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   As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney signed a bill banning assault weapons. This is bad news... for Obama

23 Jul 2012 11:53 AM   |   1880 clicks   |   Yahoo
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unlikely    [TotalFark]  
So let me get this straight

Obama, the Democrat, has opened up gun regulation, allowing guns into places they've never been allowed before.
Romney, the Republican, has a record of restricting gun freedom.

And the NRA endorses... which?

23 Jul 2012 09:53 AM
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cman    [TotalFark]  
If you needed any proof that Romney is not befitting the job of President of the United States, look at this as a good example of his stupidity. Who knows how he will run the nation? When does he tell the truth and to who? And, will he ever stick to his guns and not shift his position based upon the occupants in the room?

23 Jul 2012 09:58 AM
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thismomentinblackhistory     
cman: If you needed any proof that Romney is not befitting the job of President of the United States, look at this as a good example of his stupidity. Who knows how he will run the nation? When does he tell the truth and to who? And, will he ever stick to his guns and not shift his position based upon the occupants in the room?

I had a conversation with a Romney supporting, 22-year-old waitress at Max and Erma's with glow-in-the-dark plastic dumb bell nipple piercings (she showed me), arguing Obama would have euthanized her grandfather.

Do NOT count Romney out.

23 Jul 2012 10:07 AM
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Dusk-You-n-Me    [TotalFark]  
s3.amazonaws.com

23 Jul 2012 10:07 AM
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Mr. Coffee Nerves    [TotalFark]  
The NRA lost all credibility concerning endorsements for me when a few years back when I got an email saying the Democratic candidate has a perfect record of supporting gun rights and responded to the NRA election questionnaire promptly with the correct answers and is rated A+. In comparison the Republican candidate has no record of supporting gun rights and didn't bother responding to the questionnaire, but he's a Republican so we're just going to give him an A rating by default.

This latest Romney endorsement? Drilling into bedrock. A Democratic candidate who signed an assault weapons ban would be rated F by the NRA and used as fundraising fodder.

ANY claims the NRA has that they are non-partisan are about as realistic as an untrained amateur blinded by tear gas in a darkened theater pulling their five-shot hammerless concealed carry revolver with a 1" barrel and firing a single perfect kill shot across a crowded room of panicked civilians against a target wearing body armor and a riot helmet.

23 Jul 2012 10:08 AM
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Bladel    [TotalFark]  
unlikely: So let me get this straight

Obama, the Democrat, has opened up gun regulation, allowing guns into places they've never been allowed before.
Romney, the Republican, has a record of restricting gun freedom.

And the NRA endorses... which?


Which proves (finally) that the NRA cares nothing about gun policy, and is only a shill for the GOP.

23 Jul 2012 10:09 AM
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dletter    [TotalFark]  
unlikely: So let me get this straight

Obama, the Democrat, has opened up gun regulation, allowing guns into places they've never been allowed before.
Romney, the Republican, has a record of restricting gun freedom.

And the NRA endorses... which?


Who else would the National Republicans Association endorse?

23 Jul 2012 10:10 AM
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dletter    [TotalFark]  
Although this is interesting...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolit ics/2010/10/06/130393162/nra-end or ses-14-house-democrats

So, by that line of logic, Obama should get their endorsement.

Although, I can't find a list of those they endorsed, but, I'd have to imagine they are mostly southern and great plains/mountain states democrats that would be republicans anywhere else.

23 Jul 2012 10:23 AM
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Mugato    [TotalFark]  
B-b-but Obama is planning on grabbing our guns the second he's in office!

*SPIT*

*TING*

23 Jul 2012 10:27 AM
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Mugato    [TotalFark]  
Mugato: B-b-but Obama is planning on grabbing our guns the second he's in office!

*SPIT*

*TING*


second term that is

23 Jul 2012 10:35 AM
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vernonFL    [TotalFark]  

23 Jul 2012 10:45 AM
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optimistic_cynic    [TotalFark]  
cman: If you needed any proof that Romney is not befitting the job of President of the United States, look at this as a good example of his stupidity. Who knows how he will run the nation? When does he tell the truth and to who? And, will he ever stick to his guns and not shift his position based upon the occupants in the room?

This is how I feel about him. I have no clue what he's going to do, he could be a good moderate but something tells me he's going to join the rest of the GOP mental midgets on the far right. As a centrist I'll likely be voting for Obama yet again.

23 Jul 2012 10:48 AM
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Marcus Aurelius    [TotalFark]  
Mr. Coffee Nerves: The NRA lost all credibility concerning endorsements for me when a few years back when I got an email saying the Democratic candidate has a perfect record of supporting gun rights and responded to the NRA election questionnaire promptly with the correct answers and is rated A+. In comparison the Republican candidate has no record of supporting gun rights and didn't bother responding to the questionnaire, but he's a Republican so we're just going to give him an A rating by default.

This latest Romney endorsement? Drilling into bedrock. A Democratic candidate who signed an assault weapons ban would be rated F by the NRA and used as fundraising fodder.

ANY claims the NRA has that they are non-partisan are about as realistic as an untrained amateur blinded by tear gas in a darkened theater pulling their five-shot hammerless concealed carry revolver with a 1" barrel and firing a single perfect kill shot across a crowded room of panicked civilians against a target wearing body armor and a riot helmet.


If makes more sense when you consider the NRA's board of directors: John Bolton, Bob Barr, Grover Norquist, Ted Nugent, etc., etc.

23 Jul 2012 10:49 AM
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Jackson Herring    [TotalFark]  
Mr. Coffee Nerves: ANY claims the NRA has that they are non-partisan are about as realistic as an untrained amateur blinded by tear gas in a darkened theater pulling their five-shot hammerless concealed carry revolver with a 1" barrel and firing a single perfect kill shot across a crowded room of panicked civilians against a target wearing body armor and a riot helmet.

welp

23 Jul 2012 11:03 AM
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slayer199    [TotalFark]  
I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

23 Jul 2012 11:06 AM
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Wyalt Derp    [TotalFark]  
We don't need more gun control, we simply need a law banning mentally ill people from dressing up in costume to go to a movie premiere.

23 Jul 2012 11:57 AM
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paygun     
Anybody who thinks Obama wants to take their guns is a paranoid gun nut.

23 Jul 2012 11:57 AM
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qorkfiend     
unlikely: So let me get this straight

Obama, the Democrat, has opened up gun regulation, allowing guns into places they've never been allowed before.
Romney, the Republican, has a record of restricting gun freedom.

And the NRA endorses... which?


But they're not a partisan organization! They base their endorsements solely off who would be better for gun rights! Really!

23 Jul 2012 11:58 AM
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GameSprocket     
vernonFL: Yeah but Romney is a hunter. He likes to hunt small varmints.

and gays.

23 Jul 2012 11:58 AM
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Epoch_Zero    [TotalFark]  
Holy shiat, he did TWO good things?

...wait, he knew it didn't give millionaires tax cuts on the backs of the poor, right?

23 Jul 2012 11:58 AM
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coeyagi    [TotalFark]  
slayer199: I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

Correction: You get a kick out of being a mouth breather who doesn't realize that the assault weapons ban is completely different than what Obama did. A) Because Obama has only expanded gun rights B) Because MA is liberal and Romney had no problems doing that there; but try doing that on a federal level.

23 Jul 2012 11:59 AM
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qorkfiend     
slayer199: I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

"Fark libs" don't hate Romney. We are (justifiably) concerned that he would be a rubber stamp for the ultra-conservative Teatarded Congress.

23 Jul 2012 11:59 AM
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Esc7     
slayer199: I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

Ah yes us "Fark LibsTM" are so stupid for hating the liar, the one who says one thing and does the other, who does whatever is expedient and is currently surrounded by Bush era politicians.

And that's exactly the same as endorsing him blindly. Exactly.

23 Jul 2012 11:59 AM
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optimistic_cynic    [TotalFark]  
paygun: Anybody who thinks Obama wants to take their guns is a paranoid gun nut.

I'm not sure what he'd do with them once he got them. Seems like a lot of guns just to have lying around the house.

23 Jul 2012 12:00 PM
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sprawl15     
FTA: The gunman who killed at least 12 movie goers at a premier showing of the latest "Batman" blockbuster and wounded 58 others was armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun and at least one pistol.

nope.jpg

It would, however, have qualified as an 'assault weapon' under the AWB based on the drum mag alone.

23 Jul 2012 12:00 PM
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falcon176     
It's hard out here for a Republican, we have to constantly change our stance on things with Mitt, and deflect other things that even a dipshiat like Michelle Bachmann would call bs on, and misdirect things that there's no way to justify not happening like Mitt releasing his tax returns, but it's ok cuz none of us are rational and have any concept of history relating to the present anyway so it's not as hard as it looks.
Oh wait I've said too much.

Obama edited this post with his time machine you stupid libs I didn't write any of that.

23 Jul 2012 12:01 PM
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HeartBurnKid     
slayer199: I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

The problem is, Romney now actively disowns the policy stances he took as governor. So the question becomes, which Romney would we get as President? Governor Romney, or Candidate Romney?

Personally, I don't think we'd see either. Rather, we'd get this Romney:

cdn3.standard.net

23 Jul 2012 12:01 PM
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FreetardoRivera     
slayer199: I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

His rhetoric not matching his history is precisely why people dislike him.

If he campaigned like the middle of the road, milquetoast muppet his history shows he is then most of that evaporates.

Well except the hate from the aspie Paul-bots who will never be pleased.

23 Jul 2012 12:02 PM
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paygun     
optimistic_cynic: I'm not sure what he'd do with them once he got them. Seems like a lot of guns just to have lying around the house.

enforce sharia law, mandate gay abortions

23 Jul 2012 12:03 PM
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moralpanic     
cman: If you needed any proof that Romney is not befitting the job of President of the United States, look at this as a good example of his stupidity. Who knows how he will run the nation? When does he tell the truth and to who? And, will he ever stick to his guns and not shift his position based upon the occupants in the room?

Holy crap? Who are you and why are you on cman account?

23 Jul 2012 12:03 PM
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sprawl15     
HeartBurnKid: slayer199: I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

The problem is, Romney now actively disowns the policy stances he took as governor. So the question becomes, which Romney would we get as President? Governor Romney, or Candidate Romney?

Personally, I don't think we'd see either. Rather, we'd get this Romney:

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ROMNEY'S LEFT LEG IS 100 FEET LONG

23 Jul 2012 12:03 PM
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Cletus C.     
I wish Obama had lived up to his campaign promise to rid America of all guns.

23 Jul 2012 12:04 PM
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Giltric     
This may the the best year ever for a write in candidate.

23 Jul 2012 12:04 PM
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NateGrey     
Cletus C.: I wish Obama had lived up to his campaign promise to rid America of all guns.

You remember when he said that too?

/Vote Republican

23 Jul 2012 12:04 PM
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paygun     
Cletus C.: I wish Obama had lived up to his campaign promise to rid America of all guns.

He didn't make that promise, he just wanted to ban "assault weapons" and ban concealed carry.

23 Jul 2012 12:05 PM
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AdamK     
Wyalt Derp: We don't need more gun control, we simply need a law banning mentally ill people from dressing up in costume to go to a movie premiere.

or just make it so you can't prop an emergency exit door open

also Romney is suffering from the same problem McCain suffered from and effectively all GOP politicians - doesn't matter what their personal beliefs or past records are - they must fit a mold no matter what, takes a great deal of selling out and ironically creates a character-suicidal situation

23 Jul 2012 12:05 PM
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coeyagi    [TotalFark]  
Cletus C.: I wish Obama had lived up to his campaign promise to rid America of all guns.

Andrew Shepherd != Barack Obama

Your Posts = Chicken F*cking

23 Jul 2012 12:05 PM
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Esc7     
sprawl15: FTA: The gunman who killed at least 12 movie goers at a premier showing of the latest "Batman" blockbuster and wounded 58 others was armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun and at least one pistol.

nope.jpg

It would, however, have qualified as an 'assault weapon' under the AWB based on the drum mag alone.


I just want to be clear on this. In order to be an assault rifle in your eyes, it must be fully automatic?

23 Jul 2012 12:06 PM
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Epoch_Zero    [TotalFark]  
sprawl15: HeartBurnKid: slayer199: I kinda get a kick out of fark libs hate for Romney and conversely conservatives' endorsement of Romney. If you look at his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, he's not that different from Obama. The rhetoric is different but not the actually policy stances Romney took as governor.

The problem is, Romney now actively disowns the policy stances he took as governor. So the question becomes, which Romney would we get as President? Governor Romney, or Candidate Romney?

Personally, I don't think we'd see either. Rather, we'd get this Romney:

[cdn3.standard.net image 800x624]

ROMNEY'S LEFT LEG IS 100 FEET LONG


Those are his power and data leads.

23 Jul 2012 12:06 PM
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pacified     
i wish Obama would have lived up to his campaign promise to personal go door-to-door, taking every single gun from cold dead hands, then ingesting it, and laying down a big metal poop.

23 Jul 2012 12:09 PM
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Cletus C.     
coeyagi: Cletus C.: I wish Obama had lived up to his campaign promise to rid America of all guns.

Andrew Shepherd != Barack Obama

Your Posts = Chicken F*cking


Sure, keep your damn assault weapon because it really does make your penis larger.

23 Jul 2012 12:10 PM
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sprawl15     
Esc7: sprawl15: FTA: The gunman who killed at least 12 movie goers at a premier showing of the latest "Batman" blockbuster and wounded 58 others was armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun and at least one pistol.

nope.jpg

It would, however, have qualified as an 'assault weapon' under the AWB based on the drum mag alone.

I just want to be clear on this. In order to be an assault rifle in your eyes, it must be fully automatic?


Selective fire capability is the normal discriminator. If it can only shoot semi-auto (or only full-auto), it's not an assault rifle.

23 Jul 2012 12:12 PM
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js34603     
He's probably changed his mind about it since then.

23 Jul 2012 12:13 PM
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coeyagi    [TotalFark]  
Cletus C.: coeyagi: Cletus C.: I wish Obama had lived up to his campaign promise to rid America of all guns.

Andrew Shepherd != Barack Obama

Your Posts = Chicken F*cking

Sure, keep your damn assault weapon because it really does make your penis larger.


I believe that is my line (the NE liberal elitist) to you (the dumb cousin-f*cking Southerner).

23 Jul 2012 12:13 PM
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qorkfiend     
sprawl15: Esc7: sprawl15: FTA: The gunman who killed at least 12 movie goers at a premier showing of the latest "Batman" blockbuster and wounded 58 others was armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun and at least one pistol.

nope.jpg

It would, however, have qualified as an 'assault weapon' under the AWB based on the drum mag alone.

I just want to be clear on this. In order to be an assault rifle in your eyes, it must be fully automatic?

Selective fire capability is the normal discriminator. If it can only shoot semi-auto (or only full-auto), it's not an assault rifle.


That's interesting. Why is selective fire the discriminator?

23 Jul 2012 12:15 PM
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czetie     
cman: will he ever stick to his guns and not shift his position based upon the occupants in the room?

Umm... I'm not sure that came out quite right

/But if it did, well, nicely done.

23 Jul 2012 12:15 PM
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Cletus C.     
coeyagi: Cletus C.: coeyagi: Cletus C.: I wish Obama had lived up to his campaign promise to rid America of all guns.

Andrew Shepherd != Barack Obama

Your Posts = Chicken F*cking

Sure, keep your damn assault weapon because it really does make your penis larger.

I believe that is my line (the NE liberal elitist) to you (the dumb cousin-f*cking Southerner).


Sorry. Guns are a blight on our country. They don't kill people they just make it much easier to kill people. A lot of people, if you have the right gun.

BettyMay is not dumb. Graduiated seventh grade, top of her class.

23 Jul 2012 12:17 PM
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theorellior    [TotalFark]  
If Romney actually gets elected even with all the stupid-ass things he's said and all the outright lies he's told, it will be proof positive that the American public is dumber than a sack of hammers.

23 Jul 2012 12:19 PM
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slayer199    [TotalFark]  
coeyagi: Correction: You get a kick out of being a mouth breather who doesn't realize that the assault weapons ban is completely different than what Obama did. A) Because Obama has only expanded gun rights B) Because MA is liberal and Romney had no problems doing that there; but try doing that on a federal level.

I wasn't only talking about the assault weapons ban. I was talking about all of Romney's policies while governor. And yes, it's amusing to me because I hate both parties and contend there's little real difference between the 2 aside from the rhetoric.

23 Jul 2012 12:19 PM
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FarkedOver     
I strictly follow the constitution as written by our founding fathers and what they had intended. I believe everyone belonging to this great nation is entitled to a single shot musket and/or pistol.

23 Jul 2012 12:21 PM
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