Nothing says Repub fundraiser like a good old-fashioned raffle!

[Contrary1]

Candidate raffles off AK-47 at campaign rally

"GREENVILLE, S.C. - A candidate to be South Carolina's next National Guard leader skipped the fiery speeches for firepower, launching his campaign with what he called a "machine-gun social."

The Greenville News reports some 500 people came out to a shooting range Saturday for Republican Dean Allen's political rally. He wants to be the next adjutant general, the person who leads the state's National Guard.

Attendees paid $25 for barbecue, a clip of bullets for target practice and the chance to win a semiautomatic AK-47. Whoever wins the rifle will have to undergo a background check

Allen says he is an Army veteran who wanted to celebrate Second Amendment rights. South Carolina is the only state that elects its adjutant general."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33047176/ns/politics-more_politics/

[MrModerate]

1. I was reading along, asking myself . . .

Do these people *elect* the head of their National Guard units? And then I came to the last line. Clearly, South Carolina is "special" in so many ways.

That is too weird. Don't these patriots realize that the early Red Army elected their officers as well? Just sayin'.

[Rincewind]

2. If He's a patriotic American,

how come He's giving away a commie gun? The AK-47 is the same weapon the Somalian pirates use, has anyone seen this goober's REAL birth certificate?

[Hippo_Tron]

3. Why the hell does South Carolina elect their Adjutant General?

The head of the National Guard should be a career professional with vast experience in the National Guard, not a politician. This story is a good case for amending the state's constitution so that this becomes an appointed position. Then again, South Carolina's Governor isn't exactly known for his over-abundance of brains so maybe he would end up appointing this loon.

[thunder rising]

4. AK-47 is the weapon of the enemy ... If he's a true American raffle off an AR15

[felon]

6. ar's cost too much

he prob. can't afford it.

[zbdent]

5. and with 5/$100, you get your choice of a pack of 100 target-practice silhouettes

Hitlery KKKlintoon or Barry Hussein obama...