American thinker again. American morons more like it. These people are the dreggs of society, fascist material
On Oct 31, 10:35 am, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Travis > Subject: Democrats Should Fear the Brady Efffect: American Thinker > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, > > http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/democrats_should_fear_the_brad... > > October 29, 2008 Democrats Should Fear the 'Brady Effect'*By* *Brad > O'Leary*<http://www.americanthinker.com/brad_oleary/> > As legions of Barack Obama's supporters (both inside and outside the > mainstream media) wait with giddy anticipation to celebrate victory on > November 5, they can't seem to block creeping doubt from their minds. What > if the outcome doesn't all fall neatly into place like their polls project? > How can such a scenario be explained? > > Their answer is an old canard: Latent racism in America. Liberals can't > fathom voters not supporting their candidate because of something so * > trivial* as policy positions. As they see it, only a bigot would vote > against an African-American Democrat. > > Thus, in preparation for a potential Obama loss, Democrats have dusted-off > the old "Bradley Effect" charge, which originated when African-American Tom > Bradley lost the California gubernatorial race to George Deukmejian in > 1982. Polls had shown a small, though somewhat consistent, lead for Bradley > up until Election Day. Nevertheless, Bradley lost a close election and > Democrats have been crying "racism" ever since. > > The facts, however tell a different story. It isn't the "Bradley effect" > Democrats should fear, but something else. Call it the "Brady effect," > named after the one of the radical gun-ban lobbies in America, The Brady > Campaign. > > In 1982, gun-banners were successful in placing an initiative on the > California ballot dubbed "Proposition 15," which would have essentially > banned handgun sales and mandated gun registration statewide. Bradley > supported the handgun ban and his opponent, George Deukmejian, opposed it. > Polls showed that Prop 15 enjoyed early support in the campaign season. > But that wouldn't last. > > The National Rifle Association, in partnership with California state and > local gun rights groups and grassroots activists, sprang into action, > educating voters about the dangers of Prop 15 and how their Second Amendment > rights hung in the balance. > > By Election Day, Prop 15 had gone from having majority support to being > radioactive. Not only did Republicans oppose it, but so did Reagan > Democrats and an overwhelming majority of the state's law enforcement > community. As Bill Saracino, who was executive director of Gun Owners of > California at the time, recalls: "Because of Proposition 15, turnout in > rural areas was unprecedented, reaching 85 percent to 90 percent in some > Central Valley and Sierra foothill counties. Deukmejian's campaign was savvy > enough to ride that tide." > > And what a tide it was. Proposition 15 lost by a whopping 63 percent to 37 > percent, and polls after the election showed that a clear majority of > Californians who voted "no" on Prop 15 also voted against Tom Bradley in > favor of George Deukmejian. > > While many politicians and pundits of varying political persuasions have > come to learn that the power of gun owners, hunters, sportsmen and freedom > advocates cannot be ignored on Election Day - hardcore Liberals have a more > difficult time facing reality. It is much easier for them to cry "racism" > than swallow the truth. > > The truth for them this time around is that Barack Obama is the most rabid > anti-Second Amendment candidate to ever run for the U.S. presidency. Obama > is not only opposed to right-to-carry permits for law-abiding gun owners, > but has also endorsed a complete ban on handgun ownership. > > As a U.S. Senator, Obama voted to ban most rifle ammunition commonly used > for hunting and sport shooting. As a State Senator, he voted to uphold > local gun bans and the criminal prosecution of citizens and homeowners who > use a gun in self-defense. Also as a State Senator, he endorsed raising the > federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition 500 percent. And Obama > supports gun registration - which history has shown is the first step to gun > confiscation. > > If Obama's legislative record on the Second Amendment isn't clear enough, he > infamously reminded voters in Pennsylvania earlier this year of his disdain > for gun owners, calling them bitter xenophobes who use the Bill of Rights, > which protects gun ownership, and religion as a crutch. > > The other inconvenient truth facing Obama supporters is that gun ownership > is strong in the U.S. Roughly half of all American households own at least > one gun, and according to an ATI-News/Zogby poll of likely voters, gun > owners favor McCain over Obama by a more than 2 - 1 margin - 62 to 29 > percent. > > The Second Amendment is just one of many critical issues at the heart of the > upcoming presidential election. The mythical "Bradley effect" may be some > comfort for those who can't admit their political positions are unpopular. > But Obama supporters and gun-banners should not be surprised if the very > real "Brady effect" eats into their numbers on Election Day. > > *Brad O'Leary is author of *The Audacity of Deceit: Barack Obama's War on > American Values*. To learn more about Obama's position on the issues, go to > barackobamatest.com. * > 12 Comments on "*Democrats Should Fear the 'Brady Effect'*" > > -- > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
