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Jennicut

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Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #42)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:36 PM

Jan 2013

The NRA is about selling more guns for gun manufacturers and keeping those in power that will help with this agenda. There are other gun membership groups out there that are not right wing lobbyists.

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Anyone who supports, or is a member of the NRA is antithetical to the Democratic President [View all] morningfog Jan 2013 OP

Meh. Ultimatums. Piss on 'em. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #1

How can you reconcile the two? The NRA will fight the POTUS, morningfog Jan 2013 #9

This is so George Bushie/Karl Rovian. I hate it. "You are with us or against us." Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #15

I don't feel the need to agree with the president Animal Chin Jan 2013 #54

The NRA is a virulently anti-Obama group, just like the FRC, birther orgs etc . geek tragedy Jan 2013 #81

+100 nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #31

depends on why someone is a member loli phabay Jan 2013 #2

+1 Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #16

+ 2 fleur-de-lisa Jan 2013 #35

If your addiction requires you side with filth, morningfog Jan 2013 #47

no addiction here im not the one who is going nuts over the isssue. loli phabay Jan 2013 #49

Lol. Too funny. morningfog Jan 2013 #52

+1! uponit7771 Jan 2013 #67

Well, some people send money to Hamas because of their social services. geek tragedy Jan 2013 #83

Baloney. This doesn't help a sensible discussion. nt babylonsister Jan 2013 #3

When the NRA comes out an explicitly fights his proposals, how can you deny it? morningfog Jan 2013 #4

It's not a them v. us thing. Too many distractors. nt babylonsister Jan 2013 #19

"doesn't help a sensible discussion" -- tactful and to the point. well put maggiesfarmer Jan 2013 #8

+1 Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #17

Perfectly worded, babylonsistah nm Cha Jan 2013 #71

I'm pro-Second Amendment. That good enough for ya? derby378 Jan 2013 #5

When the POTUS signs Executive Orders that the NRA loathes, where will you fall? morningfog Jan 2013 #10

I'll read them and then decide leftynyc Jan 2013 #82

Are you? 99Forever Jan 2013 #11

The right to keep and bear arms is not conditioned upon militia service. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #70

So you only believe... 99Forever Jan 2013 #74

Well, you understand the NRA spends millions to defeat GREAT dems correct? n-t Logical Jan 2013 #41

At least "brady" does not contribute to gun abuse. Hoyt Jan 2013 #57

+1 Let's not go off the deep end alright? Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #66

"You're either with us or against us." LAGC Jan 2013 #6

Keep your ultimatums to yourself. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #7

Cheers! derby378 Jan 2013 #13

Is it possible to oppose the President's moves without opposing the President? morningfog Jan 2013 #14

yes. thee is nothing to say one must agree or disagree with anything any politician says loli phabay Jan 2013 #18

Yes. Does everyone here cheer when he (frequently) authorizes cowardly drone strikes? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #28

Jawohl!!! whistler162 Jan 2013 #12

I will not support any politician or party that seeks to restrict my civil rights. nt Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #20

"Civil right" LOL! morningfog Jan 2013 #21

Look forward to your PPR, gun troll, nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #84

We hardly ever have a thread leftynyc Jan 2013 #87

Yay! Another purity test! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #22

If you pay dues to the NRA, you are impeding the Democratic morningfog Jan 2013 #23

Inapplicable to me. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #27

Being pro-second amendment doesn't mean you are pro-NRA Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #24

Being an NRA member does make you pro-NRA though. morningfog Jan 2013 #25

not necessarily many join for discounts and use of the range etc loli phabay Jan 2013 #33

Sorry, you fail. You give them money, you support them. morningfog Jan 2013 #36

no i got free membership so not exactly a fail. loli phabay Jan 2013 #39

Ah, an NRA loophole. Lol. morningfog Jan 2013 #45

their non political stuff is good and i take advantage of their discounts etc loli phabay Jan 2013 #48

Fuck it all, you get discounts! Lol. morningfog Jan 2013 #50

yup and free life insurance benefit which is not to be sneezed at and i dont pay a penny. loli phabay Jan 2013 #55

Wow, I am pro-gun and would never send money to a group out to destroy the Dems. Wow. n-t Logical Jan 2013 #44

i dont send money i get a free membership and free insurance so its a win win for me loli phabay Jan 2013 #46

How do you get it free? morningfog Jan 2013 #51

they have programs for vets and other people in government loli phabay Jan 2013 #53

Seems messed up. Why should vets and "others in the govt" morningfog Jan 2013 #56

why not lots of businesses give discounts to a variety of groups. loli phabay Jan 2013 #58

An NRA supporter. No surprise here. Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #95

no as i said i dont support the political arm. but i do take advantage of their free to me programs loli phabay Jan 2013 #96

Yes it does. Just like sending money to Hamas would make someone pro-Hamas. nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #59

1, I don't currently own a gun, although I have in the past; and 2, I have never been a member.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #26

I've got a 30 second reply for ya - lynne Jan 2013 #29

"W", is that you? FarCenter Jan 2013 #30

K&R MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #32

Tomorrow and the day after I will be on my side. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #34

I'm sure this book has been mentioned here many times already but... rrneck Jan 2013 #37

I don't get it. My question is will you fight? morningfog Jan 2013 #38

Yes. If I have to. But I'd rather not unless all other options are exhausted. rrneck Jan 2013 #40

How so? morningfog Jan 2013 #43

LOL! rrneck Jan 2013 #65

Once upon a time the NRA was about gun safety and marksmanship Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #42

This. Jennicut Jan 2013 #60

Are you or have you ever been a card carrying member of the NRA? aikoaiko Jan 2013 #61

You sound panicked. morningfog Jan 2013 #63

I'm alright. I think everything will be OK. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #64

The NRA Is Now Targeting The President's Children. Paladin Jan 2013 #75

So if I oppose President Obama's willingness to adopt C-CPI-U for SS Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #62

I signed in just to give you a +1 Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #68

I wish we could rec individual posts. You rock. n/t gkhouston Jan 2013 #69

+1 stklurker Jan 2013 #72

D's are too large a party to ever be "pure" Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #89

"Some Modern Form Of A Political Cult" Paladin Jan 2013 #77

I think you are deliberately misreading my post Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #88

If I Misinterpreted Your Post, It Wasn't Deliberate. Thanks For The Follow-Up. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #91

The NRA is a far right wing organization. It is not about guns, it is about geek tragedy Jan 2013 #86

What will you do when people say no to your ultimatum? pediatricmedic Jan 2013 #73

i completely agree samsingh Jan 2013 #76

Bullshit. LWolf Jan 2013 #78

Hmmmmmmmm......... avogadro Jan 2013 #79

Nonsense leftynyc Jan 2013 #80

Wow, the guneoneers and death fetishists are really worked up geek tragedy Jan 2013 #85

Thanks for this thread. You will expose DU's nastiest gun nuts as their collective heads explode. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #90

Reply Dpm12 Jan 2013 #92

The NRA was completely different then. cyberswede Jan 2013 #93

+1 n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #94