National Rifle Association Has Neo-Nazis On Its Board—Yet Still Has Enough 'Legitimacy' To Block Surgeon General Nominee

Wayne LaPierre - Lobbyist Loaded for Bear.
CEO and the Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association.
(Illustration by DonkeyHotey)

By Lisa Mascaro

Intense opposition from the National Rifle Assn. has all but doomed prospects for President Obama's nominee for surgeon general, officials said Saturday as pro-gun Senate Democrats peeled away from the White House on a volatile issue in an election year.

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Facing a potential high-profile setback for the president, the White House is not pushing for a vote to confirm Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, a Harvard- and Yale-educated internist and former emergency room doctor who has advocated for stricter gun control laws, the officials said.

Democratic leaders in the Senate have begun surveying senators to determine whether there is enough support to save the troubled nomination. Few Republicans are expected to back Murthy, and as many as eight Democrats also could be opposed.

Ted Nugent, NRA Board Member: The fact that he knows he can get kudos from
some gun owners by playing the racist fool tells you all you need to know about
the NRA and right-wing gun owners. Yet the NRA gets easy access to any and all
politicians. (Illustration by DonkeyHotey)

"We don't expect a vote to happen," a Senate aide said.

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The divide between the White House and the president's party has widened in recent weeks as Obama's low poll numbers leave Democrats increasingly concerned about their chances in the November midterm election and whether they could lose their majority in the Senate.

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