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Dark n Stormy Knight

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Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:13 AM Dec 2012

Someone, and it ain't Bob Costas, is a m#&0n. He hijacked DU to use for his own NRA ends, while [View all]

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simultaneously insulting hundreds of DUers and denying the culture of violence that encapsulates one of America's Most Violent weapons. Guns lets people blow each other's brains out and then leaves them to rot in the ruins of their destroyed psyches.

Ever see the suicide rates in the states with the highest numbers of household gun owners? It's twice the rate of the states with the lowest numbers of household gun owners

I would have had far more respect for rDigital if he advocated against gun violence or the culture of gun fetishism in America. Instead he took a cheap shot.

I still don't believe he should have used DU for complaining against entertainment industry figures speaking on politics, but if he absolutely had to, then here's who he should have addressed:
1. Ted Nugent
2. Charlton Heston
3. Charlie Daniels
4. Craig T. Nelson

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This Craig T. Nelson clip is always good for an LOL JaneyVee Dec 2012 #1
even Beck's face seems to be saying "did he really just say that"? JI7 Dec 2012 #4
I have shared that clip many times, though I do fear the cluelessness will cause double-takes so Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #11
His Transparency Page Is Quite An Eye-Opener, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #2
So many are in despair after their guy lost, so they figure it's a good time for the Banzai run. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #8
Yep, clear the decks of the good ship DU! Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #12
I'm a madam, but thank you, Sir. When that transparency page was pointed out, perhaps by you, Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #9
Or Al Michaels, Moses2SandyKoufax Dec 2012 #3
during the olympics this year either him or Lauer said romney saved the olympics JI7 Dec 2012 #5
Bingo! Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #10
Costas showed a lot of courage. He must have known he was going to.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #6
I thought he stepped up in his interview with Jerry Sandusky, as well, A lot of people were not Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #13
Agree completely. Costas was talking to those who promote more and more guns more places. Hoyt Dec 2012 #7
Yep. I always thought he was good. He could even make me interested in sports. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #14
This is petty BainsBane Dec 2012 #15
Gossiping??!! Haha. Well, if that's so then whatshisname shouldn't be gossiping about Bob Costas. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #16
There isn't a TOS about public figures BainsBane Dec 2012 #17
The states that have the highest rates of JoeyT Dec 2012 #18
Locking. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #19
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