The NRA thanks you for repeating their talking points (Reply #153)

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153. The NRA thanks you for repeating their talking points

After all, why would a politician use politics?

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163 replies	Author	Time	Post
HOLY SHIT! OBAMA IS GOING THERE [View all]	rufus dog	Dec 2012	OP
yes, he is going to be head on against the weapons	still_one	Dec 2012	#1
And... So What??	Iggy	Dec 2012	#70
I know it takes congress, but this is the first time in a long that a president is backing it. It	still_one	Dec 2012	#75
And These Things Have a Way of	Iggy	Dec 2012	#78
make them more accountable to us not to big money	daybranch	Dec 2012	#93
That is the whole key, daybranch. Actually, getting the corporate & foreign money out of elections	loudsue	Dec 2012	#156
Unfortunately that horse left the barn long ago	Iggy	Dec 2012	#162
Defining moment	brush	Dec 2012	#143
That's right. Aren't there laws on the books that aren't being implemented? Maybe	Maraya1969	Dec 2012	#151
Actually, the President CAN craft a Bill....	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2012	#92
If you replace yacht club with House of Representatives	R. Daneel Olivaw	Dec 2012	#140
Government buildings in Washington DC have the best security there is	lunatica	Dec 2012	#148
I really expect some Tea Party jerk wanting to pack heat on the House Floor.	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2012	#157
Or at a maternity clinic where only	Ineeda	Dec 2012	#145
He had a list of actions taken that could be implemented by executive order	magical thyme	Dec 2012	#160
VIDEO Here:	Hissyspit	Dec 2012	#89
My thoughts exactly	BucChic	Dec 2012	#2
Looks like it.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Dec 2012	#3
The answer is no	malaise	Dec 2012	#4
Tell it like it is	rbrnmw	Dec 2012	#5
No way. (I am not watching by the way)	banned from Kos	Dec 2012	#6
He's talking about protecting our children and preventing more tragedies like this. n/t	cynatnite	Dec 2012	#12
It's about damn time it was "politicized."	The Velveteen Ocelot	Dec 2012	#13
Couldn't have said it better myself.	backscatter712	Dec 2012	#76
Yeah...that's a dead give-away...	ReRe	Dec 2012	#108
I was SO proud of him! SO PROUD!!! I was SO PROUD that he is my President.	calimary	Dec 2012	#123
This is not politicizing, this is to stop the violence	still_one	Dec 2012	#15
It's about the violence	neverforget	Dec 2012	#20
He's saying we can't keep letting people be killed senselessly	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#21
He's not politicizing it--he's telling us we must do better for our kids. nt	msanthrope	Dec 2012	#22
"Politicize???" I don't see saving lives with common sense gun control policies as political.	Kahuna	Dec 2012	#24
It is already politicized. Duh. nt	Lex	Dec 2012	#26
Obama is correct to do this. He is a HERO to do this.	kestrel91316	Dec 2012	#29
He's not politicizing....	RichGirl	Dec 2012	#30
Very well done, Mr. President. I am very proud of you tonight.	Kahuna	Dec 2012	#34
This is a supremely political event.	morningfog	Dec 2012	#31
All that God talk might soften	roody	Dec 2012	#49
Yes I agree	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#57
I'm not ignoring the fact that it's political....	ReRe	Dec 2012	#99
He's way smarter than you	alcibiades_mystery	Dec 2012	#47
a positive use of the shock doctrine principle	elehhhhna	Dec 2012	#85
Wow. And how is he going to do all this?	UndahCovah	Dec 2012	#87
Huh? Destroy the gun culture?	ReRe	Dec 2012	#103
I was responding to post #47	UndahCovah	Dec 2012	#107
Pardonome, por favor	ReRe	Dec 2012	#117
It will take generations, like it did with cigarette smoking.	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#136
it's the NRA who politicized guns	Skittles	Dec 2012	#53
Hopefully in the near future you'll be "banned from DU"... n/t	Moses2SandyKoufax	Dec 2012	#55
That has to be your best post yet.	Warren Stupidity	Dec 2012	#56
What? Do you think politics is a sport?	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#64
What a bizarro thing to say. nt	valerief	Dec 2012	#73
Oh, mah smellin' salts!	Arugula Latte	Dec 2012	#83
Politicize?	sellitman	Dec 2012	#84
So what do you think should be done about gun violence in the USA?	Cali_Democrat	Dec 2012	#86
/facepalm n/t	JTFrog	Dec 2012	#96
He didn't politicize it	Renew Deal	Dec 2012	#119
Nobody is politicizing the tragedy	bongbong	Dec 2012	#129
Lovely NRA talking point.	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#132
Could you explain that statement a little more in depth?	R. Daneel Olivaw	Dec 2012	#141
The NRA thanks you for repeating their talking points	_ed_	Dec 2012	#153
You should have watched before you commented	qanda	Dec 2012	#154
thank you for that nonsense red herring RW talking point	magical thyme	Dec 2012	#161
In the first pages of...	RichGirl	Dec 2012	#7
Here's to Hillary for giving him that...	undeterred	Dec 2012	#91
Yep - good for the President. Meaningful gun control is coming, NRA shills - get over it. n/t.	apocalypsehow	Dec 2012	#8
What do you mean by meaningful? n/t	ComplimentarySwine	Dec 2012	#106
Mandatory background checks for all, mandatory waiting periods for all...	blogslut	Dec 2012	#115
I'm not so sure about the assault weapons.	ComplimentarySwine	Dec 2012	#121
Well, I was writing extemporaneously.	blogslut	Dec 2012	#126
They're reasonable, but they would not have stopped this tragedy. We need to get all	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#137
"We can't tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them we must change." eom	ChisolmTrailDem	Dec 2012	#9
He is	Historic NY	Dec 2012	#10
Well he should.	southernyankeebelle	Dec 2012	#11
He is! I'm so proud of my president. Such a good and humane man.	Kahuna	Dec 2012	#14
thank god.	elehhhhna	Dec 2012	#16
He is going all out.	Glimmer of Hope	Dec 2012	#17
We can't solve all violence, but we can take some steps.	Lex	Dec 2012	#18
That is the man I voted for! nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#19
That is the man I voted for.	grammiepammie	Dec 2012	#35
MORAL COURAGE AND CLARITY	undeterred	Dec 2012	#23
I was wondering if	Separation	Dec 2012	#25
Oh FFS, it's a gun rush in the US 24/7/365 and HAS BEEN FOR DECADES.	kestrel91316	Dec 2012	#32
That sounds dangerous	ComplimentarySwine	Dec 2012	#111
Time for blood to be shed protecting citizens from gun nuts.	kestrel91316	Dec 2012	#139
Are you talking to me?	Separation	Dec 2012	#125
It already started, guns shops near me, were overflowed with customers...there were lines outside	HipChick	Dec 2012	#33
where are you	riverbendviewgal	Dec 2012	#66
all of them	JHB	Dec 2012	#98
I am thankful I live in Canada	riverbendviewgal	Dec 2012	#120
I saw a new story on TV, and the gun shops are doing a gang buster business the last few days.	RC	Dec 2012	#127
It's already happening . . .	tilsammans	Dec 2012	#38
So let's go spend lots of money on guns the govt. will confiscate . . .	hatrack	Dec 2012	#68
If one believes that the government is gonna take their guns away....lol...	SammyWinstonJack	Dec 2012	#44
Because it seems far more likely...	ComplimentarySwine	Dec 2012	#109
WHatever. There was a rush on guns and ammo after the election too.	Pholus	Dec 2012	#124
He will need each and every one of us to back him. And I mean everywhere.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#27
+10000000000000	jillan	Dec 2012	#37
+ zillions and zillions nt	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#45
I agree, perfect timing for a	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#59
How about the weekend before the inauguration?	Atticus	Dec 2012	#90
Well said. I join you. n/t	OneGrassRoot	Dec 2012	#79
+quadrillion of billions	SummerSnow	Dec 2012	#114
I am waiting.....	glinda	Dec 2012	#28
What are you waiting for? It our move now. nt	Walk away	Dec 2012	#43
How do you figure.	glinda	Dec 2012	#94
Amazingly enough, I have no idea what you're talking about!	brooklynite	Dec 2012	#36
"we can't tolerate this anymore" n/t	riverwalker	Dec 2012	#41
He did an outstanding job! OUTSTANDING!! Now we must do our part and support him and Congress	Liberal_Stalwart71	Dec 2012	#39
YES, he did!	Glitterati	Dec 2012	#50
That was a great speech.	Initech	Dec 2012	#40
Even if he won, he probably wouldn't have spoken tonight	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#69
Oh good good good. Thank you for telling us. I couldn't watch.	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#42
he not only went there	riverwalker	Dec 2012	#46
I was holding my breath...	Rhiannon12866	Dec 2012	#48
K&R nt	avebury	Dec 2012	#51
What did he say?	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#52
Go online and watch it, or turn on CNN	rufus dog	Dec 2012	#58
here`s part of it	madrchsod	Dec 2012	#88
He said....	RichGirl	Dec 2012	#54
What would be truly pathetic about armed guards for our children?	ComplimentarySwine	Dec 2012	#112
'The president gets to have armed guards for his children'	tawadi	Dec 2012	#130
Do you have some medical or mental condition	Ineeda	Dec 2012	#146
I LOVE second term Obama!	Vanje	Dec 2012	#60
New and improved.	Barack_America	Dec 2012	#61
Oh Yeah. He's the Honey Badger. He no longer has to give a shit.	Warren DeMontague	Dec 2012	#74
This is still first term Obama.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Dec 2012	#142
Oh. Yes. Sure.	Vanje	Dec 2012	#144
Obama has isolated the NRA and left them hanging	Teamster Jeff	Dec 2012	#62
Wonder if they'll reactivate their Facebook or twitter accounts to respond?	Barack_America	Dec 2012	#63
You could see his grief and anger	iandhr	Dec 2012	#65
yes! it is time!	hopemountain	Dec 2012	#67
Welcome to DU, hopemountain!	calimary	Dec 2012	#163
It was also obvious	2naSalit	Dec 2012	#71
We've got a President that "Gets it"	Harry Monroe	Dec 2012	#72
Yes he did and I think he means it from the bottom of his heart!	Little Star	Dec 2012	#77
The bankers and the people who do their bidding? He will save millions of lives!!! n/t	jtuck004	Dec 2012	#80
The look in his eyes before he even stated to speak told me that!n/t	Lady Freedom Returns	Dec 2012	#81
i think the american people have had enough...	madrchsod	Dec 2012	#82
The NRA needs to join the KKK. The hoods are off...Every Gun Registered !!	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#95
funny you should mentioned the KKK and guns....	ceejdre82	Dec 2012	#100
KKK/Nazi memorabilia is fairly prolific at gun shows	Nevernose	Dec 2012	#104
Some of us of a certain age and distant memories of the South, remember when George Wallace was	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#113
Ten years to get a complete "Gun DNA System" up and running	alcibiades_mystery	Dec 2012	#110
This is awesome. No time like the present to start.	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#116
I wonder how many RW nutters belong to both organizations.	Brigid	Dec 2012	#122
Probably, but I sense a significant shift with the President's Bully Pulpit Speech	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#133
I hope so too.	Brigid	Dec 2012	#135
How would registration have prevented this massacre?	Flatulo	Dec 2012	#138
I was like whoa - PBO totally and completely went there	underthematrix	Dec 2012	#97
He probably wanted to meet the victims first	democrattotheend	Dec 2012	#105
130,000 WhiteHouse petitions in 48 hours	Nevernose	Dec 2012	#101
a warning	MFM008	Dec 2012	#102
I have to believe that this was the straw.....	llmart	Dec 2012	#118
Not to be cynical, but no matter what he does, to some, it will never be enough.	MADem	Dec 2012	#128
And to many, it will be too much.	Ineeda	Dec 2012	#147
What a great speech.	MadrasT	Dec 2012	#131
Yes, yes he did	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#134
But don't forget CA senator Diane Feinstein...	tedzbear	Dec 2012	#149
He needs to go further:	Myrina	Dec 2012	#150
No, WE need to go further.... read all about...	6502	Dec 2012	#152
Now's the time to write to your senators & rep about gun control legislation.	CrispyQ	Dec 2012	#155
Perhaps the politicians in the nation should set better examples? Like stop bombing unarmed people	No Compromise	Dec 2012	#158
If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad.. Malcolm X	pitbullgirl1965	Dec 2012	#159

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