applesanity
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Actually, its more like every other state except Vermont.
Which is probably why that flaming liberal Howard Dean never used gun control as part his platform.
Let's take "From my cold dead hands" for an example. After that sack of lies aka Bowling for Columbine, the phrase evoked the image of gun fanatics. Within context, Charlton Heston was merely accepting some relic of a gun from the governor of... Alabama I think. Mr. Heston was actually saying something like, "I will treasure this gift forever. If anyone wants to take this generous present, they'll have to pry it from my...." In actuality, Heston could have been talking about any kind of present, not specifically a gun.
The media's switch was so complete that even a lot of gun nuts use it as their mantra, even though the original intention was so very different. Wow, a self-fulfilling stereotype.
Which is probably why that flaming liberal Howard Dean never used gun control as part his platform.
Let's take "From my cold dead hands" for an example. After that sack of lies aka Bowling for Columbine, the phrase evoked the image of gun fanatics. Within context, Charlton Heston was merely accepting some relic of a gun from the governor of... Alabama I think. Mr. Heston was actually saying something like, "I will treasure this gift forever. If anyone wants to take this generous present, they'll have to pry it from my...." In actuality, Heston could have been talking about any kind of present, not specifically a gun.
The media's switch was so complete that even a lot of gun nuts use it as their mantra, even though the original intention was so very different. Wow, a self-fulfilling stereotype.