{"id":39144,"date":"2018-02-23T23:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=39144"},"modified":"2018-02-24T00:58:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T05:58:23","slug":"keep-up-the-protests-and-end-the-nra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/keep-up-the-protests-and-end-the-nra\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Up the Protests and End the NRA"},"content":{"rendered":"

It really is happening<\/a>: The survivors of last week’s Parkland, Fla., school shooting<\/a> are shredding the NRA and its paid-for politicians<\/a>, while jolting their anti-gun elders out of our “nothing will ever change<\/a>” mindset.<\/p>\n

On a CNN Wednesday<\/a>, the high-school students exposed Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the hired help that he is, then faced down squirrel-obsessed<\/a> NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch.\u00a0 By the next day, big brands that offered deals to NRA members<\/a> were responding to calls for boycotts by ending those relationships<\/a>. More businesses cut the cord today. Ex-NRA partners now include First National Bank of Omaha<\/a>; all the big car-rental companies<\/a>; and cybersecurity firm Symantec<\/a>. Businesses that are apparently waiting until they look even worse include Delta …<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: Delta defends contract with NRA, describes it as "routine" https:\/\/t.co\/W12MFP2QEV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n