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Fri Jul 20, 2012, 03:10 PM

39. The right thread, and I'm worried you can't see that

The whole purpose of the OP is to say that The Newsroom should be attacking Obama for being 'anti-gun'. Read their words again - I'll highlight the anti-Obama message that is the core, since you couldn't see it:

I just finished watching "The Newsroom" on HBO (Season 1, Episode 4, I'll Try to Fix You).

McAvoy, the anchor, has a one-sided but at least mostly true on-air rant where he "proves" that Sarah Palin, the NRA and others have no basis for thinking Obama is anti-gun and wants to ban guns. After all, by carefully ignoring Obama's published and well known anti-gun positions before he became president, you can show that he is a gun rights champion. He is, according to McAvoy's analysis, "the best friend the NRA has ever had."

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66 replies	Author	Time	Post
Anti-Gun Bias on HBO's "The Newsroom" [View all]	TPaine7	Jul 2012	OP
So Obama is a gun snatcher? Seriously?	Warren Stupidity	Jul 2012	#1
Of course. That's exactly what I said. n/t	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#7
I'm glad you agree.	Warren Stupidity	Jul 2012	#9
May I ask you a question?	2ndAmForComputers	Jul 2012	#31
Obama.	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#64
In practice, no.	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2012	#26
Since the 2008 election Obama has been quiet about guns.	GreenStormCloud	Jul 2012	#40
Kind of like when people actually believe when rUsh, oLier and hateme spew garbage on their shows.	geckosfeet	Jul 2012	#2
Actually, statistics do show that a gun increases rather than decreases the risk...	DanTex	Jul 2012	#3
So it's a lie that supports the One True Faith,	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#6
Uh, no, my point is that it's not a lie. Statistically, a gun puts you at greater risk.	DanTex	Jul 2012	#16
Presumably then there would be a direct correlation between	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#18
Has nothing to do with gun ownership.	Starboard Tack	Jul 2012	#21
Ok . . so there is a direct correlation between CHLs and violence	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#22
Please don't put words in my mouth. The following are my words.	Starboard Tack	Jul 2012	#24
So prove it.	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#25
Statistically, my risk is the same as someone who doesn't own a gun.	Kaleva	Jul 2012	#20
Speaking of lies...	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#27
The only person lying here is you.	DanTex	Jul 2012	#53
"But 'this' can also be interpreted more generally..."	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#58
In other words, you have no point, and you've backed away from the lies in your last post.	DanTex	Jul 2012	#59
I feel bad for you.	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#60
LOL. Trying to ignore your lie isn't going to work.	DanTex	Jul 2012	#65
If you look up the definition of	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#66
So why are fewer people getting shot?	hack89	Jul 2012	#8
And a car increases the risk of having a vehicle wreck.	Higgs boson	Jul 2012	#63
Good show. Hope they keep exploring this gun BS that plagues our society.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#4
If you want to have liberals on TV	rrneck	Jul 2012	#5
I see you edited out the racist crap you originally posted.	Warren Stupidity	Jul 2012	#10
You see I edited out an auto complete typo.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#11
really?	Warren Stupidity	Jul 2012	#13
Look at your keyboard.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#14
not gonna happen.	Warren Stupidity	Jul 2012	#15
I believe you.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#17
Sorry for jumping in, but I think rrneck is right on this.	Starboard Tack	Jul 2012	#23
Thanks for jumping in.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#29
No problem. Respect.	Starboard Tack	Jul 2012	#55
Thanks for being a standup person.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jul 2012	#62
Here you go slick.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#28
And by the way...	rrneck	Jul 2012	#12
Ghetto has more than one meaning. If the context doesn't support a racial meaning, there is no	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#19
It's SOP.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#30
unh-uh "what ghetto want to hear" is easy to parse.	Warren Stupidity	Jul 2012	#35
Where's that apology?	rrneck	Jul 2012	#37
Anti-Obama horseshit - from someone with 272 Gungeon posts, and NONE elsewhere	muriel_volestrangler	Jul 2012	#32
You are 100% correct. I hope the Admins take notice.	2ndAmForComputers	Jul 2012	#33
I think you might have replied in the wrong thread. nt	rrneck	Jul 2012	#34
No, he didn't.	2ndAmForComputers	Jul 2012	#36
I probably missed it.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#38
Sorry, still not buying.	2ndAmForComputers	Jul 2012	#42
Then produce some fucking proof	rrneck	Jul 2012	#44
Nah, I think I'll watch kitten videos instead.	2ndAmForComputers	Jul 2012	#47
That's what I thought.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#50
The right thread, and I'm worried you can't see that	muriel_volestrangler	Jul 2012	#39
Maybe I'll reconsider my decision to not post in this forum after Nov 7.	2ndAmForComputers	Jul 2012	#41
"from someone with 272 Gungeon posts, and NONE elsewhere"	rrneck	Jul 2012	#43
It's TPaine7, the thread starter	muriel_volestrangler	Jul 2012	#45
LOL! Yep, I missed it. My dumb ass. Sorry about that.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#49
Has TPaine7 ever said anything in favour of a Democrat?	muriel_volestrangler	Jul 2012	#52
Beats me.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#54
Thank you very much for your kind words, here and elsewhere in this thread.	TPaine7	Jul 2012	#61
I don't remember him saying anything nice about a Republican	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#57
so then she's no worse off by carrying the gun? n/t	krispos42	Jul 2012	#46
Anything with a liberal bent should be banned from TV!!!!!	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#48
Does every character in a fictional show have to tell the truth with every word?	arcane1	Jul 2012	#51
Of course not.	rrneck	Jul 2012	#56

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