Posted by (+2741) 14 years ago
I just got off the phone with a nice lady from the National Rifle Association. She asked me if I would like to listen to an important message from Wayne LaPierre. I agreed and soon heard Mr. LaPierre weave one of the most amazing web of lies and paranoia I have ever heard.
The details escape me, but the general picture Mr. LaPierre painted was of third-world countries, Hillary Clinton and the United Nations stripping guns out of the hands of innocent newborn Americans despite their 2nd Amendment Rights.
Now I admit, he did not say innocent newborns - but I have to assume that is his intended audience because anyone who passed kindergarten would have been able to tell that what he was peddling was pure bull-oney. Some of the claims he made were beyond outrageous. In fact, I have no other choice but to conclude that Mr. LaPierre and the NRA are completely out of touch with reality. And this is the man whose derriere our Congress kisses on a regular basis?
Anyway, Mr. LaPierre finally finished his delusional rant and then the nice lady came back on the line. She said would like to ask me one question. Now, this not an exact quote, but it's very close:
"Mr. Craddock, do you think third-world countries and Hillary Clinton should be allowed to permanently take away Americans' right to bear arms as granted by the 2nd Amendment?"
My answer: "Well, of course I do. Doesn't everybody?"
After a short pause, the woman thanked me for my time and hung up.
I wish I'd had the presence of mind to ask her one of Amorette's favorite questions, which is this:
If you have a legitimate concern, why do you find it necessary to lie?
The details escape me, but the general picture Mr. LaPierre painted was of third-world countries, Hillary Clinton and the United Nations stripping guns out of the hands of innocent newborn Americans despite their 2nd Amendment Rights.
Now I admit, he did not say innocent newborns - but I have to assume that is his intended audience because anyone who passed kindergarten would have been able to tell that what he was peddling was pure bull-oney. Some of the claims he made were beyond outrageous. In fact, I have no other choice but to conclude that Mr. LaPierre and the NRA are completely out of touch with reality. And this is the man whose derriere our Congress kisses on a regular basis?
Anyway, Mr. LaPierre finally finished his delusional rant and then the nice lady came back on the line. She said would like to ask me one question. Now, this not an exact quote, but it's very close:
"Mr. Craddock, do you think third-world countries and Hillary Clinton should be allowed to permanently take away Americans' right to bear arms as granted by the 2nd Amendment?"
My answer: "Well, of course I do. Doesn't everybody?"
After a short pause, the woman thanked me for my time and hung up.
I wish I'd had the presence of mind to ask her one of Amorette's favorite questions, which is this:
If you have a legitimate concern, why do you find it necessary to lie?
