He’s finding more and more decision his works have been cited in.
Year: 2012
Joe Grace Needs a Job
He’s been showing up to protests, and doing a lot of independent work in the gun rights violence prevention movement. He must be looking to get hired by someone. But by who? CSGV is going to be lucky to meet payroll for the employees they already have. Brady is similarly headed into the abyss, and besides, they just hired Dan Gross who will turn things around by turning on the crazy. CeaseFirePA? That’s Max’s show now. That only leaves Bloomberg, and what does Joe Grace have to offer to Bloomberg?
Grace was Communications Director for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Street, and then went to work for CeaseFire Pennsylvania. After that he unsuccessfully ran for Philadelphia City Council. If anyone knows of a good senior political communications job in Dem-Progressive politics, let us know in the comments. It’s very important for us to help out-of-work anti-gunners  (or even in-work anti-gunners, who are just looking for a career change) find work in other fields. We really do care!
Celebrating the “Shot Heard Round the World”
Today is April 19th, the day the American Revolution began:
They don’t do stuff like this for kids anymore. Maybe that’s why you have problems like this.
Obama’s Statement on the Nuge
In what has been characterized as pulling the rug out from Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the Obama Administration has the following to say about Ted Nugent’s remarks:
“A lot of this other stuff is noise,” his spokesman said today. “[Obama] has made the point that we can’t, as a general rule, police the statements of every supporter.”
I think Obama recognizes it’s not smart politics to go after Ted Nugent. For one, if he did so, he’d elevate Nugent’s status in the debate. He’d turn him into someone the President of the United States feels the need to respond to. Two, he’d risk alienating the people that Nugent speaks to. Three, he’d open himself up to be held accountable for every whacky and nutty thing (and there will be those in spades, on both sides) every minor supporter utters.
I don’t really characterize Obama’s statement as pulling the rug out from Wasserman-Schultz. Smart politics is to let your lower level functionaries make hay out of something like Nugent. The President has to be protected, and that means he needs to maintain the appearance of being involved in all this petty nonsense, while at the same time turning lower level functionaries loose to gin this stuff up in the media.
Feinstein Places Hold on National Reciprocity
This was entirely expected, for one of the anti-gun Senators to put a hold on the reciprocity bills. It was always going to take 60 votes to get this passed, as it did last time it was up. Do we have sixty votes? Hard to say. Last time it failed by two, if I recall, but Schumer had some more votes in his pocket if he had needed them. It should be noted that this hold is on both S.2188, which is the bipartisan bill, and S.2213, which is only being sponsored by Republicans. I still stand by my prediction that without both parties coming together around one bill, that this won’t happen.
Worth noting that Senator Pat Toomey has signed on as a co-sponsor to S.2213, but that Senator Bob Casey Jr. has not signed on to either, despite claims of being pro-gun. Also worth noting that Senator Casey allegedly had a deal cut with Schumer to vote no on the bill if needed.
Jackson-Lee: Burning the 4th Amendment
Sheila Jackson Lee needs a constitutional refresher:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Here’s an a program she’s currently implementing:
Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee unveiled the program, labeled Bus Safe, during a press conference on Friday. According to a Metropolitan Transit Authority of Houston (METRO) press release, agencies involved in the scheme will, “ride buses, perform random bag checks, and conduct K-9 sweeps, as well as place uniformed and plainclothes officers at Transit Centers and rail platforms to detect, prevent and address latent criminal activity or behavior.â€
The proper response to this ought to be outright defiance. The police or TSA have absolutely no right to randomly search anything of yours. Remember, these people don’t just believe the 2nd Amendment is dead letter. They would willingly destroy every freedom in America if given half the chance.
h/t to Thirdpower
Watching the Left Come Unraveled over Ted Nugent
According to many on the left, Ted Nugent is crazy and paranoid for suggesting he’s going to be in jail if Obama wins re-election, while at the same time Obama’s supporters are yammering that he should be in jail. As I’ve mentioned, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Nugent’s over-the-top rhetoric, but anyone who thinks he was literally calling for beheadings in November, or was making a threat against the President, is delusional. For context, here is Nugent’s full speech:
More on the Nuge Rhetoric
The Romney Campaign has spoken against over-the-top rhetoric, from either side. This is pretty much what I expected:
Divisive language is offensive no matter what side of the political aisle it comes from. Mitt Romney believes everyone needs to be civil.
The left is pushing for Romney to condemn Nugent by name. This is classic divide and conquer. They’d love to see Romney out there condemning Nuge, because Nuge’s fan base is exactly the type of folks that Romney is going to have a hard time reaching, and getting out to the polls in November. They’d love to drive a wedge between Nugent country and Romney country, which could only help their candidate.
We Have Victims Too
Mother of a Virginia Tech victim speaks out… in favor of campus carry. Watch our opponents try to uncomfortably explain why her victimhood is less legitimate, somehow, than their victimhood.
Still Winning Victories
Before our opponents get too fired up, thinking they are swinging back the pendulum, while they’ve been busy foaming at the mouth over Ted Nugent, NRA has managed to pass a bill through the House that would prevent EPA from touching traditional lead ammunition, would keep federal lands open to hunting and shooting, and would grandfather polar bear hides and other products from the importation restriction provided they were taken before the species was listed as “threatened.”
UPDATE: Already pissing off the right people.