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If the White House thought the image of Obama allegedly skeet shooting would
quiet critics they were sorely mistaken.
He’s full of skeet!
Gun owners lampooned President Obama as Elmer Fudd yesterday after the
White House released a photo — in the middle of a fierce national firearms
debate — of the commander-in-chief shooting clay targets at Camp David over
the summer.
While the president’s shooting skills were being mocked, his own gun-
control allies privately fretted that Obama risked being ridiculed as a
phony for suddenly trying to portray himself as a friend of sportsmen and
hunters. Or, conversely, that he was glorifying the use of guns.
The photo was taken last Aug. 4, on Obama’s 51st birthday.
The left-handed president, wearing goggles and ear protection, peers
down the barrel of a shotgun while his left index finger pulls the trigger.
Bam! A spray of smoke shoots out of the rifle.
The White House released the photo to back up Obama’s recent statements
that he shot skeet at Camp David, a claim that gun-rights advocates said
they doubted.
Obama aides even coined a term for the skeptics — calling them “
skeeters.”
“For all the skeeters, POTUS [president of the United States] shoots
clay targets on the range at Camp David on Aug. 4, 2012,” White House
Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said in releasing the photo.
Obama political adviser David Plouffe tweeted, “Attn Skeet Birthers.
Make Our Day — Let the Photoshop conspiracies begin.”
But if the move was aimed to win over gun enthusiasts, it backfired.
“That looks pretty pathetic. That’s not skeet shooting,” chuckled
Rick Davenport, of the Erie County Sportsmen’s Federation.
In the photo, Obama is shooting straight ahead.
“In skeet shooting, you’re either shooting high or you’re shooting
low! This is nothing but pandering to the sportsmen and hunters,” Davenport
said.
New York Rifle and Pistol Association President Tom King said Obama’s
12-gauge Browning Citori shotgun must have jammed because gun owners will
see right through the p.r. offensive.
“We’ve seen this p.r. stunt before. This is what all the gun banners
try to do. They try to ingratiate themselves with us,” King said. |
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