Digby: They think they’re all Clint Eastwood: Donald Trump, Ben Carson & the right’s demented gun ..

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They think they’re all Clint Eastwood: Donald Trump, Ben Carson & the right’s demented gun fantasies
It's come to this: Leading GOP candidates are suggesting it's cowardly not to throw oneself into a hail of bullets

HEATHER DIGBY PARTON


On the stump last week-end, Donald Trump entertained his followers in the wake of the massacre in Oregon with colorful fantasies of him walking down the street, pulling a gun on a would-be assailant and taking him out right there on the sidewalk. He said, “I have a license to carry in New York, can you believe that? Somebody attacks me, they’re gonna be shocked,” at which point he mimes a quick draw:



As the crowd applauds and cheers, he goes on to say “somebody attacks me, oh they’re gonna be shocked. Can you imagine? Somebody says, oh there’s Trump, he’s easy pickins…” And then he pantomimes the quick draw again:



Everybody laughs. And then Trump talks about an old Charles Bronson vigilante movie and they all chanted the name “Death Wish” together. Keep in mind that this sophomoric nonsense took place just two days after a disturbed man went into a classroom and shot 17 people.

Now Trump is a clown, we know that — a very wealthy celebrity clown who has captured the imagination of millions of people. And if there’s one thing he’s known for, it’s his macho swagger so this isn’t exactly a shock coming from him. Indeed his entire rap is based on the idea that American leaders are all a bunch of “babies” (although one cannot help but think he has some other words in mind) while he is the manly leader who will take on all the “bad people” including world leaders, ISIS and anyone else who stands in the way of making America great again. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Trump literally packing head at his next rally and shooting into the air like Yosemite Sam. ..........................(more)

http://www.salon.com/2015/10/07/they_think_theyre_all_clint_eastwood_donald_trump_ben_carson_the_rights_demented_gun_fantasies/

[gwheezie]

1. None of these loons have shot anyone

If it was that easy the police wouldn't show up in full protective gear with a swat team.

[rurallib]

2. they think life is a comic book or a bad TV show

good guys wear white hats and never get shot or even hurt. They are looked over by a higher power and always make lucid, correct decisions under duress because they and only they can think clearly.

[deathrind]

3. Tough guy Trump...

Who went straight to the FBI over a tweet reply.

[Eleanors38]

4. Oh, he jus' passin' gas. Getting a cheap rise. nt

[Ichigo Kurosaki]

5. Trump has armed body guards to defend him, doubt he would pull a gun. [nt]