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sanatanadharma

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105. 31 NRA endorsed legislators invited to Sunday news talk shows...
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 04:14 PM
Dec 2012

...refused to show up. Talk about being cowards; perhaps they feel the need for guns to protect themselves from words.

best headline of the day....r spanone Dec 2012 #1
Yup. Cowards or idiots with hero complexes. Bonobo Dec 2012 #2
ABSOLUTELY!!! bongbong Dec 2012 #3
Awesome. jsr Dec 2012 #4
Perfect. Bravo. onehandle Dec 2012 #5
I voted to "leave it", FWIW. Barack_America Dec 2012 #6
sure. cause those men that use guns to feel like a man need to be called the p word to denigrate seabeyond Dec 2012 #8
Yep. Specifically because it would bother them so much. Barack_America Dec 2012 #10
I didn't even notice it, sorry. Bonobo Dec 2012 #20
So call them dicks if you want. Richardo Dec 2012 #71
lets all jump on the bandwagon of sexism? that would be stupid. no thanks. i will leave seabeyond Dec 2012 #73
I think the "c" word is more applicable to the gun nuts...COWARD. madinmaryland Dec 2012 #126
Exactly. More accurate and precise, for sure. nt JudyM Dec 2012 #142
exactly. it just is not that hard. the poster worked at being offensive. thank you. much more seabeyond Dec 2012 #146
You and I dont always see eye to eye but I agree with you on this. If the intent was to rhett o rick Dec 2012 #139
it isnt even part of the title. purely to offend and get cheers. women and children died seabeyond Dec 2012 #147
It sounds like someone alerted because the word sounded anti-female Wednesdays Dec 2012 #9
Seriously? ismnotwasm Dec 2012 #35
And then the word caseymoz Dec 2012 #152
That's how it's always used, but the poutragers think the world revolves around them. nt valerief Dec 2012 #102
That is absolutely NOT how it's always used. cui bono Dec 2012 #108
There is never a good reason to use women as an insult. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2012 #32
You are correct and I will repeat: There is never a good reason to use women as an insult. whathehell Dec 2012 #57
"Pussy" is also slang for weak man mainer Dec 2012 #68
Why is it slang for "weak man?" Because it suggests that they are effeminate. msanthrope Dec 2012 #72
Whatever the derivation, it now means something else having nothing to do with women mainer Dec 2012 #79
That is nonsense. Ms. Toad Dec 2012 #84
So I can't use the word "boob" then, can I? mainer Dec 2012 #85
Do NOT try to reason with the HoF people. kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #113
That is a little disingenuous. Ms. Toad Dec 2012 #140
You may of course, use any denigrating word you wish LanternWaste Dec 2012 #170
But why would you use it if it offends women? nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #150
Because the word, in this context, is powerful and appropriate for the intended audience mainer Dec 2012 #168
I guess the rationale is that if anyone is offended other than those intended, it's just collateral rhett o rick Dec 2012 #169
It has everything to do with women! pitbullgirl1965 Dec 2012 #172
Justified TroglodyteScholar Dec 2012 #109
Cole knows whereof he speaks, he is a former wingnut Fumesucker Dec 2012 #7
Huh. Guess the Marines are different. Marinedem Dec 2012 #11
When I was stationed in Norfolk frank380 Dec 2012 #18
How fortunate for the guy that got shot in the head that the Marine had no sense of humor MessiahRp Dec 2012 #52
Really? The guard was supposed to read his mind and know he didn't intend.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #56
The need to murder to make your point proves that YOU are mentally ill for defending that MessiahRp Dec 2012 #143
No... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #151
No he did NOT respond appropriately. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #157
Reread the post.... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #166
No one was acting like it was a funny story or something of which to be proud. whopis01 Dec 2012 #153
It sure read as if he were bragging about following the shoot first philosophy. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #159
I really don't see how you read that in the post at all. whopis01 Dec 2012 #161
I hope you have a double-action digonswine Dec 2012 #96
That poor guard jollyreaper2112 Dec 2012 #154
See #21. And Thanks! n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #22
We had one AD sarisataka Dec 2012 #26
They are. But remember that he's talking about the Army. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #28
Attn DU admins. I understand, but... Stonepounder Dec 2012 #12
The admins do not CHOOSE the ads. They appear randomly, with some help from the subject discussed. MADem Dec 2012 #137
if you like it enough here to stick around, pony up some bucks Skittles Dec 2012 #162
I know...the feeling. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #13
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #89
Is the snark necessary? What difference does it make to you? nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #94
Yeah, I don't like liars. n/t zappaman Dec 2012 #98
I appreciate your efforts to keep the neighborhood safe. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #99
Thank you! zappaman Dec 2012 #100
You are guaranteed a few things in life Rex Dec 2012 #116
See post #98. n/t zappaman Dec 2012 #118
He is a horse's posterior DainBramaged Dec 2012 #122
Stop it! zappaman Dec 2012 #124
Not a liar, apologize. DainBramaged Dec 2012 #111
uh huh...right zappaman Dec 2012 #117
Goodbye DainBramaged Dec 2012 #120
... zappaman Dec 2012 #121
It is difficult to watch her Union Scribe Dec 2012 #133
Right On! Cracklin Charlie Dec 2012 #14
I wish it didn't have the misogynistic language in the headline. ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #15
Word police! Word police! Diversion from important issue. Diversion from important issue. valerief Dec 2012 #24
Why would I want to divert from the issue? ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #33
Big guns equal little dicks ok with you? ismnotwasm Dec 2012 #37
The OP author caused the diversion by using the word. He could have made his point w/o that rhett o rick Dec 2012 #130
Do you need a fainting couch? Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #41
+1 gazillion! valerief Dec 2012 #83
At least... And then some! RC Dec 2012 #86
The two aren't mutually exclusive. People can deal with two issues at once, especially cui bono Dec 2012 #106
Pussycats Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #132
For a second . . . Brigid Dec 2012 #16
Westboro Baptist Church members The Second Stone Dec 2012 #17
They don't do that at our base. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #19
LOL at "cupcake base" Justitia Dec 2012 #54
Some bases get hit all the time (several times/wk) some don't OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #145
Thank you. My nephew has spent most of the last decade deployed in the Middle East Justitia Dec 2012 #163
All of this says a lot about failures in military training.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #21
Truth. letemrot Dec 2012 #53
Kpete, are you so desperate for rec's that you have to use "pussy" to get it? n/t cynatnite Dec 2012 #23
That was the final summation sentence in the original OP. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #36
kpete leanforward Dec 2012 #25
yep heaven05 Dec 2012 #93
You need to get TV coverage!!! 6502 Dec 2012 #27
Fascinating! Thank you, John Cole, for your worthy expertise. nt patrice Dec 2012 #29
Actually I've wondered about this myself BainsBane Dec 2012 #30
For 67 years Speck Tater Dec 2012 #31
+100 RC Dec 2012 #87
I take offence at "pussy" vlyons Dec 2012 #34
That's not really how language works. Schema Thing Dec 2012 #44
what's with the gratuitous use of the n-word? Dustin DeWinde Dec 2012 #55
I think you missed the point of the post you were responding to. cui bono Dec 2012 #104
Yes: "Please retire the term 'pussy' to the trash can where the term 'nigger' was thrown". whathehell Dec 2012 #63
Not necessarily offensive. earthside Dec 2012 #81
Uh-oh! Careful! You're going to incur the wrath of the internet *wannabe macho* slur defender boys Zorra Dec 2012 #88
totally enjoy offending you with slurs, makes them feel powerful, ... like a warm gun in their hands seabeyond Dec 2012 #90
K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #38
Best headline of the century! LittleGirl Dec 2012 #39
It's generalizing like a mofo, but I have to agree... usmc03 Dec 2012 #40
lol, seriously? Schema Thing Dec 2012 #45
I didn't take the gun usmc03 Dec 2012 #50
yeah... ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #42
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Aristus Dec 2012 #43
I'm female, middle-aged and have lived alone / worked night shift in metroplexes for decades Skittles Dec 2012 #46
Too true, I plan on asking all gun huggers what they're skeered of SaveAmerica Dec 2012 #47
Perhaps they're scared of Ineeda Dec 2012 #70
Good grief about the title. Quantess Dec 2012 #48
pun intended i assume? hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #167
Fear-driven defense mechanism. dchill Dec 2012 #49
Has the NRA Made a Statement Yet? triplepoint Dec 2012 #51
They haven't had time to organize the Newton gun show yet. Barack_America Dec 2012 #66
Powerful etherealtruth Dec 2012 #58
To answer the question asked in your title, yes, there are bigger pussies than gun nuts 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #59
These shooters always have more firepower than what I carried in Iraq pasto76 Dec 2012 #60
"Chickenshits" would probably have been a less loaded word........ socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #61
Hi socialist n Tn!! Sissyk Dec 2012 #92
And you sis....... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #101
"Chickenshits" would definitely be less loaded. Being gender-neutral whathehell Dec 2012 #136
Misogynism for the win! Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #62
absolutely agree. samsingh Dec 2012 #64
Gun nuts are scared little boys mainer Dec 2012 #65
That's my experience also. llmart Dec 2012 #69
What's more, they're proud of their cowardice nxylas Dec 2012 #164
Conservatives are more frightened union_maid Dec 2012 #67
True and the mother of the shooter treestar Dec 2012 #74
Thank you for retaining the word 'pussies'. Richardo Dec 2012 #75
a man cheering the use of sexist slurs defining it as a sexist slur is no surprise. nt seabeyond Dec 2012 #76
Sorry we don't all live on the hermetically-sealed Seabeyond planet. Richardo Dec 2012 #78
now you are going beyond silly... at least most on this thread cheer it knowing damn well seabeyond Dec 2012 #80
I look forward to your next edition of the Dictionary of the English Language ... Richardo Dec 2012 #82
Guns are tools of fearful people, be it on a personal or a national level. Magoo48 Dec 2012 #77
yep heaven05 Dec 2012 #91
Congratulations DU!!!!!! Tutonic Dec 2012 #95
True. rainlillie Dec 2012 #97
My Response to a Gun Nut Today Wolf Frankula Dec 2012 #103
31 NRA endorsed legislators invited to Sunday news talk shows... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #105
I bet Connecticut has its share of dangerous critters like raccoons and such NNN0LHI Dec 2012 #107
Without their guns, they are basement dwelling pieces of shit DainBramaged Dec 2012 #110
oooohhhhh internet tough guy zappaman Dec 2012 #125
Do you have anything but snark? Anything? nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #138
these women died protecting children. they were not weak. you use a sexist slur to demean men, by seabeyond Dec 2012 #112
The only person linking that word to those women is you. Richardo Dec 2012 #129
WRONG.....Everyone knows it refers to women's genitals, so what whathehell Dec 2012 #160
This message was self-deleted by its author Richardo Dec 2012 #174
Cowardice is the word. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #114
So vulgar, sexist slurs are acceptable on DU now?! nt TPaine7 Dec 2012 #115
Only for those with a dirty mind. nt valerief Dec 2012 #173
...in Connecticut! Iggo Dec 2012 #119
I would substitute "cowards" for that other word, but yeah: they are. Look right at this very forum, apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #123
Excellent headline of the weekend kpete sasha031 Dec 2012 #127
To the OP. deathrind Dec 2012 #128
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #131
They are a bunch of cowardly lions, and just as buffoonish. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #134
I wonder if misogynist language like the above plays a part in making it easer to murder women? n/t jtuck004 Dec 2012 #135
Any room for reason? shadowmayor Dec 2012 #141
I love your post... ceejdre82 Dec 2012 #144
I am tempted to say that is a great post, however, because of your low post count rhett o rick Dec 2012 #149
Wow, interesting. tavalon Dec 2012 #148
That's always been my impression K&R n/t whatchamacallit Dec 2012 #155
K&R nt Chorophyll Dec 2012 #156
It is the truth. nt Lex Dec 2012 #158
Neither do I Eric the Reddish Dec 2012 #165
Bull daybranch Dec 2012 #171
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