National Rifle Association - Obama Presidency Oral History Back National Rifle Association Index / Organizations Transcripts Jay Carney ...and organization, to see the NRA [National Rifle Association] implodin... ...and organization, to see the NRA [ National Rifle Association ] imploding right now—because lor... Jennifer Palmieri ...Not like, I'm now going to take on the NRA [National Rifle Association] in a wa... ...I'm now going to take on the NRA [ National Rifle Association ] in a way that I wasn't willing t... ...just like they were scared of the NRA , although they were. And it wasn'... ...in doing things like kowtowing to the NRA , you're creating this head of stea... Josh Earnest ...say it—Democrats were scared of the NRA [National Rifle Association], so tha... ...it—Democrats were scared of the NRA [ National Rifle Association ], so that even a misstep in th... Paulette Aniskoff ...Obama and others coming down on the NRA [National Rifle Association] an... ...and others coming down on the NRA [ National Rifle Association ] and certain members on the Hill. Joh... ...so much attention and limelight on the NRA that a lot of their shady practice... ...going bankrupt. I think that the NRA started out as a gun safet... ...for twenty plus years now, and the NRA was this really scary thing. Now it'... David Simas ...than me, but I never viewed this as an NRA [National Rifle Association] issue. I... ...me, but I never viewed this as an NRA [ National Rifle Association ] issue. In many ways, the NRA was ... ...Association] issue. In many ways, the NRA was a good villain. They had organizin... ...wasn't, in my opinion, because of the NRA . They were tapping a preexistin... ...I am a gunowner. I am a part of the NRA , but you know what? We can d... Harry Reid ...But we couldn't get it passed. The NRA [National Rifle Association] was to... ...we couldn't get it passed. The NRA [ National Rifle Association ] was too powerful. They doled out lot... Denis McDonough ...kid—anyway, you get the point. The NRA [National Rifle Association] was one o... ...you get the point. The NRA [ National Rifle Association ] was one of the groups that cam... Rob Nabors ...or auto bailouts or anything else, the NRA [National Rifle Association] in 201... ...bailouts or anything else, the NRA [ National Rifle Association ] in 2013 was probably at the height o... Shailagh Murray ...there might have been someone from the NRA [National Rifle Association] at one o... ...might have been someone from the NRA [ National Rifle Association ] at one of those meetings. Th... Cody Keenan ...background checks, seventy percent of NRA [National Rifle Association... ...checks, seventy percent of NRA [ National Rifle Association ] households. Why can't you ge... ...and learned the wrong lessons about the NRA , whereas this stuff is popular. I... ...here,” and then he laid out that the NRA spends millions of dollars buying thes... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Republican Opposition Republican Opposition go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Human Rights Human Rights go to the Obama in the Senate Obama in the Senate go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy