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NRA endorses McConnell in Ky.
The Hill ^ | 4/12/2014 | Rachel Huggins

Posted on 04/12/2014 9:10:22 AM PDT by Nextrush

The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund announced Saturday it has endorsed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) for re-election in the May 20 Kentucky primary.

"Mitch McConnell is a true champion of our Second Amendment rights, leading the fight against President Obama, Harry Reid and Michael Bloomberg's anti-freedom agenda," said Chris W. Cox, chairman of the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund.....

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: banglist; gunrights; harryreid; kentucky; mattbevin; mitchmcconnell; secondamendment
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When he voted for cloture on raising our nations debt ceiling (credit card balance), McConnell voted to keep us on the pathway to financial ruin.

The NRA is part of the business as usual political machine in Washington, what more can I say.

They say McConnell is fighting Harry Reid but hasn't the NRA endorsed or given Reid high ratings in the past????

I am sending a contribution to Matt Bevin, that's one thing for sure.

1 posted on 04/12/2014 9:10:22 AM PDT by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

GOA all the way. No compromise!

https://gunowners.org/


3 posted on 04/12/2014 9:12:04 AM PDT by rktman (Ethnicity: Redneck. Race: Daytona 500)
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To: Nextrush

Too bad for the liberal declared-pro-RINO4Obama NRA.

There is more than the 2nd Amendment.


4 posted on 04/12/2014 9:12:25 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Nextrush
Grover Norquist (Board Member)
5 posted on 04/12/2014 9:13:25 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Nextrush

To be fair to the NRA, they try to stick exclusively to gun issues and favor incumbents otherwise.

Bevin would be better but that’s on issues different than the narrow NRA view.


6 posted on 04/12/2014 9:14:00 AM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: Nextrush

This story is days old. Really, the NRA didn’t have much choice since Bevin self-destructed over cockfighting. Money sent to Bevin is now the equivalent of tossing it onto a bonfire.


7 posted on 04/12/2014 9:15:19 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: Nextrush

I belong to the NRA, but I give my money to GOA.


8 posted on 04/12/2014 9:18:06 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The best way to control opposition is to lead it ourselves." -- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin)
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To: Nextrush

Always thought about joining GOA. Today I did it.

You’re dead to me NRA. I should have left when I found out Grover al-Norquist was a board member.


9 posted on 04/12/2014 9:18:10 AM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: Nextrush

They are also endorsing the DemocRat/Rino Thad “enough” Cochran in Miss.


10 posted on 04/12/2014 9:18:25 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Nextrush

This makes perfect sense if you’re a rabid one-issue voter.


11 posted on 04/12/2014 9:18:47 AM PDT by upchuck (Support ABLE, the Anybody But Lindsey Effort. Yes, we are the ABLE!!)
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If you can't solve the problem, there's money to be had prolonging it.

- The NRA

Now, where's all the NRA types with their free hats, stickers, duffel bags and their "but, but, but" arguments that ignore the NRA assisted in writing the 'gun free school zone' nonsense, the "assault weapon" bans of the 90s, or that it was the NRA that wrote the first federal gun control legislation, and were responsible for the automatic weapons laws?

"But they're different now." Really?

And yes, the NRA has given Reid A+ ratings in the past.

12 posted on 04/12/2014 9:20:17 AM PDT by Repeat Offender (Why are cops ROE more lenient against us, here in the US, than U.S. military's ROE's in a war zone?)
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To: Nextrush

With a 40 point lead, this endorsement isn’t going to be a factor, McConnell will defeat Bevin handily regardless.


13 posted on 04/12/2014 9:22:41 AM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Red_Devil 232

The NRA supports inside the beltway business as usual politicians just like the folks at the “National Right To Life Committee” do.

95 PERCENT OF ELECTED REPUBLICANS EITHER FAKE CONSERVATISM OR REPUDIATE IT AND MANY OF THE PHONIES RUN WITH NRA ENDORSMENT LIKE SOME SENATOR FROM MY STATE NAMED TOOMEY WHO WENT ON TO INTRODUCE AND VOTE FOR ANTI-SECOND AMENDMENT LEGISLATION BACKED BY SCHUMER AND BLOOMBERG.


14 posted on 04/12/2014 9:23:28 AM PDT by Nextrush (AFFORDABLE CARE ACT=HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY BAILOUT ACT)
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To: Cyber Liberty

Another not-ready-for-prime-time candidate. Please, please, please get educated FReepers:

http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/

Much of it can be had online, but go to a session, connect and get your game ready.


15 posted on 04/12/2014 9:28:07 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Bogey78O

They need to stick to just 2nd Amendment without the incumbent bias. If both candidates are equal,stay out of it. Pro life groups do the same thing.


16 posted on 04/12/2014 9:31:51 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: 1010RD

I attended one of their seminars, and get regular emails from them. They’re a good outfit.


17 posted on 04/12/2014 9:35:38 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: 1010RD

Attending a pro-cockfighting rally has to be the stupidest stunt I’ve seen pulled by any candidate in my past half-century of watching politics.


18 posted on 04/12/2014 9:37:53 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: Cyber Liberty

OMG, cockfighting....hang him! Cause like that is worse than a big govt Republican declaring war on Conservatives. So let’s re-elect Mcconnell the man who votes for massive spending.


19 posted on 04/12/2014 9:39:31 AM PDT by RginTN
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The two big parties act as one in Washington with Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Boehner, Ryan and McConnell all signing off on new taxes, more spending beyond means and a higher national debt.

The business as usual guys like Mitch McConnell must go.


20 posted on 04/12/2014 9:44:57 AM PDT by Nextrush (AFFORDABLE CARE ACT=HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY BAILOUT ACT)
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