GOP Advisor: ‘Own The Libs’ By Giving Them What They Want On Guns

By Tom Knighton

The term “own the libs” is a common enough phrase these days. It pops up all the time on the right. Mostly, it means to just beat them or dog on them or something of that sort and it can be mildly amusing to do so.

It also means winning. Politics has always been more akin to bloodsports than the polite debate some people envision it as, so the idea of “winning” isn’t particularly new.

However, some people have some odd fews on how to “own the libs” in this day and age. For example, we have this entry from Republican advisor Scott Jennings:

When Congress reconvenes in September, President Trump has a golden opportunity to “own the libs,” as the conservative kids online say.

The Democrats, helped by the media, have spent August taunting the president and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), claiming they don’t have the guts to buck the National Rifle Assn. and put a gun reform package on the floor. Republicans have a golden opportunity to refute the claim and show suburban America — which, according to the latest polls and focus groups have gone south on the GOP — that they are listening when it …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms