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Champ rages over gun control collapse - Brietbart

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Almost everyone knew it was a loser. Perhaps other developing events were adding to his "rage".

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-18 00:49|| 2013-04-18 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 And so the Great Unifier bellows. Have other recent US presidents been as contemptuous of the democratic process?

Posted by Bulldog 2013-04-18 01:36|| 2013-04-18 01:36|| Front Page Top

Posted by junkiron 2013-04-18 01:44|| 2013-04-18 01:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Pound sand, zero, pound sand. And how many billions of hollow points did YOU just buy mr prez?

Posted by Thaique Squank4053 2013-04-18 01:46|| 2013-04-18 01:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Have other recent US presidents been as contemptuous of the democratic process?

Bulldog, I'll stretch the meaning of "recent" and say "Yes" - Wilson and to a lessor extent, FDR.

Posted by GORT 2013-04-18 07:09|| 2013-04-18 07:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Have other recent US presidents been as contemptuous of the democratic process?

Only one, who is entirely focused on the destruction of the republic.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-18 09:28|| 2013-04-18 09:28|| Front Page Top

#7 A view from England:

Barack Obama can't pass gun control despite 90 per cent support. Truly, he is a lame-duck president

Posted by trailing wife 2013-04-18 09:39|| 2013-04-18 09:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Ace on twitter:

Obama showed the passion and anger at his personal defeat that he wasn't able to manage after the Benghazi slaughter.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-04-18 09:56|| 2013-04-18 09:56|| Front Page Top

#9 ->Insert (umpteenth) Downfall parody here<-

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-04-18 10:10|| 2013-04-18 10:10|| Front Page Top

#10 It didn't fail for lack of trying.

Posted by Iblis 2013-04-18 10:11|| 2013-04-18 10:11|| Front Page Top

#11 Barack Obama can't pass gun control despite 90 per cent support. Truly, he is a lame-duck president - hat tip, TW

Liberal ire was particularly strong against the four Democrats who voted against the Toomey-Manchin background check compromise: Max Baucus (Mont.), Mark Begich (Alaska), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), and Mark Pryor (Ark.). - hat tip Instapundit

It's still the United States of America not the Federal Urban Peoples Republic. The 'Liberals' aka neo-socialist believe party and orthodoxy first. In a truly representative republic the agents elected by the people respond to the desires of their constituencies. In such a governmental construct, those constituents come first before party. Those four Donks do not come from states dominated by urbanists hive mindsets or perspectives.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-04-18 10:32|| 2013-04-18 10:32|| Front Page Top

#12 "Gun lobby and it's advocates willfully lied"....

Short Champ video

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-18 10:46|| 2013-04-18 10:46|| Front Page Top

#13 ..that is referred to as Freudian Projection.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-04-18 11:25|| 2013-04-18 11:25|| Front Page Top

#14 @TW's link, Dr. Tim, its a republic.

..and what is this 90% figure from? An Amercian Historian and a Constitutional Lawyer should tell you it is supposed to be difficult for government to pass laws; that's the point. In fact, the reason for the senate to have a term of 6 years is so they are able to make the tough decisions and be relatively isolated from the passions of elections. That is, insulated from the voters' emotions. Yet, still it failed. Somebody famous once said, "The system worked."

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-04-18 11:51|| 2013-04-18 11:51|| Front Page Top

#15 More specifically where did the 90% figure come from because I seriously doubt support for it is so high. Perhaps 90% in manhattan, DC or a federal prison but no among the general civilian population

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-04-18 15:02|| 2013-04-18 15:02|| Front Page Top

#16 Of course if htey repeat the 90% enough folks will believe it without questioning when the next election comes around.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-04-18 15:02|| 2013-04-18 15:02|| Front Page Top

#17 90% of Climate Scientists supported this bill. The politics of this matter are settled.

Posted by Shipman 2013-04-18 16:09|| 2013-04-18 16:09|| Front Page Top

#18 At least Sen. Mark Begich D-Alaska voted against the bill. That shows at least basic political survival instinct. Next we will have to deal with the mutant 1500 page so-called immigration bill.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-04-18 16:31|| 2013-04-18 16:31|| Front Page Top

#19 Sounds like liberal lawmakers are clinging bitterly to their laws and legislation.

Posted by gorb 2013-04-18 17:08|| 2013-04-18 17:08|| Front Page Top

#20 Barack Obama can't pass gun control despite 90 per cent support.

Did anyone there give this gem the smell test before publishing it?

I didn't think so.

Consider the audience, I guess.

Posted by gorb 2013-04-18 17:10|| 2013-04-18 17:10|| Front Page Top

#21 We will keep our heat. The people your DHS Spanish speaking people are training south of the border in El Salvador are the kind of people we do not trust.

Posted by wr 2013-04-18 17:30|| 2013-04-18 17:30|| Front Page Top

#22 By combining, apparently in his head and on the fly, the demonstrably inaccurate 80,000 plus people a year with the debunked claim that 40% of gun sales in America dont require a background check, Mr. Biden reaches the completely unverifiable claim that between 30,000 and 50,000 who get a gun who are not qualified. Probably higher. That claim, the child of two other blatantly inaccurate claims used to forward gun control agendas, is, of course, itself used to forward a gun control agenda.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2013-04-18 20:12|| 2013-04-18 20:12|| Front Page Top

#23 "Truly, he is a lame~~-duck president~~."

That's his general everyday description.

You're a whiny-assed little girl, Bambi. (Apologies to little girls everywhere.)

Posted by Barbara 2013-04-18 20:15|| 2013-04-18 20:15|| Front Page Top

#24 From the CBS poll I looked at on April 16, if they asked people if they were for gun control about 90% said "yes".

But if they asked people if they if they were in favor of the current gun control laws being voted on, support fell to below 47%.

The bill concerning transportation of guns accross state line had about 51% support. All other seperate bills recieved less than 46% support.

Posted by junkiron 2013-04-18 20:18|| 2013-04-18 20:18|| Front Page Top

#25 "where did the 90% figure come from:

Out of some lefty's ass, rjschwarz. (Theass that sits on top of his neck.)

Posted by Barbara 2013-04-18 20:20|| 2013-04-18 20:20|| Front Page Top

#26 Gun control is the ability to control your weapon so the bullet goes where you want it to go.

Gun control laws are enacted to direct law abiding citizens from owning or using firearms.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-04-18 21:31|| 2013-04-18 21:31|| Front Page Top

#27 How do they get 90%?

Q: "In light of the deaths of innocent children at Newtown, reasonable people are recommending common sense safe measures like extended background checks...~~and a list of gun owners~~. Are you in favor of these common sense safe measures that could save those dead children ~~fluffy bunnies and unicorns~~? You are in favor, right?"

Posted by Frank G 2013-04-18 21:37|| 2013-04-18 21:37|| Front Page Top

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