Dori & Gun Control

I've been in an on-going back-and-forth with one of my commenters who at first took issue with the fact that he was I was "doxing" Dori Fenenbock. Thats when you publish private information about someone, which implies there is an intent to harm someone.

He's speaking of the fact that I have posted her voting record with a screenshot from VAN. If I don't post it, then no one can definitively tell that I am talking about the right person and, just for clarity's sake, her address is public. She used it on her filing documentation. Anywho, the guy never says anything about all the other times I've posted the same information about all the other candidates I have shown voting records or finance reports.

That coupled with a conversation about the fact that on her first finance report her largest expenditure was to an anti-gay activist who created a PAC against gay marriage following the SCOTUS ruling that made it the law of the land, led to a conversation, in his attempt to pretend she's not a Republican, about the fact that Dori Fenenbock has very few identifiable positions.

What cracks me up about that is that her supporters very often say, "talk to her, you'll see she's sincere and why we support her." But they never say you'll get an identifiable position out of her.

Case in point, gun control. And for me, it perfectly captures my general critique of Fenenbock's campaign. There's no substance.

Following the tragedy that happened in Las Vegas there was no shortage of politicians that wanted to comment on the issue. Fenenbock commented on the issue, but failed to discuss the underlying issue around the tragedy, the debate about gun control.

Personally, I like firearms, shoot often, and think the more minorities that have them the more likely there would be gun control laws. But you know what Dori Fenenbock thinks about gun control?

Does she think now is the time to start a conversation about an assault weapons ban?
Closing loopholes for sales at gun shows?
A national database?
Restrictions on the kits that turn a semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon?
Further strengthening the second amendment to ensure law abiding citizens get to keep their fire arms?

I have no idea. And neither do you.

Why?

Because she never says anything about the position. She chooses the most politician way to get out of the debate. Here's what I mean. This is a screenshot of a social media post she made about the Vegas tragedy.

Very often I write blog posts and schedule them to post at certain times throughout the day but this one I am writing and posting as soon as I am done. I wanted to have the most recent screenshot available before I post it. Its about 10:30am right now on Tuesday morning of the 9th of October. Its exactly a week after she posted the Facebook update. She's asked directly by people what her position is on gun control. She's been silent on the issue.

My point isn't debating her stance on gun control. My point is she doesn't articulate a stance on gun control or basically anything else. Except one weird thing. I know some of you might think, hey she's a busy lady and she probably hasn't had time to get on to social media since then.

So I checked. Here's the weird thing she has taken a stance on, that she posted after the post about Vegas and after both of those very direct questions from the public about her stance on gun control.

Hamas?

There was an important issue that happened in America where dozens of Americans were killed and hundreds injured and when asked a direct question about gun control she responds with crickets. But she's concerned about a political appointment in another part of the world?

You can't make this stuff up.

I just went to Escobar's page to see what she said about the Vegas tragedy. She also posted about the issue. Here's her post.

She was also challenged about her position on gun control. But Escobar actually articulated a position.

Obviously its not much, but you at least come away knowing that she won't duck or dodge the issue and even if I don't necessarily agree with her, you know that she has a position on the issue.

Dori dodges.

On social media I posed the question to each of the candidates about their position on firearms. They all gave and answer, some where very specific, most were non-communal platitudes. But they all at least attempted to give their position on a timely issue.

Except Dori.

Why is this important? Well aside from the fact that they are running for a federal position and this is a federal issue that is current events, but there is also another reason...

Dori was recently endorsed by PD.

PD are generally in favor of more gun control because they are in the streets every day having to deal with the consequences of guns being able to be acquired so easily.

I imagine they might want to know her position on that issue, along with every other Democrat that has to cast a ballot in March.