Answered the telephone Monday afternoon and a woman identifies herself as doing a poll for the National Rifle Association would I like to participate in a one-question poll about the "outrageous" UN plan to ban guns worldwide.
Oh yeah. You bet.
Then listen to a message from Wayne LaPierre.
Oh yeah. You bet.
He tells me about this great plot by the UN and "elite gun-hating media" to take our guns away. Oh my god!
And then the woman returns with her one question. Wish I had it word for word, but mostly she asked: Do you think third world dictators and Hillary Clinton should dictate guns in America?
"Oh," I say. "Yeah."
"Thank you."
Click.
If I'd have said "no" then I no doubt would have heard a pitch for money. So basically it's a lie, it's not a poll, it's a pretend pseudo-poll not aimed at measuring opinion but rather at (1) influencing opinion or (2) making money.
Whether you like the NRA or not (and I own a handgun, a really big handgun), this still qualifies as one simple word. Sleeze.
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