NYDN Editor: NRA Terrorizing ‘Innocent American People’

STELTER The next day ░░░░░░░░ cover was titled He ░░░░░░░░ a Terrorist and then ░░░░░░░░ showed other people you ░░░░░░░░ terrorists including the head ░░░░░░░░ the NRA Wayne LaPierre ░░░░░░░░ what point do you ░░░░░░░░ actually approach the line ░░░░░░░░ hate speech RICH I ░░░░░░░░ hate speech is I ░░░░░░░░ we re going a ░░░░░░░░ too far right now ░░░░░░░░ this if you re ░░░░░░░░ to label that cover ░░░░░░░░ speech Again we were ░░░░░░░░ pointing out STELTER I ░░░░░░░░ just trying to put ░░░░░░░░ in Wayne LaPierre s ░░░░░░░░ He wakes up he ░░░░░░░░ a tabloid newspaper cover ░░░░░░░░ Sure STELTER distributed all ░░░░░░░░ New York and online ░░░░░░░░ around the world with ░░░░░░░░ face with the word ░░░░░░░░ RICH And once again ░░░░░░░░ point of that cover ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ again do not shift ░░░░░░░░ conversation which would have ░░░░░░░░ very easy to solely ░░░░░░░░ about the terror angle ░░░░░░░░ the shooting at San ░░░░░░░░ which 100 percent it ░░░░░░░░ But the bigger point ░░░░░░░░ there is a this ░░░░░░░░ tied to the gun ░░░░░░░░ issue Now as far ░░░░░░░░ Mr LaPierre is concerned ░░░░░░░░ have spent the better ░░░░░░░░ of three weeks reaching ░░░░░░░░ to him every day ░░░░░░░░ have extended the offer ░░░░░░░░ him to write an ░░░░░░░░ ed for us which ░░░░░░░░ appear in our paper ░░░░░░░░ online And we have ░░░░░░░░ nothing So the stonewalling ░░░░░░░░ the bait and switch ░░░░░░░░ goes on by the ░░░░░░░░ from the lobby that ░░░░░░░░ represents to us is ░░░░░░░░ form of terrorism because ░░░░░░░░ terrorizes the safety of ░░░░░░░░ American people STELTER You ░░░░░░░░ so much attention online ░░░░░░░░ this next cover This ░░░░░░░░ a few days after ░░░░░░░░ of your gun crusade ░░░░░░░░ This was one that ░░░░░░░░ Everything Is Awesome It ░░░░░░░░ obviously satire But tell ░░░░░░░░ why you all decided ░░░░░░░░ go in this direction ░░░░░░░░ We had been receiving ░░░░░░░░ significant amount of criticism ░░░░░░░░ you have just pointed ░░░░░░░░ for several of the ░░░░░░░░ pages and calling attention ░░░░░░░░ the lack of debate ░░░░░░░░ true resolution or solutions ░░░░░░░░ the issue that we ░░░░░░░░ facing So we thought ░░░░░░░░ OK look we have ░░░░░░░░ hitting people over the ░░░░░░░░ with this We have ░░░░░░░░ being as blunt as ░░░░░░░░ can Some people just ░░░░░░░░ t want to talk ░░░░░░░░ it So why don ░░░░░░░░ we just give them ░░░░░░░░ they want STELTER Which ░░░░░░░░ puppies RICH Puppies and ░░░░░░░░ is awesome sort of ░░░░░░░░ and it ties in ░░░░░░░░ to the whole if ░░░░░░░░ saw The LEGO Movie ░░░░░░░░ So what is the ░░░░░░░░ to a great Daily ░░░░░░░░ cover What is the ░░░░░░░░ between just a good ░░░░░░░░ and a great cover ░░░░░░░░ remember RICH It has ░░░░░░░░ be something that people ░░░░░░░░ already fired up about ░░░░░░░░ isn t 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ case But that goes ░░░░░░░░ long way A great ░░░░░░░░ also as illustrated by ░░░░░░░░ Bramhall s cartoon on ░░░░░░░░ is also incredibly important ░░░░░░░░ you have got to ░░░░░░░░ the words And you ░░░░░░░░ got to frame them ░░░░░░░░ it s got to ░░░░░░░░ framed in way that ░░░░░░░░ going to just give ░░░░░░░░ that punch in the ░░░░░░░░ And it s either ░░░░░░░░ to give that punch ░░░░░░░░ the gut and it ░░░░░░░░ going to make you ░░░░░░░░ or it s going ░░░░░░░░ make you sad or ░░░░░░░░ s going to make ░░░░░░░░ happy But it s ░░░░░░░░ to illicit some sort ░░░░░░░░ emotion And that in ░░░░░░░░ hopefully leads to some ░░░░░░░░ of further thought on ░░░░░░░░ issue STELTER Jim Rich ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ here RICH Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me, Brian.”