USA TODAY: Before the policy fight could begin over the Obama administration’s new proposals on gun regulation, the NRA had drawn intense criticism Wednesday for an ad critical of Obama that mentions his two children.
The ad calls Obama an “elitist hypocrite” because his daughters have Secret Service protection at their school, but the president has not embraced the NRA’s proposal for armed security at all schools.
“Most Americans agree that a president’s children should not be used as pawns in a political fight,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday. “But to go so far as to make the safety of the president’s children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly.”… (more)
EDITOR: As Joe Scarborough pointed out on Morning Joe, it is as though the children of a president have a target painted on their backs. What type of lunacy has come over the leaders of the NRA? Certainly they are out of step with their membership… but consistent with the desires of arms manufacturers who contribute so heavily tothe NRA’s support.
