Town Hall Reports What We Are All Thinking
This week the headline on Town Hall said what we were already thinking in regards to “Fast and Furious: Democrats Fully Engaged in Fast and Furious Coverup.” Writer Katie Pavlich noted:
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are officially trying to cover for Attorney General Eric Holder just before he testifies on Thursday about Operation Fast and Furious, with anti-Second Amendment Ranking Member Elijah Cummings leading the way. Last night, Cummings released a 95 page waste of paper and taxpayer money report, alleging that top Justice Department officials did not authorize the program, despite evidence showing otherwise. The report tries to pin the blame back on a few “rogue” managers in the ATF Phoenix Field Division. This is the same argument we’ve heard since the beginning of the scandal: it was a local operation, nobody important knew anything.
The media has tried to Blame Bush, and if during the Bush administration tried to pass the buck to the local ATF office there would be full on media outrage. But one thing that Pavlich has failed to note is that the media accepts this coverup because it is so much better than reporting the truth.
Brady Campaign’s Call to Avoid Guns at Town Hall Meeting Just Baseless
The press office at the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence must think all owners of firearms are small-minded or possibly just stupid. The organization issued an “official” statement from Paul Helmke, president of the anti-gun group. In it he stated:
“Let’s be clear: it is dangerous to allow the carrying of loaded handguns to the ‘town hall’ meetings hosting heated discussions about health care and other issues around the country. Except for trained law enforcement, it is unthinkable to allow people with loaded guns near the President of the United States.
“We should decide contentious public issues with ballots, not bullets. The ‘any gun, any where, any time’ mentality of a few must give way to common sense before innocent people get hurt.”
Is he serious? For the record I’ve been to press events to see the President of the United States speak, and I had to jump through hoops to get the credentials. I went through more security than I have at ANY airport anywhere in the world. And rightfully so; there are dangerous people out there who would (and HAVE) threatened our elected officials.
