hillbilly
May 26, 2006, 10:01 PM
I posted a link to a previous Michael Daly column, wherein he was shocked, shocked, I tell you, shocked, that the people attending the NRA convention in Milwaukee actually seemed to be nice, average folks. He was, as a New Yorker, horrified to see mothers bringing their daughters to handle and look at guns.
I actually sent him an email about that one.
However, after reading this latest column, I realized I should not have wasted my time.
Michael Daly is pathetic and sad. This column is a great example of just about every single over-the-top, stereotyping propaganda technique you can think of.
There is no skill here. There is no subtlety. This is not worthy of a C minus freshman composition hack job.
If this is Michael Daly's best, then the greatest thing that could happen for gun rights is for Michael Daly's column to get national syndication.
This guy is basically the Mark Morford of the East. He has no idea how odious he comes off. He has no idea how his screeds will push even fence-sitters away from his side of the issue, because he comes off as so vile, snooty, condescending, and just, well, just.......just read it.
http://www.nydailynews.com/05-25-2006/news/story/420811p-355264c.html
Staring down barrel of NRA's evil lobbyist
The devil does not wear Prada.
The Devil wears an off-the-rack suit and tie and speaks with a honeyed Southern accent.
That much remained clear yesterday as you gazed at the congealed blood on W. 22nd St., where four more New Yorkers had been shot with an illegal gun. The figure who immediately leapt to mind was the guy in the suit you had seen over the weekend at the National Rifle Association's annual gathering in Milwaukee.
His name is Chris Cox, and he is the NRA's chief lobbyist. He leads the charge to block Bloomberg's effort in Washington to get the federal legislation that is the only way to stem the flow of illegal guns into New York.
"Your soldier on the front line!" a voice boomed over the public address system as Cox took the stage.
The darkened U.S. Cellular Arena filled with cheers as the honey-toned Cox prophesied the fate of politicians who dare to support gun control.
"That clenched iron fist, the NRA, will smash them!" he said.
Cox's pledge came to mind yesterday as you gazed down at some stubborn stains that remained after the Opus 22 night spot did its best to scrub away the blood left by the shooting.
The police had arrested the club's bouncer for the shooting, but the .45-caliber automatic he is alleged to have used had yet to be recovered. The weapon was still out there, along with thousands upon thousands upon thousands of others in this city.
The primary sources of these guns have been known for decades. The historical records of the Port Authority Police include a handwritten report filed March 11, 1983, by a cop that details information regarding gun trafficking provided by a parolee hoping to wiggle out of going back to prison.
"After he told us that he was on parole, he informed us that he had information about two individuals who deal guns in the Bronx and the Times Square area," the report relates. "These two individuals bring the guns into New York from Florida on Trailways [buses]. One individual has sold guns to nine individuals that have pulled holdups in the New York area."
The report goes on to state that this gun dealer commutes to Tampa.
"With a Florida driver's license, he is able to purchase the guns over the counter," the report continues. "The suspect goes down on Monday morning ... and comes back on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning with guns that he then sells out on the streets."
The police made what arrests they could, but other individuals continued trafficking in guns that have killed more than 10,000 New Yorkers in the 23 years since that report was filed. The only possible solution is federal, and our present mayor has been down to Washington hoping to offset the NRA's shameful influence in Congress. He has not found much success.
Meanwhile, our cops risk their lives so often it comes to seem almost routine as they take more than 5,000 guns a year off city streets. More guns keep pouring in and even a trendy block of W. 22nd St. is not immune from the carnage.
As you walked away from the blood stains outside Opus 22 yesterday, you passed a line of galleries displaying the art that is part of what New York gives to the country while those states down South give us guns.
As you passed the PaceWildenstein Gallery and its show of Alex Katz paintings, you encountered a fashionable woman who looked like she might be wearing real Prada.
But you knew the Devil was back home in Washington, wearing a suit and tie.
I actually sent him an email about that one.
However, after reading this latest column, I realized I should not have wasted my time.
Michael Daly is pathetic and sad. This column is a great example of just about every single over-the-top, stereotyping propaganda technique you can think of.
There is no skill here. There is no subtlety. This is not worthy of a C minus freshman composition hack job.
If this is Michael Daly's best, then the greatest thing that could happen for gun rights is for Michael Daly's column to get national syndication.
This guy is basically the Mark Morford of the East. He has no idea how odious he comes off. He has no idea how his screeds will push even fence-sitters away from his side of the issue, because he comes off as so vile, snooty, condescending, and just, well, just.......just read it.
http://www.nydailynews.com/05-25-2006/news/story/420811p-355264c.html
Staring down barrel of NRA's evil lobbyist
The devil does not wear Prada.
The Devil wears an off-the-rack suit and tie and speaks with a honeyed Southern accent.
That much remained clear yesterday as you gazed at the congealed blood on W. 22nd St., where four more New Yorkers had been shot with an illegal gun. The figure who immediately leapt to mind was the guy in the suit you had seen over the weekend at the National Rifle Association's annual gathering in Milwaukee.
His name is Chris Cox, and he is the NRA's chief lobbyist. He leads the charge to block Bloomberg's effort in Washington to get the federal legislation that is the only way to stem the flow of illegal guns into New York.
"Your soldier on the front line!" a voice boomed over the public address system as Cox took the stage.
The darkened U.S. Cellular Arena filled with cheers as the honey-toned Cox prophesied the fate of politicians who dare to support gun control.
"That clenched iron fist, the NRA, will smash them!" he said.
Cox's pledge came to mind yesterday as you gazed down at some stubborn stains that remained after the Opus 22 night spot did its best to scrub away the blood left by the shooting.
The police had arrested the club's bouncer for the shooting, but the .45-caliber automatic he is alleged to have used had yet to be recovered. The weapon was still out there, along with thousands upon thousands upon thousands of others in this city.
The primary sources of these guns have been known for decades. The historical records of the Port Authority Police include a handwritten report filed March 11, 1983, by a cop that details information regarding gun trafficking provided by a parolee hoping to wiggle out of going back to prison.
"After he told us that he was on parole, he informed us that he had information about two individuals who deal guns in the Bronx and the Times Square area," the report relates. "These two individuals bring the guns into New York from Florida on Trailways [buses]. One individual has sold guns to nine individuals that have pulled holdups in the New York area."
The report goes on to state that this gun dealer commutes to Tampa.
"With a Florida driver's license, he is able to purchase the guns over the counter," the report continues. "The suspect goes down on Monday morning ... and comes back on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning with guns that he then sells out on the streets."
The police made what arrests they could, but other individuals continued trafficking in guns that have killed more than 10,000 New Yorkers in the 23 years since that report was filed. The only possible solution is federal, and our present mayor has been down to Washington hoping to offset the NRA's shameful influence in Congress. He has not found much success.
Meanwhile, our cops risk their lives so often it comes to seem almost routine as they take more than 5,000 guns a year off city streets. More guns keep pouring in and even a trendy block of W. 22nd St. is not immune from the carnage.
As you walked away from the blood stains outside Opus 22 yesterday, you passed a line of galleries displaying the art that is part of what New York gives to the country while those states down South give us guns.
As you passed the PaceWildenstein Gallery and its show of Alex Katz paintings, you encountered a fashionable woman who looked like she might be wearing real Prada.
But you knew the Devil was back home in Washington, wearing a suit and tie.
