open letter to Greta Van Susteren

to OnTheRecord@foxnews.com
date Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:41 AM
subject Secretary Clinton Interview

I am, to say the least, disappointed. Greta allowed Secretary Clinton say her piece and never once challenged what she said. In fact, Greta tossed more than one softball. First she said "and then the guns come back across the border" and later allowed how her ATF 'sources' have "told us these weapons, these automatic weapons that go right through these -- you know, right through police officers here, are coming from the United States." I wouldn't have believed Greta would allow herself to be used as a propaganda outlet.


To keep it simple: (1) automatic weapons are not available "over-the-counter" in the United States (National Firearms Act, 1934); (2) so forget the possibility of purchasing more than one for transfer to Mexico. As completely regulated Title II weapons, FBI background checks are necessary if you even dream of a "machine gun". Check the law.

If you think the alphabet soup of government agencies (ATF, FBI, whatever) would fail to arrest any purchaser or seller who was identified in connection with a single verified serial number (let alone any number greater than one) connected to a Title II weapon, you are dreaming. If this administration could connect even one illegal automatic weapon found in Mexico to a licensed gun dealer here in the United States we would be hearing about it loudly and continuously.

Greta, as a lawyer, you know full well that words matter. That means blatant propaganda must be challenged outright, not let slip by (as if, perhaps, the interviewer wasn't prepared for the answer - or worse, was prompting for one?). When I hear someone say that automatic weapons are being purchased over-the-counter and smuggled into Mexico then I know that person is lying ex facie. What galls me most is your is apparent willingness to accept such statements as fact without verifying them.

It is apparent that nothing has changed where certain liberal policies are concerned and what this administration's position on gun control will be in the long run.

Respectfully,

Ne Plus (**********)
El Paso, TX
915-***-****

the real thing

Well, by now everyone has see the video of MEP Daniel Hannan reaming PM Gordon Brown a new one. The irony is that, by changing the name from "Gordon Brown" to "Barak Obama" (okay, perhaps the English accent should be a Southern one), the speech could have been given by any one of a number of Conservative members of Congress.

I expect we will see big things from MEP Hannan in the future. Maybe, if they're lucky, the U.K. has found a future Prime Minister.

Start Each Day With A Positive Outlook

Another one of those emails from my mother:

How to start each day with a positive outlook

1. Open a new file on your computer
2. Save it as 'Barak Obama'
3. Send it to the Recycle Bin
4. Empty the Recycle Bin
5. Your PC will ask you: "Do you really want to get rid of 'Barak Obama'?
6. Click firmly on 'YES'

Feel better? GOOD! Tomorrow we'll do Nancy Pelosi.