New NRA President Is Completely Nuts

A month or so after the Sandy Hook massacre the National Rifle Association thought it’d be a fantastic idea to roll out a brand new slogan in support of unfettered, unregulated gun ownership. So, while we were all still in shock over what happened in Newtown, the NRA decided unveil its totally not distastefully-timed slogan “Stand And Fight.” Because it’s never too soon for the most notorious death industry lobbyists to focus on aggressive gun usage shortly after kindergarteners were mass-executed with an AR-15, the most popular rifle in the U.S., and one that continues to be the symbol of Second Amendment purity and unrivaled firepower.

Fast forward several years to this past weekend when Allan D. Cors was elected as the new president of the NRA. Before we go any further here, it’s important to underscore how truly difficult it is to say anything about guns and gun control that are more insane than NRA CEO and president Wayne LaPierre whose previous job was scamming Cheswick, Harding and Mr. Martini at Black Jack just before Nurse Ratched called medication time. (For example, LaPierre recently said about Hillary Clinton, “Eight years of one demographically symbolic president is enough.” Classy.) But the NRA seems to have promoted a man who could be challenging LaPierre as reigning crazy champion.

While being interviewed for the NRA’s propaganda-disguised-as-a-radio-show “Cam and Company,” Cors added an extra tag to the NRA’s post-Sandy Hook “Stand And Fight” slogan, changing it to “‘Stand and Fight,’ as we say, or die.” It’s unclear whether Cors meant “or die” literally, but here we go again with eliminationist language.

In this case, because the NRA is primarily all about intimidating easily-bought members of Congress, Mafia style, the “or die” part of Cors’ remarks is specifically referencing the NRA withdrawing financial support in some cases, or actively campaigning against candidates in other cases. For the record, in 2013 alone… CONTINUE READING

By: Bob Cesca

Bob Cesca is the managing editor at The Daily Banter (www.thedailybanter.com) and a Huffington Post contributor since 2005. He's worked in journalism since 1988 as a print writer/editor, a radio news anchor, a digital media columnist/editor, a book author and blogger. He's the co-host of the Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show podcast and a Thursday regular on the syndicated Stephanie Miller Show. He's appeared on numerous other radio shows including the John Phillips Show and Geraldo Rivera Show in Los Angeles. Bob has been a commentator/analyst on the BBC (TV and radio), MSNBC, Current TV, CNN and Sky News. Following him on Twitter: @bobcesca_go