NRA Fires Away at Obama-Biden on TV and Radio

[Teresa]

September 22, 2008 2:42 PM

"Defend freedom," urges the National Rifle Association's new TV and radio ad campaign. "Defeat Obama."

The powerful gun owners' lobby today announced it is firing away at the Democratic presidential candidate with a cache of TV and radio ads in New Mexico, Colorado, and Pennsylvania.

The ads will run on cable TV in all three battleground states: CMT, CNN, DISC, ESPN, ESPN, ESPN News, ESX, FXNC, GOLFm HIST, MIL, NFL, Outdoor Channel, Speed, Spike, TBS, TNT, TWC, and Versus.

The ad called "Hunter" features a Virginia hunter named Karl Rusch asking about Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., "Where is this guy from? He's probably never been hunting a day in his life."

"Hunter" claims Obama supports a "huge" new tax on guns and ammo, a claim based on a 1999 story in the Chicago Defender. It says Obama "voted to ban virtually all deer hunting ammunition" (a charge based on a 2005 Senate vote for a failed amendment from Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., which would have expanded the definition of "armor-piercing") and supports a "ban on the shotguns and rifles most of us use for hunting" (a reference to Obama saying in a 2004 Senate debate that President Bush should have renewed the Assault Weapons Ban.)

Veteran" features the hunter's son -- former Marine Staff Sgt. Kurt Rusch, who served in Iraq -- and takes issue with Obama's opposition in 2004 to a bill that offered legal protections to those who use firearms in self-defense, "freedoms that I fought for, that my friends died to defend," Rusch says.

The legislation originated from a 2003 incident when a Wilmette, Ill., restaurateur named Hale DeMar shot and wounded a burglar who broke into his house. DeMar was prosecuted by the town of Wilmette, which had, at the time, a ban on the possession of handguns, so some Illinois lawmakers introduced legislation to offer legal protections to individuals who use firearms in self-defense. The bill passed the Illinois state House by a vote of 86-25, and the Illinois state Senate -- where Obama voted against it -- by a vote of 39-20.


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A third ad, "Way of Life," features Scott Siefert, a Michigan farmer, invoking Obama's infamous line from a San Francisco fundraiser in April about economically hurting small towners "cling"ing to guns, God, and bias.

"Because I believe in traditional American values, go to church, and exercise my right to own a firearm," Siefert says, "Barack Obama says I'm bitter. Well I'm not bitter, I'm blessed."

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Then there's this fourth ad, targeted at Keystone Staters who like Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. In "Pennsylvania Values," the narrator says, "Joe Biden wants you to believe that he shares your values because he was born in Scranton. But Pennsylvania gun owners and hunters don't share his values." The ad then runs through a litany of gun control measures Biden has supported.

The NRA is also running audio attacks on 60 radio stations in Pennsylvania, 22 radio stations in Colorado, and an undisclosed number in the Land of Enchantment.


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[Teresa]

Update: FactCheck.org returns fire for Obama

Basically FactCheck.org is taking Obama at his word, and not looking at his record. Helloooo?? They cannot read?? Do not understand what they read or what??

Hmmmmmmm.... do they not understand he (and all politicians) will say anything to get elected? They should have done their research on all the Obama has stated..

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/nra_targets_obama.html

NRA Targets Obama
September 22, 2008

It (NRA) falsely claims in mailers and TV ads that Obama plans to ban handguns, hunting ammo and use of a gun for home defense.


Summary
A National Rifle Association advertising campaign distorts Obama's position on gun control beyond recognition.

The NRA is circulating printed material and running TV ads making unsubstantiated claims that Obama plans to ban use of firearms for home defense, ban possession and manufacture of handguns, close 90 percent of gun shops and ban hunting ammunition.

Much of what the NRA passes off as Obama's "10 Point Plan to 'Change' the Second Amendment" is actually contrary to what he has said throughout his campaign: that he "respects the constitutional rights of Americans to bear arms" and "will protect the rights of hunters and other law-abiding Americans to purchase, own, transport, and use guns."

The NRA, however, simply dismisses Obama's stated position as "rhetoric" and substitutes its own interpretation of his record as a secret "plan." Said an NRA spokesman: "We believe our facts."

Perhaps so, but believing something doesn't make it so. And we find the NRA has cherry-picked, twisted and misrepresented Obama's record to come up with a bogus "plan."

FactCheck.org
Annenberg Public Policy Center
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Washington DC 20045
Editor@FactCheck.org
Telephone: (Annenberg Public Policy Center)
(202) 879-6700

Obama's Gun Control Votes:
http://www.sportsmenforobama.org/content/view/42/

And Here:
http://www.issues2000.org/Barack_Obama.htm#Gun_Control


From his own mouth:   
http://www.issues2000.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm


----> Factcheck.org is funded by the Annenberg Foundation, which also funded the William Ayers/Barack Obama Chicago Annenberg Challenge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Annenberg_Challenge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama%E2%80%93Ayers_controversy

The CAC would come under scrutiny during the 2008 Democratic Primary presidential primaries, when, during a debate with Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia, Barack Obama was asked by George Stephanopolous to explain his relation with William Ayers, with whom he served on the board of CAC from 1995-2002 and traded board chairmanship.
Obama described Ayers thusly:

   **** This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who's a professor of English in Chicago who I know and who I have not received some official endorsement from. He's not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis."[6]

As a State Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama listed among his credentials, chairmanship of "The Chicago Annebery [sic] Challenge."

[Teresa]

There are 2 videos' that prison officer .org has put up..
I can only assume that they're legit.

if they aren't..they STILL speak the truth.

http://forums.prisonofficer.org/politics/4872-gun-control.html

[Warph]

THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES:

Obama voted to ban hundreds of rifles and shotguns commonly used for hunting and sport shooting
Illinois Senate, SB 1195, 3/13/03

Obama endorsed a ban on all handguns
Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization general candidate questionnaire, 9/9/96
Politico, 03/31/08.

Obama voted to allow the prosecution of people who use a firearm for self-defense in their homes
Illinois Senate, S.B. 2165, vote 20, 3/25/04

Obama supported increasing taxes on firearms and ammunition by 500 percent
Chicago Defender, 12/13/99

Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting
United States Senate, S. 397, vote 217, 7/29/05

Obama opposes Right-to-Carry laws
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 4/2/08, Chicago Tribune, 9/15/04

NRA plans a wider ad assault on Barack Obama in battleground states
10/3/2008 - The National Rifle Assn. is about to turn up the volume on its campaign against Barack Obama, airing more ads taking him to task over his gun record.
Starting as early as Sunday, the NRA will be airing a new batch of spots in more battleground states, such as Ohio, Virginia and Florida. As colleague Noam Levey reported back in June, some say the NRA is losing sway. But Democrats, who generally favor restrictions on guns, still shy away from the issue, particularly in must-win swing states.
Read About It: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/nra-plans-a-new.html

Obama contiues to try to mislead gun owners
MORE NEWS10/1/2008 - Sen. Barack Obama is again lying by stating he is "a strong supporter of the Second Amendment" who will not try take Americans' guns away if elected. But, Obama also said, he is for "some common sense gun safety laws." Some of the "common sense" gun laws Obama supports include: one gun a month purchase restrictions, local handgun bans, the Clinton gun ban, and huge taxes on firearms.
Read About It: http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20081001/NEWS/809309975&SearchID=73331624825626&parentprofile=search

Virginia Gov. Kaine restores voting rights to felons
MORE NEWS10/3/2008 - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has granted voting rights to nearly 1,500 felons this year, bumping up the voter rolls ahead of next month's presidential election and putting himself on pace to exceed the record-setting pattern of his predecessor. During his four years as governor, Mark Warner, a Democrat now running for the U.S. Senate, restored voting rights to 3,414 ex-convicts in Virginia. That exceeded the combined total for all Virginia governors during the previous 20 years.Read About It: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/03/kaine-restores-voting-rights-to-1500-felons-in-ele/

[Catwoman]

There are 2 videos' that prison officer .org has put up..
I can only assume that they're legit.

if they aren't..they STILL speak the truth.

http://forums.prisonofficer.org/politics/4872-gun-control.html

Teresa, haven't you noticed that the media is whitewashing everything that comes out of Barry's mouth?  They are doing their gutlevel best to make sure he ascends to the throne, regardless of how much they have to ignore or rewrite.  I always knew that our media had a definite Democratic bent but never suspected to what lengths they would actually stoop.  This type of duplicity is one of the reasons why I'll probably never become a Democrat.