Any one who wants to really understand Bush and his impact on those around him should read Kitty Kelley’s book about the Bushes. Sincerely, MPM

All one needs to know about the ‘intellectual’ MSM.

saint kansas on April 19, 2007 at 7:32 AM

Yes – let’s not forget that the Bushitler now has the power to conjure up hurricanes and tsunamis. The force is stong in him – feel the power of the dark side.

The moonbats never let me down.This is a letter from the Hot Air mailbag and is just the sort of thing I have been expecting. Somehow it must be Bush’s fault that this horrific event at Virginia Tech happened. If a lib stubs a toe it’s Bush’s fault….

“Climate of hopelessness?”

We’re at the tipping point of catastrophic global climate change. We’re in a “quagmire” and an unwinnable civil war. 9/11 was an inside job by our own government. And AIDS is going to become a heterosexual epidemic. And the oceans are all dying. And bioengineered foods are going to mutate the human race. And second-hand smoke will give you cancer. And the government is tapping my phone and reading my library records.

Damn you, Bushitler!

Kai on April 18, 2007 at 11:55 AM

TheBigOldDog on April 18, 2007 at 11:59 AM

TheBigOldDog on April 18, 2007 at 12:05 PM

Wow … Fire up the police state … Piss off someone with access to the database and suddenly you are on the list. Maybe you would like the Japanese system? You will receive an annual visit from the local precinct to stop by and ‘evaluate’ you and your family, just to make sure you aren’t a rabble rouser.

TheBigOldDog on April 18, 2007 at 12:02 PM

The Second Amendment, like the other first ten, are inalienable rights. Meaning, you can’t even forfeit the right, much less law enforcement acting against them. Moreover, there is a duty to self preservation, commonly called the first law of nature. When the government violates the Second Amendment (which it already has), are you ready to forfeit self preservation?

I can’t quite believe what I am reading on this page. Chuck my liberty in the tank for some perceived security? No way.

Want to stop a K-12 school shooting … Arm the faculty and let them carry.

Want to stop a university shooting … Let the adults carry their firearms.

If you think the ’state’ will solve this problem, you are fooling yourselves. Free men carry weapons, slaves don’t.

Source: NBC If you haven’t already read the December 2005 temporary detention order for VTech maniac Seung-Hui Cho, you should. A source who works as a Special Justice in Virginia e-mailed me today: The relevant statutes are at Title……

Charles Whitman had anger problems and suicidal tendacies:”Whitman mentioned the visit with Heatly in his final suicide notes, saying that the visit was to “no avail”. By the summer, Whitman was prescribed Dexedrine.

Although Whitman had abused the drugs that he had been prescribed in the past[citation needed], the autopsy could not establish if he had consumed any prior to the attacks.”

Cho is in the same category:”In 2005 Cho Seung-Hui was temporarily detained and declared mentally ill and a danger to himself or others by a Montgomery County, Virginia district court. Following psychiatric evaluation, he was ordered undergo outpatient care and released.[30][31] Some reports state that Cho is believed to have been taking psychiatric medications for depression,[32], but there is no record of this in federal prescription databases.[33]”

It’s a mental problem!

You are required to fill out the form, or go to jail. Since it is mandatory, the SCOTUS ruled that information on the form has immunity status, and the form cannot be used as evidence of purjery committed on that same form.

Useless!

Many were making the point that the form has no purpose.

I just pointed out the purpose of the form.

Of course, the form does not prevent this tragedy. In addition, as noted, the computer system used by gun shop owners does not have any information to verify the accuracy of the answer to question 11f.

See the comment on Lautenberg Amendment

Andy, I still recommend in the future that you stick to the facts and leave out the curse words.

Many were making the point that the form has no purpose.

I just pointed out the purpose of the form.

Of course, the form does not prevent this tragedy. In addition, as noted, the computer system used by gun shop owners does not have any information to verify the accuracy of the answer to question 11f.

I recommend in the future that you stick to the facts and leave out the curse words.

Really???? No sh!t sherlock. But guess what, person or persons are already DEAD.

Andy in Agoura Hills on April 18, 2007 at 3:32 PM

And that’s the point of the post. The Brady Bill was started because a mentally ill person shot President Reagan and Mr James Brady. From what I know the system’s only way to preventnt a mentally ill person from a gun is a question asking a person if they are mentally ill. Does NICS even have a database of mentally ill people? It’s not a crime to be mentally ill so it wouldn’t be on the crime data base.

The states are required under section 103 of the Brady Act to report to NICS felony convictions, committment to a mental institution, and misdemeanor domestic violence (when the defendant is represented by counsel) as per the Lautenberg Amendment.

Bush may be somewhat partially responsible for the shootings in Virginia because he has created a climate
of violence, war, killing, hopelessness, and futility.

Um, no.

Respectfully, I’m effing sick to death of hearing about “hopelessness.” Kucinich’s stupid campaign slogan was “Hope Begins.” Next-door neighbor of mine, City Year (AmeriCorps Jr.), aims to “restore hope and idealism.” Guess what, Jack? I never lost hope. Don’t flatter yourselves. My sense of hope will never hinge on who’s sitting in the White House this particular day of the week. If Hillary’s elected, do I have carte blanche to shoot up an elementary school?

Imagine living in a dorm and not ever being able to make eye contact? Boo-forkin’-hoo. Imagine hearing your child was just shot by some insane kid the day before graduation.

Bush Derangement Syndrome has taken a huge bite out of my mental well-being, but I maintain hope that it will pass.

The purpose of the form is that the person who lies on the form and gets caught has committed a federal criminal offense.

slp on April 18, 2007 at 3:21 PM

Really???? No sh!t sherlock. But guess what, person or persons are already DEAD.

So Bush is responsible for some nut going on a rampage in Virginia? Then I guess it only follows that Clinton carries the blame for Columbine, the spate of other school shootings during the ’90s, and the Oklahoma City bombing. Right?

jaleach on April 18, 2007 at 3:03 PM

Obviously it was Newt Gingrich and the Republican-controlled congress who caused all of that.

Kitty Kelley did write a book on Nancy Reagan, though. Maybe Columbine was her fault somehow… all of that “just say no” talk was just so mean!

I guess it only follows that Clinton carries the blame for Columbine, the spate of other school shootings during the ’90s, and the Oklahoma City bombing. Right?
jaleach on April 18, 2007 at 3:03 PM

Nope. That was Reagan (and Bush 41). Clinton did his best to undo the violent attitudes they had instilled, but just too much damage had been done. Right, MPM?

I will speculate that the death toll would have been much lower if students and staff at VT were allowed to carry guns. Or, perhaps, the event wouldn’t have even happened.