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farminator3000

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17. i have run out of vomit and i am dry heaving - only 1/2 way thru

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 09:30 PM

Feb 2013

The NRA backed Bush to the hilt in the 2000 race. According to one tally, one in three dollars spent by outside groups to support the Bush ticket was spent by the NRA, and in the end Bush beat Gore among gun owners by 25 points. "The gun issue cost Al Gore the White House," says Feldman. "Forget the couple of hundred chads in Palm Beach. Absent the gun issue, he would have won Tennessee, Arkansas and West Virginia."

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The NRA vs. America [View all] morningfog Feb 2013 OP

More: morningfog Feb 2013 #1

according to the educational fund to stop gun violence's website meetthenra.org some of the board okaawhatever Feb 2013 #15

Kick & Rec. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #2

Excellent article! summerschild Feb 2013 #3

Kick morningfog Feb 2013 #4

It's quite amazing to me that so many of our current scourges summerschild Feb 2013 #5

NRA chief: Public cannot ‘trust’ White House on gun control struggle4progress Feb 2013 #6

Obama skeet shooting: NRA says it's a ploy to confiscate guns struggle4progress Feb 2013 #7

The NRA's sea-change in attitude didn't happen in a vacuum. LAGC Feb 2013 #8

LOL. Did you even read the article? You are sadly and poorly mistaking. morningfog Feb 2013 #9

Am I now? LAGC Feb 2013 #11

Their are a lot if gullible and paranoid fools. morningfog Feb 2013 #14

just stop it, you get an automatic membership when you buy a gun and you sound 12 yrs old farminator3000 Feb 2013 #16

sure it did, an empty-headed vacuum of greed. what are you talking about? you don't vote for your farminator3000 Feb 2013 #10

so the trolls aren't getting paid - they give all their money back to the nra by buying mor gunz! farminator3000 Feb 2013 #12

According to NRA legend, LaPierre is actually a menace with a gun. farminator3000 Feb 2013 #13

i have run out of vomit and i am dry heaving - only 1/2 way thru farminator3000 Feb 2013 #17

nice ending! farminator3000 Feb 2013 #18