Posted on 01/23/2012 5:53:04 AM PST by marktwain
WASHINGTON -- Brady Campaign Acting President Dennis Henigan today issued the following statement in response to U. S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ announcement that she would resign her seat in Congress this week.
"We understand but are deeply saddened by the news that Rep. Giffords has decided to resign her seat in Congress because of the demands of her continued rehabilitation from the gunshot wound she suffered a year ago in Tucson. Congress and the American people now have lost the service of another devoted public servant because of gun violence. It is sadly reminiscent of the nation's loss of Jim Brady as Presidential press secretary due to a similar gunshot injury 30 years ago. We hope Rep. Giffords' departure is only temporary and wish her well on her amazing and inspiring recovery." Share This Story
Travis, when he is not posting on freerepubic is the well known and successful author Matthew Bracken. The bet was for a signed case of his new book, Castigo Cay.
I have read Castigo Cay, and I was going to buy a case anyway, as it is a compelling adventure story and cautionary tale. It occurs sometime in the near future in the Carribean, and is a page turner that is very hard to put down. Do yourself a favor, and start reading on a Friday night.
Fortunately for the country, Congress did not impose a ban an magazines of over 10 round capacity, and Matt will be sending me a case of signed copies.
Here is the link to some reviews for Castigo Cay:
http://www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/reviews.htm
Here is the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Castigo-Cay-ebook/dp/B004Z2CYLC
Not to worry, she’s hanging around for the STOU so Hussein can wave her rather than Fast and Furious as another reason to make him Dictator. It will also be a great way to kick off the Political Career of her Libtard husband.
The Brady Campaign is saddened that they do not have a prop that can be rolled out to fundraise and lobby Congress similar to the prop that was once the man, Jim Brady.
Dude, let Travis out of the bet. He’s a struggling author who can barely make ends meet. Heck, I heard he joined the military cuz times were so hard, and for a while, he couldn’t even afford a house and lived on a boat!!!
I’m happy every time the Brady bunch is say, unhappy, crying, hurt, and disappointed.
I’m saddened and a bit outraged that it took a year for her to decide.A full year when the people of her district had no representation in the House.
Yep. She’s going to be used for bigger and more ambitious things than just some little ol’ seat in congress.
WTH are they sad about?? He just won the championship!
Sarah Brady and her group are the same type of scumbags as the Democrat activists who were the “9/11 Widows” that took a horrible event and used it to promote a radical left agenda. Cindy Sheehan is a another example.
The media gives the cretins a platform they do not deserve.
Jim Brady’s injuries would not have been stopped by any gun control law.
I wish conservatives would wage open war against these types. Every reference to “Sarah Brady” should start with something like “Democrat activist Sarah Brady, a woman so low that she misuses her husband’s tragedy as a political tool, said the following today...”
The same should be done when dealing with all enemies of freedom, including left-wing journalists.
For example, “Democrat Chris Matthews, a former legislative aide to Democrat Tip O’Neill, said he had a tingle running up and down his leg for Democrat Barack Hussein Obama.”
The media wants full disclosure by Republicans? Let’s start forcing the same on them.
Regarding this particular "devoted public servant," my guess is that fewer than one in a thousand Americans would have recognized her name the day before the shooting.
And since they say "another," I wonder who else it is that they have in mind that came before Giffords.
ML/NJ
Where would liberalism be without identifying and using victims?
Maybe it would take a stadium sniper, and mass casualties, after all.
I wouldn't put it past the Obama/Holder team, if they thought they could get away with it. They didn't mind 100s of Mexicans and a few U.S. federal agents being killed by Fast and Furious weapons gunwalked into Mexico.
Maybe it would take a stadium sniper, and mass casualties, after all.
I wouldn't put it past the Obama/Holder team, if they thought they could get away with it. They didn't mind 100s of Mexicans and a few U.S. federal agents being killed by Fast and Furious weapons gunwalked into Mexico.
Great post, short to the point, accurate.
Great post, short to the point, accurate.
Just bought it on my Kindle - thanks for the recommendation!
Colonel, USAFR
” She’s going to be used for bigger and more ambitious things than just some little ol’ seat in congress. “
Well. Brady lost half of his brain and became a Democrat - Giffords started out a Democrat, so there’s no limit to how far she can go...
I received this email. Any truth to it?
PROOF
THAT WE HAVE SOME IDIOTS IN
WASHINGTON!
Georgia Arms is the 5th
largest retailer of ...223 Ammo in America .. They
sell 9mm, ...45, .223 ammunition. They normally
buy spent brass from the US Department of
Defense. Spent brass is “one time used” shell
cases used by our Military for training
purposes.
They buy the brass, recondition
it, and then reload the brass for resale to Law
Enforcement, Gun Clubs, Gun Shops, and stores
like Wal-Mart. They normally buy 30,000 lbs of
spent brass at a time.
This week the DoD
wrote a letter to the owner of Georgia Arms and
informed him that from now on the DoD will be
destroying the spent brass, shredding it.
It will no longer be available to the ammo
makers, unless they buy it in a scrap shredded
condition (which they have no use
for).
The shredded brass is now going to
be sold by the DoD to China as scrap metal,
after the DoD pays for it to be shredded. The
DoD is selling the brass to China for less money
than the ammo makers have been paying, plus the
DoD has to pay to have the brass shredded and do
the accounting paperwork.
This sure helps
the economy now doesn’t it? Sell cheaper to
China , and do not sell at all to a proven US
business. Any hidden agenda working here?
Obama going after the Firearms Industry and our
ammunition!!
The Georgia Arms owner even
related a story that one of his competitors had
already purchased a load of brass last week. The
DoD contacted him this week and said they were
sending someone over to make sure it was
destroyed. Shell cases he had already
bought!
The brass has no value to the
ammo maker if it is destroyed/shredded/melted.
The ammo manufacturer only uses the empty
brass cases to reload different calibers, mainly
.223 bullets.
The owner of Georgia Arms
says that he will have to lay off at least half
of his 60 workers, within 2-3 months if the DoD
will no longer sell spent brass cases to the
industry. Georgia Arms has 2-3 months of
inventory to use, by summer they’re
out.
If the Reloading Industry has to
purchase new manufacture brass cases, then the
cost of ammunition will double or even
triple, plus Obama wants to add a 500% tax
on each shell.
You can read the
information and see the DoD letter to Georgia
Arms here:
The Shootist Site
http://www.theshootist.net/2009/03/dod-ends-sale-of-expended-military.html
I think you only got the year wrong.
Here are my previous covers. I wish I could fit Castigo Cay onto that bar and make the triple a foursome.
Thanks - looking forward to reading it. Kindle is just a great thing when you run out of reading material in the middle of a TDY!
jagusafr
If they couldn’t even put a bill on the floor this year, I wonder when they will ever be able to do it.
I rather like to picture Travis on his boat anchored in some calm picturesque lagoon with a refreshing beverage in his hand and numerous buxom females cavorting about.
I think you’ll enjoy it.
We're still together, BTW.
Soon as I get the Kindle application for my droid, I’ll get a copy.
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Agreed. Imho, it seemed clear fairly early on that serious damage was done, damage that was unlikely to be repaired.
If they could have they would have.
This was my first thought as well.
The way they see it is they're by G-d gonna get away with it. They haven't given up on anything, they're just biding their time.
All they gotta do is have more votes counted for them than for Gingrich (what it's lookin like now, anyway) and in their next term they'll do it by executive order, using Ms. Giffords and her husband as props.
It appears in the end you both won. Congratulations!
I thought they could have and would have by now. Good for our side.
There was some truth to it a few years ago, but Constitutional activists raised such a ruckus that Congress passed legislation to correct the situation. I guess old emails never die, they just keep circulating around the net.
I agree, if the communist traitor mole gets a second term, nothing is off of the table. Nothing.
Same goes for Romney as he has already enacted a gun ban with mag restrictions in Massachusetts.
give bambam 4 more yrs, or the kingdom for life, and yer mag ban will be small taters compared to the stuff they already have printed for submission...
might outta double down on the bet...
Don’t worry I will be willing to bet that Gabrielle Giffords will take time out of her recovery to campaign for whoever is running for the Democrat Ticket in her district. She said herself she wants to comeback and serve the people again.....2016? Will she run for McCain’s Senate seat??
A full year when the people of her district had no representation in the House.
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Yes, you would almost think she was running for Prez or another higher office.
Bob Dole had many faults, was the wrong man for the nomination etc but at least he (seemed to) had the courtesy to and respect for his constituents to resign his Senate seat while he ran for Higher Office = whatever his real motive.
At least it gives the appearance that his constituents are ‘being served’ and they can always vote him back in.
Also it would be nice if the fund raising were limited to the people who were able to vote for you.
Of course, if that happens Billions of dollars wouldn’t be wasted on a 1/4 million dollar job.
It seems that with the 2 yr Congressional terms, the occupant is forced to collect money 24/7 and continously campaign for the NEXT election.
Pitiful....
In 2011 Connecticut attempted not only a ban on the sale of 10+ round magazines, but also the posession thereof. It was smacked down by a flood of 2nd Amendment supporting citizens who testified against it for over 12 hours in a judiciary committee hearing.
Regarding this particular “devoted public servant,” my guess is that fewer than one in a thousand Americans would have recognized her name the day before the shooting.
And since they say “another,” I wonder who else it is that they have in mind that came before Giffords.
They may be hinting back to the assassinations of President Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. Not sure where they are going with this.
You’re right, only devoted political junkies knew who she was before the shooting.
It was pointed out yesterday by FReeper pgkdan that our Congresscritters are eligible for lavish pensions/benefits only AFTER serving at least 5 years in the House.
This month marks the FIFTH anniversary of Gifford's service.
Coincidence? I think not.
Liberty-raping, fascist democrats had better realize that “nothing is off the table” isn’t a one-way street.
Audentis Fortuna Iuvat
I was having this discussion the other night with a democrat friend, he was defending her keeping her seat and I was against it. He had no defense for her keeping the seat, just that it’s hers. RME I am glad she finally resigned. Best wishes to her in her recovery.
That’s interesting. A coincidence? Probably not. It may be an indication of her continued impairment that rather than make this announcement at a press conference, it was decided instead to release a written resignation.
To hell with them, to hell with everything they stand for. As a self-determined, free-thinking American, I have absolutely no interest in anything they have to say.
saddened only because she will no longer be in the public eye and that they can no longer use her as an icon for their sick cause
Their prop fell over.
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