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Mr. Obama shoots a gun
Topic Started: Feb 3 2013, 08:08 AM (205 Views)
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Gee, just like a regular guy.

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Obama: Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/02/03/obama-lapierre-gun-photo-pfeiffer-plouffe/1887409/

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Obama gun photo triggers mocking comments

The combatants in the political debate over gun violence have a new issue: The White House photo of President Obama skeet shooting.

"One picture does not erase a lifetime of supporting every gun ban and every gun control scheme imaginable," said a statement from Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the National Rifle Association.

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre dismissed the photo on Fox News Sunday, saying Obama's call for universal background checks will lead to a national registry of guns. Said LaPierre: "I don't think you can trust these people."

Senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer tweeted out the photo on Saturday, responding to those who had questioned Obama's statement that he had shot skeet at Camp David. Wrote Pfeiffer: "For all the 'skeeters:' POTUS shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David on Aug. 4, 2012."

David Plouffe, a long-time adviser to the president, taunted the president's critics on Twitter. After the photoshop release, Plouffe wrote: "Attn skeet birthers. Make our day - let the photoshop conspiracies begin!"

Later, Plouffe tweeted: "Day made. The skeet birthers are out in full force in response to POTUS pic. Makes for most excellent, delusional reading."

The issue initially surfaced a week ago during an interview with The New Republic:

"The New Republic: Have you ever fired a gun?

"Obama: Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time.

"The New Republic: The whole family?

"Obama: Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there. And I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake.

"Part of being able to move this forward is understanding the reality of guns in urban areas are very different from the realities of guns in rural areas. And if you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were ten, and you went out and spent the day with him and your uncles, and that became part of your family's traditions, you can see why you'd be pretty protective of that.

"So it's trying to bridge those gaps that I think is going to be part of the biggest task over the next several months. And that means that advocates of gun control have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes."


The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy
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That's a long way from bitter clingers, isn't it?

It is that same special type of insecurity that causes schoolboys to lie about how far they got with their girlfriend. Same exact psychology. 'Oh, yeah, we do that ALL THE TIME'.

Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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MainerMikeBrown
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I don't see what the big deal is for Obama to do skeet shooting. He's not one of those people who'd use a gun to kill you and me.
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Feb 3 2013, 11:33 AM
I don't see what the big deal is for Obama to do skeet shooting. He's not one of those people who'd use a gun to kill you and me.

You can't say that for sure until he has gone through the psychological testing and background check.
The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy
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Black guy from Chicago, known drug user, associates with known and convicted terrorists and other convicted felons, has stated publicly his belief that the rule of law is arbitrary. Sure, he should pass a background check...
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy
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