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Title: Letter to the Editor
Post by: gunman42782 on September 11, 2008, 08:37:48 AM: This appeared in todays (9/11/08) Central KY News Journal (www.cknj.com) Thought you might be interested.

Changing my mind

I was dead set against voting for John McCain. I was prepared to vote for Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate, even though I knew in my heart he had no chance of winning.

I just could not vote for McCain, knowing all the things he had done that I do not agree with at all, such as his so-called campaign finance reform, which was a direct slap at the First Amendment, not to mention his support of closing the non-existent "gun show loophole." Let it be known that there is no such thing as a gun show loophole. The laws apply at gun shows the same as anywhere else.

Anyway, McCain's choosing of Sarah Palin, an NRA life member, a shooter, a hunter, a fisher, an all-around great lady, has really got me re-thinking my vote.

We cannot let Obama, a person who never seen a gun control law he didn't like, a person who would ban gun ownership today if he could, to be president. We cannot let a person who would turn tail and run in Iraq, now that we are actually winning the war, be president. We cannot allow this man who would take from those who actually produce in this country, and give it to people who wouldn't work if their life depended on it, to be president.

As much as I disagree with McCain on many issues, he is a far sight better than the alternative. This is one of the most important elections in years. Consider what these people actually stand for.

Please, vote for freedom, vote for McCain/Palin. He is not perfect. Nobody is. But he is a far sight better than the opposition. And Sarah Palin would be a great vice president, not to mention a great president.

Tim Perkins

Greensburg
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: pioneer on September 11, 2008, 12:44:00 PM: Gunman, are you the author? If so, congrats. The letter just about sums it up for many conservatives. We should all be flooding our local media with similar letters. For too long, we have been shrugging our shoulders and tellling ourselves that the media is corrupt and thinking we can't change anything. Tom Gresham is callling for a no-shrug policy among gun owners. It's time to stand together.

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Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: gunman42782 on September 11, 2008, 04:00:53 PM: Yes sir, it is my letter. Thanks for the kind words.
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: CurrieS103 on September 11, 2008, 06:52:49 PM: Damn fine words.
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on September 14, 2008, 11:16:51 PM: Good for you.

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Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: DDMac on September 15, 2008, 05:43:01 AM: I'm not waiting. Our ballots should come in the mail this week. Proud to vote M&P.

Mac.
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: shooter32 on September 15, 2008, 08:30:11 AM: Very well put!!
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: mosbear on September 15, 2008, 09:30:17 AM: Good words! Obama's organizers going door to door, drumming-up support. I don't see any M&P people doing the same yet.
BTW M&P sounds very pro gun, like S&W M&P :)
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: DDMac on September 15, 2008, 04:08:15 PM: Going door to door, are they??? >:(

There will be a problem with that here.

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My driveway and my sweet enforcer, Scarlett (Indian for leaves little scars).

Great letter. TOM!! EDIT: Damn!, I mean TIM. Sorry, really gotta wait til later in the day to warm up the blender.. HAZ made me do it!

Mac.
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on September 15, 2008, 07:43:36 PM: DD.. what is that building in the back? Looks like the remains of a mosque..
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: twyacht on September 15, 2008, 07:56:27 PM: Quote from: Marshal'ette Halloway on September 15, 2008, 07:43:36 PM
DD.. what is that building in the back? Looks like the remains of a mosque..

SSSSHHHHHHH!, There are things in and under there no one should know about. ::) ???
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: DDMac on September 15, 2008, 08:21:15 PM: Oh, that. It's, uh.. well.. Rehabing. I'm just fixing a leak in the ceiling of my "storm shelter". Everyone should be preparing.

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Two more pours and we'll be nice and dry. No matter what.

Mac.
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: PegLeg45 on September 15, 2008, 10:37:01 PM: With a bunker like that, Mr. Mack, when the SHTF, I'm heading your way..........I'll bring food too.........You like BBQ?
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Letter to the Editor
Post by: DDMac on September 16, 2008, 05:40:23 AM: YESSIRR!!

The only mosques in my neighborhood are mosque-itos.

FWIT, Tim, I have been hearing many allegedly undecided voters in the Raleigh area following your lead and logic. This town is largely government employees who are into politics at all levels and like to discuss positions at every opportunity. They are thinking what you wrote.

Mac.