Roiling the confused Pennsylvania waters a bit more, Mayor Bloomberg announces a national buy for an ad by his group Mayors Against Illegal Guns that tries to hold the feet of all three candidates -- Clinton, Obama, McCain -- to the fire on pledges to close the "gun show loophole."
It features clips of each candidate pledging to close the loophole, then clips of a mayor who supports each candidate chiming in about the need to close it. Then Bloomberg, labeled as an "undecided voter," closes the ad by asking, "So with all the talk of bipartisanship, why can't they work together now to pass it."
Because they're too busy pandering to Pennsylvania voters who like guns, Mike!
The unexpected angle currently at play: Hillary and McCain are suddenly declaring themselves as first friends of gun owners in the wake of Obama's comments about how Pennsylvanians "cling to" their guns. Hillary even said she was taught to hunt as a kid to imply cultural kinship. This ad, featuring a clip of Hillary calling for more gun control, kind of clashes with the tone.
It's described as a six-figure buy, airing from NY to Arizona and Illinois, and across Pennsylvania, beginning later this week:
After the jump: Bloomberg talks about the ad on GMA this morning.
Bloomberg on GMA:
Comments (3)
HILARY must be mad to think anybody with a
brain in there head.
would believe she had a 180 degree change
in her anti gun stand when all along she stood
with the likes of up chuck schumer ted his car
murder more people than most honest gun owners in america . besides more people
are killed in automobel acidents ten by guns is that why you guys grab the money from the oil
lobby to leave them be we should tax there
extreme profits and use the money to 1 build more refinerys 2 to replenish the moneys the govermen took from the social security fund
with interest and put the whole fund in a interest
or safe profit bearing account so it can earn money
"Mayor" Bloomberg is an EMBARRASSMENT to American Jewry. As a Jewess in the US, may I remind everyone that criminals are stopped by FIREARMS, not by talk? And that America wasn't won wth a regitered gun? That is why all REAL Americans put our 2nd Amendment FIRST!
We do not need more Gun Laws, there are already hundred's of them on the books. What we need are Judges who will enforce these laws and not bow down to the various groups that cry that the sentance is too harsh when ever someone is sentenced. Like the saying goes a man/women with a gun is a citizen a man/women with out a gun is a subject. Why is it that the district of columbia has the ultimate in gun laws were in NO Guns are really allowed, and they have the highest per cap murder rate, Assault and violent crime rate in the country. That alone should tell something. Most of the gun laws hurt 1 person, the law abiding average american looking to protect his family, theydont hurt the criminal because they dont care. They know they will do a short stint in prison and be out to do it again