tazzygirl
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~chuckles Do you honestly believe the NRA isnt politcally inclined? quote:
I know that when you say an event is "non-political," the first thing that would pop into your head is...the National Rifle Association!. Other than the fact that the NRA is frequently named as the most influential lobbyist outfit on Capitol Hill and has its hands not just on all things gun-related but also everything else from campaign-finance reform to health care, this icon of the gun lobby doesn't have a political bone in its body, right? http://mediamatters.org/blog/201007260065 quote:
Beck, considered by many the spiritual leader of the Tea Party and someone who champions the movement's causes, said the rally will "reclaim the civil rights movement," which he described as having been "distorted" and "turned upside down." "We are on the right side of history. We are on the side of individual freedoms and liberties, and damn it, we will reclaim the civil rights movement." Brittney Cooper, a professor of gender and race relations at the University of Alabama, called Beck's remarks a slap in the face not just to African-Americans, but to King's legacy. "It's insulting, and Dr. King would have been completely disheartened to see that race relations in the United States are polarized and getting worse, thanks to these staunch right-wing ideologies," Cooper said. "But it fits in with a long history of conservatives trying to co-opt the civil rights movement." http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1190626 Now, you may want to see what you want to see on the surface. But, in reality, you and i both know politics is rarely about whats on the surface and is more about the undercurrents. The speeches that day, on both sides, were filled with dangerous undertones and rip tides for undercurrents.
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Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt. RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11 Duchess of Dissent 1 Dont judge me because I sin differently than you. If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.
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