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WinkyDink

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12. What you wrote does not preclude NRA/LaPierre insanity.

Reply to harmonicon (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 04:59 PM

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Krugman: The NRA Is An ‘Insane Organization’ [View all] ProSense Feb 2013 OP

K&R MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #1

And Krugman just made that enemies list. longship Feb 2013 #2

Love Krugman. K&R jazzimov Feb 2013 #3

Nails it right here: freshwest Feb 2013 #4

Gun manufacturers and demagogues have been the chief beneficiaries of these lies and mythologies. AlbertCat Feb 2013 #6

I'm surprised that an economist could get this so wrong. harmonicon Feb 2013 #5

What you wrote does not preclude NRA/LaPierre insanity. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #12

I think it's very sane though. harmonicon Feb 2013 #18

Compiling and publishing an "enemies" list, Doctor_J Feb 2013 #27

All of that gets rolled into the larger objective though: harmonicon Feb 2013 #30

Yep, you nailed it... tex-wyo-dem Feb 2013 #21

Don't know about their sanity but they are definitely inhumane, blood thirsty and god awful greedy. efhmc Feb 2013 #31

That's capitalism for you. (nt) harmonicon Feb 2013 #32

Painting with a large brush. I know many small business owners (capitalists) who are efhmc Feb 2013 #34

Are you sure you really understand capitalism? harmonicon Feb 2013 #35

They, just like the repug party, tapped into paranoia as a marketing tool. Bonhomme Richard Feb 2013 #7

YUP ... Massacre as Marketing opportunity. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #25

Pick me! Pick me! WinstonSmith4740 Feb 2013 #8

Well look who just caught up. nick of time Feb 2013 #9

That's like chastising a sanitation worker for putting out a fire. bluedigger Feb 2013 #11

+1000. nt. nick of time Feb 2013 #13

Why is this man locked out of the administration,he is right on everything. libtodeath Feb 2013 #10

You just answered your own question. RC Feb 2013 #16

Yeah, why have him when you can have Paulsen & Geitner Doctor_J Feb 2013 #28

Naa, they'd fire him for not understanding economics well enough. RC Feb 2013 #29

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #14

There is no greater threat to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms than Wayne La Pierre, at this point Recursion Feb 2013 #15

Militia Madness Left Turn Only Feb 2013 #17

I agree with Krugman Heathen57 Feb 2013 #19

you're right, that's why this is a deeper issue Locrian Feb 2013 #23

Not exactly zipplewrath Feb 2013 #36

The Insanity Of America's Gun Culture Exposed For All To See cantbeserious Feb 2013 #20

k&r... spanone Feb 2013 #22

"They have this vision that we're living in a 'Mad Max' movie" Javaman Feb 2013 #24

Watching "Cops" the other night was scary: callous taoboy Feb 2013 #26

Made in America Demeter Feb 2013 #33

insane and evil samsingh Feb 2013 #37