Media Discussion of my pieces on Bob Costas (John Lott)

johnrlott.blogspot.com ^ | 8 December, 2012 | John Lott

[marktwain]

Regarding my first op-ed this last week at Fox News on Costas here is some of the reaction. I will update this later when I have time to put in responses.

From Entertainment Weekly:

As you can guess, his commentary was closely scrutinized, and while some applauded his effort, many criticized him for broaching a politically taboo subject in the midst of Sunday Night Football. Second-Amendment advocates like Fox News’ John Lott dismissed Costas for his “emotional reaction,” and media-watcher Howard Kurtz said, “If Bob Costas wanted to urge gun control during NFL, he should have made his own case, not quoted a columnist.” In less decorous language, Deadspin’s Sean Newell called it a “sanctimonious horsesh-t” editorial that was “so laughably out of touch it almost has to be satire.” . . . .

I didn't dismiss Costas' comments because they were emotional. The relevant part of the sentence where I made this reference read like this: "Bob Costas’ emotional reaction to the deaths of Belcher and Perkins is understandable . . . ." My problem wasn't that he was emotional, it was that what he said was factually wrong.

[marktwain]

Many good observations by John Lott at his site.

[patriotsblood]

People who publicly come out against guns and gun ownership unwittingly make themselves targets for criminals who do have guns.

[mjp]

Remarks by Gun Owners of America on this subject