On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:11:44 -0400, the infamous "Ed Huntress"
scrawled the following:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:04:15 -0400, the infamous "Ed Huntress"
scrawled the following:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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Isn't "intent" more like when he has it in his hands and the muzzle is
tracking targets? Slung on his back, muzzle at the ground, seems
mighty peaceable. I wonder how he feels about loaded backpacks and
their "intent". (What say, Ed?)

Anyway, the only threat was a veiled "We're out here, Mr. & Mrs.
Politician, and we're getting awfully antsy with your actions of late.
Please stay in line and heed our wishes, Mr. Public Servant, or we'll
have to steer you with a firmer hand." What was Gunner's quote
regarding public outcry? "From the soapbox, to the ballot box, to the
cartridge box." This guy was a visual cue, a precursor, for that
statement's logical outcome...since they haven't taken the first two
cues to heed. shrug

"What say?" I'd say you just proved my point.

I'd say it was more of a caveat than a threat.

When you're trying to get a call that far off the plate, you know you're
wading in sophistic bull****, Larry. The next step for you is to drink the
Hoppe's. d8-)

Hey, between the two of us, _I'm_ not the paranoid one drinking Brady
koolaid.


Like the teacher
showing the students the paddle versus actually grabbing the errant
****ant, bending them over the knees, and paddling up some nice
blisters. If you and the pols didn't like this cue, what will you say
when the actual paddling starts?

The "actual paddling," which Steve and many others deny, is the consequence
of that unambiguous cue. It's interesting that you, among all of the
sophists and gun-nut casuists, really get the point. It's even more
interesting that you think it makes perfect sense.

I didn't say I'd do it, and I didn't say I agreed with it entirely,
and I didn't say it didn't cause other problems, but I am glad it was
done. Until the perps in D.C. get the idea that the people won't stand
for much more of this ****, that kind of thing will happen more
often...until something breaks. Another Kent State-like incident will
kick off the impending revolution pretty easily, don't you think?

BTW, you, among all, have historically underestimated my intelligence,
while I have overestimated yours.


In other words, you believe they ARE threatening the President, and others,
but that the threat of reverting to the "cartridge box" is OK until someone
actually shoots.

I feel that it's as valid a threat as someone yelling "I'm gonna kill
you!" when they see their wife/hubby in bed with another person. It's
over about 3 minutes of fisticuffs later and nobody is shot. But the
CONgresscritters are like that same adulterer coming back every day
after the incident. One of these days, somebody's gonna get hurt.


I really hope the Secret Service shoots first.

I don't think it'll be the Prez who is shot first when the fit hits
the shan. That'd kick off a race riot.

--
It's a great life...once you weaken.
--author James Hogan