Skiprr wrote:I only wanted to correct my earlier post to make certain I quoted President Obama word-for-word.bblhd672 wrote: By "we" does he mean his administration and all the other criminals on the streets?
As to how POTUS would define the word "we" in that sentence... Technically the plural pronoun refers to the person speaking or writing, or an individual speaking or writing when referring to himself/herself plus one or more others.
Maybe he fully intended to include himself, his administration, his Attorney General, his Secretary of Homeland Defense, the laughably liberal leftist--and intentionally blind--Senators and House members, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Whining Ignorant Moms Demand Action Against Everything Constitutional, and all the rest of us that make up the population of this great country.
My unproven suspicion, though, is that when POTUS and his speechwriters finalized that for the teleprompter, "we" really meant the NRA, conservative Senators and House members and--the real burr under his saddle--the law-abiding ownership that accounts for over 300 million privately-owned firearms in this country. If we look at the past few years of NICS background check numbers, that number is likely to be well over 300 million. Heck, NSSF data alone shows that 140 million firearms were brought new-to-market in this country in 2014 alone.
Recent Gallup polls show that 41% of American households say they have a firearm in their homes. Let me ask you: If you received a Gallup pollster's telephone call some evening after dinner asking if you had guns in your home, how many of you would respond with, "Yes; of course"?
I rest my case on that 41% statistic; I'm betting it's at least into the majority range.
Let me say again, though, that I thought President Obama did no disservice to the fallen officers. DPD Sgt. Michael Smith, DPD Senior Cpl. Aherns, DPD Officer Michael Krol, DPD Officer Patrick Zamarripa, and DART Officer Brent Thompson were properly honored for their service and heroism, and done so respectfully by the President.
My heartfelt wishes to Governor Abbott as he recovers from serious burns to his legs and today's reconstructive surgery. Nothing short of surgery could have kept him away.
It was important to me, also, that George W. Bush attended and spoke. I'm glad no one sullied the proceedings by standing up and shouting, "Do you miss me now?" But I can't deny I was thinking it.
I have a few points to make about POTUS's speach:
(1) It was not a teenager that did this horrible crime, It was a veteran of our armed services that he continues to cut the budget on. He also cuts the budget on VA hospitals cutting any treatment for these issues to a bare minimum.
(2) " guns are easier for youths to obtain than computers." Fast and Furious come to mind here. It was he that allowed a lot of guns on the street.
(3) He only came to Dallas after the danger had passed and still with armed Secret Service and police to protect him. IMHO, it was a political ploy
Rant over