Down at the Gun Shop: Impeach both the bastards

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Friday July 13, 2007 · 2:53 PM PDT

2007/07/13 · 14:53

I'm leaving to go camping, but I thought the folks that have been following the changes in the customers' attitudes down at the gunshop would be intrested to know that the concensus of the six white men at the gunshop today is that the best handgun round is a either .45 ACP or the .38 Super and the best rifle round is either a 150 grain .308 or 155 grain .30 06. In addition, we ALL agreed that President Bush and Vice president Cheney are bastards, they both need to be impeached, and Democrats are bunch of gutless pukes for not getting the job done.

Kenevan McConnon

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Sunday June 10, 2007 · 6:52 AM PDT

2007/06/10 · 06:52

I've been really busy working this Spring; gotta make hay while the grass green. The gun shop has generate ten dairies worth of material, but this is my first diary since HR 1022 got the guys all hot and bothered about the new Democratic majority taking away their "black guns."

For those of you that have never read one of these trips to the dark side, mellow out. I know our necks are red, our boots are worn, and our language is crude.

Today I will talk about the three guns every progressive should own, how to cook antelope, and why the rifle club recently switched to black guns for the youth program.

Poll

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How many guns do you own?

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How many guns do you own?

None, and I don't want one.

45 votes

1 hunting rifle

6 votes

1 pistol or black gun

8 votes

2-5 Hunting Rifles and Shotguns

9 votes

2-5 Hunting Guns and/or Black Guns and Pistols

22 votes

More than 5 Hunting Rifles and Shotguns

5 votes

More than 5 Hunting Guns and/or Black Guns and Pistols

18 votes

None, but I want to get one because of BushCO

28 votes

Balance is a Dirty Word

Kenevan McConnon

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Tuesday March 13, 2007 · 10:38 AM PDT

2007/03/13 · 10:38

I'm interested in the environment in a very hands on way. I like to camp, fish, hunt, and hike. I spend thousands of dollars playing outside every year from my annual fishing trip to Alaska for salmon and halibut, to catch and release trout fishing in the Rockies, to hunting big game in the high country. I love the outdoors and enjoy sharing my love with my sons.

Anyone who spends any amount of time outdoors has noticed things are changing. The elk are coming down from the high country later. You can hunt above 8000 feet into December now. The elk's migration routes are starting to change. The salmon are coming in a little earlier, the runoff peaks earlier and the rivers and streams run lower sooner in Colorado. Snowfields that were there in 1991 in August haven't been around for a while near Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.

So, I'm reading the NY Times and I run across this article From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype by William J. Broad. I read the article. I read it again. Somethings wrong with this article.

Kenevan McConnon

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Thursday March 01, 2007 · 5:59 AM PST

2007/03/01 · 05:59

I was an unaffiliated voter until Spring of 2002. I saw the fascist tendencies of BushCO, went down to the clerk and changed my affiliation to the Democratic Party. Over the last few years, I have given thousands to Democratic candidates, spent countless hours walking for candidates, organized a phone bank to hassle right wing talk show hosts in 2006, and have tried to influence the rednecks that I tend hang out with to vote for Democrats.

One of the most frequently voiced concerns is that the Democrats want to take away our guns. Over and over, I would point to Schwietzer, Tester, Udall, Richardson, Dean and other Democrats that not only don't want to take your guns, but are strong supporters of the 2nd amendment. We got a lot of their votes in 2006, and Colorado has Democratic led delegation in DC, a Democratic Governor, a Democratic State House and Senate and is trending strongly Deomcratic for 2008. We're kicking ass and taking names out West, but one issue can wreck the coalition - Guns. We need that 3-5% to keep everything moving in the right direction. Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) is trying to fuck it up and based on the reception I got down at the gun shop yesterday, she's well on her way.

Kenevan McConnon

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Thursday November 16, 2006 · 5:25 AM PST

2006/11/16 · 05:25

He deserves to be impeached. In my opinion, he deserves to be impeached, convicted, and hung, but I have a pretty dim view of the President.

Impeaching Bush would be a waste of resources over the next 18 months. Every investigator, every congressperson, every Democrat should be focused on gutting what is left of the Republican Revolution.

You see Bush is burnt flesh. He has been essentially neutered by the midterms and while he'll continue to govern like an idiot, we can force some behaviors since we now control the purse strings. Politically, Democrats gain nothing except the sweet taste of payback by impeaching Bush. A tasty treat no doubt, but insubstantial and over the long run not very productive. Read More

Rove's 72 Hour GOTV Blows a Gasket

Kenevan McConnon

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Saturday November 04, 2006 · 8:39 AM PST

2006/11/04 · 08:39

We heard a lot about Rove's 72 hour GOTV machine over the last month. They were going to roll us again because they had the skills and the machine to get 30 million evangelicals to the polls. I'm sure that Ted Haggert was re-assuring BushCO during their weekly conference calls that he would deliver the evangelical vote.

So much for that plan. While the Democratic GOTV depended predominantly on Sunday services to launch their GOTV, the GOPs GOTV effort's leader just got caught hiring gay prostitutes and snorting coke. You think the evangelicals are going to be talking about Tuesday at services tomorrow? Read More

"Hello, this is Jay Fawcett."

Kenevan McConnon

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Wednesday October 18, 2006 · 3:35 PM PDT

2006/10/18 · 15:35

I see a Colorado Springs area code. Who the hell is calling me from Colorado Springs? I pick up the phone.

"Hello, this is Jay Fawcett."

I wait for the rest of the robocall. After a about a second, I realize that it is Jay Fawcett.

I say, "How ya doing?

"Good, we're trying to beat..."

I interupt, "How much does it show I've given you?" I know I've given to Trauner, Tester, Paccione, Ritter, and the ACLU, but I can't remember if I thought about giving to Fawcett or actually did give.

"Nothing, yet."

"How about a hundred and I'll let you get on to the next call"

"How about $500?" Gotta love his moxie.

"I can do a hundred right now. I'll hit Actblue. OK?"

"Thank You."

"Keep kicking ass."

"I will." Read More

The Story of the One Legged Man

Kenevan McConnon

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Wednesday October 11, 2006 · 7:11 PM PDT

2006/10/11 · 19:11

I have refereed a couple of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments in the Rocky Mountain region and one performance I have witnessed is instructive and inspirational for everyone on many levels. Read More

2016 - First they came... with a Poll

Kenevan McConnon

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Friday September 29, 2006 · 9:30 AM PDT

2006/09/29 · 09:30

Everyone is familiar with the famous poem by Martin Niemoller

First they came...

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

I have a new version of this poem for our generation. The time is now. Read More

Down at the Gun Shop: Paccione needs to pound out Musgrave in CD-4

Kenevan McConnon

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Tuesday September 26, 2006 · 3:51 PM PDT

2006/09/26 · 15:51

Here's the deal. I wanted to know more about the right wing in Colorado, so I started shopping at a local gun shop. Over the years, I have gotten to know the regulars pretty well and really enjoy going down there to shoot the shit with guys. The owner has created a barber shop atmosphere where men can stand around and talk about guns, hunting, fishing, politics and women, usually in that order. Read More

Down at the Gunshop - Legalizing Warrantless Wiretaps

Kenevan McConnon

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Wednesday September 13, 2006 · 3:06 PM PDT

2006/09/13 · 15:06

The Democrats can kick Republican ass with the BS the Republicans are trying in the Senate with the Specter and DeWine bills. They are trying to legalize warrantless wiretapping of domestic phone calls. Forget the details, this is the frame. Do we we want the President to have the right to wiretap without a warrant? Read More

Blond Dead Girl Trumps NSA Warrantless Wire Tapping

Kenevan McConnon

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Tuesday August 29, 2006 · 11:09 AM PDT

2006/08/29 · 11:09

Looks like the Bush administration knows no bounds. Here's the Chronology:

August 15th - Boulder DA issues arrest warrant for John Karr for the murder of Jon Bonet Ramsey.

August 16th - Boulder DA begins coordinating with the Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement to begin the process of bringing John Karr back to Boulder.

August 16th - Within two hours, the ICE leaks the information to the media and all hell breaks loose. We have another dead blond white girl story to occupy the MSM until further notice.

August 17th - Judge Taylor rules the NSA Warrantless Wiretapping program illegal and unconstitutional. Read More

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