At this point, Mark Kelly appears to be Harris’ top pick for VP. He is affiliated with the gun control nonprofit, Giffords and was supported by the anti-gun rights groups.
“Kamala Harris doesn’t scare Republicans, but Mark Kelly absolutely should,” opinion columnist Phil Boas declared Tuesday in The Arizona Republic. “Mark Kelly is on the short list of names for the No. 2 spot, and he’s rapidly rising as the popular choice.”
It’s basically a PR piece from an expected source, a paper that’s part of the Gannet Publication chain. Without really setting out to do so, I’ve been randomly documenting the media giant’s Democrat/anti-gun biases for years, ever since calling attention to how its papers violated corporate ethics policies after one, The Journal News, published gun permit holders’ names and addresses, and another, The Des Moines Register, called on gun owners to be killed.
So, it’s hardly a surprise that Gannett’s Phoenix holding would be stumping for a candidate with whom it has a longstanding supportive relationship and access. The reasons the advocacy piece lists, including his careers as a fighter pilot and astronaut and a reputation for not being soft on crime, will appeal to independents who don’t understand that the citizen disarmament wagon Kelly has hitched himself to in recent years makes violent criminals’ jobs easier.
By David Codrea
