From out of nowhere she appeared, seemingly to soothe the troubled souls of gun rights advocates wary of yet another Democratic Senator from New York.
She is a pretty blond, a supposed 'rising star' among the blue-dog Democrats, and she likes guns.
Traditional liberal Democrats in the state immediately blasted Governor Patterson for appointing Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate...that is, everyone except the rabid gun-grabber Senator Charles 'Little Chucky' Schumer.
Questions have surfaced that give one pause to view the Gillibrand appointment as suspect.
Little Chucky Schumer lobbied Governor Patterson vigorously for the Gillibrand appointment. Why?
We know, for example, that Little Chucky's NRA rating is F-. We also know that Governor Patterson rates an F- on gun issues. So, why would a liberal New York Senator and a liberal New York Governor, both of whom are on the record as opposing the right to keep and bear arms, support a supposed 'strong gun-rights advocate' for a U.S. Senate seat?
Kirby Ferris at Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership speculates on the possible reasons, not the least of which is a grand scheme concocted in the minds of the power-hungry to placate gun-rights activists while working against those rights behind the scenes.
Little Chucky has been the subject of many articles here at The Liberty Sphere. We do not believe for one moment that he would be so adamant about appointing someone who supposedly supports gun rights to Clinton's vacated seat unless he had an ulterior motive.
It is to be remembered that in New York someone is considered a 'gun rights advocate' if they are slightly to the right of Carolyn McCarthy. That certainly doesn't exactly qualify as a 'gun rights activist' for the rest of the country.
The bottom line is we don't know who Kirsten Gillibrand really is. What is her political philosophy? What are her allegiances? Who are the recipients of her support?
Until we know these things perhaps it is a bit premature to celebrate her appointment.
Monday, January 26, 2009
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need to check her for fleas. You know, "lay down with dogs....."
Hope I'm wrong and they just had a moment of temporary sanity, but it's probably not the way to bet.
Absolutely right. And she talks too much about hunting, as in "the rights of hunters." But she can't be any worse than Hillary, so we haven't lost anything.
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