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fightthegoodfightnow

(7,042 posts)
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:27 PM Dec 2012

31 Pro-Gun Legislators and the NRA Run Away from 'Meet the Press'

Face the Nation" invited on politicians who oppose gun control, including representatives from the NRA, but they declined the program's requests.


31 Pro-Gun Legislators and the NRA Run Away from the Press.

Why? Because their positions are indefensible and they want so much to distance themselves from this carnage. Please don't give me the BS that they don't want to make this tragedy political. You can bet it will be political to the families of the dead.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/david-gregory-pro-gun-rights-senators_n_2311559.html
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31 Pro-Gun Legislators and the NRA Run Away from 'Meet the Press' (Original Post) fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 OP
No, really--They don't want to make it political. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #1
They're too busy trolling the internet MightyMopar Dec 2012 #3
Good response JR rl6214 Dec 2012 #12
dream on......I mean nightmare on........ Tumbulu Dec 2012 #20
or they might think it would be like gejohnston Dec 2012 #2
Right fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #4
CNN did gejohnston Dec 2012 #6
Take You At Your Word fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #8
I caught the CNN clip on Youtube gejohnston Dec 2012 #13
Yikes fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #14
I saw that too. Clames Dec 2012 #5
Morgan intrupted the Brady guy too it was unreal. gejohnston Dec 2012 #7
When the emotion dies down ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #9
Good reply...what I just posted. rl6214 Dec 2012 #11
Why? Because it is the right thing to do, not become part of the story rl6214 Dec 2012 #10
couldn't have been out of respect for those families. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #15
Perhaps fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #16
"Believe me if they could find a political angle to make themselves look good, they would!" Remmah2 Dec 2012 #18
Agree fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #19
Huff post was probably half cocked and ready to ambush them. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #17

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
1. No, really--They don't want to make it political.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:30 PM
Dec 2012

They don't want people to identify them with their increasingly unpopular political stances on guns.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
2. or they might think it would be like
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:34 PM
Dec 2012

the Morgan guy on CNN that invited them only to be lectured by some talking head, but didn't let them say anything. If that's the case, I would have told them to fuck off too.

fightthegoodfightnow

(7,042 posts)
4. Right
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:38 PM
Dec 2012

....and you believe that they were invited by NBC so they would be denied the ability to speak.

Nonsense.

fightthegoodfightnow

(7,042 posts)
8. Take You At Your Word
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:53 PM
Dec 2012

So what?

Are you saying he could not find another network to speak up on?

Are you accusing all media of doing what this one network did?

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
13. I caught the CNN clip on Youtube
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:59 PM
Dec 2012

Haven't owned a TV for years, don't know. I do know that Walter Cronkite has been turning in his grave for years before this.

fightthegoodfightnow

(7,042 posts)
14. Yikes
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 07:10 PM
Dec 2012

if you are getting your news from the Internet only, you are in trouble......just kidding.

One network interview does not make an indictment of a media.

 

Clames

(2,038 posts)
5. I saw that too.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:40 PM
Dec 2012

Morgan would get absolutely schooled by Lott one-on-one so he had to call in two anti-gun advocates to help him out. Dishonesty at its finest.

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
9. When the emotion dies down ...
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:54 PM
Dec 2012

... then is the time for debate. Anything else is gruesome exploitation of a tragedy.

fightthegoodfightnow

(7,042 posts)
16. Perhaps
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 09:55 PM
Dec 2012

But I'm not buying that was all 31 senators motivation.

Believe me if they could find a political angle to make themselves look good, they would!

 

Remmah2

(3,291 posts)
18. "Believe me if they could find a political angle to make themselves look good, they would!"
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:42 PM
Dec 2012

That's SOP for every politician and candidate. Welcome to politics.

 

Remmah2

(3,291 posts)
17. Huff post was probably half cocked and ready to ambush them.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:41 PM
Dec 2012

HuffPo is known for going into a battle of the wits unarmed.

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