A Brief History of Politicians Blowing Things Up

[xchrom]

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/06/brief-history-politicians-blowing-things

Republican State Sen. Ron Gould is running for Congress in Arizona's 4th congressional district. It's a heavily Democratic district, so he's probably not going to win. But Gould's not going down quietly. He has released an ad (below) in which he blasts a hole through Obamacare with a pump-action shotgun. "It's rather ridiculous that somehow now guns are off limits because we had a congresswoman shot in Arizona," he told Fox 10 Phoenix.

Firing a gun in a political ad is hardly a new idea. And it's not the exclusive domain of Republicans. Here's a quick guide to how it's done:

Shooter: Arizona congressional candidate Ron Gould (R).

Year: 2012.

Weapon: pump-action shotgun.

Target: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare).

Scale of Destruction: Mixed—Gould uses what looks to be a slimmed-down version of the law.

Shooter: Oklahoma congressional candidate Rob Wallace (D).

Year: 2012

Weapon: pump shotgun; scoped thirty-ought-six hunting rifle.

Target: The state of Texas.

Scale of destruction: Absolute.

Shooter: West Virginia Senate candidate Joe Manchin (D).

Year: 2010

Weapon: scoped single-shot bolt-action hunting rifle.

Target: "The cap-and-trade bill."

Scale of Destruction: Does it really count if the bill was already dead?



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[baldguy]

1. Because political issues should always be solved with firearms.

[Ned_Devine]

2. Has anyone told that first guy...

...that he's got a mustache? How could any one even take him seriously? If I were running against him, I'm such a dick that I would use that mustache against him at every possible turn. I bet it would work too. "People, can you really trust a man who, in 2012, still has a mustache?" Done

[xchrom]

3. it's not just a 'stache -- it's a Porn Star 'stache. nt

[crazy homeless guy]

4. Yep.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ron+swanson+parks+and+rec&hl=en&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=3azTT765OuWZ2QX9yvWDDw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CD4Q_AUoAQ&biw=1450&bih=933

[gejohnston]

5. as a lifelong gun owner,

I find the adds offensive. Too easy for some weak mind to get the wrong idea. On the other hand, imagine how Beck would react if a moderate or liberal Dem used a copy of DOMA as a skeet target? The Ryan budget as a rifle or pistol target?