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Is Chris Christie Overreacting Over the NRA’s “Reprehensible” Ad?

Wallac Wrote: Jan 18, 2013 3:14 PM

The children were at the White House by request, they wrote letter of their feeling about gun violence. Did it make the President look good, of course, did the children get anything out of it, of course. They got memories that will last them a lifetime, and bragging rights--- and in a child's world that's more valuable than gold. But to attack the President's children to sale more guns? Come on Think about it, and ask yourself would they have implied such a thing if those kids were white?

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Is Chris Christie Overreacting Over the NRA’s “Reprehensible” Ad?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is apparently up in arms because the National Rifle Association released an ad asking simple yet important question: If President Obama’s kids are protected by professional armed guards -- why can’t yours be, too?

I agree with the governor on a number of substantive points, but here are two things to consider:

1. The NRA -- at no point during their advertisement -- explicitly attacked Sasha and Malia Obama by name. Yes, they imply that the “president’s children” -- because of who they are -- have certain...

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