Anyone see Mr. Lapierre on CNN the other day? I got a copy of the transcript of the interview
HereIn it, is seems Lapierre had an incredible oppertunity to set the record straight, but all he wanted to do was ask why the CNN reporter John Zarrella was not fored for falsifying a story like that NY Times reporter (Pfc Lynch stories) was.
The CNN reporters were leading him to speak on the effects of the AWB and the differences in the weapons and all Lapierre could do was countinue to call for John Zarrella's head.
Was this an oppertunity blown by our NRA, or some strategy I am missing.
This is how the interview ended:
PHILLIPS: All right. Executive vice president...
LAPIERRE: "The New York Times" reporter was fired, John Zarrella ought to be fired.
PHILLIPS: Executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, that's why we are interviewing you today and that's why we're addressing this to show both sides of that story.
And we all stick by John Zarrella and how credible of a reporter he is.
Thank you for your time, sir.
IMHO, if the NRA spokesman would have backed off on the attack on CNN, then he would have had more than 3 minutes camara time and could make a better case against the AWB. Instead, in my opinion, he came off as evasive and antagonistic. yikes.
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