NRA to participate in CNN town hall

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN




By Sophie Tatum, CNN

Updated 8:50 AM ET, Wed February 21, 2018

Washington (CNN) - The National Rifle Association will participate in CNN's nationally televised town hall Wednesday with students, parents and community members who were affected by last week's school shooting.

After a gunman took the lives of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, lawmakers are facing renewed calls for legislation on gun reform.

The NRA accepted CNN's invitation to participate in the town hall and national spokeswoman Dana Loesch will represent the organization.

The CNN town hall, "Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action," will also bring together the victims' classmates, parents and other community members, as well as Florida Rep. Ted Deutch and Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/cnn-town-hall-parkland/index.html

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Watch CNN's town hall "Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action" live on Wednesday, February 21 at 9 p.m. ET on CNN TV and CNN.com.

[turbinetree]

1. Fuck That.............................

They are enablers of murder..........................this is BULLSHIT


CNN is this for ratings..................if people watch it, it will be about there fucking Russian talking points, they took money from Russia..............................Fuck this happy horseshit


Who are they going to have Dana Loesch ........................

[Cracklin Charlie]

16. Did you read the title of the broadcast?

It's for those kids. From that school. Against the NRA. I know whose side I am on.

I think this might be a good thing. Cockroaches hate light.

Dana Loesch.......

[turbinetree]

19. The Media has given the NRA enough speaking time

These Young adults should be sponsored and be allowed to enter into and brought into the floor of each state house to have there comments recorded for the record and be given the right to speak, they should be able to challenge those representatives that keep perpetuated by the state laws and massacre being inflicted.
Then they should go to the federal congressional house and speak, to challenge everyone of the cretins that keep getting blood money from the NRA and the gun manufactures and have it recorded into the record and challenge those cretins..................I think they should be offered from their individual member(s) of the their Congressional elected member of House too turn there vote over to one of these young adults to vote for the member of Congress on gun legislation with consented permission, ( I don't care if it is biased in any shape or form), and show how the cretins vote when they are present--------------if Paul "ayn rand" Ryan, and Mitch "yes I am turtle" McConnell are confronted on the presence of these young adults with their teachers, so be it, they have blood on their hands------------------------the civic lesson would show this country what and who is behind this stuff and how these cretins keep getting blood money into their individual coffers.

Every elected member of state and federal Congress can allow these young human beings that right to vote in the elected members spot---------------there is no law against it, the member of Congress can ask for that one temporary rule change after a detail conference with the parties involved, because the first question, if I was one of these young adults is what is your vote, and this is how I am going to vote--------------this would be a show and tell moment, a civic lesson

And having a show and tell on CNN listening bullsh*t will not solve the problem-------------------it's for rating, even if MSNBC did it, it would be for ratings, ABC, CBS, NBC, for ratings , and forget Fix noise not happening.

I think it should be covered on C-SPAN live vote.............enough of the games


Take Care

[genxlib]

2. I think this could be beneficial

I don't believe they have the ability to seem reasonable and compassionate when viewed in public. I fully expect them to make statements that will make the audience gasp in horror.

I want the entire Country to come face to face with the craven disregard for life that they promote.

[AJT]

10. They know how to sound very reasonable and will have numbers that

"prove" their points and no one else there will have the knowledge to confront them. They will send out their public face not the people who they send out to pro-gun rallies. They are a multi-billion dollar business, they know how to sell. This was a total sellout by CNN.

[dembotoz]

3. expect to see experts in deflecting

shiny object here
what about ism there

they are good at what they do....evil yes...but good

[beachbum bob]

4. my first question to the NRA people would be how much

stock do you own in gun and ammo companies. Followed by how much do the gun and ammo companies and their employees give to the NRA.

Followed up by how many funeral homes the NRA is invested in and coffin manufacturers....

[Farmer-Rick]

8. I would ask them if they thought taking Russian money was the American thing to do?

And How often have they met with Putin and visited Moscow? And did they feel like traitors when they accepted tens of millions of rubles from Putin's friends.

[Laurian]

5. I wish CNN wouldn't include them.

It will turn into a shouting match and the opportunity for positive dialogue will be lost.

Why do they always feel the need to have "both sides" presented? It rarely, if ever, results in any meaningful conclusions.

[LanternWaste]

6. NRA is attempting to triage their hemorrhaging image and tanking brand.

NRA is attempting to triage their hemorrhaging image and tanking brand. Dana Loesch (the NRA spokesperson for the event) will offer the right words, accurate platitudes, just enough sympathy, and 77 metric tons of thoughts and prayers.

But nothing else.




This is who Dana Loesch is:
"... They use their movie stars and singers and comedy shows and award shows to repeat their narrative over and over again. And then they use their ex-president to endorse the resistance.... To smash windows, burn cars, shut down interstates and airports, bully and terrorize the law-abiding – until the only option left is for the police to do their jobs and stop the madness.... The only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom, is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth...."

http://www.businessinsider.com/national-rifle-association-ad-call-to-violence-2017-6

[salin]

7. I can only imagine this will not go well. The NRA is so used to using

hyped up examples, us vs. them dismissive rhetoric, that it's hard to think that they will not end up being insulting and divisive with the students.

[Hoyt]

9. Dana Loesch is bad enough, but howsabout sending Wayne Pierre or one of these NRA leaders --

http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Derek+Barr+Bob+Barr+Announces+Presidential+yVDSoVA5pV2l.jpg

[bronxiteforever]

11. Here are her words in Oct 2017

NRA Spokesmodel Dana Loesch: They use their media to assassinate real news. They use their schools to teach children that their president is another Hitler. They use their movie stars and singers and comedy shows and award shows to repeat their narrative over and over again. And then they use their ex-president to endorse the resistance. All to make them march, make them protest, make them scream “racism” and “sexism” and “xenophobia,” “homophobia.” To smash windows, burn cars, shut down interstates and airports, bully and terrorize the law-abiding until the only option left is for the police to do their jobs and stop the madness. And when that happens, they’ll use it as an excuse for their outrage.

https://crooksandliars.com/2017/10/its-perfect-time-re-watch-dana-loeschs-nra

And in 2014 for her book cover, Loesch posed with the same style of gun used to murder 20 children in Sandy Hook.

[pazzyanne]

12. I hope they bring the ads they run on their website.

It would speak louder than anything that Dana Loesch could say. Those ads are detestable.

[melm00se]

13. this is what the broadcasting landscape

will look like if, as so many on DU have called for, the Fairness Doctrine is reinstated.

CNN, instead of voluntarily including the NRA, would be obligated to include them.

and based on the reaction of some in this thread, I say "be careful of what you wish for".

[FarPoint]

14. I refuse to watch....

It's a ratings run for CNN and a platform for NRA pro gungeon message...CNN Won't hold the NRA to the fire....

[Nitram]

15. I wouldn't be able to watch this. Listening to an NRA gun guy spew their typically vile

talking points in front of the people who were directly affected by the recent shooting would make me sick to my stomach.

[Javaman]

17. They should rename the "town hall", "NRA Hyperbole today" nt

[jrthin]

18. CNN rarely wants to inform, they mostly always want a

Wrestling match. If you get informed along the way, they consider that a twofer; but since their only intent is profit, in the mud they go.

[They_Live]

20. That's right.

With at least 8 talking heads yelling nonsense over each other. In this case that will be the be the pre and post show offering.

[hydrolastic]

21. The NRA has a lot more to worry about...

The recent rumblings regarding the Torshin connection to Russia will take down the NRA without having to do a thing. No need to have arguments about gun control. They just shot themselves in the foot. Just let them go away.