Monday, December 7, 2015

Supreme Court Denies Assault Weapon Ban Challenge




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Supreme Court denies assault weapons ban challenge
On Monday morning, the United States Supreme Court denied a potentially significant case on the ability of some Americans to own assault weapons.



It's time to be proactive about guns. I've already got my thoughts and prayers ready for the victims and families of the next mass shooting.- Jeff Tiedrich







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If the President's speech accomplished nothing else, it created the entertainment value of Rand Paul appearing on CNN this morning to vigorously defend the right of people on the terrorist watch list to purchase guns - .Andy Borowitz







War On Smog
 Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will ...




STEP ONE: Prevent people on Terrorist Watch List from obtaining guns. 
STEP TWO: Put the NRA on the Terrorist Watch List.- Barracks O'Bama Tweet








Donald Trump has seen the newsreel footage of thousands of Muslims cheering the attack on #PearlHarbor.- Jeff Tiedrich



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In New York, Federal authorities have seized 274 pairs of shoes made from endangered species. The shoes were made from rhino horn, crocodile skin, and Jeb Bush supporters. - Conan O'Brien





Nevada Politician Wants To Shoot Refugees
When asked about the Syrian refugees, Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R) said she wanted to fly to Paris and “shoot ’em in the head myself.”













Donald Trump: “I’ll kill terrorists and their families too. And anyone who looks like em or has their religion. It’ll be a yuuuge genocide!”- Tea Party Cat







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Hillary Clinton recently started following a bunch of new people and organizations on Instagram, including the home improvement channel, HGTV. When asked why, Hillary was like, "Oh, I'm getting a new house soon."- Jimmy Fallon



Jimmy Carter Beats Cancer!
Former President Jimmy Carter told his congregation on Sunday that his cancer is gone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Carter, 91, broke the good news during the Sunday School class he teaches at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga.




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You'll never win the lottery, but you can still enjoy a lucrative career as an oil industry-funded climate science skeptic. - John Fugelsang



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FOX Calls Obama a Pussy
Of the many unfortunate responses to President Obama's Sunday night speech on terrorism, one man's has set him apart from the rest. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters joined ​Fox Business​' Stuart Varney and cut right to the chase..."I mean this guy is such a total pussy, it's stunning."






Just heard Jerry Mathers aka Beaver Cleaver say on my radio "healthy prostate improves your sex life!" & now I need meth. - John Fugelsang









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Friday, December 4, 2015

US Muslims fear Trump-led backlash following San Bernardino shootings: 'We're all worried'




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US Muslims fear Trump-led backlash following San Bernardino shootings: 'We're all worried'
Across the country, Muslim Americans responded with shock and outrage after a shooting in which authorities said Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, stormed a holiday party attended by San Bernardino County employees in California on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 21.



Totally unacceptable that our children are growing up knowing what the term "active shooter situation" means.- Andy Borowitz






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BREAKING: House and Senate GOP repeal Obamacare and Medicaid, replace them with Thoughts & Prayers For The Poor & Sick.- Tea Party Cat




The GOP Allows Terrorists To Buy Guns. 
Senate Republicans on Thursday rejected an amendment to the ObamaCare repeal bill that would have tied it to a separate fight on blocking suspected or known terrorists from being able to buy guns. 












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The GOP doesn't believe poll numbers, job numbers, temperature numbers. But they are pretty sure Christmas is in dire danger.- LOLGOP







Trump Gives Felon A Job!
Donald Trump tapped a man to be a senior business adviser to his real-estate empire even after the man's past involvement in a major Mafia-linked stock fraud scheme had become publicly known, according to Associated Press interviews and a review of court records.



Prayers can stop gun violence; we don’t need laws limiting mens’ freedom. Prayers can’t stop abortions, so we need laws to stop those sluts.- Tea Party Cat










Ha ha. That bust doesn't look like Dick Cheney!


The Dick Update
A marble bust of former vice president Dick Cheney was revealed at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Naturally, the unveiling encouraged the Internet’s reaction machine to offer its best jokes, worst criticisms and weirdest comments.













A marble bust of Dick Cheney has just been unveiled at the US Capitol. Any volunteers to pull it down like one of those statues of Saddam?- Andy Borowitz



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Whup Whup Whup
Jeb Bush, struggling to gain traction in a 2016 race moving away from him, argued on Thursday that he could easily beat Hillary Clinton on Election Day.
“If I win this nomination, I will take it to Hillary Clinton and I will whup her,” Bush said at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s candidate forum in Washington.











Trump is leading the Republican field because he is the most authentic sociopath in the race.- Andy Borowitz



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Paul Ryan's Agenda: Nothing About Guns
New Speaker Paul Ryan pledged Thursday that the House will finally come up with a replacement to President Barack Obama's health care law and attempt to overhaul the tax code, as he committed the GOP to a "bold, pro-growth agenda" for 2016 and beyond.







Predictably, there have been calls for more people to be armed. I don't think a country with 300 million firearms can claim to have a gun shortage.- Andy Borowitz



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December 2008: -524,000 jobs lost.
December 2015: +211,000 gained.
Miss W. yet? - LOLGOP


Interest Rates To Raise?
U.S. job growth increased solidly in November in a show of the economy's resilience, which most likely paves the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month for the first time in nearly a decade.






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In 10 days AllHatNoCattle will be 15 years old. Should I bake a cake?



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Such a precious baby orangutan and smart enough to make an umbrella out of a leaf.

Best wishes for a peaceful weekend, literally.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Obama calls for gun law changes




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Obama Calls for Gun Law Changes After Latest Mass Shooting in California
President Barack Obama called for stricter firearms laws as after a mass shooting in California that left at least 14 people dead, calling the spate of gun violence in the U.S. "unparalleled" to other countries.



People who want to do something about mass shootings aren't 'exploiting a tragedy' - they're trying to prevent the next one.- John Fugelsang









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We can't stop gun violence but we can stop teens from having sex and adults from saying "Happy holidays."- LOLGOP



Back In Iraq
President Barack Obama said his decision to send more U.S. special forces to combat Islamic State in Iraq is not an indication that the United States is headed for another invasion like the one in 2003 that locked it in a long, violent conflict.








Carnival Barker Reacts To Mass Shooting
Donald Trump managed to find a silver lining in the murder of 14 people in San Bernardino, California, retweeting a fan’s tweet saying that his poll numbers would go up as a result.



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Carly Fiorina Gunsplains
GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said Thursday morning she doesn’t think people on the terrorist watch list should be barred from owning guns because her friend was on the watch list and owned a gun.



Conservatives are being humble when they offer a moment of silence over gun violence. The silence goes on and on.- LOLGOP







In 1989 George H. W. Bush Believed In Global Warming
The memos, stamped “confidential” and kept under wraps for years, portray a White House eager to assert U.S. leadership on climate change. Global warming will have “profound consequences,” one document warns, and the United States “cannot wait” until all scientific questions are resolved before taking action.



Forecasters say El Niño should bring much-needed rain to California. Meanwhile, Donald Trump said if elected president he won’t let El Niño into the country.- Conan O'Brien












Another Government Shutdown?
Congressional Republicans could doom a massive spending bill needed to keep the government running beyond Dec. 11 if they try to fold legislation tightening screening of Syrian refugees into the measure...








Pope Francis is calling for an audit of all the Catholic Church’s wealth. In a related story, Pope Francis is missing.- Conan O'Brien



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I'm so old, I remember when Republicans were basically decent people with different views on economics, and not unhinged psychopaths.- Jeff Tiedrich




Snowball Senator Blames God For Bad Weather
Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe (R), who is heretofore best known for tossing a snowball on the Senate floor to prove it’s too cold outside for there to be such a thing as climate change, now seems to be inching toward accepting it’s real. The caveat is that he says God is causing it.












The Associated Press just announced that they are no longer including Hillary Clinton's maiden name “Rodham” in articles about her, nor will they call her “Mrs. Clinton” anymore. While Republicans have announced that they will no longer call Hillary by the name “Lady Voldemort.”- Jimmy Fallon




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GUN TV Shopping Network Delayed Till After Christmas
The launch of a new home shopping television network dedicated to selling guns has been delayed until 2016.






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Carly Fiorina, If you're such an awesome CEO, why has no one hired you since you ran HP into the ground?- Jeff Tiedrich







Some People Have No Choice But To Eat Contaminated Food
Some 600 million people get sick from eating contaminated food each year, and around 420,000 die, the World Health Organization said Thursday, adding that young children account for nearly one third of those deaths.



In the spirit of Mark Zuckerberg, I'm pledging to give away 99% of my college debt.- Warren Holstein







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