tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post2020402125351687520..comments2024-03-27T23:02:14.229-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: While working37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-88570160842637461992017-06-18T23:22:17.116-04:002017-06-18T23:22:17.116-04:00As ironic as the gun issue in this situation is th...As ironic as the gun issue in this situation is that the senator who was shot had voted against gay marriage/equality for the LGBT community -- and was saved by a member of that group. By now, I am beyond tired or irony and hypocrisy. <br /><br />Saw a very good article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday by former Senator John Danforth, who detailed why our survival depends on our interconnection with each other in both foreign and domestic affairs, and how the current administration has destroyed much of that. In effect, he was saying 'a house divided against itself cannot stand.' He's right.Rafe's Hotelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898852529318083316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-35048789401967347732017-06-18T01:33:38.488-04:002017-06-18T01:33:38.488-04:00It is so ironic that this happened to the very peo...It is so ironic that this happened to the very people who wanted silencers on guns. It would be funny if it wasn't so horrific.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14998316990596161672017-06-15T12:41:37.996-04:002017-06-15T12:41:37.996-04:00Drita, nothing will change in the short term. Noth...Drita, nothing will change in the short term. Nothing will change until we vote in enough candidates with the courage to stand up to the NRA. I mean, what private citizen needs an assault rifle?37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-62886102602459559052017-06-15T12:40:35.239-04:002017-06-15T12:40:35.239-04:00e, there was a huge fire in London, and now they a...e, there was a huge fire in London, and now they are all talking about how to promote greater fire safety. Logical, right? But when gun incidents happen here, there is a fierce avoidance of talk about gun safety. It's pathological.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-31460058655362049742017-06-15T12:39:10.187-04:002017-06-15T12:39:10.187-04:00Lisa, right?? It is so hard for the mentally distu...Lisa, right?? It is so hard for the mentally disturbed to get proper medical care, and yet they can walk into any gun store and purchase a firearm. So who's crazy?37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-23194922761380337242017-06-15T12:38:06.425-04:002017-06-15T12:38:06.425-04:00jenny_o, i can't make any sense of it, that...jenny_o, i can't make any sense of it, that's for sure. i sometimes feel quite overmatched by all of this, which is not helpful.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-47480766282382512622017-06-15T12:36:31.577-04:002017-06-15T12:36:31.577-04:00Birdie, the congressman who got shot has repeatedl...Birdie, the congressman who got shot has repeatedly voted against gun safety initiatives. Not that this meant he deserved to get shot of course, but yes, the desperate irony.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-77423655476653522452017-06-15T12:35:36.744-04:002017-06-15T12:35:36.744-04:00Ms. Moon, sometimes I have to just turn off the ne...Ms. Moon, sometimes I have to just turn off the news. But burying my head in the sand isn't helpful. I think its time for another round of calls to our reps. Sigh. <br /><br />xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-34985490355664689422017-06-15T11:35:12.161-04:002017-06-15T11:35:12.161-04:00I am wondering how this might affect future gun la...I am wondering how this might affect future gun laws. but what I'm really afraid of is that the crazies will come out full force... My Corner of the worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848296854617809245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-60804873832794732742017-06-15T01:56:22.272-04:002017-06-15T01:56:22.272-04:00You would think that this would force our legislat...You would think that this would force our legislators to think differently about gun control as well as mental health care. It won't though. Cheaper to give people access to guns than the medical and other care they actually need. We are seriously circling the bowl...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-41141503596634918262017-06-14T15:36:14.237-04:002017-06-14T15:36:14.237-04:00Just another question, if you don't mind ponde...Just another question, if you don't mind pondering one. Why is it so very difficult for the mentally disturbed in this country to get medical care and prevent this kind of thing before it begins?<br /><br />You are right, being white should not matter. This was meant to terrorize.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-72239975789033534052017-06-14T13:13:41.576-04:002017-06-14T13:13:41.576-04:00It makes no sense, and it is futile to try to make...It makes no sense, and it is futile to try to make sense out of it. It is all politics, and the politics is leading to deaths, and that is just wrong. There is no sense in it.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-58860217996418581752017-06-14T12:32:39.192-04:002017-06-14T12:32:39.192-04:00The desperately sad irony of it all. The desperately sad irony of it all. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-83796558473194863442017-06-14T12:27:03.380-04:002017-06-14T12:27:03.380-04:00"The gentleman"? Really.
I sigh and thi..."The gentleman"? Really. <br />I sigh and think with great despair, We ain't woke. We're broke."<br />You are right. Broken. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com