostile to Bush as Republicans are to Obama now? I don’t see them caving…sadly.
Oh, I think they will–I don’t think their filibustering of Hagel is doing them any long term good whatsoever. But short term, well, these are vain, horrible men who don’t like that a guy who reminds them of their own malfeasance regarding Iraq (and if they were honest, Israel) will be their next DoD secretary.
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:13 pm
A ban on future sales oh hihg capacity mags would save lives. Limit 15 rounds.
And increase the penalty for use of a fiream in the commission of a crime. Thirty years in jail without parole sounds about right.
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:14 pm
…then again, if this forces Reid’s hand and he DOES actually say “all right, deal’s off, we’re going nucular” that wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world for this Republic.
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:14 pm
The tow line broke. Cheap cruise tickets anyone.
JamVet
February 14th, 2013
3:14 pm
2014 will be another 2010 most likely…
I wholeheartedly agree!
And how will they pull it off?
Easy!
They will tell American blacks that they are stupid and lazy and need to get off of the plantation.
They will tell American women that they are sluts, prostitutes and FemiNazis.
They will be tell young Americans that they should be happy to work for slave wages.
And they will say that everyone who disagrees with them is a Communist/Marxist/socialist.
In fact, I’m predicting a neocon sweep in 2014!
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:15 pm
Thirty years in jail without parole sounds about right.
Not to me it doesn’t. We already imprison entirely too many people for entirely too long.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:15 pm
To[sic] many taker and not enough makers….
Haliburton says, “What?”
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:15 pm
tc
February 14th, 2013
3:03 pm
Where did you get that stat suggesting negligence by healthcare providers kills 700,000 people per year? The number of folks who die every year from errors in treatment (otherwise preventable) is no where near that number. In addition, the calculation of this stat is highly subjective. Don’t hang your hat on that..
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:16 pm
Stands – you are wrong on that. The senate by majority vote set its own rules at the beginning of each seesion of congress. Nothing wrong with that.
In the middle
February 14th, 2013
3:16 pm
Oscar – Agree that the law is not enforced, but I cant help but wonder (chicken and the egg thing) is crime low because of the gun law or despite the gun law. Can’t prove one way or the other. But kept my bases covered and now own a gun.
Lord Help Us
February 14th, 2013
3:16 pm
‘I don’t give a bag of frozen monkey nipples what…’
You can get ‘em fresh at whole foods!
TaxPayer
February 14th, 2013
3:17 pm
In 1990, Tim Hyde, RJR Tobacco’s head of national field operations, in an eerily similar description of the Tea Party today, explained why groups like CSE were important to the tobacco industry’s fight against government regulation. Hyde wrote:
“… coalition building should proceed along two tracks: a) a grassroots organizational and largely local track,; b) and a national, intellectual track within the DC-New York corridor. Ultimately, we are talking about a “movement,” a national effort to change the way people think about government’s (and big business) role in our lives. Any such effort requires an intellectual foundation – a set of theoretical and ideological arguments on its behalf.”
Note the distinction between a “grass roots movement”, aka, the tea party and the “intellectual foundation”.
Skip
February 14th, 2013
3:18 pm
1,700 firearm deaths? When you lie you sure go big.
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:18 pm
Middle – I don’t have anything againt the law, and I have guns for protection also.
I think the publicity from the law helped decrease crime in Kennesaw.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:18 pm
You can get ‘em fresh at whole foods!
Yeah, but does Whole Foods sell avocado oil?
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:18 pm
I want to quote the two paragraphs from GHW Bush that I cut from my excerpt, earlier:
John Magaw, who used to head the U.S.S.S. and now heads A.T.F., is one of the most principled, decent men I have ever known. He would be the last to condone the kind of illegal behavior your ugly letter charges. The same is true for the F.B.I.’s able Director Louis Freeh. I appointed Mr. Freeh to the Federal Bench. His integrity and honor are beyond question.
Both John Magaw and Judge Freeh were in office when I was President. They both now serve in the current administration. They both have badges. Neither of them would ever give the government’s “go ahead to harass, intimidate, even murder law abiding citizens.” (Your words)
I wonder if Poppy Bush ever considered purchasing one of these apparel items to express his true feelings?
That Black Guy
February 14th, 2013
3:19 pm
the dog
February 14th, 2013
2:34 pm
Goodness, must have touched a nerve. The cons are going crazy over background checks happening in seconds at a Bass Pro shop. They must have failed. HAhahahahahhahahahahhahahah
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Or you could admit you lied, learn from your mistake, grow up, and move on.
Or not.
Does anyone understand why people feel the need to LIE on an anon blog?
Doggone/GA
February 14th, 2013
3:19 pm
“I think the publicity from the law helped decrease crime in Kennesaw”
Yeah, but what good is a law if it’s not enforced…right?
Doggone/GA
February 14th, 2013
3:20 pm
“Does anyone understand why people feel the need to LIE on an anon blog?”
Yep. Because it can’t be brought home to the actual person
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:20 pm
The senate by majority vote set its own rules at the beginning of each seesion of congress. Nothing wrong with that.
That’s just a tradition. They can change the rules *any* damn time they want. You sent the parliamentarian out of the room, you say “all right boys and girls, it’s on,” and you get it done.
(I wish Sean Connery were here to end this with “That’s the Chicago way.”)
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:20 pm
Doggone/GA
February 14th, 2013
3:06 pm
I am an actuary and have a pretty good handle on what is insurace, what isn’t, and what is insurable. In other words, insurance companies pay me to develop rates. I spent two of years in a box in Lloyds…
Give it some thought. Would you insure with your money the criminal activity you suggest? Ever heard to the term “moral hazard”?
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:21 pm
Stands – ok keep them out of prison by making it a capital. Execution within six weeks of conviction with no apeal. That would take care of the prison problem.
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:21 pm
“I think the publicity from the law helped decrease crime in Kennesaw
pshaw. Who had ever even HEARD of Kennesaw before that ridiculous law was passed?
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:22 pm
Another gun column? The dog(the cat) has just been itching for me to show up today to accuse me of applauding the Newtown massacre. Have at it dog(or cat).
jhunt163
February 14th, 2013
3:22 pm
I always wondered on who’s authority states could wipe away felons constitutional rights. Has this ever been heard by the SCOTUS?
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
Stevie – such insuance would be an illegal contract. Unenforcable as a violstion of public policy.
Doggone/GA
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
“Would you insure with your money the criminal activity you suggest? ”
Insuring against liability is a “criminal activity”? Does the provider of my car insurance know that?
That Black Guy
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
Adam
February 14th, 2013
2:37 pm
it’s got nothing to do with intelligence or lack of same. It’s simply an expression of one person’s opinion as to the piece of human scum that is Herr LaPierre. It may be politically incorrect, but so what?
While I do not wish people to shoot other people, I could easily see how it would be more than possible for LaPierre to be shot by a mentally unstable NRA member, or shot and killed while defending himself, or shot and killed with his own weapon. All of these are statistically likely ways for murders to happen.
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I think if LaPierre is assaulted, it will be by someone who opposed his position and the NRA. Look at the comments here and else where. When it comes to someone advocating violence re: the gun control issue, it’s usually the pro gun control advocate proposing violence against the anti gun control.
In the middle
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
Oscar – I actually like the law. If you are bad guy where will you go, to a city that requires gun ownership or a city the prohibits gun ownership. If I were a bad guy and didn’t want to get shot the decision is easy “Hello Chicago”
straitroad
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
Jay, there are people who simply see the world differently than you do. To my knowledge, Mr. LaPierre hasn’t violated any gun laws or personally insulted you. There’s no reason to feel threatened by him.
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
Execution within six weeks of conviction with no apeal
ohfercryinoutloud…
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:24 pm
Stands – Kennesaw is a famous place – for the moutain and the battle. You never heard of Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis?
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:25 pm
that black guy,
the dog(the cat) got caught in another lie? Say it aint so…
rightwingextreme
February 14th, 2013
3:25 pm
TaxPayer
February 14th, 2013
2:52 pm
Cons are so owned… by the Koch boys, that is. They knew that the GOP was the Party of the Stupid long before Jindal ever figured it out and they used it to their advantage. They still are.
Dimlibs are so owned by George Soros. They knew the Dimocrat party was the party of socialists long before Obama and they used it to their advantage.
curious
February 14th, 2013
3:26 pm
Oscar
“That would take care of the prison problem.”
You haven’t factored in the privately run prison lobbyist group.
East Lake Ira
February 14th, 2013
3:26 pm
The crazy level in this dude is almost enough to make me surrender my own weaponry.
Damn these folks are nuts.
Lord Help Us
February 14th, 2013
3:26 pm
Is the NRA still pushing the idea that Obama masterminded the fast and furious operation in order to foment anger and further its goal of seizing weapons?
How do people like this have any credibility among civilized people?
Brosephus™
February 14th, 2013
3:26 pm
jhunt163 @ 1:14
I am just saying that people need to be consistent.
You’ll never find consistency when you try to take blanket statements and apply them to the individual. If you’re talking to the individual, why not ask their position on those things instead of trying to paint a position on them to debate?
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rightwingextreme @ 1:34
I think you can get a guvment issued ID for free……just saying.
Thinking something isn’t the same as knowing or proving something….just sayin’
Are these “free” ID’s readily available to anybody that requests them? Are there any substantial hurdles to jump in order to get these ID’s? Are those ID’s on the acceptable ID list that keeps changing from state to state and election to election?
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If you plan on carrying a firearm outside of the home for personal protection in Georgia you must be fingerprinted and undergo a background check to be issued a Georgia Firearms License.
You can put one on the front seat of your car and drive around town in Georgia and not need a license. I think you can also keep one in the console and glove box if you’re not prohibited from obtaining a license.
Doggone/GA
February 14th, 2013
3:27 pm
“How do people like this have any credibility among civilized people?”
Well, they don’t
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:27 pm
Doggone – Yes, your insurance agent knows that. Wreck your car in the commission of a crime, you don’t get paid = push your car off a cliff and file a claim, you go to jail for insurance fraud.
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:27 pm
straitroad
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
The problem with this douchbag is that he sets policy and culture of the NRA. He gets plenty of time in front of the press to spout off about why guns owners need protection for reasons none of the rest of us understand. How many gun owners are not part of the NRA?
stands for decibels
February 14th, 2013
3:27 pm
Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis?
Baseball fans remember what an a-hole he was, yes.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
February 14th, 2013
3:28 pm
Well, I see this Thelma Doom knocked off work around 3:30. It must be tough waking up and not having anything to do. Except there’s got to be some old ladies out there to cheat with a lousy health insurance policy. If he starves, he starves. He’s probly got some speed-os he use to be able to wear and he can fit in now.
That Black Guy
February 14th, 2013
3:28 pm
JamVet
February 14th, 2013
2:51 pm
Let the cowards filibuster.
Hagel gets in anyway and it is another enormous black eye for the Stupid, Insulting & Backward Party…
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I see the new and improved Jam didn’t stick.
That’s ok, baby steps.
Lord Help Us
February 14th, 2013
3:28 pm
‘it’s usually the pro gun control advocate proposing violence against the anti gun control.’
Have broad brush…will paint…geez…
Doggone/GA
February 14th, 2013
3:29 pm
“Yes, your insurance agent knows that. Wreck your car in the commission of a crime, you don’t get paid = push your car off a cliff and file a claim, you go to jail for insurance fraud”
then why would selling liability insurance for you guns be criminal? You never addressed that.
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:29 pm
Bro – I think thy amended the law just last year to let you use the glove compartment without a permit. UNIL THEN, GUN HAD TO BE IN OPEN VIEW.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:30 pm
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS!
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:30 pm
“Insuring against liability is a “criminal activity”? Does the provider of my car insurance know that?”
Some insurance explicitly will not pay if you incur a claim as a result of criminal activity. So if you have a life insurance policy and get killed in the commission of a robbery attempt your family gets nada.
TBS
February 14th, 2013
3:31 pm
TBG @ 3:28
He wont be the 1st to fall of the “new and improved” wagon.
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:32 pm
And now for a glimpse of reality (rather than tangential explorations of the looneyverse he inhabits) hardly ever proffered by this columnist:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/02/missouri-democrats-intruduce-legislation-to-confiscate-firearms-gives-gunowners-90-days-to-turn-in-guns/
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:32 pm
Inuance against the use of your guns in criminal activity. Not if you are the one that commited the crime. Maybe if they were stolen you could be protected against loss because of liability.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:33 pm
He wont be the 1st to fall of the “new and improved” wagon.
jhunt163
February 14th, 2013
3:33 pm
I also noticed the law states that you can carry your handgun without a carry permit if it is unloaded and in a case. I don’t know what constitutes a case though.
Regnad Kcin
February 14th, 2013
3:33 pm
“I don’t give a bag of frozen monkey nipples what Reagan thought”
Mmmmmmmmmmmm…I like the the barbecure flavor…
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:33 pm
Oscar
February 14th, 2013
3:23 pm
Yup. Unfortunately, the poster in question speaketh of what he not knoweth…
straitroad
February 14th, 2013
3:33 pm
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:27 pm
That’s your opinion. I don’t personally know LaPierre so I can’t agree with or defend the douchebag comment. I do know that he is defending the 2nd amendment and I agree with him on that stance. Whenever someone is in the arena they will be criticized and insulted by various people. I’m sure he’s heard it all before.
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:34 pm
Oh, how liberals love to stupidly deflect from real issues:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-senators-turn-the-tables-on-caymans-investor-jack-lew/2013/02/13/d01cac80-7631-11e2-95e4-6148e45d7adb_story.html?hpid=z4hen
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/jack-lew-oversaw-113-cayman-island-investment-funds_701211.html
Brosephus™
February 14th, 2013
3:34 pm
First, I don’t give a bag of frozen monkey nipples what Reagan thought, I’m not a registered republician.
Not even the 5lb family sized bag???
Erwin's cat
February 14th, 2013
3:34 pm
STEVIE
– I spent two of years in a box
Yeah, I know the feeling >^..^<
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:34 pm
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/02/missouri-democrats-intruduce-legislation-to-confiscate-firearms-gives-gunowners-90-days-to-turn-in-guns/
drudgey spam, fourth time.
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:35 pm
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:30 pm
No insurace policy will pay for criminal activity. Some limited situations apply were coverage for corporate related activity will defend the insured but only up to the time of adjudication…vicarious liability as it were..
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:36 pm
You just can’t make up stupidity like this:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/14/former-obama-spokesman-menendez-scandal-now-a-withered-boob-move-on/
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:37 pm
Senators turn tables on Caymans investor Jack Lew…
Oversaw Up to 113 Island Investment Funds…
More drudgey spam.
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:37 pm
I see Pencilneck convert’s letting ole Doomy get under his skin quite a bit lately. Pencilneck musta knocked off the imaginary beer delivery job much earlier than Doomy. Don’t worry Pencilneck. I made a good sale after lunch to some sucker and so the taxes on it will pay for your disability check. I almost had your momma sold but the bi-polar disorder got her declined. Pencilneck seems to have the same Freudian fascination about my speedos as some other kooks. Too funny.
That Black Guy
February 14th, 2013
3:37 pm
Aquagirl
February 14th, 2013
3:10 pm
I don’t give a bag of frozen monkey nipples what Reagan thought
Note to self: do not read That Black Guy’s posts while consuming Mello Yello.
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Sorry AG.
Send the bill to Adam.
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:38 pm
“Drudgey spam, fourth time.”
Good. Then maybe things are finally beginning to sink into your thick head.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:38 pm
Former Obama spokesman: Menendez scandal now a ‘withered boob’…
Still more drudgey spam.
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:39 pm
“More drudgey spam.”
More idiotic deflection.
Brosephus™
February 14th, 2013
3:39 pm
Oscar
I think it’s been that way for a while. My mom has kept hers with her for as long as I can remember. I don’t know whether she has a CCW or not. It’s always in the car but never on her person.
Michael
February 14th, 2013
3:39 pm
Stevie Ray – maybe you can explain why I buy Crime Insurance every year in case my place of business is robbed, or some other criminal activity defrauds me. Your statement about public policy is wrong.
For those who think we don’t pay a lot for the victims of gun violence, please explain who paid for Gabby Giffords’ treatment. Also, who paid to transport the middle schooler to Grady and paid for his treatment.
Brosephus™
February 14th, 2013
3:40 pm
TBG
You know I’m gonna borrow that bag line, right?
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:40 pm
straitroad
February 14th, 2013
3:33 pm
Granted. I just don’t like guns period so the idea that anyone continues to suggests gloom doom and despair and the ending of the world as we know it in order to earn favor from a group of zealots gets me chippy.
The hysteria strategy works in politics as we saw in last election….sad.
OBIWAN
February 14th, 2013
3:40 pm
Wow, he sounds like democrat when you talk about cutting back on government spending, right?
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:41 pm
More idiotic deflection.
Crybaby’s new sock-puppet.
Whatcha gonna do when all the blogs adapt the new format, crybaby?
I noticed you whining next door at Kyle’s when he instituted the no sock puppet rule.
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:41 pm
“No insurace policy will pay for criminal activity.” Yeah. I know that but stopped short of saying any criminal activity since drunk driving is a criminal activity but the insurance will still pay if you get maimed by a drunk driver. I realize intent is everything though and that drunk driving isn’t regarded as intentional criminal activity the same as say pushing your car off the cliff to collect insurance.
Doggone/GA
February 14th, 2013
3:42 pm
“Maybe if they were stolen you could be protected against loss because of liability”
And I DID specify “if lost or stolen” I never said anything about insuring against YOU using your guns for criminal activity.
Lord Help Us
February 14th, 2013
3:43 pm
Wonderful…it’s not the Drudge bullspit that’s a deflection…it’s pointing out that it’s Drudge bullspit that is a deflection…
A new low…
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:43 pm
ROFL. So much for Obama’s “plan” to build better relationships with hostile countries:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/160439/2012-pakistani-disapproval-leadership-soars.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines%20-%20USA
Doomy the bookmaker
February 14th, 2013
3:46 pm
“Drudgey spam, fourth time.”
I usually set the opening line on drudgey spam at 5. Some lucky bettor is close to being in the money for the day.
That Black Guy
February 14th, 2013
3:46 pm
Jam, I left off the
Itchy Finger
February 14th, 2013
3:46 pm
JamVet
2014 will be another 2010 most likely…
I wholeheartedly agree!
And how will they pull it off?
Easy!
They will tell American blacks that they are stupid and lazy and need to get off of the plantation.
They will tell American women that they are sluts, prostitutes and FemiNazis.
They will be tell young Americans that they should be happy to work for slave wages.
And they will say that everyone who disagrees with them is a Communist/Marxist/socialist.
In fact, I’m predicting a neocon sweep in 2014!
No they won’t be saying any of these things. But dems will. Instead of actually debating on issues they use scare tactics… All the things you referred to was a mainstay on MessNBC, CNN, and the so called main stream networks during the 2012 election cycle. It’ll be hard for dems to do the get out the vote(fraud) charade in 14….
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:46 pm
BOTH
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:46 pm
Michael
February 14th, 2013
3:39 pm
With respect to Crime insurance example, is the crime committed by the insured paying premiums?
Maybe this will help:
As a matter of public policy, the law will not allow a business owner to insure against intentional acts or crimes. The reason is because it is assumed that if this is allowed, then businesses will not take steps to stop such actions or will engage in such acts because the acts are insured. The law presumes business owners will treat this as a cost of doing business rather than taking steps to stop the event from occurring. In fact, most states allow insurance only for fortuitous events – events that are “accidents.”
It is a complicated and most litigated act for insurance purposes. In cases of vicarious criminal liability, say an employee intentionally kills a patron, the entity will have coverage to the extent that they did a poor job hiring or otherwise created an environment ripe for the killing, but the perpetrator will not be covered for damages caused.
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:48 pm
“Wonderful…it’s not the Drudge bullspit that’s a deflection…it’s pointing out that it’s Drudge bullspit that is a deflection…A new low…”
ROFL. Must have hit a nerve. Why don’t you go back to commenting upon Rubio’s “career ending” awkward reach for a bottle of water (instead of, you know, actually evaluating the content of his address)?
Stevie Ray the freshly minted bleeding heart liberal!
February 14th, 2013
3:48 pm
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:41 pm
Fortuitous versus intentional.
Jefferson
February 14th, 2013
3:48 pm
Resonable people can come to reasonable conclusions under resonable conditions, unless you are a repubican.
Same as always.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT86AoSGEL8
Itchy Finger
February 14th, 2013
3:49 pm
Drudgey spam has been mentioned at least a dozen times now in this ridiculous blog. It’s sad that libs simply won’t face or don’t understand reality. Drudge posts news articles from legitimate news sources. Just because its an article of fact that makes obama or any dem look bad they ignore it.. What a sad lot….
Lord Help Us
February 14th, 2013
3:51 pm
‘Why don’t you go back to commenting upon Rubio’s “career ending” awkward reach for a bottle of water (instead of, you know, actually evaluating the content of his address)?’
Sure, and you go back to questioning Obama’s birthplace…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:51 pm
It’s sad that libs simply won’t face or don’t understand reality.
Not my fault that you’re embarrassed by drudgey, sport.
StopTheMadness
February 14th, 2013
3:52 pm
“Whatcha gonna do when all the blogs adapt the new format, crybaby?”
ROFL. Talk much there, Einstein? What are you going to do if intelligent debate is actually required – go back to cruising porn sites?
Adam
February 14th, 2013
3:53 pm
TBG: People misuse items all the time. Ever use a butter knife on a screw? Ever use your cell phone as a light at night?
OK, while I see your point that people misuse things, your examples aren’t exactly “misuse.”
And no, you didn’t say exactly what I was asking questions about, hence why I was asking questions. I didn’t say you said those things. But you say very little.
Yes, people misuse firearms. However, firearms are pretty dangerous even if a “good guy” has them. The fact that some people use guns “correctly,” which I assume means for defense or hunting, does not excuse a blaise attitude about making it EASY for people to MISUSE weapons, first of all by making it easy for them to be acquired and secondly by creating versions of the weapons that are more efficient (and btw, ICYMI, you were wrong about the other items I listed in a previous thread being more or equally as efficient as a gun. Guns win that one hands down, otherwise we’d be claiming those items for self defense and hunting).
Just because most people properly use a staircase does not mean we should not install guard rails to help reduce the chance of accidental or intentional misuse (i.e. falling down the stairs, tripping, being knocked down by another, etc). The same is true for guns. Just because a lot of people “use them properly,” does not mean they should be a free and clear easy to get and easy to use item readily available to everyone. They are dangerous, much more so than a knife or a bat or a car etc etc.
Deliberate murders are, year by year, perpetuated using firearms about 2/3 of the time. That’s 2 out of every 3 instances. Guns make it easy. And there is no evidence to support the idea that a lack of guns increases the violent crime rate unless you cherry pick. If it were true, it would be true EVERYWHERE and more guns would equal less crime EVERYWHERE. And as it turns out, there are quite a few places in which this is not the case.
Now, I’m not saying we should ban all the guns, but I am saying it isn’t a straight up invitation to criminals if we do.
Uh Huh....... Never trust a demon who has a hundred motives for what he does 99 of them are malevolent
February 14th, 2013
3:54 pm
Wayne LaPierre’s GREED is a fat DEMON with a small
mouth and whatever you feed it is NEVER enough.
TaxPayer
February 14th, 2013
3:54 pm
The common public understanding of the origins of the Tea Party is that it is a popular grassroots uprising that began with anti-tax protests in 2009.
However, the study reveals that in 2002, the Kochs and tobacco-backed CSE designed and made public the first Tea Party Movement website under the web address http://www.usteaparty.com. Here’s a screenshot of the archived U.S. Tea Party site, as it appeared online on Sept. 13, 2002:
Tea Party! Grass roots!
The “conned” sure live up to that name too.
That Black Guy
February 14th, 2013
3:54 pm
Thulsa Doom
February 14th, 2013
3:25 pm
that black guy,
the dog(the cat) got caught in another lie? Say it aint so…
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Yup.
According to him/her, it only takes 2 or 10 seconds for a back gorund check. And if the “machine” is down they might just sell it anyway (although to do so is against federal law).
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 14th, 2013
3:54 pm
Talk much there, Einstein?
Only occasionally, crybaby.
I read and laugh more than post.
Itchy Finger
February 14th, 2013
3:55 pm
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
It’s sad that libs simply won’t face or don’t understand reality.
Not my fault that you can’t except the truth, sport.