Criticism of hunters who use assault rifles puts writer’s career in jeopardy
"Excuse me, maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting fraternity," (Jim) Zumbo wrote in his blog on the Outdoor Life Web site. The Feb. 16 posting has since been taken down. "As hunters, we don't need to be lumped into the group of people who terrorize the world with them. . . . I'll go so far as to call them 'terrorist' rifles."
Despite a profuse public apology and a vow to go hunting soon with an assault weapon, Zumbo's career appears to be over.
His top-rated weekly TV program on the Outdoor Channel, his longtime career with Outdoor Life magazine and his corporate ties to the biggest names in gunmaking, including Remington Arms Co., have been terminated or are on the ropes.
The NRA on Thursday pointed to the collapse of Zumbo's career as an example of what can happen to anyone, including a "fellow gun owner," who challenges the right of Americans to own or hunt with assault-style firearms.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17307316/?GT1=9033
~I'm reminded of this quote from George Carlin:
"I think these pipe-smokers oughta just move to the next level and go ahead and suck a dick. There's nothing wrong with suckin' dicks. Men do it, women do it; can't be all bad if everybody's doin' it. I say, Drop the pipe, and go to the dick! That's my advice. I'm here to help."
---from "Seven Things I'm Tired Of" in http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/carlin-brain.html (Brain Droppings)
I know it doesn't make sense, but I couldn't find any photos of men kissing, sucking or licking their assault rifles.
Posted by Stubbornson at February 24, 2007 03:46 PM