by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States." –Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 1787 That was then. In an interview with the Daily Times Herald in Carroll, Iowa, state Rep. Dan Muhlbauer said governments should start confiscating semi-automatic rifles and other firearms. Muhlbauer, a Democrat from the western Iowa town of Manilla, is a cattleman and farmer. The newspaper reported that he owns a .410 shotgun, a .22 rifle and a .22 pistol. “We cannot have big guns out here as far as the big guns that are out here, the semi-automatics and all of th...
Yeah, he's a fun one. Melo-demagogist extraordinaire.
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Right. Allen West was forced to retire from the army or face court martial for torturing a prisoner in his custody. He also lost his House seat -- rejected by the people in his own district. All he has is bombast and factless accusations that play into the hands of his low-information followers.
ReplyDeleteThose are the same people who apparently have forgotten who actually illegally sold weapons to Iran -- an enemy of the U.S.
Les, I saw where this video was posted. What else would anyone expect from a blog that promotes and glorifies pornography, racism, and antisemitism. One doesn't expect those folks to know a fact if it sat on their face.
It is no wonder they'd choose Allen West, a loser, as someone to back up their "false facts".
You are correct Shaw and certainly the crowd of which you speak eat hid brand for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
ReplyDeleteWhat is unnerving is his play to extreme nationalism and militarism. Shades of facism. There are many who blindly refuse to see this.
"The Ominous Parallels"... Parallels Between Rightwing America and Nazi Germany. A book by Professor Leonard Piekoff written in the early
eighties remains true today.