'A lot of targets' – the liberal media' - Haley Barbour visits Gun Shop NH

[RamboLiberal]

HOOKSETT, N.H. – With a 22-person media contingent outside, and only a handful of prospective voters inside, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour wasn't trying to conceal the message he was sending to New Hampshire voters as he wound down his first visit of the year as a prospective presidential contender.

I'm one of you, he said with deeds as much as words nonetheless spoken with a Southern drawl.

The visit to Riley's Gun Shop in Hooksett underscored not only Barbour's support for Second Amendment freedoms, but also his affinity for the ideals embraced in the lead presidential primary state.

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"I told them outside, 'A lot of targets' – the liberal media," Barbour quipped to Demicco as the two chatted amid a pack of reporters, television, and still cameras.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/04/gun_shop_visit.html


HOOKSETT, N.H. — Haley Barbour gave a very public display of affection to the gun industry Thursday, noting the perception among gun owners that President Barack Obama wants to disarm them and recalling the spike in sales that followed Obama’s inauguration.

Touring Riley’s Gun Shop here during his first trip to the state this year, Barbour listened as shop owner Ralph Demicco described how “excellent” business has been since Obama took office. Barbour, nodding, chimed in “we saw an enormous increase in ammunition sales, literally, the next day.”


Barbour was quick to boast of his credibility as a gun owner and a hunter. “I do a lot of bird hunting, a lot of doves,” Barbour said. “I come from a state where a huge percentage hunts and keeps guns in their homes — which I do.” With reporters huddling around them and cameras rolling, Barbour offered to take Demicco hunting if he ever came down to Mississippi. "I’ll buy you a beer while you’re there,” said Barbour, showing off his best good-ole-boy routine.

The Mississippi governor’s appearance was his only listed press availability during a two-day visit to New Hampshire, drawing more than two-dozen reporters who provided Barbour with a chance for some good old-fashioned gun humor — the kind which has been used only sparingly in politics since the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords earlier this year. Asked by a reporter if he was going to shoot anything during his stop, Barbour looked back at the press gaggle and joked, “I notice there’s a lot of targets.”



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53205.html#ixzz1JXKTEWU3

[maxsolomon]

1. What a great president of all the people he'll make!

:sarcasm:

More shoot-the-liberals jokes? Do they have anything else?

[AndyTiedye]

2. Targeting Liberal Media Would Violate the Endangered Species Act

[RagAss]

3. He's got the severe cretin vote locked up...not to mention the inbreeds in NH.

[gratuitous]

4. And Charles Krauthammer is upset because Paul Ryan's fee fees got hurt

Will Fox have Krauthammer on to talk about Gov. Barbour and this stunningly poor choice of words/actions? Or is hurting Paul Ryan's widdle feewings a heinous crime, while joking about shooting someone is just good fun?