Jim Webb Cuts Ad For Obama Strongly Defends Him On Guns, American "Greatness"

The Obama campaign goes up in Virginia with its first ad featuring Senator Jim Webb, who offers a strong and personal defense of Barack Obama on guns and assures Virginians that Obama will protect our country's "greatness."

We obtained the radio spot, and it's a strong one, starting off with an "important message to Virginia sportsmen and working families":
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In the ad, Webb, a Vietnam vet and gun enthusiast, recounts his own gun history -- his dad gave him his first rifle when he was eight -- and goes on to explain that gun-love runs in his veins.

"Our family tradition of hunting and shooting are a way of life to me, and no government will ever take that away," Webb says. "I am an NRA member and I know that my friend Barack Obama will protect our second amendment rights. So don't be misled about Barack Obama...I trust him to protect our right to keep and bear arms."

The repetition of the word "trust" is interesting, as is Webb's description of Obama as "my friend." Webb's military and gun cred are being pressed into service to deflect attacks on Obama as a risky unknown, and Webb is personally vouching for his fellow Senator.

Indeed, guns are really a proxy for the ad's meta-message, which is that Obama can be trusted to honor patriotic values and to keep America strong and great. "I trust him to stand with me to protect American jobs and our greatness as a nation," Webb says. "He's a good fit for me."

Apparently when he does that a lot of repugs go home with broken a nose.

"I support and will protect Americans 2nd Amendment rights to own firearms for defense of self and state".

That's it.

It's not about hunting.

that dems finally just stopped talking about guns and gun control entirely. It's just a really big loser for us. I don't own any guns and have no intention of owning one, but I don't care how many guns other people have.

and McCain being part of the problem.