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May 6, 2008 11:05 AM

McCain To Address NRA

By
Brian Montopoli
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John McCain
John McCain is discussing judicial appointments today, and the Arizona senator is now poised to take on another issue close to many conservatives' hearts: guns.

McCain's campaign has announced the presumptive GOP nominee will speak at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Louisville next week. He will be joined by former rivals Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, as well as Karl Rove and others.

McCain, who has struggled to win over conservatives, has not always seen eye-to-eye with the NRA. As USA Today notes, the gun group took issue with McCain's campaign-finance legislation, and NRA chief executive officer Wayne LaPierre opposes background checks at gun shows, which McCain supports.

But otherwise, the newspaper writes, "the NRA has given McCain high marks," noting that LaPierre calls McCain the only presidential candidate "with a pro-Second Amendment record of any kind."

Among the areas where McCain and the NRA agree are their mutual opposition to the assault-weapons ban and mandatory waiting periods. NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam told the Wall Street Journal that while the group has had its high-profile disagreements with the Arizona senator, "He's had a stellar voting record with us."

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by mattcat25 May 7, 2008 5:40 PM EDT
I don''''t think it''''s all that obvious that "No one is going to take away anyone%u2019s right to own a firearm for sport or personal protection." The US Supreme Court is considering this issue, as we speak.
Posted by TJC4USA at 12:31 AM : May 07, 2008



If in fact the Supreme Court is considering the right for private US citizens to continued to be allowed to bare firearms, then I ask you what was the purpose of your Conservative President, Congress, and Supreme Court?

And, you still wish to support them?

A gun-feak is someone that ventures past the common use of owning a few firearms for hunting, or personal protection to the extent of a distorted and/or sexual obsession.




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by abbe91 May 7, 2008 8:31 AM EDT

Whatever you want to hear, McCain is ready to tell you to get your vote :

April 19, 2000
Web posted at: 6:10 p.m. EDT (2210 GMT)

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) -- Former GOP presidential candidate John McCain called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from atop the South Carolina Statehouse on Wednesday, acknowledging that his refusal to take such a stance during his primary battle for the Palmetto State was a "sacrifice of principle for personal ambition."

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/04/19/mccain.sc/
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by tjc4usa May 7, 2008 3:31 AM EDT
I don''t think it''s all that obvious that "No one is going to take away anyone%u2019s right to own a firearm for sport or personal protection." The US Supreme Court is considering this issue, as we speak.

I''m not sure what a "gun freak" is. I don''t personally even own a gun, so I guess I couldn''t qualify for that term. But I do believe very strongly that the right to bear arms should not be infringed.

It comes down to a philosophy of government. Those who believe in a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" will not want the right to bear arms to be infringed, because they will want the people to have their own strength aside from the government. Those who believe in government control will want to take away guns from law-abiding citizens so that only the government will have all the power.

The strongest supporter of the right to bear arms during the campaign was Mike Huckabee. This is yet another issue that shows him to be a true conservative.
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by giantrobot2 May 6, 2008 9:51 PM EDT
*** BREAKING NEWS ***

Transcript 345.02

Those close to the McCain camp have indicated Mitt Romney is officially out of the VP race as a potential candidate.

The beef between John McCain and Mitt Romney has a history%u2014it''s almost 8 years old, a lifetime in politics. In 2000, McCain blasted "preposterous" pork-barrel spending on the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, which Romney headed.

"McCain is a die-hard anti-pork barrel spending champion. And because of his deep reservations in this type of spending, the McCain team has decided to cross Mitt Romney off the VP potential ticket."

They ask the McCain camp, couldn''t he overlook that aspect?

"I don''t think John McCain can win the elections this year if Romney is on the ticket. The Democrats would pounce on him saying he says one thing and does the other if he picked Romney, regarding pork barrel spending."

Can you tell us who are the top three VP candidates?

"Well, I''m not at liberty to say, but I can assure you one thing, he''s going to choose someone who runs a lean ship when it comes to spending."

Are you referring to Governor Huckabee, who ran a very lean campaign to finish 2nd in the presidental race?

"...pause.. you sure like to pry this out of me don''t you? Well, let''s just say Governor Huckabee has an outstanding record when it comes to running a lean campaign, he''s perfected the art of running his ship financially lean while producing huge results."

End Transcript 345.02
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by libh8er May 6, 2008 6:43 PM EDT
Yesterday, John McCain re-introduced the word "comprehensive"
back into his position on illegal immigration.

After spending months telling conservatives that he had "heard"
them on illegal immigration, what lesson did McCain really learn? In his own words:

"The lesson I learned from it is we''ve got to have comprehensive immigration reform." --John McCain, 5/5/08

Of course, those are code words for "amnesty." McCain made the statement during his day-long push to cater to the Latino vote. McCain also:

--said we need to treat illegals in a "humane and compassionate
fashion" (more codespeak for "amnesty is coming")

--stated that the "tenor of the debate" on immigration has "harmed our image" (i.e. grassroots conservatives like you and me are the bad guys, not the illegal aliens)

--announced that he will be speaking at the La Raza annual meeting in July

This RINO is such a disappointment!!!!!
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by gdbforever May 6, 2008 6:10 PM EDT
I''m surprised that slick Willy would even show his face at an NRA event, especially since they have tough gun laws in Massachusetts which he fully supports. He even promised not to chip away at those laws. I guess Mitt has had another change of heart.
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by nrobyar May 6, 2008 4:25 PM EDT
Another chance to see the McCain/Huckabee chemistry at work!! Huck should be most helpful here since he is a legitimate hunter and has always stood firm by second ammendment rights!!! Great to see Republican rally together for the good of the party.
McCain/Huckabee''08.....priceless!!!
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by mattcat25 May 6, 2008 4:10 PM EDT
No one is going to take away anyone%u2019s right to own a firearm for sport or personal protection. Particularly after the disaster we all witnessed when the Republican President leisurely acted to assist Americans in New Orleans after the Katrina Hurricane and the lawlessness that ensued. Gun Manufacturers are continuously evading laws on military automatic weaponry by slightly modifying new models of already banned weapons to provide to extremist groups and individuals.

Most all Americans would agree that Guns aren%u2019t a problem but, GUN FREAKS ARE!
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