Manufacturing Consent -
The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Noam Chomsky
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Monday, 7 May 2018
quote [ he National Rifle Association has announced that retired Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North is poised to become the gun lobbying group's next president.
North is a popular speaker before the group and brings star power at a time when gun-control advocates seek to seize on momentum against the gun lobby in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and one of the deadliest school shootings. North is already drawing comparisons to former NRA president Charlton Heston, who famously uttered that his firearms could only be taken "from my cold, dead hands." North will be replacing Pete Brownell, who decided not to seek a second term. ] Every old crook is employed again
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Hugh E. said @ 7:05pm GMT on 7th May
[Score:4]
This guy. This guy knows a thing or two about gun sales, I tell you what.
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ubie said @ 10:03pm GMT on 7th May
Don't forget when he was smuggling cocaine to help fund everything too.
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SnappyNipples said @ 7:03pm GMT on 7th May
[Score:1 Funny]
My vote was an empty chair...oh wait.
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mechavolt said @ 9:24pm GMT on 7th May
[Score:1 Funsightful]
Satire is dead. Love live satire!
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Hugh E. said @ 10:08pm GMT on 7th May
Speaking of satirony, the NRA's political wing is considering having their 2020 National Convention in Las Vegas.
The city's glitz would "promote a different type of image of Republicans" that lines up President Donald Trump's image, [Nevada Republican Chairman Michael] McDonald added. |
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Ankylosaur said @ 6:30am GMT on 8th May
[Score:1 Insightful]
It's nice of them to acknowledge that Trump's image is of tacky, sleazy attempts to hustle suckers out of their money.
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hellboy said @ 11:38pm GMT on 7th May
They should book the Mandalay Bay.
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HoZay said @ 12:01am GMT on 8th May
Maybe include a concert.
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hellboy said @ 3:14am GMT on 8th May
Ted Nugent? I hope it's Ted Nugent.
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rylex said @ 7:29pm GMT on 7th May
Sometimes, you gotta shoot a few bullets to save the 'Merican Citizens.
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arrowhen said[1] @ 8:40pm GMT on 7th May
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midden said @ 9:15pm GMT on 7th May
I quite literally laughed out loud when I saw the headline on the Washington Post.
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eggboy said @ 10:11pm GMT on 7th May
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cb361 said @ 10:51pm GMT on 7th May
So. Is Charlton Heston dead yet?
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hellboy said[1] @ 11:39pm GMT on 7th May
Did they ever pry that gun out of his cold, dead hands?
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knumbknutz said @ 2:19am GMT on 8th May
Right after they told him soylent green was made out of people
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WeiYang said @ 1:13am GMT on 8th May
He and I went to the same high school. Not at the same time though.
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HoZay said @ 2:02am GMT on 8th May
Might get you a deal on some guns and/or cocaine.
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WeiYang said @ 10:11am GMT on 8th May
i used to buy pot from a guy who did go to school with him.
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Hugh E. said @ 11:49am GMT on 8th May
That's why Don Blankenship calls him Oliver "Weed Man" North.
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