Heh
I can’t recall ever linking to No Quarter, Larry Johnson’s blog. For a time, Johnson was a darling of the far left, now he’s a die hard Hillary supporter who has run some, shall we say, questionable “scoops.” He’s also no longer the darling of the left, but that’s beside the point. Since a commenter here already linked to a video of Sarah Palin going all rock and roll with an M-4 carbine, I figured this was worth linking.
One thing that strikes me as a shooter: Palin is not faking it here. She honestly knows how to handle that weapon (and as a shooter, I’m ticked that I haven’t had that chance!). The juxtaposition with the video of the late, unlamented Zarqawi showing his absurd inability to clear a straightforward jam is pretty funny.
Side question: Does anyone believe that Barack Obama could handle that M-4 with anything like the natural ease that Sarah Palin displays? This is the difference between posturing about the individual right to bear arms and actually living that right.
UPDATE: Quilly Mammoth, in comments, notes that the interview linked in No Quarter by the head of the Alaska National Guard is fascinating in and of itself. He’s absolutely right, and I would prefer that people see it, in case they don’t click through. So I am adding it directly here.
By Quilly Mammoth, September 6, 2008 @ 4:04 pm
I thought the linked video of the interview with the commander of the Alaskan National Guard to be fascinating.
By Garland, September 6, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
I’ve never shot an M-4, but I have a M-14 and a M-16(should that be a or an?). Anyway, I know she knows how to handle a weapon.