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The only way he's going to survive this if he can convince everyone that it actually wasn't him that wrote that. I predict a staffer, webmaster or employee of the hosting company gets fired within the next 12 hours.
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His other blog entries have between 2 and nor more than 19 posts. His assault rifle post is well over 2000. Too funny. |
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I trust that everyone has loudly vented their opinions of that dumb sh$t on his blog.
outdoorlife.blogs.com/zumbo/ |
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We run the internet. |
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Here's what he's going to say:
"Lately my addiction to prescription painkillers has been making me say and write things I really shouldn't. Tonight, for the sake of my life and my family, I am going to check in to a rehab clinic." I got $10 on it. |
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"I was for assault rifles, before I was against assault rifles"
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I still find it hard to believe he has only seen one person using an Ar15 like he said in the blog. Hell the last time I went to the range half the people were using them!
Bottom line- this dude stated his opinion and an apology now is just him trying to cover his ass and not lose everything he has. hell he suggested we not be allowed to hunt with them or carry them into the woods. He was all about "preserving" the fudd image and to hell with assualt rifle owners. This is not a gray area topic. He was very clear in his opinions and cannot act stupid now. I for one will not be supporting any of his sponsers with money until they publicly come out and say they are no longer supporting him. There is no conversion factor in this- he doesnt want anythin to do with "black rifles". |
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There is no " Im sorry" to this one, he attacks the type of rifle, type of person. He advocates the call for the devorce, and the challenge to the govt to ban everything about the two.
He really is the enemy, and anyone that accepts his "Im sorry" is a sucker. |
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screw him, he isnt sorry, he jsut sorry that he screwed Remington and his credibility. he still thinks the ar15 should be banned, he hasnt changed his mind. screw outdoorlife and zumba
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Isn't bad enough that Grisham described him as "Outdoor Life's top gun-no wait I mean hunting guy, he's not a gun guy, he has like 4 guns." |
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I had to look up this Jim Zumbo (is that pronounced like Dumbo but with a Z). I don't hunt so I never heard of him but apparently hunters think a great deal of him and his outdoor writing. Oh well. I don't think my life would be diminished in any way if he never spoke or wrote about firearms again. www.jimzumbo.com/biography.html |
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He said it and he meant it. I would accept no less than his resignation (from everything, espcially writing), followed by a public apology from him on his website (page 1), and a similar apology from Outdoorlife on their webpage, magazine, AND TV show (page 1).
And if Mr. Zumbo wants to throw himself in front of a train out of despair, so much the better. |
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This fucker called me a terrorist. Not someone who is aligned with the far left, not an anti, but one of those who should be considered one of our own.
He could have stated that he did not think that AR's were the best choice for hunting, he could have said that they were not something he would choose, but no, he had to label the gun as a terrorist gun and imply that owners of such guns are terrorists. "I'm sorry" isn't going to cover it. |
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DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!! I used to like reading what he wrote in OL but in the past few years he has come across as a pompuss arse. If you don't have the same out look on thngs as he does you are a lower lifeform. His arrogance has made feel ill. I quit watching his TV show on one of the outdoor channels and quit reading his articles. |
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I will be curious to see how this turnip is going to apologize to millions of law abiding gun owners and the members of our armed services for calling them "terrorists". |
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remington needs to come clean on there website, I have a feeling that zumba and the guys he was with that day did discuss the ar15 and its sporting purpose, they just cant deny that they didnt, ZUmba made it clear he came to this conlusion AFTER his day spent with the gentlemen at remington. If they want to deny this then make a statement on the Remington website not Zumbas blog or outdoorlifes site. they need to take a stand |
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Could you possibly IM me his phone number, or contact me and I will give you my phone number for that communist piece of shit to call me, please |
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He said what is in his heart in that blog/article.
There is no retraction possible and no apology acceptable. Even the Fudds should shun him. |
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The apology is up!
It's not much more than a lame CYA attempt. |
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Zumbo's career is fucked plain and simple. He's not dead, but he will be severely wounded financially.
In the Internet world, if you say stupid shit the entire world will know in a matter of minutes. |
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He deserves to have his ass handed to him. By labeling the AR as a terrorist weapon, he is implying that those that have them are terrorists. The last time I checked, this weapon was the standard weapon of our brave men, and women in the armed forces. I suppose that Zumbo fuckstick considers them terrorists too. Perhaps he should try out for a writing job at HCI. They get off on his style of bullshit propaganda, and truth twisting.
Fuck him, and fuck ALL of his sponsers. |
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I read this on another forum as well... Really, it's kind of offensive. They say they don't support his opinion and then basically attack us for "the thanks we give". FUCK YOU REMINGTON. The Thanks we give??? Remington should be thanking everyone threatening to boycott for using our freedom of speach and boycott to bring this to their attention and help them distance themselves from Zumbo. I agree. Remington needs to take a stand NOW. They are the ones who can decide THE THANKS WE GIVE them. Fuckers. |
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Hypocritical snake
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here it is.
Someone once said that to err is human. I just erred, and made without question, the biggest blunder in my 42 years of writing hunting articles. My blog inflamed legions of people I love most..... hunters and shooters. Obviously, when I wrote that blog, I activated my mouth before engaging my brain. Let me explain the circumstances surrounding that blog. I was hunting coyotes, and after the hunt was over and being beat up by 60 mph winds all day, I was discussing hunting with one of the young guides. I was tired and exhausted, and I should have gone to bed early. When the guide told me that there was a "huge" following of hunters who use AR 15's and similar weapons to hunt prairies dogs, I was amazed. At that point I wrote the blog, and never thought it through. Now then, you might not believe what I have to say, but I hope you do. How is it that Zumbo, who has been hunting for more than 50 years, is totally ignorant about these types of guns. I don't know. I shot one once at a target last year, and thought it was cool, but I never considered using one for hunting. I had absolutely no idea how vast the numbers of folks are who use them. I never intended to be devisive, and I certainly believe in United we Stand, Divided we Fall. I've been an NRA member for 40 years, have attended 8 national NRA conventions in the last 10 years, and I'm an advisory board member for the United States Sportsmen's Alliance which actively fights anti-hunters and animal rights groups for hunter's rights. What really bothers me are some of the unpatriotic comments leveled at me. I fly the flag 365 days a year in my front yard. Last year, through an essay contest, I hosted a soldier wounded in Iraq to a free hunt in Botswana. This year, through another essay contest, I'm taking two more soldiers on a free moose and elk hunt. When I started blogging, I was told to write my thoughts, expressing my own opinion. The offensive blog I wrote was MY opinion, and no one else's. None of the companies that I deal with share that opinion, nor were they aware of what I had written until this firestorm started. Believe it or not, I'm your best friend if you're a hunter or shooter, though it might not seem that way. I simply screwed up. And, to show that I'm sincere about this, I just talked to Ted Nugent, who everyone knows, and is a Board member of the NRA. Ted is extremely active with charities concerning our wounded military, and though he's known as a bowhunter, Ted has no problem with AR 15's and similar firearms. My sincerity stems from the fact that Ted and I are planning a hunt using AR 15's. I intend to learn all I can about them, and again, I'm sorry for inserting my foot in my mouth. |
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you could probably get a hold of him from the number on his site: http://www.jimzumbo.com/order.html |
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I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now, pending a report of his hunting trip with the AR. |
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well, its a little late to be makin up excuses ain't it mr. mumbo! Wow, simply Wow, how can you be so 'out of touch' as a so-called gunner? |
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I don't own a bolt gun. Yet. I am in possession of a friends Remington 710. The gun shoots straight enough, but some of the parts are so soft I would swear they aren't even made of steel. The bolt stop is already worn to the point where the bolt pulls right out if you cycle it firmly.
I understand that the 700 is much better rifle than the 710, but that won't matter when I go to the gun shop for a bolt gun. Unless Remington takes ACTION against Zumbo, my first tack driver will be a Savage. |
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Here's my comment:
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i won't. he stated his true feelings in the original post. this "hunt" with nugent is only an appeasment to keep his job and his sponsorships. i don't give 2 shits about his "NRA" resume. it is fools like him that have caused MANY EBR owners to leave the NRA for other organizations. Funny, we fight for duck guns,deer rifles, trap shooters. This is just one more bit of proof they loath us. screw him. i hope he loses 100% of his sponsorships. his credibility is gone. |
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He mentions the NRA several times but lets not forget by the NRA's own mouth even they support the NFA.
He mentions helping a wounded soldier (who uses one of these terrorist weapons) so I guess he thinks the US Mil is using terrorist weapons too. He still goes on to say he has no idea so many people use AR15's but he also says he's been writing for 50 years. Ok where in the fuck has he been? The AR/M16 has been around for almost as long and he still has no idea how many people use/own them? Come the fuck on. His original blog was very clear and this latest shit hardly makes a dent at what he said. He clearly said he wants sportsmen to be seen in a different light as these assualt weapons, he clearly said it should be illegal to hunt with one or take on into the woods, and he clearly said they are the weapons of terrorists. There is no getting around this guys. |
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I won't support any of his sponsors until they drop his stupid ass. This guy does not belong writing for a supposedly firearms friendly magazine.
Which sucks because I like alot of the products from those companies. |
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I wont because his original post stated we were terrorists...now in my mind to be labeled something I am not especially with current world events...it left me angry and ashamed for him....he erred but his apology sounds like a tap dance and not sincere at all.... |
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His talk of going out with Ted Nugent reminds me of the things Mel Gibson and Michael Richards were saying after they stuck their feet in their mouths.
They are all sorry... Sorry that their own words made them look stupid, not about what they said. |
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THAT IS AN APOLOGY????!!!!!
He is a piece of shit. Remington will fire him guaranteed. |
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"As of today, I will be leaving Outdoor Life to serve as Mitt Romney's press secretary..."
Any bets? |
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I say we shitstorm his blog every entry until he gets fired or leaves.
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I said it before, and I'll say it agian:
Fuck Zumbo. It's guarenteed that the Brady Bunch has screenshots and http archives of that page, and will use them over, and over, and over. It's time to use Zumbo to send a message to everyone else. Shoot your yap of in public, in a way that may harm us, you are a pariah. No mulligans, no redos, no I'm sorries. He's hurt us, significantly, with a page of drivel, that the anti's will use against us for years to come. He needs to pay the price for biting the hand that feeds him. |
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Heres what I wrote on his apology blog.
Apology NOT Accepted. Your blog will be used by the Brady Crowd to show that a "gun expert" opposes AR15's and "assault rifles". You have done irreparable harm to the 2nd Ammendment and have no business writing for firearms publications. I have canceled my subscription and will no longer patronize any advertisers in Outdoor Life as long as you are employed by this magazine. I am encouraging everyone I know to follow suit. You have labeled law abiding citizens of The United States of America as "TERRORISTS". You are an idiot and I am ashamed that you consider yourself an American. Your views as published contradict everything that our Founding Fathers established. You are a disgrace to our sport, a disgrace to your magazine and a disgrace as an American. Apology NOT ACCEPTED! Again, I will not patronize a single sponsor of this magazine as long as you are in their employ. Should you go write for any other publication, I will not patronize any of their sponsors either. We have a voice, we can vote with our wallets. And my vote is to FLUSH ZUMBO THE DUMBO. You are an idiot and a disgrace |
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Exactly. I don't believe it for a second. I dare you to keep him on the payroll Remington. Double dog. I guarantee that when we go to buy a bolt gun, that this incident and they way it is handled will determine whether myself and thousands of others will even consider a Remington product. |
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Lame. |
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