Tag Archives: Arizona Shootings

Massive Loopholes in Background Check System

Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:06 am by Bob Cesca

The Senate held a hearing Tuesday to review firearm background check loopholes. We know about the gun show loophole through which private dealers can sell guns to anyone irrespective of whether they have itchy trigger figures or are organizing a … Continue reading →

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Coburn Supports Gun Control

Posted on January 18, 2011 at 5:15 pm by Bob Cesca

The sociopaths at the NRA won’t be happy about this. WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, viewed as a staunch congressional supporter of gun rights, said Sunday he is willing to work to make sure the mentally ill cannot get … Continue reading →

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Worst Persons in the World

Posted on January 17, 2011 at 9:51 am by Bob Cesca

I should reserve this category for the NRA — and only the NRA. This is shockingly wrong: Six days after a gunman attempted to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and killed six others in a mass shooting, the National Rifle … Continue reading →

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Gateway Pundit is a Dumbstupid

Posted on January 16, 2011 at 3:09 pm by Bob Cesca

I’m generally not very shocked by wingnut conspiracy theories anymore. But every once in a while their dumbstupid reaches new levels of ridiculousness — crying out for us all to point and laugh, laugh, laugh. Gateway Pundit, one of the … Continue reading →

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The Palin Clown Car Rolls On

Posted on January 14, 2011 at 1:28 pm by Bob Cesca

Excellent optics. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin recently announced plans to deliver a keynote speech later this month at a marquee gun rights event in Reno, Nevada. Palin is set to speak at a Safari Club International convention on January … Continue reading →

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Weak Stream

Posted on January 14, 2011 at 8:36 am by Bob Cesca

Wingnuts are really, really, really stretching for something to complain about the president’s speech: In one of the most cynical displays in recent memory, following the lead of Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft, several conservative websites — including Fox Nation and … Continue reading →

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The Leader and The Celebutard

Posted on January 13, 2011 at 1:55 pm by Bob Cesca

Jonathan Martin lays out the contrasting presentations yesterday: In the span of a single news cycle, Republicans got a jarring reminder of two forces that could prevent them from retaking the presidency next year. At sunrise in the east on … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day (So Far)

Posted on January 13, 2011 at 12:12 pm by Bob Cesca

“That’s what I believe, in part because that’s what a child like Christina Taylor Green believed. Imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy; just beginning to understand the obligations of citizenship; just starting … Continue reading →

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The President's Tucson Address

Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:30 am by Bob Cesca

*applause* How could an auditorium filled with emotional people not applaud this, for example? The president’s address was, naturally, excellent. But I thought the audience participation was such an important accent to the event. It represented a community gathered in … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:30 pm by Bob Cesca

“Today has been set aside to honor the victims of the Tucson massacre. And Sarah Palin has apparently decided she’s one of them.” Josh Marshall Yeah. Good timing, Sarah. Compassionate.

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