Posted on 02/02/2013 8:17:00 AM PST by varyouga
WASHINGTON — President Obama has taken on N.B.A. stars on the White House basketball court, golfed at the air base that houses Air Force One and even tried to polish his legendarily woeful bowling at the presidential lanes.
But now it turns out that he has picked up a new hobby: skeet shooting at Camp David.
At least that is the way he tells it. In an interview published last week, Mr. Obama said that he and his guests shot clay pigeons “all the time” at the retreat in the Maryland mountains, a revelation that surprised many and drew a fair bit of skepticism. And then on Saturday, the White House released a photo of Mr. Obama skeet shooting at Camp David in August.
The notion of the president taking aim at targets flung into the air captivated some in the political and social media worlds at a time when he is pushing Congress to enact sweeping restrictions on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. Conservatives scoffed, comics mocked, a congresswoman challenged him to a skeet-shooting contest, a fake picture of an armed Mr. Obama circulated on the Internet, and the White House tried to make the whole matter go away.
“It was a surprise to a lot of people in the industry when we saw that and heard that,” said Michael Hampton Jr., the executive director of the National Skeet Shooting Association, whose 35,000-member rolls do not include the president. “But officially we have no idea whether he does participate or not. Only him or his people would know that.”
Mr. Obama is hardly the first politician to draw scorn for boasting of experience with guns...
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I was wondering how long it would take for a picture to show up to “PROVE” bho is a shooter.
cmon guys, give him a break. He was “shooting the low house” and didn’t realize he was waiting for a bird to come out. That’s why no one will stand anywhere near 7 when he’s up.
Missed it on the way up?
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Yeah so hes shooting the messenger
(The guy in the trap)
:)
Pretty low indeed.
I am thinking maybe he got his shooting “pointers” from Dick Cheney?
:-)
Upon further review of the photo, I conclude that there is photo evidence of recoil.
Skeet
So much vulgarity
So little time
Obama and his origins come to mind though
Trash begets trash
Hah! That’s a LOT of fingers!
That was my first thought. I don’t believe it for a moment.
That's what makes this so hilarious! His handlers didn't know any better so they said nothing. Those on site that did know better, Secret Service, didn't warn him. I can see them standing there stone-faced, grinning like Cheshire Cats inside...LMAO!
The Secret Service is duty-bound to protect the president from others, but not from himself.
Isn’t there a video of JFK and Jackie skeet shooting that was posted here yesterday? Why no video of Obama?
Yes. He is also left handed.
Hey, C51! Check it out!
The White House released a photo of a left handed mulatto shooting a Mossberg O/U. Some say it’s Obama.
I asked for that.
I call BS on the photo. Theres no way the P would have used a right handed assault shotgun.
What we don’t see. Behind obozo, the teleprompter saying shoot!
Yeah I saw that on Drudge and already have a copy of a Photoshopped pic -- that someone else doctored -- of our 'gun-slinging Dear Leader'. Needless to say it's not exactly flattering to our 'very manly' president.
It's funny as hell and now my Desktop Background image. Here's the LINK.
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