[WashingtonSource]

This stupid comment should harm him -- if it gets the right coverage in the press, a very big IF.

[JudyinCanada]

I agree...IF it gets press coverage.

Could you imagine if Pres. Bush had accepted a gun and made that statement?

He would be the trigger-happy cowboy, bad influence on children, loose cannon. The media would be all over it, 24/7, demanding he apologize for such an insensitive remark.

Of course it was Kerry's lame attempt at humour. Just imagine if President Bush had done the same thing. That's the issue here.

[beyond the sea]

Not one word of it so far on Brit Hume's show (6:00 p.m.) going into the discussion part. I thought of this all day and started a thread on the subject.........http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1209218/posts -- I Can't Take Gun To Debate With Me

Late in the day I came to the conclusion that for Bush's safety, maybe it's better that nobody talk about it. Maybe that would be a way to keep the ignorant comment QUIET and prevent weirdos from getting stupid and dangerous ideas! What do you say?