GOD DAMN. Have you see the front pages of the NY Post and NY Daily News (re: LaPierre)?

[WilliamPitt]

If these nutbags think you're crazy...well...you might just be fucking crazy.

[brewens]

1. I vote Dennis Hopper plays him in the movie! n/t

[Son of Gob]

2. Dennis Hopper died 2 years ago.

[REP]

24. That's why he'll play LaPierre so well; still won't capture LaPierre's natural ghoulishness

[Ed Suspicious]

33. Hah! Very good.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

46. I was noticing that about him in recent pix. He looks like the Grim Reaper. What a coincidence!

[Blue Palasky]

55. i lol'd

thank you!!!

[calimary]

105. Welcome to DU, Blue Palasky!

Glad you're here. AMAZING what changes we're witnessing.

Maybe 12/21/12 WAS the end of the world. At least for the RNA.

[brewens]

72. Maybe I saw that and forgot. That's a shame. I just watched Hoosiers again. One of the

many films I loved Hopper in.

[Kolesar]

91. Harry Dean Stanton, then? eom

[Kennah]

109. Don't say that! Never say that! He's not dead. He's just unavailable.

[Scootaloo]

3. No, you need Crispin Glover to properly convey the crazy

[coalition_unwilling]

12. I vote for Mickey Rourke, Charlie Sheen or Christian Slater (of "Heathers" vintage) - n/t

[aka-chmeee]

40. Christopher Walken Would do himself proud on this one, too. nt

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

48. I vote for Walken! Excellent pick.

[Initech]

10. I'd pick Al Pacino personally, or maybe Joe Pesci.

[HoosierRadical]

41. Joe Pesci is too classy...

How about Gary Busey?

[TheOther95Percent]

15. Chris Cooper could do a credible job as a gun nut.

[Blue_In_AK]

42. I second Chris Cooper.

[WinkyDink]

82. THIRD!

[drm604]

29. Steve Buscemi

He's good at playing deranged characters who think highly of themselves.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

67. Another great suggestion. I like him a lot anyway, and he would be great for this sociopath.

[KittyWampus]

90. It's impossible to dislike Buscemi in any parts he plays.

[kwassa]

95. except Boardwalk Empire

he doesn't have the heft to play a crime kingpin.

He is great in other character parts.

[ellisonz]

112. To be fair

Nucky Thompson wasn't exactly Whitey Bulger

[Cosmocat]

118. I think he has been exceptional

as Nucky.

You can see the broad experience he has had over the years come out.

[azurnoir]

45. Jack Nicholson unless he's too old

because no one can convey crazy quite like Jack

[They_Live]

70. How about Bruce Dern?

No only crazy, but cruel and detestable. Probably was the most hated man in America right after THE COWBOYS came out.

I mention Bruce because he's got a similar face to ol' Nut Job there.

[azurnoir]

108. he would good too or Brad Douriff too n/t

[King_Klonopin]

113. How about R. Lee Emery ?? (The drill instructor from Full Metal Jacket)

He wouldn't even have to act. I'm sure he is in
full agreement with all of the gun-nuttery.
He could provide his own guns, too.

The guy who played the warden in The Shawshank
Redemption would be excellent, as well.

[exboyfil]

127. Philip Seymour Hoffman

Yes. I think he could capture the craziness just right.

[MotherPetrie]

4. Whoa! GOD DAMN is right. K&R

[Bjorn Against]

5. Holy crap, the New York Post?

When the NRA loses the New York Post they are truly entering crisis mode.

[Whoopdedoo]

23. Good observation there

The Post is Murdock's sleazy tabloid always shilling for the right. So you are spot on.

[smirkymonkey]

79. Exactly what I was thinking. I am completely shocked.

[Leopolds Ghost]

122. Rupert Murdoch tweeted that he is pro-gun control like at home in his beloved Australia.

[Mr Peabody]

6. If you look at the polls out today, mainstream america does not think its all that crazy..

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I think people are willing to try about anything at this point... no one solution will stop another massacre....

I added poll links...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/159422/stop-shootings-americans-focus-police-mental-health.aspx

[LiberalFighter]

7. Try doing a poll after tying in the expense to implement those plans.

When people are given time to digest the facts their opinion will change.

[reACTIONary]

66. Let's put a whopping "social cost" tax on guns, ammo, etc, to pay for the....

...armed guards, extra police, and a victim's fund. Wonder if that would put a chill on the nuttery.

[Walk away]

86. +1000!

[LiberalFighter]

88. It would be only right

considering that their guns caused it.

[Plucketeer]

89. Excellent idea!

There should be a mandatory gun safety tax on guns AND ammo. Levy fees like we do on vehicles annually for registered guns - throw those in jail that are found to be keeping unregistered firearms. Use part of these fees to provide and insurance that would pay for medical care and reparations to victims and families of gun incidents.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

123. Make the gun users share the burden, unless they donate. They boast about donating & charity.

The right wing is always talking about how much they donate. Let them donate the social cost of guns if they want to avoid a restorative tax.

[ComplimentarySwine]

69. Didn't the NRA say that they were going to pay for it?

or have free volunteers or something?

[AldoLeopold]

85. They want the American people to pay for it

anything but get the guns. Raise taxes, register those with mental health issues, put an armed guard at every public place - everything but get the guns.

Seriously - Asa Hutchinson here in AR and LaPierre are all saying they want the federal government to pay for it.

They're all revealing themselves for the madmen they really are.

[Bjorn Against]

8. What polls are you referring to?

It seems pretty fast for a poll on LaPierre's speech to be conducted, in fact I don't think a poll could be conducted on this speech even if it was within the proper time frame because not enough Americans would have heard it to get valid results.

Please cite the polls on LaPierre's speech that suggest Americans agree with LaPierre's stance. You may find individual proposals such as police officers in schools get substantial support in polling, but LaPierre's speech as a whole? No way in hell would LaPierre's position be embraced by the majority.

[Mr Peabody]

62. gallup poll added

[Bjorn Against]

73. So the poll did not ask about LaPierre's speech...

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But it does show that 63% think it would be at least somewhat effective to ban assault rifles. Got it.

[Mr Peabody]

96. yes it shows most people want armed cops in schools... glad u agree. n/t

[Bjorn Against]

97. I don't agree with that position but I can believe the poll that the majority support that position

I can admit that I am in the minority on opposing cops in schools, but the NRA is in the minority when it comes to assault weapons.

[Mr Peabody]

107. why would you not want cops in schools but I assume you are ok with them in...

banks, airports, universities, shopping malls, donut shops, etc..

[Care Acutely]

116. The "soft-target" is an idiotic piece of shit argument.

Baseball games at the park
Swimming pools
Recreational lakes
Art galleries
Day care centers
Grocery stores
Hotel convention rooms
Every fast-food eat-in lobby
Family fun centers (mini-golf, go-carts, etc.)
High school sports & practices
Pee-Wee sports & practices
College sports & practices
Professional sports
Every super-store (Wal-mart, Target, etc.)
Every home improvement center
Car shows
School plays & rehearsals
Every department store
Museums
Medical clinic waiting rooms
Flea markets
Community theaters
Every church service
Senior centers
Craft shows
Big-box toy stores
Dance recitals
Chuck-E-Cheese and similar places
Scout meetings
Community celebrations like Octoberfest, etc.
Retail outlet stores
Bowling alleys
Tourist attractions
Large hair salons (some can easily have 50+ people in them)
Parades
Movie theaters
Graduation ceremonies
Sports Bars
County fairs (multiple for each event, livestock area, bake show, etc.)
Charity walks
Every nursing home
Fireworks displays
Libraries
Every office building, for large ones, every floor of every office building
Every wedding
Every funeral
Every reception
Factories (inside, and outside at shift change)
Every honky-tonk, club and community dance hall
Community festivals (art in the park, etc)
Children's birthday parties
All school buses
All public buses
Public playgrounds

All these and more would require trained, licensed, paid, armed protection.

What a CROCK.

We will NOT live in the armed prison gun-humpers have in mind and we will not raise our children in them.

FUCK the gun-humpers. Your time is past. You will be shamed, as you should be.

[Bonhomme Richard]

9. Link? n/t

[Mr Peabody]

63. link added

[Control-Z]

14. Show the polls.

Put up some links. Otherwise, I can't believe you.

[Mr Peabody]

61. poll added

[Bluenorthwest]

18. While I do not see a link in your post, I sure do see those scathing headlines as will millions...

Favorite words in the papers: Vile and nut.

[Mr Peabody]

60. poll added

[leeroysphitz]

125. Go to hell gun nut and take your murder toys with you. n/t

[splat]

22. I saw something about Freeping polls

I cruised the dark side to see their response -- (LOVED IT) -- and passed a couple of headline calls to Freep some polls. Didn't open 'em to find out where, though.

Grain of salt time.

There are some of all stripes who fear the govt. will take their guns and leave them defenseless, though.

[OldDem2012]

36. Hmmm. Got a link or are we just making a personal observation based on derp? nt.

[senseandsensibility]

56. What is derp?

I am apparently very ignorant, as well as curious.

[Neoma]

64. Derogatory reference to someone being mentally challenged.

[PoliticAverse]

102. A word to indicate an act of foolishness or stupidity...

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/derp
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/derp

[Warren Stupidity]

52. Of course a jury allowed absolute NRA gibberish to remain standing.

Welcome to DU!

[tj_crackersnatch]

11. harharhar

That did make me laugh

[skiptomaloo]

13. The Post was always the rag of the low info viewer

that's all I got, dwell on it

[TreasonousBastard]

21. Not when Dorothy Schiff owned it, or when FDR was a co-owner...

the Post spent most of its life, since Alexander Hamilton started it, as an intellectual alternative to other media and became famously liberal under Schiff.

Alas, Dolly Schiff was the last liberal owner, and it has fallen on hard times, intellectually nd financially, since.

[marybourg]

34. I remember my grandmother (this is back in the 40's) reading Eleanor Roosevelt's

column, "My Day" in the N.Y. Post before she started her own long day.

[WilliamPitt]

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Jesus, that's twice.

[kurtzapril4]

37. Your derpometer

is hair trigger!

[spanone]

65. someone say derp?

[WinkyDink]

83. Dwell on this.

[Care Acutely]

117. El Rushbo is so very cruel to poor little dittoheads like that

He winds the key on your back, pats you on the but and sends you out to say stuff like that - knowing all the while you will have identified yourself as, well, what he's made you - and he laughs at you. Then he sells you overpriced air-mattresses and silly little bags of tea. How sad.

[backscatter712]

16. When he's lost Rupert Murdoch, he's completely screwed! n/t

[tblue]

76. Welcome to Sane World, Rupert.

Beats Wayne's World.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Last night, on my way to Ramona, to cover a nooz story

Had NPR on, and they had Cube, a CBC program. Even Canucks say the tone of the discussion is changing in the US.

[adigal]

19. I saw that this morning - the NY Post especially, conservative rag

Even thinks he's nuts!

[patrice]

20. Funny how what LaPierre proposes is as close to the first step of "Red Dawn" one can imagine. nt

[Little Star]

25. Those two got it right for once!

[Dems to Win]

28. Time for a National Don't Wanna Get Shot By A Rifle Association. Help collect 4 million signatures

Please help kick the thread to the front page

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022055101

Half of American homes do not have guns, yet we are at terrible risk from the lethal weapons in our neighbors' homes. Enough! Time for us to speak out.


That's why I created a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama, which says:

"Repeal the Second Amendment Now. This anachronistic, poorly worded amendment prevents us from passing real gun control measures that will be effective in stopping the ongoing gun slaughter. It should be no more a constitutional right to own a gun than to own a car."

Will you sign my petition? Click here to add your name:

http://signon.org/sign/repeal-the-second-amendment-6?source=c.fwd&r_by=5543184

[The Wizard]

44. The Second Amendment

does not define well regulated. Well regulated means something different in a slave state than it does in a normal state.

[WCGreen]

50. It's a living document so well regulated is defined by the times...

Of course the original intent should be the starting point.

[Initech]

30. If those two publications think you're crazy, you're fucking crazy.

[2naSalit]

47. Somehow a whole string of

Jeff Foxworthy-like "If you... you might be batsh*t crazy!!" jokes come to mind.

[smirkymonkey]

80. LOL!

So true!

[Danmel]

31. Of course, they both endorsed Romney

So go figure.

[WheelWalker]

32. You couldn't script this if you tried. As Mark Twain observed,

"The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible."

[sarcasmo]

35. Didn't this lunatic say, we need more good guys with guns.

[vinylsolution]

38. What would Rupert Murdoc do?

It's always wise to check Rupert's current opinion before you open your mouth. Even if your group USED to be one of his favs!!

[sellitman]

39. The Low post count Derps are increasing in population these days

I wonder how many the Gun Manufacturers will pay for before they realize they are wasting their money?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

43. I loved the part in the Daily News where they said he sounded insane.

By the time LaPierre insisted on a national database of the mentally ill, one could be forgiven for wondering whether it should include the paranoid, delusional man himself, because his description of people “so possessed by voices and driven by demons that no sane person can possibly ever comprehend them” surely fits the hard core of the NRA.

[tavernier]

49. My Precious...

For a split second my eyes deceived me and I saw Gollum, slobbering and weeping over a golden gun. "My Precious!"
Come to think of it, there is a strong resemblance...

[Bucky]

51. There's a man who could use Don Draper.

Peggy would just love to work on that campaign

[AldoLeopold]

87. Draper says:

[link:|

[Hekate]

53. I'm impressed. Has the tide actually, finally, turned?

[LonePirate]

54. We need headlines like those in papers across the US, such as Dallas, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc.

Any paper in the middle of a heavy red area or represented by the Repubs in Congress.

[Chemisse]

57. I'd hate to have this guy walking into my school!

Scary, crazy and an asshole.

[Duval]

58. WRP, I love your posts! n/t

[spanone]

59. k&r...fox news is way ahead of them, there's nothing on their website about mr lapierre

[toby jo]

68. Texas needs to pick up on this - please, or just go secede already

[Raine]

71. WOW!!! That's all I can say ... WOW!!! nt

[shenmue]

74. Wow, we are in an alternate universe

Nice to see them do something good for once.

[Nye Bevan]

75. NY Post ran a pro-gun control editorial.

And in other news, Adolf Hitler has requested a gore-tex jacket.

[lunasun]

77. Reminds me of an older version of the Faiilng Down character that Michael Douglas played

With the gun rage in the movie and everything, it all ties in for me ...

[hue]

78. K&R!!!!

[yurbud]

81. the fat lady has sung for the NRA

[SomeGuyInEagan]

99. Perhaps. But won't some other group pop up in its place?

I agree with Charlie Pierce (Esquire) - we need to forget about the NRA and go right after the gun manufacturers themselves. They are the ones who pay the NRA.

I want the gun industry to become the next tobacco industry.

[Lex]

101. "I want the gun industry to become the next tobacco industry."

Count me in on this.

[yurbud]

103. Like Occupy Wall Street: ignore the puppets and go for the guys on top of the strings

[Douglas Carpenter]

84. so what do you expect from the liberal media?

[Kolesar]

92. Yes, somebody has to say it: NY Post is Murdoch/Newscorp

nice dry humor, Douglas

[Douglas Carpenter]

93. in the words of the renowned White House correspondent, Jeff Gannon - " I would hardly call Fox

News conservative." I suppose the same would apply to the NY Post

[NealK]

94. What a disgusting asshat.

[UtahLib]

98. I don't trust them.

And I especially don't trust Murdock. What are they really up to and why do I suspect that they are only kissing butt?

[TheCowsCameHome]

100. I bought a copy of each this morning.

Keepers!

[janx]

104. If it looks like a tabloid, and it walks like a tabloid--

The political stance doesn't matter.

It is funny that they would both lean in the same way though.

[stevenleser]

106. Shared far and wide on FB. Great post will. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

110. Title needs heavy editing -- try "GOD DAMN ... LaPierre"

If I believed in him, I'd believe he would.

[upi402]

111. walks like a duck, quacks like a duck

he's a nucking fut.


k/r

[steve2470]

114. k&r nt

[Care Acutely]

115. K & R. Fuck the NRA and their idiotic right-wing parrots.

[Shuhered]

119. Nutburger With Fries

This dude is dense. Besides his ridiculous ideas, for which he should be beaten, I never appreciate a $2 haircut on a weasel giving a public speech about his tiny cock essentially. Let's get gun control, like backround checks on nuts, signed into law in 2013, like Jan 1, 2013 please.

[Vietnameravet]

120. I saw these papers on the newsstand and I was stunned!

Who would have ever thought this??

[lonestarnot]

121. Nutters know a nutter when they see one.

[onecent]

124. This is one of those posts that makes me LOVE finding Democraticunderground!!!! you

Go William Pitt....

It's sort of like one stop shopping....in all these forums.....

[liberal N proud]

126. Guess he knows CRAZY!

[humbled_opinion]

128. And he qulaified to purchase guns...

That is how nuts this country has become.