I’m going to need a ruling on this from the NRA.

Does the Las Vegas shooter get to keep his title for record killings in one shooting event (not associated with a military operation) or is he going to be disqualified for modifying his semi-automatic weapons into full auto, thereby giving himself an unfair advantage previous shooters haven’t had?

I’ve currently got it scored as him getting full credit for the record – he DID do the shooting, after all – with a special achievement award for the modifications.  Apparently, it’s not all that tough to do.  If you know how, semi-automatic weapons can be modified into fully automatic…but one has to do the work.  You HAVE to do the work…

Ho hum.  Just another responsible gun owner exercising his 2nd Amendment rights.  At least 50 dead, over 400 injured, a new “high score”!  Fortunately, the shooter was white so we don’t have to worry that it may have been a terrorist attack.  (C’mon, how could using semi-automatic weapons to rapid-fire from the 32nd floor into a crowd of 22,000 be “terrorism”? )

Fear not, NRA…I know NOW is NOT the time to discuss gun control…

I’ve got to tell you – well, no, I don’t HAVE to tell you, you haven’t even asked – but I’m GOING to tell you: I don’t know who Megyn Kelly’s audience is supposed to be.  People know who she is.  They know she used to be one of the shining stars of Fox “News”, the flagship of the conservative bubble.  The conservative bubble, of course, conditions it’s adherents to self-isolate and never, ever watch “mainstream media”.  Then, she leaves Fox “News” and moves to NBC?

Did she expect to take any part of her audience with her?  That would involve the unpardonable sin of tuning in mainstream media.  Did she (and NBC) think she could build a new audience, as though she hasn’t spent the last thirteen years contributing to the culture wars – representing the wrong side?

So…if thinking people won’t respond to her because of her known association with truth-twisters and her old (often, VERY old) audience won’t risk infection by tuning in NBC, who’s going to watch?

I’ll tell you this: NBC is paying her very well.  They’ll be patient as they try to recoup some of that “investment.”  They’ll try her in different situations and different roles; morning show host, “news” magazine host, that sort of thing.  Promotions will be heavy on the “she’s apolitical, now” bit but I suspect she’ll never build much of a following and by…let’s say…January of 2018, NBC will realize they’ve made a mistake and cut their losses.  I, for one, will not be sorry to see her go…