Senator Joe Biden on Gun Control

[warpedskydiver 0]

well here he is, what do you think of his statements?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9aIb-IplqY&eurl=

[livendive 8]

The guy who posed the question did come across as a nutter (as opposed to a rationale and responsible gun owner). Still, Biden's position on gun control, especially bragging about the assault weapons ban, got to me. If it weren't for that, I'd have given him the debate. Instead, I think Obama was most impressive, and actually Clinton held her own. Edwards was terrible, dodging most questions, rephrasing others to segue into often unrelated prepared bits, and constantly reminding me of our current fucktard in chief. Richardson had several Bush-isms, Gravel was righteously indignant at first about his treatment but it migrated into whining, plus he seemed a little insane. Kucinich was actually well-spoken and well-prepared, but the invokation of God as justification for reparations was one of several ridiculous points...he's a nutjob. Dodd was far too polished, it almost seemed like he had advance knowledge of some of the questions. And his answer to "Why should we believe you will believe an agent for real change?" was totally ridiculous. Having been part of the problem for the last 30 years is exactly why he WOULDN'T be an agent for real change.

Blues,
Dave

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(drink Mountain Dew)

[Kennedy 0]

That response showed me that Mr Biden "needs help."

It shows that Biden certainly is not "mentally qualified" to lead this country, and absolutely not from the executive branch.

Afterall, he's "the guy who wrote the assault weapons ban." You remember that one, right folks? That's the one that banned cosmetic features on a firearm that have nothing to do with power, lethality, or sustainability in a fight. It's also the one that had no appreciable impact on crime including affected guns, or crimes not including affected guns. Yeah, that useless bit of legislative trash.

His line at the end about "we should be protecting people" pretty much sums up everything wrong with him. It's not your job to protect people from themselves, and it's not your job to remove firearms from society, especially ones that are not used in any significant number of crimes.

witty subliminal message
Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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[Kennedy 0]

(quoted, not mine)
Sen. Joe Biden is the embodiment of snide. Snide is the embodiment of the left-wing attitude toward gun owners. So when snide Joe Biden confronted a YouTube user who asked Democrat presidential candidates about gun control during a debate Monday night, what unfolded was a Teachable YouTube Moment — the caught-on-tape embodiment of ideological snideness toward the Second Amendment and those who defend it.

"Good evening, America. My name is Jered Townsend from Clio, Mich.," a YouTube citizen questioner began. "To all the candidates, tell me your position on gun control, as myself and other Americans really want to know if our babies are safe." Mr. Townsend pulled out his Bushmaster AR-15. "This is my 'baby,' purchased under the 1994 gun ban. Please tell me your views. Thank you."

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was asked to respond first. CNN host Anderson Cooper noted that Mr. Richardson has "one of the highest NRA ratings." Mr. Richardson ran so fast from his record, you could see the Road Runner puff of cartoon smoke billowing at the base of his podium. "The issue here, I believe, is instant background checks," he sputtered. "Nobody who has a criminal background or is mentally ill should be able to get a weapon."

Mr. Richardson babbled for a few more painful seconds about "attacking poverty, bringing people together, dealing with those kids in the ghettos that are heavy users of gun violence," while the liberals in the audience sat stone-cold silent. Not a peep from Mr. Richardson about the fundamental right to self-defense, of course.

Mr. Cooper rescued Mr. Richardson by turning to The Smirk from Delaware. "Sen. Biden, are you going to be able to keep his 'baby' safe?" Snide Joe grabbed his opening: "I'll tell you what, if that is his baby, he needs help."

Mr. Biden threw red meat to the blue audience. He was richly rewarded with loud applause. Mr. Biden showed off his lawyerly credentials and continued to wallop the YouTube gun owner: "I think he just made an admission against self-interest. I don't know that he is mentally qualified to own that gun." Why? Because he showed affection for his possession? Because he's an enthusiastic hobbyist? Because he talked about his gun the way Paris Hilton talks about her Chihuahua or Brad Pitt talks about his Ducati or Al Gore talks about his Priuses and compact fluorescent light bulbs?

The audience roared with laughter at that mockery of the gun owner's mental health. So much for politically correct sensitivity toward the mentally ill, eh? "I'm being serious," Mr. Biden chuckled. "Look, we should be working with law enforcement, right now, to make sure that we protect people against people who don't — are not capable of knowing what to do with a gun because they're either mentally imbalanced and/or because they have a criminal record, and...."

Mr. Cooper interrupted Mr. Biden's rant, but he stuck in one more jibe at Jered Townsend, the YouTube gun owner. "I hope he doesn't come looking for me." More laughter.

Did any of the other candidates pipe up to defend the gun owner? Not one. Mr. Biden's snark and smarm spoke for them. The Democrats remain the party of gun-grabbers. Its leading presidential candidates view gun owners as crackpots and nutballs, and treat the Second Amendment as a nuisance to be circumvented and cured. Big Nanny, not bedrock constitutional principle, rules.

The Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot by taking arrogant potshots at gun owners in a nationally televised debate. A recent Gallup Poll showed roughly 1 in 3 Americans in the Midwest and South own a gun; 27 percent of independents and 23 percent of Democrats identify themselves as gun owners. A majority use their weapons for crime prevention. Who in the Democratic Party speaks for them? Are the majority of women gun owners who own a gun for self-defense "mentally imbalanced," too?

The Dems can enjoy Mr. Biden's YouTube-able wisecracking now. But come general election time, Second Amendment defenders may get the last laugh.

witty subliminal message
Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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[warpedskydiver 0]

That was my take on the comment made.
the candidates, possibly with the exclusion of Bill Richardson, would wipe their collective asses with our constitutional rights, and infact infer we are crazy to avail ourselves of them.

Bill Richardson showed he would pander to a crowd who did not believe as he does in order to get elected.

Obama is about as antigun and anti rights as they can get, he and Hitlery are of the same ilk.

It is a very sad day when people will vote for someone due to which political affiliation they are, no matter how vile and repugnant they may be.

Watch out who you vote for, it may be your last vote as a free person.

[kelpdiver 2]

This early in the process, the candidates pander to the die hards of their own party. It's a bit interesting that they weren't too coy about it only 7 years removed from 2000, but perhaps after Virginia Tech they think it's safe to tread in again.

Biden is so insignificant in this race that he has to take shots to gain voter blocks. So he can play to the gun phobes...what else can he do?