Rarely have Americans ever seen a president attack his opponents so viciously, expressing and evoking such visceral emotions–especially at a time of mourning.
Joel B. Pollak
Breitbart.com
Big Government
17 Apr 2013
President Barack Obama lashed out defiantly and viciously at political opponents who defeated his efforts to expand federal gun regulations today. Standing with families of victims of the Newtown school shooting at the White House, the president claimed that opponents of expanded federal background checks had “no coherent arguments” for their position, and that the “gun lobby” had “willfully lied” in the course of the debate.
Ironically, while accusing others of lying, President Obama resorted to false claims and statistics about current laws, including the repeatedly debunked argument that 40% of gun sales are private, and that guns can be bought over the Internet without background checks. It was partly the dishonesty of those very arguments that had led potential supporters of new bipartisan legislation to doubt the administration’s motives in supporting the bill.
The administration’s defeat came earlier Wednesday, when the Senate failed to pass a cloture motion to end debate on a bipartisan proposal introduced by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA). Only 54 votes of the necessary 60 votes could be found to support an expanded federal background check system (among other changes), partly because of fears that extending such checks would require the creation of a federal gun registry that could lead to confiscation…
The article continues at Big Government.
Also at the site: DONE: Toomey-Manchin Background Check Fails to Garner 60 Votes
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OBAMA Lectures Senate for Not Passing Bill
Defeated Obama Rages: ‘Memories of These Children Demand’ More Power for Democrats
…All of this was setup for the coup de grace: a request for more power. Because, after all, Obama was never going to win this debate. He didn’t have the votes, he didn’t have the evidence, and he didn’t have a decent piece of legislation to propose. What he did have was unbridled faux moral indignation and a compliant press.
But he needs more. He needs a majority in the House. And he asked for it. “So all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington. But this effort is not over,” said Obama. “If this Congress refuses to listen … the real impact is going to have to come from the voters.”
“The memories of these children demand [gun control],” Obama concluded.
What he meant was obvious: the memories of dead children in Sandy Hook demands that voters give Obama more Senators and more Congresspeople…
Senate Torpedoes Background Check Deal
The Senate on Wednesday failed to advance a bipartisan background check proposal that Democrats had hoped would be the core of any bill.
The background check legislation, championed by Democrat Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Republican Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania, received only 54 votes, six short of the 60 needed to clear a threatened filibuster. However, the measure does have 55 Senate supporters, given that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., changed his vote at the last minute to preserve his ability to call up the vote again.
In addition to Toomey, only three Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John McCain of Arizona and Mark S. Kirk of Illinois — voted in favor of the background check compromise.
Besides Reid, four Democrats voted against it…
White House criticizes Sen. Paul’s ‘props’ remark
Update: Nanny Bloomberg: Defeat Of Background Check Bill “A Huge Victory” For Criminals, Senators Who Voted Against It Scared Of Gun “Extremists”……because everyone knows criminals buy their guns legally.
Politico: Newtown Families Have “Unique Moral Authority” Over Gun Owners…Because gun owners are inherently evil people.
Feinstein Concedes Background Check Deal Would Not Have Stopped Newtown Shooting…
Gabby Giffords’ Husband: “Gun Lobby” More Powerful Than Obama…
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (L) delivers her opening remarks while seated next to her husband, former U.S. Navy Captain Mark Kelly, during a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary committee about guns and violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Update 2: Biden: 4th Graders Can Buy Guns Off “Black Trucks.”
Hollywood Mourns Senate Demise of Obama’s Gun Control Legislation
Celebrities like Rashida Jones, Albert Brooks and Adam McKay were first in line to mourn the Senate defeat of President Barack Obama’s touted gun control legislation.
Palin, Levin Won’t Support Any Lawmaker Who Votes for Gun Control
On Monday, former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and conservative talk radio host Mark Levin said they would not support any politician who backs bills like the Schumer-Manchin-Toomey gun registry bill that would put more limits on the Second Amendment.
Palin, in a Facebook post, said, “the latest gun control bill should be filibustered and defeated.” She declared she “will not support politicians who support any more limits on our Second Amendment rights.”
Levin immediately agreed with Palin, saying he would join her in not supporting politicians who favor more gun control…
Kansas Gov. signs ‘strictest second amendment protection law’ in the nation
