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Related: About this forumSamantha Bee Learns It's Easier To Buy A Gun Than A NRA Eddie Eagle Costume
Samantha Bee hit back on the NRA again tonight, this time hitting on their silly regulation of their stupid Eddie Eagle mascot.
After seeing how mockable the Eddie Eagle costume was, Bee set about the task of getting one. And that's where the trouble began.
"But it turned out the organization that makes it easier to get a gun than Sudafed, makes it nearly impossible to acquire their giant dancing eagle," Bee lamented.
Her first task was to complete the NRA's 18-page costume application, which includes 36 rules and regulations which Bee interprets as their way to keep her from "living out her eagle-taunting fantasies."
You'll be shocked to discover there's a mandatory waiting period before that costume could get to her, assuming she was approved to get one in the first place. TWENTY DAYS!
However, while discovering Eddie's trademark was locked down tight so a used Eddie costume was out of the question, she was able to buy a gun online from Armslist.com without any wait at all!
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/04/samantha-bee-takes-nra
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Glad this issue is at the forefront of the Dem. primary agenda. Such an enormous contrast with the NRA-subsidized Repubs.
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Samantha Bee Learns It's Easier To Buy A Gun Than A NRA Eddie Eagle Costume (Original Post)
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
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For me, she's best the parodist working today (or maybe tied with Stephen).
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
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valerief
(53,235 posts)1. Fabulous segment! I missed her again last night. nt
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)2. For me, she's best the parodist working today (or maybe tied with Stephen).
valerief
(53,235 posts)3. Definitely, but I don't watch Stephen since he's gone mainstream. Can't stand all the
happy, jumpy shit on his mainstream show. Celebrity chat is boring, too.
But I can't get me enough Samantha. Verizon is making me wait until Friday to see her whole show (not On Demand yet).
I also hate missing Larry Wilmore. His crew cracks me up, especially Grace Parra and Mike Yard.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)6. Agree. I miss the Colbert Report. Much more edgy.
valerief
(53,235 posts)7. I concur. I miss it, too. nt
elljay
(1,178 posts)4. The waiting period
should be part of an ad campaign. You have to wait 20 days to be approved for a stupid eagle costume, but can buy a gun in minutes.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)5. This is one of the most appalling scandals at the core of American life.