GUNS/MEDIA/NRA: “A National Rifle Association spokeswoman attacked the media’s coverage of last week’s Florida high school shooting and criticized law enforcement Thursday [2-22-18], saying critics were trying to ‘gaslight’ gun supporters into taking responsibility for the tragedy.
It was a shift from Dana Loesch’s posture during a CNN town hall the night before, when she told a Parkland, Florida student she admired her advocacy for gun control and emphasized that the man who police say killed 17 people should ‘never have been able to get a firearm.’
Speaking on Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, her tone was aggressive, particularly as she went after the media. ‘Many in legacy media love mass shootings. You guys love it,’ Loesch said. ‘Now, I’m not saying that you love the tragedy. But I am saying that you love the ratings. Crying white mothers are ratings gold to you and many in the legacy media.’
She said law enforcement ‘dropped the ball’ ahead of the high school shooting and claimed that during the CNN town hall she asked the toughest questions of the sheriff from the Florida county where the shooting occurred. The FBI acknowledged last week that some ‘protocols were not followed’ after receiving a tip about Nikolas Cruz, who police believe was behind the Florida attack.”
-Ayanna Alexander, “GNRA spokeswoman attacks media over shootings: ‘You love the ratings’,” Politico, Feb. 22, 2018 11:52am