Here’s a Good Solution: Let Rick Perry Secede
Okay, let’s start here.
Rick Perry told the Washington Times that his favorite gun is a LaRue OBR 5.56
But he doesn’t stop there.
He call his LaRue rifle a “work of art” …
Okay, here’s a guy who has not been to an art museum since his fifth grade class took a field trip to the Frederic Remington collection. And he’s comparing his non-hunting weapon to the Pietà.
And perhaps that’s why Rick Perry also showed up today as a punch line to a joke in Gail Collins column.
Also, there have been quite a few recent developments that might well be interpreted as a sign of the end of days:
• The 5,125-year-long Mayan calendar stops on Dec. 21.
• Scientists report the discovery of an elephant that speaks Korean.
• Rick Perry says he might be considering another run for president.
Let’s face it. If Rick gets elected President, he’ll turn the National Gallery of Art into an armory.
Thanks to David for the heads up.
“his non-hunting weapon”
How is his wish-I-had-one-but-too-rich-for-my-blood LaRue not for hunting? Just asking.
1If there’s a chance in hell that Rick could be elected president in 2016, let’s pray the Mayans are right.
2The Washington Times is tied to Rev. Moon and the Unification Church, aka “the Moonies.” Perry can score a hat trick by getting the same story on the Fox Network and in one or more KKK publications.
3There are Mayans, and there are Mormons, and then there’s Rick Perry- a Moron.
4Or maybe that should be a Moran.
5I prefer to call GoodHair a “morannic imbecile”….
6I prefer to quote that great philosopher, whose initials are “BB”: “What a maroon”
7Now this has just gone too doggone far … taking my last name, albeit my married last name simply because I like it much better then the other 2 alternatives … LaRue is my last name and this totally besmirches that name! Good God, who knew there was such a weapon named “LaRue OBR 5.56” … although, my ex-hubby was kind of a loose cannon! Hmmmm!!
Oh dear … when will the agony come to an end?
8Cal, I’d like an answer to that question too. It would seem to me that the 1:8 twist would stabilize bullets that would be good for everything from varmints to deer sized game. I’d like to wander down to Leander, Texas and visit the “studio” where they are created.
For all the reasons that Rick Perry is a nutcase, having a LaRue is not one of them.
9Okay, guys, I guess if you’re a good enough aim, you don’t need a big artsy fartsy rifle. Just sayin ….
10LOL!! Is that why we have to lift the lid?
11I can see how the LaRue might be a fine hunting rifle (although I have to say I don’t know much about hunting or rifles), but it just looks to me way too much like something I wouldn’t want to see let loose in my local movie theater, and there’s where I get a little edgy about it…I can’t imagine how to keep that sort of thing out of the hands of folks who are hunting “the most dangerous game”….
12The reason I don’t allow firearms in my home is because there are too many tempting targets out there. If I owned a LaRue, you can damn well bet I’d use it..(and no deer would be threatened.)
13“…National Gallery of Art into an armory.”
Which would make it a shooting gallery.
14Folks that post comments here are funny, but for some great belly laughs, read the comments to Gail Collins’ column. So much wit & wisdom gives me hope . . . IF we survives the Mayan calendar & eruption of massive zombies across the country.
15That’s not even close to a work of art. A long-barrel flintlock rifle has a certain elegance to it, and a dueling pistol– maybe even a Colt .45. That thing is just an ugly piece of metal.
16It may be considered a “work of art” by some, but we must remember there are a lot of pieces of gol-awful art out there that you wouldn’t want in your home or in a gallery.
17Velvet Elvis comes to mind…
18Perry calling an AR/AK or any modern tactical firearm a work of art shows that he has no clue about firearms. He was probably just repeating what he overheard some other idiot say. The AR variant rifle is meant to be a weapon that kills people and targets. It is not a thing of beauty it is an instrument of destruction and should be viewed as such. It is perhaps the most efficient machine developed for foot soilders and nothing more. Unlike,it’s predecessors, the AR variant firearm is not elegant or artistic.
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