NRA head: Sanders 'a political predator'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY MAX GREENWOOD - 04/28/17 02:14 PM EDT

National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre on Friday tore into Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), calling him a "political predator" who lied to young people.

"Bernie Sanders was not a movement, as a fawning media called his campaign," LaPierre said before a cheering crowd at the NRA's Leadership Forum in Atlanta. "Bernie is a political predator of young voters who were lied to by school teachers and college professors."

"Stood up for his message of big government socialism. Free, free, free for me. No one told the truth about how all that free stuff was going to be paid for. It was all one big fat lie. And the media, they were in on the lie from the start, because it fit their agenda."

The NRA has had a fairly amicable relationship with Sanders in the past. Sanders early in his career voted against laws pushing background checks and waiting times for gun-buyers. But during his presidential campaign last year, Sanders sought to distance himself from the NRA and increased his calls for stricter gun control.

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[Gamecock Lefty]

1. I would say . . .

being criticized by the NRA would be a badge of honor.

Stand strong, Sanders.

[ananda]

2. Same here.

Wear that badge proudly, Sanders!

[Initech]

3. Fuck the NRA!!!

[pangaia]

4. I like that title, actually.. a 'political predator'

Go hunt those republican human predators any time you like, sir !!!

sic 'em, Senator !

[murielm99]

5. I never thought I would be agreeing with this man!

[QC]

7. Meh, it's really not that surprising. n/t

[JoeOtterbein]

6. A great reason to like Bernie!

[angstlessk]

8. WOW, an endorsement from the NRA...GO BERNIE!

[msongs]

9. why is it that guns are not allowed at the NRA convention esp when trumpenstein is speaking nt

[Omaha Steve]

16. It only takes one angry nut...

In this case maybe not even a nut!

[killbotfactory]

10. How come nobody asks how we're gonna pay for all these wars we start?

Oh, right, arms dealers make money off it.

[Lulu KC]

11. on a related note--kind of

I looked at DU on my phone recently for the first and second time, and was invited to join the NRA and receive a free duffel bag. Has anyone else noticed this? Does it seem odd?

[regnaD kciN]

12. Nice to know...

...we're now siding with the NRA in order to bash Sanders.

[OnDoutside]

13. The converse to that is why are the NRA only bashing him now ?

[LAGC]

15. No shit. Can the NRA be any more possibly transparent political hacks?

This has nothing to do with guns. Socialism has nothing to do with guns.

So why in the fuck is the NRA making a statement at all?

[OnDoutside]

17. Why attack at all is the most pertinent question. It's not

as if Bernie's statements re the Democratic Party required the NRA to jump in and attack him.

[hatrack]

14. He doesn't benefit from slaughtered schoolchildren like you, Wayne - you draft-dodging FUCK

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