Friday, February 20, 2015

Cartoon demonization of gun owners recalls an earlier target

In any case, the de-humanizing and demonizing of gun owners is calculated, and it recalls an earlier time when another group that found itself the target of disarmament and worse, also found itself portrayed in such an ugly manner, by those sharing ideological commonalities with modern statists. That Nazi political cartoons were used to promote public acceptance for attacking Jews is a matter of shameful historical record. That modern day “progressives” continue that hateful practice is a matter of shameful documented fact. [More]
My latest JPFO Alert notes those who have mastered the time-proven technique of dehumanizing a segment of society they wish to eliminate.

Open for Comment

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee calls for taxing dessert, ‘electronic tracking’ of time spent watching TV [More]
Oh look, we have until April 8 to tell them what we think of them.

I wonder if their form will let us embed videos?


[Via Florida Guy]   

Shannon Had Guns?

Weapons returned by MILF cannibalized [More]
Oh, wait, wrong acronym... although I can quite easily see MILMs being cannibalized.

[Via Kurt]

Point/Counterpoint


Great timing, Ivan. I don't suppose you'd like to come help me clear my driveway for the fourth damn time this week? Now, before things drop to sub-zero again, while the sun is still out and we're all the way up to 10ยบ?

YARMV*

Just in case anyone doesn't understand what "shall not be infringed" means, I guess... [More]

* Your Actual Rights May Vary

But They Were Unarmed!

Well then, no escalation of force would have been justifiable, would it? [More]

I wonder why Holder isn't investigating a civil rights violation?


[Via Florida Guy]   

Attkisson’s ‘Astroturfers’ column highlights anti-gunner deception

“These groups include Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Everytown, Everytown for Gun Safety, Gun Sense, It’s Time for Gun Sense in America, Gun Sense Voter, I’m a Gun Sense Voter, Moms Take the Hill and Stroller Jam.” [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes sometimes, there are no roots to rip out, and all you need to do is lift and peel.

UPDATE: Workman weighs in.

The Right Wing Menace!

Yeah, I'm sick  of all the beheadings and bombings and burnings and rapes these damn extremists are committing! [More]

Great job there, CNN! Talk about the equivalency meme on steroids!

Didn't you just know they'd get around to quoting Mark Potok?

[Via Michael G]

Common Sense Garden Tool Control

Because Tony doesn't trust you. [More]

And isn't that what "securing the Blessings of Liberty" is supposed to be all about?

Thing is, what's he doing holding not one, but two, with a very threatening look on his face?  He can be trusted with them but you can't?

He may have a point, though. Anyone mentally challenged enough to vote for this parasite probably is too unstable to be trusted with a blade, or a stick, or a rock or...

[Via Florida Guy]   


Meanwhile, Over in "Gun Free" Europe

I have a feeling those "lower rates" the antis have been shoving in our faces for decades are going to be climbing... [More]

[Via Michael G]

Logan's Heroes

Brian Aitken wants what any father would want -- his son. [More]

"Common sense gun law" demands result in this. We should take them personally, because it doesn't get more personal than this.

You can get more backstory here.

Judicial Opposite Day

The Right to Bear Arms has now been completely Infringed in Florida. That fundamental right enumerated in both the Florida Constitution and the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is no-longer your birthright. In its place is a license that you must pay the government to possess. [More]
Rights are Licensed Privileges, War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength...

Love for Sale, Part 2

That she couldn't pay you is not the point. [More]

Thanks, "bipartisan" McCain-Feingold!  Now that the evil of money has been eliminated from politics, we can get back to the serious business of stealing from those who produce (and can't afford dedicated loophole engineering teams) and "redistributing" it to those who don't in exchange for votes!

NewsHax

Conservative newsman pledges $1M to Clintons [More]
Gosh. Who'd have ever guessed the guy's a fraud?

Certainly not Gomer.

More Kool-Aid, please!

Love for Sale

Jeff Smith, a Democrat who was convicted and imprisoned in 2010 for violating federal election laws, says Wasserman Schultz should be thankful the Florida donor didn't bring in federal investigators in to catch the DNC chair in the act...[More]
Why should he need to now? The emails and his testimony will provide enough evidence to open an investigation. And if "Justice" has her back, there's no reason the "Republican" Congress can't.

Sing it, Billie.

People ought to follow Debbie around and play that at public appearances.

A Bleating Heart Liberal

‘Be more like sheep’... [More]
Oh, did I say "liberal"?  I meant "communist" (as if there's really all that much difference, now that the Opposite Day "progressives" have bastardized the word).

What do you mean "Sheep don't have wolf bodyguards"? By the way, "lightning brigade" is a nice touch.

You know what else sheep don't do? Criticize their shepherds.

Anyone who disagrees must be some kind of human rights violator.

Point of Order

Rabbi Margolin’s clarification: He never claimed that every Jew should carry a gun [More]
Beggin' your pardon, Rabbi, but why the f*** not?

A Matter of Priorities

The current standings over at Examiner:


I can only see the "top five" for national, but also more important than the right to keep and bear arms with the readership, in descending order, is Dog News, Celebrity Fitness and Health, Pet Rescue, America Now News (basically rewriting other people's stories and applying trending keyword meta tags to hitch a ride on the wave), and Arcade Games.

Noting reader preferences for such a powerful technological development that could be used to advance freedom, I'm reminded of a line from "The Time Machine":
These Eloi were mere fatted cattle, which the ant-like Morlocks preserved and preyed upon...
It's something to keep in mind the next time the antis try to feed us some poll about what Americans "think" about "common sense gun safety laws."

This Day in History: February 20

Proclamation of the Cessation of Hostilities by the American Peace Commissioners [More]