For the past 20 years, Dr. John Lott, Jr. has been the go-to person from the educated elite class who the GOP has used to fight gun legislation. On Sept. 18, Americans were again subjected to this man as he testified at the Joint Economic Committee Hearing on Gun Violence in America. Lott has written multiple books with oh-so-scholarly…
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THIS is how you beat the NRA!
Everybody gather near. Dyin’ time is here Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome As all of you know, I have been a frequent commentator, and will continue to be a frequent commentator on the stunning internal collapse of the National Rfle Association. My beef with the NRA isn’t in its original form as a safety and…
Watch Trump promise strong action on background checks … in February 2018
According to Donald Trump, Donald Trump has had a change of heart on background checks. Unfortunately, you can’t believe a damn thing Donald Trump says, especially if Donald Trump insists it’s true. I mean, come on. Trump would let Nancy Pelosi shove Whole Foods organic kale down his rotten gob with a giant hay fork before he ever betrayed the…
NY Post discovers the real cause of America's mass shootings: legal weed
I mean, come on. This one is idiotic, even for conservatives. Yeah, you don’t want to get between me and a bowl of blueberry granola when I’m high, as I will unequivocally assert my inalienable right to those sweet, sweet oats, but there’s no chance I’m going to get violent over it. But Miranda Devine, a columnist…
NRA should never have f***ed with the Parkland kids.
I guess the NRA thought the Parkland school shooting would follow the script of every other massacre: Americans would call for our politicians to finally do something The NRA would then fundraise off the tragedy, and donate to their politicians to keep them in line The NRA politicians would then offer thoughts and prayers to the victims Rightwing pundits would then viciously attack the…
The NRA should have never messed with the Parkland kids
I guess the NRA thought the Parkland school shooting would follow the script of every other massacre: Americans would call for our politicians to finally do something The NRA would then fundraise off the tragedy, and donate to their politicians to keep them in line The NRA politicians would then offer thoughts and prayers to the victims Rightwing pundits would then viciously attack the…
Parkland father snubbed by Kavanaugh: 'Vote like your life depends on it'
Before we all found out that Brett Kavanaugh was a rapey asshole, we discovered he was just an asshole. When Fred Guttenberg, the father of slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Jaime Guttenberg, tried to shake Kavanaugh’s hand early on in the SCOTUS confirmation process, Kavanaugh turned his back, barely acknowledging the grieving parent. That didn’t sit…
Republican Senator Rand Paul Files Amendment to Remove Sanctions on Russian Officials.
Surprisingly, the Louisville Courier Journal reported this item today about Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul: Sen. Rand Paul reportedly plans to file an amendment on Wednesday to change several executive orders that would lift U.S. sanctions on Russian lawmakers and allow them to travel to America. Paul had met with the Russian during the summer:…
(R) Sen. John Cornyn Hits Beto on AR-15s; Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo Punches Back.
The other Republican Senator from Texas is trying desperately to bail out Ted Cruz, who is in deep electoral doo doo in the Lone Star Senate Race. Houston Chronicle “Just 24 hours after Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O'Rourke agreed to a series of debates, Texas Sen. John Cornyn wanted to draw O'Rourke into a…
NRA finds new scapegoat for shooting deaths: loud video game headphones
When I heard there was a shooting at a Madden 19 tournament yesterday, I thought it was just a matter of time before gun-rights advocates started blaming video games for the scourge of violence in our country. I was sort of right. Of course, it’s an article of faith among NRA members that guns have absolutely…
Dana Loesch Says Feds Want to “Al Capone” drumpf. Jonathan Chait: That would Be His Easiest Path.
First, drumpf pulled out the Al Capone reference, earlier this month applying the example of prosecutors putting the Chicago gangster in stir using the paper trail of his fraudulent tax returns as no one in his organization dared testify against the murderous thug, to his former campaign manager Paul Manafort… x Looking back on history, who…
Conspiracy Theory About Republican Senator Rand Paul.
Rand Pual is on a tear about how we can’t trust the intelligence agencies — they have too much power, and they were such bullies overthrowing other peoples elections and governments. And that Brennon is a COMMUNIST! By why is Senator Rand Paul going the full monty on defending Trump and the attack on our elections…