Posted on 01/20/2013 12:56:21 PM PST by jazusamo
Susan Eisenhower recently took umbrage at the NRA's recent ad pointing out the hypocrisy of Obama having armed guards protecting his family while pushing gun control on America.
Ms. Eisenhower points out correctly that President Obama's family requires Secret Service protection due to the high profile of his office. In today's world, there is no shortage of terrorists, lunatics, fanatics, and just plain aggrieved who would relish the opportunity to visit evil upon the leader of the free world in pursuit of their twisted priorities. She also points out that, having been the recipient of Secret Service protection as a child, she brings a unique perspective to this debate. Ms. Eisenhower criticizes the NRA ad as disgusting because it singles out the president's family when their high profile makes them an exception.
I disagree that the NRA ad in question is over the top or disgusting. Yes, as a high profile leader, President Obama and his family do face a greater threat than the ordinary American and thus Secret Service protection is warranted. Neither the NRA ad nor I dispute this requirement. However, they face threats which are just as undefined to them as to any other American seeking to protect his home and family. The only difference is that the threat to them is recognized and proper steps are taken to protect them. All we Americans are asking is the right to recognize that we should be allowed to protect ourselves from existing threats.
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It’s not just Obama the NRA was targeting, it was every single elitist politician who has the privilege of limousines, secret service and the ability to send their privileged children to the private schools in Washington DC, complete with their door to door security officers......
What ever happened to David Eisenhower?
Did he go full liberal, too?
Susie Q has a famous last name. Her grandfather achieved fame as a general and as a president. She is just another liberal nobody, just another member of the liberal echo chamber.
There is no shortage of terrorists, lunatics and fanatics who relish the opportunity to take out ANY Westerner who doesn't go along with their twisted priorities. Just ask the people who survived the attacks on 9/11, the London Underground bombings, and the attacks in Spain.
Yes, we afford the Presidents and their families protection, as we should, but there are many others, who are not political leaders, who would deny us the right to protect ourselves while they protect themselves by hiring armed bodyguards.
Well, old Ike was a bit of a squish, too.
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Okay, but what do Grover Cleveland, Andrew Johnson and Warren Harding’s great-grandkids think?
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