Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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25. that is an inane pant load

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 09:25 PM

Oct 2012

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It's funny, you claim that "those who care about reality" were opposed to the Fortune article all along, and yet the only people I can find saying anything of the sort are right-wingers at the National Review or Breitbart, etc. Every progressive or Democratic source I've seen (the Nation, Mother Jones, etc.) reacted favorably.

Who fucking cares? Progressive blogs can't even bother to correctly describe current gun laws or even accurately mention that Illinois was the first state to pass SYG and not Florida. It only shows that neither actually read it with any level of objectivity. It was a half baked attempt at whistle blower retaliation, no more no less. Eban accused Dodson whining about working on weekends to perjury before Congress while painting Voth as Gunny Highway. One thing I noticed, the right loves the DEA. If DEA agents commit crimes, fuck up, violates people's rights, the right is cool with it. The left is the same way with the ATF. Has nothing to do with Holder. He is ultimately responsible for what his subordinates do, just like former Secretary of Treasury were responsible for ATF fuck ups before 2004.

OK, so you give a couple examples of groupthink, the ersatz intellectuals in the Starbucks Roundtable might be impressed, but I'm not.

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Politico: House Oversight Committee & Fast and Furious whistleblower demand 'Fortune' retract story [View all] TPaine7 Oct 2012 OP

Intimidation is standard operating procedure for Republicans. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #1

???! TPaine7 Oct 2012 #2

The Republicans (both in the house and in the Gungeon) are having trouble letting go their beloved DanTex Oct 2012 #3

Correct. This is why NO RETRACTION should be issued. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #4

That is obvious and pathetic spin. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #5

I know this must be hard for you to accept, but the Fast and Furious "scandal" is over. DanTex Oct 2012 #7

In other words, you can't refute a word I said, so you'll stick to innuendo. Boring, but smart. n/t TPaine7 Oct 2012 #8

LOL. After being proved wrong, the gun fanatic will typically just repeat the false statement DanTex Oct 2012 #9

So you "prove" a discredited author right by citing the discredited author?! TPaine7 Oct 2012 #10

So you call an author "discredited" because she upset some Republicans by DanTex Oct 2012 #11

She was discredited long before the IG's report came out by those who care about reality as opposed TPaine7 Oct 2012 #13

IOW, she was "discredited" by Republicans and gun bloggers. DanTex Oct 2012 #15

Of course. Holder and Cngressional Democrats = Republicans and gun bloggers. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #17

Nope. Holder didn't actually say "the Fortune article is wrong." That would be you and the DanTex Oct 2012 #18

LOL! If only your humor were intentional. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #21

Wow. That was an, umm, interesting useless tangent! DanTex Oct 2012 #23

Sigh. "Those who care about reality" are Holder and congressional Democrats. And I put words in TPaine7 Oct 2012 #24

Well, it's easy to prove yourself right if you just make things up. DanTex Oct 2012 #26

since when was supporting whistle blower retaliation gejohnston Oct 2012 #27

that is an inane pant load gejohnston Oct 2012 #25

Again, it's you and the right-wing press versus the reality-based community. DanTex Oct 2012 #28

you don't know NRA talking points gejohnston Oct 2012 #29

DanTex is clueless about my sources and where I get my ideas. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #32

The people who agree with me�or whom I agree with�are AG Holder and congressional Democrats. TPaine7 Oct 2012 #33

Actually there was, gejohnston Oct 2012 #14

Please point out who is a Berserker Oct 2012 #16

Sounds like a good story to tell a jury. DanTex Oct 2012 #19

Do you mean Berserker Oct 2012 #22

I can't say that i'm shocked Oneka Oct 2012 #6

To paraphrase an attorneys' rule of thumb, TPaine7 Oct 2012 #12

+1, N/T Oneka Oct 2012 #20

Actually... Callisto32 Oct 2012 #30

Um... Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #31