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kpete

(71,964 posts)
Fri Mar 15, 2013, 09:29 AM Mar 2013

Elizabeth Warren RIPS GOP & NRA

Warren hammered Republicans over their vow to block Richard Cordray, Obama’s nominee to lead the CFPB, from being confirmed..... Warren, as well as the consumer advocates she was addressing, argues the Republicans are attempting to weaken the watchdog.

“Blocking Rich Cordray is about keeping the game rigged, keeping the game rigged so that consumers remain in the dark—and a few bad actors can rake in big profits,” Warren said.

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Warren hammered the NRA, naming the group among the “armies of lobbyists that are fighting to rig the system so that the public remains in the dark.”
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“If as many people were dying of a mysterious disease as innocent bystanders are dying from firearms, a cure would be our top priority,” Warren said. “But we don’t even have good data on gun violence. Why? Because the NRA and the gun industry lobby made it their goal to prevent any serious effort to document the violence.”

MORE:
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=57F05D9A-3073-43D4-93A8-DAF3466C26AC
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/14/1194117/-Elizabeth-Warren-takes-on-the-NRA-and-the-GOP

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Elizabeth Warren RIPS GOP & NRA (Original Post) kpete Mar 2013 OP
Well, yeah, the NRA profits from gun violence Scootaloo Mar 2013 #1
LOVE Elizabeth Warren! Thank you Massachusetts!! AndyA Mar 2013 #2
Woman on Fire! demwing Mar 2013 #3
As hope fades for the poor, SCVDem Mar 2013 #4
The new DU Elizabeth Warren Group has arrived! UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #5
 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
1. Well, yeah, the NRA profits from gun violence
Fri Mar 15, 2013, 09:38 AM
Mar 2013

The more gun violence, the scarier the world is, and the more guns they can sell to scared people! Actually collecting data might make the world a little less scary - or at least more understandable - which could result in a negative hit on gun sales and NRA membership dues!

AndyA

(16,993 posts)
2. LOVE Elizabeth Warren! Thank you Massachusetts!!
Fri Mar 15, 2013, 10:45 AM
Mar 2013

A big K&R--things would be so much better if we had more people like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alan Grayson. Sanity might prevail instead of insanity.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
4. As hope fades for the poor,
Fri Mar 15, 2013, 12:32 PM
Mar 2013

the long term unemployed, the homeless, hungry and the sick, I wonder if they are keeping stats on how many are buying handguns for only one shot?

What is the NRAs position on the above listed people committing suicide. How about mercy killings to save the budget?

I really wonder. Wayne sure sounds like this should be okay. It's my right to do as I wish with any firearm I buy.

Right Wayne?


On edit I just found this. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/14/brian-j-parry-commits-suicide-gun-safety-class_n_2879548.html?1363303015&icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk2%26pLid%3D284006

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