NRA's Anti-Obama 'Willie Horton'-Style Ad

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NRA's Anti-Obama 'Willie Horton'-Style Ad
By Tommy Christopher
Oct 7th 2008 3:10PM

Filed Under:eDemocrats, Barack Obama, 2008 President, Crime, Guns, Immigration

The NRA has a new ad out attacking Barack Obama on gun control. The ad features a latino sheriff warning against the evil mexican criminals, complete with mugshots, pouring across our border. From Politico:

It's unclear how widely this spot will air, but it's supposed to go up on TV and radio today. The NRA claims that it will spend "8 figures" on broadcast advertising this cycle.

The ad also features some fast talking about Obama's record on gun issues. Here's the real deal.

The ad also refers to an Illinois state law, claiming Obama voted to allow the prosecution of people who use firearms for self-defense. The law in question, SB 2165, refers only to people using illegal firearms, and prosecutions of the violations of firearms ordinances.

It looks like the politics of fear are in full swing now, with an extra helping of racial demonization to go along with it.

http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/10/07/nras-anti-obama-willie-horton-style-ad/

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1. Wow, that's pathetic.

But expected I guess.