September 21, 2007

Gun Owners: "More Fred, Please!!!"

The GOP presidential contenders addressed the NRA today. Word is that Fred stole the show:

Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson won by far the warmest reception from the crowd, challenging the notion that stricter gun laws would reduce crime -- the centerpiece of Giuliani's defense of his past gun-control stance.

"I've never subscribed to the notion that we made our country safer by infringing on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens," Thompson said.

Teh Rudy? Not so much:
In his speech, Giuliani argued that his zealous pursuit of gun laws was merely an attempt to cut out-of-control crime in New York, hoping to appeal to the law-and-order sensibilities of the NRA members. But the skeptical response from the heavily pro-Thompson crowd shows that another piece of the Republican base, along with anti-abortion activists and anti-immigration voters, may be out of reach for Giuliani as he tries to stitch together a path to the nomination.
(I'm sure it didn't help that Rudy took a freakin' phone call in the middle of his speech.)

In any event, the chickens, as they say, are coming home to roost.

And they're assault chickens.

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 11:13 PM | |