As Twitchy reported, NRA chief Wayne LaPierre’s press conference this morning had the media in fits of pearl-clutching and blind rage. But they weren’t the only ones. Political figures also got themselves worked up:
Fear monger. Shame on you!
— Jim Kenney (@JimFKenney) December 21, 2012
And that was mild compared to the Philly councilman’s NRA freak-out before the presser.
@JimFKenney Cause we can be just nuts @ guns. The NRA are domestic terrorists. Stay on those evil creeps! Lets stop them!
— Jim Kenney (@JimFKenney) December 21, 2012
Domestic terrorists? Really?
Michael Steele on @MSNBC calls NRA response a "missed opportunity to create a conversation at a higher level."
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) December 21, 2012
The @NRA press conference was appalling. My full statement: http://t.co/aiX3lSMD
— Jim Moran (@Jim_Moran) December 21, 2012
The NRA presser was “appalling,” but beating up women is “embarrassing”? Nice priorities there, Congressman.
I am shocked by #NRA Wayne La Pierre’s careless, arrogant remarks on #SandyHook tragedy. Guns have no place in our schools, period.
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) December 21, 2012
The @NRA blames the disturbing trend of #violence in our country on not having enough #guns. The memory of #Newtown deserves better
— Congressman Mike Honda (@RepMikeHonda) December 21, 2012
.@NRA’s position: More #guns, esp. in schools. Outlaw rap music, hurricanes & Mortal Kombat. #Newtown deserves thoughtful reform, not farce.
— Congressman Mike Honda (@RepMikeHonda) December 21, 2012
Hoyer responds to NRA: "I do not believe those remarks represent anywhere near a significant portion of America."
— Rebecca Buck (@RebeccaBuck) December 21, 2012
. @ElijahECummings: "I think the #NRA had an opportunity to set up to the plate. They didn't." on #mitchellreports
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) December 21, 2012
LaPierre's rant was truly astonishing. At a moment that demanded reflection, he sprayed rhetorical shots around the room.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) December 21, 2012
Lautenberg calls LaPierre speech and call to action "beyond belief."
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) December 21, 2012
The NRA showed no remorse…. Only offers more gun as a solution. gun + guns = less violence in the NRA's eyes
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) December 21, 2012
Nanny Bloomberg even found time to say a few words:
.@MikeBloomberg: The @NRA's press conference was a shameful evasion of the crisis facing our country.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) December 21, 2012
Instead of solutions to a problem they have helped create, @NRA offered a paranoid, dystopian vision of a more dangerous and violent America
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) December 21, 2012
The @NRA blamed everyone but themselves. While they promote armed guards, they oppose the most common sense steps we can take to save lives.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) December 21, 2012
And we all know how he values common sense when it comes to public safety.
Not to be ignored, celebri-ghouls couldn’t resist having a bite at the outrage apple:
https://twitter.com/clayaiken/status/282160608084914176
https://twitter.com/jennyandteets/status/282162346825220097
https://twitter.com/jennyandteets/status/282160545648488448
Its not the end of world for us but 4 NRA. The world is now witness 2 how ridiculous they r & we have been 4 empowering them. No more.
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) December 21, 2012
The NRA disgraced itself this morning with a self-serving press event in which they demonized the media and the… http://t.co/RQPS209U
— Anne Rice (@AnneRiceAuthor) December 21, 2012
The #NRA's main objective is to maximize profit for the gun manufacturers.
— Chad Lowe (@ichadlowe) December 21, 2012
How about attaching a second gun to the gun you already have? And then a knife onto the second gun, with a gun on that knife? #iamsmart
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 21, 2012
Oh cool, George Zimmerman is going to be protecting my kids in school.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 21, 2012
The @NRA needs mental health care.
— Kristen Bell (@KristenBell) December 21, 2012
NRA: If we banned schools there would never be another school shooting.
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) December 21, 2012
the Wayne LaPierre has smallest dick in world i see him i beat the fuck out of him break his neck and put gun up his ass make him eat shit
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) December 21, 2012
the Wayne LaPierre worse than the Gangnam style. i see him i break his neck make him choke on dog shit till he get rape by dead dogs
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) December 21, 2012
NRA and the jabroni Wayne LaPierre both deserve to get fucked by dead dogs till the shit bullet out of their own ass they have raisin balls
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) December 21, 2012
Welcome to the national conversation.
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