The NRA ads against Oboma have been great, and must be effective considering how the Obama camp, and their attempts at silencing of free speech, have reacted to them.
Posted on 10/09/2008 12:04:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA's political action committee planned stops Thursday in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to talk about the move.
LaPierre said the two agree on many issues important to the group.
"He's cast more than 60 votes in the Senate in support of the Second Amendment," LaPierre said.
The NRA's Political Victory Fund has spent more than $2.3 million opposing Democratic nominee Barack Obama. The chairman of the political action committee, Chris W. Cox, says its spending in the presidential race will grow to "eight figures" by Election Day. Besides ads, encouraging battleground-state gun owners to vote will be a key focus, he said.
The PAC was running an ad Thursday in USA Today accusing Obama of waffling on gun-rights issues and challenging his statements that he supports the right to bear arms. Obama has said he respects the Second Amendment but doesn't think it precludes "some commonsense gun laws so that we don't have kids being shot on the streets of cities like Chicago."
The NRA PAC's future spending will target Obama on gun issues and start publicizing the records of McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, LaPierre said. McCain's selection of Palin was a plus, LaPierre said.
"She's a hunter, she's a Second Amendment supporter and she's a tremendous asset to the ticket," he said.
Palin, an NRA member, received an A-plus rating from the group when she ran for governor in 2006. That compares to an NRA grade in the average range for McCain in his last Senate race. McCain isn't an NRA member.
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I’ve said this before....Replace Congress with the NRA.
They’ve only spent $2.3 million?
I think McCain and the RNC is sitting on alot of cash as well..
This is the AP, so they have to make a headline up that qualifies the NRA backing of the McCain.
“This is the AP, so they have to make a headline up that qualifies the NRA backing of the McCain”.
...that APO. (Assoc Press Obama)
The NRA has never endorsed a Presidential loser since it started doing endorsements in 1980. Let’s hope McCain doesn’t make them break their streak.
The NRA did not endorse anyone in 1992 or 1996. They did endorse George H.W. Bush in 1988, though.
Did they just say she has a tremendous asset?
Honestly I don’t think he deserves a recommendation nor should the members have to fund him. Both the fictitious gun show loop hole and anti-free speech campaign finance bill are silly at their core. I think in the end this will come back to bite the NRA. In fact if he becomes pres and the Congress is still held by the dems I suspect he’d sign most gun ban legislation they pass on to him. He’s just too interested in sucking up to the dems for no good reason.
I can tell you didn’t read the article from Dillon’s Blue Press. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
I wonder how the ACORN/Zerobama scandal will affect internal polling in the next few days?
The NRA ads against Oboma have been great, and must be effective considering how the Obama camp, and their attempts at silencing of free speech, have reacted to them.
Yes, and we can hope that it will help in Pennsylvania, where folks cling to their guns, ya know!
Actually, she is the only hope McCain! Ridding her skirt tails so to speak!
BellStar
Life Member
NRA
I did read the article so tell me what I dont understand...or is this a drive by posting?
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