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To: ManyMoose who wrote (196285)	7/4/2010 11:17:33 AM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 225578

The Port Arthur massacre in 1996 transformed gun control legislation in Australia. Thirty five people were killed and 21 wounded when Martin Bryant opened fire on shop owners and tourists with two semi-automatic rifles: an AR-15 and an L1A1 SLR. Six weeks after the Dunblane massacre in Scotland[9], this mass killing at the notorious former convict prison at Port Arthur horrified the Australian public. en.wikipedia.org * * *

To: ManyMoose who wrote (196285)	7/4/2010 12:05:08 PM
From: ManyMoose	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

I thought of another example of "The Overton Window" in action: Michael Steele is the Chairman of the Republican Party. The sliding scale defines how well he could be doing. On one end, Steele is a genius and is doing the best job possible in his role. On the other, Steele is a bumbling idiot who should be replaced. Most people who have an opinion on Steele are somewhere in the middle. Democrats would LOVE to see Republicans expend all their political energy on an internal debate about whether Steele should stay or go. As long as Republicans are fighting about that they are distracted from the real issues, which is an advantage to the Democrats. No doubt there are Democrats who are attempting to manipulate the Steele Overton Window among Republicans because by doing so they can advance their own agenda. So every chance they get they try to undermine Steele with their suggestions and behavior so Republicans will be too busy to challenge Democrat ideas. This is just one example I thought of as I watched the news this morning. Here's another: we see all kinds of commentary on the gaffes made by Vice President Biden. Republicans love to see Biden with his foot in his mouth, and when he inserts it they make the most of it in order to slide the Overton Window in their direction.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (196285)	7/4/2010 5:00:52 PM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

I just answered your note to yourself before this one...Thanks for a great review of Beck's new book.....Say what you will about the guy, he is really starting to educate the people on History, particularly American History, that they didn't get in school, or if they did, paid not one wit of attention to it.... My hubby and I discussed him a bit on our way over the passes to Levenworth on Friday. He thinks Beck is sometimes over the top. I agree, BUT that is just how he gets people to listen. He is an entertainer first, but along with that, has a real message. Most comedians get people to listen to them, and get their message, however subtle it is, by comedy....i.e. Bill Cosby, Red Skelton, Bob Hope, etc.... Beck doesn't 'preach' AT you like Huckabee does. Beck makes me want to know more, and sometimes I want to prove him wrong. So far, I've found he and his 10 staff folks do a darn decent job of researching the subject for the program Beck is doing!! I'll keep my eyes open for more Overton Windows.....