Comments on: CONCERNS WITH SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/07/18/concerns-with-sotomayor-confirmation/ Massad Ayoob on Firearms, Self-defense, and the 2nd Amendment Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wallace Solorsano http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/07/18/concerns-with-sotomayor-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Wallace Solorsano Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:05:44 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=356#comment-2279 This web site is really quite good, but for some reason it does not display properly when trying to view on my Nintendo Wii. If it helps, the console uses the Opera web browser and am impelled to using the console for accessing the Net whilst my PC is away being restored. This web site is really quite good, but for some reason it does not display properly when trying to view on my Nintendo Wii. If it helps, the console uses the Opera web browser and am impelled to using the console for accessing the Net whilst my PC is away being restored.

]]> By: Mas http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/07/18/concerns-with-sotomayor-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Mas Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:49:57 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=356#comment-1630 Hi, Michael. Good to have you here. Divergent opinions are always welcome in this space. A few points to correct, though... If you're including me in "all of you republicans," you're mistaken. I'm an Independent. Like you, I don't apply the "N-word" to African-Americans. I believe in the government helping people, too. That's why it alarmed me to see my government put on the Supreme Court someone who clearly doesn't believe in people's rights to self-defense. I believe equal rights to self protection ARE part of what you call "democratic principles that made this country great." As to your last sentence, I don't paint Hitler moustaches or "Joker" makeup on pictures of our duly elected President. And yes, I have carried my gun to town hall meetings, sometimes while in uniform serving the police department of the town in question. I look forward to hearing back from you, Michael. Yours for reasoned discourse, Mas Hi, Michael. Good to have you here. Divergent opinions are always welcome in this space.

A few points to correct, though…

If you’re including me in “all of you republicans,” you’re mistaken. I’m an Independent.

Like you, I don’t apply the “N-word” to African-Americans. I believe in the government helping people, too. That’s why it alarmed me to see my government put on the Supreme Court someone who clearly doesn’t believe in people’s rights to self-defense. I believe equal rights to self protection ARE part of what you call “democratic principles that made this country great.”

As to your last sentence, I don’t paint Hitler moustaches or “Joker” makeup on pictures of our duly elected President. And yes, I have carried my gun to town hall meetings, sometimes while in uniform serving the police department of the town in question.

I look forward to hearing back from you, Michael.

Yours for reasoned discourse,
Mas

]]> By: Michael http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/07/18/concerns-with-sotomayor-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Michael Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:00:15 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=356#comment-1626 This is outrageous, all of you republicans out there that think that Sotomayor is a bad pick are typical of mindless right wing drones that are just a step away from the 1950's southerners that still would love to use the "N" word to describe African Americans. I am a gun owner and glad of it, and beleive stoutly in the second ammendment and all it's provisions, but as a liberal, I beleive in government helping people. Massad, I would think that with your education level, you might be a bit more enlightened, but obviously your not. In terms of your knowledge and skill regarding weapons and the use of them, my hat is off to you, your one of the best. Your politics however are ignorant at best, and your ability for critical thinking is somewhat impaired. You seem to have an "us or them" mindset and can't co-mingle with democratic principles that made this country great. I wonder what your thoughts are on universal health care. I hope you don't tote your gun to town hall meetings, and paint a Hitler moustache on Barak Obama. This is outrageous, all of you republicans out there that think that Sotomayor is a bad pick are typical of mindless right wing drones that are just a step away from the 1950′s southerners that still would love to use the “N” word to describe African Americans. I am a gun owner and glad of it, and beleive stoutly in the second ammendment and all it’s provisions, but as a liberal, I beleive in government helping people. Massad, I would think that with your education level, you might be a bit more enlightened, but obviously your not. In terms of your knowledge and skill regarding weapons and the use of them, my hat is off to you, your one of the best. Your politics however are ignorant at best, and your ability for critical thinking is somewhat impaired. You seem to have an “us or them” mindset and can’t co-mingle with democratic principles that made this country great. I wonder what your thoughts are on universal health care. I hope you don’t tote your gun to town hall meetings, and paint a Hitler moustache on Barak Obama.

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