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harmonicon

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14. In case you hadn't noticed, Obama is black.

Reply to DippyDem (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:50 PM

Oct 2012

With people who freak out about "he's going to take way our gunzes!!" don't really think he will (well, most of them don't), but they know that it's not polite to be racist, especially in the media, so they need a proxy argument. What proxy argument? Whatever. Just pick one. "It's guns today? Ok, whatever. Umm... Obama wants to take away our (this "our", by the way, is basically a code-word for "whites&quot guns. He must be stopped. Elevensies."

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Hey do you think gun rights enthusiasts are ticked off finding out that Romney did sign [View all] DippyDem Oct 2012 OP

They say it's OK for him to change his mind demosincebirth Oct 2012 #1

unless a Democrat does it, then it's called flip-flopping Major Nikon Oct 2012 #12

Those "people" have watched that kind of public record for years. Loudly Oct 2012 #2

Who/what are you banning now?. Oughta name a deodorant after you. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #7

Do you CokeMachine Oct 2012 #8

You just got here. What do you know about it? Loudly Oct 2012 #10

Been here longer CokeMachine Oct 2012 #18

They knew, but NRA (Grover Norquist, John Bolton, etc.), can control Rmoney. Hoyt Oct 2012 #3

I don't think those people are voting FOR Romney, I think they're voting against Obama dballance Oct 2012 #4

Every fellow gun owner I know is well aware of rmoneys record. justanidea Oct 2012 #5

Which puts the lie to the actual agenda of the NRA... Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #19

Duh enthuziusts knowed long ago. Sounds like you just Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #6

Ok thanks. DippyDem Oct 2012 #9

They can't imagine life without gun(s) close by 24/7. Hoyt Oct 2012 #11

Here's the president of the NRA explaining it for you Major Nikon Oct 2012 #13

Liked the link. Hoyt Oct 2012 #15

In case you hadn't noticed, Obama is black. harmonicon Oct 2012 #14

Easy answer Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #16

No because it's a secret trick just like Obama's trick Johonny Oct 2012 #17

1) He's white. 2) He's white. upi402 Oct 2012 #20