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Pirate Smile

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1. He was asked in an interview if he had shot a gun & he said he had. A bunch

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:09 PM

Feb 2013

of fools accused him of lying. He wasn't. They released a pic showing he wasn't. The usual freaks go nuts and the media does its standard thing - which the White House was obviously expecting. No big deal. The over-the-top reactions are what's interesting.

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So, the President had his picture taken shooting a shotgun [View all] MineralMan Feb 2013 OP

He was asked in an interview if he had shot a gun & he said he had. A bunch Pirate Smile Feb 2013 #1

Right. It's the reactions I'm talking about. MineralMan Feb 2013 #2

The man is seeking a law that would ban some currently legal shotguns cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #3

To be fair - DiFi is seeking the ban kudzu22 Feb 2013 #5

Restoring the original AWB was in the platform. I imagine Obama has spoken in favor at some point. cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #9

The president is also a fairly good vocalist.... wandy Feb 2013 #4

Just as unimportant as can be. I think his office should have let it go, but TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #6

So big dea;, he wasn't shooting at a person or an animal. Just clay pigeons. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #7

The RW reactions are hilarious. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #8