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Obama's Use of Children in Gun-Control Debate Is Dishonest

By Michael Ramirez
Wednesday, January 23 2013

To understand why President Obama surrounded himself with a human shield of children last week as he ordered a tightening of our nation's gun controls, you have to remember this is an administration that never lets a "crisis" go to waste. Nor does it resist the use of a superficial prop to divert attention from serious deliberation. It also has a history of claiming urgency to pass solutions based on misinformation without careful reflection. That anyone would use children in such an overtly political manner or hijack a tragedy like Sandy Hook to further their political aims is repulsive…

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