McCain attacks Obama's knife fight/gun comment because Obama is for gun control

[Hamlette]

Obama Flip-Flop on Gun Control? Or New Politics? Or Both?

Barack Obama appeared at a fundraiser in Philadelphia last night where he delivered the following remark:

“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun."

A couple thoughts from McCain HQ on this. First, Barack Obama has a long track record as a proponent of stringent gun-control regulations--to the point that a questionnaire filled out by his staff, and with the candidate's handwriting on it, stated that Obama favored a ban on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of handguns. Can we assume that Senator Obama now opposes efforts to ban the possession of handguns?

Second, would Obama be carrying a concealed weapon to this fight? Will he have a permit?

And finally, we're having second thoughts about our proposed series of town halls.

http://www.johnmccain.com/mccainreport/Read.aspx?guid=897bcf00-ac10-4cff-be72-a804feac444a


And great comment from Wolcott:

As a pacifist who wants only bunnies and rainbows for everyone, I, of course, deplore violent macho talk ("If they bring a knife, we bring a gun") in our political discourse--I see no need for such verbal fisticuffs. (I say, If they bring a knife, we bring a lovely hostess gift.) And yet I do wonder if the delicate dispositions at NRO's Corner and Commentary's Contentions have ever heard of a) metaphor, b) The Untouchables.

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/blogs/wolcott/2008/06/as-a-pacifist-w.html

Apparently the right wing web sites are outraged over Obama's comment. Talk about faux outrage!

[anonymous171]

1. So they are going for "scary black guy." Thought they might. nt

[Arkana]

2. This can be summarized with one sentence.

"John McCain and his staff are so inept they cannot recognize a metaphor when they hear one."

[rurallib]

6. I heard Limpnuts or one of them talking about this

and I thought 'how totallyu stupid do they think the public is?' Then I remembered that they get elected by totally stupid people.

[Arkana]

7. Here's the awful truth:

People as a whole are stupid, easily scared, and flock-like in behavior.

If they can successfully turn Obama into a scary black man with a knife people will do whatever they are told.

[blogslut]

3. I say, If they bring a knife, we bring a lovely hostess gift.

Best line of the day! :rofl:

[damntexdem]

4. Imagine this Obama guy: supporting a well-regulated militia!

Next thing, he'll support the rest of the Constitution -- something McCain will never stoop to.

;-)

[Ian David]

5. If they bring a knife, you gotta at least bring a taser. Or an Active Denial System. n/t