There has been a lot of controversy over the NRA’s jump the shark ocean ad which dragged President Barack Obama’s two daughters into the gun control controversy. The White House blasted it — and so did many others, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who called it “reprehensible.” And now so has the “Morning Joe” crew, including host Joe Scarborough, who reacted with shock and anger. Watch:
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.