NRA’s Wayne LaPierre on Meet The Press

During Sunday’s Meet the Press, the National Rifle Association’s Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre sat down with host David Gregory and defended his organization’s universally panned call for armed guards to be stationed at every school in the country.

The NRA’s tone-deaf press conference on Friday has been widely criticized by all corners of the political arena, and several commentators were quick to point out that armed guards stationed at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech and Fort Hood in Texas were all unable to prevent mass shootings. But LaPierre dismissed those cases on Sunday, and said that lawmakers should be willing to try anything that might work. Anything, noted David Gregory, so long as it doesn’t involve guns and ammunition:

GREGORY:This is a matter of logic, Mr. LaPierre, because anybody watching this is going to say ‘hey wait a minute. I just heard Mr. LaPierre say that the standard is we should try anything that might reduce the violence. And you’re telling me that it’s not a matter of common sense that if you don’t have an ability to shoot off 30 rounds without reloading, that just possibly you could reduce the loss of life? Would Adam Lanza have been able to shoot as many kids if he didn’t have as much ammunition?’

LAPIERRE: I don’t buy your argument for a minute.

I think it goes to reason that if you can only shoot 10 people in a minute instead of 30, it’s possible to think fewer people may get shot.  That seems a logical theory.  Mr. LaPierre simply doesn’t want to hear it.

LaPierre equated gun controls with morality laws and disagreed that removing assault weapons from streets would save lives.  The NRA leader said , “you can’t legislate morality … legislation works on the law-abiding, it doesn’t work on criminals.”

I’m assuming, changing subjects, that Mr. LaPierre has no problem with marriage equality since he doesn’t believe morality can be legislated.

p.s. – you do understand that the National Rifle Association is really about representing gun manufacturers, and not gun owners, yes?

Santa Bruno (or Bruno Claus – take your pick)

Super handsome Santa Bruno getting ready for his Christmas Eve trek around the world (or around the kitchen island – same thing…)

It took an awkward angle to get a decent shot.  Like Santa, he doesn’t like his picture taken.

Ah, celebrities…

p.s.  nice hunky shoulder appearance by Michael…

Dana Loesch sues her employer Breitbart.com

Virulently anti-gay Dana Loesch, GOProud favorite, is suing her employers at Breitbart.com.

Conservative talk radio host and commentator Dana Loesch sued the owner of the conservative website Breitbart.com Friday, claiming that although her relationship with the news and opinion aggregating website had gone “tragically awry,” Breibart.cοm LLC refused to let her work for the company or anyone else, forcing her into “indentured servitude in limbo.”

“The suit says that difficulties managing the Breitbart “media ’empire’” or ideological conflicts or both had spiked the working relationship, creating a “increasingly hostile” work environment. When Loesch tried to terminate her work agreement in September, Breitbart refused and extended the agreement by a year, the suit says.

Breitbart.cοm LLC refuses to allow her work to be published and “sabotages” her attempts to find work elsewhere, the suit says.

Umm… what’s that thing they say about karma…?

Belgian newspapers show their hold on readers attention

Towleroad points up this cute video.

A coalition of Belgian newspaper publishers called Newspaperwork proves that their publications CAN hold readers attention, even in this digital era.

From the YouTube description: “On behalf of Newspaperswork, the marketing platform for all Belgian newspaper publishers, we gave three top advertisers a free ride in a chauffeur-driven car. So that, for once, they could read their newspaper in peace and quiet. And they kept on reading. Despite the fact that we provided more than enough to distract them….”