Not speaking at the NRA convention..

[one_voice]

[louis-t]

1. Powerful.....

[icarusxat]

4. took the word right out of my mouth

[classof56]

2. Kick and recommend...through tears and immense sadness.

Plus thanks for this post.

[summerschild]

3. K&R

[lastlib]

5. I think I will send this to my Congress-thing.

Not that it'll change her rock-solid head, but maybe it'll give her a guilty conscience as she swims in NRA money.....

Maybe I'll send it to Sen. Blunt-fuck, too.....the best the NRA $$ could buy.

[99Forever]

6. Of the two groups...

.. it's pretty damn clear which are more important to this Nation's future.

[ZRT2209]

7. the so-called "party of life" doesn't give a damn

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. Why would they? As soon as you're out of the womb, their concern ends. nt

[Marie Marie]

11. Sadly, truer words were never spoken.

[blkmusclmachine]

8. .

[SunSeeker]

9. K & R

[navarth]

12. very strong. nt

[DallasNE]

13. So Has The NRA Been Taken Over By The Tea Party

Or has the Tea Party been taken over by the NRA? Fair question. They both talk about 2nd Amendment solutions to overthrow the democratically elected government. Polling shows a plurality of Republicans expect it may be necessary for armed rebellion in a few years - with the presumption that it would be needed to overthrow the democratically elected government.

These people are certifiably nuts. And the Glenn Beck's and Rush Limbaugh's are whipping them into a frenzy as they endlessly shout fire in a crowded theatre.

[jmowreader]

15. It's not so much one was taken over by the other as that they were the same people all along

[zipplewrath]

23. By the firearms industry

It's probably the biggest crack in the NRA wall. It is becoming more obvious daily that the NRA is a lobbying group for the firearms industry. Not an easy one to crack open, but they are becoming more and more estranged from law enforcement, and even individual gun owners are beginning to take notice. The left, and gun control advocates in general would probably do well to start describing them as an "industry lobbying organization".

[DallasNE]

29. Did You See That Shootout

I believe it was in Ohio in March. Two cops pulled a driver over for a routine traffic stop and after about 30 seconds the driver got out of the car with an AK-47 and fired 37 rounds in roughly 20 seconds at the officers. One officer was hit twice and the other one once but they managed to hit him then shot him dead with a 2nd shot. They don't know what triggered this. Both officers were hit in the leg which means he shot right through the door on the police car. It was all caught on the dashboard camera in the cop car.

[RufusTFirefly]

32. +100000. As far back as the 30s, there have been attempts to rein in the arms merchants

In fact, a 1934 Congressional committee headed by progressive Republican (!!) North Dakota Senator Gerald Nye was known as the "Merchants of Death" committee. The committee investigated whether arms merchants pushed for the U.S. intervention into World War I in order to greatly increase their own profits. Although it was de-funded under questionable circumstances, the committee was pushing toward nationalization of the arms industry. Among the witnesses called before the committee who made out like bandits because of the escalation of violence were J. P. Morgan, Jr., and Pierre du Pont.

Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.

[spanone]

14. the asshole john bolton was also a speaker.....

that convention was full of assholes

[heaven05]

16. excellent

nra=idiots with lobbying power=death of innocents.

[Dwayne Hicks]

17. WOW

This picture speaks a powerful truth.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

18. +1000 nt

[Nanjing to Seoul]

19. Wow. This is good. But to the NRA, those children are just collateral damage.

Meaningless cogs. Faceless, nameless triffling pieces of. . .you get the idea.

Sick, aren't they?

[UtahLib]

20. Such a sad and heartbreaking truth. n/t

[DesertRat]

21. Those photos took my breath away

I have no words.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

22. Boy, this says it all

Evil, ugly cartoon people in real life vs. sweet, beautiful innocence.

[toby jo]

24. Right to the gut. Many thanks.

[KansDem]

25. Kick.

The NRAists are a pathetic lot, as are the members of Congress who enable them.

[ellisonz]

26. K & R

[Wait Wut]

27. Speaking is giving them too much credit.

Drooling, spewing, blabbering and a lot of spitting.

[Electric Monk]

28. Five Heartwarming Headlines From NRA Convention Weekend

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017116902

[Paladin]

30. K&R. (nt)

[baldguy]

31. Note that none of the usual suspects have bothered to chime in.

[Paladin]

35. Yeah, not much in the way of post-convention talk, from our resident Gun Enthusiasts. (nt)

[Quantess]

33. K & R

[cvoogt]

34. The party of 'family values'

is anything but. Selfish selfish people.