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52. I smell a rat here..

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 01:52 PM

Apr 2013

...why resign after the vote?
Why not come out beforehand and make some noise if you truly believe this is the right thing to do?

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Adolphus Busch IV Resigns From NRA After Gun Control Defeat In Senate [View all] onehandle Apr 2013 OP

Good!! Now dismantle this propaganda machine for the manufacturers of death. Lint Head Apr 2013 #1

maybe an avalanche of resignations.. Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #15

Someone with an actual conscience. geomon666 Apr 2013 #2

Just when i wrote a post about how down i was on this issue now there is a ray of light on it. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #6

can you believe an NRA board member has one? wordpix Apr 2013 #60

bravo harun Apr 2013 #3

Hope this crack in the wall spreads until the wall cracks and falls MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #4

look like I may need to get a case of Bud DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #5

Bud gives me a headache... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #20

Good, let them be left with Ted Nugent and the cold dead hands of Charlton Heston. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #7

I will REALLY shit bricks... DissidentVoice Apr 2013 #22

mmm, interesting information.. thanks. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #28

I wish.. Bette Apr 2013 #39

You are strange... nt Earth_First Apr 2013 #41

Let's Hope This Starts A Trend And Other Rank And File NRA Members Start Dropping Their.... global1 Apr 2013 #8

I hope that a large proportion of those 4 million members follow his lead. drm604 Apr 2013 #9

Good for him, it is time for more real people to stand up and say the same thing. Hey, NO voters, Thinkingabout Apr 2013 #10

I wish the DUers pimping this garbage would "resign" too Skittles Apr 2013 #11

+1 They ARE here and expect me to ask them again EVERY time I see them, until I get an answer. nt patrice Apr 2013 #14

It's a hate group. Supporters of the NRA should be subject to our TOS. nt onehandle Apr 2013 #18

I am waiting for gun owners to start "Responsible Gun Owners of America" or some such thing. SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2013 #46

Wow...an Adolph with a heart... Taverner Apr 2013 #12

Hey Aldphus, how about the NRA protecting FAST-&-FURIOUS assault weapons markets all over the world? patrice Apr 2013 #13

i hope this is only the beginning hopemountain Apr 2013 #16

This buds for you... WCGreen Apr 2013 #17

At least one NRA member does the right thing dem in texas Apr 2013 #19

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #21

Who exactly "famous" is on the NRA board? DissidentVoice Apr 2013 #23

Usually institutions like that are proud of their high profile board members Hekate Apr 2013 #24

Asked and answered. There are a number of famous folks on the NRA BOD. Kennah Apr 2013 #35

Senator Larry E. Craig (Ret.) LAGC Apr 2013 #36

And, he looks real cute in that hat. Kennah Apr 2013 #37

There are a lot of bad haircuts and.... rppper Apr 2013 #38

It seems; greiner3 Apr 2013 #44

Well done. Beacool Apr 2013 #25

Integrity malthaussen Apr 2013 #26

Good for Adolphus Busch IV ! , I've always said the NRA are only for gun sales. Sunlei Apr 2013 #27

He is a brave and patriotic American bucolic_frolic Apr 2013 #29

Yep-- the NRA has become little more than a lobbyist for gun manufacturers. Marr Apr 2013 #30

For terrorism. onehandle Apr 2013 #31

Beer Hero! AAO Apr 2013 #32

Supporting the NRA should be grounds for PPR here on DU Hugabear Apr 2013 #33

As far as I'm concerned the NRA is about the same as the Ku Klux Klan or al-Qaida. 47of74 Apr 2013 #50

Finally, cracks appear. Historic NY Apr 2013 #34

I'd like to see Tom Selleck resign now Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #42

Who was it that called him out? kimbutgar Apr 2013 #43

It was Lawrence O'Donnell n/t Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #47

Here is link to local tv coverage... his letter to NRA is read- it's AWESOME! stlsaxman Apr 2013 #40

It is time to become a single issue voter, as much as I hate the idea. Maineman Apr 2013 #45

Thanks Vietnameravet Apr 2013 #48

Puppetmasters hope4more Apr 2013 #49

Sad thing is.. Vietnameravet Apr 2013 #53

When even right wing toadies think you're too extreme - lark Apr 2013 #51

I smell a rat here.. Bay Boy Apr 2013 #52

HuffPo has made a correction... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #54

Quit it CokeMachine Apr 2013 #55

"their narrative." To whom are you referring? nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #58

The posters that conviently forgot to note the correction. CokeMachine Apr 2013 #59

Sorry, I do not believe you. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #63

Sorry you don't believe me and I don't care. CokeMachine Apr 2013 #64

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #65

No thanks. Ain't playing your game. CokeMachine Apr 2013 #66

An apt example of character and convictions. LanternWaste Apr 2013 #56

To those who want to beatify August A. Busch IV: know he may have some skeletons in his closet. MatthewStLouis Apr 2013 #57

is he related to the BFEE? I realize his name is spelled differently but you never know wordpix Apr 2013 #61

I don't believe Duval Apr 2013 #62