tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post4049680129001445764..comments2023-05-23T04:21:47.246-07:00Comments on morning coffee: And Eric's and Baxter's? The more I consider the asinine response of those two, the madder I get (don't worry, no gunplay planned). Apologize? Finger prints? I was going to write something but Charlie nails it.Jim G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00142119429985458217noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-4040165649170504562011-01-12T13:11:11.047-08:002011-01-12T13:11:11.047-08:00Don't be angry, Doc. That is part of the probl...Don't be angry, Doc. That is part of the problem.<br /><br />To deny that the overheated and paranoid rhetoric of the right did not contribute to Saturday's events is to deny the obvious. Such zeitgeist gives permission and license to people just like Mr Loughner. <br /><br />Not long before the Oklahoma City bombing, the NRA ran ads decrying the "jack booted thugs" of the ATF. The right wing Republicans of the day (today's GOP base) approved of such bombast and defended Randy Weaver while jeering Janet Reno. Did this contribute to the death of 168 Americans? Absolutely. Moreso, IMO, than the events of this past weekend. <br /><br />The "I love my country but fear my government" crap is not constructive in a country where <b>our representatives are democratically elected.</b> Many Tea Partiers question the very legitimacy of our president and a Congress that they didn't vote for (because they lost). The domestic hatred for our <b>elected officials</b> is unprecedented in my lifetime.<br /><br />Does this mean we should have less free speech? Should Al Sharpton get support for trying to "hold Rush accountable"? Absolutely not. We have to take the good with the bad. Any progress in this area will need to come from all of us as individuals. It is nothing the state can do for us.<br /><br />I don't get angry on this subject, Doc. I get depressed. You'll notice that I didn't post anything - I merely replied. I tried to change the subject, asking about the absent Republican spending cut proposals.<br /><br />I will be watching the presidents speech tonight. I suggest that you do as well.Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542863255802738652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-64346752848940892622011-01-12T09:58:14.181-08:002011-01-12T09:58:14.181-08:00Anyone trying to make a political statement on thi...Anyone trying to make a political statement on this tragedy is off base. But let's not forget Gifford's is a Congressman. So the idea that no politics was involved doesn't carry water. Here is more to the point; This is a state that allows people to carry guns into bars, are you kidding me. How can anyone defend that decision, even law enforcement doesn't support that. Why don't we allow people to carry gas cans into movie theatres? I support owning a gun that shoots bullets one at a time each time you pull the trigger, this gun this nutbag used was banned under Clinton by the way!!!terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127226626629333403noreply@blogger.com