Category Archives: Quote of the Day

Quote of the day–Álvaro García Linera

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The first nationalization of the 21st century…. After today the hydrocarbons will belong to all Bolivians. Never again will they be in the hands of transnational corporations. Today the country – la patria – stands up…. This is a patriotic and heroic decision that takes back our soul and dignity. But it will be a measure attacked by dinosaurs, conservatives, and traitors of the country.

Álvaro García Linera
Vice-President of Bolivia
May 1, 2006
Nationalization of Gas!
From ZNet–A community of people committed to social change
[Yet another attempt of an experiment that has repeatedly failed.  It’s a sad day for the people of Bolivia as this resource and source of income heads toward it’s ruin.–Joe]

Quote of the day–SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD

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The mayor asks the state to pass laws that prevent firearms from getting into the hands of criminals. But state and federal laws already prohibit the possession, purchase or sale of firearms for felons, people with a history of mental illness or facing allegations of domestic violence. All commercial sales of firearms require a background check for such disqualifiers.

What else could the state do? An outright assault weapons ban is unfair and unenforceable. Manufacturers supply trigger locks with their firearms and the locks are widely available at no cost.

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD
Gun Control: Blaming the state
May 4, 2006
[This is a huge turn around for the PI.  Add in their publication of the Boomershoot article on Tuesday and I’m a little weak in the knees.  This is really good news.–Joe]

Quote of the day–Lee Ellyn Frailey

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Everything’s better with a boom.

Lee Ellyn Frailey
April 30, 2006
While at Boomershoot 2006.

Quote of the day–Steve Joachim

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Wile E. Coyote’s got nothing on us.

Steve Joachim
April 30, 2006
After blasted an 80-pound anvil over 100 feet into the sky, which then buried itself into the ground, for halftime entertainment at Boomershoot 2006.

Quote of the day–James Hagengruber

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For some shooters, the event is all about marksmanship. Others say they’re driven by politics – how the combination of guns and explosives is the ultimate expression of their constitutional rights as well as a gentle show of force for anybody watching in the federal government.

James Hagengruber
May 1, 2006
Spokesman Review: Boom with a view

Quote of the day–James Huffman-Scott

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It’s an overcast day and vampires could attack at any time. We take safety very seriously.

James Huffman-Scott
Boomershoot April 30, 2006
Explaining the reason for the wooden stakes being given to every participant at check in.  The real reason, which James was not allowed to know, was that each shooter was to get a personal target to put at close (20 to 30 yards) range after lunch. More context from James:

Random person checking in “What’s the stake for?”

Me: “Killing vampires.”

Possible follow ups:

“Bullets won’t hurt a vampire, they’ll just piss it off. That’s why you need a stake.”

“It’s an overcast day and vampires could attack at any time. We take safety very seriously.”

Quote of the day–Greg Hamilton

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Do you know how to double the effectiveness of any bullet?  Put another round through your target.

Greg Hamilton
Self Defense Instructor
Nov. 19, 1995
[The lesson was, don’t put effort into buying the best bullet or cartridge, put your efforts into placing your shots where they count.–Joe]

Quote of the day–Neal Kurk

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We care more for our liberties than to meekly hand over to the federal government the potential to ennumerate, track, identify and eventually control.

It’s not going to promote national security. It’s not going to help us prevent illegal immigration. It’s just going to help the government keep tabs on ordinary citizens.

Neal Kurk
State Representative, New Hampshire
April 25, 2006
N.H. leads a rebellion against driver’s license regulations

Quote of the day–Chris Cox

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The mayor’s answer is an elitist national campaign on the backs of law-abiding gun owners. Believe me, the rest of the country does not want Mayor Bloomberg’s elitist gun policies, because they don’t work.

Chris Cox
NRA-ILA
April 26, 2006
CBS News: Big City Mayors Huddle On Gun Control

Quote of the day–Dan White

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Every time they cry wolf, they lose a little more credibility and support. Their ideas on gun control were tried, and failed. The social experiment is over. It is time to stop denying our rights and heritage based on a pack of lies.

Dan White
21 April 2006
Protestors Cry Wolf Again
Ohioans for Concealed Carry
[Lies and bigotry.–Joe]

Quote of the day–The Minnesota Daily

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What do people even need handguns for? Protection, right? However, if no one could buy or carry a handgun legally, no one would need a handgun to protect themselves.

The Minnesota Daily
Editorial April 25, 2006
[I’m thinking 6th grade.  Maybe as high as the 8th grade.  The thinking can’t be attributed to someone beyond that level.  What about people that don’t need a weapon because of their size, or other weapons such as knives, clubs, or illegally obtained firearms?  Whoever wrote this needs to grow up and answer Just One Question.–Joe]

Quote of the day–Kate Hoey

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The pistol ban was one of those knee-jerk things. I think people realize now that the pistol ban hasn’t done anything to reduce gun crime.

Kate Hoey
Labor Party lawmaker
London
From UK Competitive Shooters Can’t Train at Home
[Perhaps there is a tiny spark of hope for the people of the U.K.–Joe]

Quote of the day–Michael S. Brown

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This kind of fuzzy thinking is typical of anti-gun lobbyists, who never let facts get in the way of a good story or tarnish their dream of a world without guns.

Michael S. Brown
Friday, April 21, 2006
Local View: Gun-control activists ignore facts
The Columbian

Quote of the day–Ry Jones

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Ah, the voice of reason.

Ry Jones
21:18:47
April 21, 2006
[Blog posting about a lowlife barking moonbat who commented on my blog about Michelle Malkin saying he wanted to rape her with a broken beer bottle.–Joe]

Quote of the day–Jeff Cooper

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Further nasty news from the nasty United Nations Organization:

One Eric Kibuka, who delights in the title of “Director of the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders,” has gone on record to the effect that “The international community (sic) has decided that firearms regulation is at the core of democracy and good government.” The connection between firearms regulation and democracy is about as obvious as the connection between traffic regulation and quail hunting, but that is not likely to trouble a U.N. official. As we have all noticed, the cry of the modern left seems to be “To hell with the facts. It’s the gut reaction that matters.”

Jeff Cooper
From Jeff Cooper’s Commentaries
Vol. 6, No. 1
January 1998

Quote of the day–Emilio Halepopoulos

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It seems to me that the anti-gun crowd are all mentally ill hostages, who are under siege from criminals and who suffer from a variation of Stockholm Syndrome in their pathetic desire to protect the honour of this violent standing army known as the police, simply because they are their only means of survival from something worse.

On the other hand the pro-gun crowd are a healthy bunch who see reality as it is: killer cops deserve jail time, not sympathy. Gun owners have control over their guns and do not need to live in fear of an inanimate firearm. This results in firearm owners adopting a more balanced perspective.

 

Emilio Halepopoulos
Sandton, Gauteng
April 19, 2006
Letter to the editor titled Gun owners show way to true freedom in SA

Quote of the day–Dan Simmons

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I come from a place and time where your grandchildren and hundreds of millions of other dhimmi are compelled to write ‘pbuh’ after the Prophet’s name. They wear gold crosses and gold Stars of David sewn onto their clothing. The Nazis didn’t invent the wearing of the Star of David . . . the marking and setting apart of the Jews in society. Muslims did that centuries ago in they lands they conquered, European and otherwise. They will refine it and update it, not toward the more merciful, in the lands they occupy through the decades ahead of you.

Dan Simmons
Speaking through a character he calls “The Time Traveler”
April 2006
[The link above may break soon.  I expect you will find it’s replacement here.–Joe]

Quote of the day–Kim Huffman-Scott

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You’ve already gone way past the “Thin Ice” sign.

Kim Huffman-Scott
April 16, 2006
Telling her dad to back off some on teasing her brother James about Meredith.

Quote of the day–Sara Young & Xenia Huffman-Scott

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Xenia: We are going to be gypsies.
Sara: And maybe become lesbians.

Sara Young
Xenia Huffman-Scott
Referring to their plans for when they turn 18 years old.
April 16, 2006
[I’m always entertained by what Sara and Xenia say when they get together. It’s great having such smart kids around.–Joe]

Quote of the day–Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Like it or not, the Zionist regime is heading toward annihilation. The Zionist regime is a rotten, dried tree that will be eliminated by one storm.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President
April 14, 2006
As quoted in the April 16, 2006 Scotland on Sunday
[With Iran enriching Uranium as fast as it can it’s not hard to imagine what kind of storm he has in mind.–Joe]