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The President is in an untenable position when it comes to doing something about guns.
Gun sales skyrocketed mere days after his inauguration, and have steadily increased ever since, simply out of fear that he MIGHT do something to curtail American's easy access to guns. After this speech you can count on it going higher still, and if he ACTUALLY tried to implement a gun control policy the gun lobby would fight him at every turn while gun sales hit an all time peak.
I am not exactly sure WHAT the President can do about this without an overwhelming Democratic majority in both the House and Senate that is. And even THEN he may not find the support that he needs to do anything concrete about the problem.
Especially when you consider this.
Of course nobody's teabag has ever been responsible for the deaths of 12 innocent people. I'm just saying.
Won't be long before liberals take to the streets with AK-47's in their jihad against chicken sandwiches.
ReplyDeleteOnly if the "conservative" fry cooks at Chik-Fil-A burn our waffle fries.
DeleteOtherwise, we chillin'.
That has to be one of the most stupid comments I've ever read. Grow up!
DeleteHoly shit, LOL
ReplyDeleteLondon Mayor Boris Johnson Slams Mitt Romney’s Comments Before Cheering Olympic Crowd
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/london-mayor-boris-johnson-slams-mitt-romneys-comments-before-cheering-olympic-crowd/
Looks like Palin has got onto Mitts sleeves to say ;)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-britain-gaffes
MITT MELTS DOWN IN JOLLY ENGLAND!
ReplyDeleteBritish Press including conservative tabloids now think Mitt rMONEY sucks worse than Sarah Palin!
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/07/26/video-london-mayor-mocks-mitt-romney-in-front-of-1000s-plus-uk-daily-mail-tweets-worse-than-sarah-palin-total-car-crash/
Reporter: Officials Dismay At Debut... 'Total Car Crash'... 'Worse Than Palin'...
ReplyDeleteSerious dismay in Whitehall at Romney debut. 'Worse than Sarah Palin.' 'Total car crash'. Two of the kinder verdicts
https://twitter.com/jameschappers/status/228551719171284992
London Mayor, Crowd Of 60,000 Mock Mitt
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19006480
Won't be long before we have TSA style metal detectors at all public venues. We already have them a lot of schools. Why not movie theaters, restaurants, banks, etc.?
ReplyDeleteI'm a gun toting liberal. Have had a concealed weapons license for 25 years. However, I'm all for some responsible legislation covering the sales loopholes and limiting high-powered weaponry. So, if the conservatives don't want any kind of gun control legislation, then they shouldn't have any problem with the metal detectors, especially in light of their full-throat supported for TSA and all they do.
As a non gun-toting liberal who completely supports the Second Amendment, I have been thinking a lot about what could have prevented the Aurora shootings. My first thought was an assault weapons ban... but if he couldn't get them in Colorado, he would have just bought them somewhere else (or gotten them illegally). What makes more sense to me, and what might have the best chance of being passed into (federal) law, is to require that local law enforcement track all sales of guns (as is done in California and New York) and possibly also track all large purchases of ammo. Restricting or eliminating the sale of high-capacity clips and magazines for semi-automatic weapons also seems sensible to me.
DeleteIt is weird that after 4 years, people are still paranoid that "Obama will take away our guns." That sort of thinking does make rational discussion about gun control a lot more difficult.
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DeleteO/T but Shelly really stepped in it this time!
ReplyDeleteForty-two religious and secular organizations united on Thursday in condemning conservative lawmakers' allegations that Muslim-American individuals connected to the U.S. government may be trying to spread the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.
They directed their criticisms at Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Thomas Rooney (R-Fla.) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.), who recently wrote to various government agencies and asked them to investigate the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood. In their letters, the lawmakers targeted top State Department official Huma Abedin and several advisers to the Department of Homeland Security.
"[W]e write to raise our voices in protest of your recent letters regarding prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations," the 42 organizations wrote in a letter to the lawmakers on Thursday. "These letters question the loyalty of faithful Americans based on nothing more than their religious affiliations and what is at best tenuous evidence of their associations. As such, your actions have serious implications for religious freedom and the health of our democracy."
The signatories include the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which often sides with Republicans on social issues, along with the Interfaith Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, American Baptist Churches USA, NAACP and United Church of Christ.
"Far from supporting the safety of our country, these accusations distract us from examining legitimate threats using proven, evidence-based security strategies," the groups wrote. "Moreover, we know all too well the danger of casting suspicion on loyal and innocent Americans simply because they hold particular beliefs. We will not stand idly by and allow our country to revive federal investigations into innocent individuals based on their religious adherence."
The Anti-Defamation League has already condemned the lawmakers, calling their allegations "anti-Muslim conspiracy theories."
The accusations stem from a report by the Center for Security Policy, a group run by Frank Gaffney, who has been crusading against the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and Sharia law for years.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have condemned their colleagues' accusations.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/26/michele-bachmann-muslim_n_1706546.html?ref=topbar
lol
ReplyDeletelots of people think the latest Mitt fail is news.
Sarah is preparing for her close up and she hasn't rocked any gun boats since Aurora but... The Nuge is back.
ReplyDeletehttp://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/07/26/nugent-doubles-down-claims-aurora-shooter-could/187343
How long will it be before Fox uses this against Obama? 3 2 1 .......
ReplyDeleteProbably about 37 seconds. But President Obama is absolutely correct. And US gun owners should admit that no one needs to own an AK-47. This is absolute nonsense. Too many people have become NRA and Grover Norquist zombies in this country.
DeleteThis man is an idiot when it comes to real people. Sort of like that lunatic. Open mouth, insert foot.
ReplyDeleteI assume you are referring to Mitt Romney, not the subject of the post, by the way.
DeleteWho's running against Bachmann this year?
ReplyDeleteo/t but Todd poses with guns for charity or recruitment
ReplyDeleteJudging by the body language of Laila Ali in the photo, Todd hasn't been spending too much time in the shower. If she leans away any farther she'll fall out of her chair.
Todd Palin attends NBCUniversal's 2012 Summer Press Tour.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/todd-palin-explains-why-hes-on-nbc-home-of-saturday-night-live/2012/07/25/gJQAHH817W_blog.html
Brent Gleeson, a former Navy SEAL, told them, “Honestly, another reason I think we all did this show is not just for the charities and to shine the spotlight on the soldiers that have gone before us and those that will continue to fight the fight.
“I mean, let’s be honest — recruitment is a huge aspect and focus in the Special Operations Forces right now, as it is in the police force”
Kinda makes you wonder if these Jared Loughners and (accused) James Holmes types are whack-jobs programmed by the NRA and gun manufacturers to wreak havoc in order to sell weapons, doesn't it? (/snark)
ReplyDeleteI do not receive emails that push claims of conspiracy that Obama has plotted to disarm citizens in a plot to take over and end lives so he and a few ithers get all the money. Allegedly, this plot is driven by beliefs of monies hidden involving 9/11. I was informed by an acquaintance that Obama has our military blowing up underground escape routes and the media lies we had earthquakes or tremors.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of the messages that are extreme and have no factual basis in what Obama and his administration say or do I now believe those messages reference emails that circulate to extreme and gullible people. When Beck, Palin and their ilk speak they are dog whistling about Obama literally "ending America" or "transforming" as in The sick lies to instill fear to Obtain power demonizing our POTUS.
An expose of persuasive emails to con people Obama is going to take away guns would be an eye opener.