ABC (6pm ET) covering Saddam's gun in WH

[dweller]

could be interesting...


dp

[cheezus]

1. Why is this a big deal?

The moron wants a trophy. Am I missing something?

[Alerter_]

2. it shows his character

Thousands have died so Bush could get this trophy.

[mountainvue]

4. Bush

reportedly told people the gun was unloaded when they found Saddam. this seems very curious to me.

[Bonhomme Richard]

5. Would you give your captive a loaded gun?

Somebody was holding him probably for ransom unless we had him the whole time.

[Racenut20]

6. We were not allowed war trophies from VN

[madrchsod]

7. it`s not his

it is the people of iraq`s. it`s the same as a sword or a dagger from some king . we have no right to it- it is theft/looting. bush shows it off cause he thinks he got the gun himself. it`s a phallic symbol that bush loves..i`ve got saddam`s cock on the plaque..i`m the tough guy,i`m the cowboy...that`s the big deal...

[Eric J in MN]

8. It shows how Bush is personalizing the conflict as between

It shows how Bush is personalizing the conflict as between him and Saddam, though 30,000 Iraqis were killed during the first phase of the war.

[dweller]

3. gun mounted on the wall next to Oval office

804 died in Iraq so far...

gun was gift from the capture of Saddam.

Terry Moran says does not violate anything...war trophy etc...

and that's it.

dp

[Eric J in MN]

9. Doesn't it violate laws against looting? (nt)

nt

[Straight Shooter]

10. This is nothing! Wait 'til bush puts Osama's head on a pike

Now there's a trophy. And the right-wingers will all hold hands and dance in a circle around it, chanting "4 more years, 4 more years."

If this is Saddam's gun that he used to execute people with, then it's a gruesome trophy indeed, and it's loaded (no pun intended) with karma, karma, karma. I'm glad bush has got it, even though it makes him look like a gloating immature adolescent. After all, everything that goes around, comes around.

[TacticalPeek]

11. OK Shrub, you disarmed Saddam. Can we go home now?

I hate Bush more every day. Every frigging day, I hate him more.

[NashVegas]

12. Moran Made a Point of Mentioning

The gun is kept in the presidents' study off of the Oval office, the room, he said, "made infamous by Bill Clinton."

Haahahahahaha... talk about compensation!

[TacticalPeek]

13. "Oh, sweet castration image" - interesting blog notes on DC gun laws:

Rude Pundit - And What About Those Other Little Firearm Laws?

Did he receive a background check for the transfer of ownership? Is Bush licensed to possess a firearm in a federal facility? The District of Columbia prohibits firearms to be gifts. How many people are implicated in Bush's firearm possession?

Keith Olbermann is covering this on MSNBC now. "Some days you couldn't do better making this stuff up."

[CatWoman]

14. ....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1695706

[linazelle]

15. Instead of "bring me his head" it's "bring me his gun"....King George's

conquest. :eyes: