Posted on 01/07/2016 1:05:52 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
White House press secretary Josh Earnest is chiding Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for a fundraising page declaring that President Obama "wants your guns."
"I think he's appealing to people's anxieties and insecurities, and even outright fears, in an attempt to win votes for his presidential campaign. That's unfortunate," Earnest said Thursday. "In some cases, it veers into the territory of being irresponsible."
The page, which appears on Cruz's presidential campaign website, drew scrutiny on Tuesday after Obama rolled out new executive actions meant to expand background checks on gun purchases.
The fundraising pitch shows Obama dressed in military garb, including a black helmet and jacket adorned with his 2008 campaign logo. "Obama Wants To Take Your Guns" reads the headline.
It's the second time in two days that Earnest targeted Cruz, who has shot to the top of Republican presidential primary polls in the early-voting state of Iowa.
On Wednesday, the spokesman teased Cruz about his U.S. citizenship after rival Donald Trumpâs attacks on the senator's Canadian birthplace.
“Shhhh....Senator. It is irresponsible to wake up the American people.”
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.
Judge a man by the enemies he makes.
Ted is spot on.
Obama wants your guns.
Hillary wants your guns.
If we are waiting for newly elected gelded band of brothers in the GOP-e, we will loose them all.
Good for Cruz!! Time to call a spade a spade.
So why don’t you just have Cruz arrested, BAMMIE!!!?
“If you like your guns, you can keep your guns if you want to.”
GOA has endorsed Ted Cruz!
That same image has been popping-up on Rush Limbaugh’s website almost every day for seven years.
‘Squeal, piggy’...squeal every day for the next year. Make that ad viral, America.
Boo Hoo, made OBozo cry!
Yes, it’s much more important and responsible that illegals have guns to rob and murder US citizens, and that citizens be unable to defend themselves. And in some cases, violent felons who have had to suffer imprisonment but are now enjoying newly found freedom to commit new murders should in fact be the ones who have guns.
He’s absolutely right. The end game is a total confiscation of all firearms in the US. Even if they won’t admit it.
Don’t you just love the word “irresponsible?”
It reminds me of the incessant use of “unacceptable” so as to not be too harsh when telling children to knock it off.
Obama told John Lott as much when they were both at the University of Chicago.
(Lott repeated it this week on Levin's show.)
Flak, target. And by the way, what sort of limp-wristed crap is “In some cases, it veers into the territory of being irresponsible”, anyway?
"I don't believe people should be able to own guns," Obama told Lott one day at the University of Chicago Law School.
Once again Cruz is playing chess while the children play checkers.
“White House press secretary Josh Earnest”
Anything that upsets this bedwetter makes my day.
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