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Chris Christie Calls NRA "Reprehensible" For Ad Attacking Obama Girls
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Rebecca Fishbein
Published Jan 18, 2013
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Last week, the NRA attacked Obama for having armed guards protect his daughters, and now New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's pretty mad someone messed with his BFF.
Christie gave a news conference yesterday calling the NRA's ad, "reprehensible." "I think it's awful to bring public figures' children into the political debate. They don't deserve to be there," Christie, who has four children himself, said. "Don’t be dragging people’s children into this. It's wrong."
And of course, ChroBama haters are already striking back: Kentucky Senator Rand Paul accused Christie of trying to woo Democrat voters in his state and claimed he was backing down on guns and NRA support. But Christie, who appointed a firearms and school safety task force yesterday, isn't going to let Wayne LaPierre and Co. bring him down. "I don't worry about the NRA," he said. Also, he is the Boss.
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