We’re not going to assume that Rainn Wilson’s views on guns and gun control would change if we pointed out that the NRA’s “dead kids threshold” exposed in his tweet originated at parody site The Onion. He must know it’s a parody, right? If so, he’s not saying, and at least a few followers were outraged by this shocking “fact.”
https://twitter.com/elihuvakov/status/314481780910616576
https://twitter.com/toddcvaughan/status/314481094382727168
@rainnwilson Wow. Guess 900 is just fine.
— Andy ?? (@Android_78) March 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/Andiepars/status/314484617384181760
What difference, at this point, does it make that it’s a parody? It makes a lot of difference, actually.
@rainnwilson you know that was an Onion article? May want to make that clear.
— Connor (@YYZhed) March 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/RTyce/status/314481285395537920
Speaking of manipulative, Michael Moore, to his credit, did cite The Onion in his tweet, although that still leaves it up to the reader to figure out that the whole premise is fake.
Harry Reid may not have a number of how many dead kids it'll take before he acts, but The Onion says the NRA has one: http://t.co/CWk0dDQpoa
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/Miss_Wisconsin/status/314478203387392002
His tweet preceded The Onion’s post by a day, but Albert Brooks too seems to think there’s some threshold on constitutional rights triggered by criminals.
I shudder to think of the carnage that needs to happen to even vote on an assault weapons ban.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) March 20, 2013
We shudder to think of the carnage it took to found a free country with constitutional protections for its citizens’ rights.
It's sick. “@AlbertBrooks: I shudder to think of the carnage that needs to happen to even vote on an assault weapons ban.”
— Laurie David (@Laurie_David) March 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/314189666515574784
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