Techpresident.com has a story that sure makes the "tech savvy" gang running the Democratic "Organizing for Action" group look pretty foolish. What happened? Well, the group was going to utilize the mammoth power and scope of the Obama campaign email database to buttress support on various issues, such as gun control and immigration. Somehow in the rollout from last week, something important got forgotten.
The result is that Organizingforaction.net, Organizingforaction.com and Organizingforaction.org have all been registered to some enterprising individuals who snapped up the domains on January 18, the day the news broke about the new group. The people listed as the contacts didn't respond to e-mails asking them what they intend to do with domains.
Wait, it gets better...
Three guesses what website clicking on any of those three links take you to?
Yup, the National Rifle Association homepage...
You couldn't make this shit up.
Just goes to show that these guys screw up bad just like the rest of us...
Source:
http://techpresident.com/news/23428/looking-organizingforactioncom-sorry-domains-taken
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Saturday, December 22, 2012
President George H. W. Bush's Resignation Letter to the NRA...
As NRA President Wayne LaPierre's comments about what we should do about the gun violence issue, a letter from former President George H. W. Bush has surfaced from the mid 1990's. This seventeen year old letter is very interesting to review...
was no Nazi.
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/11/us/letter-of-resignation-sent-by-bush-to-rifle-association.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NRA-Defends-Vitriol-Toward-Federal-Agents-3034757.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban
Letter of Resignation Sent By Bush to Rifle Association...
May 3, 1995
I was outraged when, even in the wake of the Oklahoma City tragedy,
Mr. Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of N.R.A., defended his attack
on federal agents as "jack-booted thugs." To attack Secret Service agents or
A.T.F. people or any government law enforcement people as "wearing Nazi bucket
helmets and black storm trooper uniforms" wanting to "attack law abiding citizens"
is a vicious slander on good people.
Mr. Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of N.R.A., defended his attack
on federal agents as "jack-booted thugs." To attack Secret Service agents or
A.T.F. people or any government law enforcement people as "wearing Nazi bucket
helmets and black storm trooper uniforms" wanting to "attack law abiding citizens"
is a vicious slander on good people.
Al Whicher, who served on my [ United States Secret Service ] detail when I was
Vice President and President, was killed in Oklahoma City. He was no Nazi. He was
a kind man, a loving parent, a man dedicated to serving his country -- and serve it
well he did.
Vice President and President, was killed in Oklahoma City. He was no Nazi. He was
a kind man, a loving parent, a man dedicated to serving his country -- and serve it
well he did.
In 1993, I attended the wake for A.T.F. agent Steve Willis, another dedicated officer
who did his duty. I can assure you that this honorable man, killed by weird cultists, was no Nazi.
John Magaw, who used to head the U.S.S.S. and now heads A.T.F., is one of the
most principled, decent men I have ever known. He would be the last to condone the
kind of illegal behavior your ugly letter charges. The same is true for the F.B.I.'s able
Director Louis Freeh. I appointed Mr. Freeh to the Federal Bench. His integrity and
honor are beyond question.
most principled, decent men I have ever known. He would be the last to condone the
kind of illegal behavior your ugly letter charges. The same is true for the F.B.I.'s able
Director Louis Freeh. I appointed Mr. Freeh to the Federal Bench. His integrity and
honor are beyond question.
Both John Magaw and Judge Freeh were in office when I was President. They both
now serve in the current administration. They both have badges. Neither of them would
ever give the government's "go ahead to harass, intimidate, even murder law abiding citizens."
(Your words)
now serve in the current administration. They both have badges. Neither of them would
ever give the government's "go ahead to harass, intimidate, even murder law abiding citizens."
(Your words)
I am a gun owner and an avid hunter. Over the years I have agreed with most of
N.R.A.'s objectives, particularly your educational and training efforts, and your fundamental
stance in favor of owning guns.
N.R.A.'s objectives, particularly your educational and training efforts, and your fundamental
stance in favor of owning guns.
However, your broadside against Federal agents deeply offends my own sense of decency
and honor; and it offends my concept of service to country. It indirectly slanders a wide array of government law enforcement officials, who are out there, day and night, laying their lives on the
line for all of us.
and honor; and it offends my concept of service to country. It indirectly slanders a wide array of government law enforcement officials, who are out there, day and night, laying their lives on the
line for all of us.
You have not repudiated Mr. LaPierre's unwarranted attack. Therefore, I resign as a Life
Member of N.R.A., said resignation to be effective upon your receipt of this letter. Please
remove my name from your membership list.
Member of N.R.A., said resignation to be effective upon your receipt of this letter. Please
remove my name from your membership list.
Sincerely, [ signed ]
George Bush
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This letter was written in response to a fundraising letter sent out by the NRA in the weeks
that followed the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19th, 1995.
The letter, written by Wayne LaPierre, who was the NRA Executive Vice President. LaPierre
writes, "It doesn't matter to them that the semi-auto ban gives jack-booted
government thugs more power to take away our constitutional rights, break in
our doors, seize our guns, destroy our property, and even injure or kill us." And
continues, "It goes on: "Not too long ago, it was unthinkable for federal agents
wearing Nazi bucket helmets and black storm trooper uniforms to attack law-abiding
citizens."
At the heart of the NRA's discontent had been the (then) recent signing into law of a ten year
ban on assault weapons. Senator Robert Dole commented after LaPierre's letter was released
that "the NRA needs a little image repair job."
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This letter was written in response to a fundraising letter sent out by the NRA in the weeks
that followed the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19th, 1995.
The letter, written by Wayne LaPierre, who was the NRA Executive Vice President. LaPierre
writes, "It doesn't matter to them that the semi-auto ban gives jack-booted
government thugs more power to take away our constitutional rights, break in
our doors, seize our guns, destroy our property, and even injure or kill us." And
continues, "It goes on: "Not too long ago, it was unthinkable for federal agents
wearing Nazi bucket helmets and black storm trooper uniforms to attack law-abiding
citizens."
At the heart of the NRA's discontent had been the (then) recent signing into law of a ten year
ban on assault weapons. Senator Robert Dole commented after LaPierre's letter was released
that "the NRA needs a little image repair job."
Which sounds vaguely familiar in current times, eh?
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/11/us/letter-of-resignation-sent-by-bush-to-rifle-association.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NRA-Defends-Vitriol-Toward-Federal-Agents-3034757.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban
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