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Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 03:27 PM Jan 2016

NRA head wants to debate Obama on guns ... a week after skipping Obama town hall on guns



Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), speaks during a news conference in Washington December 21, 2012. NRA, the powerful U.S. gun rights lobby, went on the offensive on Friday arguing that schools should have ar


A week after refusing to participate in a town hall event at which President Obama responded to both allies and opponents on gun issues, the National Rifle Association is posturing about wanting to debate Obama. “I’ll meet you, for a one-on-one, one-hour debate,“ Wayne LaPierre, the gun lobby group’s president, says over ominous music in a belligerent video. His proposal for the debate involves:


… a mutually agreed-upon moderator, on any network that will take it. No prescreened questions and no gasbag answers. Americans will judge for themselves who they trust, and believe, on this issue. You, or the NRA.

Very tough, Mr. LaPierre.
But the evidence suggests Americans have already judged for themselves. The NRA has its adherents, and NRA adherents can be the kind of dedicated single-issue voters who give politicians something to fear. But the majority of Americans have made up their minds: They support stricter gun laws, particularly for background checks. The NRA may be able to obstruct progress, and I’m sure its membership thrills to the dick-swinging of LaPierre’s video, but it’s defending unpopular positions.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/14/1469854/-NRA-head-wants-to-debate-Obama-on-guns-a-week-after-skipping-Obama-town-hall-on-guns
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NRA head wants to debate Obama on guns ... a week after skipping Obama town hall on guns (Original Post) Katashi_itto Jan 2016 OP
fuck him, missed his chance spanone Jan 2016 #1
Wo the phuck are you, Wayne? Obama is the President...LaPierre is just joeybee12 Jan 2016 #2
Yes, and dictating the terms? gratuitous Jan 2016 #9
Think of the ratings, though. Get the network that covers it to donate 90% of the income randys1 Jan 2016 #3
Bring it baby. Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #4
Conveniently, Wayne has already disqualified himself. GeorgeGist Jan 2016 #5
Were all those people too creepy for you? underpants Jan 2016 #6
Presidents don't typically debate personalities. They don't have to Wayne. He enforces the laws. Johonny Jan 2016 #7
How about they go on jeopary first! Nt Logical Jan 2016 #8
Now the NRA can claim he's afraid of them SwankyXomb Jan 2016 #10
 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
2. Wo the phuck are you, Wayne? Obama is the President...LaPierre is just
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 03:28 PM
Jan 2016

some festering boil without a functioning brain cell.

randys1

(16,286 posts)
3. Think of the ratings, though. Get the network that covers it to donate 90% of the income
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 03:34 PM
Jan 2016

to inner city schools

See if the prick is still willing to do it

Hell, you could sell this pay per view style

Would any of us miss this?

No

Would any teapartier?

NO

i smell BIG bucks

Johonny

(20,797 posts)
7. Presidents don't typically debate personalities. They don't have to Wayne. He enforces the laws.
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 05:06 PM
Jan 2016

That's what he does. Circus clowns don't get his time, sorry.

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