NRA takes parting shot at major media

Houston Chronicle ^ | April 18, 2005 | STEVE MCVICKER and DOUG PIKE

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You'd think, a paper that smears Majority Leader Tom DeLay on a daily basis, at a minimun, would know how to spell his name.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

[xsrdx]

LOL, My NRA, telling it like it is... one of these days I will get to an Annual Convention.

Thanks for the article.

[AlaskaErik]

"That dog won't hunt."

What a knucklehead! The phrase is: "That dog don't hunt"!

[xsrdx]

"It was just the two of us," Olson, "and it was horrible."

Perhaps that should tell you something.

Next stop, Boston......!

[LibertarianInExile]

Notice that there were TWO protestors...and they got equal time. If a Freeper contingent of a hundred ever gets equal time, it's time to go to confession, `cause the Rapture's a-comin'.

[endthematrix]

"Pam Olson and a friend carried signs to protest, but they were not well received by those attending the conference. "It was just the two of us," Olson, "and it was horrible."

A million moms must be sitting back on the couch eating ice cream and watching Oprah.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Olson probably has a sign in her house window "Gun free zone."

I'm so sure criminals and terrorists will register to buy guns.

[injin]

"Edmunds also said that former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry "overplayed his hand" with media photo opportunities of himself in hunting gear in an attempt to win the vote of gun owners. The NRA responded, said Edmunds, with an ad campaign depicting a poodle wearing a Kerry sweater and featuring the phrase, "That dog won't hunt."

from Outdoor Life magazine :
"Kerry: Yes, I support extending the assault weapons ban. The weapons that are the subject of this ban are not used for hunting, and extending this ban will not infringe on the rights of any Americans to hunt"
and :
"OL: Are you a gun owner? If so, what is your favorite gun?
Kerry: My favorite gun is the M-16 that saved my life and that of my crew in Vietnam. I don’t own one of those now, but one of my reminders of my service is a Communist Chinese assault rifle."

You can't make this stuff up .....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Congressman and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) holds a flintlock rifle alongside NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre (L) after the firearm was presented to him by the National Rifle Association at their 134th annual members dinner in Houston, April 16, 2005. REUTERS/Richard Carson

[Cincinatus' Wife]

U.S. House of Representative Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) constituent and Deer Park, Texas resident Kathryn Melton protests against the embattled congressman outside the National Rifle Association annual meeting in downtown Houston, April 16, 2005. Delay is the keynote speaker at the 134th annual NRA members banquet. REUTERS/Richard Carson

[Cincinatus' Wife]

John Cobarruvias holds a sign as he joins a group of more than 100 protestors outside the site where U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, is scheduled to address the 134th National Rifle Association member banquet, Saturday, April 16, 2005, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Melissa Taylor, center, Norm Farr, left, and Diane Durbin, right, in green, join a group of more than 100 protesters outside the site where House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was scheduled to address the National Rifle Association member banquet Saturday, April 16, 2005, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

[xsrdx]

"Unethical is Unethical"

Unless you're a democrat, in which case Unethical is Equivocal.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Rock and roll star Ted Nugent salutes the crowd after playing the National Anthem during opening ceremonies of the NRA's national meeting April 15, 2005 in Houston. REUTERS/Richard Carson

HOUSTON (AP) - With an assault weapon in each hand, rocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent urged National Rifle Association members to be "hardcore, radical extremists demanding the right to self defense."

Speaking at the NRA's annual convention Saturday, Nugent said each NRA member should try to enroll 10 new members over the next year and associate only with other members.

"Let's next year sit here and say, 'Holy smokes, the NRA has 40 million members now,'" he said. "No one is allowed at our barbecues unless they are an NRA member. Do that in your life."

Nugent sang and played a guitar painted with red and white stripes for the crowd at Houston's downtown convention center.

He drew the most cheers when he told gun owners they should never give up their right to bear arms and should use their guns to protect themselves if needed.

"Remember the Alamo! Shoot 'em!" he screamed to applause. "To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050418/D89HG71G0.html

[xsrdx]

With an assault weapon in each hand, rocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent urged National Rifle Association members to be "hardcore, radical extremists demanding the right to self defense."

TribeNuge BTTT - Go Ted!

[fivekid]

:)

[backhoe]

Regarding 11 & 12-- those pictures are worth a thousand words, and now I "get" it-- it's not about the NRA or guns at all-- it's a Universal Smear Job to slander Delay, the Republicans, and by extention, President Bush. Any collateral damage done to the Second Amendment is merely a bonus.

Just when I think the Left can't slither any lower, they do. How Clintonian.

[iopscusa]

This Ted tells like it should be:
"Remember the Alamo! Shoot 'em!...I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release...I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em."

[aberegan]

"Edwards, who acknowledged he also has some biases..." Great non sequitur guys! Nothing gets by you dead-tree scribblers of the Maimedstream Media!

Ya think "an NRA online talk show host" is going to have "some biases"? Actually, no.

I think he's one big pile of oozing bias sunup to sundown. And that's what his audience wants and expects. Please don't tell me they think their readers are too dumb to see the "has" in front of "worked as a radio reporter". How sad.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yes. The 35 picture yahoo slide show of the NRA Convention is primarliy about Tom DeLay.