tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post3855471057256449347..comments2024-03-28T12:12:29.813-07:00Comments on The Burrow: It Never EndsAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-84371040354215027992013-05-07T18:33:35.350-07:002013-05-07T18:33:35.350-07:00Thursday... tomorrow's a birthday post for my ...Thursday... tomorrow's a birthday post for my son :)<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-3622704720020999802013-05-07T11:59:54.356-07:002013-05-07T11:59:54.356-07:00I look forward to your post Suzi. It helps me to k...I look forward to your post Suzi. It helps me to know kindred spirits are out there! It's a tough row to hoe here... Meg at the Members Loungehttp://designsbymeg.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-74257604502101797902013-05-07T08:29:58.706-07:002013-05-07T08:29:58.706-07:00The disconnect between where you live and how you ...The disconnect between where you live and how you think is my blog post prompt for tomorrow, Meg. I know.... I know....<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-51181691653069198622013-05-07T06:21:15.893-07:002013-05-07T06:21:15.893-07:00Well, as a recent citizen of Texas, I experienced ...Well, as a recent citizen of Texas, I experienced what they called "gun day" last weekend. The legislature voted to let college students carry weapons in classrooms, amended the state constitution to ensure no one could ever deny them assault weapons, and above all make sure no one could ever run a background check. I lament my vote my never count for anything during my time here. It also makes me deeply regret my commitment to live here. Meg at the Members Loungehttp://designsbymeg.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-85931703880702405162013-05-01T17:40:39.821-07:002013-05-01T17:40:39.821-07:00It's both pieces, Laura. One is fixable (gett...It's both pieces, Laura. One is fixable (getting "us" to vote and make noise) but the other, the nastiness in Arizona politics, the lies, the self-serving stupidity, Al Melvin's telling us that 37th out of 50 in reading was "right around the middle and that's just fine" (that afternoon in Saddlebrook).... I can't believe I live here.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-27637095396361599832013-05-01T17:38:55.935-07:002013-05-01T17:38:55.935-07:00I'm going to do some research and post on this...I'm going to do some research and post on this topic, Megan.<br /><br />Bloomberg is my hero in this. I even have a "Bloomberg for President" tshirt from that brief moment when it seemed he might run. <br /><br />I'm loving the conversation, too :)<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-62271343504177389882013-05-01T16:51:29.572-07:002013-05-01T16:51:29.572-07:00I am also pessimistic that things in AZ will chang...I am also pessimistic that things in AZ will change, because as Allison says above, there are way more voters who have terrible values and ideas, and who vote, than those who feel like us and will vote. We are way outnumbered in AZ, and I hate it. Also in Indiana, my other state. :(Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-64919220826218096882013-05-01T16:32:48.961-07:002013-05-01T16:32:48.961-07:00I came back today 'cause I just had to read th...I came back today 'cause I just had to read the other comments. Stewing all day about this. You have to admire people like Bloomberg. He's putting his own money into Mayors Against Illegal Guns. I was reading a story about how the NRA killed the background check bill. I'm so damn tired of this organization having so much say in the way this country is run. I will also donate to any person that opposes the jerks that voted against common sense gun reform. Big Cuter is also right in that the gun manufacturers hide and let the NRA do their bidding. These are the truly evil people behind the gun lobby. http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/16/behind_the_nras_money_gun_lobby<br /><br />We go after the NRA, but we also need to go after the root of the problem and that's the manufacturers. They are the ones that truly want to sell as many guns as possible. <br />MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-81647971182770804342013-05-01T13:13:30.830-07:002013-05-01T13:13:30.830-07:00"Your Next Campaign"... I love it! Some..."Your Next Campaign"... I love it! Sometimes, I click "Health and Safety" but what I really want is a "Promise Not To Be An Idiot" box. <br /><br />You are certainly making your voice heard. I, too, called out-of-state Senators and left that same kind of message. It's empowering, in an "I'm ignoring the fact that my comment will probably be ignored" kind of way.<br />A/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-54697324662437684572013-05-01T12:58:51.735-07:002013-05-01T12:58:51.735-07:00PS! When I send these messages, in the drop down ...PS! When I send these messages, in the drop down section to select a topic I choose "Other' and when there is an opportunity to write in a subject I type "Your Next Campaign!" <br /><br />annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-7020864694835229732013-05-01T12:54:36.495-07:002013-05-01T12:54:36.495-07:00I just wrote to Gov. Brewer to tell her that I'...I just wrote to Gov. Brewer to tell her that I'm not a constituent, I will be contributing to her opponent in any election she is part of, and I will contribute to Mayors Against Illegal Guns so that big money also can oppose her. <br /><br />Earlier today I sent the same message to Sen. Kelly Ayotte (NH) after reading on CNN that she told Erica Lafferty, daughter of the Sandy Hook Elementary principal who was killed, that she voted against the background check legislation because...ready for it?...it would be a "burden on gun store owners". Holy crap.<br /><br />The Acorn has a great plan!annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-31984920984396416632013-05-01T11:24:31.236-07:002013-05-01T11:24:31.236-07:00I love when my acorn falls close to my oak <3 ...I love when my acorn falls close to my oak <3 <br /><br />This is an interesting way to proceed. More research will be done and a post will follow. There are many ways to attack this issue. Thanks, Big Cuter, for showing us another one.<br />a/b (mom)Ashleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-24768150772567014042013-05-01T11:11:30.946-07:002013-05-01T11:11:30.946-07:00Here's another avenue to think about. One of ...Here's another avenue to think about. One of the most under reported aspect of this whole thing is the fact that weapons manufacturing is big (BIG) business. The reason it's really hard to get the most heinous weapons off the street is that those are the ones that generate the highest profit margins for those companies. Check out this article http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/19/us-financial-calpers-gunmakers-idUSBRE91I17420130219 about CALPERS (the California State employee's retirement fund) and how they talked with their money. <br /><br />Now I'm not a member of a major institutional investment fund, but if you are (most government employees, if you went to a school with a massive endowment, etc.) it's probably worth contacting that fund and asking if they're currently investing in these companies, and if they are, express your discontent. Talk to your friends who are also in the fund who share your opinions and ask them to pass their disquiet along as well. If enough investors in the fund speak out then the managers will listen, and if they don't then vote those managers out - yes, you can do that. Votes in elections absolutely matter as well, but hitting the merchants of death in their pocketbook is another, viable, avenue to take.<br /><br />-BillyBilly Hilemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012318747872208797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-2348351309110763242013-05-01T10:44:16.133-07:002013-05-01T10:44:16.133-07:00It can be fixed if those of us with functioning br...It can be fixed if those of us with functioning brains and a clear sense of what danger looks like open our mouths, our pocketbooks, our hearts to embrace the need for change. <br /><br />Personally, I'm with Chris Rock. Let them have all the guns they want. Make bullets cost $5000 each. <br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-14320865678910392212013-05-01T10:41:53.903-07:002013-05-01T10:41:53.903-07:00He has an interesting bio. I'll be investigat...He has an interesting bio. I'll be investigating him further. We must make a change, that's for sure.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-83150494606236012682013-05-01T10:13:30.240-07:002013-05-01T10:13:30.240-07:00Jan Brewer exemplifies everything that is wrong wi...Jan Brewer exemplifies everything that is wrong with Arizona politics. Unfortunately, I don't see it changing. While in Phoenix in a shoe store, we listened to two retired people going on and on about how they couldn't buy any bullets. Every morning, they, and many others, line up at Cabela's before they open, and within an hour they're sold out of bullets. We could not believe what we were hearing. Fifteen minutes later, we saw a really old guy at Trader Joe's wearing suspenders with his shorts and a gun. I honestly don't think there are enough people who think like you in the state to get rid of the wingnuts in the state house and THAT WOMAN. Given the demographics of the state, I don't know how this can be fixed. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-74645164991280900922013-05-01T09:25:51.586-07:002013-05-01T09:25:51.586-07:00We have an opportunity to change who is Governor o...We have an opportunity to change who is Governor of Arizona. Elections in 2014. Vote for Fred DuVal. Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-13975971439879313612013-05-01T09:07:37.191-07:002013-05-01T09:07:37.191-07:00Yes, we will!Yes, we will!Ashleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-6216981721476155512013-05-01T09:07:03.849-07:002013-05-01T09:07:03.849-07:00Polite people never get anything done! You go rig...Polite people never get anything done! You go right on being a pain in the ass....<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-85497712781369422602013-05-01T08:47:47.830-07:002013-05-01T08:47:47.830-07:00WTF is wrong with her?! There are NO words...she n...WTF is wrong with her?! There are NO words...she needs to GO. We will rise up & be heard, Suzi.Tennismomazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648275865147710529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-50895302639968402142013-05-01T07:59:33.172-07:002013-05-01T07:59:33.172-07:00I love my denizens!
Rain and Megan are right - it...I love my denizens!<br /><br />Rain and Megan are right - it's mean and nasty and needs to be met with money and documentable outrage. I set aside five minutes in the morning, after reading emails, while the oatmeal is simmering, and I make a call or two. I know you have the time for that.<br /><br />There are so many worthy causes that deserve your financial contributions, but if you have some cash that can go to the cause, there are links on the sidebar and at the top of the blog to help you distribute your wealth.<br /><br />Rain is right - "Don't forget. They are counting on it that the anti-gun crowd will." Let's prove them wrong.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-9408874422902270872013-05-01T07:18:45.739-07:002013-05-01T07:18:45.739-07:00It's also about voting and who you support wit...It's also about voting and who you support with your dollars. IF those who want gun regulations only do something right now and the NRA does it by giving dollars for running, we will continually get those in office like Brewer who know the 'folks' will be onto something else while the NRA will not. Be consistent. Vote for those who claim they will do something about gun regulations. If like Flake, they do not, then don't forget when he runs again. This thing about turning in guns has always been dicey to me. IF I want to destroy my guns, why not just do it. The gun buyback was about dollars and it's not too surprising the gun dealers figure out that they could profit from it. Maybe there has to be a private gun buyback program, separate from tax money where the end of the guns can be guaranteed. I was never against the gun buyback but always felt it wasn't much of a solution other than publicity. People who use the guns the worst ways, the stupid ones who give a 5 year old a gun, they weren't going to turn theirs in. Lefties or those who needed immediate cash maybe but most likely it would have been those who didn't use theirs anyway. I do though also see what the states have done and not just Arizona as I understood it is a slap in the face to the police and the public who really want all guns out of the hands of the public. It was nasty and mean and so like a Limbaugh type that it's irritating even to me who didn't believe in the program to begin with. All I can say is donate to those who will do otherwise. Work for them. Vote for them. Don't forget. They are counting on it that the anti-gun crowd will.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-43506810352688019402013-05-01T06:43:50.707-07:002013-05-01T06:43:50.707-07:00I wrote letters last night via our Moms Demand Act...I wrote letters last night via our Moms Demand Action tool. It's actually quite easy. http://action.momsdemandaction.org/page/speakout/how-many-more-rounds/<br /><br />AB, you are right though... the energy spent consoling should be spent contacting our representatives. And that includes local representatives. I almost fell out of my chair yesterday when I saw that she had signed this bill. It's not like the guns are being put to sleep FGS. They are being taken off the streets and that's a good thing. What is wrong with these people? Is their agenda more important than the safety of our communities? <br /><br />I'm off to make more phone calls and write letters. I'm going to be royal pain in the ass to these people, but I don't care. They will hear us! <br /><br /><br />Megan xxxMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.com