It is impossible to plumb the depths of human stupidity Jan.....

Although I do admit a lot of politicians give it a hell of a try

Maybe you are correct. I try to remind myself "Do not attribute to [esoteric explanations] that which can be accounted for by stupidity." (Of course, the brackets generally contain 'malice'.)

I just have a hard time believing that someone could be stupid enough to pack a gun without a carry permit, get drunk, and obstruct the law in the middle of the street and have it turn our alright for anti-gun proponency.

Sigh.

Jan

I think she was not trying to get arrested when she set out to protest. I think she thought she 'd whip up some gravitas with her base. She most likely was drinking before she left home - the photos show her in her lounging around the house track suit. :) Hypocrisy seems the only explanation. She doesn 't deny her gun ownership but wants to deny it for law abiding missourians.

Throw down the farm equipment and get a gun.

I'll believe in a firm govenorship when the candidate is A: Not a member of the CFR (Gov. Perry of TX anyone?) and B: Not in the breastpocket of ANY lobbying group or CFR-funded "think-tank" and C: Has entire administration filled with competent people are also meet both A & B. (i.e., NO INFILTRATORS)

Nope, I'm not holding my breath.

Animal Farm should be required reading for all middle school youth. 1984 should be required before graduation.

I want mine, but you have no right to yours.

Yep. And really, drunk and armed, in my world is a HUGE no-no! And she had better clam up on disarming her constituents, because she will never be able to stand on that soapbox again... Rotten tomatoes, anyone?

I am ready to storm the castle...

One of the mode astute and frightening novels ever written... Orwell's foresight was terrible in its accuracy.

politicians continually demonstrate that THEY think (i doubt that) they are above the law. what a joke. and a bad one at that.

As the much missed Jackie Gleason would have said, "How sweet it is!" An illustration of how elected officials look upon themselves as royalty. The commoners are not to be trusted with what they have.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". Orwell

Like you, I think that this does not add up. From the description, it seems evident that she was trying to get arrested. But getting arrested carrying a gun cannot be expected to put her in a favorable light to her constituents.

'Hypocrisy' is not an adequate explanation, because within the constraints of her mindset her actions still need to add up to 'logical' (albeit not necessarily 'rational'). She cannot have been carrying because she was drunk, because she would have had to have the gun before she was intoxicated.

My spidy sense says that we do not understand this story.

Jan

We do seem to have a few in MO, and never run out of 'em. Especially in KC and St.Louis area. Then there is the Governor. Don't gotta say more than that about that nutjob.
Like my ideas about Oblama, can't wait for Nixon to be replaced with a conservative.

So true.

If they do not pack the gun (Rosie O'Donnell for example) they have armed body guards that go everywhere with them. She wants only the rich who can have a trained arm body guard to have protection but the rest of us are SOL.

Yes, comrade citizens, rank has its privileges when you an esteemed Animal Farm more than equal elite better entrusted with such authority by the collective. Especially due to her being mentally impaired for drunk, her excellency needed that gun to protect herself (with extra rounds for a full blown fire fight) far more than we commoners dare deserve.
And the Ferguson police should have let her excellency own that street in front of their station. After all, they did not build it.

This is grand. How in the world does she expect anyone to take het seriously from here on out. This is a classic "Do as I say and not how I do" case

"Do as I say, not as I do."

"Rank has its privileges."

That's about the size of it.

yes, it's called progressive privilege disease or PPD

Crazy busy is good. It's better than just crazy.

Yes, she unfortunately is. There are an endless supply of idiots I'm afraid. I've been crazy busy.

It's baffling. She was doing something to get arrested for a protest, which I understand. I don't understand doing it with a loaded gun, esp if she's supported anti-gun laws. I wonder if she has mental illness.

Exactly! And she's in your state if I'm not totally off base?
How are you these days? Long time no see!

Hypocrisy is a requirement for anyone wanting to be a politician. In my observation; the louder they speak out against something, the more likely they actually support it and vice versa. Double-speak, double-think...1984 is a guide for them. This applies to both the Dem party and the Repubs: the only real difference between them is the speed at which the country is to be destroyed. Dem's want it destroyed now, and repub's like to take it slow ~ but the end result is the same.