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cthulu2016

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9. It's just hippie-punching for political effect

Reply to dballance (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 04:54 PM

Jan 2013

The more extreme left in anything exists primarily as a tackling dummy for moderates to use to show their reasonableness.

I do not entirely disagree with Obama here, but it is what it is. Hippie punching.

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"Obama: Gun-control advocates have to listen more" AP story [View all] kelly1mm Jan 2013 OP

Anybody Else Feel Like They Just Got Slapped in the Face? dballance Jan 2013 #1

I thought that phrasing was odd. Apparently the AP did as well as that is the title kelly1mm Jan 2013 #4

The problem goes beyond guns davidn3600 Jan 2013 #8

It's just hippie-punching for political effect cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #9

You just articulated why the AWB is security theater hack89 Jan 2013 #11

President Obama just seems inherently incapable of not slapping forestpath Jan 2013 #12

I'm not sure of that Recursion Jan 2013 #13

Man, Obama shoots skeet AND brews his own beer! Two of my favorite hobbies... OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #2

That Sounds Like a Great Time dballance Jan 2013 #5

When we set George Washington's old distillery back up a few years ago... Recursion Jan 2013 #14

I love brewing my own beer, but when it comes to 'stillin my own shine... OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #15

We're listening Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #3

Apparently, according to the President, you need to listen to skeet shooters like him kelly1mm Jan 2013 #7

And the same old DINOs octoberlib Jan 2013 #6

Please. Rural Red States have higher rates of gun deaths per capita than urban Blue States. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #10

Where's my dunce cap? Heimer Jan 2013 #16

Not rate of gun homicides, they don't. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #17

Per capita. California has triple the population of all those states combined. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #18

I was talking per capita. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #19