Democrats says the darnedest things

Monachus Lex ^ | April 3, 2013 | John Pierce

[JohnPierce]

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The media loves to point out the stupid things that Republicans say … and, being politicians, they do say their share of stupid things.

But if you depend on the mainstream media for your news, then you might think that Democrats are all genius-level intellects whose every word is cherished wisdom designed to send thrills down Chris Matthew’s leg.

But let me assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. And this is particularly true when Democrats attempt to talk credibly about the firearms that they want so desperately to ban and the constitutional right to keep and bear arms that they wish to destroy.

I thought it would be illustrative to share a few of the more frighteningly egregious comments that Democrats have made.

Let’s start with Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette. She joined New York Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy in introducing a bill to ban the manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds for sale to civilians. In other words, she appears to be just another anti-gun bigot … right? Maybe not. Maybe she doesn’t even understand the fundamentals of what she is talking about.

Yesterday, Congresswoman DeGette participated in a Denver Post public forum in which she discussed her proposal. When asked whether such a ban would be effective since there are tens of millions of such magazines already in circulation, she made the following statement.

“What’s the efficacy of banning these magazine clips? I will tell you, these are ammunition, they’re bullets, so the people who have those now, they’re going to shoot them … the number of these high capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will be shot and there won’t be any more available.”

Yes … that’s right … a US Congresswoman who feels she is qualified to restrict the rights of American gun owners is ignorant enough to believe that magazines are single-use items.

Don’t believe me? Watch the video yourself. The level of ignorance displayed by Congresswoman DeGette is staggering.

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But Congresswoman DeGette does not stand alone on the plains of ignorance. There are others there with her. After all, no parade of the stupid would be complete without an appearance by good ole’ ‘Average Joe’ Biden.

In fact, I have written before about ole’ Joe’s monumentally stupid advice regarding firearms use and home defense tactics. But I feel that the truest example of what we are facing occurred back at the end of February, when ole’ Joe was stumping for the administration’s newly declared war on guns in Connecticut.

Dismissing tens of millions of vocal gun owners in a single sentence, ole’ Joe made the absurd statement that “No law-abiding citizen in the United States of America has any fear that their constitutional rights will be infringed in any way. None. Zero.”

Wait … what? There are lots of law-abiding citizens who fear that their constitutional rights will be infringed. Gun owners fear the Democrat’s war on guns, same-sex couples fear DOMA, minority citizens of New York fear the stop and frisk antics of Mayor Bloomberg and his minions.

I could go on and on but you see my point. In fact, a lot of law-abiding citizens fear that their constitutional rights will be infringed because they are infringed … on a daily basis.

But in Joe’s world … a world of privilege and power I might note … such people do not even warrant recognition. In his worldview, we are less than wrong … we don’t even exist.

Once again, I suspect that many of you reading this will doubt the accuracy of my words. And once again, I will direct you to the video.

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I know that we are only a few days beyond April Fools Day so let me make this perfectly clear. These comments were actually made. Even worse, they were made by people who are supposedly intelligent enough to make public policy for our nation.

And people wonder why gun owners fear the intentions of Democrats …

[JohnPierce]

God these people are terrifying in both their stupidity and their willingness to destroy the Constitution.

[mosaicwolf]

"Centralized power can be dangerous. Fools in power are doubly so. Dolts at the helm of centralized power is cause for concern and a reason to stock-up on ammo."

[marktwain]

These people are not just ignorant, they are *proud* of their ignorance.

They look down on people who actually know something about firearms or the Constitution.

After all, only certified government employees are supposed to know anything about those things.

[TigersEye]

Degette has been a communist wart on CO for a long time.

Here is a Youtube link to this moron's vacuity.

US Rep Diana Degette ABSURDLY claims high cap mags can only be used one time!

Here is Degette's stupidity reported by the Denver Post...

As lead sponsor in House on gun legislation, Rep. Diana DeGette appears to not understand how they work

[JohnPierce]

I must not be cynical enough yet. It still amazes me that these people can get elected to public office.

[IYAS9YAS]

DeGette’s spokeswoman Juliet Johnson issued a statement Wednesday, saying the congresswoman mispoke.

“The Congresswoman has been working on a high-capacity assault magazine ban for years, and has been deeply involved in the issue; she simply misspoke in referring to ‘magazines’ when she should have referred to ‘clips,’ which cannot be reused because they don’t have a feeding mechanism,” Johnson said.

Wow, from out-of-the-frying-pan-stupid to into-the-fire-stupid.

[TigersEye]

And she has spent years studying this! Years!!! LOLOLOLOLOL

[justlurking]

“The Congresswoman has been working on a high-capacity assault magazine ban for years, and has been deeply involved in the issue; she simply misspoke in referring to ‘magazines’ when she should have referred to ‘clips,’ which cannot be reused because they don’t have a feeding mechanism,” [Spokeswoman] Johnson said.

Maybe someone can help me here: has there ever been a "clip" with more than 10 rounds? The one for the M-1 Garand has 8 rounds.

[GeronL]

The stupid people are in charge

[JohnPierce]

Thanks for that update! I will add it to my article. That does NOT make her any less stupid. Lol

[TigersEye]

Has there ever been a clip that can’t be reloaded? I have dozens of 10 rd. clips for my SKS and they can be reused indefinitely.

[Wiser now]

Perhaps her comment referring to bullets “There won’t be any more available” refers to the government stockpile of bullets and is a Freudian slip?
Just a thought, but her wording struck me as odd.

[Political Junkie Too]

“What’s the efficacy of banning these magazine clips? I will tell you, these are ammunition, they’re bullets, so the people who have those now, they’re going to shoot them … the number of these high capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will be shot and there won’t be any more available.”

Let's face it. She meant the bullets themselves.

That said, there are two things at play here. 1) she may be referring to the bogus excuse from Janet Incompetano regarding buying up all the bullets to keep them from the public, and B) Democrats are trying to separate "ammo" from "arms" as regards the 2nd amendment.

In truth, ammunition is a part of the definition of arms. It is just as unconstitutional to infringe on the right to by ammunition as it is to buy the discharge device that goes with it.

-PJ

[marktwain]

I hate to say it, but it is dangerous to educate these people too much. Bill Ruger educated them about “high capacity” magazines, which is where we got the push to ban them.

If they really knew what they were doing, we would be in far more trouble.

I do *not* want to go into specifics.

[marktwain]

“I must not be cynical enough yet. It still amazes me that these people can get elected to public office.”

It is much, much easier to get elected when you have the MSM on your side, and much, much harder to get elected when you do not.

The new media has changed things a bit, but we lived in a mediacracy for decades.

[IYAS9YAS]

Thanks for that update! I will add it to my article. That does NOT make her any less stupid. Lol

That was so stupid, that I lost brain cells.