Overheard in Washington, D.C.:

Wayne LaPierre

"That's right. We HAVE been running a robocall and postcard campaign to residents of Newtown, Conn. At a time when they are still grieving for the loss of their children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, friends, and neighbors, we are absolutely preying on their emotions in the hope they will join us in our fight to keep enough guns in the hands of everyone in America. Pretty fucking brilliant, don't you think? We are the NRA! We are heartless bastards! We take no prisoners; we fucking shoot them."

Wayne LaPierre, who earns $1.3 million a year as chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association