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NRA Complaint Takes Down 38,000 Websites (vice.com)

Sarah Jeong, reporting for Motherboard:38,000 websites hosted by the automated publishing service Surge went down today, after the National Rifle Association sent a legal notice over a parody website created by the Yes Men. A few days ago, the Yes Men released the parody video, "Share the Safety" -- announcing a supposed NRA program to deliver firearms into the hands of those too impoverished to afford guns. The opening frame of the video says "Paid for in part by the National Rifle Association of America with additional support from Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation." "Systemic poverty and dumb laws keep the urban poor unable to acquire life-saving firearms," says the video, which is available on YouTube. "That's why we at the NRA are teaming up with Smith & Wesson to share the safety.â The YouTube description includes a link to the "official" website, ShareTheSafety.org.

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  1. Re:what a wonderful program by Dishevel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The last time the Democrats got worked up in the House and the Senate previous to this last little joke was when they were mad about not being able to separate the blacks and the whites.

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    Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
  2. Re:what a wonderful program by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    *Illegal Immigrants

    If you can't pull your head out of your ass long enough to realize that Trump was talking about ILLEGAL immigrants - by definition criminals to start with even if a large number are just looking for a better life - then you'll never understand the nuance between why Americans are so angry about "lies" coming from Hillary.

    Show ACTUAL quotes of Trump being Racist besides bullshit "Mexicans are Rapists" when you good and god damn well he was talking about Illegals. Actual proof of racism from his DECADES in the Public eye. Decades working GLOBALLY. He's married to an immigrant. He's pictured with Black Leaders frequently. But yeah... But His being a Republican automagically makes him racist.

    But yeah... focus on that twisted quote and ignore decades of proof against Hillary and ignore the hypocrisy of Trumps Viewpoints being Racist and Clinton't EXACT SAME viewpoints not being racist.

    Hypocrite.