tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post1220539681148145578..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Wild WestworldSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-85457117613747715722009-08-26T14:34:10.805-05:002009-08-26T14:34:10.805-05:00I can just imagine McArdle's reaction to a gro...I can just imagine McArdle's reaction to a group of gun-nuts waving rifles around the Watergate complex as she leaves for home. I'm sure she thinks that they couldn't possibly accidently or excitedly shoot anyone.<br /><br />And didn't she complain that there weren't enough cops in DC to keep her safe when she goes bar-hopping?Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-31564877779189889372009-08-26T14:08:46.925-05:002009-08-26T14:08:46.925-05:00In the National Lampoon's 199th Birthday Book ...In the National Lampoon's 199th Birthday Book (celebrating American history), there was a pastiche of a primitive American painting depicting the assassination of Lincoln. In it, every single member of the audience at Ford's Theatre is pointing a gun at Abe.<br /><br />That's the scenario I envision the next time someone pulls a gun in a crowd of open carriers. The instigating gun wielder gets blown away, yes, by the eager defenders of lib-er-ty. So do a dozen others (or more) caught in the crossfire, the errant shots, the shots of people returning fire at other people, etc.<br /><br />It goes without saying that I'm sure this possibility has never occurred to MM. Why should it? It's not part of her imaginary libertarian dream-world.Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-27389779507936430372009-08-26T14:01:54.842-05:002009-08-26T14:01:54.842-05:00And this latest gun post is classic. The gunstrok...And this latest gun post is classic. The gunstrokers are out in full force, yakking about "carrying" (note how our Megan adopts that lingo as if she's one of the Magnificent Seven) in self defense.<br /><br />When was the last time any political rally was interrupted by gunfire? But the strokers reason that that by having guns on the premises and visible, then the chances of violence become lower.<br /><br />Sheesh !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-80934839177535310742009-08-26T13:55:35.297-05:002009-08-26T13:55:35.297-05:00I don't know which drives my blood pressure hi...I don't know which drives my blood pressure higher, reading her inane posts (most of which are merely chum on the water for her fanboys) or reading through a comment thread where said fanboys react as if scripted.<br /><br />So, yeah, why do I keep reading? Car wreck syndrome? Deep self loathing? Bad impulse control? Oh, wait. That last one doesn't exist. I know, it's genetic !<br /><br />Susan, I may have to rely on you to do the dirty work and I'll just satisfy myself with your snark. Well, there is Tbogg, too. And Roy Edroso. And Sadly, No. But please save my wretched soul ! I just can't take that woman any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-41760491912299401932009-08-26T13:52:39.816-05:002009-08-26T13:52:39.816-05:00I'd bet $5,000 dollars that if one of the '...I'd bet $5,000 dollars that if one of the 'legal' gun bearers actually pulled his pistol or rifle, he'd be dead in a nonosecond. Unlike Megan, if I won or lost, I'd give the money to charity, homeless kids probably.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-77546475423504635732009-08-26T13:14:20.851-05:002009-08-26T13:14:20.851-05:00It's not like Megan ever defended the arrestin...It's not like Megan ever defended the arresting of people for just thinking of disrupting a meeting.<br /><br />http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/minnesota_arrests.php<br /><br />or maybe she did. Greenwald showed up in the comments; Brave Sir Megan ran away.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.com