I knew I'd heard KKKory Teneyke say something about the US National Rifle Association meddling in Canadian politics as he hysterically claims Avaaz, the organization running the Stop Fox News North petition, is doing.
I was looking for a link, but was pretty sure it was during the
Bingo. James Bowie to the rescue.
"What if the NRA came in to Canada trying to influence policy and decision? People would be outraged!" - Kory Teneyke 03 09 10
Hee. The NRA is doing exactly that and has been for years and yes, KKKory was right on one thing, people are outraged.
When I heard him make that comparison, I thought to self, 'KKKory, are you sure you want to go there?" Maybe as he was bloviating about 'foreign' meddlers, he had a Freudian lingerie moment and out popped the name of a powerful foreign extremist group that he knew bloody well had been meddling for years.
Wikipedia says of the NRA:
Members of Congress have ranked the NRA as the most powerful lobbying organization in the country several years in a row. Opponents of the organization accuse it of unduly influencing political appointments.
In related news, Avaaz today turned over the Ottawa-area IP address of the saboteur(s) of the FNN petition to the RCMP and the Ottawa Police. You remember, that sabotage that KKKory has some connection to? KKKory said that an 'acquaintance' told him he or she had signed up fictional characters. But the acquaintance denied signing up real-world journalists -- which would be identity theft. Avaaz says that the same IP address was used to sign up both.
Ooooh, I'm making a REALLY big bowl of popcorn for this one.
4 comments:
What a delightful coinkydink!
I haven't really seen any smoking gun re: NRA in Canada - it seems to be mere accusations so I'm a little concerned we may be jumping the gun.
Perhaps there's no smoking gun though it appears the NRA has been providing Canadian groups with plenty of ammunition to deploy when necessary.
CBC : "Michael Bryant, formerly Ontario's attorney general, said the NRA has been agitating in Canadian political backrooms for years.
"I got elected in 1999 and I became aware soon after of the NRA's involvement in the debate"
You think it's just Freudian lingerie, Fern? I think it might be the whole damn closet.
Alison/Creekside
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