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"You might be a tyrant if..."

In light of President Obama making a speech regarding how to prevent gun violence, right-wing pundits and politicians have called him a tyrant and compared him to the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Hussein, and others. 

In response to this ridiculous outpouring of hyperbole, I got in touch with my innermost Jeff Foxworthy and ask for all of you to do the same. I call the following piece, "You might be a tyrant if..."

- "You might be a tyrant if you pass laws making it more difficult for people with a history of abusing their pets from buying other pets, while not taking away this right from those whom treat their pets with kindness and care."

- "You might be a tyrant if you pass laws making it more difficult for people with a history of child abuse from adopting kids, while not taking away this right from those whom are responsible and loving parents."

- "You might be a tyrant if you pass gun laws making it more difficult for people with a history of gun violence from purchasing guns, while not taking away this right from those whom are responsible, law-abiding citizens."

- "You might be a tyrant if you're Ronald Reagan and said these words on February 7th of 1989 - 'I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting, and so forth, or home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.'"

- "You might be a Tyrant if your parents were just really mean."


http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1989/Reagan-s-78th-Birthday-Includes-Posh-Party-Campus-Speech-Courtesy-Call/id-2792a3c920c27eaebb4109a1a1dfddec

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