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gejohnston

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58. I expect reason and the basic principle of one-person one-vote in a free and fair election to carry
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 07:12 PM
Jan 2012

the day.

It is, just not the way you like. There are more affluent gun control fans, and only a couple of billionaires pony up. Some on the right like Sly Stallone, the Bradys, and Bloomburg. Some on the left, who do not much.

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Interesting two-faced approach tonight. krispos42 Jan 2012 #1
Conflated analysis. ellisonz Jan 2012 #2
Not even close. Clames Jan 2012 #4
I never said it did... ellisonz Jan 2012 #6
So now we get to the crux of it. krispos42 Jan 2012 #9
Not exactly... ellisonz Jan 2012 #14
Most murders and nearly all assaults and violent crimes.... krispos42 Jan 2012 #17
Criminals try lots of times too... ellisonz Jan 2012 #22
"the thing is it normally doesn't take that many times to succeed. " rl6214 Jan 2012 #27
You tell me... ellisonz Jan 2012 #31
Via "mail order"? Cite, please. n/t PavePusher Jan 2012 #35
I guess the seller didn't have call display iverglas Feb 2012 #68
Just because he didnt say those words... liberal_biker Feb 2012 #75
let's run through this again iverglas Feb 2012 #76
I accept that.... liberal_biker Feb 2012 #77
no, you don't "accept" that iverglas Feb 2012 #78
Considering the source.... liberal_biker Feb 2012 #79
oh woe is me iverglas Feb 2012 #80
I'll freely admit bias. liberal_biker Feb 2012 #81
I know how it feels!! iverglas Feb 2012 #82
If you're suggesting it applies to you too.... liberal_biker Feb 2012 #83
excuse me??? iverglas Feb 2012 #84
He didn't have to. krispos42 Feb 2012 #88
really iverglas Feb 2012 #67
Somehow, the topic never came up. krispos42 Feb 2012 #86
I'll defend krispos on that... ellisonz Feb 2012 #91
Thanks krispos42 Feb 2012 #98
You're welcome. ellisonz Feb 2012 #100
I got them up... eventually. krispos42 Feb 2012 #119
Dude ellisonz Feb 2012 #120
uh-oh Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #101
lol ellisonz Feb 2012 #102
I will go as far as to say that I think Forum Hosts Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #112
I'd swear I saw a flock of pigs fly across the highway a couple of hours ago. NT Simo 1939_1940 Feb 2012 #105
they earned their wings Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #113
I am still absolutely failing to see iverglas Feb 2012 #114
Really? Straw Man Feb 2012 #115
really iverglas Feb 2012 #116
I see. Straw Man Feb 2012 #117
well hmm iverglas Feb 2012 #122
What's that in the sky? Straw Man Feb 2012 #124
Then you missed the exchange... krispos42 Feb 2012 #118
yeah, and it's POSSIBLE iverglas Feb 2012 #121
It's also possible krispos42 Feb 2012 #123
Re-read what you posted... Clames Jan 2012 #18
Aww...thanks buddy! ellisonz Jan 2012 #23
You have a poor memory one-eyed fat man Jan 2012 #32
I think you're probably simplifying arguments... ellisonz Jan 2012 #34
You support those that do. one-eyed fat man Jan 2012 #45
You object to democracy every single day, I believe. krispos42 Jan 2012 #7
good god, man iverglas Feb 2012 #69
not the same thing gejohnston Feb 2012 #70
I didn't SAY it is the same thing. iverglas Feb 2012 #73
If you say so gejohnston Feb 2012 #85
The only legitimate way to control the legislative process... krispos42 Feb 2012 #87
The NRA favors profits by gun manufactures over all else. Profits over humans. Where have I heard rhett o rick Jan 2012 #3
The last time you said it? n/t oneshooter Jan 2012 #5
Maybe so. Well then, maybe I should say it again. the NRA is more concerned with profits rhett o rick Jan 2012 #11
Really? Is that why they sponser childrens safety training? PavePusher Jan 2012 #16
Please dont try to rationalize this. The NRA is funded and backed by gun manufacturers. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #21
Cite to their funding sources, please. n/t PavePusher Jan 2012 #26
Your interlocutor seems to have gone missing after your awkward question. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #40
Typical gun controller behavior pattern DonP Jan 2012 #42
+1 X_Digger Jan 2012 #46
I've been asking them that question for around 2 years now. Always the same reaction. DonP Jan 2012 #47
Pretty soon... ellisonz Jan 2012 #49
Kind of ironic ... Straw Man Jan 2012 #51
Kinda ironic that your name is Straw Man... ellisonz Jan 2012 #52
Yes, isn't it? Straw Man Jan 2012 #62
Ancient history at this point. ellisonz Jan 2012 #63
Ancient history? Straw Man Feb 2012 #65
To someone around 25, two years ago is 'ancient history', I suppose. n/t X_Digger Feb 2012 #66
The American political clock moves in steadily, but surely every 2 years. ellisonz Feb 2012 #92
They've been on the side of the second amendment for 130+ years X_Digger Feb 2012 #93
We'll all continue to give your POV all the respect it deserves DonP Jan 2012 #53
lol ellisonz Jan 2012 #54
So what have you done in the real world for gun control? DonP Jan 2012 #55
Really? ellisonz Jan 2012 #57
I expect reason and the basic principle of one-person one-vote in a free and fair election to carry gejohnston Jan 2012 #58
That's pretty much what I thought. Good for you. DonP Jan 2012 #59
Unsubscribe from the DNC mailing list? ellisonz Jan 2012 #64
The NRA if funded by over 4 million dues paying members. GreenStormCloud Jan 2012 #28
"The NRA is funded and backed by gun manufacturers." rl6214 Jan 2012 #30
That would be the NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) that represents Mfrs. DonP Jan 2012 #36
Ratoinalize??? ... It's simple math: 4,000,000 members x $20 = $80,000,000 per year. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2012 #50
"The NRA is funded and backed by gun manufacturers." Simo 1939_1940 Feb 2012 #74
The NRA is not at all concerned with gun manufacturers profits, that's just something you made up rl6214 Jan 2012 #29
?! Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #103
Nope - you're wrong liberal_biker Feb 2012 #104
"Guns, are they a substitute for masculine deficiency?" Simo 1939_1940 Feb 2012 #106
Profits over people? Sounds like a standard RW objective. baldguy Jan 2012 #8
I agree. NRA is a right wing organization. nm rhett o rick Jan 2012 #10
Guns are an important part of right wing existence. nm rhett o rick Jan 2012 #12
You have the avatar of a sectarian terrorist who planted a bomb. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #43
Yes I have an avatar, but no gun. nm rhett o rick Jan 2012 #44
The avatar of a man who wanted to use a bomb to impose his religion. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #72
No. He has an avatar of the group Anonymous. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #96
Which uses a mask of Guy Fawkes, attempted terrorist, as used by Alan Moore: friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #107
Anonymous doesn't want to kill anybody. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #109
Who to believe, you or the guy that created it? I'll go with the creator: friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #110
In which way does that prove Anonymous wants to kill people? 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #111
Oh, I'll bet in the threads about Apple Computer. krispos42 Jan 2012 #15
Its not the pro-RKBA side that got spanked by the Heller decision. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #13
Hennigan... Clames Jan 2012 #20
I am thrilled that the Brady Bunch lunatics are forced to accept Heller as a victory. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #48
Mission Accomplished: Strawman Demolished! X_Digger Jan 2012 #19
Depends on... ellisonz Jan 2012 #24
Oh come on, henigan from the brady bunch? rl6214 Jan 2012 #25
Ha Ha Ha. NRA nuts! Bloberman1959 Jan 2012 #33
"NRA Nuts", ummm, does that include you fellow DU members that belong to the NRA? DonP Jan 2012 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Simo 1939_1940 Jan 2012 #60
It includes my gun nut neighbor that got banned from DU. Ha Ha Ha. Bloberman1959 Feb 2012 #125
Sounds like hoplophobe gibberish to me. NT Simo 1939_1940 Jan 2012 #61
I'm sure it does. Bloberman1959 Feb 2012 #126
The Brady Campaign as a source??!? ManiacJoe Jan 2012 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #39
Notice Henigan's backhanded acknowledgement of Heller's validity in that piece. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2012 #41
Yep, the judge be right. Heller was "quite narrow," despite what the NRA told their minions. Hoyt Jan 2012 #56
Unfortunately for those on the pro-gun control side, McDonald was not "quite narrow"... S_B_Jackson Feb 2012 #89
You better hold em tight. Hoyt Feb 2012 #90
Do you disagree that states and municipalities who are intent upon infringing S_B_Jackson Feb 2012 #94
Yep, Heller was narrow pipoman Feb 2012 #71
Just shows how easily precedent is reversed -- especially 5/4 decision on issues like guns. Hoyt Feb 2012 #95
What, pray tell, was reversed? pipoman Feb 2012 #97
You have many examples.... liberal_biker Feb 2012 #99
oh. more GOP-founded, GOP-led stuff. false alarm. nt SteveW Feb 2012 #108
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