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In reply to the discussion: Senate Confirms Gun Control Advocate as Surgeon General [View all]He is a public health advocate. Calling him a "gun control advocate" gets more views and gets the gunners dander up. A lot more sexy than calling a cancer or diabetes advocate.
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He is an American, not an "Indian-American". Is Cruz a Canadian-American? Wonderful how our
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#1
"Idiot-American". Good one. Although for Cruz it should be "Zealot-American". And what about
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#5
Worse than being a moron, he is a morals free opportunist with a sadistic, narcissistic God complex.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#12
And all their apologists and sympathizes and supporters and deflectors...the NRA is the enemy of
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#7
Reprehensible group..utterly so..their supporters are deaf, dumb and blind. n/t
Jefferson23
Dec 2014
#9
Save it for someone who gives a shit about gun owners. I stand by what I said.
Jefferson23
Dec 2014
#28
Guns were designed to kill, they provide nothing for the average citizen, why do folks lose all
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#47
Yeah, right, sure they do. Food for my family...like what? How many folk hunt for food?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#50
I will agree thst folks living on the frontiers of civilization should have arms to feed their
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#56
Need has nothing to do with owning a firearm, it's a constitutional right to own a firearm.
GGJohn
Dec 2014
#60
Golly, another new gun militant, telling liberals how they should think and behave.
Paladin
Dec 2014
#57
Gun control is a progressive issue, gun loving is a con issue...that is the point you ignore...
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#52
Are you really that unaware of the position of your own party and that of the other? You are
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#58
I was watching Frankenstein the other night, and the dr said "The body is complete. Now we have to
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#21
Sorry.. I meant I wonder why Mark Kirk Voted to give Confirmation to Dr Vetek Murthy.. it was so
Cha
Dec 2014
#46
he's not a 'gun control advocate' really; and framing him with that term will never help
pasto76
Dec 2014
#25
I wonder if any of Republicans would flip the middle finger to Ted Cruz for this?
TRoN33
Dec 2014
#34
Cruz tried to fuck up Dems and the country and this time it Backfired real nice in his face.
Cha
Dec 2014
#41