NBC, CBS ‘Baffled’ By NRA’s Choice of North, ‘Central Figure’ in Iran-Contra

[See NewsBusters for more.] The news that the National Rifle Association has chosen Oliver North as the organization’s next president left NBC “baffled” on Tuesday. Both the Today show and CBS This Morning focused heavily on the “controversial” figure’s connections to the Iran-Contra scandal from 30 years ago. On Today, Craig Melvin dismissed, “While North has many supporters, critics of the NRA say they are baffled by the choice.” Who are these critics? Why, gun control groups, of course.