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"BIG GULP!", SAYS MAYOR BLOOMBERG
Free Republic Original Content | 9/11/2013 | by Laz A. Mataz

Posted on 09/11/2013 5:05:46 AM PDT by Lazamataz

Last night, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City was heard to issue a big gulp.

The stridently anti-gun Mayor, who wishes to impose his hoplophobic vision on the rest of the country, was defeated soundly, and twice, as two of his Colorado-based cronies were both defeated in the first recall votes in Colorado State Legislature history.

Both Senator John Morse -- himself the Senate Majority Leader -- and Senator Angela Giron voted for onerous and far-reaching gun control measures in Colorado in March of 2013, including a ban on the purchase of normal-capacity magazines (HB1224).

The reaction by gun-owners in the firearms-friendly state of Colorado was swift and fierce. Four legislators were targeted for recall, and of those, two were successfully placed on the recall ballot. When it became apparent that the threat of a successful recall of these two was imminent, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (a group of mayors organized by Mayor Bloomberg) became very involved in the race, sending a yet-undisclosed amount of money. Mayor Bloomberg personally sent one third of a million dollars to assist in the effort to keep these two legislators save from the recall. This was to become a test of the power of M.A.I.G., and was also shaping up to be an endorsement or rejection of further state-level gun control legislation throughout the nation.

The playing-field for this vote was very uneven and tilted towards the anti-gun side. MAIG and their partners outspent the pro-gun forces six-to-one, and very liberal voting laws -- allowing a person who had only lived in the state 22 days, and who declared a mere *intention* to move into one of the competitive districts -- were allowed to vote. Reports of students carrying backpacks of ballots started emerging during the voting process.

There are things to be quite concerned about, though. The permissive voting laws in Colorado, allowing who are not even residents of a district to vote in that district, are utterly wrong and completely unfair and must be immediately rescinded.

Despite all the near-fraudulent actions, and the money spent by anti-gun individuals and forces, Morse lost by a 49-51 percent margin, and -- somewhat surprisingly -- Giron lost by a 44-56 percent margin.

Mayor Bloomberg, a politician notorious for banning large sodas in New York City -- his widely-ridiculed 'Big Gulp Ban' -- and other obnoxious, excessive and invasive proposals, must be feeling quite chagrined this morning. His best efforts at spreading the New York City disease of central government control in every aspect of a persons life, has been repudiated, especially with regards to the Second Amendment.

Perhaps Bloomberg can assuage his feelings by proposing legislation that limits the number of squares of toilet paper New York City residents can wipe their asses with. That should make him feel a little better.


TOPICS: FReeper Editorial; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: banglist; bloomberg; elections; giron; guncontrol; guns; maig; morse; secondamendment; youwillnotdisarmus
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1 posted on 09/11/2013 5:05:46 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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2 posted on 09/11/2013 5:07:03 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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Beautiful work, Mr. Mataz... nice summary of events.


3 posted on 09/11/2013 5:08:59 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (http://jonah2eight.blogspot.com/)
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To: AD from SpringBay

Thank you, sir! I believe a little victory-jig is in order this morning. Freedom seldom wins in America these days.


4 posted on 09/11/2013 5:12:33 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Lazamataz

hoplophobic

BTTT


5 posted on 09/11/2013 5:13:30 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: DCBryan1
good job on this reporting and thread, three (3) questions though: . First, do both gun grabbers immediately lose their seat? Second, who replaces them? Here in AR the Governor does methinks. Lastly, any idea on how much outside money (and or volunteers) were brought in to subvert our rights? Thanks!

Ask the question over here! I wouldn't mind the thread bumps. :)

6 posted on 09/11/2013 5:13:59 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: thackney

Thailand?


7 posted on 09/11/2013 5:14:28 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Lazamataz

Please add me Laz. Make it 213.


8 posted on 09/11/2013 5:17:08 AM PDT by WhirlwindAttack (There is so much I could say. But I'm smart enough not to.)
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To: Lazamataz

Amen to that Brother.

Nothing would make this administration happier than to have a complete weapons ban and turn our country into another Nazi Reich.

They are working hard toward their goal and Colorado just jerked a knot in their azz.


9 posted on 09/11/2013 5:19:05 AM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: Lazamataz

Thanks Laz. Maybe Colorado isn’t a lost cause after all.


10 posted on 09/11/2013 5:19:38 AM PDT by henkster (democrats will sacrifice the lives of our servicemen so 0bama doesn't look bad.)
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To: Lazamataz

how did only two out of 4 possible get an actual recall election?

what happened to the other two?


11 posted on 09/11/2013 5:24:57 AM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: Lazamataz

A residual benefit of this recall is that the leftists had to spend a pile of money on this special election. Hee


12 posted on 09/11/2013 5:26:09 AM PDT by lurk
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To: Lazamataz
Well sir ... y'done it again

A superb essay and commentary, and all based on your reading the newest dictionary in the bathroom and discovering the word .. "hoplophobic"

In those immortal words from West Side Story .. "Y'done good, buddy boy"

13 posted on 09/11/2013 5:31:18 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Lazamataz

Laz, could you please add me also? Thanx!


14 posted on 09/11/2013 5:34:00 AM PDT by LambSlave
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Despite all the near-fraudulent actions

If the Democrats were involved, there was definitely fraud.

And now (since they lost), they're claiming Republican fraud and voter suppression. I think we can engage in a little "Fraudenscheude," if you know what I mean. :^)

15 posted on 09/11/2013 5:37:38 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Lazamataz

Schadenfreude. I has it.


16 posted on 09/11/2013 5:42:04 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: laz
My estimate puts the fraudulent democrat vote at 10%, consistent with the level of illegal voting in the 2012 election. This means the gun grabbers lost this one by 17 and 22%, a not insubstantial loss for the best organized, most expensive voter suppression effort in our history.
Republicans did, in fact, suppress the vote, with Dem support. Dems by wrongly assuming citizens support violations of their constitutional rights. TPers by demanding a vote on constitutional suppression.
17 posted on 09/11/2013 5:42:26 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: Lazamataz

BIG GULP!!! rofl

Quality article. Thx


18 posted on 09/11/2013 5:51:47 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: Lazamataz

Add me 2 you ping list?


19 posted on 09/11/2013 5:52:11 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Lazamataz
Good job on last nights thread and this reporting and thread, three (3) questions though:

First, do both gun grabbers immediately lose their seat?
Second, who replaces them? Here in AR the Governor does methinks.
Lastly, any idea on how much outside money (and or volunteers) were brought in to subvert our rights?

Thanks!

20 posted on 09/11/2013 6:02:24 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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