In the past, if someone knew nothing and talked nonsense, no one paid any attention to him. No more. Now such people are courted and flattered by conservative politicians and ideologues as “Real Americans” defending their country against big government and educated liberal elites. The press interviews them and reports their opinions seriously without pointing out the imbecility of what they believe. The hucksters, who manipulate them for the powerful financial interests, know that they can be made to believe anything, because, to the ignorant and the bigoted, lies always sound better than truth.Source
Thursday, July 17, 2014
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"In the past, if someone knew nothing and talked nonsense, no one paid any attention to him. No more."
ReplyDeleteNow they become Vice President......
"I said, 'Jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, walk out and put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house,'" Biden said. "
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/20/joe-biden-shotgun-advice-could-land-jill-biden-in-jail
"I said, “Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door.”
http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/guns/2013/02/gun-control-joe-biden-interview
Are you saying a shotgun is not a good home defense weapon?
DeleteHmmmm, lets look at this, Laci comments on people saying nonsense and then people who are supporting the person no matter how nonsensical the comment.
DeleteYour response is a perfect illustration of Laci's post. TY
You response was a typical political slant which has nothing to do with my question. Again you dodge the question in favor of getting your little gotcha point which means nothing. Ty for showing us your deceitful debate tactics again.
DeleteAnon, this has nothing to do with the utility of a shotgun in regards to self defense, but rather comments that someone has made advocating its irresponsible and what would likely be illegal misuse.
DeleteYour quick rush to defend the unwise advice of our Vice President did give us a real world example of what Laci's post was suggesting. I would hope that in hindsight, he would have come out and said that he was mistaken in his comments. Perhaps someone has seen it and it didn't get widely disseminated, which is too bad.
ss, you're the one who brought up Biden's ridiculous remarks. Anonymous didn't, nor did he defend what Biden said.
DeleteIf you want to compare irresponsible statements, your side loses by a LONG shot. Proving a politician says stupid shit is a weak argument to try and show there is no validity on the point being talked about, since all politicians say stupid shit. Your sides politicians trump any ridiculous statement ever uttered by a Democrat.
DeleteNo I don't agree with what Biden said, but the point was, is a shot gun a good home defense weapon. It is.
Now on with your irrational gotcha point and your political slant.
"No I don't agree with what Biden said, but the point was, is a shot gun a good home defense weapon. It is."
ReplyDeleteA much better response Anon. Her post spoke to political speech, though her premise was that conservatives say stupid stuff and conservative politicians support it. My example was the other way around in that it was a politician saying the stupid stuff and the rank and file support him. My point was that people saying stupid stuff isn't limited to conservatives.
How exactly is the utility of the shotgun in self defense to Laci's post though? I have no problem debating that with you. Just seems a bit off topic. I've noticed that even law enforcement seems to be moving from the use of the shotgun when going into known dangerous encounters to the use of what they refer to as the "patrol rifle".
It likely has something to do with it being more of a point weapon than the shotgun. With a rifle, you aim each shot, where a shotgun has multiple projectiles in a pattern that spread out over increasing distance. That equates to less chance of innocents being hit.
So you are going to quote the stupid statements by Biden and then claim it doesn't matter that the issue was, is a shot gun a good home defense weapon. More gun loon garbage.
DeleteYes it is a better response than the lies you sometimes respond with.
Delete"A much better response anon.."
DeleteIf by that you mean it was honest, I always answer honestly. Unlike you who have been lying about me often,. Who always twists words and tries to be deceitful as possible I guess because to be open and honest would brand you as the lying gun loon you are.
" I guess because to be open and honest would brand you as the lying gun loon you are."
DeleteHuh?