-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: conservativeinfo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 12:05 AM Subject: NRA Action Alert > NRA-ILA FAX ALERT > > Special Alert 11/16/99 > > NBC’s “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” STEPS WAY OVER THE LINE -- > Parodies Mass Shooting at NRA Headquarters > > Just when we thought the national, anti-gun media couldn’t sink any lower, > NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) proved us wrong. > > Saturday evening’s (Nov. 13) show opened with the regular broadcast of SNL > being interrupted by a mock, special NBC News report. The mock report was > coverage of a mass shooting at NRA headquarters in Washington, D.C. (leave > it to NBC to not even do the most basic research to correctly identify our > headquarters as being located in Fairfax, Va.). > > As if making a mockery of a mass shooting at your NRA headquarters was not > tasteless enough, the show went even further by portraying NRA President > Charlton Heston and other staff as being impressed with the shooter’s > marksmanship skills. In noting that NRA officials would not press charges > against the shooter, the mock news interviewer questioned the shooter, who > was holding a trophy “awarded” to him by NRA officials. > > This skit, coupled with the media’s reporting on recent mass shootings at > schools and businesses, conveys the troubling image that, while these > latter incidents are to be met with grief, shock, and horror, portraying > such a scenario at NRA headquarters is a subject to be treated with humor. > > Everyone likes a good joke and should be able to laugh at themselves. > This, however, doesn’t fall into that category. Making light of a > slaughter at our national headquarters clearly falls outside the > boundaries of good taste, and you need to express your sentiments to NBC > and Saturday Night Live. > > ACTION ITEM: Please call NBC’s “Comments Line” at 212/664-2333 or E-mail > NBC from their website at www.nbc.com to express your displeasure over > this distasteful skit. You may also write them at: “NBC Viewer Relations,” > 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112. > > PLEASE CONTACT NBC IMMEDIATELY & > ENCOURAGE YOUR FELLOW NRA MEMBERS TO DO SO AS WELL! > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Having difficulty finding ILA-related info? > Try our FAQ Sheet > http://www.nraila.org/show.cgi?page=rassroots/19990813-GeneralInfo-015.html > > NRAILA.org is maintained for the NRA by > http://www.mainstream.net > Mainstream Electronic Information Services > Homepage established 1994 by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action > 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 =========================================== Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. =========================================== DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
