Last month saw a 15 percent increase nationally in background checks for gun purchases, compared with October 2007. On and just after Election Day, assault weapons were flying out the doors at gun stores. One Georgia gun shop briefly advertised an “Obama sale.” Do people really think President Obama is going to disarm them? Or is this just scaremongering (but effective) marketing by the gun lobby?
Sounds like Kansas City Star columnist Yael T. Abouhalkah has some pretty low expectations for Rep-elect Lynn Jenkins, R-Topeka. He called her interview with the Star’s editorial board “a disaster. She didn’t know what programs she wanted to cut, but continued to insist she naively would vote against any U.S. budget that wasn’t balanced. Let’s hope she gets some common sense when she gets to D.C.”
“And people were worried about the Bradley effect. Apparently, it was not nearly as strong as the Bush effect.” — Jay Leno
“Ladies and gentlemen, Barack Obama is our new president. And I think I speak for most Americans when I say, anybody mind if he starts a little early?” — David Letterman
“Hey if you think about it, President Bush is at least partially responsible for us having our first black president, so never let it be said he didn’t accomplish anything. Maybe George Bush doesn’t hate black people after all.” — Jimmy Kimmel
“Barack Obama spent his first day as president-elect putting together his transition team. And if you believe MSNBC, by tomorrow he will have chosen all 12 of his disciples.” — Jay Leno
“At the end of the evening, the electoral vote count was 349 for Obama, 148 for McCain. Or, as Fox News says, too close to call.” — David Letterman
“Who are the real winners in this election? Don’t ask me. Ask Joe the Plumber’s agent.” — Stephen Colbert
“Barack Obama promised a new America in which the powerless will have a voice. So, he’s already reaching out to Republicans.” — Jay Leno
Last month saw a 15 percent increase nationally in background checks for gun purchases, compared with October 2007. On and just after Election Day, assault weapons were flying out the doors at gun stores. One Georgia gun shop briefly advertised an “Obama sale.” Do people really think President Obama is going to disarm them? Or is this just scaremongering (but effective) marketing by the gun lobby?
