And That’s Why We’re Texas, Dammit!
The Republican National Convention will not allow people to exercise their Second Bygawd Amendment Rights. They are using the flimsy excuse that “the secret service won’t allow it.”
So, here’s the solution. The candidates need to agree to forego secret service protection inside the convention arena. After all, the more guns there are, the safer they are, right? I mean, isn’t that what Republicans are always saying? Hell, if everybody comes armed, that should be the safest place on earth … well, except for a war zone which is terribly safe since everybody is armed and fighting there, too.
Texas Republicans say screw the sorry butt secret service.
On the same day the Secret Service announced that guns will not be allowed at the national GOP convention, the Republican Party of Texas announced the carrying of handguns at the state convention by licensed gun owners will be allowed.
If Dallas turns into a war zone … oops, sorry, I drifted off there. Just wishful thinking, I guess.
Thanks to Mustang Sally for the heads up.
There goes that tyrant Obama through His Secret Service (scary name eh?) denying gawd-fearing white men their rights. WHEN WILL THIS END????? WHEN I ASK YOU???
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1I have been pretty critical of President Obama, always bending over backwards to try to reach common ground with people who’s only desire is to see him underground. But once again I have misunderestimated the CIC.
1) Get all the Republicans together in one building.√
2) Make sure they have no guns or other weapons. √
3) Put your own armed, Secret Police in charge of “security”√
I think he’s fixin’ to do what the wingnuts have accused him of planning since he was elected. Sounds like a plan to me.
2Judging by what I’ve read here of their pronouncements, the Republican party of Texas has about as much brain collectively as will fit in a contact lens, so having them all in one room and packing should be a step in the right direction for the human gene pool. I just hope they get into a big fight over several things.
3I’m in $50 to pay for free beer at the convention if guns are OK’d.
4Yeah, Wyatt Earl! How about an open bar at the Texas GOP convention, where guns are OK, open or concealed? For the benefit of the country, you know.
5Using the excuse that the “secret service won’t allow it..” is really insulting. The secret service had no problem allowing armed ammosexuals to attend Obama events. An egregious example of this would be the 12 openly armed individuals they allowed to attend a 2009 Obama speech in Phoenix. Perhaps there are fewer Cheney and Bush sycophants employed at the secret service now, after all the other scandals, but their historic gun prohibition guidelines are clear. Since the NRA rebranded assault rifles as long guns we all recognize that the perceived threat is greatly reduced. If nothing else, please let Louie pack the automatic weapons of his choice!
6This will be fun! Who will be first among those brave second amendment supporting candidates to show up without their Secret Service protection? Oh well, if Crooze, Drumpf and Ksuchasheis don’t show up to the Texas Con Rally, they can content themselves with A-Butt and such luminaries as George Pee. Oh wait. What’s that? Even Ted Nugent and Granny Grifter $carah have declined to speak.
7wally, the truth is that the Jade Helm operation never ended.
8I was at the rally in Phoenix in August 2009. President Obama’s speech was at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Annual Convention. The Secret Service blocked ANY chance that people from the rally would see or be anywhere near the President.
9While we were disappointed, we fully understood the reasoning behind it. Thousands of us went to the rally just to show our President our support. As for the gun toters, we simply ignored them!
PKM, I think I’ve finally figured out Ksick’s name:
K such as he is.
Did I get it right?
10Debbo, you are 100% correct. Gotta love those “balanced” budget guys who pose as ‘moderates,’ while they snuff on Granny’s benefits, steal food and education from little children, and deny reproductive health care to women for the sole purpose of enriching the MIC and the .01%.
Their obedience to the NRA is another of their ‘endearing’ qualities. Guess we could make it simpler and just stamp a huge “H” for hypocrite on their foreheads.
11They say ‘an armed society is a polite society. So I think that with open carry: you are not going far enough. Open carry should be mandatory, especially at Republican political rallies, where there should be free drinks for all. I think large clips and high calibers are in order. After all the more guns and ammo you have and the higher the caliber, the safer you are. Ask any Republican. (The NRA has chickened out by claiming that smaller calibers are perfectly adequate, as long as you know how to aim – but who could be bothered to learn that boring stuff?) As for the free drinks, If someone is shaky about being in a room full of armed nitwits, what could be better to calm your nerves than about ½ a pint of booze? Lets see, now we have a large room full of armed drunks that are going to talk about politics and religion. What could possibly go wrong??
12Whatever will Mitch McConnell carry on stage, if not a gun?
13And how will Oozy Crooze cook his bacon without his?
The RWNJ convention will consist of thousands of nutjobs in withdrawal without their phallic symbols to hold onto, thanks to the Secret Service. They’ll have to content themselves by beating the bejeebus out of each other. Must see TV.
Patrons,
In my rant above, in which I channeled any number or neo-con family and acquaintances, I forgot to include ..
WAKE UP AMERICA.
Thanks,
14xoxoxoxoxo
Secret Service? OH, well. They still have some punch left in them. Actually, there is an ordnance already in existence about carrying in the convention center. But what the hey!
15Wyatt I’ll kick in a C note, but don’t you think Taquilla might have a greater effect?
16@Maggie. You mean there is an ordinance regarding ordnance?
I’m all for an open bar, and thought the repugnants have more money than god, I’ll kick in for liquor. Mixologists could create a new drink called the Tequila Sundown. Never want those suckers to rise again.
17I’m in for a contribution to the beer fund.
18Now if they’ll just get ’em to sell some beer on the convention floor, we might go a long way towards solving the loooong Texas State Nightmare.
Here’s how we could do it: sell lots of beer, and once everyone’s judgment is well lubricated, turn out the lights and lock the doors with everyone inside.
Then come back in the morning when the war’s over and declare victory.
19Myrantoo, whatever! I’ve given up on this damn spell check. But count me in at the bar.
20Rasty Bob, I’m with you.
21Make the guns and pounding four shots of tequila (with beer chasers if you must) a minimum for each delegate.
Drawin at his finest, and if we were very lucky, there’d take a yuge chunk of the red out of the state and the purple would be a bluer tone.
If you live by the sword, you die by it–and these people need to be held to their principles.
Texas Republicans!
The Stoopid, It Burns!
But I repeat myself.
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