i always thought highly about the nra, but this video is ridiculous. is this how they see me. you would have thought the anti's made it. if i was at a tv station that wanted to promote gun control/gun bans, i would play this for free over & over. becuse i believe this is how they see us. it's insulting & definitely not high road.
This is what our NRA membership dollars go toward?
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Wow, just wow. If this was intended as a serious get out and vote ad, I think it was poorly done. I certainly don't think that ad will sway many voters. I wonder how many of our dues were wasted on that ad.
There is just so many things wrong with that ad, I can't begin to list them. Very sad.
There is just so many things wrong with that ad, I can't begin to list them. Very sad.
jimmyraythomason
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NONE! How many times must it be said?
jcwit
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Amen!
Believe me your kids have seen and heard worse than this in kindergarten,and if you don't realize this you're in La-La land.
How true! Trouble is many can not fathom this.
Full Metal Jacket
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i just watched it.....
i don't see any panty bunching. nor do i think the lame attempt at humor in this video is funny. it doesn't offend me, it's just that it makes gun owners look like imbeciles to non-gun folks.
i don't see any panty bunching. nor do i think the lame attempt at humor in this video is funny. it doesn't offend me, it's just that it makes gun owners look like imbeciles to non-gun folks.
jlasserton
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Well done! It's kinda funny... thanks for the post!
SSN Vet
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I think it was intended to be funny.....
Let's hope.
They obviously missed the mark.
Time to let that ad agencies contract lapse.
Let's hope.
They obviously missed the mark.
Time to let that ad agencies contract lapse.
TexasRifleman
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You gotta be kidding. How can you be offended by this? I swear some people sit around thinking of ways to be offended.
It's a parody of some of the other "pro gun" groups out there and their silliness.
The point is that voting is how you make change, not talking.
If you don't get that and don't get that this video is tongue in cheek that's pretty sad.
Whether it's a good idea or not I am not sure, but it's clearly meant to be comical.
It's a parody of some of the other "pro gun" groups out there and their silliness.
The point is that voting is how you make change, not talking.
If you don't get that and don't get that this video is tongue in cheek that's pretty sad.
Whether it's a good idea or not I am not sure, but it's clearly meant to be comical.
jimmyraythomason
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It's pretty simple,those who don't like the NRA won't like the video. Those of us who do like the NRA and what they do, won't see anything wrong with the video. It is just a matter of prospective,IMO.
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Dnaltrop
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it's such a waste though... they could do so much more but they're preaching to the choir.
Big shiny flashy stuff! you have to get their attention before you can sneak the Learning in.
Big shiny flashy stuff! you have to get their attention before you can sneak the Learning in.
DeepSouth
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I thought it was stupid but I can see where many folks would think it was funny, because in a stupid way it is. I realize the NRA is reaching out to those people to, therefore I don't have a problem with the stupid video.
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Carter
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I thought it was funny. If you can't make fun of yourself then there is something wrong with you. All the video did was take a stereotype, clearly make it look silly, then bring in a "role model" figure and give sound advice to register to vote.
If someone can't see the satirical side of the video they need to go back to high school. I bet those same people really believe that the best way to fix starvation in Ireland way back when is for them to eat children...
Lighten up people.
I think this is another thread to bash the NRA.
When I joined the NRA people on here tried to make me thing they would scam me out of money and spam me to death. I haven't receive one spam letter nor have I gotten items I didn't order and a bill a few weeks later.
They may not be the best organization, but they do good work, or at least try to.
If someone can't see the satirical side of the video they need to go back to high school. I bet those same people really believe that the best way to fix starvation in Ireland way back when is for them to eat children...
Lighten up people.
I think this is another thread to bash the NRA.
When I joined the NRA people on here tried to make me thing they would scam me out of money and spam me to death. I haven't receive one spam letter nor have I gotten items I didn't order and a bill a few weeks later.
They may not be the best organization, but they do good work, or at least try to.
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1. Grow up.
2. Get a life.
Loved it.
2. Get a life.
Loved it.
teumessian_fox
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Well, whatever money they spent on the ad, they spent it on having Norris show up. Because they obviously didn't pay any ad people to write the ad. It looks like something the good old boys at the NRA came up with over their third or fourth round of drinks at Hooters.
Legionnaire
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That was a riot! Loved it.
Tim the student
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Meh.
I enjoyed the parody, but I probably wouldn't watch it again. I'm not bent out of shape about it or anything.
Too bad it had Chuck Norris in it - I may have enjoyed it more had he not been in it.
I enjoyed the parody, but I probably wouldn't watch it again. I'm not bent out of shape about it or anything.
Too bad it had Chuck Norris in it - I may have enjoyed it more had he not been in it.
alohachris
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I chose to stop watching after the 'comical' profanity and "blue cougar" comment. I suppose it was intended to be funny, but I did not find it so.
The 'brain storming' session seems to have gone like this: "So lets take all the negative stereotypes of gun owners and put them in one video!" "Yeah!"
The 'brain storming' session seems to have gone like this: "So lets take all the negative stereotypes of gun owners and put them in one video!" "Yeah!"
Tommygunn
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jimmyraythomason said:
True. If I didn't think that I wouldn't belong to the NRA. The are compromisers but they're the biggest game in town.
I prefer GOA because they're the "no" compromisers. OTOH the NRA does have a longer list of accomplishments.
I'm a member of several other pro gun groups as well. Each has its good points and bad points.
I just care to throw all my $$ into one big pot .... I like to spread it out a bit.
wvshooter
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A few facts will be helpful.
This ad is targeted directly at the millions of adult men who have not bothered to vote in previous elections. If five percent of these non voting adult men had bothered to vote in the last presidential election John McCain would have easily beaten BHO. Stop and think about that for a second.
It was not the intent of the writers of the ad that it be funny. This ad is not funny and was not supposed to be funny. Nor was the ad designed to be clever or entertaining. The ad was designed with one purpose. To get men to register and vote in the upcoming November election.
If you are a person who supports conservative ideals you'll be glad to know that this ad is just one small effort toward the advancement of those conservative ideals. I personally am thankful that NRA is working so hard on this issue. As a group, men are more conservative than women but tend to not participate in politics to the degree that women do.
For anyone who is interested there is evidence that this under represented group, adult men, is going to show up at the polls like never before in November. Lets give the NRA credit where credit is due.
This ad is targeted directly at the millions of adult men who have not bothered to vote in previous elections. If five percent of these non voting adult men had bothered to vote in the last presidential election John McCain would have easily beaten BHO. Stop and think about that for a second.
It was not the intent of the writers of the ad that it be funny. This ad is not funny and was not supposed to be funny. Nor was the ad designed to be clever or entertaining. The ad was designed with one purpose. To get men to register and vote in the upcoming November election.
If you are a person who supports conservative ideals you'll be glad to know that this ad is just one small effort toward the advancement of those conservative ideals. I personally am thankful that NRA is working so hard on this issue. As a group, men are more conservative than women but tend to not participate in politics to the degree that women do.
For anyone who is interested there is evidence that this under represented group, adult men, is going to show up at the polls like never before in November. Lets give the NRA credit where credit is due.
I belong to the NRA and hope a long and prosperous life for their organization.
Anyone or thing that helps defend the second amendment should be respected for their efforts.
I realized the humor of the parody and parody's certainly work with certain audiences. I believe the thing that bothered me about the vid is I know people who think all gun owners are like those portrayed. You shoot guns??
A group of well dressed business guys speaking about some of the same or different subjects in a non red neck manner would have been more representative of the shooting public in my humble mind and not reinforced the ding dong red neck image of gun owners..Guess it's just a matter of taste.
Anyone or thing that helps defend the second amendment should be respected for their efforts.
I realized the humor of the parody and parody's certainly work with certain audiences. I believe the thing that bothered me about the vid is I know people who think all gun owners are like those portrayed. You shoot guns??
A group of well dressed business guys speaking about some of the same or different subjects in a non red neck manner would have been more representative of the shooting public in my humble mind and not reinforced the ding dong red neck image of gun owners..Guess it's just a matter of taste.
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