8.17.2009

us vs. them

Remember when anti-Bush T-Shirts were enough to get you labeled as a traitor to your country? Sadly, No! does.


  • Number of U.S. Presidents killed by firearms: 4
    Number of U.S. Presidents killed by t-shirts: 0 (so far!)

  • Number of attempts on the life of U.S. Presidents by firearms: 8
    Number of attempts on the life of U.S. Presidents by t-shirts: 0 (although many t-shirts have tried to hurt the president’s feelings, which is almost like killing him!)

  • Likelihood of right-wing talk show host whipping up gun owner into act of violence: slightly more likely than in past years, based on recent events
    Likelihood of right-wing talk show host whipping up t-shirt owner into act of violence: slightly less likely, although Venn diagrams show some spillover between gun-owner demographic and t-shirt-wearer demographic

  • Probable location, one week later, of theoretical liberal protester who showed up at a Bush rally toting an assault rifle and a handgun: Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    Probable location, one week later, of actual person referred to in this article: on front page of National Review Online, referenced with word “hero” or “patriot”

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