This frame grab image shows a scene from video released by the National Rifle Association. In a sharp pushback against any new gun regulations, the NRA posted a Web video on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, that labels President Barack Obama an “elitist hypocrite” for allowing his daughters to be protected by armed Secret Service agents while not embracing armed guards for schools. (AP/NRA photo)
A television ad from the National Rifle Association which features President Barack Obama's children elicited a sharp, angry response from the White House Wednesday. “Most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight,” Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement. “But to go so far as to make the safety of the president's children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly.”
The ad, which the NRA said is airing on the Sportsman Channel, was announced Tuesday. It calls Obama a hypocrite for being “skeptical” about placing armed guards at schools, while his own two daughters are protected by the U.S. Secret Service/CNN Politics. More here.
Question: Did NRA ad go too far?
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