More Evil NRA
If you’ve ever read Christopher Buckley’s Thank You For Smoking then you might recall the “Merchants of Death” or “MOD Squad.” These were lobbyists for the alcohol, tobacco, and firearms interests, who meet every day for lunch.
I was reminded of this today as I was perusing the latest issue of America’s 1st Freedom, the monthly NRA magazine. Toward the back is a section called the “NRA H.Q. Bulletin.” One picture caught my eye; it’s two guys holding one of those giant checks that you get for winning golf tournaments. The caption reads:
NRA Life member Todd A. Walker, representing UST Public Affairs, Inc., presents NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox with a $5,000 check…Walker is vice president of federal government relations for UST, Inc., a holding company whose principal subsidiaries are U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and International Wine & Spirits, Ltd.
I just…I don’t know; for some reason this cracks me up.
February 2nd, 2005 at 8:37 am
I’m still waiting for a mutual fund based on “merchants of death”. Investments would be limited to defense contractors, firearms makers, tobacco companies, distillers and brewers, and any publicly traded pornography companies.
Maybe someday….