NRA appears to be 'dialing down' high-profile appearance at CPAC
Source: The Guardian
The National Rifle Association (NRA) appears to be trying to dial down a high-profile appearance by its leader Wayne LaPierre near Washington this week.
LaPierres name is nowhere to be found on the official agenda for CPAC, the conservative conference which begins in Maryland on Wednesday. An NRA spokesman said that the firebrand executive vice-president and CEO had not cancelled his speech, but that he did not know when he would be speaking.
Donald Trump, Mike Pence and other key conservative figures are expected to speak at the conference.
For days, grieving high school students from Parkland, Florida, have spoken out publicly following the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school on 14 February, accusing politicians for having blood on their hands for voting with the NRA and opposing gun control.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/19/nra-appearance-cpac-wayne-lapierre-gun-control-florida
SergeStorms
(18,882 posts)little get together at which to have MASSIVE demonstrations?
Not only CPAC, but the NRA, and every other fascist organization will be in attendance. Every Russian loving, American hating bunch of bastards will be there stroking each other off.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)Students can get in for $85 (I wonder if it comes with a free gun and ammo).
SergeStorms
(18,882 posts)sheshe2
(83,319 posts)Resist.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)Indivisible protested in San Diego at the Hotel Del Coronado last May when the RNC Spring Meeting was held at the hotel. We spelled out 2018 in the sand. Indivisible hates Issa and Hunter and have been working hard for over a year staking out their local offices every week.
https://sandiegofreepress.org/2017/05/indivisible-pricks-rnc-bubble-coronado-meeting/
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/may/11/activists-protest-national-gop-meeting-hotel-del-c/
https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2017/05/11/donald-trump-youre-fired-chant-rnc-protesters-outside-hotel-del/
rpannier
(24,304 posts)someone needs to definitely get videos of wayne's speech because you can be sure it'll be full of vile stupidity
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)who had to witness this massacre, to finally make the NRA dial down. Usually, they get right up in your face after one of these incidents. I have a feeling these kids might be able to accomplish more than any of us adults. These youths are impressive and I wish them peace in their lives and fire in their cause.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Who are digging into the fact that the NRA was a major conduit for Russian money in the 2016 election cycle.
IMO the reason the NRA has been so quiet lately.
Their leaders are too busy trying to figure out how to stay out of prison.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Events are more often than we like to think driven by a whole series of events rather than one big change agent.
Nitram
(22,663 posts)dembotoz
(16,734 posts)And perhaps even more than the past
Don't be fooled
Paladin
(28,202 posts)Imagine my distress.
ffr
(22,644 posts)No coincidence there.
Florida House votes down assault weapons ban debate as students watch on
Every single [conservative] in Miami-Dade county voted no.
https://thinkprogress.org/florida-house-wont-debate-gun-control-7f52fc295145/
Tone deaf to the death an carnage happening all around us, as if to say, you kids go fuck yourselves and die.