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marmar

(77,081 posts)
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 06:56 PM Feb 2013

How long before the mad-dog Righties demand that Jim Carrey be deported?


from HuffPost:




Jim Carrey is taking a seat alongside Bob Costas, Stephen King and others who have lately invited the wrath of the gun lobby.

The comedic actor tweeted on Saturday:

Any1 who would run out to buy an assault rifle after the Newtown massacre has very little left in their body or soul worth protecting. ;^\
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) February 2, 2013


This, of course, did not go over well with those who fear Obama himself will at any minute walk through their front door and take away their guns (except the ones they use for skeet shooting).

Fox Nation referred to the comment as "nasty", while conservative blog WND noted, "'Dumb and Dumber' doesn’t begin to cover this one." ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/05/jim-carrey-assault-rifle-tweet_n_2624273.html?ir=Politics&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009



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How long before the mad-dog Righties demand that Jim Carrey be deported? (Original Post) marmar Feb 2013 OP
He's Canadian. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #1
Me, neither. (As long as he doesn't say anything about vaccines.) longship Feb 2013 #2
I think this is the first thing he has said or done that I agree with. I didn't know he southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #3
Carrey's response was great! LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #4
Make Him Firearms Bill, New NRA Spokesman kairos12 Feb 2013 #5
Jim Carrey should be the NRA's poster boy! Archae Feb 2013 #6
 

Hard Assets

(274 posts)
1. He's Canadian.
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 06:58 PM
Feb 2013

I have no problems with his opinion. And I haven't seen much of his stuff since Dick and Jane. That was a god-awful movie.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
3. I think this is the first thing he has said or done that I agree with. I didn't know he
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 07:49 PM
Feb 2013

was Canadian. I love Canada and the people. Smart and they sure have had america's back for many years. See ARGO.

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