I'm So Surprised!

I'm So Surprised!

From NRA:

It has come to our attention that with Halloween upon us, the Barack Obama campaign and its allies are up to dirty political tricks.

NRA members in key presidential battleground states have informed us they have received deliberately misleading phone calls from someone professing to represent the NRA, asking voters to support Barack Obama. This is an absolute and intentional lie.

NRA has long been on record as opposing Barack Obama, as Barack Obama has long been on record as opposing the rights of law-abiding gun owners. For example, Barack Obama:

-Voted to allow the prosecution of citizens who use a firearm for self-defense in the home (Illinois Senate, S.B. 2165. 3/25/04);

- Voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to put America's firearms industry out of business (S.397, vote 219, 7/29/05);

- Voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting (United States Senate, S. 397, vote 217, 7/29/05);

- Supported a 500% increase in federal taxes on guns and ammunition (Chicago Defender, 12/13/99);

- Voted to ban hundreds of rifles and shotguns commonly used for hunting, including single-shot, over-under and side-by-side shotguns (Illinois Senate SB 1195, 3/13/03); and,

- Proposed restrictions that would close 90% or more of all gun stores in the U.S. (Chicago Defender, 12/13/99).

For more information on the TRUTH about Barack Obama's hostility toward the Second Amendment, please visit www.GunBanObama.com.

If you receive a call to this effect, please know that it is a deliberate attempt by Barack Obama supporters to mislead gun owners. Our opponents know that you can make the difference in this election, and they'll stop at nothing to try and deceive you!

Thank you for your support, and remember to "Vote Freedom First!" on November 4th.

Sincerely,

Chris W. Cox
Executive Director, NRA-ILA

I guess that this shouldn't be a surprise. People whose fundamental philosophy is that there are no absolute truths, only cultural conventions, aren't going to let a little deception get in their way.

I'm also receiving emails indicating that some of the battleground states were considered easy Obama wins are again in play--hence, Obama going back to campaign in Iowa, and this recent email from Nancy Pelosi:

Barack is absolutely right -- the last thing we can afford to do is wake up on November 5th and find ourselves counting the ways we could have won. There are Democrats locked in 35 too-close-to-call House races across the country.

Our resources are dwindling just as the right-wing is diverting massive financial resources into our congressional races.

The truth is at Democratic Headquarters, as soon as the money comes in -- we send it right back out to Democrats nationwide. Each day we need all money in the door by MIDNIGHT tomorrow to wire out on Monday to the individual races for their final 48 hours. Please help us by rushing an urgent gift before our urgent deadline TOMORROW at MIDNIGHT by giving at http://www.dccc.org/barackurgent6.

We need you more NOW than ever -- we are just $139,000 short of our goal for Monday's wire.

This race isn't over--not quite. My read on this is that a few thousand undecided voters, or voters leaning towards Obama changing to McCain in four or five of the battleground states could still lose this for Obama.

Remember, I'm not thrilled about McCain, but unlike Obama, at least McCain hasn't been endorsed by half a dozen tinpot Third World dictators, the Communist Party USA--and al-Qaeda, by making the case for defeating the Republicans, has effectively endorsed the Democratic Party. My guess is that there may well be thousands of Democrats in these battleground states whose primary loyalty is to the United States, not al-Qaeda--and that might be enough.