NRA leaders called its membership "hillbillies and fruitcakes

[August West]

They should have added "suckers and losers".

MSN

 

[okfine]

They should have added "suckers and losers".

MSN

Same with Trump. He probably got some of his playbook from the NRA.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

It's like battered wife syndrome.

Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the NRA spent $400,000 on suits, flew around in private jets, ate at the most expensive restaurants in the world, and took lavish vacations and the membership of the NRA still won't vote him out.

 

[TNHarley]

Nobody cares about the NRA anymore. Well, except for leftists.
GOA is the way to go!

 

[okfine]

Nobody cares about the NRA anymore. Well, except for leftists.
GOA is the way to go!

Were you a previous member of the NRA's "suckers and losers?" Be honest now.

 

[TNHarley]

Were you a previous member of the NRA's "suckers and losers?" Be honest now.

No

 

[Donald H]

The NRA is in some serious trouble and this doesn't help!
But good entertainment waiting to hear how Shooter and 2A will try to counterspin this stuff!

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

‘NRA chief Wayne LaPierre and longtime NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer can be heard in a conference call ridiculing NRA membership who they said may embarrass them, NPR reported.

"You know, the other problem is holding a member meeting without an exhibit hall. The people you are most likely to get in that member meeting without an exhibit hall are the nuts," LaPierre says in the recording, according to the news outlet.

PR consultant Tony Makris then responded, "Made that point earlier. I agree," says Makris. "The fruitcakes are going to show up," NPR reported.

Hammer chimed in to say, "If you pull down the exhibit hall, that's not going to leave anything for the media except the members meeting, and you're going to have the wackos ... with all kinds of crazy resolutions, with all kinds of, of dressing like a bunch of hillbillies and idiots. And, and it's gonna, it's gonna be the worst thing you can imagine," according to NPR.’ ibid

Another truly reprehensible aspect of the NRA – it tries to hide the fact that a significant number of their members are wackos and fruitcakes.

 

[deannalw]

They should have added "suckers and losers".

MSN

Fuck the NRA

 

[August West]

It's like battered wife syndrome.

Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the NRA spent $400,000 on suits, flew around in private jets, ate at the most expensive restaurants in the world, and took lavish vacations and the membership of the NRA still won't vote him out.

"Let the eat squirrel" said Wayne.

 

[August West]

The NRA is in some serious trouble and this doesn't help!
But good entertainment waiting to hear how Shooter and 2A will try to counterspin this stuff!

2A will respond in technicolor.

 

[Donald H]

2A will respond in technicolor.

Many NRA members are abandoning ship. Not because La Pierre and his accomplices robbed them but more because the NRA didn't keep up with the extremism that's overtaken america.

 

[Borillar]

I was a member back in the 70’s when they were still about promoting shooting sports, safety, and marksmanship. Then they became a wholly owned subsidiary of the RNC, and I dropped my membership.

 

[whitehall]

Selected out of context 22 year old "secret recordings"? Lefties are sounding more like the gestapo every day. Where have these (illegal) recordings been before NPR got hold of them? Why bring it up now, to take the focus off Brandon? Isn't it likely that the "nuts" LaPierre was referring to were outside anti-gun activists?

 

[August West]

Selected out of context 22 year old "secret recordings"? Lefties are sounding more like the gestapo every day. Where have these (illegal) recordings been before NPR got hold of them? Why bring it up now, to take the focus off Brandon? Isn't it likely that the "nuts" LaPierre was referring to were outside anti-gun activists?

Do you realize that nobody cares about this stupid Brandon shit, whatever it is? It`s likely that Wayne was talking about his suckers and losers that keep funding his extravagant lifestyle.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

They should have added "suckers and losers".

MSN

Comments that were made 22 years ago by LaPierre who has been sued for fraud and misuse of funds.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Do you realize that nobody cares about this stupid Brandon shit, whatever it is?

It sure seems to be getting under your guys' skin for something you all don't care about.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

I was a member back in the 70’s when they were still about promoting shooting sports, safety, and marksmanship. Then they became a wholly owned subsidiary of the RNC, and I dropped my membership.

Correct.

The NRA is nothing but a political arm of the GOP.

 

[JLW]

Comments that were made 22 years ago by LaPierre who has been sued for fraud and misuse of funds.

It doesn’t matter. The truth is whether it is the leadership fo the NRA or the GOA, they know to whom they cater to: the fruitcakes and wackos. They’re the ones who pay the bills. They’re the ones who run in fear of any whiff of gun control laws. Yeah, the leadership, the ones who bring in the seven figure salaries, know that when they need to fundraise whom to target. They are all over this Board.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

It doesn’t matter. The truth is whether it is the leadership fo the NRA or the GOA, they know to whom they cater to: the fruitcakes and wackos. They’re the ones who pay the bills. They’re the ones who run in fear of any whiff of control laws. Yeah, the leadership, the ones who bring in the seven figure salaries, know that when they need to fundraise whom to target. They are all over this Board and thread.

I have known many people over the years who are members of the NRA or GOA. None of them were "fruitcakes and wackos." While I'm sure an element of that exists, as it does in most political organizations, the bigger reveal here is your own bias and gross ignorance.