They keep leaving out the "well-regulated militia" part.

Maybe they don't want to bother with that.

Well. Regulated. Militia. There, NRA. Fixed it for ya.

Could have been whoever does their bookings for them.

Just a guess. Agent, manager, whoever, just looking to get them out on more stages in front of more people, especially if they have a new album or single or film or whatever to promote.

Again, just a guess. I know some celebrities, especially in the Country/Western world, ordinarily have no problem with this particular audience. But maybe even for them, the ol' "now is not the time" thing may step in.

Frankly, I would not want to have my client performing for that audience. I think the guilt-by-association thing would be screaming at me. But hey, what do I know, at this point? The exposure's good. And those folks have discretionary income to buy albums with.

I am fucking DRAINED. It's been quite awhile since I've had a week of tears like this one.

I have cried so many times, since the news of the latest massacre on Tuesday, that I've lost track.

I feel like I'm walking around trying to manage a 500-pound weight strapped to my back. And I can't escape the worry - are my (adult) children safe? And what about my very young grandchildren? Are they next?

Well, just remember the rule of thumb by now.

If they accuse us of doing something bad, it's a good bet THEY actually ARE doing it.

Welcome to DU, moonshinegnomie!

You sure do speak for me in your post here.

I totally get that.

The whole idea of America is leaving me feeling rather hollow these days.

Actually starting to wonder if maybe I don't belong in this country anymore. Maybe Canada? Or Australia? Or New Zealand? Still just kind of a fantasy at the moment, but I never actually even entertained the thought before this week.

Oh boo-hoo, Greggie-poo. Tell me all about it.

You were misled. Yeah, typical. Nothing was YOUR fault. The fault lies with somebody else over there somewhere.

RESIGN, you negligent, irresponsible, gun-humping schmuck.

That is ALL it is. It's the "modern canard."

Ooooooooooohhhh... mental illness! Mental illness. Yeah, THAT'S the ticket! Gotta be mental illness! But don't talk to me about guns.


"Guns don't kill people. PEOPLE kill people." To which I would quickly add - "Yeah. People kill people WITH GUNS."

We HAVE answers, Mitt. It's The GUNS!!!

It's the GODDAMN GUNS!!!

We're the country that's okay with all the guns you can eat. And we're also the country with the most gun massacres. I heard it was up to 214 THIS YEAR, as of today. Explain THAT, Mitt. Deal with THAT, Mitt.

THANK YOU. Put your money where your big mouth is, Abbott.