I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

bluedahlia

Speaking of which, he's not too shabby either!

AnneW

Thanks for all the kind thoughts, folks. It really hasn't sunk in yet what I've been able to accomplish in the past year. My life has been so focused on this endeavor that I feel out of sorts right now. Complete with a stress let-down migraine today. But, I'll get back on track soon!

I think that pic of Barack is sexy as hell. But I'm thinking the redneck tea baggers are going to be angry that someone else has a firearms photo, and will spin this poorly. I love to target shoot with a .22 or a pellet pistol, but have zero use for a semi-automatic weapon. We did have to buy a shotgun a few years ago after the bear broke into the house a couple times. To scare him away. But I won't shoot that--too loud and too much kick.

crazy4carrots

Too cute not to share with you all!

bluedahlia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_td4usL5ZsA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Belinda44

Sigh....these people really need to get a life.

"They're baaack! From Birthers to “Benghazi Flu,” right-wingers who see coverups around every corner have found a new obsession in “Skeet-Gate.” John Avlon on their paranoia-philia."

"The Obama years have been a boom-time for conspiracy theories and associated catch-phrases.  During the first term, the “Birthers” dominated this sad and sordid landscape, but in recent weeks we’ve seen the rapid rise and fall of the “Benghazi Flu” and now -- oh so briefly – “Skeet-Gate.”..............

...................With a convincing re-election under his belt, it is more difficult to paint President Obama as illegitimate, but the unhinged, hate-fueled impulse still exists. The Birthers may have been finally sidelined from decent conversation, but the essential disrespect and near-dehumanization of this president keeps bubbling up. History will be harsh in its judgment against these peddlers of conspiracy theories – they won’t be seen as the patriots they imagine but as crackpot reactionaries who ended up hurting the credibility of their fellow conservatives."

Full article:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/03/republican-conspiracy-nuts-on-obama-s-skeet-shooting-picture.html

1Athena1

A Navy SEAL who claimed to be the most successful sniper has been shot and killed in a Texas (but of course) gun range. It's like a bad joke. Here goes:

GLEN ROSE, Texas — A former Navy SEAL and the author of "American Sniper," Chris Kyle, was shot and killed along with another man Saturday at a Texas gun range, a county sheriff has told the Texas news media.

 

Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times

Chris Kyle at his home in Dallas in March 2012.

 

The sheriff of Erath County, Tommy Bryant, said Mr. Kyle, 38, and a second man were found dead at Rough Creek Lodge’s shooting range west of Glen Rose, according to The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Glen Rose is about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth.

Mr. Kyle wrote the best-selling book, "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History," detailing his 150-plus kills of insurgents from 1999 to 2009.

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Witnesses told sheriff’s investigators that a gunman opened fire on the men around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, then fled in a pickup truck belonging to one of the victims, according to The Star-Telegram. The newspapers said a 25-year-old man was later taken into custody in Lancaster, southeast of Dallas, and that charges were expected.

Lancaster police did not immediately return calls for comment.

More here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/us/chris-kyle-american-sniper-author-reported-killed.html?hp

So here is what we need: we need more guns and more snipers so that they can shoot the snipers who shoot the policemen who shoot the killer who shoots the security guards to get into a school and shoot the teacher who shot her students.

pupmom

I think these wackos have been and always will be with us. We're just more aware of the crazies because of social media. It's good they've been exposed, though, because they can be dangerous. Case in point, that extremist who killed a school bus driver and kidnapped a poor little 5 year old boy. I'm so worried about that child. 

bluedahlia

"'hatriots"........new word.   hahahahahahaaaha!

bluedahlia

YramAL

And now, for your Super Bowl Sunday enjoyment-

QuinnCat

Damn, he's a cutie pie.  He seems so much more relaxed this term.  Like it.  (Obama, not the bird, which btw is very beautiful.)

QuinnCat

Other than 1/2 time and the 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick, you might want to tune in to the beginning of the game today:  

Jennifer Hudson will join the chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing "America the Beautiful" before Sunday's Super Bowl.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday that the Grammy and Oscar-winning singer would join the Sandy Hook chorus. It features 26 children from the school in Newtown, Conn., where 20 first-graders and six adults were killed in a Dec. 14 shooting rampage.

IllinoisLady

Althena...your description has a lot going for it and sounds like today for sure.  Also l like Blue's new word. I do think as well  Belinda that history is going to be far less than kind to those who are seeing so much smoke and mirrors and boogey men from this last 4 yrs. and the 4 yr. period that has just begun.  Perhaps some will get through if they learn to shy and stand back farther from some of the news sources but not enough.  Quite a few left in the dust. 

Jackie

suzieq60

For you US ladies - I think someone wondered what other countries think of the US. Well, I caught the end of an Australian program on TV yesterday called 'Planet America'. The title suggests that you live on another planet The tail end piece I caught was saying that over 1500 (I think) shooting deaths have occurred since the Sandy Hook massacre.

I've been busy ironing and selecting stuff to pack for our trip to NZ next Saturday. Still lots to do, but at least I've started.

luvmygoats

Please get the facts straight about the "sniper shooting."  They were at the gun range attemtping to help a fellow soldier with PTSD.  No "sniper shooting" to it.

Enjoyful

Goats...



The victim was a sniper, hence the "sniper shooting."

bluedahlia

Isn't that like skeet-gate?

bluedahlia

Or maybe now football-gate?

1Athena1

Oh Jesus, lovemygoats - I suppose that minor technicality makes all the difference in the world, then? So he didn't shoot concealed and from a distance. He shot them not concealed.

I hereby amend my plea:

Instead of:

So here is what we need: we need more guns and more snipers so that they can shoot the snipers who shoot the policemen who shoot the killer who shoots the security guards to get into a school and shoot the teacher who shot her students.

I will say:

So here is what we need: we need more guns and more non concealed shooters so that they can shoot the non-concealed shooters who shoot the policemen who shoot the killer who shoots the security guards to get into a school and shoot the teacher who shot her students.

Anonymous

LOL - Athena, I was wondering who that poster was as I'd never seen her posting here b4, click on avatar & you'll see she's given herself "br" *  on another thread  - makes me laugh when people think they have to come to this thread and post to "prove a point" when the REAL POINT IS, taaa, daaaaa... there weren't enough "good people with a gun" at a SHOOTING RANGE, FGS, to save the sniper, who is called a sniper, because that is what he called himself in the book he wrote about being a sniper..

ready for notself to discuss karma - the floor is yours, notself....

BTW, Kam, speaking of other threads, I TOO had a lot of hand swelling ( what I called sausage fingers) on Arimidex and the only thing that helped was NO WHEAT PRODUCTS, no sugar, no dairy - in other words, Gluten free and PAIN FREE, and wearing my rings again, jingle, jingle, jingle..those are my rings making noise

Happy today all -

bluedahlia

bluedahlia

Scariest thing I've ever seen!  Don't want to be the only one having nightmares, so will share!  I'd rather have zombies!

1Athena1

Only consolation is that he appears to be aiming in the correct direction....

Anonymous

Blue - "two spirit" - I LOVE IT.  THANK YOU......

pupmom

OMG, blue! You should give a warning first!! 

Athena, lol, so true! No worries about polluting the gene pool. 

1Athena1

That's fo' dang sure, yorkie! :-)

Wabbit

OMG ... where is the brain bleach!

Wabbit

Tragic shooting.  Wonder if the sounds of gunfire at the shooting range set off flashbacks for the shooter?  I know that some WW2 and Vietnam vets with PTSD had big problems even with fireworks and cars backfiring.  Kind of makes it clear that just having a gun yourself or having more guns around does not make you safer.  A shooting range full of trained gun owners not only could not stop it ... they also could not stop him from getting away.  It certainly sounds like the 2 victims were good guys who meant well and were trying to help.  But maybe taking a victim of PTSD from war to a gun range might be akin to taking somebody with PTSD from breast cancer to a mammogram machine. 

Anonymous

what wabbit just said - really think those 2 guys were trying to help...SO SAD...

1Athena1

Yes. The tragedy is enormous. And I am sure that Navy SEAL never thought his own country would prove more lethal than Afghanistan or Iraq.