Conservative media figures, as well as other conservatives, criticized the National Rifle Association for releasing an ad that politicized the protection afforded to President Obama's daughters, calling the ad "over the line" and "beyond the pale." MSNBC's Joe Scarborough strongly criticized the ad and the NRA, saying, "this extremism is so frightening."
NRA Released Ad Politicizing Protection For Obama's Kids
NRA Ad Politicized The Security Of President Obama's Children. On Tuesday, the NRA released an ad calling Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for questioning the viability of putting armed guards in schools while his children attend a school protected by armed security. From The Washington Post:
The National Rifle Association released a new video on its Web site Tuesday calling President Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for having Secret Service protection of his daughters at school but saying he was "skeptical" about installing armed guards in all schools.
The NRA's provocative, 35-second video is as harsh as any attack ad in a political campaign and illustrates how emotionally charged and personal the debate over gun control is becoming.
"Are the president's kids more important than yours?" a deep-voiced narrator asks. "Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? Mr. Obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security."
"Most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement Wednesday. "But to go so far as to make the safety of the President's children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly."
The video takes issue with Obama's comments in a recent interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," in which the president voiced uncertainty about the NRA's proposal to put armed security guards in schools nationwide. [The Washington Post, 1/15/13]
White House: Ad "Repugnant And Cowardly." In response, the White House called the ad "repugnant and cowardly." From The Washington Post:
The White House has responded to a provocative ad posted online Tuesday by the National Rifle Association, calling the video "repugnant and cowardly."
The ad labels President Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for letting armed guards protect his own school-aged children while expressing skepticism towards an NRA proposal to put armed security in schools.
"Most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight," White House spokesman Jay Carney said. "But to go so far as to make the safety of the president's children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly." [The Washington Post, 1/16/13]
"Beyond The Pale" And "Deranged": Conservatives Criticized Ad
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: "This Extremism Is So Frightening And Just, Over, Over, Over The Line." MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough responded to the ad by saying: "What's wrong with these people?" He concluded, "This extremism is so frightening and just, over, over, over the line":
SCARBOROUGH: What's wrong with these people, Mika? What's wrong with these people? You have, you have children that had no say in the decision on whether their father is going to step forward to be President of the United States, to run for President, one of the most bone-crushing sacrificing things any husband or wife can do to their family, and the second they make that decision, their children and their entire family have targets on their backs. And the NRA is putting something out like -- what's wrong with these people? Putting out apps that four-year-olds can play on the anniversary of the Newtown murders, and now putting out an ad talking about the President's daughters?
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They need new leadership is what they need. Their leadership has dragged them over the cliff. They are now a fringe organization with millions of mainstream Americans gun, you know, hunting, guys and women that love to hunt, and believe that they have the right to protect their families, and what the NRA once was it no longer is. This extremism is so frightening and just, over, over, over the line." [MSNBC, Morning Joe, 1/16/13, via Media Matters]
David Frum: "The NRA's Sneering References To The President's Family Are Beyond The Pale." In a piece headlined "The NRA Guns For Sasha And Malia," CNN contributor and Daily Beast contributing editor David Frum wrote "the NRA's sneering references to the president's family are beyond the pale" and argued "a president's family should not be subject to political criticism":
rest at http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/01/16/conservative-media-criticize-deranged-nra-ad/192289
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