The New York Times on Thursday dismissed a video in which an NRA spokesperson threatens to burn the paper, calling it a cry for attention.
Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokesperson for the Times, told TPM in an email that “This stunt proves a point made in a recent Times interview with Ms. Loesch — she appears willing to do anything to entertain followers on Twitter.”
In a brief video posted Wednesday by the gun group’s video wing, NRATV, spokesperson Dana Loesch holds a lighter to the paper before pulling it away.
“You know, I don’t even have to do this,” Loesch says to camera. “You guys are doing a good enough job burning down your reputations all by yourselves.”
Text flashes on screen: “Fight their violence of lies with the fire of truth. To be continued…”
Fight their Violence of Lies, with the Fire of Truth. pic.twitter.com/u3gXml3tuF
— NRATV (@NRATV) February 7, 2018
The Times has proven a favored target of NRATV, which specializes in high-octane sneers at bastions of the mainstream.
In August last year, Loesch addressed the paper against her familiar black backdrop: “We’ve had it with your pretentious, tone-deaf assertion that you are, in any way, truth- or fact-based journalism,” she said, adding: “We’re coming for you.”
Later on Thursday, NRATV published their previewed segment:
Why didn’t she just shoot it?
"Freeeee Birrrrrd!!!"
“I’m Vladimir Putin, and I approved this message.”
Unfortunately she is correct that the NYT has done a lot of damage to their own credibility. How many Hillary email stories did they run with during the election, even though there really was not anything new in most of them?
Or hold it against her head and shoot it, you know to support the 2nd amendment.