Photo by George Frey/Getty Images I think this is the Republicans’ way of re-branding their party – getting rid of the racists… but, who will be left after all the racists are gone? LAS VEGAS — Southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy no longer is a Republican. Bundy, who is embroiled in a dispute over grazing… Continue reading Republicans Lose One Of Their Own – Racist Cliven Bundy Now an Independent
Gabby Giffords Again Urges Congress to Act on Gun Violence
Photo: AP I am of course, a supporter of Gabby’s efforts to get something done on the issue of gun violence. But the fact is, she was a member of Congress, she got shot in the head and you would think that if nothing else caused the gun lovers in congress to act, seeing one… Continue reading Gabby Giffords Again Urges Congress to Act on Gun Violence
Fox News Guest Loses Job After Making Dumb Statement About UCSB Shooting on Fox
First, Robi Ludwig went on Fox News after the shooting in California and said that the mass shooting could have been caused by the shooter not being able to cope with his “homosexual impulses.” Ludwig, a spokesperson for Coldwell Banker, apparently did not check with her employer before making that statements. After her appearance on the Fox,… Continue reading Fox News Guest Loses Job After Making Dumb Statement About UCSB Shooting on Fox
Joe The Plumber to Families of Gun Violence – “your dead kids don’t trump my Constitutional rights”
The famous Republican plumber, who is not a real plumber but definitely a real Republican, has a message for the families of those killed in what is slowly becoming this nation’s favorite passtime – mass shootings. To the families of those killed, Joe says who gives a damn if you lost your child is gunned… Continue reading Joe The Plumber to Families of Gun Violence – “your dead kids don’t trump my Constitutional rights”
Republicans Attack First Lady’s Healthy Lunch Program for School Kids – Pure #Insanity
What’s messed up is having the First Lady of the United States placed in a position where she has to defend her efforts to make kids eat healthier. What is this world coming to, when eating healthy is now the wrong thing to do? That is the new fight the Republicans are on. They have… Continue reading Republicans Attack First Lady’s Healthy Lunch Program for School Kids – Pure #Insanity
More Mass Shootings, Same Old Non-Response from Congress
Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters And this is the way things will be until we get a Congress brave enough to take on the NRA. After the shooting at University of California, Santa Barbara on Friday, a rampage that left six students dead, many parents and politicians found the federal government’s past responses to similar tragedies to… Continue reading More Mass Shootings, Same Old Non-Response from Congress
Texas – 10 Year Old Shoots 4 Year Old with Harmless Rifle
Here’s another of the many cases we show on this site where the guns apparently are never to be blamed. The NRA and their kind would have you believe that guns are harmless. So in this story, the 10 yr old apparently took the bullet out of the harmless gun and threw it at his… Continue reading Texas – 10 Year Old Shoots 4 Year Old with Harmless Rifle
Happy Memorial Day – Veterans Group Calls Republican Senator “Dishonorable”
The Huffington Post is reporting that a highly bitter war of words has broken out between veterans organizations and the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs amid the brewing controversy over health care for former servicemen and servicewomen. Late Friday afternoon before the Memorial Day weekend, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) penned an… Continue reading Happy Memorial Day – Veterans Group Calls Republican Senator “Dishonorable”
It’s Their Only Priority – Republicans File Suit to Raise Unlimited Funds
Don’t ever say you did not know what the Republicans’ main goal was. And for those of you who were fooled into thinking Republicans were looking out for your best interest, well I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Last week, the RNC showed exactly what they’re after, and that is to raise… Continue reading It’s Their Only Priority – Republicans File Suit to Raise Unlimited Funds
Dog Attacked Boy, Cat Saved Boy, Dog Gets Death Penalty
Remember the cat that saved a little boy who was being attacked by a vicious dog? Well it seems that the dog inadvertently got the death penalty for his attack on the kid. And Saturday was his last day on earth. Sources at the Bakersfield animal shelter tell TMZ … Scrappy was euthanized at the… Continue reading Dog Attacked Boy, Cat Saved Boy, Dog Gets Death Penalty
President Obama Makes Surprise Memorial Visit to Troops in Afghanistan
President Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday for an unannounced visit with U.S. troops, officials said. The President landed at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan at about 8:15 p.m. local time (11:45 a.m. ET). Air Force One had secretly left Washington from Andrews Air Force Base under cover of darkness at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday… Continue reading President Obama Makes Surprise Memorial Visit to Troops in Afghanistan
Detroit Mayor – Vacant Lots To Be Sold for $100 Each
One of the ideas from Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan during his campaign was to sell empty lots in the city for a small price to be used for the owner’s (legal) discretion. Looks like Duggan is keeping his promise, as such a program is coming to fruition. Duggan tweeted last night that a pilot program… Continue reading Detroit Mayor – Vacant Lots To Be Sold for $100 Each