AP reporter: NRA-endorsed candidate lacks hunting license

This may be the most pathetic non-story hit piece from the left-stream media I've ever seen:

NRA-backed candidate lacks hunt license

By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, Associated Press Writer
Fri Sep 15, 5:27 PM ET

Republican Bob Corker, a self-described hunter, has the backing of the National Rifle Association yet the Tennessee Senate candidate won't be firing a gun anytime soon.

His license expired.

Well, whoop-dee-flipping-doo.

Corker had a license with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency last year but it expired in February, according to the state agency. The GOP candidate is in a competitive race against Democratic Rep. Harold Ford (news, bio, voting record) Jr., for the soon-to-be-vacant seat held by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

Gee, he's in an important, heated political race. Ya think that might have something to do with it, Nance?

The NRA endorsed Corker Tuesday, giving him an "A" rating and describing him as "a longtime hunter and sportsman." The former Chattanooga mayor told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that he typically goes bird hunting several times a year.

Hmm... So what do you think is different about this year? Gosh, I just can't place my finger on it...

The dove season is under way in Tennessee, and politicians typically use the start of the season to show off their hunting skills.

Um, only if they are phonies trying to butch-up their images like certain presidential candidates named John F. Kerry.

Corker campaign manager Ben Mitchell said Friday the candidate has been too busy campaigning to go hunting. "He certainly will be out hunting again in the future and will have the appropriate license when that happens," Mitchell said.

A perfectly reasonable explanation - not that one was needed in the first place. One does not need to have a hunting license to support or be supported by the NRA. This is just another "unbiased" (yeah, right!) left-stream media attempt to hurt a Republican candidate any way they can, no matter how lame. They are getting desperate.

What's really funny about all this is that you don't even need a gun, much less a hunting license, to be a member of the NRA.

[Special thanks to Kimberly at CU for discovering this story.]