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Post by Gene on Jun 16, 2016 20:56:36 GMT -5
I can't see the GOP going against him at this point. No matter how much they wish he hadn't made it this far they won't do something to alienate their voter base. As distasteful as the far right is, they know they need those votes down the line. Down deep I think so, too, because thue can't afford that risk, but man, the things this guy says, Gene. He's a day-glo car wreck. You don't have to tell me twice. I had the manager of his PA campaign office during the primary in my face yelling that he'd have me arrested. Fun times.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 16, 2016 21:01:50 GMT -5
Down deep I think so, too, because thue can't afford that risk, but man, the things this guy says, Gene. He's a day-glo car wreck. You don't have to tell me twice. I had the manager of his PA campaign office during the primary in my face yelling that he'd have me arrested. Fun times. Tell us more, tell us more!
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 16, 2016 21:02:53 GMT -5
Double post.
Apologies all 'round.
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Post by Gene on Jun 17, 2016 9:45:08 GMT -5
You don't have to tell me twice. I had the manager of his PA campaign office during the primary in my face yelling that he'd have me arrested. Fun times. Tell us more, tell us more! Honestly, there's not much of a story. I was at the protest in front of the office on the day it opened and ended up in the front. The police had already come and gone once and said that we were okay as long as it stayed peaceful, which it did. The staff obviously didn't want us there and got pretty frustrated when they couldn't do anything about it.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 17, 2016 11:13:39 GMT -5
Tell us more, tell us more! Honestly, there's not much of a story. I was at the protest in front of the office on the day it opened and ended up in the front. The police had already come and gone once and said that we were okay as long as it stayed peaceful, which it did. The staff obviously didn't want us there and got pretty frustrated when they couldn't do anything about it. How dare you protest peaceably, you danged rabblerouser! Don't you know that The Donald has a thin skin, a childlike temper, and doesn't like any opposition, which will serve him oh so well as the POTUS?
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 17, 2016 13:36:07 GMT -5
My favorite Republican blogger, Chris Ladd, goes thru all of the gun control arguments and finds what he thinks is the real root of the problem: goplifer.com/2016/06/15/dark-matter-skews-the-gun-control-equation/"And there you have it, pretty much the only honest argument for mass unregulated gun ownership you’re going to find: I must arm myself to remain safe from marauding Negroes. Gun advocates remain convinced beyond reason that there is an obscure “other” among us, determined to destroy all that we cherish. At different times and among different people you’ll hear this other described in the form of illegal aliens, marauding urban blacks, or apocalyptic spiritual forces. Only by relentless vigilance can that other be held at bay. Weak-kneed liberals enable and cultivate this other. Their high-minded rhetoric obscures the presence of this threat, making us all more vulnerable. Any and every effort to curb my access to weapons is a veiled attempt to leave me vulnerable to this other. Attempts to discuss otherwise sensible gun regulations are skewed beyond all reason by the dark matter of our defining national pathology. Ironically, the Trump trainwreck may promise some relief. Trump has built an entire Presidential campaign on our otherwise undiscussed racism. By dragging our singular modern pathology into the full glare of the political spotlight, we are being forced to develop the insights, language, and tactics to finally address it. On the other side of this mess, we might find a new capacity to cope with a whole range of issues rendered off limits by our great collective glitch. Once we learn to factor the hidden variables into the debate we might solve the gun control equation."
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Post by berkley on Jun 18, 2016 2:03:18 GMT -5
My favorite Republican blogger, Chris Ladd, goes thru all of the gun control arguments and finds what he thinks is the real root of the problem: goplifer.com/2016/06/15/dark-matter-skews-the-gun-control-equation/"And there you have it, pretty much the only honest argument for mass unregulated gun ownership you’re going to find: I must arm myself to remain safe from marauding Negroes. Gun advocates remain convinced beyond reason that there is an obscure “other” among us, determined to destroy all that we cherish. At different times and among different people you’ll hear this other described in the form of illegal aliens, marauding urban blacks, or apocalyptic spiritual forces. Only by relentless vigilance can that other be held at bay. Weak-kneed liberals enable and cultivate this other. Their high-minded rhetoric obscures the presence of this threat, making us all more vulnerable. Any and every effort to curb my access to weapons is a veiled attempt to leave me vulnerable to this other. Attempts to discuss otherwise sensible gun regulations are skewed beyond all reason by the dark matter of our defining national pathology. Ironically, the Trump trainwreck may promise some relief. Trump has built an entire Presidential campaign on our otherwise undiscussed racism. By dragging our singular modern pathology into the full glare of the political spotlight, we are being forced to develop the insights, language, and tactics to finally address it. On the other side of this mess, we might find a new capacity to cope with a whole range of issues rendered off limits by our great collective glitch. Once we learn to factor the hidden variables into the debate we might solve the gun control equation." My only question is, why is Ladd a Republican, thinking as he does?
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 18, 2016 3:04:23 GMT -5
That said, I don't know if I'd be okay with ALL guns being made illegal. I've come around in my view on small handguns designed for self-defense, particularly if you have a family, is just smart depending on your situation. This point I've heard many times, but it makes no sense to me : Aren't familie people much less subjected to gun violence then single people? But even if that wasn't the case, wouldn't single people be as much entitled and in need to defend themselves to defend if you abide to the gun ownership exception? I mean no offense, here, it just strikes me as a very strange argument. Also, the risk of your child dying from a gun shot wound goes up a lot once you have a gun in the house.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jun 18, 2016 7:37:44 GMT -5
My favorite Republican blogger, Chris Ladd, goes thru all of the gun control arguments and finds what he thinks is the real root of the problem: goplifer.com/2016/06/15/dark-matter-skews-the-gun-control-equation/"And there you have it, pretty much the only honest argument for mass unregulated gun ownership you’re going to find: I must arm myself to remain safe from marauding Negroes. Gun advocates remain convinced beyond reason that there is an obscure “other” among us, determined to destroy all that we cherish. At different times and among different people you’ll hear this other described in the form of illegal aliens, marauding urban blacks, or apocalyptic spiritual forces. Only by relentless vigilance can that other be held at bay. Weak-kneed liberals enable and cultivate this other. Their high-minded rhetoric obscures the presence of this threat, making us all more vulnerable. Any and every effort to curb my access to weapons is a veiled attempt to leave me vulnerable to this other. Attempts to discuss otherwise sensible gun regulations are skewed beyond all reason by the dark matter of our defining national pathology. Ironically, the Trump trainwreck may promise some relief. Trump has built an entire Presidential campaign on our otherwise undiscussed racism. By dragging our singular modern pathology into the full glare of the political spotlight, we are being forced to develop the insights, language, and tactics to finally address it. On the other side of this mess, we might find a new capacity to cope with a whole range of issues rendered off limits by our great collective glitch. Once we learn to factor the hidden variables into the debate we might solve the gun control equation." My only question is, why is Ladd a Republican, thinking as he does? Because once upon a time the word conservative wasn't synonymous with ignorant blow hard. Truthfully, there are many out there that identify as conservative who lean much closer to Ladd, they're just drowned out by the crazies.
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Post by berkley on Jun 18, 2016 15:40:02 GMT -5
My only question is, why is Ladd a Republican, thinking as he does? Because once upon a time the word conservative wasn't synonymous with ignorant blow hard. Truthfully, there are many out there that identify as conservative who lean much closer to Ladd, they're just drowned out by the crazies. Yes, but it seems to me that it's been many, many years since the Republicans could be seen as non-crazy, small-c conservatives, hence my surprise that anyone holding Ladd's views would continue to describe themselves as Republican.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jun 18, 2016 16:52:27 GMT -5
Because once upon a time the word conservative wasn't synonymous with ignorant blow hard. Truthfully, there are many out there that identify as conservative who lean much closer to Ladd, they're just drowned out by the crazies. Yes, but it seems to me that it's been many, many years since the Republicans could be seen as non-crazy, small-c conservatives, hence my surprise that anyone holding Ladd's views would continue to describe themselves as Republican. I suppose they could come up with another name to describe their views, but why complicate the matter when you can just hope that people will eventually come back around the bend? At least that's why I imagine they still identify as conservative anyway.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 20, 2016 1:16:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2016 18:08:15 GMT -5
So Forever People #3 splash page by Kirby resembles a Trump rally from this election season, just replace Glorious Godfrey in the lettering with Trump and it's dead on... so if Trump is the Glorious Godfrey, who is the Darkseid behind him? -M
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 20, 2016 18:22:19 GMT -5
So Forever People #3 splash page by Kirby resembles a Trump rally from this election season, just replace Glorious Godfrey in the lettering with Trump and it's dead on... so if Trump is the Glorious Godfrey, who is the Darkseid behind him? -M Wow, just wow! Of course he was the King!
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 21, 2016 21:34:27 GMT -5
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