Posted on 01/02/2002 9:54:28 AM PST by 2nd_Amendment_Defender
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:50:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Michael Bellesiles' book "Arming America" won praise from gun-control advocates for "demolishing the myth" behind the individual right to gun ownership, with reviewers calling the book "exciting" and "valuable and thought-provoking."
Now Mr. Bellesiles' book, which contended that private gun ownership was uncommon in early America, is being called something else: a fraud.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
How could this be? < /sarcasm >
-PJ
1) Facts
2)Practicality
4)The Test of Time
All that matters is this really neat theory we read about in college.
Mr. Bellesiles must "defend himself and the integrity of his scholarship immediately," Mr. Melton told the Boston Globe in October, adding: "Depending upon his response, the university will respond appropriately."
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If the Gun Control folks, the endangered species folks loose their credibility before the general public, what will the liberal media and the Democrats do? Will the pollution, global warming people be the next set of liars who will be uncovered? I think that one of the trends the Democratic party has not understood is the need (post 9-11) for honesty and integrity in leadership. I look forward to the 2002 and 2004 election cycle.
ROFL! A flood huh? Yah right, how convenient. What a lying scumbag.
I agree, he must be a Democrat.
This is a prize winning scholar?
Prosecution for fraud is the least this guy should be subjected to.
I usually prefer this one: "My dog at it." It's a lot more believable, and if they deny it, you produce a pocket full of dog poop.
I usually prefer this one: "My dog ate it." It's a lot more believable, and if they deny it, you produce a pocket full of dog poop.
I'm glad to see this...finally. Melton, of course, is just trying to save his and his department's skin, but if Bellesiles gets roasted in the process, so much the better.
You're just not thinking today, Laz.
I'll even expand on that, and suggest that he attended the Bill Clinton Correspondence School of Denial.
He's already scraping the bottom of the barrel of klintonian lame excuses, hoping one will stick. But his defenders will eventually say, "this subject is so important that even if his research isn't true, it should be".
His phony historical records reminds me of George Orwell's quote, that the USSR is the only place on earth where yesterday's weather can change. Well, our gungrabber academics are a pretty stalinist bunch, too, so our historical records are changing. Or at least, they claimed they saw them change.
Next time the phonathon beggar calls asking for your loyal contribution to your alma mater, tell them no and tell them why.
Scandals of antigun politicians and activists - including MORE debunking of Bellesiles!
"It doesn't MATTER if he lied. His INTENTIONS were good. If it saves ONE LIFE, we should lie for THE CHILDREN. Facts are not important in the drive to STOP THE BLOODSHED. We must TAKE BACK THE STREETS by ANY MEANS NECESSARY. We must get GUNS OFF THE STREETS whether or not we lie to do it."
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