Snowflakes in Hell

New Jersey, as a state, is completely off its rocker.  Seriously.   Animal Rights activists are peddling a book to kids in schools about aliens, namely Zargonians, that come to Earth and hunt humans for food and sport.  It’s designed to make kids think about hunting.  I think I’ve seen these Zargonians before:

Neither Governor Schwarzenegger nor former Governor Ventura could not be reached for comment on plans for countering the Zargonian menance.

There’s no better way for the gun rights movement to lose than for us to become a freak show.   I sincerely hope there is not a nascent open carry movement among furries.  Not that I am condemning furries.  It’s a free country.  I can’t say I get it, and to tell the truth, I think it’s pretty creepy, but if getting dressed up in a kangaroo suit is what gets you off, who am I to say anything?

But when you open carry, you become the face of the gun rights movement, and a guy in a Kangaroo suit ain’t my first choice, or even my second choice.  Come to think of it, a guy with a collar and a radio isn’t high up there either.  I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s a free country, but I’m going to feel free to laugh at you, and call you an idiot.  Apparently the good folks in Pittsburgh agree.

UPDATE: It would seem the page in question has been removed. Good. Had you seen it, it would have been a guy with a radio strapped to his shirt, all cop style, with a black hat, and a gun strapped to his hip. He claimed to be a Kangaroo. Seriously. Furries scare me.

UPDATE: Here’s the original out of my cache.  Don’t be that guy.

UPDATE: Rich makes a good point in the comments, that I ought not give the guy attention.  Links removed.

This is not the reaction of a man who is at the top of his game.  This is the reaction of someone that’s losing and knows it:

Here’s what struck me:

“Any contribution helps to make a difference.  It allows us to defend the good laws that are on the books, and then we can start pushing for better laws in the future.”

Emphasis mine.  This is exactly where we want them.  They are on the defensive.  They are begging for money to defend the laws that are already out there, and maybe then, sometime in the future, they might be able to actually get some new laws passed.  They essentially admit there is no hope for that now.

This is not the time to let up.  This is not the time to become complacent.  We must send these people to join the Women’s Christian Temperence Union in the dungeon of political irrelevance.  That’s going to depend on making sure that 5-4 majority grows, rather than shrinks.  2008 is the most important election for gun rights in my lifetime.

Hat Tip to Jacob, for finding the video.