The conservative Republican commentator in D.C. opines: "To the president's credit, in his remarks introducing his gun control
initiative, he acknowledges that there may be cultural reasons that
contribute to this sick, violent behavior. But he defines the
cultural parameters of what he chooses to look at in such narrow terms
that you have to question his seriousness or sincerity. The president said, 'Congress should fund research into the effects that violent video games have on young minds.' But why limit this discussion to video games? Has
the president walked by a local movie theater complex recently to see
what is playing? How about the local fare on television? Or what about
the content of rap music? Can it possibly be that the
disproportionate support that the Democratic Party gets from the
entertainment industry — major sources of gratuitous violent media —
gets them a pass from today's discussion?"
She ain't done just yet: "What about other major themes in American culture today that contribute to a sense of meaningless and lack of respect for the sacredness of life? Of
course, I am talking about our indifference to the lives of unborn
children, who are murdered in our country with impunity. Somehow those
who want to intrude on gun ownership can live with the violence
perpetrated on the unborn and have little interest in seeing its
implications on violence in other areas of our society."
Star Parker Op-Ed: Obama & Gun Control
