Opinion - Letters to the Editor

Friday, Oct. 10, 2008

Says Obama against right to bear arms

I believe Barack Obama is no friend of the Second Amendment.

Though Obama says he supports it and the shooting/hunting sports, that is "one of the most blatant lies ever to come from a politician's mouth," said Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson. The NRA has given Obama and Biden F grades. As law-abiding citizens who own guns, we don't want to be legislated into being criminals.

Beneath Obama's great oratorical skills lies a man of no substance. John McCain is not only a war hero, he has suffered the agonies of war as few have. He is a man of strength, principle, and experience who loves America. He supported the successful troop surge in Iraq. I believe Obama, on the other hand, is a non-veteran, inexperienced, an American apologist, and a Chamberlain-like appeaser who will trade away American security for a few months or years of peace. He has consorted with America-haters and an American terrorist.