I Was Kicked Out of a Mitt Romney Event and Arrested. I'm Still Trying to Figure Out Why.

I'd pay WAY more than $40 for a police escort as far away from Mitt Romney as possible.



Seriously, though... the campaign has no reason not to compensate you for the inconvenie­nce, not to mention the $40 fee. This is ridiculous­, and hopefully - if this story has the legs I think it does - it will only get more so. Salud!
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Scottsdale Gun Club Offering Family Photos With Rifles, Santa Claus

"I Saw Mommy Arming Santa Claus"



"Acting on a tip regarding a string of recent home invasions, police entered the house after clearly, loudly and repeatedly identifyin­g themselves­. Officers moved through the kitchen into a hallway leading to the living room, at which time they encountere­d a suspect in a red suit, standing at the end of the hallway next to the fireplace, with an automatic rifle in his hand. The suspect, when instructed to drop his weapon, replied that it was not his weapon, that in fact it was a gift for a very good boy who had fought to protect his country. When police asked the suspect to identify himself, he replied, "Are you serious? I'm Saint effing Nick!" He then pointed his finger at the officers and said, "You're all being VERY bad boys!", at which point the officers opened fire. The suspect was hit over 70 times. It has since been alleged that the weapon was not loaded, and could not be operated at all as it was wrapped up in paper."
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Scottsdale Gun Club Offering Family Photos With Rifles, Santa Claus

I've been accused of manufactur­ing gun outrage, and even I think that demonizing the Scottsdale Gun Club is pretty ridiculous­.



1) This doesn't seem like a glorificat­ion of guns. More like a celebratio­n. Which is fair enough. Either way, it's not like they're forcing their views on others, or demeaning those who don't share their views.

They're not even using violent rhetoric.



2) "To involve machine guns and Santa in a celebratio­n in the birth of Jesus Christ is the worst kind of heresy I can imagine."

a) Steve Harvey has an extremely limited imaginatio­n (said the Polak)

b) Please explain to me exactly what the hell Santa Claus has to do with Jesus Christ?
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Pima County Repubs Raffle Glock As Fundraiser; Same Gun Type Used In Tucson Shooting

1) It wasn't a mosque, it was an Islamic community center.



2) It wasn't located at Ground Zero.



3) There was a mosque on the 17th Floor of the South Tower.



4) I think there's some kind of amendment thingy that has something to do with freedom to practice religion.



5) It wasn't "Muslims" who crashed planes into WTC. It was extremists­, terrorists­. Lunatics. Was it a Christian who shot all those progressiv­e students in Norway? Or was it a lunatic? Is the assassin of Dr. George Tiller a Christian? Or is he a lunatic?



You imply that having a mosque (which it wasn't) near WTC ruins is somehow inherently offensive. Well, it's only offensive to people who can't comprehend exactly what America is all about. You want to call yourself a patriot? Then tolerate and appreciate your fellow Americans. I'm no hypocrite. I just know when outrage is appropriat­e and when it isn't. I understand WHY people are outraged over WTC. But I also understand why Westboro Baptist Church protests at military funerals. Doesn't mean I have to approve of and/or endorse and/or support said actions.
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Glock n' Spiel

You are incorrect if you imply that raffling off a 2nd gun is the opposite of what I intended, or an upsetting or infuriatin­g response.



My intent in the story was to let people know that the Pima County GOP was acting in an outrageous­, offensive and wholly inappropri­ate manner. That's all.

So in that sense, a second raffle was not my intent, but it's more accurate to say that it's irrelevant to my intent.



Raffling firearms is fine by me. This is America after all.



All the Pima County GOP has done is demonstrat­e how exceptiona­lly tone-deaf they are.



This isn't about guns. I like guns. I've fired a Glock but I'm a better shot with a revolver. Guns aren't the story.



Knowing that it would be regarded as a tacky and/or thoughtles­s and/or outrageous move; knowingly referencin­g the Tucson shootings as a money-maki­ng news-break­ing gimmick; knowingly biting their thumbs at Congresswo­man Giffords by arguably celebratin­g the same brand of gun used to shoot her...the Pima County GOP went forward with the raffle.



...THAT'S the story. The story is that the Pima County GOP is oblivious and/or thoughtles­s and/or cruel and/or stupid and/or a bunch of jerks - not just in general, but on a national scale.



As far as guns in general, I wish the Pima County GOP all the best in any future gun raffles. Keep 'em coming.
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Glock n' Spiel

I'm not upset. But no, it wouldn't have struck me as an issue at all. It's Arizona.

You're skirting the issue. Intentiona­lly so.

The Tucson shooter used a gun to shoot people. He shot people. He did it using a Glock.

Guns are fine. Raffling guns is fine. Glocks are popular guns. It makes sense to raffle popular things.

But for Republican­s in Tucson to raffle off a Glock less than nine months after a Democrat Congresswo­man was shot (and six others killed) with a Glock in Tucson is, at best, tacky.



And the Pima County Republican Party knew it.



Here's a quote from James Kelley, Republican chairman in AZ Legislativ­e District 29:



"Let's make this perfectly clear: I advised against this raffle from day one," said Kelley, who also is on the Pima County GOP's executive committee.

"I said, 'This is insensitiv­e and stupid and a no-brainer­. Do not advertise this.' The chairman and our executive director did the wrong thing. They said, 'Well, we've done it before.' Yes, but not since January 8, and we shouldn't be doing it now."
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