Sunday, February 3, 2013

In Other News, Water Is Wet


This Week Panel Spars Over Paul Krugman’s Assertion That NRA ‘Revealed’ As ‘Insane Organization’


“What strikes me is we’ve actually gotten a glimpse into the mindset, though, of the pro-gun people and we’ve seen certainly Wayne LaPierre and some of these others. It’s bizarre,” he said. They have this vision that we’re living in a Mad Max movie and that nothing can be done about it. That America cannot manage unless everybody’s prepared to shoot intruders, that the idea that we have police forces that provide public safety is somehow totally impractical, despite the fact that, you know, that is, in fact, the way we live.”
The “terms of the debate have shifted,” Krugman added. “Now the craziness of the extreme pro-gun lobby has been revealed, and that has got to move the debate and got to move the legislation at least to some degree.”
Yes, plenty of gun owners fine, Krugman said, responding to the criticism that he’s lumping everyone together. But guns are the problem.
“The lobbying groups, the NRA is now revealed as an insane organization, and that matters quite a lot,” he said.

It's kind of refreshing that the vast majority of Americans are realizing just how wacky the NRA is.  But it's something I've sagely noted for quite some time.

BTW, it's rather amusing to note the intertoobz  has discovered the NRA has an Enemies List.   This is something we've known about for, oh, about 10 years.

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    1. If 32,000 people a year were being killed with fire-extinguishers you can bet there's be restrictions on 'em.

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    2. People don't need fire extinguishers because we have fire departments, just like people don't need guns because we have cops. It just makes sense.

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    3. Mikeb falsely states: If 32,000 people a year were being killed with fire-extinguishers you can bet there's be restrictions on 'em.

      Since cars, hospitals, axes, bats and knives kill more people your statement makes no sense.

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    4. Cars are highly regulated. Axes, bats and knives don't kill 32,000 a year.

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  2. Vast majority of Americans? Don't you mean a small number of talking heads? But yes, Goldilocks, if the time comes, we'll remember you.

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