So it took the Post-Gazette two full days to write a loathesome, opportunistic editorial about gun control. loathesome? Not my words:
However, [Virginia Governor Tim] Kaine said he wasn't interested in arguments about gun control.
"People who want to take this within 24 hours of the event and make it their political hobby horse to ride, I've got nothing but loathing for them," Kaine said at a Tuesday evening news conference.
"To those who want to try to make this into some little crusade, I say: Take that elsewhere. Let this community deal with grieving individuals and be sensitive to those needs."
This is so predictable and stale. As every single meta-analysis of the event has pointed out, the tragedy at Virginia Tech appears to be doing exactly what these sorts of things always do: Solidify peoples' positions. If you thought gun control was a good idea three days ago, you really think so no. And if you thought it was a bad idea three days ago, you think it is a really bad idea now. That is, people are using the event to make a political point.
Which is really not cool. And why most people ought to just shut their damn mouths until I don't know, the funerals are over. It's disgusting when the NRA and Michelle Malkin do it. And it's disgusting when the Post-Gazette does it.
Jesus. Could you give it a week?
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