And yet another entry in the celebri-ghoul marathon rush to ghoulish jackassery. Now, if you defend the 2nd Amendment, you aren’t just a bitter clinger. You are also a “Founding Father fetishist.”
Comedian and actor Michael Ian Black started off exposing his idiocy by swooning over Piers “Musket” Morgan, the genius and noted firearms expert who just yesterday claimed one can buy AR-15s at the supermarket.
Holy shit: @piersmorgan is a boss. http://t.co/HVrNuSVj
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@TruthfulJabs @piersmorgan He made the only point that matters: 12,000 gun-related deaths in US per year vs. 55 for England.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@TruthfulJabs @piersmorgan He made the point that we have 300000000 guns in this country and correctly asked how more will help?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@TruthfulJabs @piersmorgan Not true. http://t.co/qk3SWrye
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@ReedRoberts Agreed. He lied his ass off about the phone hacking scandal, which I am not as angry about as I am about guns.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Whatever! Because, guns.
Black then oh-so-classily responded to a Twitter user who is fed up with the ghoulish influx of celebrities who are pushing an agenda on the backs of the dead.
I live ten miles from Newtown CT.RT @retroradiogirl raise your hand if your ill that Hollywood is full of libs that can't relate to the 99%.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Don't tell me I can't fucking relate. I'm living it. @retroradiogirl
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@retroradiogirl What the fuck does one have to do with the other? Are you out of your mind?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@retroradiogirl "Obama's guns?" What are you talking about? THIS is the debate you want to have now? THIS?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
That doesn’t help push his agenda. Don’t look behind the curtain!
He then pitifully tried to slam S.E. Cupp and Ann Coulter.
@secupp Your argument for a nation that has 12,000 gun-related deaths a year is to do nothing about guns? Nonsense.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Wanting to stop mass murder is LOLZ! RT @AnnCoulter Words under photo of Pres. Obama in Lawrenceville, GA gun shop: "Salesman of the Year!"
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@joseph_mcbride @AnnCoulter You're probably right. I'm neither a pundit nor as shrill as her. Doesn't mean her views are correct.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Get back in the kitchen, shrill girls!
And then the straw men came out in droves; evidently, Mr. Black just loves the sound (or sight) of his own tweets. A few examples:
@MakAttak40 Banning guns does help. Please look at Australia, England, etc.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@4_rodger @kounteeline Nonsense. America is the most religious Western country.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
@djcaudill @MakAttak40 Further I would rather have more live violent crime survivors than murder victims.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Better to be unarmed and unable to defend yourselves from rape or another violent attack! Suck it up, ladies.
The whole "evil in the world" argument attempts to reduce people to "other than humans," eliminating any societal factors.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Evil implies a supernatural cause for heinous actions, and since we can't fight the supernatural, we are excused from blame.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Er. And what does blaming the gun do?
@michaelianblack blame the gun companies, blame the NRA, blame society, blame gun owners. Blame everyone except the shooter.
— El Joven Lobo (@HenryHill25401) December 19, 2012
Bingo! Liberal alleged thought is all about sloughing off responsibility for absolutely everything. Poor rubes can’t do a darn thing on their own; Big Daddy Government must do all for you. You can’t be expected to even function on your own, never mind take responsibility for anything!
@Pogue009 If loose GC would make us safe, I would too. Unfortunately, loose laws don't seem to work.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
And strict gun laws, like in Conn., do?
https://twitter.com/johnschafer/status/281757891327827970
https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/281392728414236672
Answer that one, Mr. Black.
Next came the blowing off of our Constitution and our rights. Rights aren’t absolute, you see. They are only given if Smarter Than You people believe you deserve them. Know your place, people!
@carcartercarter Finally, these large capacity guns/ammo clips serve no societal purpose. None.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
So threaten to kill the president. RT @herald_ml you either want our constitutional rights or you don't. See 2nd amendment, enough said!
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@JRP4kids @herald_ml Do you believe we should able to lay landmines in our front yards? Should private citizens have ballistic missiles?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@herald_ml And not you. Our freedoms are not absolute. There is ample precedent for this; the question is where you draw the lines.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@herald_ml Not going to argue framer's intention of rights, only interpretation: our rights are not absolute.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@herald_ml Or what about that nice mosque down the road? If they want a Blackhawk with Tomahawk missiles, you're cool?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@herald_ml The amendment does not mention firearms, only "arms." Def: weapons and ammunition;armaments.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@herald_ml @jay_gord @JRP4kids @michaelianblack What does this mean? In what way does President Obama necessitate a private militia?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@herald_ml @jay_gord @JRP4kids Nobody has done that. Nobody.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
Not surprisingly, he is a Meghan McCain bestie.
@Barret_Swatek @McCainBlogette Please don't kill her with booze.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 19, 2012
Founding Fathers fetishization? What about deranged ghoulishness?
https://twitter.com/brady_cremeens/status/280854326094737408
You want a “dialogue?” Then respond to these questions, Mr. Black.
"So here’s the challenge for gun control advocates: explain why you failed the people of Newtown." http://t.co/X2nFQXwy
— Justin Hart (@justin_hart) December 18, 2012
Must-read: why did gun control fail Newtown? http://t.co/1tMzsiGW Note that CT *already has* an assault weapons ban.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 18, 2012
More from RedState:
You want this one event to be a national test? Fine. Why are there 20 children dead when the state of Connecticut did what you said they should to keep their people safe?
Once you answer that question, we can get this conversation underway.
But, you know, it’s easier to just slam the grown-ups and the people who defend freedom and liberty as “fetishists,” huh?
Update: Aww, he doesn’t like being questioned, evidently.
@DudeForRomney "Updating my profile to 'celebri-ghoul.'"
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
@herald_ml @avschad2112 I think Avs was talking to me. I'm trying to ignore this morning to the best of my ability – Twitchy Team is on me.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 20, 2012
The whining continued when Black retweeted things he thought were meany pants.
Hi @SecretService,@michaelianblack is encouraging others to threaten to kill the president.
I'm not amused.
— Hair (@SHannitysHair) December 20, 2012
http://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/281831759904124931
http://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/281831876371562496
@michaelianblack The Bill of Rights are STATED RIGHTS. Not granted rights by Government. You're a blithering idiot.
— Howzah123 (@Bronson5624) December 20, 2012
@michaelianblack Your extensive experience as a Canadian sketch comedy actor qualifies you as an American Constitutional scholar apparently.
— JWCDeuce (@JWCDeuce) December 20, 2012
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