"First, we believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools, period … with the rare exception of law enforcement officers or trained security personnel."
You know who said that? The 1999 version of Executive Vice President and CEO of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre.
The 2012/13 version said...
“Politicians pass laws for Gun-Free School Zones. They issue press releases bragging about them. They post signs advertising them. And in so doing, they tell every insane killer in America that schools are their safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk.“
wow... great find... it is truly amazing how he's changed his position so radically..
Ohhhhh, that's right, we didn't have a secret terrorist Muslim at the helm of legislation and policy, that hardly a single citizen gave a peep about prior to his Presidency. The truly amazing thing is...these fringe nutbags cannot see how painfully transparent they are to the mainstay of society. They truly believe their terror and angst manifests from an honest to goodness place of legitimate concern and even better...they will swear on their dear mother's head not an ounce of the provocation is supplied by irrational rhetoric and strong undercurrents of prejudice (more than one type). They're type of agitation and fear can never be quelled, no matter how many guns they own...ever. Well...maybe a little...when that Muslin is out of office.
if it wasn't so serious.. it'd be comical. I mean, it's become a 'late-night' joke at this point.. "what position does the GOP have? Easy, the exact opposite of Obama". it doesn't matter if it was their position yesterday, today... if he says he likes the idea, they're against it...vehemently against it..
a cpl years ago the joke was "If Obama cured cancer the Drudge headline would be 'Obama puts doctors out of business' ".. and we have finally reached that point
since the shooting the NRA and their paid spokesmen have been on every talking head show,radio and TV, in the country pushing the idea that we just need guns in school and more mental health laws.. and like Howie started this thread with, when Obama gives them exactly that.. it's a screaming OMFG!! Drudge headline "Obama Deputizes Doctors!" and "I'll arrest any fed who tries to give me money for cops in my school, who does this King think he is giving me everything I asked for!"..
I wonder when we'll reach critical mass.. when the actual tipping point will come and the GOP will be so irrevocable damaged that they'll never be able to recover any semblance of a non-extremist party..
