The Curse Of Hemingway

After eight years of being kept secret, a video obtained by @mikespiesnyc shows NRA chief Wayne LaPierre and his wife hunting elephants. His wife, Susan, kills an elephant, cuts off its tail, holds it in the air, and shouts “Victory” @teamtrace @newyorker
https://t.co/Zq8yao2eG5

— David Rohde (@RohdeD) April 27, 2021

(Well, and TR, whom Hemingway wanted to emulate.)

As if the NRA weren't disgusting enough under Wayne LaPierre, now comes this.  And it isn't his wife cutting off the elephant's tail and brandishing it that disgusts me, or LaPierre's complete lack of marksmanship:

After LaPierre’s first shot wounded the elephant, guides brought him a short distance from the animal, which was lying on its side, immobilized. Firing from point-blank range, LaPierre shot the animal three times in the wrong place. Finally, a guide had the host of “Under Wild Skies” fire the shot that killed the elephant.

It's the complete "WHAT THE HOLY FUCK???!!!??? ELEPHANT HUNTING???!!!??? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME????!!!???"

This video was shot as an NRA promotional, but never used because, per the New Yorker, some thought it would be a publicity fiasco. 

For three decades, LaPierre has led the N.R.A.’s fund-raising efforts by railing against out-of-touch “élites” and selling himself as an authentic champion of American self-reliance and the unfettered right to protect oneself with a gun. But the footage, as well as newly uncovered legal records, suggest that behind his carefully constructed Everyman image, LaPierre is a coddled executive who is clumsy with a firearm, and fearful of the violent political climate he has helped to create. 

I don't think most people would get past the idea of shooting an elephant to get to how badly LaPierre did it. 

Honestly.  I hope the court rejects the NRA's bankruptcy petition and the vultures pick at the carcass for years to come. It’s the least these monsters deserve.