President Obama's Gun Grabbing Tour

[Redneck_Buddha]

This makes my head explode. He's apparently going out to rural constituencies of blue state senators to try to minimize the political fallout of proposed gun grabbing legislation. He is a shape-shifting reptilian who will go out to these people for coffee, donuts, scripted gun-talk, and bear hugs trying to reassure these country folk that he has absolutely no intention of taking firearms.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... -gun-show/

[chasfm11]

He is a masterful politician and this roadshow is accomplishing several things.

- it is keeping something other than the lousy economy, the deficit and unemployment in the limelight. It is a great diversion
- it is but another attempt to divide the electorate. He has been successful at driving wedges between groups on many other subjects. He would like nothing better than the pit the "bitter clingers" against everyone else. We can only hope that he has miscalculated. Given his success rate at picking the right side of many of these arguments, that is all that it can be at this moment - a hope

This is like an NFL game in the 3rd quarter where the purpose of the offense is simply to wear down the defense. I hope that we collectively have enough stamina not to let that happen.

[Redneck_Buddha]

He is a masterful politician and this roadshow is accomplishing several things.

- it is keeping something other than the lousy economy, the deficit and unemployment in the limelight. It is a great diversion
- it is but another attempt to divide the electorate. He has been successful at driving wedges between groups on many other subjects. He would like nothing better than the pit the "bitter clingers" against everyone else. We can only hope that he has miscalculated. Given his success rate at picking the right side of many of these arguments, that is all that it can be at this moment - a hope

This is like an NFL game in the 3rd quarter where the purpose of the offense is simply to wear down the defense. I hope that we collectively have enough stamina not to let that happen.

I think we have a lot of quality depth.

[i8godzilla]

His political campaign resources are now being shaped into a into a non-profit advocate of the president’s policies,. You can expect to see the same tactics as the election in trying to deceive the public.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/pos ... nonprofit/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The former Obama campaign will become a non-profit that will advocate for the president’s policies, the first such transition for a major political organization, First Lady Michelle Obama announced Friday.

Obama for America campaign manager Jim Messina will become chairman of the new group, called Organizing for Action, and White House aide Jon Carson will join as executive director. The group will disclose its donors.

The new group will accept donations form individuals and corporations but not from lobbyists or PACs, the AP reported.

“Now in terms of the specifics of what this organization will look like, a lot of that will be up to you,” the first lady said. “It will be determined by your energy and ideas and feedback — because after all, this is your movement.”

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc ... on/272587/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
To be sure, there's a network of progressive advocacy organizations who are active on a wide range of issues. "But none of them have the sole job of mobilizing on behalf of the president's agenda," Demissie said. Obama's grassroots supporters "have been trained now, through two presidential election cycles, to work and organize and do the hard work of politics. Now, Obama can really use that power and those skills."

Expect there to be campaign type rallies with all the Hollywood types endorsing most if not all of his policies. They will not let up. We are in this fight for the next four years!

[Redneck_Buddha]

His political campaign resources are now being shaped into a into a non-profit advocate of the president’s policies,. You can expect to see the same tactics as the election in trying to deceive the public.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/pos ... nonprofit/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The former Obama campaign will become a non-profit that will advocate for the president’s policies, the first such transition for a major political organization, First Lady Michelle Obama announced Friday.

Obama for America campaign manager Jim Messina will become chairman of the new group, called Organizing for Action, and White House aide Jon Carson will join as executive director. The group will disclose its donors.

The new group will accept donations form individuals and corporations but not from lobbyists or PACs, the AP reported.

“Now in terms of the specifics of what this organization will look like, a lot of that will be up to you,” the first lady said. “It will be determined by your energy and ideas and feedback — because after all, this is your movement.”

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc ... on/272587/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
To be sure, there's a network of progressive advocacy organizations who are active on a wide range of issues. "But none of them have the sole job of mobilizing on behalf of the president's agenda," Demissie said. Obama's grassroots supporters "have been trained now, through two presidential election cycles, to work and organize and do the hard work of politics. Now, Obama can really use that power and those skills."

Expect there to be campaign type rallies with all the Hollywood types endorsing most if not all of his policies. They will not let up. We are in this fight for the next four years!

Yeah, the authoritarian, er, progressive movement is tireless. They've got most of today's youth, the mainstream media and Hollywood square in their corner. It's gonna get ugly.

[OldCannon]

Yeah, the authoritarian, er, progressive movement is tireless. They've got most of today's youth, the mainstream media and Hollywood square in their corner. It's gonna get ugly.

No it ain't. Our opposition is unarmed. They're 100% dependent on our willful compliance to make them as defenseless as they are.

Not. Gonna. Happen.

[Redneck_Buddha]

Yeah, the authoritarian, er, progressive movement is tireless. They've got most of today's youth, the mainstream media and Hollywood square in their corner. It's gonna get ugly.

No it ain't. Our opposition is unarmed. They're 100% dependent on our willful compliance to make them as defenseless as they are.

Not. Gonna. Happen.

This is true, but the fact that they have such an enormous bully pulpit is scary. Part of their goal is to win hearts and minds and make it seem OK to surrender your defenses. It may just work on a yet to be determined portion of current gun owners.

[Redneck_Buddha]

All they need to do is find one Joseph Goebbels in their crowd and it's all downhill from there. What we need is a Frank Capra.

Sorry for invoking Godwin's Law there.

[Middle Age Russ]

The Progressives have taken a strategic approach to slowly build momentum for around a century. They have co-opted the public education system and the vast majority of the media to insinuate their vision into the hearts and minds of generations of Americans. Our society is now bearing the fruit of their labors -- "crises" that only the Federal government can address (according to them at least), breakdown of the nuclear family / rampant single parent homes, prevalent amorality/immorality in public media and an ever-growing dependent class. Each of us has little impact individually, but keep in mind that the war they have been fighting for the soul of America has taken a century to get to this point. We are beyond the tipping point in many ways, but the war is not lost. They bust be challenged at every quarter and their lies and tactics shown for what they are.