Whiners Inc.
April 20, 2004
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Posted by Aubrey Turner
It wouldn’t be an NRA meeting without some protesters. As I suspected, this turned into a confluence of anti-war, anti-Bush, and anti-American causes.
This one offended me greatly by implying that our military is too stupid to have really volunteered for service.
But the moonbat-of-the-day award has to go to this offensive idiot:
The hatred and frustration of the anti-everything folks is breathtaking. I think part of their accusations of hatred on the part of the NRA is projection of their own hate and fear.
Of course, given the fact that approximately 60,000 people showed up for the NRA meeting, the number of protesters was kind of pathetic. One NRA member commented to me that if he couldn’t organize a better protest than that he’d have stayed home. Here’s a picture of their march as it arrived at the protest venue.
I felt kind of sorry for this kid. He obviously was dragged into this. Perhaps we have a future NRA member in the making, when he starts investigating alternative viewpoints to those of his parents.
This display had me puzzled for a while, since it was only visible from inside the protest area. NRA members would not have been able to see it, since they were using the sidewalk on the other side of it. Later, I noticed that when you view it from the protest area it is directly under the NRA sign. I’m not sure if that was intentionally done for contrast or they were just afraid to provoke the NRA that much (although given some of the other signs I saw, this is probably not the case).
I also couldn’t help but notice that the ACLU sent “volunteer observers.” I was kind of curious as to what they were planning to observe, but questioning one of the nearby observers as to their purpose was unhelpful. He wouldn’t answer me as to what they were expecting. But I wouldn’t doubt that they were expecting trouble from NRA members, given their warped view of us. For the most part any response from NRA members was limited to a few conversations and the occasional yell of a returned slogan. One of the “observers” made a snarky comment after we photographed them to the effect that we should have asked permission. Bitter overheard them and had to restrain herself from going over and quoting the appropriate Supreme Court case (which decided that you don’t have to have permission to photograph someone in a public place). Personally, I think if someone is that touchy about being photographed, then maybe she shouldn’t be associating with moonbats. Despite their status as “observers,” I couldn’t help but get the vibe that the ACLU was more sympathetic to the protesters than to the NRA.
Categories: Guns
From http://www.wonkette.com PETA to the NRA: “In this age of sophisticated weaponry, many [seals] are still crudely killed with primitive cudgels. . . Won’t you stand with us in seeking a quick kill?”
The camera is the best weapon against these nuts. What are they afraid of? Their picture on the internet? Their boss finding out instead of being home sick they were out as an embarrassment to the company with their out of mainstream political views? Or that they are undesireable as workers since they aren’t reliable?
You might have missed an opportunity to go to the same spot and take the same picture every day… why? they ask. “So I can identify you later.” Ask them to turn and face the camera, “For better framing of the shot for… ummm… later.”
So much fun possible with them, so little time… and you don’t even need film in the camera.
“So I can identify you later.”
Hehe. I’m reminded of the O’Rourke thing: “we have jobs.”
Nice pics, Aubrey. I know those folks convinced me: The NRA is just a front for the KKK and guns are not healthy for living things, got it.
Actually, they don’t look as freakishly radical as the “hate America” socialists at the “peace” marches in San Francisco.
Kevin,
I was wondering what they thought they’d accomplish with their rhetoric about the NRA being a hate organization. I don’t see how calling someone a bigot or equating them with the KKK will exactly endear them to your position.
Honestly, I think some of these people have been in their own little echo chamber so long that they think the accusation of bigotry and hatred is so strong that it will instantly turn people to their side. Quite frankly, it just serves as a signalling mechanism to me that their opinion isn’t worth further consideration (although we should be careful not to underestimate the danger of large numbers of stupid people).
Kevin, you might have a point… it would be absolutely mental cruelty to play to their fears and paranoia like that. Something more reassuring then, “Just in case…” or how about, “Well, if you guys incite a riot, I want the cops to know who to pick up. Would you mind facing this way and stating your name, age, address and phone number of next of kin clearly?”