Hillary's peculiar decision to talk about gun control right now

[ArcadiaGP]

Hillary's First Mistake? | National Review Online

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/hillary-clinton-gun-control-obamacare-106392.html

....more than two years before a general election, Hillary has announced that she is uncomfortable with Stand Your Ground and with expanded concealed carry — both of which are pretty popular with the public at large, and neither of which are being seriously debated outside of the progressive base.

 

[eldirector]

I couldn't even make it passed the title.

FIRST mistake?

FIRST?

 

[Birds Away]

She has to shore up her base. She is seen as not liberal enough by many in her party for her support of the Iraq war and her coziness with the banks. She has to throw some red meat to the left to get them onboard. If nominated she will appear to slide to the center to maximize her chances of getting elected. If she is successful she will test the waters and see what will fly and what will not. Remember Bill was very reactive to polls when he was in the big chair. I don't see her as any different.

 

[ViperJock]

It's not a mistake. She knows her voter base. They just gave a collective cheer.

 

[edporch]

Hillary is uncomfortable with concealed carry?
REALLY?

I bet she's not at all "uncomfortable" with the concealed carry sub-machineguns and other weapons that those who are guarding HER have...

There's very few things I hate worse than hypocrisy!

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

Opinions here, while resonnating in this crowd, are of no concern to Hillary. She couldn't count on votes here anyway, and on the far left she restored some faith.
You will see these items regularly until election time.
Climate change.
Gun control.
War on women.
Abortion rights.
Income inequality.
Lesbian/Gay activism.
Racism.
etc.
etc.
etc.
Divide and conquer with populist messages to discrete groups.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Opinions here, while resonnating in this crowd, are of no concern to Hillary. She couldn't count on votes here anyway, and on the far left she restored some faith.
You will see these items regularly until election time.
Climate change.
Gun control.
War on women.
Abortion rights.
Income inequality.
Lesbian/Gay activism.
Racism.
etc.
etc.
etc.
Divide and conquer with populist messages to discrete groups.

Yep! Notice the gub'ment released a report on climate change conveniently timed to a number of states' primary elections?

 

[rockhopper46038]

Opinions here, while resonnating in this crowd, are of no concern to Hillary. She couldn't count on votes here anyway, and on the far left she restored some faith.
You will see these items regularly until election time.
Climate change.
Gun control.
War on women.
Abortion rights.
Income inequality.
Lesbian/Gay activism.
Racism.
etc.
etc.
etc.
Divide and conquer with populist messages to discrete groups.

Its been a winning strategy for the Dems; don't see why they would change.

 

[rockhopper46038]

However, I would hope SOMEBODY would make some hay with the whole "...balance safety with freedom and lately it has swung too far to the latter" statement.

Because we can't let people have too much freedom, you know.

 

[Scutter01]

I can hardly wait to have another Clinton or Bush in the White House. Gotta keep the Presidency in the family, right? How else are you supposed to establish your legitimacy to the throne?

 

[87iroc]

Its been a winning strategy for the Dems; don't see why they would change.

Both sides do it. The candidates are more to the right during the primaries...then slip to the center to get elected in the general election. Its the game of politics.

 

[87iroc]

I can hardly wait to have another Clinton or Bush in the White House. Gotta keep the Presidency in the family, right? How else are you supposed to establish your legitimacy to the throne?

Betting there will be lots of pics of her with her grandbaby during the campaign cycle. About like Edwards with a dying wife...only using her grandkid as a prop to win votes..

 

[spec4]

I get a kick out of how these socialists always say they support the Second Amendment and then we get the..but... We have almost 31 months to the election. Wish I could put it out of my mind, but can't. The crap we will hear from now to then will only intensify.

 

[Scutter01]

I get a kick out of how these socialists always say they support the Second Amendment and then we get the..but... We have almost 31 months to the election. Wish I could put it out of my mind, but can't. The crap we will hear from now to then will only intensify.

"Nobody is going to take your guns."

Sounds a lot like "If you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan..."

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Hillary Clinton pushes gun control, Obamacare - Katie Glueck - POLITICO.com

 

[thej27]

Watching NRA News Cam and Company and he just brought up a good reason for her to talk about it right now. 'Bloomberg Money'

 

[Steve.43]

Yep! Notice the gub'ment released a report on climate change conveniently timed to a number of states' primary elections?

Yes. And the "climate change" report also will accomplish the Progressives' usual tactic of changing the subject, takng Trey Gowdy and the Benghazi sumcommittee off the front page and making it "old news" already. Nothing here to see. Worry about climate change instead and what it's going to do to our electric bills.

 

[actaeon277]

Gee.
Another person that is against guns for "other people", but not for themselves.

 

[cobber]

As soon as she cracks down on Al Qaeda terrorists carrying guns into our Benghazi compound, I'll be impressed...

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

I think the "What Difference Does It Make" statement on Benghazi will be a sounding board since the general for AfriCOM stated clearly everyone knew this was no demonstration and a video had nothing to do with it - everyone knew it including the State Department. Why they weren't released to leverage boots-on-the-ground or even try is beyond me.

Same Old $h*t far as gun control and Clintons. Never mind suicide can not be curtailed with gun control (check into Japan for instance).

Anyone could crush her in a debate on either of those two issues. Dems have no problem going after 2A and spending our great-great-grandchildrens money. Repubs have no problem allowing right to privacy thrown under the bus in addition to fighting un-winable social issues like abortion and gay marriage. There's no libertarian on the horizon with a twinkies chance in arms reach of Woody Harrelson... What's a fiscal conservative to do? Single issue voting. Again.