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131. "Joe Biden and NRA have long history of antagonism"

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 03:21 PM

Jan 2013

But during the general election campaign, Biden sought to play up his blue collar roots and the fact that he owned guns.

“I guarantee you Barack Obama ain’t taking my shotguns, so don’t buy that malarkey,” Biden said in rural Virginia, according to ABC News. “Don’t buy that malarkey. They’re going to start peddling that to you.”

“I got two,” Biden said. “If he tries to fool with my Beretta, he’s got a problem. I like that little over and under, you know? I’m not bad with it. So give me a break. Give me a break.”

* Later in the campaign, the NRA ran a tough ad in Pennsylvania, the state when Biden was born, criticizing his record on guns.

“Joe Biden wants you to believe he shares your values because he was born in Scranton,” the ad says. “But Pennsylvania gun owners and hunters don’t share his values.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/10/biden-and-nra-have-long-history-of-antagonism/?wprss=rss_campaigns

the bold part sounds like an onion article! is he being slightly pervy by accident? go uncle joe! the NRA!

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/biden-says-life-better-than-it-was-4-years-ago-but,29477/

Dressed in a slightly ripped Lynyrd Skynyrd T-shirt, Biden tapped the top of an Icehouse tallboy, cracked it open, and then informed the 20,000 people in attendance that while the economy is no longer hemorrhaging jobs as it was in 2008, nothing, “not even that little trip I took to Thailand in ’92,”...

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Bad News for the NRA - people are fugging serious [View all] malaise Jan 2013 OP

K&R 99Forever Jan 2013 #1

k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #2

Nothing is going to stop gun control from advancing. Not this time. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #3

Yep the slaughter of those kids and their teachers as well as the way malaise Jan 2013 #4

Nothing except, perhaps overreaching and name-calling Bake Jan 2013 #6

'Scuse me? You think DU is overreaching and will cause gun reform to stop? Hekate Jan 2013 #7

I think many on DU are overreaching Bake Jan 2013 #8

I, for one, am DONE being nicey-nice to the gun fanatics/worshipers lastlib Jan 2013 #9

Thank you for making their point. Indydem Jan 2013 #14

massacres are just to be expected! Skittles Jan 2013 #15

Skittles, that's bullshit and you know it. Bake Jan 2013 #20

nope, I see REALITY Skittles Jan 2013 #24

I never claimed to be a real gun nut. Bake Jan 2013 #31

20 massacred children brings out the emotions Skittles Jan 2013 #35

As a responsible gun owner, yeah, I'm sick of the endless massacres too. Bake Jan 2013 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #60

Well said. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #62

The gun culture's idea or "reasobable" is often just more of same. Hoyt Jan 2013 #30

You've made pretty clear what YOUR idea of "reasonable" is. Bake Jan 2013 #32

I don't have to get 100% to slow down proliferation of guns, public toting, and the Hoyt Jan 2013 #45

CORRECT Skittles Jan 2013 #50

If you can't stand the heat . . . . . . . LibGranny Jan 2013 #99

I can indeed stand the heat, newbie. Bake Jan 2013 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author daschess1987 Jan 2013 #57

exactly. nothing to see here samsingh Jan 2013 #125

Thanks for that lastlib RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #18

There's no blood on my hands. Bake Jan 2013 #21

Whatever helps you sleep at night. Robb Jan 2013 #34

Keep denying it, and perhaps RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #84

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #111

How about the part where words sometimes have meanings that are deeper Undismayed Jan 2013 #58

??? handmade34 Jan 2013 #71

Guns are not designed to kill. Undismayed Jan 2013 #72

I call BS RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #86

Oh please. That's like saying a nuclear bomb is merely designed to split NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #109

Irregulars ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #73

Cars aren't required to be licensed and insured except on public roads Recursion Jan 2013 #101

How many running automobiles are not registered? ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #114

WRONG! RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #83

Jon Stewart agrees malaise Jan 2013 #85

Stewart made a good case last night Gothmog Jan 2013 #102

He was excellent malaise Jan 2013 #103

You just lost me. Bake Jan 2013 #19

If it's OTT alert on it... see what happens. n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #23

What's apparently de rigeur these days on DU, and what actually furthers discussion Bake Jan 2013 #27

And blocking another gun lovah... Agschmid Jan 2013 #40

I also find it more convenient and much easier to hold others LanternWaste Jan 2013 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author daschess1987 Jan 2013 #61

I didn't call you any names. lastlib Jan 2013 #74

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #112

Well count me in to the Agschmid Jan 2013 #55

Ignoring just how extreme and unlikely your post is, I still would like to put it in prospective. Socal31 Jan 2013 #69

Sorry to break your heart, but I've never bought any of that sh*t... lastlib Jan 2013 #75

I apologize if I assumed your goal-posts were not where I interpreted them to be. Socal31 Jan 2013 #79

Beautiful post, I share your anger and resolve. eom greyghost Jan 2013 #100

Thank you. And may the Force be with you! lastlib Jan 2013 #115

I don't advocate a total ban. People can keep em in your home, with a sign on the door graham4anything Jan 2013 #12

The carrying in public has really gotten out of control. Hoyt Jan 2013 #33

You can squirm and rant all you like, but you've lost on that issue. Undismayed Jan 2013 #70

As "decided" as Roe v Wade? calimary Jan 2013 #98

Precisely. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #13

+ 100,000,000 Berserker Jan 2013 #16

+Infinity Bake Jan 2013 #22

How dare those poorly-socialized middle schoolers call me names! Robb Jan 2013 #36

Not looking for moral high ground. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #80

I will ask AGAIN the same question you are unwilling to answer nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #28

+1,000 malaise Jan 2013 #59

You may be right. Perhaps a total ban on guns is unrealistic. daschess1987 Jan 2013 #53

Total ban is a dream nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #56

The gungeon is pro-gun. Most DUers are pro-gun control, but were not allowed to talk about it in GD. onehandle Jan 2013 #82

Promise? pipoman Jan 2013 #87

Concern noted. morningfog Jan 2013 #52

Your post is quite useless Politicub Jan 2013 #106

did you see the guest on Morgan's show on CNN? samsingh Jan 2013 #124

can only hope so PatrynXX Jan 2013 #10

Nope. The free for all is over. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #76

You said the same thing 3 1/2 years ago, and it didn't happen friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #138

The NRA is dead. They just don't realize it was from a wound that can't heal. graham4anything Jan 2013 #5

NRA is only dead if.. PatrynXX Jan 2013 #11

Their members aren't what they are there for. Hoyt Jan 2013 #37

"Their members aren't what they are there for" Undismayed Jan 2013 #66

Bolt actions don't get yahoos excited. They are not sexyalethal enough for those who covet guns Hoyt Jan 2013 #68

The vast majority of people at the range would disagree with you. SQUEE Jan 2013 #90

Go look at what is being sold at gun stores/shows. Hoyt Jan 2013 #96

I have previously discussed that yes I have semis and have a CCW SQUEE Jan 2013 #97

Fantasy is fun, but please try to stay within reality when you post. Undismayed Jan 2013 #54

Nonsense. pipoman Jan 2013 #94

Gabby and Mark came back from Cha Jan 2013 #17

Yes her resolve on this matter is inspiring malaise Jan 2013 #25

Hopefully they'll pass something tough, and not just some crud that keeps guns flowing. Hoyt Jan 2013 #26

Closing the loophole and 100% background checks nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #29

Nad, How does banning private sales & 100% background checks end straw purchases? jmg257 Jan 2013 #39

Straw purchases are covered by background checks nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #42

I think if combined with registration, theres a better chance. Otherwise straw buyers, jmg257 Jan 2013 #46

That it will reduce it. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #49

If that firearm ends up in the hands of a criminal because you didn't check his elegibility to own, Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #116

Could easily add some other rules to help with that jeff47 Jan 2013 #104

We need to take the excitement and callousness out of "Guns." Hoyt Jan 2013 #41

Yeah, but there are steps nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #44

New York seems like they are about to get ALOT tougher too. nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #47

New York, Cali, Ct. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #51

Just head on Lawrence - 85% of children who die from guns on the planet malaise Jan 2013 #63

Which is an incredible statistic nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #64

Shocking! n/t malaise Jan 2013 #65

Likely actually is "incredible" lacking a source.. pipoman Jan 2013 #88

Here malaise Jan 2013 #89

A third-hand argument from authority friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #139

Huh? malaise Jun 2016 #140

Also insurance and training requirements SQUEE Jan 2013 #91

The realities of this are, well, realities.. pipoman Jan 2013 #95

I think this time will be different malaise Jan 2013 #43

we can help riverwalker Jan 2013 #67

We were also serious about single payer healthcare and tax hikes for the wealthy Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #77

Is the second photo of Gabby? Sure brings it home hard...wow. Count me in, Gabby. libdem4life Jan 2013 #78

Yes malaise Jan 2013 #81

Thanks. I often don't click the links when it's a hard subject. libdem4life Jan 2013 #110

I admit. I squirmed. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #92

As with all legislation pipoman Jan 2013 #93

Gabriel Giffords is my hero Politicub Jan 2013 #105

Indeed malaise Jan 2013 #107

All guns should be required to have registration stickers. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #108

Tax, register, re-register on a regular basis, insure, VIN number heat-stamped, background check libdem4life Jan 2013 #113

Maintain a national data base on guns much like the one for LibGranny Jan 2013 #119

Why does a police officer need a high capacity magazine? davidn3600 Jan 2013 #120

Uniformed police have an uneasy relationship with this issue which I haven't even heard libdem4life Jan 2013 #122

Well, actually, I guess they don't except to use them against the LibGranny Jan 2013 #137

these are true heros samsingh Jan 2013 #118

100% correct malaise Jan 2013 #121

thanks samsingh Jan 2013 #123

In a very perverse way, the NRA gets stronger after each televised murder/attack. libdem4life Jan 2013 #126

Consequence is very important issue - the problem is that malaise Jan 2013 #130

Not so fast. It is the gun that is insured. Not necesarily the person. libdem4life Jan 2013 #133

Interesting malaise Jan 2013 #136

the nra is starting to sound more desperate all the time farminator3000 Jan 2013 #127

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #128

"Big donors hope to challenge NRA on gun control " farminator3000 Jan 2013 #129

Great news malaise Jan 2013 #132

"Joe Biden and NRA have long history of antagonism" farminator3000 Jan 2013 #131

the old Doc on Gunsmoke (ironically) just summed it up in one line farminator3000 Jan 2013 #134

Biden gives hints on guns; NRA criticizes after meeting with VP farminator3000 Jan 2013 #135