Quote of the Day

"CHARLTON HESTON: My cold, dead hands. People called that speech “extremist,” but now the views Heston championed are looking pretty mainstream . . . ."

Glenn Reynolds

If Reynolds thinks Heston's view have become mainstream then he has been living on another planet during the past two election cycles. In Heston's defense, the actor was heavily involved in the civil rights movement. Those aren't the views Reynolds speaks of. Reynolds is implying Heston's conservative views have become more mainstream. He fails to cite any evidence to prove his point. Heston believed Al Gore was going to repeal the Second Amendent.

Especially for you Mr. Gore," "Heston told an NRA audience. "From my cold dead hands!"

Does the mainstream American public fear Al Gore antique taking muskets away? The economy, stimulus package, and health care are issues that the public is concerned with. Iraq is off the front page. Gun rights doesn't register. The Obama administration was willing to leave the public option out of the health care bill and back off their promise to end the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy." What makes Reynolds believe it is mainstream to believe Obama has the stomach to repeal the Second Amendment?

It is sad and shocking to see how detached Reynolds is from reality. RHow bad is Reynolds. In 2001, Reynolds predicted President Bush would support stem cell research. Nevermind that Bush ran as a social conservative. Reynolds blogged that Bush was "turning things around for the Republicans." Two months later the Republicans lost the midterm elections. Reynolds' problems with reality explains his love of bad science fiction novels.