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Archives: December 21, 2012

Judge: Louisiana woman has right to display middle finger in holiday lights on home

Paul Ryan Claims House GOP’s Latest Fiscal Cliff Scheme Doesn’t Include ‘A Single Tax Increase’

Peter Madoff jailed for role in Ponzi fraud

Mike D'Antoni Drawing Up Plays To Get Lakers To Like Him

Two Mayans

Democrats need to tell Obama to butt out.

President Barack Obama's Approval Rating is 56% to 37% Today at Gallup

Ashling - Dream

A heartening thread

Yesterday standing a the bus stop I saw a hit and run accident.

Groups urge probe of $12 million mystery donation

This is an excellent point....

Obviously the solution is arming the teachers

House Passes First "Plan B" Tax Measure

In other news today

Senator Daniel Inouye

I believe some semi-pros here could use this outfit.

White House Issues Veto Threat Over GOP Bill Replacing Sequester

Three tiny acts of kindness I've seen or experienced the past two days...

Why the US media ignored Murdoch's brazen bid to hijack the presidency

Tweet posted on Facebook

Pelosi caves on Chained CPI: “I consider it a strengthening of Social Security”

Elder son playing sax in his high school game band.

should we have an official "end of the world" thread?

Edit...not so officially freaking out here - as much lol

Obamas heading for Hawaii!

The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)

a special video for December 21, 2012

Well, we're an hour into 12-21-12 here in Europe. Pleased to report:

Susan RICE lobs jokes at the intelligence community and the Russians

Plan B vote in the house is in danger because Boehnor doesn't have

14 years ago today my beautiful baby sister passed away.

Who needs Plan B? The country has ways to shut itsself down

Masculinity, mental illness and guns: A lethal equation?

Winthrop basketball coach's comments on Sandy Hook (2:00)

the house debating Plan B(ullshit) c-span link.

What the hell does Bonehead think he's doing?

Origin of life emerged from cell membrane bioenergetics

Another basketball coach (Syracuse) rant on guns (1:25)

Pizza Hut Singapore's 'Double Sensation' Pie Is the Most Insane Pizza We've Ever Seen

Somehow I do not think a 'chained CPI' will come to be

Why Does the NRA Fear the Truth About Gun Violence?

Does anyone else here think that Boehner

GDP Revised Upwards, GDI Revised Downward

Breaking CNN: Romney gaining in polls

You know what would really strengthen Social Security, Leader Pelosi ....

Country’s first ‘atheist church’ to open in London next year

Should we consider repeal of the First Amendment if it is found that

Wing-nuts wanting Hillary's med records (re: her concussion) ..

We need a spelunking Forum there is WAY to many comments on Caving here

Marko KOS Moulitsas: If Obama gives up Social Sec the rethugs will turn on him in the 2014 elections

I am having a blue Christmas this year.

Dearest Republicans: You are buffoons

Koch Brothers Super PAC Wishes You A 'Merry Taxmas' (PHOTOS)

What to do, what to do?

Liberate the suds!

This may make you feel better

Time for Hollywood to do: "The Presidency of George W. Bush - a People's History."

Is it official now? Cuts = Strengthening?

House in Recess, More Debate on "Plan B" Expected

Facebook tests $1 fee for messages to non-friends

paul ryan wants to exempt the military from sequestration....

President Obama...Please Prove Glenn Greenwald "WRONG!"

Boehner pulls Plan B - lack of support Oops

Mayan Doomsday Humor

China arrests 500 followers of religious cult over Mayan apocalypse rumours

Papa we have a new rule this year, my 5 year old grand daughter said to me

Concerning the Social Security cap and the current debate

BREAKING: Boehner WILL NOT bring up "Plan B": not enough votes...

BREAKING: from ed schulz: NO VOTE on plan b!!!

House in recess until after Christmas

OFFICIAL! NO VOTE, BONER HAS NO VOTES

Speaker Boehner Statement on Tax Vote

Obama's strategy is perfect...

My cat Cooper has a Person of Interest

BREAKING Boehner is an idiot.

New Title for Boehner

What is "mentally ill"? I've seen the term thrown around and misused so please, what is it?

"19 Most Mystifying Cher Tweets" makes me feel *much* better about my erratic posts

Huh...Cantor looked pretty happy walking down that hall.

You know, maybe 12/21/12 IS the end of the world...

Poor Boner. Poooooooooor, poooooor poooooooooor Boner.

faux headline....

Touche!

If the Tea Party ran the school day....

Update on Dude, the shelter dog.

Tell me more about how this White House doesn't know how to negotiate, we're all fucked, etc...

How do we know this is bad news for the GOP?

MO teen charged with threatening to bring guns to school and kill people.

Why was there no similar outrage for the Amish school mass murder in 2006?

Why would any Republican have voted for Plan B?

Cliff-jumping gear: The President's compared to Boehner

Well, he kind of is.

You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands

Cantor's walk of shame

Watching Ed Schultz; Eric Cantor was all smiles seeing Boner lose his caucus

Hahahahahaha! Boehner, you impotent, whiny booze-addled joke.

CNN: "BOOING" in the Republican caucus...

Worst part of this evening's events?

It is December 20th...Boehner just quit his big push

B-I-N-G-O, David Kurtz calls the Boehnner Cliff Fiasco Just Right

Having some Greek food and a couple of drinks. Anyone care to join me for the end of the world?

Doomsday preppers liquidation garage sale (not spam, social comment)

DOW FUTURES JUST PLUNGED 250 POINTS. OMG THE MAYANS WERE RIGHT!

Tornado Hits Mobile, Ala.; 'Severe Damage' Confirmed

It's as clear as black, brown, and white

Tornado Hits Mobile, Ala.; 'Severe Damage' Confirmed

BREAKING: Republicans Revolt, Reject Boehner’s ‘Plan B’

The Boehner is Limp...

Analysis of Marcellus Flowback Finds High Levels of Ancient Brines (w/ extra radium goodness!)

Judge Denies Another Attempt to Stop California's Ex-Gay Law

Oh, God. I just watched Boehner drive his speakership into a ditch. On TV.

Just saw a MSNBC ad showing Mount Rushmore

You're in the shit house now pal!

Since Obama "evolved" in his views on LGBT rights, maybe.........

A free market solution to the problem of gun violence

So, it is now clear that the Republicans cannot pass ANY 'compromise,' not even their own.

IMO, Cantor has been setting Boehner up to fail so he can become speaker.

Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! & a new Kitty gif

"...and the New York says that (Republicanism) God is dead.. and the war's begun..."

Howard Dean on CPI adjustment "I trust Pelosi".

breaking news, House GOP calls off vote on Boehner’s ‘Plan B’

Yeah, this video just hits. It is a little dusty in here

Can we go off the stupid cliff now and let everyone put the blame on the R's?

Mr. Speaker...

I knew Boehner didn't have republicans wrapped up when he scheduled the vote so late

Toon: Every day on Faux News

Tarter Sauce and the end of the world.

Rachel Maddow: "This is how a negotiation works, right?"

Call it like it is: The NRA types want a nation of George Zimmermans.

No one could quite say it like George could...

So they imploded. So Social Security cuts and $400k+ tax hikes are history.

College hoops player drafted by Aussie Rules club

Loughner’s Judge Makes Conservative Plea For Gun Control

And it seems gin is also better than vodka...

I don't think ...

SHOUTING + listening to Rachel and Jared.

GOP Divisions: Conservatives just elected Nancy Pelosi as Co-Speaker

Boehner Yanks Plan B , Cites Lack Of GOP Votes After Final Plea Fails

Friend in CT who worked in mental health

Bill Moyers: Remember The Victims, Reject the Violence

I have to say that an anti gay bigot in one of the most high profile cabinet positions is a problem

Predicting markets tanking tomorrow, and until agreement reached.

11:21 of 12/21 - 2012 UTC is the official Winter Solstice time.

Worst Speaker Of The House Ever...

Perhaps the Mayans were just referring to the GOP...

LynneSin has her Christmas outfit all picked out.

No amount of Viagra is going to help Boner after this flop.

I think Obama has slowly been playing chess 8 steps ahead. Checkmate is very close.

Poor Boehner. Who knew? His Plan B turned out to be an abortifacient.

Anyone familiar with Paxil?

Possible Defense Nominee Faulted for Record on Gays

White House ‘Hopeful’ Deal Can Still Be Reached

Natural-gas exec paid for Corbett 2011 vacation

So is Steny Hoyer going to be the new Speaker of the House???

Woohoo - for the price of airfare&hotel vacation to RI you too can dig up Pennsylvania!!!!

Whatever you do during this Apocalypse...

Am I Bad for thinking The House may have lost Their Boehner as leader?

The President needs to go on the air, forget decorum, and BASH Boehner

Windows 8

USA Today: "I don't have the votes"

Stock futures plunge 200+ points on GOP

No cliff..just a slow sign..

The best part of this fiasco? The Very Serious People have been played for fools

so.....what happens next?

Please, Proceed, Speaker

NRA Reaps Profits From the Internet Ammo Sales It Made Possible

Soledad Obriend confronts Florida Governor Scott over gun control

'Sir, I'm going to ask you to turn that off,' says Mitch McConnell security

Dream Castles

Reindeer Games - prevously posted another version

He offered it because he knew they couldn't take it. Which means it was always safe.

Is Boehner 'done' as speaker ?

If Boner could not get votes for his plan B, how can any deal be passed

To the NRA-"Your proposal is acceptable."

Lawrence is about to serve up Boehner for Christmas dinner

Rachel just proved Rudolph is real

More places of which to dream

The Man Who Planted Trees

White House, hear me loud and clear

Okay, who gets married in December?

IF I was Boner, I would just do the right thing. Get a bill passed w/ Dem votes & say

Now that is REAL Horse Power

Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC right now = porn.

Pic Of The Moment: Plan C

I refuse to watch FOX "news" how are they reporting Boner's failure to deliver?

One more OP for outside-the-beltway types about what just happened

Powerful Thai Anti-Smoking Ad

Tomorrow Wall Street will cast its vote, and it won't be pretty

Rocks For Every Child

"Vitamin C fails to pass Plan B"

Maryland Capital loses power on Apocalypse Eve. People freak out. Crazy lights in the sky. VIDEO.

Hey look Boehner did something right!

It's the Senate Bill or the cliff

WikiLeaks' Assange says "door open" to end London stand-off

Dow Futures are down over 200 points

Must see for *ALL* DUers: How To Survive A Plague

Who will be the next Speaker of the House?

Quotes from 1776 - The Musical

I believe in the right to bear arms

Sandy Hook as a case study

The End of the World Tomorrow ?- from the NY Times

Speaker Boehner, so sorry, you've overbid.

Are we still here?

Ladies and Gentlemen, EarlG!!!

Eric Cantor is the Speaker of the House...GOP Civil War Time!!!!

Plan C (courtesy of Will Pitt)

"Playing Taxes Hold ’Em" by PAUL KRUGMAN at the NY Times

The smirk on Cantors face

People with mental illness

Battering down the hatches. This winter's ice storm is coming. I'm making

Boehner's Plan C:

This weeks Fido Friday is asking people to bet on black! DIAL UP WARNING!

The negotations and legislation are just done till when? Seriously, Christmas is one day.

The reason Plan B failed.

WND writer goes full on anti-Semite.

Damn, I’m sitting here watching the War on Christmas—Jesus my side is losing (satire).

How is fox spinning this?

For those of you who use landlines still can you help with a question.

If you are here expressing bigotry towards those of us with mental illness, FUCK YOU!

Plan B Defeat Blows Up Corporate Propaganda About Obama Caving

A conservative gun owner speaks out - quite eloquently, I think.

Conservative-ish Obama fan Andrew Sullivan coined a term for what just happened.

I swear, Pikas are some of the cutest little creatures I've ever seen. (Pic)

Is it time to select a Minority Leader & House Whip that will vigorously DEFEND Social Security?

PS22 Chorus Sings Sandy Hook Tribute (VIDEO)

Statement about the Newtown Tragedy from Alumni of Bard College at Simon's Rock

If Plan B failed does that now mean Boehner is pregnant?

Note to Poker Players ...

A roadside body cavity search??? *Please* tel me this didn't really happen.

Vacation time

so, did JSB write this, or not?

East Windsor gun store raided after man caught stealing rifle (Where 1 CT massacre gun was bought)

Statement By Senator Reid's Spokesman

Maybe this is it?

Texas Gun Store Owner Tries To Make The Case To Piers Morgan That Teachers Should Have Guns

BULLSHIT that it's a victory. Let's get our compasses straight as Democrats.

The link between intelligence, creativity and mental illness. Good stuff.

Boner: A Dean Martin drunk or a Nick Nolte drunk.

Mount Everest Gigapixel Photo (this is really nifty neato, worth a click through)

It's 12/21/12

If the world doesn’t end today, it won’t be from a lack of trying.

So anybody think

Breaking: A Kennedy considers following in his father’s footsteps

I might have just caused the apocalypse with a generator and I need your help.

Mayan Apocalypse Humor

A funny moment the other night - just about to head for bed, needed to plug in my laptop

There's One Big Obstacle To US Development Of Thorium

Poll: Are all illegal drug users responsible for drug gang violence?

nytimes: National Rifle (Selling) Association

Et tu, Cantor?

The real Mayan prediction.

Could This Man Be The Next Speaker of the House???

Jake Tapper To CNN: ABC News Correspondent Leaves For New Role

“America has a long history of killing little children.”

Let The Sunshine In.

Gloat Free NBA Scores (Thursday, December 20)

I love Anne Hathaway!

did cantor set-up boehner?

Surprisingly enough, this Apocalypse night is just like any other night…

Current TV revisits Michael Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine'

Biden: Inouye Was the 'quintessential' American

Rachel Maddow: BREAKING! "Republican John Boehner Seems To Have Lost Control Of His Own Caucus

Oh, I get it. It *is* the end of the world...

My Uncle Paul wasn't much older than me.

It's Official: A Democratic President Offered to Cut Social Security

Calm down damnit!The world is Not going to end

Gun Carry law suggestions

The Real and Racist Origins of the Second Amendment

JibJab Year in Review 2012: The End is Here!

In Mexico, New Agers hope Dec. 21 brings new era

How many bullets does one need for self defense?

FYI... HUB cable network is running the excellent animated Superman series...

Should mentally ill people be kept from buying violent video games?

there must be some way to boycott ted nugent. he is an NRA board member...and scumbag

uncle joe biden is pretty on point regarding guns. glad he's in charge. watch this video. oh snap!

Democrats and/or Obama could threaten to keep Boehner as speaker

I dare you to blast this in your neighborhood right now!

Waiting for the End of the World - Elvis Costello

"It’s not easy being a leftist who loves guns..."

Matt Damon Will Be Nude 'A Lot' in Liberace Movie

So far this Mayan apocalypse really sucks. n/t

State employee says she was unfairly fired for supporting liberal candidate

Lawmakers criticize cancer agency; fate of $85 million in recent grants uncertain

Occupy LA protesters sue city

UTEP professor develops Chagas vaccine

Notorious dentist who ran over husband wants parole (updated 4/12/2013)

Old Homosexual Warning Video

SS was never in jeopardy, but your complaints and outrage are very important

90 million gun owners with over 300 million guns KILLED NO ONE LAST YEAR. WHAAAAAAT?

So if Dick Morris weighs in today and says we have nothing to fear about 12-21-12

Well. Fuck. The world didn't end.

UPDATE: Modoc teen's plan included shooting a 'classroom of kids' at high school, police say

Florida man claims donkey fucking is a constitutionally protected right

Flower shop

Ireland - some day

Fairy Glen, Scotland

House approves $633 billion defense bill

Is Newtown Making Such News Because The Kids Are Mostly White?

Ms. Ashling was feeling like this since Saturday

Is Our Republic Ending? 8 Striking Parallels Between the Fall of Rome and U.S.

Cuba lashes out against U.S. fines on foreign banks

It's official: a Democratic President called the Rethug's bluff.

Cuba lashes out against U.S. fines on foreign banks

We Are a Country Drenched in Bloodshed: Some Hard Truths About Violence in the Media

N. Korea Says It Has Detained a U.S. Citizen

The Latest War on Single Moms

mexico's maya heartland awaits dawn of new era

Boehner abandons fiscal cliff plan as Republicans balk.

Fighting may have shaped evolution of human hand

MIT discovers a new state of matter, a new kind of magnetism

Eli Lilly to settle US SEC bribery case

Holy facting Shite WilLIARd Rmoney spent $9M on his

In Honduras, a controversial tycoon responds to critics

'Electrify' bank ringfence, says standards commission

On Tuesday Nov 8th 1988 Ronald Reagan's chosen successor was elected to the White House. On Friday..

Newtown Shooting Discussion Ends in Gunshots

Help: My Mac has this App called "The World" running...

Scandal Alert: Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment

What's for Dinner ~ 12.21.2012 ~ Galactic Alignment/Zombie Apocalypse Edition

It's the end of the world!

The Massive Biofuel Fraud Scandal No One's Talking About

All Due Respect To A Lot of Good People - Bullshit

Rep. Hanabusa will apply for Hawaii US Senate seat

Julian Assange: WikiLeaks is preparing to publish one million new secret government documents

Before Boehner's deal went down the tubes: Robert Reich: Obama Has Compromised Too Much

What Would a Country Without Labor Unions Look Like?

how do we keep the war on guns from being like the war on drugs?

Joe Scum says ReTHUGs are more divided now than since 1974

How Many Votes Does Boehner Actually Have To Deliver To Pass A Fiscal Cliff Bill?

Travelers hope to be on their way after snowstorm

Why O lost even though he won

Will congressional Republicans ever compromise on anything in the next 2 years?

Meanwhile, it's 12/21/12, and 54 degrees and teeming, pouring rain in Philly,

Have a little faith in Obama

Canada's First Nations protest heralds a new alliance

where the f is the sun

Pakistan's elite dodge tax burden

Apocalypses in literature: quiz

Hello...hello? tap..tap..tap...is this thing on??? Anyone there?

McDonald's Worker In Wales Was Fired For Putting Too Many Sprinkles On A McFlurry

You Won’t Believe Where the Headquarters of America’s 2nd Biggest Gun Lobby Are Located

nearly 1 million workers will receive a pay boost in Jan. due to minimum wage increases

Silence, ringing of bells to honor victims of school massacre

Self-Policing of Food Firms Fails, Says Congresswoman With Plan

Headline of the morning (after) from The Wall Street Journal blog

I am flying into the End of The World..see you on the other side

They Mayans were correct

OKAY so the world didn't end....here goes -- I would like to apologize to Carl in accounting ....

Some music for the end of the world

Morning Joe is on fire today!

Robert Scheer: Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple

President Obama on gun control petition: 'We hear you'

Solidarity After Sandy: Occupy steps up where traditional disaster relief fails

Learn how to celebrate when you win

Washington's Austerity Plan Threatens the 50 Million Americans Already in Poverty

markets down big ==> markets don't wan't deficit reduction after all

Fox does it again: 'Left-Wing Westboro Cult.....''Democrat Fred Phelps'

Please help me (re gun control)

"Morning Joe" (Joe included) raking a Tea Party Congressman over the coals....

Morning Maniac Music for the (non)apocalypse

This is what the Lounge feels like after hanging out in Meta

With New England Cod, Flounder Stocks Collapsing, Quota Cuts Of 80% Expected Today

Sandy's NYC Epicenter, Impact Overshadow Continuing Drought, Joplin, NO, CO Fires, More

Military funds to spare?

Problem With US "Energy Independence" - Reserve + "New" Tech Not Same As Sustainable Flow Rates

Anyone else have plans for celebrating inauguration day, January 21, 2013?

Marine pleads guilty to urinating on Taliban corpse, loses pay and rank in reduced sentence

12/18 Drought Monitor - Slight Easing In Mountain West, No Change N Plains, W TX, OK Worse

A neat-o chart from Google Trends on "Chained CPI"...

Was anyone ever arrested, fined or jailed for violation of the Assault Weapon Ban?

Rick Snyder signs bills making it harder to recall politicians in Michigan

An atheist's prayer for the churches that keep our soul

Plan (A)nything from the Republicans is the Ryan Plan. It's what lost them the election.

CPC - Drought Expected To Continue, Intensify Into Spring 2013

The man has nuclear launch codes five steps away, 24-7.

I hold a straight forward opinion: Obama offered moving to Chained CPI because he's open to it

I told Ms Ashling that this proves our love will outlast time

DUrito ergo sum - I DU therefor I am

Religious Minorities and Real Estate: Where They Live and How They Live

PETITION = Walmart is the largest gun dealer in the US

Inside the Meltdown

Gaps in F.B.I. Data Undercut Background Checks for Guns

5 People It’s Easy to Forget Are Catholic

America Being Driven Over the Fiscal Cliff by the Monumental Cost of the Military

Fun Fact: It took less than 5 months for Bush to get his tax cut

What Would a Country Without Labor Unions Look Like?

UK speeds pullout as war cost soars

For several years, I worked for a sporting goods chain

A Democratic President enacted the COLA.

Round, round, get around, I get around . . .

Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths

Nat'l Review: "Boys using Easy-Bake ovens" were the problem at Sandy Hook.

Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp won't raise taxes a dime on millionaires...

Bill Moyers: Remember The Victims, Reject the Violence

Boner wept.

I have an astral goat called Herbie

Stress on special ops troops 'worse than we thought'

Hagel opposed “openly aggressively gay” nominee

UN condemns Syria, Iran, and North Korea for rights abuses

Boehner's Failure to pass plan B is really the fault of Nancy Pelosi - according to Conservatoids

Response to Republicans who say "Now is not the time to discuss gun control."

Since we're all going to die, let me just say...

NRA Press Conference at 10:45 this morning?

In Ironic Christmas Card, Koch-Backed Group Labels Itself Ebenezer Scrooge

Robert Scheer: Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple

Did I miss the big NASA/Mars secret that was supposed to come out in Dec?

Moments before announcing defeat to GOP colleagues, Speaker Boehner recited the Serenity Prayer

Naming blizzards is a good idea. Yesterday some website referred to the

Has anybody been buying nuts for holiday recipes? Jesus, $10 for 12 oz of pecans?

personally, i don't give a shit what the NRA or lapierre have to say.

An ancient Meso-American civilization forsaw that I would have double pepperoni before bed

North Korea: U.S. Citizen Detained After Allegedly Committing Unspecified Crimes

Unbelief is now the world’s third-largest’religion’

Question

See this film if you are serious about creating fundamental CHANGE.

Open message to political campaigns

I wish that each and every one of you

Army rolls out brass to defend anti-IED software

An LGBT-Friendly Ice Kingdom

Plan C

U.S. Marine convicted of urinating on corpses of Taliban insurgents

Plan B fiasco leaves GOP lost, divided, and weak

HIV-Positive, Unapologetic and Fabulous

Meanwhile, back at the White House...

What TIME exactly is the Apocalypse expected?

Air Force asks ESPN for help in analyzing drone footage

Mike Luckovich: The End of Twinkies

I suvived the Mayan apocalypse and all I got was this stupid t-shirt.

Federal appeals court rules against Hobby Lobby on contraception

Flexible Forces Plus New Drone, Cyber, & Climate Policies Top 2013 Wish List

Fox News Interviews Santa Claus About The “War On Christmas”

NSA Ready To Launch Classified Mobile Device Service

The DOW has dropped 140 points in the first 5 minutes

Would an assault weapon Bullet Ban work better?

SS should be a progressive tax rate.

Tim Huelskamp's response on Joe Scar this morning is a preview of the new NRA position

A Grocery Store For The People Planned For West Oakland Food Desert

Rather than spend the day reading about how we're so SCREWN with O in the white house

Did you feel that?

Lawrence O'Donnell and Robert Greenstein on the FACTS of the Soc Sec CPI

AFL-CIO to White House: Time to rescind your offer to Boehner

Charles Pierce: Wherein Democracy Mocks Itself

Where's the Kaboom? There's supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom!

Best Dr. Who? (from the contemporary BBC series)

Try Reading the Entire Second Amendment

Biden needs to be ready for instant NRA counter-punch....n/t

Hey, it's a week later and we haven't forgotten, gunhadists.

Happy Winter Solstice Everyone!!!

Christmas tree O Christmas tree

If House repulblicans have lost confindence in Boehner and DON'T reelect him,

Obama Will Compromise And Offer To Raise Medicare Age To Save "Bonehead" And GOP

Oakland, Calif. spars in court with Washington over medical pot

It's time to repeal the GOP/NRA liability protection of gun makers and sellers

Call, Raise or Fold - Boner Folded!

Worst apocalypse ever.

Canada's First Nations protest heralds a new alliance

Did the Mayan apocalypse happen? (Right wing column from Rubin)

Congresswoman Marcia Fudge: I Will Not Throw Seniors Over The Cliff

The Mayan's have issued a new calendar -- 5,125 years of puppies and kittens!

Lot of Republicans depend on SS too

Would You Have Been Accused of Witchcraft?

Diminished Boehner

How soon before the holidays do you know your work schedule?

Boner Presser on now

Alan Grayson explains the CPI

Lawrence O'Donnell and Robert Greenstein on the FACTS of the Soc Sec CPI

Jobless rates down in 45 states in November; payroll jobs up in 30 states, down in 20

When seconds count, the NRA shows up a week later.

Nailed it!! A Tweet from "Atlanta's Mayor" going around FB.

If your Congressional representative is a Republican,

Consumers, Companies Shrug Off Fiscal Cliff Fears; Spending Rose In Nov By The Most In 3 Years

An op was hidden by a jury, As was the original title that warned of graphic nature

OMG: Marine "Sgt." Craig Pusley decides to guard an Elementary School

Resign, Boehner. Follow in Gingrich's Footsteps.

What's so dumb about world-ending Mayan prophesy or rapture-date prediction?

Obama Pursuing Same Failed Clinton Strategy That Lost The House And Eventually The Senate ---

US Consumer Sentiment Fell to Five-Month Low in December

Pope takes anti-gay marriage stance to new level

My Friend Said VP Biden Should Exhume Charlton Heston's Body And....

"We WILL take your guns from your cold, dead hands..."

I support the NRA plan on Gun Control. (Version Revealed: Feb 10, 2012)

Georgia Town Ordering Gun Ownership Undaunted by Massacre

Gun Control Now - Fact Driven Rant

Kerry Is Pick for Secretary of State, Official Says

Howard Dean:

Many Seniors Now Need ALL Their Social Security Because Their 401's And Pensions

Ronald Reagan’s 9 Wisest Words About Social Security

This is what the NRA is up to this morning....

Having a probability mental block

NRA presser @ 11am,est. Surprise guest. Safety sweep of presser room....

Reason #9,309,284,893,264,564 why Apple is a dick company

NYT says Kerry will be nominated (today? tomorrow?) for SoS

The Bitter End - Nautical Terminology - GOP Haz Reached It

boehner said plan b failed because 'some republicans' thought it would raise taxes.....

Obama nominating Kerry as Secy of State

I heard that you can buy an indoor antenna to improve radio reception. Anyone know about

Pope says future of mankind at stake over gay marriage

Are Obama And Third Way Demos Prepared To Beat Wavering Demos and Progressives-

One area where Democrats fell short yesterday

The Beat-Down of ‘Public Servants’

J Street Pushes Back on Neocon Bid to "Swift Boat" Chuck Hagel Nomination as Defense Secretary

Right vs. Left vs. Progressive vs. Conservative

hey andrea mitchell, Obama didn't 'back down' on susan rice...she withdrew her non-nominated name

Today in Peace and Justice history on December 21, 1965

Today in Peace and Justice history on December 21, 1965

Boehner Plan B Attack On Poor & Middle Class Not Oppressive Enough For GOP Base

Advanced 7,000 year water wells found in Germany

What will NRA Offer at their presser

I noticed something about Kerry's nomination.

Toobin: So You Think You Know the Second Amendment?

That awkward moment when you suddenly realize you can fly like a bird

Six degrees of Michele Bachmann

Does anyone here have access to The Dallas Morning News? We're talking unions.

Richard Engel on the blackout of kidnapping news:

I chose not to send my child to school today

NRA will take no questions today...how civil of them.

Analysis: Allies to lose socialist patron if Venezuela's Chavez goes

"German Scientists Seek to Clone Perfect Xmas Trees"

Very excited and happy about the Kerry nomination today

***NRA PRESSER. LIVE THREAD**** Fuck you Wayne, you loathsome piece of slime.

Top Gun Manufacturers in the US

Robert Reich: Boehner’s Failure and the GOP’s Disgrace

Wow! Wayne LaPierre is going full-on wacko! Blaming gun-free school zones!

Members of Congress –mostly male and Republican– sleep in their offices to avoid paying rent

So, was anyone raptured a few minutes ago?

NRA Speaks on gun control

the media should pull the plug on this disgusting asshole.

We're still here!

2-year-old girl watching cartoons is hit by stray bullet in Tennessee shootout

Typical - NRA blaming media, says schools need armed guards like the President has.

We have ALREADY been sold out to austerity. The game will not change until we correct the narrative.

That fucking asswipe from the NRA

Codepink - Live!!!!! Interupts on full camera the NRA press conference w/

Guess what! The CT shooting was staged!

Holy Crap! God Bless that Man!!

How long does it take for a OP not to be able to be kicked and it just lays dormant?

There they go blaming the MEDIA on movies and video games

AWESOME CODE PINK ACTION!

Ben Affleck for Senate? Actor Could Be Formidable Massachusetts Candidate

PULL THE FUCKING PLUG ON THIS GUY....NOW

EarlG just tombstoned AtypicalLiberal.

The end of the world came and all I got was a really bad flu bug !!!

Around 4am this morning I thought the end of the world was actually happening

NRA: Create the Problem, Sell More Guns as a Solution. Brilliant Marketing! nt

Thank you Medea Benjamin!!!!

Medea Benjamin from Code Pink "Ban assault weapons now!"

I can't believe what I'm hearing from LowPierre!

This is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen other than

Poor Wayne LaPierre

Can you imagine

The NRA Wants...You Guessed It - ARMED EMPLOYEES IN SCHOOL!?!?

"the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun"

You're goddamn lucky I'm a pacifist.

This is what I would like to see in a gun bill

This is Comedy Gold !

NRA Presser will become known as the moment they jumped the shark...

NRA's LaPierre: If you don't use a gun to protect your kids, you are a bad American and parent

The Networks should turn him off

This jerk Lapierre is using false comparisons comparing military and Secret Service guns to

*** Gets out her electric hammer and hangs sign about new DU Lounge Restrooms ***

Protesters Disrupt NRA Speech LIVE on TV

Federal Court Rules That Hobby Lobby Is Not Exempt From Obamacare’s Contraception Mandate

Fuck I hate Wayne LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre Presser: BRAVE Protester holds up sign, shouts "NRA STOP KILLING OUR CHILDREN"

CUT THE MILITARY NOT THE CIVILIAN SIDE OF THE ECONOMY.

WELL MR LAPIERRE IS 'CALLING ON CONGRESS' FUCK YOU MR LAPIERRE

Stephanie Miller show and the NRA live speech

OH LORD HAVE MERCY!!!(Lapierre) this so embarrassing ARMED cops in ALL Schools

I have never seen such a shocking display of out of touch as this NRA presser

After this NRA press conference, their message is clear. No More NRA Support on DU!

Hey, let's all go back to the wild west!!!

Minnesota DUers: Please RSVP to my notice of a holiday gathering in the Minnesota Forum

FUCK WAYNE LAPIERRE AND NRA WITH A RUSTY FORK

Boehner: Conservative Republicans Who Opposed Plan B Are ‘Drowning’ The Country

The NRA wants to take over all schools. Do you want these fascists running schools?

Let's make our school armed camps

LaPierre is really damaging the NRA the more he talks

Bear Arms - a visual - and a hearty FUCK YOU to Wayne

Fuck You!

Is anyone surprised at what the head NRA puke...

so the NRA is now developing policies for our schools? who the fuck does this lobbyist think he is?

Better idea! All children in flak jackets and helmets!

The NRA is the modern equivalent of a snake oil salesman

Isn't This Guy Going To Be A Guest On Meet The Press On Sunday?....

Seasoning cast iron skillet

POS LaPierre says MEDIA causing FEAR!

MSNBC just pulled the plug....THANK YOU

NRA National School Shield

Friday TOON Roundup 1: The end of the world as we know it

A policeman in every bus as well, LaPierre?

LaPierre is a despicable animal. n/t

Wayne LaPierre can suck my balls.And, yes, I mean that he literally can wash my balls with his mouth

If guns don't kill people then why do we need more guns to kill the people...

Defiant NRA leader rejects gun controls, asks to put police in schools

What caused the stock market to plunge today? 'God only knows.'

LaPierre basically told us to get a gun or something bad will happen to you.

Asa Hutchinson??? Really ?

mr lapierre. thank you for exposing your sorry ass to america.

Friday TOON Roundup 2: RIP

He BLAMED Everyone - including the President for Sandy Hook, and never once took responsibility

Okay, Occupy went after the banks, who will go after the NRA??? nt

Friday TOON Roundup 3: The Rest

NRA's news conference & my 82 year old mother's response...........

When you have Micheal Steel disagreeing with you your on VERY SHAKY ground

"More armed good guys"

Who Needs Feminism?

Zappa

The NRA is planning a coup. They are using this tragedy as a political opportunity.

Useful reminder: The first person Adam Lanza murdered owned a bunch of guns.

The minute the NRA asshole announced that there would be no questions

Buddha responds to the NRA...

Cigarettes are legal but are highly regulated.

The Repugs Will Not Support Cops in Every School....

"This i the beginning of a serious conversation. We won't be taking questions today."

Pope attacks gay marriage, posts faith, family tweets

I have a idea to run up the flag pole.

LaPierre pulled back his own curtain today. Will NRA rank & file members now wise up?

THAT very well might have been the beginning to the end of the NRA

what a bunch of lackeys on the right

Number of Veterans Who Die Waiting for Benefits Claims Skyrockets

So many guns in this country

In order for the NRA to carry out their usual evil deeds - the world will not end today!

Tea party queen Rick Santelli is being unhinged on CNBC now

I heard a retired policeman on radio yesterday.

Righties suggest government orchestrated Sandy Hook shooting

I think LaPierre may have just pulled a Romney.

With Boehner last night and LaPierre today, the GOP is in full melt-down. Merry Xmas, Republicans.

I have a question about social security

We Are Witnessing The Full-Bore Meltdown Of Conservatism In This Country

Sources: Several shot, including 2 state troopers, in Blair Co.

NRA Gets Interrupted at First Statement Since Newtown Tragedy

I FUCKING HATE THESE PEOPLE

I Am Not Surprised

i wish i was a NRA member so i could mail them the remains of a half burned membership card

Florida poll takes pulse on tuition, gay marriage

LaPierre will be on Meet the Press this weekend and will answer questions.

Press Conference .... now those words are meaningless

GOP Supports Armed Guards In Schools ---- That Is Private Guards At ----

the right and their masters

We Can’t Fix Our Economy Without Confronting White Supremacy

IT'S HAPPENING!!1

Does "Laura" by Bat for Lashes remind anyone of "Hallelujah"?

Batman doesn't use guns.

President Obama needs to take Social Securrity off the table!

Proliferation Warnings On Nuclear 'Wonder-Fuel', Thorium

Latest Steven Carrell & Jim Carrey movie.

Ok, so what can we DO?

3 arrested in fatal Indy explosion

Oh, so THIS is what the Mayans were talking about.

Madonna picks up a cause. Anti-smoking.

There Needs To Be A Movement By NRA Members To Quit The NRA ......

Was the shooter of the children a member of the NRA

The Big Fail. Why Boehner’s last, best hope at avoiding the “fiscal cliff” exploded in his face

About X-Factor...Spoilers inside.

Children go to

Thom Hartmann: Is it right to screw millions of Americans in favor of defense funding?

Question ...

Increasing Medicaid Primary Care Fees for Certain Physicians in 2013 and 2014...

Freeps are quiet. One thread about NRA "presser" and 12 responses.

Gangnam Style hits 1 billion views; countdown site immediately switches to porn.

Has Anyone Here On DU Had The Courage To Tune Into Fox And See How They Are Treating This Presser...

NRA -effective in keeping a permanent director from ATF since GW Bush:

The NRA's plan and its genesis:

Wayne Lapierre proves the Mayans predicted the End Of Sanity

What do you want David Gregory to ask Wayne LaPierre this Sunday???

If you think the NRA cares about your 2nd Amendment rights then you are very gullible

can the Responsible Gun Owners and sportsmen form a breakaway faction of the NRA?

A medical provider's pet-peeve phrases.

Agents find Christmas packages containing kilos of cocaine

Federal Court Rules Illegal Immigrants do not have Right to Bear Arms

4 Dead, 2 State Troopers Injured in Blair County Shooting

Interesting Fun Fact

Brace yourself.

The Code Pink protest at the NRA Press Conference - a thing of beauty!

I'd like to think that Wayne LaPierre damaged the NRA this morning

"Information-Feedback-Emotion" My grandson's reaction to Wayne LaPierre

Newtown massacre is the media's fault says NRA....

The Apocalypse is looking back in the mirror...

Hey, all you gun regulation fanatics! How do you explain THIS!! Huh? How do you explain THIS!!

Obama reflects on LGBT progress in ‘Time’ interview

Let the NRA pay for armed cops in every school

President Obama Speaks at Sen. Daniel Inouye Memorial Service

Fuck the NRA and ALL gun owners

Dear NRA members who are afraid to stay home alone without your gun,

Morehouse to Offer Course in Black LGBT History, Culture

Three charged in Indianapolis explosion

Armed police officers in schools. We already have them here.

Ugh. The Kerry/Fonda photo is making the rounds on FB...

Obama Cannot Get Any Kind Of Deal Unless He Offers To Privatize Social ----

Brussels sprouts 'overdose' hospitalised man at Christmas, report reveals (BBC)

Boner's Problem: A Leader Can't Lead Without Followers

Most useless devices!

The Rude Pundit: A Teacher Speaks About Trying to Return to Normal, Post-Newtown

The NRA and gun suppliers won't be happy until the streets look like Kabul

Democrats are "framing" the "fiscal cliff" debate entirely wrong.

The NRA's suggestion to put "a gunman in every school"

We should ask ourselves every single day,

The Most Revolting Press Conference In History

Why are people so terrified of losing Kerry's Senate seat?

A few from Mr Fish

When everyone is armed...

Contrast

Highway Robbery: How "public -private" partnerships extract private profit from public infrastructur

I like that "NRA Troll" is a thing, as far as PPR'ing is concerned.

"NRA + Fred Phelps + Clint Eastwood = This thread."

When the assault weapons ban is renewed, how should current assault weapon owners be handled?

A conservative case for an assault weapons ban

I'd like to think I am a pretty mellow & fair minded person

Boehner's Speakership Not in Jeopardy...so sayeth John Boehner I wonder what Pres. Romney thinks

NRA is Shrewd...

When Kum Bayah goes Bad....

FINALLY!!! The President NAILS IT on Social Security.

The reality of the NRA.

A huge blunder by the NRA?

Need a response to this NRA nonsense? THIS.

NRA Calls For An Armed Guard Posted At Every Chimney In America By Monday PM

There was an armed guard during the Columbine massacare

Blair County PA: 4 dead, 3 troopers hurt in shooting incident

Judge: Victims of Gulf disaster can weigh in on BP plea deal

Man Cuts Down Banner Protesting Religious Decorations

What Other Countries Could Teach Us About Protecting Our Children

From nuns to ‘nones,’ 10 ways religion shaped the news in 2012

A Response To Anyone Using The 'Guns Don't Kill People. People Kill People' Excuse

Gun Industry = Big Tobacco -- same shit different package....

The NRA's vision of Officer Friendly

Neat animation, although sobering

Toon: Fox News

This is what is killing the Republican Party right before our eyes

So, the NRA wants a database of "mentally ill people."

Second Highest-Ranking GOP Senator Says He’ll Oppose Hagel For Defense Dept.

Study: People Who Are Constantly Online Can Develop Mental Disorders

NYT: The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Got Its Way in Mexico

90-Year-Old Actor Christopher Lee Releases Heavy Metal Versions of Classic Christmas Songs

The Village Voice: The Rolling Jubilee Mails its First Debt Forgiveness Letters

Wow - extraordinary eulogy

This Violent Video Game Must be Banned

It is time to put the NRA beyond the pale.

War is 60% of our budget. That's the ONLY place cuts need to come from.

Male & Female Athletes of the Year

Happy Yule!

You're all still here. I'm trying not to sound disappointed.

Lautenberg: NRA’s Rhetoric ‘Disturbing And Dangerous’

First Lady Michelle Obama: “Talking to Our Kids about Newtown”

Happy Solstice to one and all!

Wouldn't that bad guy with a gun go after the good guy with a gun before he kills any kids?

The Spirit of Christmas Mourning

The NRA is a danger to society

Proposal for gun safety...

LaPierre was right when he said that we need to stop monsters from killing our kids....

First Dog Bo-The Lap Doggie

Really - an armed cop in every school???!!! What a fricking dumbass

It is my firm opinion

Business must be picking up

NRA’s Wayne Lapierre Press Conference–Love Your Children? Then Arm The Schools (VIDEO Commentary)

Here's an example of how dead chained CPI is, and why it should be.

"we are standing at the threshold of the Aquarian frontier"

Michael Steele: NRA Press Conference ‘Very Haunting And Very Disturbing’ (VIDEO)

There should be some rallies of people shredding their NRA cards

This board would be better for everyone if Usernames were real names. That's my honest assessment

Hagel Apologizes for Gay Slur

Yes Virginia, There Is A Smartphone-Controlled Toilet

NRA: Here's our plan to sell 200,000 more guns, arm the schools.

What does the failure of Plan B mean for us?

Have you noticed that virtually every guest on the news shows has a concealed carry permit?

Chuck Hagel apologizes for gay slur

NRA members are anti-tax and anti-public school, and have no place in the school safety conversation

What presents did you find under your Apocalypse Tree this morning?

The gungeon has a new tenant!

Everything You Need To Know About The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre

You do know

FOUR Mass Shootings in the last 8 days.

Petition to create a half-mile "zone of respect" at funerals (Westboro Baptist Church)

All NRA, all the time!

The only way I can think to respond to the NRA outrage

Statement of Mayor Bloomberg in Response to NRA Press Conference 12/21/12

Obama on live teevee right now, nominating Kerry for SecState

"If I've lost Walter Cronkie, then I have lost Middle America..."

When we go over the cliff does dividend income revert to being taxed as regular income?

Common murder weapons and their alternate uses

Judge rules against Texas in women's care dispute

Please keep in mind that there are millions of people out there cheering for what LaPierre said.

Did the NRA goons sexually assault protestor?

Yeah, that's totally logical....

Compromise on SS cuts??

Anyone familiar with The Exploited?

So, are the damn Swift Boaters crawling out again?

MORE HEROIN, Please!!

Hollywood Stars “Demand A Plan” On Gun Control

Those "Pro-Business" Reeps tank the market. Again.

Dear Michele Bachmann, I agree.

i do hope the nra decides to go after video games

Obama will ride to the rescue - for the Republicans

The NRA Today: "More guns at our schools, but no guns at our press conference"

there were two armed guards at Columbine....next, mr lapierre.

Am about to taste apple cider vinegar, will it cause me a Mayan apocalypso demise?!1 Stop me!

So the Myans were right

Teresa Heinz Kerry - substance free observation

NRA’s LaPierre Calls for Armed Guards in Schools – - - You Know, Like at Columbine

Obama chooses Kerry for Secretary of State (updated)

Renato Seabra sentenced 25 years to life in prison for NYC castration murder

Layer Upon Layer Upon Layer Of Mindbendingly Stupid

Did you ever imagine, June Cleaver talking about armed guard's at the BEAV's elementry school?

Tulsa police: Nathan Hale High School locks down after students pass out bullets

If Dems were solid we'd need about 20 House Republicans

So how much more taxes does the NRA want all of us to pay?

"The Fear Factor"

My lobster pot pies came from Williams-Sonoma yesterday.

Nate Silver calls Scott Brown's chances at Senate return "even money."

tax ammunition severely in order to pay for all the armed personnel

Common colorful language of the adjectively impaired or stigmatizing bigotry?

the reason lapierre didn't answer any questions at the press conference today...???

Armed guards at schools? Columbine High had one -- on duty.

PG&E customers get bill for gas rebuild

GOP grinches

Thom Hartmann: Are you willing to let millions of Americans work as slave labor?

Atlantic Wire :: Fact-Checking the NRA Press Conference

EPA imposes new pollution limits on boilers, cement plants

Andrew Sullivan, how do you REALLY feel?

Rock Center: Richard Engel and Crew Believed They Wouldn't Make It Out of Syria Alive, 1st Interview

The problem is not just the NRA or House Republicans

This was fun. The most fun I'd had since 1997. in comparison, 2000 was overhyped and dull.

Apparently "Miss USA" won Donald Trump's "Miss Universe" pageant yesterday...

My hope for Wayne LaPierre on Christmas Eve...

Enough! (Andrew Sullivan delivers epic smackdown on GOP)

The Honduran People Under A Permanent Coup D'etat

"Holiday Engagement" Cute holiday movie

So the NRA's answer is more guns, more guns, more guns!

Nate Silver: For Scott Brown, a Third Round in the Battle Against Partisan Gravity

We not just watching the destruction of one party...

Where is the Tea Party?

Real or Not, World’s End Is Trouble for Schools

This "what we need is more guns" notion has got to stop

Anybody experience the "Microsoft Tech Support" scams?

Some unanswered questions the NRA will have to think about...

The Senate can de facto "initiate" a cliff-fix bill

Hey guys it is Winter Solstice Day, I have my Yule log ready for tonight.

A Couple Of Observations On The Guns Issue.....

I think it'll be a month before there's another shooting...

A facebook friend is worrying me. Seriously. Need your advice.

Zinc Found Effective Against Jellyfish Venom

Clinton Celebrates Kerry’s Nomination To State Dept., Hopes For Quick Confirmation

Syrian Policy - Effective? Or Not?

I always knew Obama was an evil mastermind bent on destroying everything good about this nation.

hey s.e. cupp, some guns ARE worse than other guns....

Trader Joe's has a new cheese that's incredible

I don't get all the resistance to putting a cop in schools

Proof of NRA perfidity in suggesting mental illness database...

Pictures from Adolf Hitler's worst Christmas ever

We need to stop buying into these bullshit polls that have one name against several opponents.

Pictures from Adolf Hitler's worst Christmas ever

Read some Dem comments about Chained CPI. Let's not pretend it won't pass. It might.

Montana man arrested for allegedly waterboarding children

A recipe for people who aren't proud -

This really doesn't happen... right?

Annoyed cat snapshot

Sister of Newtown victim makes gun-control plea in letter to Obama

Democrat Logic To The NRA's "Only A Good Guy With A Gun Can Stop A Bad Guy With A Gun"

Thinking about Wayne LaPierre's Presser this morning,

Midwest Storm Survival Tip ... very important if you power goes out.

If you are part of the AK47%, this time you are on the wrong side of history

Yes, I admit that I have sometimes been a little over the top with my criticism of our

The best part of waking up, is Folger's up your butt.

Adam Lanza was wearing a bulletproof vest. How could armed teachers have stopped him?

The Orwellian Logic of Wayne LaPierre

The Final Days of Speaker of the House John Boehner?

Chess?

Y12 Fence Cut by Plowshares Activists Still Open Months Later

NRA defiance to Newtown slaughter draws swift, harsh reactions

There were armed guards at the school at Columbine.

House Democratic leadership: Obama's 'more than halfway' offer is the new starting point

Report: White House Considers Smaller Fiscal Cliff Deal

STILL having major connectivity problems -- nothing at ALL since yesterday morning.

Is it just me ...

Bar mitzvah inspires a gift of school supplies to Haitian orphanage

My Tweet to the President:

Really? I need this guy to make the point?

"An Unexpected Song"

LMAO! Fox Santa is a perv!

Protesters Disrupt NRA's Head Puppet.

Happy Holidays, Lounge!!!!!

Introducing myself

I want to say thank you to Wayne LaPierre, David Keene, and the NRA for today's press conference

Moment Of Silence

Ok everyone, it's Kerry, NOW CALM THE FUCK DOWN!

The definition of a "press conference"

Fans of WSTFTD, there will be an edition posted tomorrow. If you have tears, prepare to shed them.

Know who else doesn't want to ban assault weapons? The Ku Klux Klan....

MiddleFingerMom's computer is REALLY fucked up. He assures you he is working diligently to fix it.

Let's Play Jeopardy, Answer: Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions

Banned from WalMart

Boehner follows NRA lead bans action stars from party

Majority of House Democrats: We will NOT VOTE for Chained CPI Social Security Cut

Negotiation Obama Style

NRA promises "meaningful contributions" to avert another Newtown

Axe Cuts Down LaPierre

Thom Hartmann: Netflix Blacks Out the Revolution

Four shot, killed on rural road in Pennsylvania

Wayne LaPierre having a gun is proof positive that crazy people can get guns

It isn't chess. It's chicken

Maddow: Entire conservative movement is ‘a complete mess’

Post Chem-Trails info---you're PPRed... Support the NRA, you're fine.

Chuck Hagel’s Pro-Israel Record

If prisoners had guns, prison violence would end

FoxNews' 'Santa’ Turns Out To Be Dirty Old Man

ME Dyson in for Martin Bashir: We don't need an army of George Zimmermans

Breaking: President Obama on the cliff at 5pm eastern

Columbine High School Had Armed Guards During Massacre In 1999

President Obama Will Be Addressing the Nation Today....5PM EST

The Rude Pundit - In Brief: Four Lines from Wayne LaPierre's "News Conference" ...

Obama gives federal employees Dec. 24th off!

President Obama to deliver a statement on the 'fiscal cliff' at 5 pm ET, White House says

I like this Christmas joke -

Ok, were our congresscritter out to lunch during science class?

The NRA press conference, in a nutshell:

As he left the funeral of another child, Rep. Murphy was handed a transcript

Welcome your new Secretary of State

Gunman kills 3 in Church - rams police car before being shot

I’m one of the NRA’s “bad guys”

Wanna kill LaPierre's "A Cop in Every School" solution with a single sentence?

Junior Parker - Tomorrow Never Knows

Self -delete: Dupe

"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun"

The cynical Tribe 2nd Amendment gambit

Open Letter from First Lady: "Talking to Our Kids about Newtown"

Orion rises over Mayan pyramid on Dec 21......Solstice, no apocalypse!

30 years ago today, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act was passed

This board would be better for everyone if Usernames were real SS #s. That's my honest assessment!

(David Frum) The Anti-Plan B GOP: They Only Look Crazy

Alert FAIL. Anyone see the problem, here? I was juror #6

Limbaugh praised the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre as the “adult” in the gun control debate

Teachers should be armed

Kitty is not impressed.....

It's not that putting a police officer at a school is wrong, it's that the NRA.....

Sweet - I scored an Innis and Gunn gift pack at the departmental holiday party

Well FFS, if we're going to arm our schools; why not just make it a armed military recruiter...

Has the NRA jumped the Shark? (also what did faux news say)

an armed guard in every school? say...how'd that work out at Columbine High School.

Spiders On Drugs

Flying Over Amsterdam? Eyes Down for this Megaportrait

President Obama to make statement on Fiscal Cliff at 5PM EST

California’s Lt. Gov. comes out in favor of legalizing marijuana

In Brief: Four Lines from Wayne LaPierre's "News Conference" That Apply to Wayne LaPierre and the NR

LaPierre Rant..Odd Christmas Gift for the Country

A great point....

This board would be better for everyone if Usernames were real CC #s. That's my honest assessment!

Forums I have been banned from in 2012:

In the GOP Conference, Anger All Around

Did you know you can recycle your dog and cat poop?

Argentine woman marriage to twin sister's killer suspended

"Smart guns" show promise, but not readily available on U.S. market

Police in every school? $19.8 billion a year please!

A child with Down syndrome and his labrador .

Should people who play violent video games be barred from purchasing firearms?

Hello, my DU friends. The Friday Afternoon Challenge today is entitled “Evanescence.” a subject that

Who is Little Willie and why won't he go home?

*POTUS to speak shortly, MSNBC.

Quote of the day from NRA:

This board would be better if everyone was allowed to just make up a name. That's my assessment

A room full of bad-ass

American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals

For all of our allies! A huge thank you.

For my friend Denninmi

One I might have entered

I want all assault rifle owners to turn them in, possession of them made a felony

The invasion is underway! You know what to do!

Fox and right wing media are the reason why our congress is so ineffective now

President Obama Responds to We the People Petitions Related to Gun violence

Washington Post outraged with Hagel claiming he might push Obama well to the left on foreign policy

The Fiscal Cliff is a Joke

and now, a holiday wish for all my DU crushies...

I was without internet for about the past 21 hours.

Pennsylvania gunman kills woman in church, two other people before dying in exchange with police

I hope you Bitches are tired of being lied to.

Surprise Whale Sightings in Norway

TNR: The NRA's Emperor Has No Clothes

The Eagle has unLanded

Small penises are hardly the main area of male insecurity

Obama Looking at His Own 'Plan B'

rep rick mulvaney (R) south carolina

Monti Resigns as Premier of Italy, but May Run Again

Favorite Companion (Doctor Who)

President speaking LIVE now (LINK)

Elusive fugitive nabbed after several escapes

POTUS on NOW!

Do you really believe the public will care or do anything about GOP members of Congress?

Definition of "Entitlement"

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeer's the PRESIDENT!

Your AR-15 ain't gonna stop a drone, but, hey, it'll make for funny video for the soldiers

After 4 years of waiting...I have been approved for SSDI!!

Washington Fusion Center Newsletters Detail Local Examples of Suspicious Activity Reporting

May I please the jury results for this OP?

Not Every One Gets What They Want ---- Time To Accept The Chained CPI

Obama just offered specific concessions to Republicans in his statement.

Currently there are SIX new Obameter 'promises kept' listed on the front page of Politifact

"a hopeless optimist" is very funny!!!

Weekend Economists Go Caroling December 21-23, 2012

Found on facebook -- hehehehehehehehehehe!!!

smerconish has a looney tooney gun wingnut on hardball

President Obama Urges Congress To Use Holidays To ‘Cool Off'

If we have armed security guards in all schools....

"Interview For The School Armed Guard Job"

The Mayans Were Right

FL judge dismisses birther suit by quoting “Miracle on 34th St”

Backpacks banned at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School; district police presence bolstered

The prominent mass shooters are pretty much prepared for their acts, Mr. LaPierre.

Obama Drops the Hammer on Republicans and Pulls Back His Last Fiscal Cliff Proposal

Want a heavily armed cop in every school? Okay, how about a 30% tax on every gun sale to pay for it

I welcome Scott Brown

Psssst...

Gun Control opportunity for the prez

Air Canada bans research monkeys from its flights

Hagel Apologizes About Remarks Against Gay Diplomat

as apocalypses go this one sucks..

Britain could deploy more troops to Gulf, says David Cameron

Obama calls for scaled-down deal to avoid 'fiscal cliff'

Mr. LaPierre, please sign right here..

Use of Death Sentences Continues to Fall in U.S.

All major US stock markets fall after fiscal cliff talks reach impasse

Chuck Hagel Anti-Israel Charge Is 'Extremely Stupid,' Nebraska Rabbi Says

White Christmas in Ohio

Police search home of TV weatherman Fred Talbot (allegations of historic sexual abuse at schools)

Problem with Google search of DU? Seems to be resolved

I work night shift and sleep all day. What did Mr. NRA say?

Fuck everyone who doesn't like eggnog

A new and easy favorite- Brussel Sprouts

The TEPCO Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident was the result of collusion between the government,

Egyptian Islamists and opponents clash before final vote on constitution

This Board would be better if everyone's username was the same

The republican Caucus is full of "self-made" men who are not use to not getting their

Its time for some profiles in courage

the more i think about it, the creepier it gets.

President Obama's statement on fiscal cliff negotiations

Woman Develops Lung Cancer After Hospital Uses Smoker’s Lung In Transplant

FDA says ‘frankenfish’ salmon would not harm environment, clears way for approval

I wasn't watching Rev. Al very closely just now, but did a guest just say . . .

Did I get a star?

What is the NRA thinking?

26 random acts of kindness

An unworkable solution...

What were the Repubs thinking when they voted to let tax cuts expire on December 31, 2012??

If a small penis was the cause for having a gun....

Looks like Boehner is stuck on stupid.

A historic day in American stupidity.

Memo to GOP: Staging a circus makes you a clown

The case against an assault weapons ban

Newtown on NRA speech: 'Completely off the mark'

Scott Brown is going to lose again

"Dan Burton On Tax Cuts: GOP Would Swallow Democratic Tax Plan After December"

The NRA wants a "national database of the mentally ill."

NRA Proposal - a quick and dirty cost estimate

Our President...In His Own Words in 2006 at Brookings: A Speech With Passion!

So the NRA wants basically 100,000 full time salaried employees to MAYBE prevent mass shootings???

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