Linking to the astonishing quote today from the president that “up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time,” Tom Maguire adds:
Until we see more evidence this is one more for the “Who Does He Think He Is Kidding?” file.
GEEZ, I WAS OFF BY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS: Back in the 2008 campaign Obama said, apparently with a straight face, that he once considered enlisting. Yes, in the military!
To which I snarked:
Oh, well — I can’t wait for October when Obama will put on a Republican-looking woodlands camo outfit and go duck hunting.
Obviously, Obama’s polling numbers were strong enough that he didn’t feel the need to do a Kerry and ask, “can I get me a hunting license here?” while the minicams rolled in the fall of 2008. Why the change of heart now? Does he expect anyone in the Bitter Clinger community to actually buy his story?
Update: Matt Drudge’s choice of photo to accompany Obama’s quote says it all:
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