In an interview with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory invited the anti-gun advocate to issue a political threat to gun rights supporters in Congress: "Will
you target people, Republicans and Democrats, who do not support a
weapons ban, an assault weapons ban, who do not vote for background
checks? Will you spend money, lots of money, to target them in 2014, in
the midterm race?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Bloomberg responded by enlisting Gregory in the gun control crusade: "I
think I have a responsibility, and I think you and all of your viewers
have responsibilities, to try to make this country safer....And if I can
do that by spending some money and taking the NRA from being the only
voice to being one of the voices...then I think my money would be well
spent..."
In yet another episode of CNN's Don Lemon pestering a conservative guest,
he belittled and smeared The Heritage Foundation's Ryan Anderson on
Sunday. Anderson had claimed that same-sex marriage is not illegal, just
not recognized as "marriage" by many state governments and the federal
government.
"Well, I'm the anchor of this show, so I can interrupt as much as I want. So let me interrupt and then I'll let you talk,"
Lemon rudely lectured Anderson. Lemon called his argument "absurd" and
accused him of spreading "rumors and infactual information." [Video
below the break. Audio here.]
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $12 million television
ad campaign urging U.S. senators to support legislation that would
expand background checks for gun purchases.The ads running in 13 states
are intended to encourage people to call their senators if they......
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