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zebonaut

(3,688 posts) Mon Jan 4, 2016, 01:12 PM Jan 2016

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Finally; a Comprehensive Solution to the gun violence issue

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Finally; a Comprehensive Solution to the gun violence issue (Original Post) zebonaut Jan 2016 OP

That was the era when ordinary people could demand "equal time"... Peace Patriot Jan 2016 #1

Yep, I really miss the Fairness Doctrine. nt TrollBuster9090 Jan 2016 #7

Ah, the wisdom of the Archie Bunkers packman Jan 2016 #2

Way ahead of the times Geronimoe Jan 2016 #3

Now it's quaint that we used to think this solution was satirical. Bucky Jan 2016 #4

You take your big international bankers, they want to - whaddya call - masticate the people of this jtuck004 Jan 2016 #5

A truly LOL!! Duppers Jan 2016 #6

This was satire in the 70s. The tragedy is that nobody would recognize it as satire today. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2016 #8

nobody? I know plenty that recognize this as satire, but too many are noddin' when the drynberg Jan 2016 #9

Peace Patriot

(24,010 posts)

1. That was the era when ordinary people could demand "equal time"...

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 01:27 PM

Jan 2016

...on our PUBLIC airwaves. Nice irony.

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

7. Yep, I really miss the Fairness Doctrine. nt

Reply to Peace Patriot (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 05:32 PM

Jan 2016

packman

(16,296 posts)

2. Ah, the wisdom of the Archie Bunkers

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 01:43 PM

Jan 2016

Somewhere. like peeling an onion, there is a layer of smarts in there but the tears you have to go through to get to it hardly makes it worth the effort.

Geronimoe

(1,539 posts)

3. Way ahead of the times

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 02:49 PM

Jan 2016

He was talking "stand your ground" in the 70s.

Bucky

(54,033 posts)

4. Now it's quaint that we used to think this solution was satirical.

Reply to Geronimoe (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 03:24 PM

Jan 2016

Now politicians and influential lobbyists seriously suggest everyone packing heat would end gun violence.

It's like watching people from the 1870s laugh at the idea that someday city streets wouldn't need horse-pulled trolleys.

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

5. You take your big international bankers, they want to - whaddya call - masticate the people of this

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 04:43 PM

Jan 2016

" You take your big international bankers, they want to - whaddya call - masticate the people of this here nation like puppets on the wing..."

If he had just stopped there, he coulda had the win.

Duppers

(28,125 posts)

6. A truly LOL!!

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 04:53 PM

Jan 2016

Thanks.

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

8. This was satire in the 70s. The tragedy is that nobody would recognize it as satire today.

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 05:34 PM

Jan 2016

It's now the Gun Lobby's official position. Arm ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY.

drynberg

(1,648 posts)

9. nobody? I know plenty that recognize this as satire, but too many are noddin' when the

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 06:02 PM

Jan 2016

Pol sez this for it to be funny.

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