tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post371752639547386539..comments2024-03-27T11:22:03.840-04:00Comments on Ramona's Voices: Gabby Giffords Spoke and Some of Us ListenedRamona Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-58330298044499780772013-02-08T15:36:20.417-05:002013-02-08T15:36:20.417-05:00In my spare time I often ponder how we got to the ...In my spare time I often ponder how we got to the point where nuts is normal in this wonderful country of ours. I think it has something to do with reality shows. We've seen some truly wacko people on those shows and what happens to them? They become celebrities. (Ever seen Honey BooBoo? That's enough to give a sane person nightmares for life. LOL)Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-43838347590858059892013-02-08T10:48:03.178-05:002013-02-08T10:48:03.178-05:00Ramona, I too was moved by Gabby's talk. I wis...Ramona, I too was moved by Gabby's talk. I wish people would look at the stats from countries like the UK where guns are limited... sometimes I'm sure many folks in this country are nuts! But that's what they think of me. It's a puzzle.Anne Waymanhttp://aboutfreelancewriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-15652674287971718682013-02-01T09:42:49.879-05:002013-02-01T09:42:49.879-05:00Thought I had answered this. Sorry. I think it t...Thought I had answered this. Sorry. I think it took so much courage for her to do this and I know she and her husband had to be thinking it was worth it if even one recalcitrant mind was changed by her appearance. <br /><br />Pretty hard to ignore the long-term physical and mental damage caused by a man who had become so immersed in our gun culture he thought the only way to shut up the opposition was to kill them.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-40309253930769479152013-01-31T10:44:21.155-05:002013-01-31T10:44:21.155-05:00Thanks, Stan. I would like to think that Gabby...Thanks, Stan. I would like to think that Gabby's words had some impact on those who have the ability to change our gun culture for the better, but I doubt they were paying attention when she spoke.<br /><br />We have to work around them to get it done, and that means never letting this issue go dark. <br /><br />The hecklers are hopeless. There isn't much we can do to shame them. Again, we just work around them.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-4928463099956899352013-01-31T10:20:26.120-05:002013-01-31T10:20:26.120-05:00She stands as a shining example of both courage an...She stands as a shining example of both courage and determination. Her indomitable spirit is an inspiration to all of us who have thrown up our hands in frustration at the logjam that is our nation's Congress. When the elected officials pause to cast their votes on what is sure to be mild gun reform, especially those who kowtow to the NRA, I hope everyone of them thinks of the wounded Gabby Giffords and realizes -- there but for the grace of God go I.<br /><br />Excellent, moving, inspirational post. Thanks, Mona.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697488354381359795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-87182832177744667962013-01-31T08:36:52.104-05:002013-01-31T08:36:52.104-05:00Very well said. She was inspirational to be sure....Very well said. She was inspirational to be sure. I hope that those courageous words were heard by some members of the committee. And that they also heard the heckles and rudeness of the words shouted by gun crazy advocates as the father talked of his little boy. UnderSTANding STANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127298464149195844noreply@blogger.com