Forget Rosie- See what this MORON has to say...

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Darthmaum

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This is an excerpt of an article I found in yesterday's edition of the Dallas Morning News. The writer's name is Arianna Huffington, and she's definitely "huffing" out her share of hot air in this column! All BOLDS are mine.

The Mauling of America
Filed June 5, 2000

The NRA wants to make gun-loving fully automatic fun! Ripping a page from the marketing plan of retail hotshots
such as Planet Hollywood, ESPN Zone and the Disney Store, the National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention last month with an announcement that it was planning to open a retail, dining and entertainment complex in the heart of New York's Times Square.
Known as the NRA Sports Blast, the ``family-oriented megastore'' will feature a
high-tech ``virtual'' shooting range, a theme restaurant specializing in wild-game
cuisine and a shop peddling everything for the well-accessorized shooter.

Talk about one-stop shopping. Now, after watching ``The Lion King'' sing and dance
his way into your heart on Broadway, you can stroll over to the Blast and get a leg
up on having him stuffed and mounted. Or, for those too young for lions, there's the educational Mow Down Mickey arcade. Then, down Sniper's Alley, it's time to assault the Moving Target Cafe for a little powder-blackened quail or buckshot-tenderized venison tartar. Who knows, maybe they'll name their dishes after famous gun lovers: Bernie Goetz Buffalo Burgers, Klebold and Harris Pheasant a la Columbine, Mark David Chapman Strawberry Fields Jubilee and the
Kip Kinkel Family Sampler Platter -- all washed down with a frosty Colin Ferguson
Long Island Railroad Iced Tea.

Sport shooting is ``fun for the whole family,'' chirped NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. ``It's probably about the safest activity an American can pick up as a hobby.''Absolutely. How many more times are we going to have to read about
a young life cut short in yet another tragic stamp-collecting accident before we
finally take to the streets to stop the madness? All Wayne is saying is give guns a chance.

When your message has been judged wanting in the marketplace of ideas, simply
dress it up and see if you can sell it in the other marketplace. It's retail democracy.
The NRA is desperately trying to remake itself -- to take the focus off party-pooping
school shootings and workplace massacres and put it on making packing heat family-friendly. (Harold Hochstatter, running for governor in Washington State, is
already catching the spirit: his 4-month-old son has just become the NRA's youngest-ever lifetime member.)
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The rest of the article is at www.ariannaonline.com in her "columns" section. Her email is arianna@ariannaonline.com...

I am getting so tired of being compared to all the wackos out there, and these sheople who know nothing about guns or the NRA coming and spouting off rhetoric. They accuse of of this, but they are by far the ones who resort to this type of tactic.

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"At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Gun-Grabbers, at last we shall have revenge at The TFL End of Summer Meet on August 12 & 13, 2000..."
 
She actually considers the hobby of stamp collecting to be an "activity"? That's less of an "activity" than me sitting here banging away on this keyboard! I've GOT to get out to the range more!
crankshaft
 
Interresting .. This shows you how the gun issue crosses traditional political boundaries. This woman is rather conservative in her approach to most issues. I suspect, with some education, she might soften her stance. On the other hand, many folks with this approach are reacting emotionally to the press propaganda. Logic will not register. I've noticed this tendency amoungst many conservative commentators. They approach most issues logically, but they have their pet emotional issues that they approach with little research, or logic.
 
You know if she really thought all gun owners were psychopathic murders I doubt she'd have included her name. I think she's nullified all of her accusations just by that activity.

Ah, I was thinking it was a letter to the editor but I see it is just another paid propagandist, that explains it.

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I used to think she was fairly conservative. I guess this changes things a bit. Another columnist that has opinions that stink. Why am I not shocked?
 
I think her article shows genuine fear that the NRA is on the right track and the antis are dangerously close to experiencing a turning of the tide.

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“This is my rifle, there many like it but this one is mine …”
 
At least she's on target in her retort to the NRA's statement that target shooting is the safest activity. Come on! The stamp collecting joke was even funny.

How about painting as a better example.

Unfortunately, I'm still trying to find the POINT in this article. Is it to make unfounded allegations about the nature of the activities in the NRA store or to simply demonize gun owners.

If any other company opened a game-food restaurant and put an arcade within the same walls (think Dave & Busters) no one would raise an eyebrow.

I'd like to see HCI do this. Inside of their restaurant would be a whole bunch of things that you might enjoy. Then whenever you go near one, some woman slaps you on the hand and says "No!" This is because HCI and the MMM aren't FOR anything.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR> I am encouraged by her comments. There is not a single ounce of substance. Just silly "one-liners" that will make liberals smile and chuckle.

No thinking involved.

Just feenking. [/quote]

Actually, that is precisely why this sort of article is dangerous for RKBA proponents. Our age is not an age of reason; it is an age of feeling.

If the entire gun debate were to be carried out in logical terms, we wouldn't be waging it in either the press or the public mind. We'd have won by now and there would be no debate to speak of.

If we are going to make an impact on public thought, we are going to have to appeal as much or more to emotions as we do to reason. When we answer this sort of emotional propoganda with cool logic, we lose.
 
I email this moron and let her know what I thought about being compared to the wackos of this world. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
She obviously didn't do her home work.

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Amendment II (1791)
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
 
Maybe she 'ought to take a close look at all the Intendo and computer shoot 'em up and beat 'em up games we let our kids play. In most of those violent games people are the targets. The NRA shooting gallery will be tame compared to those.

By the way, she writes a book called "How to Overthrow the Government" and she thinks we're wacko?

[This message has been edited by bullseye (edited June 09, 2000).]
 
Folks, while we waste our time going after one "lone antigunman" the group is kicking our collective butts. It's time for all of us no matter what race, creed, planet, etc. to pull togeather and become OFFENSIVE! I've wasted my time in the past few months writing to various editorials in my regional paper, and all I've gotten back is "thank you for sharing". Ask yourself "how can we drop the bomb"? I've said it before and I'll say it again, we need to pull together instead of picking because one group isn't of our liking. ENOUGH! Can we re-legislate the 2nd amendment? These misguided folks are renting billboards with the "If we can just save one child" theme. If as reported there are 80 million gunowers in the US it is obvious we are a force to be reckoned with. Let's get our sh*t together and kick some misguided butt. How about a national conference of all gunowners and advocates before Mr. Bill leave office. Draft a new "2nd amendment" (same as the old one) and draft a resolution that any holder of public office who agrees to uphold the Constitution and does not is a traitor and should be dealt with accordingly. I've had enough :mad: Please all of you read my post in Legal and Political on "ALERT, Now is the time.........." We must stop wasting our time on those who don't have a clue!
 
sumabich,
I prefer Wisconsin's version of the 2nd amendment, although I don't know how well they are living up to it.

The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation, or any other lawful purpose.

Eric

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Formerly Puddle Pirate.
Teach a kid to shoot.
It annoys the antis.
"But Officer I HAVE to have all these guns in the truck, I'm going to TFL End of Summer Meet"
 
I'm all for what you propose, sumabich, but how to implement it?

I merely posted the article to "alert" TFL'rs to yet another person who lives by the philosophy of :"Open Mouth, Insert Foot." I thought people might want to email her. I for one am tired of being labeled a "wacko," "baby killer" etc. by people who know nothing of which they speak. Gun owners are the social pariahs of this decade (even longer), as smokers were a few years ago.

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"At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Gun-Grabbers, at last we shall have revenge at The TFL End of Summer Meet on August 12 & 13, 2000..."
 
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