Category Archives: Terrorism

… Except when it comes to guns

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Democrats are being spineless weasels again

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Republicans faked Benghazi e-mails to make the Obama administration look bad. But Democrats aren’t going on the attack. What’s their problem? One commenter at TPM says this: The Democratic Party at the national level looks to Obama and his White … Continue reading →

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Gun background checks: Fool me twice …

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Another Republican lies about supporting background checks for gun purchases. This time it’s Rob Portman, the Ohio senator (from Daily Kos): Portman tried to obscure his true stance in a reply to a letter from Peter Schulman objecting to his … Continue reading →

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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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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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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 … part 2

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

So the Mountain Dew ad with the goat in a police lineup with black guys while a white woman tries to identify her attacker was taken down. And now if you look for it on YouTube, you see every television … Continue reading →

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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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The arrest that wasn’t

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

One thing for sure. News outlets really screwed up in Wednesday’s coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. Here’s a chart (click to enlarge): The best part: CNN says “dark-skinned male.” CBS says “white mail.” Consensus: The suspect has skin. … Continue reading →

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