Buzzfeed: That Time Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Attacked Obama In 2008 For Flip-Flopping On Guns

[portlander23]

Buzzfeed: That Time Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Attacked Obama In 2008 For Flip-Flopping On Guns

The mailer attacked Obama for first coming out in favor of a ban on handguns while speaking in Chicago, then for telling an Idaho crowd that he supported the Second Amendment, and finally for a comment he made about about in “small towns in Pennsylvania” who “cling to guns or religion.”

The campaign sent out the mailer in May, a month after Clinton called Obama’s “cling to guns” remark “elitist,” saying that guns were “part of culture,” and telling the story of how her father taught her to shoot in her childhood. Obama shot back, accusing her of “talking like she’s Annie Oakley.”

[JaneyVee]

1. Speaking of flip flopping:

http://www.salon.com/2015/10/12/bernie_sanders_flips_on_crucial_gun_control_position_days_ahead_of_the_first_democratic_debate/

[magical thyme]

4. The funny thing is this...when Bernie says "he's willing to re-look" in view of the rash of school

killings, I believe he really is willing to re-examine the issue based on a different situation than existed in the 90s when he cast those votes. Because I trust he'll be guided by his underlying principles, which are for sensible, workable and effective gun control that will get guns out of the cities, but leave the rural people who depend on them to eat in peace. His track record tells me he's wrestles with hard decisions and shows good judgement.

When Hillary says she's re-considering TPP, I just have a hard time trusting her. Her track record is of poor judgement, equivocating, making excuses and blaming others for her bad choices.

It also really, really helps to follow the money. Bernie isn't getting any money from the gun lobby. Hillary campaign, SuperPACs and foundation have all gotten a lot of money from the 1%ers who stand to gain from TPP and TPIP.

[Dawgs]

6. Yep. It's a trust thing for me as well.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. I had forgotten --

Clinton's part in that whole "cling to guns or religion" thing. Thanks for the reminder.

[Truprogressive85]

3. HRC called Obama elitist oh the humor

HRC has always been pro gun control ?? at least from what I read on here


What did Obama call her again

Annie Oakley lol

[cui bono]

5. Boy, her past campaign is really coming back to bite her in the ass.

I guess she didn't count on it having mattered once she was POTUS. Too bad for her that didn't transpire.