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In reply to the discussion: As the NRA actively worked for Obama's defeat [View all]G_j
(40,367 posts)all I can tell you is I've payed some attention, I listen to a lot of news, talk shows, read a lot of news and discussion here and other places. I wont waste a lot time trying to debate the gun issue. I've tried to discuss the issue, for instance, the lack of stats available due to NRA lobbying over the years, and was met with a bunch of links, etc. so supposedly proving I was wrong. My problem is, the issue has been widely discussed in all kinds of media outlets corroborated over and over again, yet somebody expects me to produce links, research and disprove their charts etc.
What I find disturbing is that I believe the
person I was "debating" with knew I was right and was simply trying to muddle the discussion. That is intellectually dishonest. That's what the NRA does.
Do they have an official set of talking points? I really don't know, but anyone who hasn't picked up on the themes that are being repeated everywhere, not just DU isn't paying attention.