As Twitchy reported, the White House marked Father’s Day by releasing a photo of a water gun-totin’ POTUS:
Hope all the dads out there have a great Father's Day weekend: http://t.co/JFD34sfklp #QualityTime pic.twitter.com/2UvcSk1VYk
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) June 15, 2013
Obama? Wielding a gun? Alert the media! While Second Amendment supporters immediately saw the irony and got to mocking, Columbia University prof and HuffPost Live host Dr. Marc Lamont Hill was legitimately upset.
Quick! To the Outragemobile!
Was anyone else bothered by the Father's Day picture released by the White House yesterday? The one with the President holding a water gun?
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
“@whitehouse: Hope all the dads out there have a great Father's Day weekend: http://t.co/ONFVfyXy7D #QualityTime pic.twitter.com/zTQoZtb0q8”
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
I agree with the President's stance on SENSIBLE gun control. But we must also destroy gun culture. President Obama made a mistake this time.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
Gun culture is promoted through the normalization of violent behavior, language, and imagery. Military style water guns are part of that.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
Oh, puh-leeze!
@marclamonthill ban waterguns. While they're at it, ban the letters G – u – n.
— Captain Awesome (@CaptinAwesum) June 17, 2013
UH, NO. MT @marclamonthill: Was anyone else bothered by the Father's Day picture released yesterday with the President holding a water gun?
— Travis (@travton) June 17, 2013
.@marclamonthill Along with the free speech culture? I guess that makes sense…
— TommyD (@KneelB4Zodd) June 17, 2013
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.@marclamonthill Are you serious? It's a water gun for crying out loud. C'mon Marc!
— Kenneth Johnson Jr. (@iamkenjohnson) June 17, 2013
@marclamonthill lol, that bothered people? Why?
— Mr. CONtroversy (@MonstaMe) June 17, 2013
~@marclamonthill This is a pretty old picture that has been previously released & it's clear it's a toy. What is your concern?
— April (@ReignOfApril) June 17, 2013
@marclamonthill @whitehouse it's not even an aggressive looking toy… It looks like a water gun…
— Mr. CONtroversy (@MonstaMe) June 17, 2013
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@marclamonthill for crying out loud it's a water gun!!! Since when is having a lil summer fun, promoting gun culture/violence? C'mon Marc!!
— HealthyUrbanGirl.com (@LoveThyHUG) June 17, 2013
@marclamonthill I think it's in a totally different context. In no way is the water-gun being used in a violent manner. It's in fun.
— “Throw in the tile”-Tyrese (@mS_sMaRtY89) June 17, 2013
@marclamonthill I guess… I definitley didn't read that deep into the picture. I just saw @POTUS having a fun water fight w/ his kids.
— Kenneth Johnson Jr. (@iamkenjohnson) June 17, 2013
Exactly.
.@marclamonthill No problem here. And, I'm a staunch Obama detractor!
— TommyD (@KneelB4Zodd) June 17, 2013
Bingo. When it comes to Obama, there’s very little to defend. But to be genuinely upset about a photo of the president holding a water gun is ridiculous. Mock-worthy? You bet. Worthy of handwringing? No way. Nevertheless, Hill doubled down:
Here's the thing. I'm not against the Second Amendment. I support our constitutional right to bear arms. This isn't about that for me…
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
Also, we have to get out of these ridiculous extremist positions.A person can support the Second Amendment and support sensible legislation.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
And again,I'm not saying we should ban water guns.I'm saying we should be careful about the messages we choose to send.We can choose better.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
On a deeper level, I worry that too many toys (especially male toys) encourage our children too be aggressive rather than imaginative.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
“Male toys”?
I grew up with toy guns and and other violent toys. That stuff definitely shaped me and my friends' understanding of guns.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
As I've said many times before, toy guns, shoot 'me up games, etc. contribute to a dangerous culture of violence. That's my issue.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) June 17, 2013
His “issue,” huh? That’s funny. He doesn’t seem to mind the “dangerous culture of gun violence” when police officers are the victims. Earlier this year, Hill wished his “brother” Mumia Abu-Jamal — who brutally murdered Philly police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981 — a happy birthday and praised him as a “leading intellectual.”Hill also gushed over the “exciting” saga of cop killer Christopher Dorner, exclaiming that it was “like watching ‘Django Unchained’ in real life.”
“Bothered” by a water gun. By cold-blooded cop killers? Not so much. Not only is he a shameless hypocrite, but he’s colossal joke.
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