December 26: The third worst day to work in retail. I feel your pain clerks. I feel your pain…
Senior GOP Hints Republicans Will Filibuster Cliff Negotiations – And Blame Obama (VIDEO) by Cicero:
The third highest-ranking Republican Senator, John Barrasso, appeared on Fox News yesterday to discuss the ‘fiscal cliff’ with host Chris Wallace, and in doing so raised eyebrows on several fronts. Read more
Entrapped Firefighters Shot And Killed In Upstate New York (VIDEO) by Deborah Montesano:
Police think the first responders were the victims of a trap. Continuing gunfire prevented anyone from battling the fire for hours. Four homes and a car burned, while four other homes sustained damage. Read more
Ron Paul Denounces NRA School Plan As ‘Orwellian’ by Lorraine Devon Wilke:
Depending on how one assesses the worldview of an avowed “libertarian” (albeit a Republican one), Ron Paul’s decision will either be a revelation or as predictable as rain. Read more
Congress Allows Facebook/Netflix Sharing AND The Right To Read Your Emails by Nathaniel Downes:
The concern here is that a rogue office could issue subpoenas for data against political enemies. A similar process was abused by the Nixon administration to attack his enemies in the lead up to the Watergate scandal. Read more
It’s The Guns, Stupid: 10 Fake Issues The NRA Trots Out After Every Shooting (VIDEOS) by Elisabeth Parker:
We’ve always known that conservatives — National Rifle Association members in particular — are not always the brightest bulbs in the chandelier. Yet, the response by the NRA and its supporters have reached dizzying new heights of bizarre rationalizing and tone-deafness in their response to the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings in Newtown, CT. Read more
The Progressive Answer To Grover Norquist by The Rambling Fool:
In the spirit of equality, perhaps it’s time for liberals across the nation to have a rallying cry of their own. One we can all gather around and support until our dying days as being completely inviolable, utterly beyond reproach, and completely closed to any discussion or debate. Read more
Surprise For Lunatic Right: HIV Virus DOES Cause Aids by Tiffany Willis:
There are so many conspiracy theories behind “who/what created AIDS” that the topic would be an article unto itself. The Illuminati? The CIA? Mad scientists and their lab experiments gone wrong? Well, homophobes can rejoice, because one guy is certain that he’s stumbled onto the answer. Read more
Connecticut Cops Step In To Give Newtown Officers Christmas Off by Tiffany Willis:
Monroe, Brookfield, Danbury, Bethel and Milford are among the towns whose police officers have been assisting Newtown police in the wake of the tragedy, and they’ve stepped up again today to give the most precious gift they could give: time for Newtown first-responders to spend with their own families, as they attempt to recover from the shock of being reminded, once again, how precious life is. Read more
Bizarro World – Fox News Claims Westboro Baptist Church Is Liberal by Nathaniel Downes:
With the counter-protest against the Westboro Baptist Church a success, many had considered this story long in the past. But here comes Fox News, who, with their coverage of the event, made a radical and very erroneous accusation in their caption illustrating the story. Read more
Actor Jack Klugman Dies At Age 90 by Egberto Willies:
AP is reporting that Jack Klugman died peacefully at home at the ripe age of 90 today. Klugman played Oscar Madison, the sloppy sports writer and bachelor roommate of Tony Randall (Felix character) in the 1970 TV sitcom “The Odd Couple.” It was a role that was instrumental in his claim to fame. Read more
