Bush and his people are asshats, but you knew that already.

[apocalypsos]

Regarding the shootings at Virginia Tech, after the respectful prayers for the victim's families:

"The president believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed," spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

THIS is what you're going to include in a public statement only hours after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history?!

*curses a LOT*

Comments

[katbcoll.livejournal.com]

This? Does not surprise me. I was actually waiting for a statement like that.

[sevenfists.livejournal.com]

Dude, it's Virginia. I'm just glad they didn't say anything worse.

[elbiesee.livejournal.com]

How fast d'ya think the Secret Service would be on me if I went up to Dubya and finger-thunked him on the forehead?

Because he needs it.

[channonyarrow.livejournal.com]

Ooh, bad form. The better form would have been to avoid the question ENTIRELY.

As it is, I smell flames in the direction of the White House. Whoever authorised THAT statement's going to be the first one on the bonfire.

[dagulfsghost.livejournal.com]

More than likely the firearms used were illegally purchased. Most black market firearms are smuggled in from Israel and Argentina where they are made.

I am a firearm owner, and all of my arms are completely legal, granted on the street faced with a common gang member, my firearms would be useless because the criminals have illegal military grade weapons smuggled in from out of country, and I am stuck with legal civilian grade. But I had *I* been on that campus and armed, this nutbag would have only gotten one person before I dropped him.

The actions of common criminals should not have any bearing on law abiding citizens right. Even in Europe people can own firearms for hunting and such, but they actually protect their borders and keep the black market guns from getting into their countries, this is why they have low death rates from firearms, America is completely open and largely unregulated at it's borders. Even if guns are completely outlawed, the criminals will still get them due to lack of border security and only law abiding citizens would suffer.

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

Klassy!

[buffyaddict13.livejournal.com]

wow. he's classy.

*foaming with vitriol and sarcasm*

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

But of course, if they don't throw in a comment to appease the NRA crowd immediately they might lose 0.0004% of the vote!

(Grar.)

[dagulfsghost.livejournal.com]

And for the record, I think bush is an asshat as well. Since we couldn't get him out of Texas and back to Conneticut where he was born and raised, we elected him president, now he is ya'lls problem ;)

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Geeee-Arggggg. Teeth grinding. Thing like this are why I try to avoid listening to Bush.

I feel the pain. (I have no direct connection with Virginia Tech beyond being a longtime Virginia resident, but I'm doing my best to feel for them. It's horrible that this happened.)

Sorry you encountered the dicksmacks when you lived in Northern Virginia. I managed mostly to avoid them while I lived there (from fifth through 12th grade). I was lucky in that way.

Excuse me, I'm going to go off to fume...

[strippedpink.livejournal.com]

yeah, I facepalmed quite a bit at that...sigh.

[mellaithwen]

no words on how fucked up that is

[roseredathena.livejournal.com]

Sadly, this is the land of the gun-toting hicks and those who fight for the right to bear lung cancer causing death sticks we're talking about. Le sigh.

[florahart]

but that all laws must be followed

Except ones that are inconvenient to the current nonwar effort, that is.

Heh.

Yeah, all around bad. I mean, the reporter has to ask the question because they always have to ask these questions (like the SNL skits where the reporters ask in every imaginable way exactly where the troops are stationed and at what time of day they are least able to respond to threat. heh), but yes, today's response is, hey, maybe now isn't the time to talk about that.

[conuly]

What was he going to say?

"In actuality, the second amendment has been well extended beyond its words, and..."

or maybe

"Way-ul, we needs our guns, so from now one, everybody will have to consent to a stripsearch before being allowed out of their houses, to prove that they have no concealed weapons...."

or possibly

"This sucks. But I'm not running next term anyway, so who cares what I say?"

I mean, honestly, trying to pander to all sides of the issue is exactly what I would expect, so I'm not really disappointed.

[speedcat93.livejournal.com]

No, I can't believe his spokeswoman said something like that, this is so unrespectful towards the victims and their families! I'm deeply touched by what happened, I've just seen the news on tv tonight. As quiet_rebel said on her lj, "World is a scary place!" :(

[sabotabby]

He couldn't have let the bodies cool or anything first, could he?

What an asshat.

[septembergrrl.livejournal.com]

One more reason to be glad the ass is gone in less than two years. Ugh.

[wyldemusick.livejournal.com]

It's astounding how vomitous people can be, isn't it? Especially in this Administration.

[dawning-star.livejournal.com]

Oh for fuck's sake, has this man no sense of tact?

Stupid question, I know, but sheesh.

[jessicamariek.livejournal.com]

*linked from dawning_star, is not random internet weirdo*

Is there a "total-fucking-moron" clause in the legalese for impeaching a president? Cuz this should set it off.

*whacks Idiot-In-Chief with clue by four*

[faith21.livejournal.com]

Our president is a TOOL.