Even Before Fall, Satan Close to NRA |
The emails did not include proper names, and so far
efforts to pinpoint exactly who the correspondents might be have been
futile. Two key writers on
the issue include one identified only as “His Great Shining-Headed Dark Lord
Rove” and one called “His Seething Evilness LaPierre.”
Those emails typically praised the organization’s high
accomplishments among Mormons, including “paranoia, the fear of different
ideas, strife, and the linking of free agency with the right to carry an
assault rifle” as well as foisting on Mormons “the principle of storing wheat
and storing ammunition.” Also praised was the NRA’s “commendable duplicity,” “perverse approach to logic,” and deployment of those with “Mitt-like hair.”
In spite of this praise, the emails expressed grave
concerns, the most important of which was the violation of “The Beelzebub
Standard.” As described in the emails,
this standard, known simply as “The BS,” sets limits on how far one can lie
without risking a complete loss of credibility. In a particularly pointed
missive, one assistant to the Devil said that “saying that the NRA is trying to
make people safe” goes far beyond the “limits set by The BS.” The writer clarified that the most egregious
lies permitted by “The BS” include “Assad is the President of Just and
Comprehensive Peace,” “Glitter is the
feel-good movie of the summer,” and “Utah is beautiful.”
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