Ever wonder what one of my blog items sounds like inside my own brain when I write it? On today’s BradCast on KPFK/Pacifica Radio (audio posted below), listeners got a bit of an idea, as the terrorist-enabling NRA, in the wake of their Aurora, CO Massacre, was squarely in my sights.
Sadly, they were too busy praying or lying or raising money off the tragedy or something, to show up and defend their deadly positions, so today’s show was just me, and a bunch of great callers who, unlike the terrorist-enabling NRA, were not afraid to come on our public airwaves to offer their positions in the public square over our public airwaves.
For the record, here are the folks who declined to show up and support their deadly positions on the show today, or who simply didn’t respond at all to our invitation to appear. Yes, we really believe in offering opportunities for all legitimate positions to be heard over our public airwaves…
- National Rifle Association (NRA): “We believe that now is the time for families to grieve and for the community to heal. There will be an appropriate time down the road to engage in political and policy discussions.”
NRA Official State Associations
- Colorado State Shooting Association: “While we appreciate your efforts to present the perspective of gun rights organizations such as CSSA on your program, we are unable to accommodate your request.”
- Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Assocation: “I am sorry but all we are doing is concentrating on our total support and prayers for those families. I know many are jumping on the bandwagon to ban this or do away with the Constitutions guarantees and such but they are always ready to strike out at folks like us in the gun culture. … Please forgive me for forgoing the interview. When emotions are more level, I would possibly do an interview. … Thanks so much for your understanding.”
- California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.: no response
- Arkansas Rifle & Pistol Association: no response
- Florida Sport Shooting Association, Inc.: no response
- Texas State Rifle Association: no response
Politicians with A+ or A grade from the NRA
- Rep. Paul C. Broun (R-GA): declined
- Former AZ State Senator Russell Pearce (R): declined
- Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA): no response
- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA): no response
- Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MI): no response
- Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO): no response
- Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX): no response
Here’s today’s show, which also includes a few minutes on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s stunning admission that there is no known case of in-person voter fraud — the only kind of voter fraud that might be deterred by the GOP’s new polling place Photo ID restriction there — in the history of the state, and a quick visit from Desi Doyen with the latest Green News Report…
P.S. KPFK’s BradCast is now available on your smart device via the Stitcher Radio app! Plug it in and listen every week automagically!
Could you imagine the furor that would have erupted if, the day the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, a spokesperson for BP refused to discuss drilling safety, or lack thereof, because they were too busy mourning the loss of their employees?
There is a lot of chatter out there informing us that gun sales have increased since the Aurora, CO massacre.
Ask them all again next week, .. and then the next, and the next. Let’s see how long the waiting period for discussion is.