I haven't seen this posted here yet. I checked both boards, so please forgive me if I missed it...
NRA-ILA FAX ALERT
Special Alert 11/16/99
NBC’s “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” STEPS WAY OVER THE LINE --
Parodies Mass Shooting at NRA Headquarters
Just when we thought the national, anti-gun media couldn’t sink any lower,
NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) proved us wrong.
Saturday evening’s (Nov. 13) show opened with the regular broadcast of SNL
being interrupted by a mock, special NBC News report. The mock report was
coverage of a mass shooting at NRA headquarters in Washington, D.C. (leave
it to NBC to not even do the most basic research to correctly identify our
headquarters as being located in Fairfax, Va.).
As if making a mockery of a mass shooting at your NRA headquarters was not
tasteless enough, the show went even further by portraying NRA President
Charlton Heston and other staff as being impressed with the shooter’s
marksmanship skills. In noting that NRA officials would not press charges
against the shooter, the mock news interviewer questioned the shooter, who
was holding a trophy “awarded” to him by NRA officials.
This skit, coupled with the media’s reporting on recent mass shootings at
schools and businesses, conveys the troubling image that, while these
latter incidents are to be met with grief, shock, and horror, portraying
such a scenario at NRA headquarters is a subject to be treated with humor.
Everyone likes a good joke and should be able to laugh at themselves.
This, however, doesn’t fall into that category. Making light of a
slaughter at our national headquarters clearly falls outside the
boundaries of good taste, and you need to express your sentiments to NBC
and Saturday Night Live.
ACTION ITEM: Please call NBC’s “Comments Line” at 212/664-2333 or E-mail
NBC from their website at www.nbc.com to express your displeasure over
this distasteful skit. You may also write them at: “NBC Viewer Relations,”
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112.
PLEASE CONTACT NBC IMMEDIATELY &
ENCOURAGE YOUR FELLOW NRA MEMBERS TO DO SO AS WELL!
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Having difficulty finding ILA-related info?
Try our FAQ Sheet http://www.nraila.org/show.cgi?page=/grassroots/19990813-GeneralInfo-015.html
NRAILA.org is maintained for the NRA by http://www.mainstream.net
Mainstream Electronic Information Services
Homepage established 1994 by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action
11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Joe
Joe's Second Amendment Message Board
NRA-ILA FAX ALERT
Special Alert 11/16/99
NBC’s “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” STEPS WAY OVER THE LINE --
Parodies Mass Shooting at NRA Headquarters
Just when we thought the national, anti-gun media couldn’t sink any lower,
NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) proved us wrong.
Saturday evening’s (Nov. 13) show opened with the regular broadcast of SNL
being interrupted by a mock, special NBC News report. The mock report was
coverage of a mass shooting at NRA headquarters in Washington, D.C. (leave
it to NBC to not even do the most basic research to correctly identify our
headquarters as being located in Fairfax, Va.).
As if making a mockery of a mass shooting at your NRA headquarters was not
tasteless enough, the show went even further by portraying NRA President
Charlton Heston and other staff as being impressed with the shooter’s
marksmanship skills. In noting that NRA officials would not press charges
against the shooter, the mock news interviewer questioned the shooter, who
was holding a trophy “awarded” to him by NRA officials.
This skit, coupled with the media’s reporting on recent mass shootings at
schools and businesses, conveys the troubling image that, while these
latter incidents are to be met with grief, shock, and horror, portraying
such a scenario at NRA headquarters is a subject to be treated with humor.
Everyone likes a good joke and should be able to laugh at themselves.
This, however, doesn’t fall into that category. Making light of a
slaughter at our national headquarters clearly falls outside the
boundaries of good taste, and you need to express your sentiments to NBC
and Saturday Night Live.
ACTION ITEM: Please call NBC’s “Comments Line” at 212/664-2333 or E-mail
NBC from their website at www.nbc.com to express your displeasure over
this distasteful skit. You may also write them at: “NBC Viewer Relations,”
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112.
PLEASE CONTACT NBC IMMEDIATELY &
ENCOURAGE YOUR FELLOW NRA MEMBERS TO DO SO AS WELL!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Having difficulty finding ILA-related info?
Try our FAQ Sheet http://www.nraila.org/show.cgi?page=/grassroots/19990813-GeneralInfo-015.html
NRAILA.org is maintained for the NRA by http://www.mainstream.net
Mainstream Electronic Information Services
Homepage established 1994 by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action
11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Joe
Joe's Second Amendment Message Board