Off Topic - Political Rant - Kerry Steps on His Whanger

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ddavelarsen

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This morning on the radio I heard a snip of Kerry lambasting Bush for not doing more to support the Assault Weapons Ban. He spoke derisively of the NRA and seemed to support gun control in general. Naturally I took extreme exception to this. It's stuck in my craw all day until, rather than choke on it I decided to write the jerk. (As if he'll ever actually read it.) If you're interested you can read what I sent him:

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Dear Mr. Kerry;

I'm a Republican who has planned to vote for you throughout your campaign. I have lobbied extensively in your favor to whoever would listen. I believe upholding the Constitution of the United States is the most important issue of our time. I do not believe the Bush administration has done so and I've thought you would be more likely to hew to its precepts than he has.

Yet this morning I heard you speak about the Assault Weapons Ban; you indicated that it should be renewed, appeared to favor gun control in general, and intimated that the NRA is some kind of shadowy, undesireable organization that represents a threat to everyday people.

You should be ashamed.

Let me first speak to the NRA. I'm a life member of the National Rifle Association and strongly believe in the individual right to own firearms. I'm not a hunter - I take no satisfaction in killing any living thing - but I do enjoy target shooting and take my responsibility to defend my family seriously. The NRA supports these rights. The NRA is the only organization of which I'm aware that actively teaches responsible gun ownership. To make such an upstanding, patriotic organization sound like a gang of thugs is absurd, disrespectful of American freedom, and wholly unconscionable.

I have lived where guns are illegal; banning firearms did not prevent crimes commited with them, it only made everyday law abiding citizens defensless against those who would do them harm. Gun control does not prevent crime; it creates victims.

About the assault weapons ban. Most people seem to have the mistaken notion that "assault weapons" as defined by this worthless law are the same as automatic weapons - "machine guns." This is incorrect. Automatic weapons are already illegal for anyone except police, military and those with specialized licenses. Allowing this misguided law to expire will not make automatic weapons any more illegal than they already are.

The firearms that have been curtailed are nothing more than semiautomatic rifles that function in the same manner as many hunting rifles do, that have no more lethal nature than common hunting or target rifles. Their only unique aspect is a vaguely threatening form arising from cosmetic design. To make such firearms illegal based on their appearance is ludicrous and pointless. It's akin to racism, to prejudice. Frankly, I expected more from you.

Until this morning you had my vote. Now I'm undecided. I believe the American way of life is deeply threatened by the current administration but I feel personally threatened by your obviously unenlightened view of the Second Ammendment. I love my country. I believe that our Constitution is among the greatest documents ever written and has created the strongest and most open society in human history. I vote. My vote goes to the person I believe most loves my country and will best support its law.

I am listening carefully. Bush is at a disadvantage because I can compare what he said to what he did. All I have to base my expectations from you on is what you say.

You have made a mistake and I respectfully request that you become more educated about firearms, the NRA, the assault weapons ban and the Second Amendment before you speak about it again.

Sincerely,
Dave Larsen
 
I admire well written "rants", Dave. You have done very well indicating both your positions and your ire without making it a sociopathic tirade that would quickly find the Trash folder. Not an easy thing to do when one is consumed with righteous indignation.

Excellent letter.
 
Kerry would have done well to keep his hole shut about the AWB sunset.....you'd think the moron would have remembered what gun owners and the NRA did to congressmen and senators of his "ilk" back in the 1994 elections.

Make no mistake...he is anti 2nd Amendment
 
I agree with the comments that Kerry should have known better than the comments that he made. Another thing that worries me about him is that he talks about stopping the amount of jobs that are going overseas, when him and his wife's business interests have done the same thing. I don't think that he will do what he is saying concerning this. I have a personal interest in the Iraq situation, since I have a grandson who is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot over there now, however, I think it was something that needed doing.
 
Kerry can't make up his mind let alone the bed he'll have to sleep in.
Bush said he will do what it takes to protect the USA,,
I as a vet I'll back that all the way.. I have a niece headed for Baghdad soon
I'd rather not see her go ( a girl ) but she wants to
and I'll back her up all the way. hell I'd go too if I could we don't need anymore 911's
bush needs to finish what WE started we can't shift gears now..
don't let our brothers that died and served before us and for us ,,, to have done all that in vain :grumpy:
just ask the ones serving now what they think?
let them say what should be done not the ones that are just hiding from fear
of loosing a loved one that is a blind vote..it's say to see our young die
but it is sad to let terrorism rein also....911 guys...did Kerry run to Canada too
with Clinton? :rolleyes:
 
Bush will get WV again. Politics in WV sucks and has decades. That's our biggest problem here. No, it is our problem here. It is so bad that Rebublicans running for office don't even mention the word Rebublican on their leaflets. HOWEVER, there is one thing all hill billy's won't cotton to. You don't touch our firearms. It killed off Gore here and it'll kill off Kerry here.

Bush is the man.

RL
 
This is a no brainer. If the islamunists, and the American communist party want kerry to win, you gots to vote Republican.
http://www.cpusa.org/

And the people that had the demonstrations during the Republican convention had these same communists as planners.
Click on about us, then steering, or administrative, and you will see the communists who helped plan that nonsense. Got to wake up, the democratic party is a front for big time socialism.
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
 
The Democrate party has been self destructing since about 94. I am glad of that. As Mike observes and reminds us, the loose screws have become the voice for them and they are stuck with those goofs. It is wonderful for our country that this has finally evolved. If not it could be only a matter of time until the Great Sociaty kills the golden goose, those that do make jobs - the big and the small tax payer.

RL
 
As a Brit I can't swing the election one way or the other, however, since Bush has been in power I must say he has caused my head to shake from side to side an awful lot more than in went up and down (Enviroment and looking after his $ pals). Kerry I know almost noting about, but I think I would trust him as far as I could spit him, maybe a shade less. Its a shame you guys dont have a real third party to vote for just to show your dissaproval of the main two.
 
We do have but no one wants them. $pals? You been listening to much to BBC. It was the dollar pals that creamed Germany for you, twice. That $pal was us. We are at war again. Our $pal, as you put him, is going to help direct us in killing the filthy bastards.

I knew I should have stayed away from this thread.

RL
 
rlinger, I have nothing but respect for the US and their contribution to WWII. In fact Stephen Ambrose's Citizen Soldiers is one of my favourite books of all time. Churchills statement of 'Never in the theatre of human conflict...' could equally apply to the US IMHO. Bush however isnt the US, he is one man and his stance on the enviroment hurts everyone in the world.

Respectfully

Temper
 
Temper,

I am glad you came back. I felt bad about my temper (not a pun ;) ) over all that. I get wound up sometimes over stuff like this. Please forgive my shortness of the last posting. I know where our roots came from. I also know that a major reason we were able to win our independence is because we were British and not of another, less able, nationality.

I hope you and I are still buddies. Sorry pal.

How do you say it(?) - toodaloo :)

Roger
 
No offence was taken :D Where do you think I got my handle from LOL, just ask my wife and all you will get is :rolleyes: LOL

Well, for what its worth I think Bush is the way to go after seeing Kerry saying all the things he wouldnt do but offering nothing of sunstance on HOW he was going to acomplish most of it.

Anyway, its best for friends to stay away from debates on Politics and faith IMO.

When are we going to see more Scandi grinds? :D
 
WHAT!!!! Now you don't want to talk about GOD!!!!! Just kidding. Just kidding.

Oh man, Scandi grinds. Would you believe I am practicing those grinds in my sleep now? It's true. It really is true. Two past nights in a row I have ground Scandi in my dreams. Uh. I have three in handle scale stage now. I had four but I screwed up the grind on one and had to pitch it. Uh. Two are ironwood and one with micarta. I have two more lined up to get on straight away; one ironwood and one box elder burl. Two more I think coming through for confirmation. Please don't get me wrong, I have become quite fond of making these. It is a far removal from the types I ever thought I would be making though. I always thought it would always be simple little hunting knives. You never know. Lord works in ways uncommon to us. One thing about it is various people sometimes want a deviation in the design. That keeps you hopping and interested. I have one to finish for the UK and I believe one more order coming for the UK.

Later.

Roger
 
Temper said:
................. Bush however isnt the US, he is one man and his stance on the enviroment hurts everyone in the world.

Respectfully

Temper
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Look very carefully at environmentalists, they're not called green on the outside, red on the inside for nothing.
The green party is nothing but a communist front. After the fall(actually changing names)of communism in russia, and the warsaw pact countries, most of the big party hogs slipped right into the green party, where they reside to this day.
Using the environment to achieve political goals is a nasty subtrefuge of theirs, and it works. Sort of like the democrats constant cry of "IF IT ONLY SAVES ONE CHILD" as a way to pass very restrictive laws against firearms, cutlery etc.It's a nasty argument, and if the truth be known, one child is not worth any freedoms lost, and, our environment is not suffering like you have been led to believe.
China has the worst environmental record of pollution in the entire world, yet you say nothing of them, in fact no one does. They only talk about the USA.
In my state we have suffered tremendous damage over the last few years due to forest fires that consumed hundreds of thousands of acres, all due to the environmentalist's that bring lawsuits against this, and any other state when they try to cull forests of bad trees, thin them for healthier growth, and less fire danger, etc. They would rather have the hundreds of thousands of acres burned, than one person profit a penny from the sale of lumber. They do not have your best interests at heart, but rather the control of you, and everyone else, for the enrichment of themselves. Just like communism, or the catholic church hierarchy if you want to go that far.

Nobody was throwing a punch at our allies in the UK, they are our friends, and have backed us in spite of tremendous troubles at home not to. They have suffered the casualties in combat right along with our own troops, and they fight bravely, like they always have. We appreciate your friendship, and always have, at least after 1815, that is.!!:eek: ;)
 
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