Posted by
netfotoj on Monday, April 28, 2008 4:37:37 PM
John McCain, I’ve found your ideal vice-presidential
candidate: J.C. Watts.
"There are
two primary issues that cut to the heart of social conservatives -- God and
guns -- and not necessarily in that order.
"As hard
as it may be for some on the left to understand, law-abiding citizens don't own
guns to rob banks and people, nor to look for someone to shoot. Those who do
are bad people, and they would use knives, pitchforks, cars or any other object
to carry out their evil intentions. That's why trying to blame guns for crime
is like trying to blame chains for slavery.
"Bad
people will use whatever inanimate object they can get their hands on --
including their hands -- to do harm to other people. Contrary to the clumsy
assertion of Sen. Barack Obama, law-abiding citizens own guns in spite of poor
government, not because of poor government."
"…Nine
years ago this week, a couple of bad kids went on a shooting spree inside the
walls of Columbine High School in suburban Denver.
"Few care
to recall that they used much more than guns to accomplish their evil
intentions. Indeed, they compiled an arsenal of deadly contraband, much of it
home-made. Guns were highlighted in this case.
"In
Columbine's aftermath, Rep. Patrick Kennedy -- who was the chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at the time -- acknowledged that
his party had written off rural America
due to the gun issue.
"Not many
years later, a Democratic presidential hopeful named Howard Dean inartfully
reached out to this demographic by claiming the person with the gun rack in the
rear window of his truck should be voting Democratic. As of this writing, the
party of Howard Dean, who is now Democratic National Committee chairman, is
still trying to figure out how to reach gun owners.
"Contrary
to the wishes of leaders such as Dean, Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton and some in
my own party, these values voters -- which include men and women of faith who
rightfully and lawfully own guns -- will not go away quietly. Any candidate who
wants to win elections needs to resolve himself or herself to that reality."
Amen, Brother Watts, preach on! I hope John McCain is
listening. J.C. Watts is the Anti-Obama.