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Stop this creepy trend
Lincoln JournalStar ^ | 8/24/09 | Lincoln JournalStar Editorial

Posted on 08/25/2009 10:47:09 AM PDT by RepRivFarm

Nebraska is gun country, the sort of place where one of the newsroom hunters sometimes brings deer jerky from a white-tail buck he shot himself to share with colleagues.

We have no problems with responsible gun ownership.

But the sight of gun-carrying citizens and protesters gathering near locations where President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak creeps us out.

Stop it.

(Excerpt) Read more at journalstar.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; US: Nebraska
KEYWORDS: banglist; rkba; secondamendment; shallnotbeinfringed
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To: MrB
They need the reminder - there is an ultimate (earthly) authority in this country, and it’s not the federal government, it’s not the supreme court, it’s the people.

This point, more than anything else, is most likely the REAL cause for the complaint.

21 posted on 08/25/2009 11:02:37 AM PDT by RepRivFarm
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To: RepRivFarm
Why does the appearance of a piece of metal strike such fear and revulsion in some folks? I just don't get it....these are my fellow Nebraskans!

It's quite common for uncivilized tribesmen to believe simple items are possessed of magical power. It's childish superstition, but maybe they fear those pieces of metal will somehow render their herds sterile or steal their souls.
22 posted on 08/25/2009 11:03:10 AM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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To: netmilsmom

You can bet the founders attended political rallies...with muskets in hand. Go blow wind, Mr. Smarty-Pants Newsman.


23 posted on 08/25/2009 11:03:50 AM PDT by 50sDad (The Left cannot understand life is not in a test tube. Raise taxes, & jobs go away.)
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To: All

You forget, the constitution is suspended when it comes to Obama.


24 posted on 08/25/2009 11:04:17 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts ma'am, just the facts)
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To: pissant

The correct term according to Miss Marple’s Rules of Ettiquette is “poofter”, my dear friend.......(hee hee).....


25 posted on 08/25/2009 11:04:18 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: RepRivFarm

The guy who wrote this article isn’t a fellow Nebraskan.

Or he wouldn’t think it was creepy.

There’s a whole lot of security people with guns around the President all the time.

Who says somebody couldn’t slip in there who shouldn’t be there.


26 posted on 08/25/2009 11:07:43 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: crusty old prospector
No one else would use the term “creepy.”

That's true. Besides, it's not creepy at all. In fact,...it's downright REVOLUTIONARY!! ...I love it!

27 posted on 08/25/2009 11:08:17 AM PDT by Ranger Drew
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To: RepRivFarm

This will not be popular here but ... Just because you have the right to do something doesnt mean it is the right thing to do.

Some people are taking showing up at rallies with guns to be a form of intimidation. Maybe they are over-reacting or taking it in a way that is not intended, but responsible gun owners dont use their guns for intimidation.

Consider: If union folks showed up with clubs and tire irons at a protest event, and joked about beating up ‘scabs’, would you feel threatened? I think the liberals are seeing these shows of guns in the same way and liars like MSNBC are playing up those fears. We shouldnt give them excuses or video clips that let them do that and tarnish the legitimate and peaceful protests and rallies.


28 posted on 08/25/2009 11:09:35 AM PDT by WOSG (OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
I really don't want to live in a world with every street, school and park not named for MLK being renamed for the zero.

Well, we would still know where crack is for sale.

29 posted on 08/25/2009 11:09:54 AM PDT by Eaker (If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
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To: RepRivFarm
Liberal columnist E.J. Dionne asked a provocative question: "Try a thought experiment: What would conservatives have said if a group of loud, scruffy leftists had brought guns to the public events of Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush?" There's no doubt in our minds that conservatives would have been upset, perhaps outraged.

Proof that the writer is either a flagrant liar or has not the most tenuous grasp on reality.

BTW, since when does Brooks Brothers count as "scruffy"?

30 posted on 08/25/2009 11:12:07 AM PDT by Sloth (Irony: Freepers who call Ron Paul a "nut" but swallow all the birth certificate conspiracy crap.)
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To: so_real

“If someone doesn’t feel safe around law abiding citizens who happen to be armed, it may just be because that person is not a law abiding citizen himself.”

I too feel safe/comfortable.

But to a liberal, a gun-owning, bible-thumping, freedom-loving redblooded American patriot is an alien, one of the ‘others’.
We see Sam Adams ... they see Tim Mcveigh.

Go figure.


31 posted on 08/25/2009 11:12:15 AM PDT by WOSG (OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
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To: RepRivFarm

Is this a high school paper?


32 posted on 08/25/2009 11:16:35 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (Happiness is a choice!)
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To: WOSG

The union pukes carry clubs because they cannot legally carry guns due to all of their felony convictions.


33 posted on 08/25/2009 11:16:46 AM PDT by Eaker (If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
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To: Eaker

“The union pukes carry clubs because they cannot legally carry guns due to all of their felony convictions.”

LOL.


34 posted on 08/25/2009 11:17:31 AM PDT by WOSG (OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
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To: Sloth

“Liberals” can’t be trusted with guns,
because they are inherently immature.

They project this on others, and think
that no one should be trusted with guns.


35 posted on 08/25/2009 11:18:25 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: RepRivFarm
Any public official that is afraid of being surrounded by armed constituents is a public official that the constituents should be afraid of.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

36 posted on 08/25/2009 11:19:42 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: RepRivFarm

If you are the type of person that the mere sight of a gun freaks you out, seek professional help and meanwhile, stay home.


37 posted on 08/25/2009 11:28:45 AM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: RepRivFarm
Liberal columnist E.J. Dionne asked a provocative question: "Try a thought experiment: What would conservatives have said if a group of loud, scruffy leftists had brought guns to the public events of Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush?" There's no doubt in our minds that conservatives would have been upset, perhaps outraged.



Not a shred of doubt in your minds makes it true? As opposed to.....asking conservatives? Oh yeah, truth and all. Smarmy little cowards. Had they said "Republicans" on the other hand, I might believe it.
38 posted on 08/25/2009 11:31:01 AM PDT by Since 2009-07-21
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To: WOSG
Consider: If union folks showed up with clubs and tire irons at a protest event, and joked about beating up ‘scabs’, would you feel threatened?

Not if I had a firearm with me.

39 posted on 08/25/2009 11:31:18 AM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: a fool in paradise

and how does that dilute the solid Constitutional stance made by these guys ???


40 posted on 08/25/2009 11:34:58 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Luke 22:36...Trust in the Lord...=...LiveFReeOr Die...)
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