Leid Stories - Gunning for A Win - 04/11/13

In an all-out effort to score a win on gun control, President Obama and his handlers unleashed every weapon in his arsenal. When First Lady Michelle Obama went gunning for support in Chicago yesterday, breaking her own vow to steer clear of politics, it confirmed the Obama camp’s fear of yet another loss to emboldened Republicans. But her appearance was far from triumphant. It was a sharp study in the politics of pragmatism and racial exploitation—black-on-black violence, Obama style.