Joe Scarborough To GOP: If We Have To Defend Being ‘Party Of Glocks…We Will Lose’

[trailmonkee]

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Amid a discussion about gun control and culture, Joe Scarborough ventured to address the choice the GOP now faces. Two years from now, he said, does the Republican Party want to be known as the party of Glocks and Bushmasters — or the party of balanced budgets and smaller government?

If it’s the former, he said, “we will lose.”

POLITICO’s Jim Vandehei pointed to their story about the GOP’s demographic challenges. “When it comes to the GOP putting people in positions of power to actually change things, it’s still raining men,” the story reads. “the same older, white, straight ones that got the party into this jam in the first place.”

“There’s a lot of rethinking going on,” Vandehei said. Scarborough said Republicans have to figure out what kind of party they want to be seen as two or four years from now.

“Do they want to be seen…as the party of Glocks? The party of Bushmasters? The party of combat-styled, military weapons? Rapid-fire magazine clips?” Scarborough asked. “If they want to go around and debate that for the next four years, good luck.”

He continued to say that he’d prefer his party to stand for less taxes, smaller government, balanced budgets, and a restrained foreign policy. On those issues, “we’ll win.” But “if we’re having to defend” Glocks and Bushmasters, he said, “we will lose. We will lose.”

[Enrique]

1. they might not have to defend it

the other party might choose not to make them defend it.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Sounds like Joe's afraid of the NRA

in a more intelligent way than many of the oh-so-tentative people here. He doesn't want his party identified with them.

It's pretty bad when Joe Scarborough is showing you the way, people.

[tk2kewl]

3. yeah... just stick to being the party of cocks

and assholes

[trailmonkee]

4. .

[roguevalley]

6. I am in love. :D

[DetlefK]

5. Restrained foreign policy!!!!!!!!! Bwahahaha!!!!!!

Republicans are well-known for their laid-back approach.

(bomb Iran, kill the gays in Uganda...)

[DFW]

7. News for Joe: You did, and you did. n/t