NRA Tells the Truth!

NRA Tells the Truth!
Clinton-Gore stick to the same old tired political rhetoric

"I've come to believe that he [Bill Clinton] needs a certain level of violence in this country. He's willing to accept a certain level of killing to further his political agenda, and his vice president, too." appearing on ABC's "This Week," March 12, 2000

The "This Week" quote, as played on Rush Limbaugh's Radio Show

"...[L]et me define the level of dishonesty that this man is capable of, and I've been in this town for 20 years through the political storms. He could have had a bill last summer that included mandatory safety locks with the sale of every gun, included checks at all gun shows in all gun sales with a 24 hour delay, included 'Juvenile Brady', where violent juveniles would be forever prohibited from owning guns, would even have included Dianne Feinstein's import ban on large-capacity magazines. And he killed it all over the issue of a 72-hour wait. I mean, I've come to believe he needs a certain level of violence in this country. He's willing to accept a certain level of killing to further his political agenda, and the Vice-President too. I mean, how else can you explain this dishonesty we get out of the Administration?..." Wayne LaPierre -- March 12, 2000

"The Democrats don't want a gun bill; they want a campaign issue." Cokie Roberts, - Sept. 12, 1999

MS-NBC Online Poll

Did NRA official Wayne LaPierre, go too far in his criticism of President Bill Clinton? 23480 responses (as of 3/15/2000)

Yes, his remarks were unfair and tasteless 28%

No, his comments were on target 72%

This is what Rush Limbaugh has to say about Wayne LaPierre's statements

"...For Wayne LaPierre, representing the National Rifle Association, to say [that] of the President of the United States... that is profound. And I'm telling you, that's not said lightly..."

"...You know what happens? Every time this President proposes new gun laws, the American people go out and stockpile guns..."

"...Wayne LaPierre's point is that Clinton arrives at the scene of a gun accident faster than the coroner does..."

"...It is obvious that the administration salivates, they go nuts when there is gun violence... They jump all over it... They eagerly embrace it as a means of advancing their core view of gun control..."

"...LaPierre is not letting up on this...LaPierre is continuing to hammer, and I sense that Clinton and Gore are on the defensive..."

"...Now this is strange and almost comical... Listening to Al Gore demanding an apology. This, from the guy who made fun of Down Syndrome kids. Remember from the Ollie North [senate] campaign? 'They're from the EXTRA-CHROMOSOME crowd'... He's accused the Republican Party of wanting to starve kids... of killing people by virtue of their environmental policies, which would poison the air, poison the water... that Republicans want to take medicines away from old people, they want to kick old people out of their homes... They want to cut Social Security... Medicare... The things that Clinton and Gore have said about their political opponents are outrageous..."

"...Wayne LaPierre is doing the Lord's work here... He's really calling these people up for what they are..."

"...One of Clinton's responses is 'Well, he can say that on TV, but let him go to the mother of the 6-year-old in Michigan and say that'. Isn't that sort of confirming what Clinton is doing himself? Playing politics with the issue?... Wayne LaPierre did not try to advance his political cause in some kind of a P-R show..."

"...This Administration... is not prosecuting those who are breaking existing gun laws, just like this Justice Department doesn't see fit to prosecute those who break existing Campaign Finance laws..."

"...[LaPierre] HAS NAILED 'EM!... He's got 'em nailed on this and they know it, and that's why they are responding the way they are..."

MS-NBC's Equal Time Question of the Day

The NRA says Clinton and Gore are playing politics with guns. The
administration says the gun-rights group is without shame.
2966 responses (as of 3/15/2000)

The NRA's attacks on Clinton-Gore:

A smear campaign. 7% Fair game. 93%

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