NRA Backing Pryor On Gun Vote

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The National Rifle Association is buying airtime on Arkansas radio stations to defend Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor's vote against gun purchase background checks proposed by President Barack Obama.

The NRA said the ad will run Wednesday through June 25 in a number of state media markets.

The 60-second spot mentions the 2008 murder of Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney and says nothing in the legislation Pryor voted against would have prevented the killing.

A gun control group co-founded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, ran a 30-second ad in May that attacked Pryor for his vote. The ad didn't mention Gwatney by name but the group referred to him in a news release. Pryor called the ad "disgusting" and said it politicized a friend's death.

Read more: http://www.ktts.com/news/211338491.html

[rdharma]

1. It figures!

I wish Pryor would join his like thinking buddy, Joe Liebermann, in retirement!

[Carnage251]

2. That would be awesome because a tea partier would replace him!

Kinda like the far-right republican that replaced Blanche Lincoln. Because fuck having control of the senate.

[rdharma]

3. Teabagger replacing the teabagger?

Pryor is a worthless DINO ..... Actually a harmful DINO! Good riddance.

[NickB79]

5. Pryor is better than ANY teabagger candidate

There is no comparison here. I'd take a DINO like Pryor over the most sane teabagger every day. At least he'd vote with the Democratic party some of the time, vs. the ZERO support any teabagger would give us.

The fact posters here at DU would even entertain the idea of swapping out politicians in this fashion is sickening.

[Carnage251]

19. +1 for sanity

[CokeMachine]

7. Look it's the purity police!!

This is AR. What in your immeasurable wisdom makes you believe a gun controller would ever win this senate seat. I'll keep the senate majority -- thank you. You on the other hand can keep promoting the GOP takeover of the senate. Who's side are you on anyway??

[premium]

10. I think he's been sent from the other side

to sow discord and discontent, if that's his mission, he's failed badly.

[Lurks Often]

4. But the NRA NEVER supports Democrats!!!!!

At least that's what the anti-rights, gun control crowd keeps insisting.

[lancer78]

6. All part of Reid's plan

What better way to protect Dem senators in red states then to have the NRA campaign for them.

[premium]

8. Oh really?

And the NRA isn't politicizing it also?
What fucking hypocrisy from Pryor and the NRA.

[rdharma]

9. If Pryor votes Republican most of the time,........

....... why doesn't he just join them?

Same goes for those defending Pryor!

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Because he doesn't vote with Republicans most of the time

[rdharma]

12. Oh?

On what important issues did he vote ..... Democratic?

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. How about the most important piece of legislation signed by President Obama?

The Affordable Care Act. Senator Pryor is taking his lumps for that vote:

http://thehill.com/video/campaign/304961-conservative-group-hits-pryor-on-obamacare-vote-in-new-ad

[NutmegYankee]

29. BUT Freddie, only gun votes matter!

The 25-40% of Democrats that own firearms are just republicans in disguise, didn't you know? Access to healthcare, poverty, equality, bah. All that matters to the purists is gun control.

Yes, it's sarcastic, but I've been quite appalled at DU as of late. But hey, you probably shouldn't listen to me, I'm a rural DUer, and as stated in one thread, we rural folk are all uneducated and have lower IQs.

[Freddie Stubbs]

14. He voted to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/senate/2/281?ref=politics

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. He opposed a Constitutional Amendment to ban desecration of the US flag

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2005/jun/23/flag-burning-measure-may-lack-votes-washington/

[Freddie Stubbs]

16. He voted no on increasing the amount of property that is exempt from estate taxes

http://www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_08-S050.htm

[Freddie Stubbs]

17. He voted for lifting the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research

http://lubbockonline.com/stories/071806/nat_3694941.shtml

[premium]

25. You shut him right up.

Good job finding those.

[warrant46]

18. Nice comeback Freddie

[Carnage251]

20. Really no reply to any Freddie Stubbs posts?

[rdharma]

22. I don't need to reply. Pryor's entire record speaks for itself!

Go check it out and tell me if you think Pryor is worth a damn ..... You won't have to go far to see what a good "Republican" he is!

govtrack link to Pryor's "accomplishments": http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mark_pryor/300080

[ButterflyBlood]

23. Freddy just posted his progressive stances and votes

So yeah his whole record does speak for itself.

[rdharma]

27. What "Freddie" did is known as "Cherry Picking"......

Which is OK. In fact, I hope it was a good teaching point for him. During his search for "cherry picked examples", I hope it made Freddie painfully aware of how many times Pryor "caucuses" with the Republicans.

[NickB79]

39. And his GOP replacement would caucus precisely ZERO times

With the Democrats.

You're willing to throw away SOME Democratic support for ZERO Democratc support whatsoever because Pryor will not support EVERY SINGLE ONE of your personal beliefs. This is a temper tantrum of epic proportion.

Like I said, I'm amazed DU has sunk to this level of intellect.

[rdharma]

40. You like the way Pryor votes on environmental issues?

Hmmmmmmm?!!!

[NickB79]

41. No. Would a teabagger be better?

Pryor would probably vote to approve Keystone XL but at least approve of increasing energy efficiency standards though.

Any one of the GOP that would replace him would vote to defund the EPA all together, have the employees prosecuted as terrorists, and pass a law requiring every American to drive a Hummer.

THAT is the difference.

[rdharma]

42. "Pryor would PROBABLY vote to approve Keystone XL"

PROBABLY?!!!! Pryor is already on record supporting Keystone XL and fracking.

No. A teabagger would vote exacty the way Pryor does on environmental issues.

How about corporate welfare and tax breaks for the extremely wealthy? Hmmmmm?!!!!!

[Freddie Stubbs]

43. Horseshit! He voted with Senate Democrats 89% of the time during the last Congress:

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/members/

[premium]

26. He's a damn sight better than any

repub that would be elected in AR.

[rdharma]

28. And having Gonorrhea is a damn sight better than having Syphilis!

Riiiiight?!

[premium]

31. So you would prefer a repub. over Pryor.

Got it.
Pryor is a hell of a lot more of a progressive than any repub that would get elected in that state.

[rdharma]

32. I think you're underestimating the intelligence of the people of Arkansas!

And I think your remark is shamefully "elitist"!

[premium]

33. ????????????????????

Underestimating the intelligence of the people of Arkansas? WTF are you talking about.

[rdharma]

34. You're saying that voters in AR will only vote for a DINO.

Don't you think you are underestimating them?

[premium]

35. I don't know where you got that,

because that's nothing like I wrote.

[rdharma]

36. I got it from here.......

"Pryor is a hell of a lot more of a progressive than any repub that would get elected in that state."

That seems to indicate that you think a DINO (like Pryor) is preferable to the Republican alternative............ like the only choice possible in AR is between a DINO and a tea bagger!

That's an insult to the intelligence of AR voters! Don't you think?

[premium]

37. You totally misinterpreted what I wrote,

but if that's the way you want to interpret it, have at it.

[rdharma]

38. Yes. I can read you between the lines!

[geek tragedy]

21. Will Ted Nugent do a campaign spot for him? Maybe Sarah Palin could. nt

[ileus]

24. We should all be backing him for his progressive 2A stance.

[rdharma]

30. And we should support Pryor for all his other RW causes too........

.......... RIIIIGHT?!!!