“And
a Democratic option that sought to bar all gun sales to those individuals on
the terror watch list failed 47-53, the second time the proposal went down to
defeat after a mass shooting. California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein
originally pushed the proposal in December after a shooting in San Bernardino,
and revived it after the horrific Orlando nightclub shooting by a gunman who
pledged allegiance to the terror group ISIS.” WGN website 06/21/2016”
Interesting.
This a.m., early, just after waking I heard a news item similar to the above. I
immediately was possessed by the spirit of some left of center anti-matter twin
of Carl Rove or Frank Luntz, from some parallel universe, and came up up with
the perfect Democratic spin on the above event. More on that later.
A
number of years ago I was listening to a weekly broadcast of the Washington Press Club, the lunch speaker
was Theodore Roosevelt the 3rd or 4th. Like his
illustrious namesake, he was a Republican, and a member of that extinct in
public office, and near extinct everywhere sub genius, a Progressive
Republican. Yes Virginia, their used to be Progressive Republicans. In fact,
his name sake was their national standard bearer. His namesake now tends to
serve as a CEO or President of a major environmental organization, mirroring
his namesake again.
Anyway,
at the lunch he was asked: “What is the key difference between Republicans and
Democrats. His Reply? “Republicans have an instinct for the jugular, Democrats
have a instinct for the capillaries.” Quite right. I agree with that pretty
much sums up the differences in approach to issues, the spin style if you will,
of the two. I wonder why? Bears research i think. But i digress...
Of
course, Faux News is trying to do spin
control , or even funnier, the view of “Terrorist
Watchlist: The Re-Birth of Tyranny” from the folks at Ammoland Shooting
Sports News….
But,
back to my first thought this a.m.
What
would it sound like if Democrats made statements about this vote in the spin
style of the Republicans? If today every Democratic candidate & operative said
the same thing? I think it would sound like this:
The
Republicans and the NRA support ISIS.
They
want to arm ISIS terrorists in America.
A
more Trumperized version:
The
Republicans and the NRA support ISIS.
They
want to arm ISIS terrorists in America.
In
fact, in fact (double use intended) they are by this vote, giving aid and
comfort to a sworn enemy of America.
Well
there is a word for that, its treason. The republicans are traitors, just as
bad as the terrorists themselves, maybe worse.
Chuckle.
Chuckle.
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