rssPaul: Gun-Toting Protester Did ‘Remarkable’ Job Proving He’s ‘A Peaceful Man’
Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm
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Much has been made of the New Hampshire man, William Kostric, who showed up outside President Obama’s health care speech in Portsmouth Tuesday with a loaded gun strapped to his leg and a sign calling for the blood of tyrants.
Last night, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) weighed in on the episode, telling MSNBC’s Ed Schultz that Kostric “was just, you know, practicing a right that he had.”
What this demonstrates is that it’s — it’s the old conservative argument. It’s not the gun that’s the danger. It’s the person that’s dangerous. He’s a peaceful person. He obeyed the law. He was not a man of violence. And it went quite well. So I think it’s a remarkable demonstration, when you compare to what 19 individuals could do with razor blades, versus one man with an armed pistol that happens to be a law-abiding citizen.
Paul added that Kostric “was remarkable in proving his point that he was a peaceful man, and caused no trouble.”
Guess this means that the hundreds of unarmed protesters in Portsmouth didn’t prove that they were peaceful because they lacked the proper display of firepower.
9 Comments
Comment posted August 13, 2009 @ 4:36 pm
I think this bit of snark is based on a logical fallacy.
If A —> B
this does not imply
not A —> not B
If Kostric proved he was peaceful by not using a gun he had, it does not follow that protesters without a gun did not prove they were peaceful….
Comment posted August 13, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
Came here to say the same as BL. I've enjoyed reading the posts on this site, I even have the birther feed added to my google reader. But come on, even you have to admit that last bit was pretty lame.
Comment posted August 14, 2009 @ 5:24 am
His sign did not say what you purport. It said: “IT'S TIME TO WATER THE TREE OF LIBERTY.”
Just the facts please, ma'am
Nevertheless, I don't see what the fuss is all about considering it was just someone exercising a constitutional right.
Ron Paul also made several good points — watch the video for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YpM60Kvwmk
Comment posted August 14, 2009 @ 6:57 am
Way to twist his words. He didn't say anything about the unarmed protesters, insults or otherwise.
When someone doesn't say anything negative, fabricate something for them. Interesting strategy.
Comment posted August 14, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
“Guess this means that the hundreds of unarmed protesters in Portsmouth didn’t prove that they were peaceful because they lacked the proper display of firepower.”
What a totally moronic statement. At least Mr. Kostric didn't abuse the 2nd amendment the way you have abused the first.
Comment posted August 14, 2009 @ 2:38 pm
The 2nd amendment is the reason we haven't lost the others.
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Comment posted October 18, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
“Guess this means that the hundreds of unarmed protesters in Portsmouth didn’t prove that they were peaceful because they lacked the proper display of firepower.”
Well, kind of. That is, they had less opportunity to be NON-peaceful than the guy who carried a gun, so he demonstrated more thoroughly than they his peacefulness. For all we know, if all of those protesters had been armed, some of them would have proved themselves non-peaceful.
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