Posted on 12/10/2007 7:17:07 PM PST by jazusamo
He would. But Thomas Sowell is too intelligent to run for president.
In a perfect world...Sowell would have won every award there is...but in this world the leftist establishment would rather give awards to garbage containers like Algore and Jimmuh Carter.
He is dearly respected as well by SC Justice Clarence Thomas—mentions him in his bio-— My Grandfather’s Son-—excellent!
Because only those who promote the plantation aren't attacked.
Correct...I read a piece about him in a book 20 or more years ago.
I understand that to be the case...and I plan on getting that book.
Hoot Dang!
This American is ready for a Black president, if it’s Thomas Sowell. Walter Williams for VP!!!
May be nit picking but I wouldn't have an unloaded shot gun in my house. I might not have time to load it. I have no little ones at home though and at Christmas time, when they are all here, there is no gun anywhere that they are likely to find. I say "likely" because I never underestimate the ingenuity of a toddler, they must be watched closer than a democrat on election day.
He’s referring to racking a round into the chamber of a pump shotgun, it has a very distinctive sound, you keep the magazine loaded with shells.
Well...those words make good writing. Excellent imagery, perhaps especially to those (his intended audience???) who would balk at any kind of loaded weapon in the household.
Sowell is a smart, shrewed, articulate writer.
The “red necks” aren’t the ones he’s trying to convince....it’s those who aren’t on his/our side. He ain’t there to preach to the choir. I’m sure he knows that folks who have shotguns likely keep them loaded.
I’m sure he also knows his audience would take that one snippet and focus on the loaded shotgun instead of the bigger picture: his entire message.
(And it may well be he thinks all guns should not be loaded...but, that is only conjecture.)
I admire Thomas Sowell greatly; but I have seen our local police shoot on the range (i.e., no pressure), and to put it mildly I was not impressed.
Dr. Sowell BUMP
THIS is the man that I would like to see become our country’s first Black president.
Unlike about 99.9999% of the posters here, I don't claim to be an expert shot. I aint too bad with a rifle or shot gun though!
With Walter Williams on the ticket too.
Yes indeed, both are very brilliant and honorable men.
I work for a large aerospace company. About 20 years ago, I had occasion to be at an old military base which was used for a variety of "miscellaneous" tasks which required a lot of room, and which also housed a federal prison.
We were testing remote-controlled parachute delivery of about a 500 lb payload, which we would drop from a helicopter, guide in to a landing, and then have the helicopter lift the payload again and repeat the process.
To make a long story short, the prison guards noticed the helicopter making repeated take-offs and landings, and 3 of them drove over to us in a pickup truck to see what was going on and make certain we weren't planning to swoop in and break someone out.
We had an interesting conversation with the guards, and I noticed that they were wearing belts with loops for shotgun ammo. The shot shells were nearly transparent and I could clearly see that they were not loaded with the 00 buck I expected.
I asked about this and one of the guards told me that they used # 2 buckshot which allows a much higher pellet count.
Now, I expect that at the ranges inside a house a hit from either would be devastating, and a miss would have no effect at all. But, for what its worth, these "professionals" used # 2 buck.
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To me, the problem with a shotgun is that it must be left in an easily accessible place in your house, probably in the bedroom. If an intruder comes in while I am out, this is the first place they will look.
I strongly prefer to use my concealed carry weapon as my home defense weapon. It might not have the punch of a shotgun, but I practice enough to make it effective, and it is always with me...
Best of all, I am not arming an intruder who starts out unarmed.
“People for whom indignation is a way of life ...”
Definitely a Top Fuel read! Let me know when his essays are available via syringe.
One word: typical.
You’re right, typical for King and most of the media.
I read where it’s the church she attends and also volunteers for security for another service. You’d think King would have bothered to find that out.
Just another good reason not to watch the turkey.
Very good Dr. Sowell, now say it in Hindee.
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