tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post1052880764738843164..comments2024-03-29T06:09:09.845-04:00Comments on the daily howler: BREAKING: It's time for Lithwick's crowd to go!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-17734433567722834722018-02-24T13:44:43.957-05:002018-02-24T13:44:43.957-05:00"2. Half the country strongly support guns, s..."2. Half the country strongly support guns, so our democracy won't ban them."<br /><br />You're forgetting that we will be offering "thoughts and prayers" to those who mourn the loss of their firearms. Those thoughts and prayers will soothe the public like they always do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-13928632289936843972018-02-24T03:04:07.381-05:002018-02-24T03:04:07.381-05:00DinC: "Hopefully people more knowledgeable th...DinC: "Hopefully people more knowledgeable than I are thinking up other useful approaches."<br /><br />A pool of about 325M people in this country alone.deadratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-42684172886904352612018-02-23T20:24:15.714-05:002018-02-23T20:24:15.714-05:00David, I think the point Justice Scalia was making...David, I think the point Justice Scalia was making is that the AR-15 wasn't in common use when the amendment was written. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096867536572039244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-47058581962181643922018-02-23T15:02:59.930-05:002018-02-23T15:02:59.930-05:00How many times has anon 10:36 cut and pasted the a...How many times has anon 10:36 cut and pasted the above.<br /><br />Why are so many obvious bots and trolls repeatedly going after Bob? Who and what's behind it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-80165865755364637062018-02-23T14:59:26.912-05:002018-02-23T14:59:26.912-05:00Lithwick had ample opportunity to speak out about ...Lithwick had ample opportunity to speak out about Koszinski because he'd been in trouble before about sexual improprieties and having porn on his office computer.<br /><br />Women knew 10 and 20 years ago the difference between right and wrong. Gimme a break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-70656350303951427912018-02-23T09:07:15.641-05:002018-02-23T09:07:15.641-05:00At least Zell didn't claim to be a liberal and...At least Zell didn't claim to be a liberal and switched parties too. Somerby claims to be a liberal, wheras the fact is that he spends all his time attacking liberals and defending TrumpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-19406186502455715892018-02-23T06:05:07.209-05:002018-02-23T06:05:07.209-05:00the AR-15 IS in common use.
Oh, really, David? A...<em>the AR-15 IS in common use.</em><br /><br />Oh, really, David? As what? Penis enhancers? <br /><br />It's OK, David. You don't have to worry your delicate little brain about what "they" want, "they" being something like 97% of the population. <br /><br />When the NRA says people need the AR-15 for self defense, this is what they mean.<br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?q=rancher+standoff&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic9JiJ8bvZAhXDmuAKHU70AdQQ_AUIDSgE&biw=1600&bih=754#imgrc=vGJD1i7j7KU88M:&spf=1519383638704<br /><br /><br />Don't worry, David. The kids got this now. You can go back leading your charmed and privileged life inside your gated community. We got this now.mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-87019247646438990032018-02-22T23:18:27.910-05:002018-02-22T23:18:27.910-05:00Anon. @ 3:36: You clearly are missing Bob's p...Anon. @ 3:36: You clearly are missing Bob's point if you truly believe what you have enumerated, especially 3 & 5. Either that or you are on Putin's payroll. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-33436957512093833532018-02-22T22:36:47.281-05:002018-02-22T22:36:47.281-05:00Bob is a liberal in the same way that Zell Miller ...Bob is a liberal in the same way that Zell Miller was a Democrat. Bob's fundamental point is that Trump is right about "fake news." The problem is with the phony New York Times, Washington Post, and MSNBC--not Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Steve Bannon, Mike Flynn, Steven Miller, Jeff Sessions, Paul Manafort, Kellyanne Conway, Scott Pruitt, and Sarah Sanders. His occasional side long put downs of the Administration are merely cover for his often pedantic and over-the-top attacks on the left. In this he differs little from Howie Kurtz and Brent Bozell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60174062839766565552018-02-22T22:29:40.208-05:002018-02-22T22:29:40.208-05:00Fine DinC. You have just described all semi-autom...Fine DinC. You have just described all semi-automatic weapons as "dangerous."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-12209324579999796902018-02-22T22:17:25.636-05:002018-02-22T22:17:25.636-05:00mm -the AR-15 IS in common use.
Anyhow, a semi-...mm -the AR-15 IS in common use. <br /><br />Anyhow, a semi-automatic rifle with no military stuff would be just about as dangerous as the AR-15.David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-56052601703744198312018-02-22T20:48:58.618-05:002018-02-22T20:48:58.618-05:00The SC Heller decision stated clearly that the 2nd...The SC Heller decision stated clearly that the 2nd Amendment does not extend the right to the AR-15.<br /><br />Justice Scalia wrote:<br /><br /><em>“We also recognize another important limitation on the right to keep and carry arms. ‘Miller’ said, as we have explained, that the sorts of weapons protected were those ‘in common use at the time.’ 307 U.S., at 179, 59 S.Ct. 816. We think that limitation is fairly supported by the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of <b>‘dangerous and unusual weapons</b>.’”</em><br /><br /><br />mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-88347720775424420732018-02-22T20:43:27.341-05:002018-02-22T20:43:27.341-05:00Hardball did a hilarious little segment tonight cu...Hardball did a hilarious little segment tonight cutting back and forth between Wayne LaPierre's speech at CPAC today and statements made by his pet poodle, The Great Donald J Trump. Trump was like a parrot just spitting back almost word for word what LaPierre had spoken earlier in the day.<br /><br />mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-45644443811042777302018-02-22T20:29:08.253-05:002018-02-22T20:29:08.253-05:008:04 -- this country will never ban all guns. Two ...8:04 -- this country will never ban all guns. Two reasons: <br />1. the second Amendment and the SC decision mean that individuals have a Constitutional right to bear arms.<br />2. Half the country strongly support guns, so our democracy won't ban them<br /><br />Wishful thinking just takes us away from the goal of finding realistic approaches to actually reduce murders.David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-29520697379946355512018-02-22T20:04:38.488-05:002018-02-22T20:04:38.488-05:00The solution is easy. Ban all guns for everyone. The solution is easy. Ban all guns for everyone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-90548411944644430842018-02-22T19:32:30.180-05:002018-02-22T19:32:30.180-05:00Anon 6:39 -- your comment illustrates that nastine...Anon 6:39 -- your comment illustrates that nastiness and snark are your logic. <br /><br />What I want are policies that will actually reduce these awful killings. Better work by various authorities might have prevented the recent attack. Allowing trained teachers with concealed carry permits to carry guns at school might perhaps reduce the number and severity of these mass school shootings. Hopefully people more knowledgeable than I are thinking up other useful approaches. OTOH demonizing the NRA will save no lives.<br /><br />Steve B. - of course I wish idiots like that shouldn't have guns. The problem is to distinguish the idiots and to find a Constitutional basis for keeping guns out of the idiots' hands. I don't know how to achieve that. What are your thoughts?David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-14333412930921552452018-02-22T19:26:11.635-05:002018-02-22T19:26:11.635-05:00One Trump cultist of the miniscule audience takes ...One Trump cultist of the miniscule audience takes exception to being so classified !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-26218771508315632822018-02-22T19:21:32.976-05:002018-02-22T19:21:32.976-05:00Nothing says "Anti-establishment" like T...Nothing says "Anti-establishment" like Trump's EPA allowing the elites to pollute our land, air and water for a few more bucks. Amirite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-89056569795223169362018-02-22T19:06:23.999-05:002018-02-22T19:06:23.999-05:00Loesch attacks liberals at CPAC (liberals are OTHE...Loesch attacks liberals at CPAC (liberals are OTHERS there), but Somerby can't bring himself to criticize her. Instead he takes a potshot at a traumatized teen. All this so he can attack Litwick. <br /><br />I'm not sure why Somerby even claims to be a liberal any more. He is a fucking moron and a liar, who wants liberals to lose. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-12429440580541607052018-02-22T18:54:17.005-05:002018-02-22T18:54:17.005-05:00Lithwick says that the Parkland kids are more awar...Lithwick says that the Parkland kids are more aware of what's real, more alive and more awake than the rest of us.<br /><br />Those Parkland kids just survived a shooting in which they too were targets but were spared. Of course they feel more alive than anyone else. That is what it is like when you experience near death and yet survive. That feeling passes.<br /><br />In the meantime, those kids are more effective advocates because they have greater standing, just as the parents of the Sandy Hook children do and those who attended the concert that was attacked in Las Vegas. No volunteer or paid advocate on either side can have the same legitimacy when they voice their opinions. But such legitimacy comes at a terrible cost and no one would suggest that any of us should seek it out.<br /><br />Today's long time gun control advocates have been doing the best job they know how. It is not their fault they haven't been able to accomplish change yet. It is wrong for Somerby or Lithwick to blame them, as they appear to be doing here. Somerby blames all liberals for everything wrong with the world, so his stance is no surprise. Lithwick shouldn't be undercutting the efforts of liberal activists by suggesting that they are somehow jaded or don't know what is really real when it comes to people getting shot. We all know who bleeds.Perrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-16510013088921330652018-02-22T18:39:06.161-05:002018-02-22T18:39:06.161-05:00"... what do they actually want?"
It..."... what do they actually want?"<br /><br />It's clear what you and your heroes want - to exploit tragedy after tragedy in order to sell more weaponry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67800458998200674242018-02-22T18:00:21.644-05:002018-02-22T18:00:21.644-05:00So explain again why you believe any idiot - and I...So explain again why you believe any idiot - and I mean idiot, like that moron who went a-hunting in a pizza parlour based on a rumour only an idiot would believe - should be able to buy an M-16-Lite?Steve Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-61969369047470848542018-02-22T17:51:21.676-05:002018-02-22T17:51:21.676-05:00Somerby is no liberal. Note that he doesn't cr...Somerby is no liberal. Note that he doesn't criticize Loesch at all, but the criticizes the student speaking to us. He should join BretBart. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67599938390833069472018-02-22T17:37:47.463-05:002018-02-22T17:37:47.463-05:00What does Bob mean by "save us"? Presum...What does Bob mean by "save us"? Presumably he means whatever it is that the anti-gun or gun-control demonstrators are demanding. But, what do they actually want? What realistic legislative change do they think will ameliorate the problem?<br /><br />I recommend reading this entire article from WaPo:<br /><br /><i><b>I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise.</b><br /><br />By the time we published our project, I didn’t believe in many of the interventions I’d heard politicians tout. I was still anti-gun, at least from the point of view of most gun owners, and I don’t want a gun in my home, as I think the risk outweighs the benefits. But I can’t endorse policies whose only selling point is that gun owners hate them. Policies that often seem as if they were drafted by people who have encountered guns only as a figure in a briefing book or an image on the news.</i><br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-used-to-think-gun-control-was-the-answer-my-research-told-me-otherwise/2017/10/03/d33edca6-a851-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html?utm_term=.8b7b9494a035David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-85646539912768966672018-02-22T17:36:12.335-05:002018-02-22T17:36:12.335-05:00See if you can pick up a life cheap on eBay. You n...See if you can pick up a life cheap on eBay. You need one.CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.com