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Versailles

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12. The entire argument for some of these weapons is rife with irony...

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 11:32 AM

Jan 2013

to the point of absurdity! Now, granted I am a DoD employee and the cuts are hurting. The problems is that the automatic cuts thanks to the failure of the "Super Committee" are being applied by the higher ups to civilian jobs, family services, etc. instead of making cuts to the production of weapons...

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Irony...thou art a heartless witch... [View all] Versailles Jan 2013 OP

yes. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #1

^^^^^^ JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #4

Si' Berlum Jan 2013 #2

Yes. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #3

They are also against cutting funding for the same military that they JoePhilly Jan 2013 #5

The entire argument for some of these weapons is rife with irony... Versailles Jan 2013 #12

But but but malaise Jan 2013 #6

And they need guns to protect them from Govt tyranny while voting to hand Pentagon blank checks JaneyVee Jan 2013 #7

Silly poster, freedoms are for Americans*! n2doc Jan 2013 #8

Whoa! A response from the famous n2doc! Versailles Jan 2013 #22

Me? n2doc Jan 2013 #23

The intractable wing of gun owners are inclined to... Bonhomme Richard Jan 2013 #9

I got a chuckle out of Morning Joke today ... Myrina Jan 2013 #10

Yes plethoro Jan 2013 #11

and all the while demanding our govt be armed to the teeth ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #13

they also don't seem to care about other Bill of Rights amendments justabob Jan 2013 #14

Nope because this is a comparison of apples to oranges lostinhere Jan 2013 #15

Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Jan 2013 #16

Thanks. lostinhere Jan 2013 #17

Might want to listen to the remarks by the organizer... KansDem Jan 2013 #19

And from where I sit it looks like the only tyranny truebluegreen Jan 2013 #18

I was thinking about this... KansDem Jan 2013 #20

And truebluegreen Jan 2013 #24

Sadly, no. Gun nuts think Uncle Sam is a bullying gunslinger of like mind with themselves.... Hekate Jan 2013 #21