CNN anchor to NRA spokewoman: How dare you

[IronLionZion]

Crying white mothers? I can't even...

[IronLionZion]

1. Shooting survivor confronts NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch

[zanana1]

34. What type of mental illness would be reported to the federal government?

I have had clinical depression in the past. What would that do to me? I have never had a gun nor do I wish to have a gun. I have never harbored ideas about harming other people; I only wanted understanding and a little compassion. Would this reporting be limited to gun ownership? Would I be flagged for a traffic violation? How about getting a mortgage?
Would my most important civil right, voting, be taken away from me in the end? I can see how this mental health scanning could easily get out of hand.

[IronLionZion]

36. And people could easily report those they don't like

for example, I think many conservatives are mentally ill and should have restraining orders to prevent them from buying guns.

It's a cop out when they make it about mental health. The problem is guns.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. What part of the video does she say that, minute marker?

[IronLionZion]

3. 10 seconds, right in the beginning

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. Thanks, what is this Dana person history? Why does she have this job?

Is she merely a spokesperson or does she have a history of supporting mass murder?

[IronLionZion]

7. A former Democrat who shifted hard right and went off the deep end

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Loesch

[IronLionZion]

8. NRA still has her completely insane ad up

because they're not ashamed of provoking fear among their paranoid members

[Eliot Rosewater]

10. GOP, KGB and NRA have declared a war on us, an actual war to the death.

If the wave doesnt happen in November, and it can fail for only two reasons:

a. election interference/voter suppression

b. far left primarying sitting democrats

If the right stays in power, our lives will be in the gravest danger they have been in since December 7, 1941.

[zanana1]

35. She's pretty and has a loud voice.

That's all she needs.

[IronLionZion]

37. New Hair - Two Weeks Later

You too can look like Dana Loesch

[Perseus]

12. 05:02

My question is why is Alyson (please forgive if I misspelled her name) so soft on this horrible woman? This "NRA spokeswoman" is horrible, what she said is horrible and she should not be treated with soft gloves, on the contrary, she should be held accountable for her speech, the horrible things she said, and her aggressiveness..."she wants to find solutions"??? Give me a break!

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. I am so sick of the MSM treating these despicable propagandists with kid gloves.

These media savvy spokepersons from the right have been trained to take advantage of a news media so used to assuming that a guest will behave like one, and always give them the benifit of the doubt. But like Lucy and Charlie Brown they get taken every time.

Frankly I don't know how they fight it either. they need a mute button. A guest like this just talks talks talks as long as they can get away with it droning on and repeating talking points, diverting the topic when they get cornered if they have to, but the main point is to keep talking and sound angry and determined. Forcing the host to have to interrupt, which also doesn't reflect well on the host. She comes off as a defensive whiner "no we didn't...noooo mommy we didn't" While Alyson looks stronger and stronger on the offensive, never backing down, never apologizing. In fact compounding and confusing the host by adding another accusation about her being called a 'child murderer'.

I could only stomach less than half of the video. America is on the precipice of losing its democracy, and if they can't figure out a way to combat these types of media castration tactics, along with all the other challenges, there's no hope.

[Perseus]

20. They talk, talk, talk, because they let them

The interviewer needs to establish rules to make sure they don't talk more than they have to, the worst part is that they go around on the same topic so they take time repeating the same bull.

Yeap, I could not stomach much of it either, I did not watch the entire video, and I agree with you on your last statement...well said.

[Hav]

26. I give her credit for going back to her despicable statements

Loesch again and again tried to steer the conversation away to other directions with seemingly endless drivel in an effort to not answer for her despicable statement.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Gish Galloping Loesch nt

[procon]

6. That's the lingo that her white supremacist NRA loving audiences want to hear.

She needs to get out in the real world more often and get smacked down by a lot more people expressing their moral outrage against her brand of hate, bigotry and prejudice.

[lkinwi]

9. I think that I like Kelly Ann and Huckleberry better than this vile witch.

And that is setting the bar pretty low.

[IronLionZion]

11. She's smarter and more prepared, which makes her more effective for their side

[lkinwi]

13. I see that shes mastered the filibuster also.

[LittleGirl]

14. Why aren't these question ever asked?

If the NRA can give millions of dollars to politicians, why can't they fund our healthcare?
or the healthcare of those that are victims of gun violence? Or their funerals?
Or the security and safety of our schools?
Or pay to the teachers?
Or pay to the physiologists that need to keep guns away from citizens that shouldn't own them?

Where the fuck is all of that money coming from? And why isn't that money helping our citizens that don't own guns and are victims? Do they only support gun owners?

And another question I would have asked is where do they get their membership numbers?
We already know that if you buy a gun, you are entered into a database. Just because you're a gun owner, doesn't make you a member of the NRA, just because they sent you a membership card! We want to know their exact membership numbers.

[IronLionZion]

15. They work for gun companies to encourage more gun sales

all else is fluff.

They are losing some of their business partners who offer discounts for NRA memberships. It makes headlines. Their membership is also dwindling as they become increasingly extreme and alienate people.

[LittleGirl]

23. Yes, they do

a newbie below made another suggestion that I thought was great too!

[keepleft101]

17. you have a point

why don't they tax the crap out of guns like cigarettes and use that money to help stop the violence.

[LittleGirl]

22. Welcome to DU keepleft101 !

thanks. I think they should. I can't believe how easy it is to get guns but if you want cough syrup or birth control, nope...

[DrunkInTheAfternoon]

32. Not sure I like taxing them

Then only the rich people will be armed. Just do the right thing and ban the damn things!

[keepleft101]

16. couldnt they say the samething to the NRA

Gun sales go up after a mass shooting. So I guess they love mass shootings also

[sweetroxie]

19. Dana Loesch could have an promising career

as an S/M Dominatrix

[Mr.Bill]

21. They need to stop giving filth like this airtime.

Seriously.

[LittleGirl]

24. No, I think this exposes them for who they are and there will be

many that are completely turned off by her ramblings.
Does she take notes from Kelleyanne Conway and Wayne LaPierre? Or 45?
LOL

[IronLionZion]

25. She claims to be a former Democrat

who got turned off by the Clintons and dove head first into the GOP because their hard line stances on immigration and terrorism were so appealing.

[LittleGirl]

29. I dont buy it

There is no way someone can switch with those reasons. She’s a liar just like the others.

[treestar]

27. Why do people watch this kind of thing?

They are both talking at once. No direct exchange taking place. And if you are not going to answer a question, don't go on a show to gish gallop. I guess it gets enough ratings to stay on air!

[onecaliberal]

28. Why is this vile excuse for a human on CNN?

[Hulk]

30. And CNN lets this rambling lunatic spew her bull shit NON-stop through the entire interview

Disgusting. Yes....the media is complicit in the taking down of America. Allowing this lunatic NRA whore shoot her nonsense REPEATEDLY, and for as long as this disgusting interview lasted....CNN is inept and an accomplice in destroying the debate on gun control.

This was the most destructive interview to rational dialogue that I have ever witnessed..and this clown anchor just let this salty biotch get away with talking over her, rambling forever with all the talking points of the NRA...and NEVER lifted a finger to shut her the hell up.

Disgusting. This is why I absolutely abhor CNN. They are as useful as a three legged second thumb on each hand. Pitiful exhibition of inadequate debate.

[DrunkInTheAfternoon]

31. I hate to say it, but Alisyn got her ass kicked

In that exchange. She just let her continually filibuster and never adequately responded to any of the bullshit points.

[IronLionZion]

33. Some GOP wingnuts try to look as ominous and evil as possible

She looks like a movie supervillain