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26 Comments
That's child abuse. What would your righteous Christian gun-totin' friends say if this were a picture of a dark-skinned child, wih Arabic or Latino features?
It's what they should be saying about the person who took this picture.
Does it matter that they're toy Airsoft guns?
If they’re toys, where are the neon orange plugs in the ends?
They were clashing with the freedom-blue of the blanket??
(If you were a properly trained aesthetician, you probably wouldn't have to ask, huh?)
Orange and blue don't clash in Colorado; they're part of the same uniform. 😛
Apparently, looking like you were just killed because your gun collection fell on you is a thing:
https://me.me/t/freedom-blanket
Commenter Ed McDonald (below) notes that Ms. Shields has "both a masters degree and a Phd in public health."
Precise information on Ms. Shields seems to be difficult to come by. Her campaign website notes that she has an M.P.H. (which is a master's in public health) and a Ph.D., but does not describe what field her Ph.D. was granted in nor what institution granted it. Her campaign bio also doesn't list any actual work experience.
A facebook post describes her as a "certified personal trainer, weight-loss and fitness nutrition specialist, NSL master bikini pro fitness competitor, pageant coach, and reigning Mrs. Colorado America 2016" and "a public health educator with over 30 years of experience working as a public health educator in local and state health departments, schools, communities, and universities."
Maybe her campaign bio could be a little more forthcoming as to just what that 30 years experience entails.
LinkedIn says her PhD is from University of Utah, and she works in multilevel marketing. That would be the polite term for a pyramid scene.
I wouldn't have pegged her for a grad student at Trump University.
Sounds like an overgrown cheerleader to me.
Isn't cheer leading the minor leagues for future Mrs. Colorado pageant contestants?
Unless you can demonstrate that Shields got her credentials from a degree mill, you don’t really have a coherent argument. Her love of the second amendment is frankly irrelevant to whether she can perform the job she is running for. As such, this is a half-baked hit piece.
"Her love for the 2nd amendment."
I bet that warms the cockels of your heart Elliot.
I think what the article points out is how devoid of common sense Ms. Shields is to think that this is winning propaganda. "Hey look at me give my son his little arsenal so he go to sleep dreaming about shooting illegal immigrants. Aren't I a wonderful mom." She is probably as big a piece of shit to work with as you are a writer.
I can't think of anything the schools need more than lots of extra guns!
Gotta' get 'em ready for the fall grizzly bears!
She's a moron which is why we question her academic credentials.
Don't be a moron, Eliot. I pointed out the lack of specificity in her bio. If her work experience is pushing quack supplements or lobbying for more big gulps for kindergartners, I think that is cause for concern–whatever her academic credentials.
In a country where you have 500 children a year dying of accidental gunshots, another 7500 hurt, posting a photo of a kid cuddling up with guns is child abuse.
If they are fake "toy" guns, as David Gilbert claims in the FB post below, that's no better. Remember Tamir Rice? He was 12 years old with a toy gun. The police didn't hesitate even three seconds to declare him a menace and take his young life.
The police officers involved walked free. Again, if this was a dark-skinned child covered with guns real or fake, you right wing commenters would be frothing at the mouth, not preaching about 2nd amendment rights.
The fact that this woman is running for a position in which she would be making decisions about the safety of children makes my blood run cold. It's not a "hit piece", Elliot – I could care less about her yoga certifications or what have you. Glorifying gun use for kids and creating a false sense of safety is reason enough never to elect her for any office.
The fact that this woman is running for a position in which she would be making decisions about the safety of children makes my blood run cold
She probably sees herself as Julie Williams 2.0.
I'll bet it's more Julie Williams .357 . . .
(In a further twist, I'm gonna' agree with Fladen. Shields, in this instance, is a knucklehead, and is arguably acting irresponsibly — but as to the issue of this knucklehead's claimed credentials, why not get a little bit of, oh – I don't know, evidence or possibly some proof maybe, before going off stupidly half-cocked ???)
I responded above. There is nothing "stupidly half-cocked" about calling her out for a campaign bio that avoids all specifics.
Oh I don't know….Cory Gardner rode a lack of specifics all the way to the U.S. Senate with his smiling face in front of a wind farm saying, "Let's shake up the Senate!"
I don't like guns and I don't own any. But as a young boy, I loved playing with toy guns. Squirt guns, Nerf guns, cap guns – I thought they were all great fun. It didn't mean I was "dreaming about shooting illegal immigrants." This is hysteria that's distracting from real issues.
I bet you dreamed of going up against the Kaiser's men. What's distracting is trying to explain this fetish with guns as normal. This is not normal behavior and speaks to what other aberrant ideas that she will drag with her into the office. We live in hysterical times when people other than Tim Tebow bowing during our national song are threatened with lynching.
I wonder how far this woman spreads her blanket of freedom….
Suppose little Rock grows up, marries and his wife and he decide they aren't ready for a child. Would Erica believe that little Rock's wife has the freedom to choose?
Or little Rock decides Jesus is not all right for him but Allah is. Does her commitment to freedom extend to Islam?
Or little Rock doesn't want to marry Susie but instead Mike. Does her commitment to freedom extend to marriage?
These RWNJs are great spouting slogans but not so good putting them into actual practice.