Axe Cuts Down LaPierre

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from TPM: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/axelrod-lapierres-rant-was-truly-astonishing


Axelrod: ‘LaPierre’s Rant Was Truly Astonishing’

David Axelrod, a former top adviser on President Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, responded to National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre's Friday morning press conference with a sharply worded missive on Twitter:

LaPierre's rant was truly astonishing.At a moment that demanded reflection, he sprayed rhetorical shots around the room.

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) December 21, 2012

[Barack_America]

1. !

Well stated.

[freshwest]

2. They're reactionaries. No surprise there. Load - aim - fire! Sorry, didn't see you in front of me...

Wait, do you have any last words?

You're gonna take my guns?

Reload - aim - fire.

All better now.

[Cha]

3. I've been reading the speech was Insulting..

LZ Granderson

@Locs_n_Laughs The #NRA would've been better served with Clint Eastwood talking to a gun

LZ Granderson

@Locs_n_Laughs The #NRA would've been better served with Clint Eastwood talking to a gun

David Corn

✔@DavidCornDC LaPierre: It's all about the children. We need more guns for the children. We need assault weapons & hi-capacity clips for the children.

[W T F]

4. Might as well had Ted Nugent as their spokesman.

[Eric the Reddish]

5. Don't TEASE me like that!

[HowHasItComeToThis]

6. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR GUNS AND...........................................

VIAGRA