Bloomberg is seeking a third term, hoping to overturn the city’s term limits laws.
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This kind of crap freaks me the hell out.
UPDATE: Wretchard notices too. In the past it’s always been our country or our traditions that’s inspired us to song. This was to be a nation of laws, not of men. I can’t imagine any politician on the American scene inspiring me to song, and the fact that Barack Obama is having this effect on people is nearly enough to make me pray for his defeat.
UPDATE: Jim Lindgren says:
My first thought was that neither Obama nor his staff is responsible for this video, nor would Obama recommend such devotional singing. My second thought was that – as creepy and inappropriate as this singing is – it’s not as bad as what Obama is actually proposing: forcing all children, starting at the age of 11, to give 50 hours a year of child labor working in their communities at the direction of the federal government. When Obama himself crosses the line, it’s not surprising that some of his supporters do as well.
Here here.
Going High-Tech for Gun Show Outreach
One thing I want to do for the Allentown show this weekend is make our table look attractive, to entice people to come over and talk with us. The typical literature isn’t very interesting or eye catching, especially when you’re in a room with wall-to-wall guns.
In the mail is a digital picture frame, which I will use on the table to play video. I’m planning on running the NRA Katrina video on that, with some literature placed near it. In the other corner of the table, I’m going to borrow a Shuttle PC from my friend Jason, along with an LCD touch screen. My idea was to put up NRA’s O-Match application up full screen and let people use it. I figured kids especially may be drawn in, giving us an opportunity to talk to the parents. Can you say “Barack Obama is a free speech stifling, gun banning weasel? I knew you could.” This should be something different, and we’ll see how this experiment goes. I might lose my faith in humanity if I discover that cats and humans have more in common than I once thought, but if I get some more people at my table, and on my e-mail list, I’ll be happy.
Resistance Against Local Gun Ordinance
The Lehigh County District Attorney is resisting attempts by Allentown to pass local gun ordinances similar to Phialdelphia’s. If people want to know why we defend preemption tooth and nail, this is why. Before long you have a patchwork of laws that no one can reasonably comply with:
Any officer who makes an arrest under the ordinance could face obstruction of justice charges, Martin said in an interview Monday.
”The issue is clear,” Martin said. ”When it comes to gun-control legislation, any city ordinance is preempted by state law and that makes any Allentown law unenforceable.”
James Martin deserves the support of gun owners for being willing to stand by the law and our state’s constitution.
Dear Governor Rendell,
I would like you to explain why it took the death of four police officers before you thought it might be a good idea to review the practices of the Pennsylvania Parole Board? The other officers that were killed weren’t murdered by Boy Scouts. This has been a systemic problem, and it’s outrageous that only after Philadelphia has buried four officers you now feel the need to actually start looking at the problem.
Sincerely,
A Very Angry Sebastian
Nutter Problem
Robb beat me to another one. This one is from The Bulletin:
Here’s a quick lesson in the law. If you’re a convicted felon, as Giddings was (and a very dangerous one at that), you can never legally buy a gun again. Never. That means that the weapon he used to kill Officer McDonald was obtained illegally. So no matter how tough you make it to buy a gun in Philadelphia, hardened criminals like Giddings will still obtain them illegally.
At least the media is starting to perhaps, finally, pull back the curtain to see what’s really behind it.
New Jersey News
Jersey City lost its appeal in its efforts to uphold its one-gun-per-month gun rationing scheme. Good news, but it’s probably going to prompt the legislature to act on a state-wide bill to do the same thing. After all, all those cousin humping rednecks in the Northwest and Southern parts of New Jersey keep killing themselves, and someone has to take all those dangerous things away from them.
Missouri Governor Stands up to Obama’s Goon Squads
At least someone is willing to tell the Obama Campaign where to stick it:
“Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts – not a free society.â€
And I thought the Clintons were dirty. Hillary would be a godsend compared to this guy.
Philadelphia Loses Another Lawsuit
The City of Philadelphia lost another gun lawsuit in Commonwealth Court yesterday. This was the lawsuit by the city against the Pennsylvania Legislature in Harrisburg for failing to pass sufficiently strict gun laws, and for disallowing the City fo pass its own gun laws:
The state Commonwealth Court struck down a lawsuit filed last year by City Council members Darrell Clarke and Donna Reed Miller against the state General Assembly for not passing enabling legislation to allow a package of gun-control laws to be enforced in the city.
The court rejected Council’s argument that the state’s Uniform Firearms Act does not preempt local control over guns.
“While we understand the terrible problems gun violence poses for the city and sympathize with its efforts to use police powers to create a safe environment for its citizens, these practical considerations do not alter the clear pre-emption imposed by the legislature, nor our Supreme Court’s validation of the legislature’s power to act,” the ruling said.
Nutter is not surrendering on this issue, however:
“People have to make a decision as to what side of this issue they’re going to be on. You’re either going to stand up for the citizens of Philadelphia or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or you’re going to stand up for criminals.”
How about standing up for the Constitution Mr. Mayor? You know, the one that you took an oath to uphold? No one is standing up for the criminals here, least of all me. But Let me tell you, Mayor Nutter has some stones here, to talk about supporting criminals when his City criminal justice system is letting people like this roam the streets. Until we can have an open honest conversation about how to deal with that problem, the City politicians are continuing to pretend to be addressing the problem.
UPDATE: Looks like Uncle beat me to it. Now he’ll start telling me I don’t read his blog again :)
Debate Impression
Going into the debates, I was wondering whether Obama would be on his best game. I’m seen him give fantastic speeches from the telepromter, but off the cuff he’s always seemed to be at somehwat of a disability. I didn’t see any of that tonight. Both candidates did very well, I thought. I didn’t think there was a clear winner. Obama seems to have tacked a good bit close to the center than he was during the primary, for instance he’s now supporting missile defense, when before he was against it. But Obama came off well, and I didn’t think McCain came off as a slouch either. One thing I did notice watching CNNs coverage is that independents seem to track closer to Republicans most of the time, in their reaction.
I have to wonder whether Obama’s move to the middle is pissing off a lot of his base. I mean, I didn’t get the impression Obama was any hippy flower wearing peacenik when it comes to foreign policy. He is definitely a man of the left, but he plays the role of a moderate very well.