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NRA gets caught lying (again)
By Steve Benen
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Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:50 PM EDT
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a long-time ally of the National Rifle Association with an "A" rating, appeared on MSNBC this morning and expressed his frustration with the far-right group. The conservative Democrat lamented how "disingenuous" the NRA has become, and criticizing the organization for telling "lies."
Manchin added, "If you lose credibility -- if you don't have credibility, you have nothing." If the NRA fails to correct its falsehoods, "they've lost everything in Washington."
Clearly, the NRA will take its chances. Indeed, it's launching a new ad campaign, claiming that 80% of police officers believe background checks will have no effect on violent crime. Is that true? Actually, no -- William Saletan explained today it's a "bald-faced lie."
In other words, the NRA isn't even lying well.
And yet, thanks at least in part to Republican obstructionist tactics, the NRA and their falsehoods are poised to prevail on Capitol Hill anyway.
Saletan added, "The NRA's ad is a lie. It flunks a simple background check. Senators should ask themselves what else the NRA is lying about."
lastlib
(23,222 posts)A: Nothing. That organization has ZERO creditbility as long as they front for the gun industry.
Cha
(297,180 posts)The Senators don't care.