# I am 100% certain that the NRA is trolling by making Oliver North their President

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 7, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-100-certain-that-the-nra-is-trolling-by-making-oliver-north-their-president/813779 "2018-05-07T19:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-100-certain-that-the-nra-is-trolling-by-making-oliver-north-their-president/813779/81 "2018-06-12T05:46:30Z")

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> [@DavidwithanR](#):
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> I’m aware that the majority of the US forces are primarily there because they get to kill and torture people, especially foreigners and whoever else they don’t approve of, without consequences.

That’s awesome.

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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-100-certain-that-the-nra-is-trolling-by-making-oliver-north-their-president/813779/82 "2018-06-13T03:08:38Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Nolan Ryan and Tom Selleck are both NRA board members. They’re both better known than North and have much less negative reputations.

They are not psychopaths or traitors. So they are disqualified.

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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-100-certain-that-the-nra-is-trolling-by-making-oliver-north-their-president/813779/83 "2018-06-13T03:14:32Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> So it doesn’t matter how devoted its base is if it sacrifices the support of the majority of people.

The majority — It doesn’t matter now. They don’t need it.

They have Russian money now. And, as long as they can “make political donations” (BRIBERY) they don’t need public opinion.

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