Posted on 04/12/2013 10:21:29 AM PDT by NOBO2012
Let me see if Ive got this right: We now know that NoKo has the capacity to put nuclear warheads on missiles (i.e. start WWIII), butt Congress is focused on eliminating infringing placing common-sense limitations on Americans Second Amendment rights? I guess that makes sense.
To that end, we sent out our administrations two best experts on guns: Joey and Lady M.
UPDATED With Traveling Music (h/t: Jackie Gleason) to Honor Their Performance!
Nobody Does It Better: Carly Simon
First up, Joey B, with his own explanation for why people want guns:
It used to be we were dealing almost exclusively with hunters," Biden said. "Theres a whole new sort of group of individuals now who, I dont know what the numbers are, that never hunt at all, but they own guns for one of two reasons: self protection or they just like the feel of that AR-15 at the range."
"They like the way it feels. You know, its like driving a Ferrari.
Unfortunately he seems to be getting his bitter-clinger stereotype mixed up with his limousine liberal stereotype.
Joeys $321,000 Ferrari limo for his recent Paris visit: he liked the way it felt
Sure beats the feeling of this lousy Trans Am
Joey went on to argue for a mandated reduced sized magazine:
If there had only been ten bullets in each clip, [the shooter] would have had to change the clip an additional three to five times," he said. "One of those kids would be alive. Somebody would be alive."
Im not trying to be argumentative here, butt maybe he and Big Guy would be better off just trying to ban magazines altogether. I mean, doesnt it sound like like theyre arguing that its okay to kill 10 people, butt anything over that is unacceptable? Wheres the common sense in that?
No, wait, what did I just say? Okay, lets just ban guns altogether.
Meanwhile, in Chicago, Lady M was also busy demonstrating that no ones too big, no ones too small to exploit if its something we really believe in:
She took a rare step for any first lady into the legislative fight of the hour, saying her husband, President Obama, is fighting as hard as he can, and engaging as many people as he can, to pass common-sense reforms to protect our children from gun violence.
These reforms deserve a vote in Congress, she said.
Because filibustering is only okay if you are a Democrat, which on its face proves that you are representing the majority view of the country, not just getting in the way of it.
Note to self: remind Lady M to register as a lobbyist within 45 days
Hoo-wee! I think Hillary better watch her back. She might just get scooped by another Obama in 2016 I mean, tears, and everything! This looks like a real throw down from where Im sitting.
Butt back to the business at hand; as you know, the Senate bowed to MOs awesomeness and went ahead to pass the gun bill.
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And closing the week on a high note: look! Lady M is finally getting the Medal of Honor ceremonial clothing right. Except for the fit of course, and the shoes, butt hey! Weve come a long way baby!
Posthumous Medal of Honor Ceremony, Sergeant 1st Class Jared Monti, 2009
Posthumous Medal of Honor ceremony for Chaplain (Captain) Emil Kapaun, Korean War veteran (with the benefit of maximum trans-imaging capacity) April, 2013
Stay calm and carry on. Lady Thatcher would have liked that.
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