“The FBI ought to be able to block the sale of these items, and perhaps others, to American citizens who have not yet been charged with a crime, but who are viewed as potential threats by the FBI,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Anyone who opposes closing the ‘terror gap’ is essentially an accessory to terrorism…a virtual member of al Qaeda, and a threat to our national security. In fact, opposition to my sensible proposal ought to provide grounds for putting someone on the no-buy list.”
Is it any wonder that hizzoner is shaping up as the number one antagonist of the gun rights crowd? It takes extreme measures to fight extreme people.
In fact, opposition to my sensible proposal ought to provide grounds for putting someone on the no-buy list.
Now, that should be the quote of the day on many of the gun blogs. What do you think?
“In fact, opposition to my sensible proposal ought to provide grounds for putting someone on the no-buy list.”
ReplyDeleteI don’t believe it. He would not have said that. Bloomberg is way to crafty to say something that stupid.
Bloomberg has always been a proto-fascist. Thus none of his comments come as extreme to me. They are perfectly in tune with his character.
ReplyDeleteScrappleface is a political humor site.
ReplyDeleteIf you read some of the other "news" articles, you will see that they are only quasi-factual.
Did he say it or didn't he?
ReplyDeleteEither way it's priceless.
mikeb: "Did he say it or didn't he?
ReplyDeleteEither way it's priceless."
The humor of ScrappleFace often is that it "reports" something that their target just might say, but a bit more extreme or silly than what they really did say.
Scott Ott, author of ScrappleFace, has also written non-fiction about the issue:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/ny-times-seizing-on-fear-pushes-civil-rights-restrictions/?singlepage=true