You should hear the crazy rants that the teabaggers have been doing here since Cinco de Mayo.
Old woman - "They're taking away our rights!" Newscaster - "What rights are they taking away?" Old woman - blank stare... Newscaster - "Can you answer the question? What exactly are they taking away??" On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > See, this is why so many of us distrust the Tea Party, and idiots like > Palin. You disagree with someone, fine. But where does she get off saying > Obama wants to "ban guns and ammunition"? That's such a general and > sweeping statement. It's incendiary, inaccurate, hyperbole, and, as my mom > used to say "A pure dee lie!". How is it she can make public statements like > this that are pure lies? Obama has *never* intimated he wants to ban all > guns. Even if he did want to restrict assault weapons--something I'm in > favor of doing--it's not the same thing. The guy legalized guns in national > parks, for Christ's sake--something I'm vehemently opposed to. And to say > that he's the most pro-abortion President ever. Again, how is such lying > permitted? > But then, this is the same lady who started the "Death Panels" lie, and > when presented with evidence it *wasn't* true, went on Facebook and said, "I > still believe that's his goal". > > *************************************************** > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100515/ap_on_el_ge/us_palin > > Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could > > CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin warned NRA members Friday > that President Barack Obama wants to gut the Second Amendment and told a > separate gathering that "mama grizzlies" will help Republicans win this > November, sweeping away the Democratic agenda. > > Palin, a potential 2012 presidential candidate, told National Rifle > Association members during their annual meeting that the only thing > stopping Obama and his Democratic allies from trying to ban guns is > political backlash. > > "Don't doubt for a minute that, if they thought they could get away with > it, they would ban guns and ban ammunition and gut the Second Amendment," > said Palin, a lifelong NRA member who once had a baby shower at a local gun > range in Alaska. "It's the job of all of us at the NRA and its allies to > stop them in their tracks." > > Gun enthusiasts have trumpeted fears that their rights would erode under a > Democrat-led White House and Congress, but President Barack Obama has > largely been silent on issues such as reviving an assault weapons ban or > strengthening background checks at gun shows. Obama also signed a law > allowing people to carry loaded guns in national parks. > > Palin, the GOP's 2008 vice presidential nominee, also praised tea party > activism during an appearance in Charlotte, and scoffed at suggestions that > the movement had roots in violence, racism or rednecks before adding: "I > don't really have a problem with the redneck part of it, to tell you the > truth." > > She proceeded to read several redneck jokes off her phone and talked about > how she could relate to some of them. > > During an event earlier Friday in Washington sponsored by an anti-abortion > group, she challenged Republican women to help the GOP "take this country > back" and elect anti-abortion lawmakers. She praised female leaders of the tea > party movement and invoked the 2008 acceptance speech where she compared > herself to a pit bull. > > "You don't want to mess with moms who are rising up," Palin said at the Susan > B. Anthony List event. "If you thought pit bulls were tough, you don't > want to mess with mama grizzlies." > > Palin said she understood how some women might consider abortion, citing > her own experiences as the mother of a child with Down syndrome and the > parent of an unwed teen mother. Last year, Palin said that "for a fleeting > moment" she considered having an abortion when she learned of her son Trig's > prognosis. > > But she said Friday that abortion is morally wrong and women should carry a > fetus to term. > > "It may not be the easiest path, but it's always the right path," she said. > > She said Obama is "the most pro-abortion president ever to occupy the White > House" and asserted that the health care law would fund abortions. > > In fact, Obama's health care law would not allow federal dollars to pay for > elective abortions. Catholic hospitals and organizations of Catholic nuns > backed the measure. U.S. Catholic bishops and major anti-abortion groups > opposed it, arguing that federal dollars could end up paying for abortions. > > Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, said Palin talks a good > game, but her version of what American women want doesn't honor freedom and > independence. She mentioned the Democratic lawmakers whom Palin had targeted > for their votes for health care overhaul. > > "First she puts targets on their back, then she wants the government in > their bedrooms — what is Sarah Palin doing to Western women?" said > Schriock. EMILY'S List helps candidates who back abortion rights. > > Palin also criticized the media, singling out their coverage of her > daughter Bristol, whose pregnancy was announced days after Palin was named > the vice presidential nominee. Bristol Palin is a single mother who works > on an abstinence-only campaign. > > She said some young women would see what happened to Bristol and perhaps be > encouraged to seek an abortion instead of facing similar criticism. > > Palin also said Friday that the United States should continue to drill for > oil despite the Gulf spill. She made the comments in an interview with ABC > News. > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
