National Rifle Association President Wayne LaPierre on Wednesday challenged President Barack Obama to a debate on guns, even though the organization declined a White House invitation to participate in a town hall discussion that aired last week on CNN.
Obama had said that the NRA turned down his offer to talk about guns. But LaPierre seemed to put the ball back in Obama’s court after he posted a web video saying that he wanted to debate Obama.
LaPierre said Obama gives “long-winded answers” to “pre-screened questions.”
“But I’ll tell you what,” he said in the video. “I’ll meet you for a one-on-one, one-hour debate—with a mutually agreed-upon moderator—on any network that will take it. No pre-screened questions and no gas-bag answers.”
The NRA had released a statement to CNN after declining the invitation.
“The National Rifle Association sees no reason to participate in a public relations spectacle orchestrated by the White House,” said NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam as quoted by CNN.
Don’t give that motherfucker the time of day, Obama. He’s a scourge on America.
The president has better things to do than play with a pawn of the gun manufacturers’ lobby.
I want the debate and it will be moderated by me. If not, I will use my 2nd amendment right.
Pretty much just fuck you.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Do it!
Did this guy not see the entire GOP congress take on Obama in a Obamacare Debate and get their collective asses handed to them?
Obama should not be intimidated by this bully or anyone else on this matter.
It would be yet another epic take down.
“Please proceed Governor.”
Show congress what it looks like to have the strength and courage of one’s convictions.