Posts Tagged ‘gun’
It’s always strange when state-run TV and the President aren’t totally in sync
When state-run television Fox News publishes poll data like this, there should be absolutely no question about the will of the American people. Yet not a single one of these measures have been put into place. When the American people overwhelming support legislation, and that legislation does not happen, there is only one reason: Money. …
Read MoreAll I want for Christmas is a machine gun
Not really, of course, but damn do I love this sweater. For those of you who can’t quite pick up on the reference, it’s Die Hard, the greatest Christmas film of all time. In the movie, our hero, John McClane, has just managed to kill his first terrorist and acquired a machine gun. He sends…
Read MoreThe NRA: Important facts to remember before their crazy attack ads scare the hell out of you.
The NRA is apparently angry about something, if the recent NRA ad is to be believed. No one is entirely sure what has caused this sudden burst of anger, but they certainly sound angry. If anything, the NRA should be happy. For eight years, they claimed that President Obama was coming for the guns, and…
Read MoreIf you’re going to disagree with the President, try not to be illogical while doing so.
I would like to take a moment and remind the world that the slippery slope argument is a logical fallacy. An argument without merit. A fear-mongering tactic. A strategy used by unscrupulous cretins and bumbling, illogical fools. It seems as if we have either forgotten this fact or never learned it. If a President proposes…
Read MoreAre the machine guns really necessary?
My son was sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, playing with this tow truck. It looked cute, with large eyes in the windshield and a smile on the bumper. Then he pressed down on the roof of the cap, and out popped a twin pair of machine guns from the sides.…
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