Are Republicans misunderstanding Obama's "bring a gun to a knife fight" comment?
there is absolutely no relevance to comparisons of this comment and Sarah Palin's "dont retreat, reload" comment, or Sarah Palin's gun cross-hairs, or Sharon Angle's "second amendment solutions", or Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh's daily violent rhetoric. the actual Obama quote is - ...Barack Obama said to counter Republican attacks “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said at a Philadelphia fundraiser Friday night. “Because from what I understand folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.” this is obviously a play on the VERY old and common phrase "Never bring a knife to a gun fight". it has nothing to do with actual guns or violence. it simply means that you have to be prepared for what you are facing.. so obviously, Obama was saying that they would be more prepared than Republicans when debating the issue. not at all comparable to the violent rhetoric of the right. lets not get these mixed up. i understand that right-wingers have trouble with analogies and methaphors. please take a minute to think critically about what you're talking about before putting it on the Internet.. it will serve you and your party better than embarrassing yourselves.