OK, Scotto, You Got Me
So, I turned on the radio this morning as the kids were finishing up their breakfast. And, who should be guest-cohosting on the Blute and Scotto Show this morning, filling in for Peter Blute? Why, none other than Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett "I Never Met a Gun Control Bill I Didn't Like" Barrios.
If you don't know anything about Mr. Barrios and his position on gun control...sorry, gun "safety", just type "barrios" into the little Google search block at the top of this page. I might have made mention of him once or twice in the last year or so.
Anyway, it's a good thing I only caught the tail end of the show, as it was enough to make my blood boil. The listeners calling in to the show were calling Barrios out for what he is, a rabid gun control zealot who won't be happy until private ownership of firearms in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is all but a faint memory.
On one occasion, Barrios made mention of the "rapid-fire" "assault weapon" carried by "Mucko" McDermott as he shot up the office where he worked in Wakefield, Mass. a few years back. Yet, as is so often the case, when hearing a member of the gun-grabber camp discuss this incident, he conveniently forgot to mention Louis "Sandy" Javelle, the man McDermott shot who was prevented by Massachusetts' "common-sense" gun control laws from bringing a firearm over the border from his home in New Hampshire, where he was licensed to carry a concealed weapon for self-defesne purposes.
And it got worse.
He then had the nerve to close the show with a quote from Ronald Reagan, invoking the memory of the brave patriots of Massachusetts, who, in April of 1775, took up arms against the powerful British Army, preventing them from seizing their guns and munitions, and helping to preserve the very freedoms that we, as Americans, enjoy to this day.
How do you spell "irony", Senator?
But then it hit me.
Back on April Fool's Day, the world was overwhelmed with the news of Pope John Paul II's passing. Given the seriousness of the day, Blute and Scotto decided not to do an April Fool's Day version of their show, but announced that at some point in the future, they would try to pull one off.
Well, Senator Barrios' closing comments was the clincher.
Good one, Scotto - having Senator Barrios give a Patriot's Day tribute. The two of you had me going there for a while. One question though, how did you get him to play along and say that with a straight face?
If you don't know anything about Mr. Barrios and his position on gun control...sorry, gun "safety", just type "barrios" into the little Google search block at the top of this page. I might have made mention of him once or twice in the last year or so.
Anyway, it's a good thing I only caught the tail end of the show, as it was enough to make my blood boil. The listeners calling in to the show were calling Barrios out for what he is, a rabid gun control zealot who won't be happy until private ownership of firearms in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is all but a faint memory.
On one occasion, Barrios made mention of the "rapid-fire" "assault weapon" carried by "Mucko" McDermott as he shot up the office where he worked in Wakefield, Mass. a few years back. Yet, as is so often the case, when hearing a member of the gun-grabber camp discuss this incident, he conveniently forgot to mention Louis "Sandy" Javelle, the man McDermott shot who was prevented by Massachusetts' "common-sense" gun control laws from bringing a firearm over the border from his home in New Hampshire, where he was licensed to carry a concealed weapon for self-defesne purposes.
And it got worse.
He then had the nerve to close the show with a quote from Ronald Reagan, invoking the memory of the brave patriots of Massachusetts, who, in April of 1775, took up arms against the powerful British Army, preventing them from seizing their guns and munitions, and helping to preserve the very freedoms that we, as Americans, enjoy to this day.
How do you spell "irony", Senator?
But then it hit me.
Back on April Fool's Day, the world was overwhelmed with the news of Pope John Paul II's passing. Given the seriousness of the day, Blute and Scotto decided not to do an April Fool's Day version of their show, but announced that at some point in the future, they would try to pull one off.
Well, Senator Barrios' closing comments was the clincher.
Good one, Scotto - having Senator Barrios give a Patriot's Day tribute. The two of you had me going there for a while. One question though, how did you get him to play along and say that with a straight face?
