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Title: NRA May Shoot Down Republican Dreams To Win Back House
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RawStory
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/10/nra-backs-house-democrats/
Published: Oct 7, 2010
Author: Muriel Kane
Post Date: 2010-10-07 11:41:41 by Brian S
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Views: 4379
Comments: 10
As the Democratic Party struggles to find an electoral path which will enable it to avoid losing control of the House of Representatives in November, one surprising source of hope is the National Rifle Association. Although generally seen as a close ally of the Republicans, the group is actually willing to support any candidate who favors gun rights. According to the Washington Post, the NRA "has endorsed 58 incumbent House Democrats, including more than a dozen in seats that both parties view as critical to winning a majority." "The endorsements aren't the result of a sudden love for a party with which the NRA is often at odds," the Post notes. "Rather, the powerful group adheres to what it calls 'an incumbent-friendly' policy, which holds that if two candidates are equally supportive of gun rights, the incumbent gets the nod. ... The policy is frustrating Republicans who think the group is hurting its own cause and the party's chances next month." In one typical case, the Associated Press reported this week that "the National Rifle Association has endorsed North Carolina Democratic Rep. Larry Kissell in his first re-election bid. The chairman of the NRA's Political Victory Fund said Wednesday gun owners and hunters can trust Kissell to fight for their Second Amendment rights. The endorsement provides a boost for Kissell as he seeks re-election against Republican challenger Harold Johnson in one of the state's most competitive congressional districts." The NRA's pro-incumbent policy is proving particularly helpful to some prominent Democrats in conservative districts -- such as South Dakota's Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Virginia freshman Tom Perriello -- and has been a source of embarrassment to Republicans who have to explain why they have not gotten the nod. As Matthew Sheffield points out at the Washington Examiner, the NRA endorsements are particularly rankling to conservatives who see them almost as a betrayal. In an entry titled "The NRA is Helping Preserve the Anti Gun Democrat Majority," redstate.com blogger Daniel Horowitz recently complained, "Believe it or not, the only ones who might help Nancy Pelosi save her House majority are those who run legislative affairs at the NRA." "So called Blue Dog Democrats across the nation are campaigning as red meat conservatives in their home districts, while running deceptive ads about their Republican opponents," Horowitz explained. "They campaign as if they have nothing to do with the Democrat Party that they propelled to power and which passed all of the nefarious legislation that they purport to oppose. The sick irony is that the more successful these liars are in distancing themselves from Pelosi, the more likely it will be that Pelosi will remain Speaker." An NRA executive director, however, recently justified the group's bipartisan policy in an interview with the National Review. "One of the primary reasons that the National Rifle Association and gun owners continue to have success at the federal, state, and local levels," he explained, "is because we’re a single-issue organization. ... Those decisions have allowed us to build a bipartisan majority now that has proven to be not only beneficial but, I would argue, invaluable to protecting and promoting the Second Amendment. ... If it weren’t for our pro-gun Democrats, we would be having a very different conversation."
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
All the NRA did was cause tens of thousands to drop membership.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
The NRA is a crock of beans. Politicians of ANY stripe, Progressive OR "Conservative" will never END genocidal "gun control" laws. Generally "Progressives" want to continue to add to them until they get at least as close to a gun ban as the current Supreme Court decisions will allow while hoping that a "Progressive" president like Owe-bama can change the Court's make up to the pro ban stance when the next gun case comes up in order to complete "gun control's" real goal. The conservatives simply want to stop "gun control" where it is and enforce the 20,000 "gun control" laws already on the books but not END it. The only way to fight "gun control" effectively now is JURY NULLIFICATION because all the politicians and even the NRA are committed to mantaining some form of it.
Did they lose the combat handgunners yet?
I work hard to prevent them from brainwashing me ... and stay with hard science and SciFi as much as possible .... Goldi-Lox
(;^D
Did daddy leave the truck open in the driveway again allowing you to play on the cb, kid? (laughing)
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
That response is stale. Come up with something new.
Shut the fuck up Freddie. As was observed by the host, all you do is bitch.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Source?
paging A K A Stone. White Courtesy phone, please. Mr A K A Stone. 8D
#10. To: Fred Mertz (#8) Why do you think I call you Goldi Jr? This is not a trick question. Because you have nothing better to do then bitch? A K A Stone posted on 2010-10-08 9:25:27 ET Reply Trace Private Reply http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=13777 Like I said...
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
The Fed EXPOSED!!! The FARO RESERVE BANK!!!
#3. To: Badeye (#1)
All the NRA did was cause tens of thousands to drop membership.
#4. To: Abu el Banat (#3)
Did they lose the combat handgunners yet?
#5. To: Abu el Banat (#3)
#6. To: Badeye (#5)
#7. To: Fred Mertz (#6)
#8. To: Badeye (#7)
#9. To: Fred Mertz (#8)
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#10. To: Fred Mertz (#8)
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