Out: Kochtopus. In: Gun owners.
Apparently Bette Midler enjoyed Twitchy’s coverage of her Koch-spiracy nuttiness so much, she’s back for more. On the agenda today: gun control.
This isn’t the first time The Divine Miss Gun Grabber has brought up gun control in the wake of the horrific Aurora murders. Like fellow celebs John Leguizamo, Rob Schneider and Henry Winkler, Midler ghoulishly politicized the tragedy mere hours after it occurred.
Today she admits gun owners “have rights,” but laments that those pesky rights compete with the “right not to be shot and killed while sitting peacefully in a theater.” Quite the deep thinker, this one.
The Twitterverse stepped up to school Midler on her gun control logic.
https://twitter.com/TabithaHale/status/227808833983098881
https://twitter.com/Lisa0916/status/227811825373290496
@BetteMidler Guns weren't used on 9/11 or Oklahoma city to kill 1000's of people. It's mans inhumanity to man & U can't legislate that.
— GARY CEARFOSS (@GARY1010) July 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/scorpiojajs/status/227810074217832451
https://twitter.com/mjsoma54/status/227809496729264129
https://twitter.com/richarevans1/status/227808964501467136
https://twitter.com/gopthinking/status/227817144149225473
@BetteMidler wasn't the gun, it was the man behind it !!!!
— Michael Fraser (@mcfras17) July 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/LZWhiskyRiver/status/227822034929983488
@BetteMidler I agree! We should pass a law against shooting people & murder. Wait, what? Already have 'em #proChoiceGuns
— Howard Roark (@shortwave8669) July 24, 2012
@BetteMidler when do you think criminals care about someone elses rights?
— JoshPerry (@The_JoshPerry) July 24, 2012
What say you, Ms. Midler? Back to blaming the Koch brothers for ruining your life?
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— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 24, 2012
Trees, huh? Nice change of topic.
Update:
And … she’s still going, backing up her “argument” with an inventory of shooting sprees.
The Appalling Frequency of the Shooting Spree http://t.co/FbmpEYIa @NYMag
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 24, 2012
Gun owners have rights. But what about folks who go to the movies? Don't they have a right not to die while doing so?
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 24, 2012
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