BTW where was John Lott and the anti-Obama crowd 4 years ago? That quote was as relevant then as today.
I think his “bitter gun clinger” quote said all I needed to hear about his views. I had no doubt in 2008 what his view on guns was.
Obama hasn't changed, and the opposition against him hasn't changed. The only thing different in 2008 was that the total news blackout was more effective, because he had no record.
I'm pretty sure Lott recounted this to Michelle Malkin during the 2008 campaign - there were threads on it right here.
Asked - and answered - in the audio clip...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105362/posts
There was definitely more discussion of this topic - and not just here on FR. Can't blame Lott for not warning us, regardless of the fact that he didn't have proof of Obama's comment.
I recall reading about it years ago, and I think I even posted it as a blog by John Lott.
It was a story simply spiked by the MSM and ignored by most Americans at the time. People can only act on the information that they have, and a great number of people rely on the MSM for their information.