Posted on 10/09/2008 6:40:14 AM PDT by Zakeet
The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA's political action committee planned stops Thursday in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to talk about the move.
LaPierre said the two agree on many issues important to the group.
"He's cast more than 60 votes in the Senate in support of the Second Amendment," LaPierre said.
The NRA's Political Victory Fund has spent more than $2.3 million opposing Democratic nominee Barack Obama. The chairman of the political action committee, Chris W. Cox, says its spending in the presidential race will grow to "eight figures" by Election Day. Besides ads, encouraging battleground-state gun owners to vote will be a key focus, he said.
The PAC was running an ad Thursday in USA Today accusing Obama of waffling on gun-rights issues and challenging his statements that he supports the right to bear arms. Obama has said he respects the Second Amendment but doesn't think it precludes "some commonsense gun laws so that we don't have kids being shot on the streets of cities like Chicago."
The NRA PAC's future spending will target Obama on gun issues and start publicizing the records of McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, LaPierre said.
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The NRA doesn't always endorse presidential candidates. It has backed President Bush but declined to endorse Bob Dole in the 1996 race or President George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Obama has been endorsed by the American Hunters and Shooters Association, which calls itself a "mainstream group of hunters" that supports safe and responsible gun ownership.
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I am indeed shocked that the NRA failed to endorse the marxist muslim, Hussein II.
American Hunters and Shooters is neither.
My guess is that this is the BIG announcement from the McCain campaign.
Hey AP, Obama also calls himself an "American." Neither statement is true.
Interesting that the NRA never endorsed anyone in the two last elections that Republicans lost!
The question to be answered now is whether the millions of gun owners/hunters will vote their wallets or they weapons.
“Obama has been endorsed by the American Hunters and Shooters Association”
Senator Obama...I know the American Hunters and Shooters Association...and, “they are no NRA.”
Has anyone been following the endorsement game? I have not seen much along this line. One would expect that unions, particularly teacher’s unions, would have already come out for the Marxist Onada. And what about newspapers? I have not even seen many dem pols standing up and proudly proclaiming themselves desciples of the Marxist Onada. Anybody have a feel for this?
Why would that shock you?
The question to be answered now is whether the millions of gun owners/hunters will vote their wallets or they weapons.””
I hope they will vote both, then we clearly have a landslide for McCain who tried to fix the mess created by the Clinton fools, boosted by Dodd, Hussein, Barney Fag, and the rest of the vote buyers in the RAT party.
Am I the only one to ponder the TIMING of the financial crisis?
Sarc.
We know commie infiltration takes place in all levels of society.
They use our own laws against us.
“Am I the only one to ponder the TIMING of the financial crisis?”
No Sir, you are not. I my gut, my very basic deep down core gut tells me that somehow — soros has is fingers all over this somehow...or, at least fronted the money to start series of unfortunate events...but I whole heartedly agree with you.
NRA had better not be for any commie.
We belong to it.
You’re right, they’re a scam front for gun banners to give politicians cover.
when he raises taxes on anyone, that money will go to the government instead of to investment in business. It will fail to provide jobs, and fail to create products or services that add to the efficiency and wealth of the nation.
In return, you'll get a hapless government bureaucrat who performs some service for you at twice the price and half the efficiency of industry. you'll get fewer choices of product, and higher prices.
So how exactly does that help your wallet?
My guess is that this is the BIG announcement from the McCain campaign.
I was hoping it would be bigger than this. lol. This is not news. Everyone knew that McCain gets the “pro-gun” vote.
go go go!!!
you mean the obama bullet tax is not about the wallet?
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