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Just watched the 2A segment of Fox News Sunday. Mr. Wallace let Gabby Giffords husband rattle on uninterrupted in support of AWB and mag limits. Wayne LaPierre was constantly interrupted while trying to state NRA's positions and their reasons behind those positions. Wallace was starting to remind me of Piers Morgan. Anyone else see this?
 
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Sure did. Wallace was his typical holier-than-thou persona.

He's just as nasty and self-serving as his father was. No change there.

I know the NRA and the defenders of the 2nd Amendment need to get out the message, but we do need a more camera-savvy messenger. Wayne comes across as prickly and overly-defensive at times.

I've seen others on these talking head shows, especially politicians, who get the message across, despite the moderator. Either Wayne needs some training in that area, or we need a different spokesperson.

One of the best at getting his message across, whether you like his politics or not, is Lannie Davis. I detest him, but I've studied his techniques, and he's relentless at keeping on his own talking points and pretty much ignoring the interviewer.
 
I agree that NRA needs a more assertive spokesperson. Wayne can deliver a good prepared statement but not so much in an interview or debate. Someone suggested last night that the mom who testified in the hearings on gun control was better for our cause than Wayne is and should become NRA's spokesperson.
 
lnmorgan said:
I agree that NRA needs a more assertive spokesperson. Wayne can deliver a good prepared statement but not so much in an interview or debate. Someone suggested last night that the mom who testified in the hearings on gun control was better for our cause than Wayne is and should become NRA's spokesperson.
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I cringed listening to Wayne today. Heck, I could have done a better job explaining NRA's position to Wallace. I agree it's time for NRA to have a new public face.

There are a lot of young, savvy, pro-gun people out there who can think on their feet, articulate our side of this debate, and defend our views without seeming as strident and unreasonable as Wayne comes across. He's served us well over the years, for the most part, but he is now more of a liability than an asset.
 
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I cringed listening to Wayne today. Heck, I could have done a better job explaining NRA's position to Wallace. I agree it's time for NRA to have a new public face.

There are a lot of young, savvy, pro-gun people out there who can think on their feet, articulate our side of this debate, and defend our views without seeming as strident and unreasonable as Wayne comes across. He's served us well over the years, for the most part, but he is now more of a liability than an asset.
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To bad Charlton Heston wasn't still with us, he would have stood his ground.:D
 
I have notices Fox is hiring more and more liberal news casters, anchors, talking heads all the time. I think they are getting tired of fighting the entire federal government and all the rest of the mass media in this country. They have also let quite a few of their really conservative people go. It's not easy, or popular, being a conservative in todays political climate.
 
When Fox joins in with the rest of the garbage news networks there will be no standard source for any truthful news. Not that they are 100% as it is.
 
Wayne is not the right spokesperson. He stumbles, comes across as weak, ill prepared, not knowledgeable, and can not make a point without loosing his train of thought. He must recognize his weakness and let others more eloquent make the argument. As much as I can not stand Lindsay Graham, he was brilliant at the gun ban hearings. He spoke directly to Captain Kelly, debunked Kelly's argument and did so with tact and diplomacy and expressed that He, Graham was a reasonable person with a succulent and reasoned argument. Time for leadership change at NRA. I vote no confidence.
 
One of the glaring errors Captain Kelly made, was his citation of the NFA of 1934. He stated that it banned those weapons covered in the act. The NFA of 1934 required the registration and tax payments on those weapons covered (silencers, fully automatic weapons, certain pistols, and short-barreled rifles/shotguns).

Again, typical of Wallace's ilk. Sadly lacking in knowledge.
 
Following the captains logic on the proposals, he would/should have to surrender his own guns because of his wife's mental handicap, if they live in the same home and mental health is a criteria for judgement. Correct me if I am wrong.
 
Quote: "Following the captains logic on the proposals, he would/should have to surrender his own guns because of his wife's mental handicap"

Good point, he might be opening up a can of worms he'll wish he hadn't. And that takes us to the slippery slope that has been discussed in other threads:
What defines mental illness, and to what degree is it enough to disqualify firearms ownership? No one has good answers for that.

Myron
 
I was so mad watching Wallace I could spit.... cept I was in my Man Cave so I was swearing instead... no kids or anyone else around. I tried to find somewhere on Foxnews.com to complain.... It was exactly as posted here.. Gifford was allowed to just go on and on while Wallace just continually attacked Lapiere... We need help, I appreciate WL, but he needs help..
 
Wallace has been with Fox for quite a few years and he regularly shows a liberal bias although he claims to be a conservative. I agree Waynes' agreat guy but does not do well on live TV. Maybe he should have a teleprompter!
 
Wayne missed a couple of good opportunities at comebacks. I don't know who would do better in a confrontational situation like that, but Keene comes across as a dignified older gentleman, and when I have seen him speak, he made a very good impression.
Anyone seen Sandy Froman (past NRA president) speak? I have read that she is quick on her feet in a debate type situation.

Myron
 
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