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artislife

(9,497 posts)
9. Maybe my point isn't clear
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 11:19 PM
Oct 2015

Hillary, who understood the gun culture and celebrated it in 2008 especially when it helped her create a difference between her opponent during that primary race, now is again trying to create a difference between her opponent in this race. What she may not understand, besides being all over the spectrum on guns, is that her small gain in votes for the left will be off set by a large loss of votes from the right.

Why I am saying this? Because I don't believe in gun control? NO, I believe in gun control, not banning of guns. I do think most of the gun laws like right to carry have the unspoken words---as long as you are white---attached to them. I am saying this because I think Hillary is only thinking of how she can be elected. I hold very little hope that she has a moral center on a lot of things (except women issues and even that I think is pretty white and middle to upper class). But she is ready to shape shift at the drop of a hat to garner more votes.

This latest move may not be such a great vote getter as she would have hoped.

So Hillary is going after guns [View all] artislife Oct 2015 OP
If hundreds of BLACK gun rights supporters had demonstrated guillaumeb Oct 2015 #1
They wouldn't even need guns artislife Oct 2015 #4
About what I expected to see. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #8
Yes, 2nd amendment is for primarily white people artislife Oct 2015 #10
Have you seen the cell phone carriers that look like automatics? guillaumeb Oct 2015 #20
President Bush set up fenced in free speach zones. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #11
and surrounded the "free speech" zones with police. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #21
I am completely missing whatever point is trying to be made....liberals should give up on gun Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #2
Don't worry your little head about this OP. artislife Oct 2015 #5
So, as I thought....no response because there was no point to defend to begin with! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #6
That's despicable, President Obama went there to support the families not take away their precious. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #3
They heard the president's speech the day of the college shooting yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #12
I didn't say they don't have the right, I said they were despicable and I stand by that. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #13
Maybe but a few families joined them so maybe not all families wanted the president to visit yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #14
Some families were quite vocal 840high Oct 2015 #16
Roseburg is wingnut territory, not really the "left". JaneyVee Oct 2015 #7
Maybe my point isn't clear artislife Oct 2015 #9
She has consistently voted for gun control. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #15
The political spectrum is not black and white and not one dimensional Fumesucker Oct 2015 #17
My point is, is the notion that she may lose rightwing votes... JaneyVee Oct 2015 #18
Indeed...screw a few gun lover-NRA lover Fox brainwashed RW votes! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #19
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