Category Archives: Murder

… Except when it comes to guns

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Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi: The GOP cartoon

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

That’s Robert Gates, the secretary of defense in the Bush administration, calling the GOP interpretation of how Benghazi should have been dealt with “cartoonish.” And here’s the lead animator of the cartoon, Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, who’s presiding … 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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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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Comic strips demand action

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Even the comic strips want an end to rampant gun violence:  

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Chechens and the Boston Marathon

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

It looks like the Boston Marathon bombers are finished. One dead. The other captured minutes ago. Bizarre profile here. Chechen heritage? Doubt that was on anyone’s list of possibilities. Chechen terrorism usually targets Russia. But it appears these guys have … Continue reading →

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