IRONY IS LOST ON THOSE BLIND TO SATIRE.
"We have had enough of the lies, the sanctimony, the arrogance, the hatred, the pettiness, the fake news. We are done with your agenda to undermine voters' will and individual liberty in America."
In a performance reminiscent of the gentleman from New York, who referred to reporters as "the enemy of the American people," the Lady from the NRA takes off her gloves and smacks the face of "every lying member" of the press. And her soliloquy continued.
"So...to every Hollywood phony; to the role model athletes who use their free speech to alter and undermine what our flag represents; to the politicians who would rather watch America burn than lose one ounce of their own personal power; to the late night hosts who think their opinions are the only opinions that matter; to the Joy Ann Reids, the Morning Joes, the Mikas; to those who stain honest reporting with partisanship; to those who bring bias and propaganda to CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, your time is running out. The clock starts now."
Does that sound like someone seeking solutions or spoiling for a fight?
Now it's the same old song
But with a different meaning since you been gone
It's the same old song
But with a different meaning since you been gone
In another scene, the Lady from the NRA mouths the entire Second Amendment: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Wow! Remembering that line was remarkable when so many in her troupe usually said, "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
The Federalist Papers were mentioned to give a veneer of validity to their assertions, but no one quoted Alexander Hamilton's extended remarks on the Militia. And no mention was made of the Knox Report. There is a lot of talk. But where are the citations? For neither the Lady nor her guests noted Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 & Clause 16 and Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 that lay out the powers of the Legislature and the Executive, respectively, in the matter of which she spoke.
George Washington, Henry Knox, and Alexander Hamilton proposed using the Militia, which the Second Amendment guaranteed would not be abolished, to institute Universal National Service. So, instead of playing pretend, here is an opportunity for the leaders and followers of the NRA to become one with the Founders who served. For citizenship involves rights and duties, and they wanted to balance the scales. Thus, Wayne LaPierre and Dana Loesch can take the oath as guardians of the national security and support and defend the Constitution "against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
Falsehood is not a friend of freedom. But that impostor is fast and succeeds by misleading. Yet facts are checked, double-checked, and checked again, in slow motion, as Truth prepares to engage the enemy on her terms--at warp speed.
"So to every lying leader of the NRA; to self-styled 'conservatives' who use their free speech to alter and undermine what the Second Amendment means; to the politicians who watch America burn rather than lose one ounce of their personal power; to the radio hosts who think their opinions are the only opinions that matter; to the Rush Limbaughs, the Judge Perinos, the Tuckers; to those who stain honest reporting with partisanship; to those who bring bias and propaganda to FNC, The New York Post, and The Washington Times, your act is getting old. The clock starts now."
(c)2018 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/17/trump-calls-the-media-the-enemy-of-the-american-people/?utm_terms=.ed5c74508d06 ["the enemy of the American people"]
https://youtu.be/43wKT9NzPdA ["The clock starts now."]
https://youtu.be/uS2nWLz-AbE [The Same Old Song]
https://youtu.be/eCMmc4mwczI [The Truth about the Second Amendment]
http://www.marvinjones.blogspot.com/2013/08/much-is-required.html [ditto]
Bonus feature
https://youtu.be/S6yPZB9O2HU [The NRA Is A Cult, Act 1 (Samantha Bee)]
https://youtu.be/0omjeOt-U6w [The NRA Is A Cult, Act 2 (Samantha Bee)]
