Holy Megalomaniac, Batman!! - 04/16/14
As if any of us had any other opinion of the slime, before the comments at the end. What a grossly narcissistic, bloated, self aggrandizing megalomaniac this dude is.
Time for all who haven't, to join or give to the NRA: wives, daughters, daughters in law, included.
Women think they dont have a dog in this fight, but they have just as big or bigger fight in it then men do. Take women to the range to conquer their fears; point out their well being may depend on their right to defend themselves some day, inside or outside the home; that the "it wont happen to me" rational is a 25 years past, antiquated mentality. And these guys are working to leave them vulnerable to all kinds of physical threat.
We cannot depend on our elected officials, who we may have had complete confidence in in the past to protect our rights. Joining also protects us, to a degree, from Congressional retirements, low information voters, or Congressman personal resignation scandals.
We all know, that once the winds of change blow in another favorable direction, they will roll over with a " sudden change of heart, or conscience change", if it keeps them elected, and living off the fat in DC.
I think our only hope is to be as big of a political lobbying force juggernaut as possible. We all must join, even if not the joining type.
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Former New York City mayor and very, very rich man Michael Bloomberg plans to take on the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates by forming and financing a new organization focused on gun control. He's pledged at least $50 million to the effort.
From The New York Times:
The plans call for a restructuring of the gun control groups he funds, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. They will be brought under one new umbrella group called Everytown for Gun Safety.
The strategy will focus not on sweeping federal restrictions to ban certain weapons, but instead will seek to expand the background check system for gun buyers both at the state and national levels.
Bloomberg told the Times that this new group will try to use the NRA�s own tactics against them, penalizing lawmakers whose stances on gun rights differ from the organization�s. �We�ve got to make them afraid of us,� is how he put it.
The former mayor also said that the effort will deviate from the standard playbook for gun control advocates, throwing less money into television campaigns and more money into field operations to drive single-issue voters, focusing primarily on female voters. The group will initially focus on 15 states, including Colorado, Washington, Texas, Montana, and Indiana.
The idea of Bloomberg throwing $50 million behind gun control could do a lot to even the scales�gun control lobbyists have long lacked benefactors with deep pockets like those on the right. But Bloomberg faces a big liability: himself. He might not be the right face for the organization. Here�s how Bloomberg describes coming up with the $50 million budget:
�I put $50 million this year, last year into coal, $53 million into oceans,� he said with a shrug, describing his clean energy and sustainable fishing initiatives. �Certainly a number like that, $50 million. Let�s see what happens.�
$50 million: a mere bag of shells. Let�s see what happens! And Bloomberg�s not particularly humble about his philanthropy. In his own words:
I am telling you if there is a God, when I get to heaven I�m not stopping to be interviewed. I am heading straight in. I have earned my place in heaven. It�s not even close.
http://www.thewire.com/national/201...to-take-on-the-nra/360728/#disqus_thread
Time for all who haven't, to join or give to the NRA: wives, daughters, daughters in law, included.
Women think they dont have a dog in this fight, but they have just as big or bigger fight in it then men do. Take women to the range to conquer their fears; point out their well being may depend on their right to defend themselves some day, inside or outside the home; that the "it wont happen to me" rational is a 25 years past, antiquated mentality. And these guys are working to leave them vulnerable to all kinds of physical threat.
We cannot depend on our elected officials, who we may have had complete confidence in in the past to protect our rights. Joining also protects us, to a degree, from Congressional retirements, low information voters, or Congressman personal resignation scandals.
We all know, that once the winds of change blow in another favorable direction, they will roll over with a " sudden change of heart, or conscience change", if it keeps them elected, and living off the fat in DC.
I think our only hope is to be as big of a political lobbying force juggernaut as possible. We all must join, even if not the joining type.
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Former New York City mayor and very, very rich man Michael Bloomberg plans to take on the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates by forming and financing a new organization focused on gun control. He's pledged at least $50 million to the effort.
From The New York Times:
The plans call for a restructuring of the gun control groups he funds, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. They will be brought under one new umbrella group called Everytown for Gun Safety.
The strategy will focus not on sweeping federal restrictions to ban certain weapons, but instead will seek to expand the background check system for gun buyers both at the state and national levels.
Bloomberg told the Times that this new group will try to use the NRA�s own tactics against them, penalizing lawmakers whose stances on gun rights differ from the organization�s. �We�ve got to make them afraid of us,� is how he put it.
The former mayor also said that the effort will deviate from the standard playbook for gun control advocates, throwing less money into television campaigns and more money into field operations to drive single-issue voters, focusing primarily on female voters. The group will initially focus on 15 states, including Colorado, Washington, Texas, Montana, and Indiana.
The idea of Bloomberg throwing $50 million behind gun control could do a lot to even the scales�gun control lobbyists have long lacked benefactors with deep pockets like those on the right. But Bloomberg faces a big liability: himself. He might not be the right face for the organization. Here�s how Bloomberg describes coming up with the $50 million budget:
�I put $50 million this year, last year into coal, $53 million into oceans,� he said with a shrug, describing his clean energy and sustainable fishing initiatives. �Certainly a number like that, $50 million. Let�s see what happens.�
$50 million: a mere bag of shells. Let�s see what happens! And Bloomberg�s not particularly humble about his philanthropy. In his own words:
I am telling you if there is a God, when I get to heaven I�m not stopping to be interviewed. I am heading straight in. I have earned my place in heaven. It�s not even close.
http://www.thewire.com/national/201...