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Hillary Clinton and Guns

Sun Apr 13, 2008 at 03:07:07 PM PDT

I had been wondering about how Obama is rated the most liberal senator.  So, I went to the American Conservative Union, which rated him liberal but not the most liberal.  Where does he come out #1?  How do they determine these ratings?

However, I did travel from the ACU to other conservative rating sites and found this gem ... Project Vote Smart.  This site allows one to choose a conservative issue and then find out how a particular candidate rates.  

Hillary Clinton on gun issues:

Gun Issues - Hillary Clinton

2006  Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2006.

2006  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2006, the National Rifle Association assigned Senator Clinton a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

2005  Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2005.

2003-2004  Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003  Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 100 percent from 1988-2003 (Senate) or 1991-2003 (House).

2003  In 2003 Gun Owners of America gave Senator Clinton a grade of F-.

2002  On the votes that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered to be the most important as of 2002, Senator Clinton voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2002 in the House and 1991-2002 in the Senate when determining these scores.

2001-2002  Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Senator Clinton a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).

Wow.  F-.  I didn't know you could get this rating.

Point is, of course I agree with her on her gun votes.  But, if you want to talk about guns, then talk about your voting record, not some mythical outing in pre-school.

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