Ice-T, Rush Limbaugh and the Ghost of Charlton Heston
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In a recent interview with the UK’s Channel 4 news, hip hop artist/actor/reality show star Ice-T weighed-in on gun control, saying,
“(The right to bare arms is) legal in the United States. It’s part of our Constitution. You know, the right to bear arms is because that’s the last form of defense against tyranny, not to hunt. It’s to protect yourself from the police.”
Naturally, this raised the ire of Rush Limbaugh who, in return chortled,
“There’s Ice-T saying the only reason we got guns in America is “to protect yourself from the police.” (laughs) Well, we’re told, “Hey, it’s cultural. We gotta understand it from the cultural standpoint. That’s where Mr. T’s coming from.” (interruption) Yeah, he did. He knew the word “tyranny.” He knew the word “tyranny,” and he knows that tyranny comes from government representatives. Double impressive. Tyranny doesn’t come from media figures, or actors. ”
To which Ice-T responded via Twitter,
