Monday again?! This must be a plot by the GOP!
Westboro Baptist Church Announces Plans To Demonstrate At Sandy Hook Elementary School by Cicero:
Just one day after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school, where 28 people were killed – 20 of them children – Westboro Baptist spokesperson Shirley Phelps-Roper turned her obsessive attention away from Carrie Underwood (one of WBC’s more recent targets since coming out in support of gay marriage) and tweeted, “Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment.” Read more
Hacker Group Anonymous Renews Their Attack on Hate Group Westboro Baptist Church by Cicero:
After Westboro Baptist Churchannounced their plansto demonstrate at funerals and vigils of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, where 20 children between the ages of 6-7 were viciously gunned down, the hacker group known as Anonymous is back on the offensive. Read more
60 Ridiculously Stupid Republican Quotes by Tiffany Willis:
Conservatives. You’ve gotta love them! Who would entertain us if we lost all of the Republicans? The things that so many of them say are stupid, out-of-touch, and sometimes, downright crazy. Here is a list of some of the dumbest comments Republicans have ever made. Read more
Israeli Teachers Are Armed And Other Stupid Right-Wing Myths by Wendy Gittleson:
One commonly held meme is that Israel arms all its teachers and well, they haven’t had a school shooting since 1974. Much of the right-wing’s attraction to the Israeli way of protecting our schools is couched in pure mythology. Read more
Pope’s Holiday Message: Abortion, Gay Marriage ‘Serious Harm To Justice And Peace’ by Lorraine Devon Wilke:
At a time when the world needs wisdom and compassionate guidance from, both, our sacred and secular leaders, the Catholic Church instead doubles-down on its antiquated worldview regarding tolerance and equality with an announcement by the Pope that abortion and gay marriage are a danger to peace and justice. Read more
Surprising NRA Gun Owners Poll – Most Favor Sensible Restrictions (VIDEO) by Lorraine Devon Wilke:
The usual talking points have lost their impact and angry citizens are demanding that the administration, Congress and even local politicians stand up to the seemingly intransigent and bullying NRA. Read more
As Children Die The NRA Hides by Dave Dreher:
I can’t help but wonder if the mother of Adam Lanza would have been so quick to run out and buy those guns if she had known that one day they would be used to extinguish so many young lives. Even harder I would think would be being the group that actually supports folks owning these types of death tools. Read more
Republican Spending Cut Secret – There’s Nothing Left To Cut (VIDEO) by Nathaniel Downes:
The GOP has long played a game with the budget. In the debt ceiling negotiations last year, the GOP forced through a painful across the board cut, along with a fixed budget profile. Now it is trying to back away from those mandatory cuts to corporate welfare programs by trying to shift them to other departments. Read more
School-To-Prison Pipeline: Kids Arrested For ‘Making Adults Mad’ by T. Steelman:
The Chief County Juvenile judge has been on the bench for 13 years. During that time he saw an increase in school-related arrests that is disturbing to say the least. The judge notes that since police were placed on middle and high school campuses in 1996, these cases have increased from 49 per year to 1400, an almost inconceivable amount. Read more
U.S. Senator Will Introduce Federal Assault Weapons Ban (VIDEO) by Liberal Lamp Post:
All of us, and especially the parents, are still reeling from the devastating massacre of 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, CT. Most people want answers. Many people want action. And that’s just what California Senator Dianne Feinstein intends to do. Read more
