Category Archives: Law

… Except when it comes to guns

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Taxes and Tea Baggers

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Can anyone explain why the IRS investigating Tea Party organizations that want tax exempt status is a bad thing? The Tea Party is a political movement. The IRS isn’t supposed to give tax exempt status to political movements. Does anyone … Continue reading →

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Gun background checks: Fool me once …

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

How do Republicans expect to get away with voting against gun background checks by saying they support gun background checks? Here’s how (from TPM): Having found themselves on the wrong side of a cause supported by the vast majority of … Continue reading →

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Kidnapped and forgotten

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

When a girl from a well to do family goes missing (Laci Peterson, Elizabeth Smart, JonBenet Ramsey, Chandra Levy, Natalee Holloway) the national media go into overdrive, with minute-by-minute coverage of the national disaster. But when said girls are from … Continue reading →

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The NRA owns the Republican Party

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

The National Rifle Association had its convention in Houston last week. I originally didn’t bother to find out anything about it because I already know what the message is. Nothing in the U.S. Constitution matters other than my right to … Continue reading →

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Clarence Thomas and the black president

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Here I was, all ready to get indignant over a headline involving Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on a perceived slight against President Obama. TPM has this headline: Clarence Thomas: Obama Is First Black President Thanks To Approval From ‘Elites … Continue reading →

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Kids and guns: What could go wrong? (Part 2)

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

David Waldman at Daily Kos keeps track of people shot in America each week. Here a snippet of his findings: This week’s compilation includes three God-given-but-somehow-forgotten guns, four accidents while cleaning loaded guns (which nobody ever does, though I’ve now … Continue reading →

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Those wacky Americans … and their guns

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Yeah, yeah I know. Most Americans don’t care how the rest of the world sees us. But this is how the rest of the world sees us (from Euronews):

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Kids and guns: What could go wrong?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

I needed to take some time to cool off before I posted this, because I really needed to think about keeping control when I saw this earlier this week. By now, you know the story of the five-year-old Kentucky boy … Continue reading →

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If I could talk to the animals …

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Really, who doesn’t like goofy talking dog ads? When I had a dog, I used to use that voice with him. He was kind of psychotic, though. Kept biting at flies that weren’t there. The vet called it “Fly-Biting Syndrome.” … Continue reading →

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