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Hoodafan

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I did watch the whole thing and all I could think when he was on was


"Why the hell couldn't he overcome Trump? Thanks a lot Chris Christie!" Kasich was my first choice but once it was clear he was going nowhere (despite hanging on longer), I hopped aboard the Rubio train. I don't disagree with Boca that he can come off a bit shallow and lightweight, but holy cow, I would take him over the alternatives we were given without blinking an eye. And there are a lot more disingenuous and more lightweight pols out there for sure. Of course the left that claim they would love him now couldn't resist trashing him at every turn in the primaries, and allegedly even jumped into GOP primaries to defeat him by voting for Trump. Oops.

Sure the intransigent anti-gun crowd will never love him for the reasons you cite, but IMO he showed what makes this and other topics so difficult to get anything done. Rubio showed a willingness to be thoughtful and move left on the topic, and an ability to understand what are actual solutions. Nelson on the other hand showed he intends to stay intransigent and is incapable of anything beyond spouting the silly party lines.

BTW as an aside, I also saw CT Dem Congressman Jim Himes on with Tucker last night. I thought he was a welcome breath of fresh air from the anti-gun crowd, and was well versed on the issues. I may not agree with him 100% but I would take him over the usual anti-gun pols trotted out by the left. I hope he'll be more involved on the National scene going forward.

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Posted: 02/22/2018 at 2:33PM


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  Yes- Wayne LaPierre is a gun nut -- Capital City Hoo 02/22/2018 11:50AM
  The next shooter likely already has his gun -- Simeon 02/22/2018 1:42PM
  Saying we shouldn't institute gun control laws for that fact that it won't -- ElbertoHokie 02/22/2018 6:48PM
  And the one after and the one after? ** -- Quaker 02/22/2018 4:22PM
  On another political board I look at all {underlined} the teachers said ... -- HowieT3 02/22/2018 2:56PM
  In the short-term, you're probably right -- Capital City Hoo 02/22/2018 2:46PM
  On (2) - I suspect limiting doorways = fire hazard. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 02/22/2018 3:37PM
  Yup -- Capital City Hoo 02/22/2018 3:53PM
  Most school doors I've ever come across ... -- Beerman 02/22/2018 4:04PM
  Unfortunately, I haven't been in a HS in a long time... ** -- Capital City Hoo 02/22/2018 4:25PM
  I'd choose 1,2 and 3. -- Simeon 02/22/2018 3:08PM
  That's been my point as well. Even IF gun control measures are put in -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 1:53PM
  Who is saying they would eliminate guns overnight? -- Capital City Hoo 02/22/2018 2:50PM
  Which one? ** -- hooyorkcity 02/22/2018 3:09PM
  HS? -- Capital City Hoo 02/22/2018 3:32PM
  Looks rough. Closed 2006 -- hooyorkcity 02/22/2018 3:42PM
  Not a good school -- Capital City Hoo 02/22/2018 3:56PM
  Yep, I know it relatively well. It's gotten a lot better last decade. -- hooyorkcity 02/22/2018 5:01PM
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  3rd and A - brother. Nice. -- hooyorkcity 02/22/2018 8:12PM
  It's not a red herring at all. It's an attempt to address a very real part -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 3:01PM
  Terrible that we can't apply common sense and that NRA is influential ** -- orangenblue 02/22/2018 1:10PM
  Listened to that this morning. You should've heard Dana Loesch's speech. -- hooyorkcity 02/22/2018 12:58PM
  She's a truly disgusting despicable human being!!! ** -- Hooooooooooooooo 02/22/2018 3:28PM
  I wouldn't bet against a fizzle out, but there is something different. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/22/2018 12:51PM
  I saw like 5 seconds of his speech and he was railing against socialism and -- THECZAR 02/22/2018 12:41PM
  Man paid millions of dollars by gun manufactures supports buying more guns ** -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 11:58AM
  IMHO, anyone who continues to support the extremist positions of the NRA -- NJHoo 02/22/2018 12:28PM
  I am not, nor have I ever been, a member of the NRA, but comments like this -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 12:32PM
  Conversely, repeated mass shootings met with nothing but -- BocaHoo91 02/22/2018 1:15PM
  Why is it the NRAs responsibility to ensure crazy people dont go crazy -- TomKazanski 02/22/2018 2:52PM
  Why? I thought Rubio was solid in the Town Hall last night, and clearly -- Hoodafan 02/22/2018 1:37PM
  An interesting thought. -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 1:30PM
  Voters have short memories, but we may be at that point. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 02/22/2018 1:29PM
  Generational and cultural shift. Fewer and fewer people are growing up -- WahooRQ 02/22/2018 1:35PM
  Wouldn't bet against that. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 02/22/2018 1:44PM
  It's a minority of a whackadoodles like 5150 who own most of the guns. -- WahooRQ 02/22/2018 1:25PM
  Not that there is anything wrong with that:). -- Shenhoo 02/22/2018 1:20PM
  If you oppose making bump stocks illegal. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/22/2018 1:05PM
  Responsibility can be multi-sourced -- VisorBoy Hokie 02/22/2018 12:59PM
  And totally not a Republican either. ** -- WahooRQ 02/22/2018 12:37PM

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