More On Hillary's 2A Attack On Obama

Updated: Monday, May 5, 2008, 10:17 am -- Some are saying this morning that the real gaffe is not the "flipped" photo, but that the pictured firearm is intersecting with her rival, Barack Obama. Hmmm . . . Unintentional? Perhaps Freudian?

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Updated: Monday, May 5, 2008, 6:14 am -- Hillary Clinton's mailing is now being criticized by firearms owners in Indiana (the target of the mailing) for a bizarre photo gaffe. Why? The image of the gun pictured on the face of the mailing is reversed, making it a nonexistent left-handed model of the Mauser 66 rifle. Says one wag, "“I bet the Clinton folks did a mirror flip on the stock image to make it look more ‘aesthetic,’” . . . “What a latte-sipping, Gucci-wearing thing to do.” Read the latest from The Politico.

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Yesterday I noted that Sen. Hillary Clinton -- no friend of lawful firearms ownership -- was attacking Sen. Barack Obama for supporting the right to own guns. Of course, her take was that he doesn't really mean it.

The Politico has noticed this odd attack, as well. Ben Smith says the following in a brief essay:

"The piece is particularly striking coming from Clinton, who has been
seen for most of her career as a firm advocate of gun control, but more recently
has emerged -- without dramatically shifting her stance on specific issues -- as
a defender of the Second Amendment who fondly recalled being taught to shoot by
her grandfather in Scranton."

Indeed, her message is incredibly hypocritical. But then we have come to expect that from all three of the presidential candidates still standing -- regardless of political party. Right?