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DFW

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15. Absofuckin' lutely!

Reply to malaise (Reply #13)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 05:09 PM

Aug 2013

It doesn't matter if it didn't originate with Clinton. The fact that he thought it was worth quoting is good enough to cite him as having repeated it. And it sure as hell WAS worth quoting. I hope 200,000 letters and emails with this quote flood the NC statehouse

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Great line from Bill Clinton [View all] malaise Aug 2013 OP

This country needs reasonable gun control bad! k&r Little Star Aug 2013 #1

Got that right! liberal N proud Aug 2013 #2

Actually Carolina Aug 2013 #3

Maybe - but it will be repeated over and over tonight malaise Aug 2013 #4

And good thing, too! Carolina Aug 2013 #5

Sadly, I couldn't agree with you more. Boomerproud Aug 2013 #18

Nailed it Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #6

That lady singing now - Heather Headley malaise Aug 2013 #7

So true. gademocrat7 Aug 2013 #8

Seems we are not a brave democracy!! riversedge Aug 2013 #9

I love Bill. hamsterjill Aug 2013 #10

Someone ought to repeat that on the Senate floor, and ask his fellow Senators, "so what are we?" DFW Aug 2013 #11

We need to make it viral on Twitter malaise Aug 2013 #13

Absofuckin' lutely! DFW Aug 2013 #15

That quote will be used for years to come. Spot on Bill SummerSnow Aug 2013 #12

Here we go malaise Aug 2013 #14

A most excellent synopsis from Bill Clinton Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #16

Hello Uncle Joe malaise Aug 2013 #19

Hello, malaise Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #21

Bring out the Porta-potties - Freepers respond to Bill Clinton's classic line malaise Aug 2013 #28

Hell to the Yes! nt. Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #17

ReTHUGs and WingNuts are pissed malaise Aug 2013 #20

No wonder their pissed... Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #23

Bill served it up properly and knew exactly what he was doing malaise Aug 2013 #24

Perfection. Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #26

Just google the sentence malaise Aug 2013 #30

Well if they are pissed I'm ecstatic... Historic NY Aug 2013 #50

+1,000 malaise Aug 2013 #51

That really is a great line. We are not right now "a great democracy." polichick Aug 2013 #22

Great piece in the Nation malaise Aug 2013 #25

I thought so too Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #27

Perfect bumper sticker malaise Aug 2013 #29

Yes it is. Thank you, Big Dog. nt Hekate Aug 2013 #31

Conservatives Use Clinton Speech To Pretend Background Checks Are Required For Every Gun Sale malaise Aug 2013 #32

Online sales require it for across state lines. State laws vary otherwise. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #49

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #33

K&R - nt Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #34

Ya got that right, Bubba! SunSeeker Aug 2013 #35

Chris Hayes is covering this now malaise Aug 2013 #36

I don't feel like Googling it: where did the knickname "Bubba" originate? tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #38

Well, now you got me wondering...so I Googled it: SunSeeker Aug 2013 #41

Excellent! Thanks so much! tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #43

k/r Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #37

:D tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #39

We need more Billisms Jake2413 Aug 2013 #40

Yes it was. nt BootinUp Aug 2013 #42

Bullseye, Mr.President. Thanks. (nt) Paladin Aug 2013 #44

It is a great line if you don't know anything about buying guns aikoaiko Aug 2013 #45

Yep. And that's a great point about private sales/private polls. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #46

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #47

Therefore, our country is not a great democracy. corkhead Aug 2013 #48

Yeah, you should have at least a photo ID and a clean criminal record to buy an assault weapon. Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #52

Indeed, JimboBillyBubbaBob Aug 2013 #53