Cain’s ‘in your face message’ still does not face gun questions

I hope no one from your campaign thinks you’ve been misrepresented here, Mr. Cain. Not only did I acknowledge the opinion that we needed to cut you some slack because you “slipped up a bit,” I actually sent you a series of questions that would leave no room for anyone to misrepresent your position on guns. I gave your campaign a chance to be nontraditional, to address sensitive subjects, to be atypical and to enter the belly of the beast. [More]

This evening's Gun Rights Examiner column notes asking a candidate specific questions about their positions on fundamental rights should produce answers, not anger.

Standing Room Only

There's a new 9th and10th Amendment ruling from SCOTUS.  Here's the decision.

CliffsNotes version as I understand it after a fast scan:  A woman tried to get revenge on cheating hubby's preggers f-buddy by putting "caustic" chemicals (household items?) on sweetieskank's mailbox and door handles, causing minor burns on her "old fashioned" delivery system (if you don't watch South Park, forget it).  This apparently violated US Code, the particular section of which was written to implement an international treaty/convention on chemical weapons development, production, use and stockpiling.  You know, something to keep Saddam from gassing Kurds and the FBI from...never mind...

Anyway, Woman Scorned challenged that on 10A grounds and the lower courts told her she had no standing and now the Supremes unanimously say she does.

Did I get it right?

And if so, what does that bode for this?

[Via several of you]

Excellence in Broadcasting

I understand Rush Limbaugh opened today with Gunwalker.

As I've noted before, that's great. Someone with his reach can really get the word out.

There is one bit of information that two separate people have told me: They were under the impression he implied he originated the term "Gunwalker."  If that's the case, I need to correct my wrong assumption, because I've been telling people I did.

Easy enough to explain--it's probably a pretty common reaction that a lot of people would independently derive.  Still...

UPDATE:

RUSH:  That's what we called it back on March 4th.  We came up with our own name for it: Operation Gun Runner or Gun Walker. 

A Metaphor for Governance

John Longenecker says game shows are. [Read]

Personally, I'd have picked "Terrible Tyrants" for $400, Alex.

And I'd like to call them all down to play another round of "Catch It and You Keep It!" (7:08 on Side One)

Hyperpartisans

It's not a partisan issue.  [Read]

Anyone who says it is is either a deluded zealot or an evil, shameless liar.

After reading this subversive drivel, I vote for hyperprevarication.

We're the Only Ones Just Happening Enough

"If we hadn't gone, it would have been negligent," he said. "These things happen." [More]

True. If you hadn't gone it would have been.

But that's no excuse to allow your vicious beasts to attack a citizen before determining if he's really a threat. And that goes double for your damn dog.

[Via Michael R]

Resistance Radio for June 20

We'll be joined this morning by Dave Workman, Senior Editor of Gun Week, author and columnist, and he'll tell us about the Second Amendment Foundation's groundbreaking lawsuits and their upcoming "Gun Rights Policy Conference. " Also in the show hear about an armed defense, meet a biased mainstream reporter (is there any other kind?), watch an anti-gun pol duck and cover, and get the latest on "Project Gunwalker" with Mike Vanderboegh.

Plus there's a lot more. Tune in to The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance, this morning at 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern and all points around and in between on NBC 1260/96.1, Scottsdale, or just go to NBC1260.com and click "Listen Live."

Report on Melson ouster further boosts confidential source credibility

This story does not come as a surprise to some of us working with our own sources. [More]

This morning's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes that sometimes it pays to be cautious, even if it means someone else gets the scoop.

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This Day in History: June 20

Townsend had a good reason to be in Manhattan, and was readily able to provide Washington with good naval intelligence because of his job as a mercantile clerk. Townsend and Woodhull distinguished their dispatches by adding the phrase "Senior" and "Junior" to their dispatches. Townsend began sending reports on June 20, 1779. [More]