I lived through Nixon and Spiro the Angry Crook. I lived through Raygun and Bush the First. I lived through Bush the Idiot and the Dark Lord. During DUHbya’s Reign of Error, I was told “Get over it!” Way back in ‘68, the conservative line was “America: Love it or Leave it!” I’ll be a touch nicer to you than you were to me: don’t go if you can just calm down a bit. Otherwise, “Get over it!”
During all those dark, miserable years, I never thought America was actually doomed by the idiots in charge or the goons they commanded. You are welcome to despise Obama and the majority that elected him. You are not welcome to incite panic and bloodshed. Calm down. Get over it.
“This isn’t a free country anymore,” [opined Charlie Domenici, owner, Charlie’s Sporting Goods – open late today, come on in for our Loss of Freedom Sale!]
Until 2006, the president had the power to install a director of the firearms bureau without Congressional approval. But under pressure from gun lobbyists, Congress changed the law that year to require Senate confirmation. Since then, the Senate has failed to confirm any nominee by either President George W. Bush or Mr. Obama as senators who support gun rights have used their powers to delay nomination votes.
Obama’s proposals are moderation incarnate. By international standards, they are very cautious. The president did not call for registering all guns or confiscating assault weapons. He strongly endorsed the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms. He is operating within a broad consensus about what is possible and what can work.
“There will be pundits and politicians and special interest lobbyists, publicly warning of a tyrannical all-out assault on liberty” to “gin up fear or higher ratings or revenue for themselves.” Obama said that Americans have a responsibility to fight back against such smear campaigns…
“The only way we will be able to change is if their audience, their constituents, their membership says, this time must be different, that this time we must do something to protect our communities and our kids.” — President Obama
The NRA pretends to represent gun owners. It does not. The NRA represents gun sellers. It’s real constituents grow rich off the fears and anger of consumers who rush to push money into the sellers’ hands. When the NRA wants more money, it talks more about the threat to the god-given rights blah blah blah. If you’re buying what they’re selling, you’re a simple fool — the perfect customer.
The powerful gun lobby released a highly-personal commercial calling the commander-in-chief an “elitist hypocrite” because his girls get armed Secret Service protection.
The NRA commercial was unveiled as President Obama prepared Wednesday to outline new gun control legislation.