New York Times Mocks NRA Ad in Which Rape Victim Advocates Self-Defense

New York Times Mocks NRA Ad in Which Rape Victim Advocates Self-Defense

by AWR Hawkins Oct 30, 2014

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/10/29/New-York-Times-Mocks-NRA-Ad-In-Which-Rape-Victim-Advocates-Self-Defense

The New York Times mocked an NRA ad that shows a rape victim speaking up for her right to bear arms for self-defense. The ad features Kimberly Weeks--a "survivor of violent crime"--telling gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg that he "[does] not have the right to tell [her] how to defend [her] life."

According to the NYT, this ad is illustrative of the NRA's "expert use of fear" to "[put] guns in nervous hands." 

The NYT claims other examples of this "expert use of fear" include the newest NRA magazine cover depicting a terrorist with a rifle. The paper's editors say the fear is heightened by the cover's caption, "Chaos at our door? A Dangerous World is Closing in." The NYT does not mention what happened in Ottawa on October 22, when a recent convert to Islam used a rifle to shoot and kill Corporal Nathan Cirillo at a War Memorial before running into Parliament, where he was killed by a man with a gun. 

What the NYT misses is the fact that neither Weeks' sexual assault nor a terror attack with a rifle are theoretical propositions. They both happened. And in the wake of both cases, the important role guns play in preventing potential victims from becoming actual victims came into sharp relief. 

The NYT wants readers to think the NRA is trying to scare Americans into voting pro-gun. In reality, the dangerous world in which we live has been doing a good job of that all by itself. 

Michael Bloomberg                                    

Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, the New York (NY) mayor, is a friend of Steven L. Rattner, a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, and the founder of Bloomberg LP.

Note: George Soros was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, the chairman for the

Foundation to Promote Open Society, is a board member for the International Crisis Group, and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the New America Foundation, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Steven L. Rattner is a director at the New America Foundation, was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and an economic correspondent for the New York Times.

Clark Hoyt was the public editor for the New York Times, and is a senior adviser to the CEO for Bloomberg LP.

Leslie H. Gelb was a reporter, columnist & op-ed page editor for the New York Times, a board member for the International Crisis Group, and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.  

Jonathan I. Landman was the deputy managing editor for the New York Times, and is the editor-at-large for the Bloomberg View.

David Shipley is an executive editor for the Bloomberg View, and was a deputy editorial page editor for the New York Times.

Jason P. DeParle is a reporter for the New York Times, and married to Nancy-Ann DeParle.

Nancy-Ann DeParle is married to Jason P. DeParle, and was the White House health czar & deputy chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.  

Gene B. Sperling is the assistant to the president for economic policy for the Barack Obama administration, and was a contributing editor & columnist for the Bloomberg News.

Bloomberg News is a division of Bloomberg LP.