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Originally posted by rusbro:
Hobos with Shotguns?

Could you imagine how many of the guns would be sold for booze or drugs.

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Originally posted by patw:
Could you imagine how many of the guns would be sold for booze or drugs.

Reminds me of this homeless man:

A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner.
The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?"
"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.

"Will you spend this on green fees at a golf course instead of food?" the man asked.

"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf in 20 years!"

"Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you money. Instead, I'm going to take you home for a hot shower and a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."

The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you for doing that?

The man replied, "That's okay. It's important for her to see what a man looks like after he has given up drinking and golf."

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Originally posted by patw:
Could you imagine how many of the guns would be sold for booze or drugs.

All of them.

“Now, boys and girls, do you see why Libertarians never get elected to high public office?”

I really like many Libertarian ideas and ideals, but then something like this comes along.

My little town made national news some years ago because we elected a City Council that was all Libertarian. One switched parties to Democrat so she could vote in the County Commissioner primary against a particularly horrible candidate. One quit, evidently after discovering that being a tiny town city council member wouldn’t allow him to overturn the state marijuana laws (years before they were changed), another quit, IIRC, for some other reason, and the others faded into obscurity.
Alas.

I'm guessing that mandatory IQ testing for public office was off the table...

He's got about as much of a chance of getting elected as the Green Party candidate.

Slim to none.

In other news, shotguns are the new currency for Thunderbird and crack

Give each of them a baseball bat and tell them that the last man standing wins a million dollars.

And then, someone will need to break it to the last man standing that we lied.

Volunteers? Probably gonna be a pretty tough sumbitch, so, if you tell him, we'll give you a million dollars.

Fast and Furious Part 2? Sounds like a fine way to channel guns to street thugs.... just find the closest bum and grab one.

And people wonder why the Libertarian Party is a joke. (This is distinct from "small-l" libertarians.)

Maybe I'm missing something here, but is this really the best (i.e Stabenow and this loon) Michigan can offer as a US Senate representative? If it is, the state is history.

"But think of the pigeooons!!!"

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Maybe I'm missing something here,

You are missing all 4 Republican candidates and an Independent:

U.S. SENATE

Democrat (1)

Name: Debbie Stabenow (incumbent)

Background: Stabenow has been a U.S. senator since 2000 and is running for her fourth six-year term. She is among her party’s top leaders in the Senate and the ranking Democrat on the Agriculture Committee. Before running for the Senate, she was a member of the U.S. House, a state legislator and an Ingham County commissioner. While in office, Stabenow has been an advocate for protecting the Great Lakes and stopping the spread of Asian carp, punishing businesses that move jobs overseas and cracking down on China and other countries believed to be manipulating trade to keep out competition.

Website:https://debbiestabenow.com/



Republicans (4)

Name: Bob Carr

Background: A historic preservationist with Up North roots in Traverse City and Mackinac Island, Carr is a onetime Republican nominee in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, having lost to former U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, in 1996. He is calling for improvements to transportation and infrastructure and encouraging businesses to hire more to improve the economy, among other positions.

Website:https://electbobcarr.com/



Name: John James

Background: An Iraq War veteran and helicopter pilot, James of Farmington Hills is president of James Group International, based in Detroit, which provides supply chain management services. He is touting himself as a “pro-business conservative” who favors abortion restrictions and promises to support the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

Website:https://johnjamesforsenate.com



Name: Sandy Pensler

Background: An economist and investment fund founder, Pensler of Grosse Pointe is calling for fixing the federal tax code and streamlining regulations to improve job growth; reforming safety net spending for poor people while protecting seniors, and renegotiating trade deals. A former candidate who in the 1990s ran in support of abortion rights, Pensler says he is now for abortion restrictions.

Website:https://penslerforsenate.com/



Name: John Tenny

Background: An automotive test technician, Tenny, who lives in Roseville is making his first bid for political office. In comments to the Free Press, he said he "cannot sit idly by and do nothing" while the middle-class is turned into what he considers akin to a "slave-class." On his website, he says he is against mandatory health insurance and supports broad tax cuts.

Website: https://johntennyforsenate.com



Libertarian (1)

Name: Brian Ellison

Background: A former soldier who did tours in Albania and Iraq, Ellison, of
Warren, is a construction estimator and political newcomer. He says he is running to restore and protect civil rights and repeal what he calls oppressive taxes and wasteful government spending. He also is pushing for the U.S. to take a more hands-off position on foreign affairs.

Website: https://www.ellison4senate.com/



Independent (1)

Name: Marcia Squier

Background: An equipment manager for an exercise company for children who also teaches exercise classes, Squier ran as the Green Party candidate against U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, in 2016, taking just over 1% of the vote. In an email, she said she is running to legalize marijuana at the federal level, promote renewable energy, provide health care for all and cut spending for the military, judiciary and law enforcement.

Website: No website, but her Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/MarciaSquier4Senate/

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Originally posted by chellim1:
You are missing all 4 Republican candidates and an Independent

Can an actual Republican 'get' elected for a Michigan senate seat? Additionally, given I know nothing of these folks, are they much better than Stabenow or the libertarian loon?

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Can an actual Republican 'get' elected for a Michigan senate seat?

Maybe... we'll see who comes out of the primary.
The libertarian loon may just draw enough votes to keep Debbie Stabenow in the seat...

One thing is for sure: Michigan, outside of Detroit and Flint, is a really nice place.

A libertarian advocating the creation of a new government handout program? Something smells fishy.

I will happily pass out shotguns to everybody if the damn politicians would just get up off their ass and get rid of Michigan No Fault Insurance.

Glad that I'm at least thirty five miles from The Tri Cities (Flint, Saginaw, Bay City), Detroit and Lansing........

Quoted from his interview in The Guardian.com:“Frankly, I think the ideal weapon would be a pistol,” he said, “but due to the licensing requirements in the state we’re going to have a hard enough time getting homeless people shotguns as it is.

“Getting them pistols is probably next to impossible. The pistols need to be registered, people have to have addresses.

Maybe I'm missing something here, licensing requirements for shotguns in this state? Something new since yesterday, the last time I was in a gun shop?

"People have to have addresses"? Obviously he's never been face to face with a 4473 where line 2 states "cannot be a P.O. Box"

From his website:
In 2015, Brian decided a career change was in order. At 37 years old, he was the 3rd oldest recruit when he enrolled in the Wayne County Regional Police Academy. Brian was awarded the top academic award as well as the leadership award (as voted by peers) upon graduation.

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For various reasons, Brian found it difficult to get a job in law enforcement, despite consistently scoring at the top of exams and oral interviews.

Must have skipped class the day they covered Michigan firearms laws........

But this is the same state where we had Melissa Gilbert run for Congress against Mike Bishop. From the Detroit News June 11,2015:Her announcement last August for Bishop’s seat generated national headlines, but she quickly ran into problems, including reports that she owed more than $470,000 in federal and state tax liens. She later announced having reached agreements to pay them off in installments by 2024. And she touted fiscal responsibility in her campaign.