NRA slams ‘downright scary’ Open Carry Texas gun lovers: They ‘crossed the line’

NRA slams ‘downright scary’ Open Carry Texas gun lovers: They ‘crossed the line’

The nation’s staunchest defender of the Second Amendment has told gun activists in Texas who insist on carrying assault-style rifles in public places to knock it off.



Hi, we're the NRA.  We spend millions to make it easy for criminals and deranged people to get guns.  Which is why you should arm yourself. - John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• U.N.: Iraq Violence Killed 799 People In May
• Israel hits back after fire from Gaza, Syria
• Susan Rice responds to political debate over negotiations for soldier's release
• Warplane targets Islamist base, hits university in Libya's Benghazi
• Afghans upset U.S. released Taliban detainees to free U.S. soldier
• New research links Iraq dust to ill soldiers
• MN man pulls shotgun on neighbor teaching daughter to ride bike: ‘I should have shot him’

Domestic Terrorist
The FBI has issued a nationwide alert to law enforcement agencies about a San Francisco social media consultant they consider armed and dangerous who is wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives.

It's immoral to negotiate with the enemy for prisoner release if you're not also illegally selling them weapons.- John Fugelsang



Republican Shenanigans

• Ted Cruz wins presidential straw poll at Republican Leadership Conference
• Priebus: Book, Benghazi politics help Clinton make money
• Effigy of President Obama found hanging from Missouri bridge
• Operation American Spring returns, gathering in the tens to yell ‘Benghazi’ at the White House
• Sarah Palin Fires Back At Infringement Lawsuit — I Don't Care About Your ...

SCOTUS Just Shot The Messenger

 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh whether journalists have special free speech protections that allow them to avoid being forced to testify in government leak cases.




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REMINDER: One day's weather disproves climate change the same way a bad poll proves that Mitt Romney is actually the president.- LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

• Obama: Power Plant Rule Will Shrink Power Prices
• Jim Webb weighs in on his political future
• Use of word ‘God’ survives two recent court challenges

Jesus never called the poor 'lazy,' fought for tax cuts for the wealthiest Nazarenes or asked a leper for a copay. - John Fugelsang

Have They No Shame?

One failed GOP candidate will do just about anything to win in Arizona's heavily Hispanic 7th congressional district -- including switching parties and legally changing his name to that of Hispanic labor and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.



An AllHatNoCattle Viewer Wrote A Book

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If Greg Abbott gets to call Wendy Davis "Abortion Barbie" perhaps he needs to be called "Coat Hanger Ken."  - John Fugelsang

Business/Tech News

• Oil up to near $103 on China manufacturing boost
• Cash Deals for Homes Reach Record With Boomers Retiring
• Key Details of EPA Carbon Emissions Proposal
• Fed hires official to oversee AIG, Prudential

Selling Skulls

 The skull of a Civil War soldier and military relics found near the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, battlefield are scheduled to be sold at auction on Tuesday, to the dismay of some historians.

President Obama had lunch today with Hillary Clinton. Hillary told the president, "After phoning my top advisers, I think I'll run for office." And the president said, "I know. I listened in."- Craig Ferguson

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Odd News

• NJ diocese: We’re not liable, because molesting boys not part of priest’s official duties
• Artifacts Ahoy! Old Cannon, Saddam's Gold AK-47 Among Naval Treasures
• Teacher doesn’t hang up phone properly, accidentally leaves mean message about student on student’s mother’s phone
• Puppy drives car into Massachusetts pond, owner says

Time To Deflate

In Mexico, deCaires Taylor has erected a collection of sculptures that will allow visitors to enjoy swimming around the coral reef in Cancun. The ocean floor has life-sized sculptures of real folk from the surrounding towns.

Peace.

Foreclosure

My house was foreclosed on

I feel as though I have lost a best friend. I really loved the peace and quiet of Ashford Manor.

I first found out about the pending foreclosure March 21, 2013. My renter, Frank, called me here in Costa Rica saying he had he received the notice at Ashford Manor. I was horrified.

According to Frank, who was supposed to pay the mortgage to the bank, said the money had not been deposited for almost a year. He claimed his girlfriend kept the cash instead of depositing it.

Scared and frustrated I contacted my son to see if he could help by giving him Power of Attorney, listing the house and selling it fast before it foreclosed.

He said he was too busy with his new job to help me. Sigh.

I was in Costa Rica, unable to leave, unable to hire a state side attorney, even unable to make costly overseas calls, so I notified the Houston County Sheriff Dept and told them what happened plus the identity theft Frank said his girlfriend had committed, impersonating me at the bank and opening credit card accounts. I never had a response back from the Sheriff’s office. Nice, huh.

I also notified the bank. They contacted me twice by this highly secure email. They never responded to my other emails.

In the meantime, Frank moved from my house and I have not heard from him since February.

I decided to run local craigslist ads, etc…no bites on the house and I was nearly giving it away.

Well, about 18 days ago I get an email from someone interested in buying my home! She had contacted the bank and found the house had not gone into foreclosure yet and that they wanted to buy it from me. BUT, the foreclosure documents were going to be signed in the next few days so we had to move fast.

WIN WIN. I was soooo happy and relieved.

But I still had the same problems over negotiating this from overseas and needed stateside help. The bank never notified me about the foreclosure btw.

I contacted my son again hoping for his help by giving him Power of Attorney. He responded saying he would help. Yea!

I also contacted my goddaughter who just moved to the area, about an hour away and she was going to check out what she could get of my belongings. I told her that my son was going to check with the foreclosure attorney to see if I still had possession of the house. I didn't want her entering the property if the bank had taken it over and get herself in trouble.

Well, 10 days went by before my son called and spoke with the foreclosure office. He said that the house was in possession of the bank.

I feel as though the rug was pulled from under my feet.

So now I am hanging here, not knowing what to do.

Sometimes life just sucks.

GOP candidate for SC schools chief wants to teach ‘scientific theory of intelligent design’

GOP candidate for SC schools chief wants to teach ‘scientific theory of intelligent design’

A Republican who hopes to become the top education official in South Carolina says that children should be taught a form of creationism in school.



If you want to understand how little most Americans know about politics: Most people who sext with Anthony Weiner think he's Paul Ryan. - LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• US confirms Syrian suicide bomber was American
• Ukraine to push on with army offensive, row grows over Russian fighters reports
• US deploys first advanced drones to Japan
• Maryland police kill man after mistaking pellet gun for assault rifle

The Soldier Falls On His Sword

Embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday following a meeting with President Barack Obama that came amid a firestorm of outrage over delays in medical care for U.S. veterans.

"Vladimir Putin ordered all Russian troops stationed near Ukraine to be pulled back to their home bases. It’s the first time Putin has pulled back since that one time someone tried to hug him." –Seth Meyers

What Police State?

An Oklahoma police officer is accused of firing his gun at two teenagers he caught making out in a car parked in a public school lot.

"It's springtime and earlier today Chris Christie closed the George Washington Bridge for a pollen study." –David Letterman

Republican Shenanigans

• How John Boehner Plans to Knock Out His Tea Party Opposition
• Montana House candidate: If immigration isn’t halted, GOP faces ‘extinction-level event’
• Here we go again: Gun-toting supporters of TX rancher challenge feds over government land
• Phil Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ to GOP: Bibles in classrooms can prevent school shootings
• Virginia atheist couple: Court-appointed officiant told us we had no right to get married
• Pastor: Climate change is not man-made, it’s a sign that Jesus is coming back

Blair/Bush Notes Still Being Kept Secret

Tony Blair is hiding behind Government protocols to keep the notes between himself and George Bush secret, the former Prime Minister John Major suggested this morning.

Sir John warned that the decision not to allow the Chilcot Inquiry to publish the full correspondence between the two leaders in the run-up to the Iraq War would would allow conspiracy theories to 'fester'.

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Rock The Voter News

• Obama spokesman Jay Carney steps down after three years, Josh Earnest to take his place
• Missouri man had right to shred U.S. flag: U.S. appeals court

"I mean, why would [Hillary Clinton] run? In the past month, she faced new Benghazi allegations, the return of Monica Lewinsky, Karl Rove speculating on her brain damage and the rumors that she only got into the White House by sleeping with the president. A lie? Probably." –Stephen Colbert 

Hillary Welcomes The Opening Of The 2016 Benghazi Olympics

Hillary Rodham Clinton defended her response to the deadly 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, writing in her new book that she will "not be part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans."

REMINDER: We have to fix the deficit, the VA and the economy by 2016 so another Bush can screw it all up. - LOLGOP



Gaiety In Colorado

 Colorado's Civil Rights Commission on Friday ordered a baker to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, finding his religious objections to the practice did not trump the state's anti-discrimination statutes.




Misogyny doesn't exist. Racism doesn't exist. The climate always changes. 

The real problem is a baker may someday have to bake a gay cake.- LOLGOP

Business/Tech News

• Oil edges down but still above $103
• Bush-Era Tax Write-off Would Continue in Republican Plan
• Fast food CEO: Minimum wage hikes closing locations
• Poor wage growth is spoiling consumers' mood
• Elon Musk unveils spacecraft to ferry astronauts

Republicans: "I'm not a scientist!"

Scientists: "I'm not a Republican!" - LOLGOP

YeeHaw, Frackers Get Fracked

A north Texas family won a $2.9 million lawsuit against a Plano-based oil company after convincing a jury that emissions from the company’s fracking operations were making them sick.



"It's primary season, which thanks to global warming, will soon be our last remaining season." –Stephen Colbert

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Odd News

• Pennsylvania man accused in theft of human skin from hospital
• Man returns $125,000 that fell from armored truck
• Cook accused of licking cheese before putting it in sandwiches she was serving
• Mystery donor of hidden cash sparks frenzy in Los Angeles

Time To Deflate Photo

Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. It is found in southeastern Asia, on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand and the Philippines.

Best wishes for a peaceful weekend!