I'll add this. What manner of men with what types of thought are those people who have to use the threat of loaded weapons to get their ideas across? If a human cannot convey in reasonably intelligible sentences a message to our legislators, if their thought processes are so denuded of content that only the implied threat of a loaded gun can speak for their minds, then they are either George Bush or his followers, those who once wanted to reserve a spot on Mt. Rushmore for Dubbya.

I'd be glad to come to Richmond Jan 18, but why do 500 guys have to petition our lawmakers with loaded guns? I'm not one to talk about Nazi Germany, but this gets close to pre-Nazi takeover days when armed thugs roamed the streets threatening Jews, Catholics and other swarthy types. Do the 500+ carry loaded guns because they know they are easy targets (because their red necks can be seen through a sniper's rifle). And Mandrake, your subtlety shows your lack of college education (jerk, schmuck),

Cpt. Mandrake: Shoot the Coke machine! Col. Guano: OK, but if you don't get the President on the phone, .... You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Colonel! Colonel, I must know what you think has been going on here! Colonel "Bat" Guano: You wanna know what I think? Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Yes! Colonel "Bat" Guano: I think you're some kind of deviated prevert. I think General Ripper found out about your preversion, and that you were organizing some kind of mutiny of preverts. Now MOVE!

The irony of your Jack D Ripper quote is that it was delivered to Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake.