Thursday, January 31, 2013

VIDEO: Here’s proof that carrying a gun won’t protect you in a crisis

VIDEO: Here’s proof that carrying a gun won’t protect you in a crisis

Random observations of the increasingly frustrating Senate gun violence hearing

Random observations of the increasingly frustrating Senate gun violence hearing

VIDEO- Parent of Newtown victim: “The liberty… to own a military-style assault weapon & high-capacity magazine… is second to the right of my son to his life.”

VIDEO- Parent of Newtown victim: “The liberty… to own a military-style assault weapon & high-capacity magazine… is second to the right of my son to his life.”

VIDEO- Parent of Newtown victim: “The liberty… to own a military-style assault weapon & high-capacity magazine… is second to the right of my son to his life.”

VIDEO- Parent of Newtown victim: “The liberty… to own a military-style assault weapon & high-capacity magazine… is second to the right of my son to his life.”

Why Won't The Media Interview Economists Who Aren't Deficit Scolds?

Why Won't The Media Interview Economists Who Aren't Deficit Scolds?

Emails Link Jeb Bush Education Group To Officials And ALEC

Emails Link Jeb Bush Education Group To Officials And ALEC

Video- Bill O’Reilly Falsely Claims “The Economy Is Worse Than It Was When Obama Took Over”

Video- Bill O’Reilly Falsely Claims “The Economy Is Worse Than It Was When Obama Took Over”

Video- John McCain Rips Chuck Hagel For Opposing Iraq Troop Surge

Video- John McCain Rips Chuck Hagel For Opposing Iraq Troop Surge

Watch: Bryan Fischer Repeatedly Tells Himself GOP Is ‘Not The Stupid Party’ | The New Civil Rights Movement

Watch: Bryan Fischer Repeatedly Tells Himself GOP Is ‘Not The Stupid Party’ | The New Civil Rights Movement

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Peace With Militants Won’t End Press Freedom Issues In Turkey, Expert Says

Peace With Militants Won’t End Press Freedom Issues In Turkey, Expert Says: pA top European expert on Turkey said that any peace deal between the Turkish government and Kurdish militants won’t do much to end the deteriorating situation of press freedom in the country. Various human rights groups have criticized the Turkish government’s crackdown on journalists in recent years. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a [...]/p

5 Reasons To Be Optimistic The Republican Election-Rigging Plan Is Dead (And 3 Reasons It’s Not)

5 Reasons To Be Optimistic The Republican Election-Rigging Plan Is Dead (And 3 Reasons It’s Not): pTwo weeks ago, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus called upon “states that have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red” to consider a Republican plan to rig future presidential races. Under the GOP plan, these blue states would stop awarding electoral votes to the winner of the state as a whole, and instead [...]/p

REPORT: Prominent Conservative Leader Once Ran White Supremacist Group

REPORT: Prominent Conservative Leader Once Ran White Supremacist Group: pA new report by Mother Jones reveals that James B. Taylor, a prominent conservative movement leader and board member for the Young America’s Foundation, once served as vice president of a white supremacist group. Taylor’s bio notes that he is “chairman of World Youth Crusade [for Freedom] and former executive director and chief of staff [...]/p

ALEC Loses Two Big Names In Clean Power Over Opposition To Renewable Energy Standards

ALEC Loses Two Big Names In Clean Power Over Opposition To Renewable Energy Standards: pThe American Legislative Exchange Council is a “stealth business lobbyist,” according to the New York Times. It has been bleeding corporate and business members over the last year due to controversial legislation it has promoted on issues ranging from voter suppression to minimum wage laws. ALEC often acts as a kind of factory for template [...]/p

Fox “News” [sic] ratings at 12-year low

Fox “News” [sic] ratings at 12-year low

Video- Lawrence O’Donnell Eviscerates Gun Hugger Gayle Trotter

Video- Lawrence O’Donnell Eviscerates Gun Hugger Gayle Trotter

VIDEO: Interviewer “flashes her naked undercarriage to the Serbian Prime Minister”

VIDEO: Interviewer “flashes her naked undercarriage to the Serbian Prime Minister”

Republican Federal Judge: How the GOP Has Packed the Courts With Partisan Hacks

Republican Federal Judge: How the GOP Has Packed the Courts With Partisan Hacks

Montana corporal punishment bill proposed by Republican legislator. Who knew the GOP was into spanking?

Montana corporal punishment bill proposed by Republican legislator. Who knew the GOP was into spanking?

The Immoral Minority: Picture of the day.

The Immoral Minority: Picture of the day.: Nothing to see here, just a few superheroes washing windows...outside of a children's hospital in Pittsburgh. I can only imagine what th...

The Immoral Minority: Man with concealed carry permit attempts to put gu...

The Immoral Minority: Man with concealed carry permit attempts to put gu...: Courtesy of  Kitsap Sun : Bremerton police responded to a call about an incident involving a gun at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday at the busine...

The Immoral Minority: Gabby Giffords gives powerful testimony in front o...

The Immoral Minority: Gabby Giffords gives powerful testimony in front o...: Perhaps the most powerful single spokesperson for gun control legislation in this country, and hands down one of the most courageous peopl...

The Immoral Minority: Female gun advocate claims that the AR-15 is the w...

The Immoral Minority: Female gun advocate claims that the AR-15 is the w...: Photo courtesy of wtfeck pictires You know I listened to much of the testimony today during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on g...

The Immoral Minority: President Obama's ratings hit 3 year high, while F...

The Immoral Minority: President Obama's ratings hit 3 year high, while F...: Courtesy of the Washington Post :  Fully 60 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of Obama in the new poll, up slightly fro...

USA has gone fascist – I’m living proof!

USA has gone fascist – I’m living proof!

Gabby Giffords Testifies: 'The Time Is Now' To Control Guns. Meanwhile, Another Mass Shooting Takes Place in Arizona

Gabby Giffords Testifies: 'The Time Is Now' To Control Guns. Meanwhile, Another Mass Shooting Takes Place in Arizona

Stupid Right-Wing Tweets: Jennifer Rubin Edition

Stupid Right-Wing Tweets: Jennifer Rubin Edition

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/whose-line-is-it-classic/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/whose-line-is-it-classic/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/the-tea-party-began-and-ended-with-sarah-palin/

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More Companies Join Amazon In Using Tax Shelters To Hide Billions

More Companies Join Amazon In Using Tax Shelters To Hide Billions: pLast week, Reuters noted that the online retail giant Amazon had avoided hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes by stashing cash in Luxembourg, a notorious tax haven. Today, Bloomberg News’ Jesse Drucker reported that Amazon is not the only tech company employing this strategy — Google last year avoided $2 billion in taxes worldwide [...]/p

CHART: The Global Corporate Tax Rate Plummeted In The Last Decade

CHART: The Global Corporate Tax Rate Plummeted In The Last Decade: pEvidence that the global corporate tax rate has dropped significantly in the past decade counters a conservative myth that corporations suffer from too-high taxes. As several countries — most prominently the UK — renew scrutiny over tax dodging, a Deutsche Bank report illustrates how the global effective corporate tax rate has dropped significantly in the [...]/p

Former French President Plans To Abandon Country To Dodge Taxes, Corruption Charges

Former French President Plans To Abandon Country To Dodge Taxes, Corruption Charges: pRecently ousted French President Nicolas Sarkozy is planning to move to London in order to found a multi-billion dollar hedge fund, a move that would conveniently avoid France’s new tax hike on the super-wealthy and stymie a police investigation into Sarkozy’s allegedly corrupt campaign tactics. Sarkozy’s intentions were discovered in a police raid on his [...]/p

How Yahoo Used Tax Havens To Cut Its Taxes By $42.8 Million

How Yahoo Used Tax Havens To Cut Its Taxes By $42.8 Million: pTech companies are some of the most notorious tax dodgers, as their business is easily shifted from place to place and their revenues easily hidden in tax havens. Case in point, Yahoo has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into low-tax countries, saving it tens of millions of dollars in taxes, as Bloomberg News reported: [...]/p

How Big American Corporations Dodge Taxes By Claiming Huge Profits In Tiny Countries

How Big American Corporations Dodge Taxes By Claiming Huge Profits In Tiny Countries: pAmerican corporations avoid millions of dollars in taxes each year by reporting that large shares of their income are earned in five popular tax havens, even though small segments of their workforce and investment take place in those countries, according to data from the Congressional Research Service. The report analyzed five countries — Switzerland, Ireland, [...]/p

‘Fundamentally Unfair’: How States Tax The Richest 1 Percent At Half The Rate Of The Poor

‘Fundamentally Unfair’: How States Tax The Richest 1 Percent At Half The Rate Of The Poor

Blue Jersey:: Mark Zuckerberg, Why are you raising money for Chris Christie, the man who vetoed ME in New Jersey?

Blue Jersey:: Mark Zuckerberg, Why are you raising money for Chris Christie, the man who vetoed ME in New Jersey?

Blue Jersey:: Gov. Christie Overstepping and Overreaching: COAH and the Supreme Court

Blue Jersey:: Gov. Christie Overstepping and Overreaching: COAH and the Supreme Court

Can We Admit It Now? Harry Reid Is An Enabler

Can We Admit It Now? Harry Reid Is An Enabler

15-Year Old Performer at Obama's Inaugural Shot to Death

15-Year Old Performer at Obama's Inaugural Shot to Death

Stephen Colbert Rips CNN's Erick Erickson on Climate Change

Stephen Colbert Rips CNN's Erick Erickson on Climate Change

Anti-Gay Bullying Drives Teen to Suicide

Anti-Gay Bullying Drives Teen to Suicide

Sean Lennon Speaks Out Against Fracking

Sean Lennon Speaks Out Against Fracking

Treasury Approved Excessive Pay For Bailed-Out CEOs

Treasury Approved Excessive Pay For Bailed-Out CEOs

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The Immoral Minority: Father of victim in Sandy Hook shooting heckled by...

The Immoral Minority: Father of victim in Sandy Hook shooting heckled by...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Courtesy of MSNBC : “He was my son, he was my buddy, he w...

NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do

NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do: pby Dana Nuccitelli, via Skeptical Science In April of 2012, 49 former NASA employees sent a letter to the current NASA administrator requesting that he effectively muzzle the climate scientists at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). None of those former NASA employees have conducted any climate science research, but based on their own lack [...]/p

NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do

NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do: pby Dana Nuccitelli, via Skeptical Science In April of 2012, 49 former NASA employees sent a letter to the current NASA administrator requesting that he effectively muzzle the climate scientists at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). None of those former NASA employees have conducted any climate science research, but based on their own lack [...]/p

Climate Change And The Flu: Warm Winters Followed By Severe Flu Seasons

Climate Change And The Flu: Warm Winters Followed By Severe Flu Seasons: pA new study links global warming to this year’s unusually severe flu season — a season which the Centers for Disease Contol officially dubbed an epidemic and which prompted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to declare a state of emergency. The scientists used data from the CDC to examine influenza and climate patterns going back to [...]/p

Alley: ‘We Have High Confidence That Warming Will Shrink Greenland, By Enough To Matter A Lot To Coastal Planners’

Alley: ‘We Have High Confidence That Warming Will Shrink Greenland, By Enough To Matter A Lot To Coastal Planners’: pAt a dinner I attended last night, glaciologist Jason Box explained why he believes Greenland’s disintegration is likely to keep outpacing Antarctica’s for the foreseeable future. He has a detailed explanation at his blog, Meltfactor, reposted below. See also Chris Mooney’s interview of Box here and “Greenland Ice Melt Up Nearly Five-Fold Since Mid-1990s“ – JR. Changes [...]/p

Confirmation Of Climate Hawk Kerry As Secretary Of State May Doom Dirty Keystone XL Pipeline

Confirmation Of Climate Hawk Kerry As Secretary Of State May Doom Dirty Keystone XL Pipeline

VIDEO: President Obama lays out plan for immigration reform. “We forget that most of us used to be them.”

VIDEO: President Obama lays out plan for immigration reform. “We forget that most of us used to be them.”

MI Senate likely won’t go for House plan to change electoral vote system; OH’s Husted, other Republicans also say no

MI Senate likely won’t go for House plan to change electoral vote system; OH’s Husted, other Republicans also say no

VIDEO: “Former missionary” shoots, kills immigrant who gets directed to wrong house by GPS

VIDEO: “Former missionary” shoots, kills immigrant who gets directed to wrong house by GPS

Michael Bloomberg: “You can joke about [Biden] all you want, [but] he’s got a set of balls.”

Michael Bloomberg: “You can joke about [Biden] all you want, [but] he’s got a set of balls.”

Michael Bloomberg: “You can joke about [Biden] all you want, [but] he’s got a set of balls.”

Michael Bloomberg: “You can joke about [Biden] all you want, [but] he’s got a set of balls.”

Lou Barletta (R-PA) Wouldn't Be An American If His Immigration Standards Had Been Official US Policy

Lou Barletta (R-PA) Wouldn't Be An American If His Immigration Standards Had Been Official US Policy

The Immoral Minority: Apparently Hillary wasn't the ONLY one suffering f...

The Immoral Minority: Apparently Hillary wasn't the ONLY one suffering f...: If you remember Joe Scarborough said yesterday that many republicans had convinced themselves that the Benghazi incident would be the d...

The Immoral Minority: Finally some good news for the Boy Scouts of Ameri...

The Immoral Minority: Finally some good news for the Boy Scouts of Ameri...: Courtesy of NBC News :   The Boy Scouts of America, one of the nation’s largest private youth organizations, is actively considering an...

The Immoral Minority: Lawrence O'Donnell takes a much deserved victory l...

The Immoral Minority: Lawrence O'Donnell takes a much deserved victory l...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Courtesy of the Last Word : In Monday’s Rewrite segment, O...

The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton supporters launch SuperPAC in anti...

The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton supporters launch SuperPAC in anti...: Courtesy of The Hill : A group of Hillary Clinton supporters is launching a campaign to draft her to run for president — the first major...

The Immoral Minority: President Obama lays out his immigration policy an...

The Immoral Minority: President Obama lays out his immigration policy an...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Damn this man is holding nothing back these days! That was a...

NRA Heckles Father of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim

NRA Heckles Father of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim

Study: White Evangelical Christians Are Paranoid, Delusional

Study: White Evangelical Christians Are Paranoid, Delusional

Monday, January 28, 2013

Dick Durbin on filibuster deal: “It requires good will [and] good faith.” You can stop laughing now.

Dick Durbin on filibuster deal: “It requires good will [and] good faith.” You can stop laughing now.

Roll Call: Iowa Senate race no longer “likely” Democratic, now “leans” Democratic

Roll Call: Iowa Senate race no longer “likely” Democratic, now “leans” Democratic

Video- Sean Hannity: Fox Is “Only Media Organization On This Planet That Has Delivered Fair And Balanced Coverage” Of Obama

Video- Sean Hannity: Fox Is “Only Media Organization On This Planet That Has Delivered Fair And Balanced Coverage” Of Obama

The Immoral Minority: With the career corpse still steaming in the snow ...

The Immoral Minority: With the career corpse still steaming in the snow ...: Simply because, after weeks of denying that John McCain was that stupid, I was first shocked to learn that Sarah Palin HAD been chosen as th...

If China Buys An American Movie Studio, How Will It Change What We See On Screen?

If China Buys An American Movie Studio, How Will It Change What We See On Screen?

The Immoral Minority: President Obama is done pussyfooting around!

The Immoral Minority: President Obama is done pussyfooting around!: The other day the President conducted an interview with The New Republic , During the interview one of the journalists, Franklin Foer, a...

The Immoral Minority: After winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her p...

The Immoral Minority: After winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her p...: Courtesy of the Examiner : Actress Julianne Moore has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a...

Video- Hillary Clinton And President Obama “60 Minutes” Joint Interview

Video- Hillary Clinton And President Obama “60 Minutes” Joint Interview

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/paul-ryan-is-the-commander-in-the-war-on-women/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/paul-ryan-is-the-commander-in-the-war-on-women/

GOP Congressman Offers Plan To Impeach President Over Budget Deficits

GOP Congressman Offers Plan To Impeach President Over Budget Deficits

Reince Priebus: President Obama Turned Dems Into Moochers

Reince Priebus: President Obama Turned Dems Into Moochers

Judge Who Ruled Against Recess Appointments Is A Wingnut

Judge Who Ruled Against Recess Appointments Is A Wingnut

Iceland's President: Let Irresponsible Banks Go Bankrupt

Iceland's President: Let Irresponsible Banks Go Bankrupt

What Fox Doesn't Want You To Know About Texas Taxes

What Fox Doesn't Want You To Know About Texas Taxes

Media Politics: Outrage, Lies and Occasional Facts

Media Politics: Outrage, Lies and Occasional Facts

Video- Fox & Friends Complains That CBS’s Kroft Didn’t Pursue Fox’s Campaign To Mock Clinton Concussion

Video- Fox & Friends Complains That CBS’s Kroft Didn’t Pursue Fox’s Campaign To Mock Clinton Concussion

Cartoons of the Day- Guns In Schools

Cartoons of the Day- Guns In Schools

The Price of Palin: $15 per Word Spoken During FOX Contract

The Price of Palin: $15 per Word Spoken During FOX Contract

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Blue Jersey:: Governor Florio on Gun Control

Blue Jersey:: Governor Florio on Gun Control

Blue Jersey:: Fodder for the Gubernatorial Campaign

Blue Jersey:: Fodder for the Gubernatorial Campaign

The Immoral Minority: Catholic Bishop, and anti-gay activist, claims tha...

The Immoral Minority: Catholic Bishop, and anti-gay activist, claims tha...: Father Tom Donovan Courtesy of Wisconsin gazette : In early January, Father Tom Donovan dialed 911 and described himself as being stuc...

The Immoral Minority: Firearms industry pours millions into campaign mar...

The Immoral Minority: Firearms industry pours millions into campaign mar...: Courtesy of the New York Times :   Threatened by long-term declining participation in shooting sports, the firearms industry has poured...

Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe opposes Republican nominee Chuck Hagel because he’s… Republican.

Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe opposes Republican nominee Chuck Hagel because he’s… Republican.

The Parallax Inaugural: “Right after the President was sworn in, he was sworn at.”

The Parallax Inaugural: “Right after the President was sworn in, he was sworn at.”

Ad: Hey kids! “Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a Bushmaster AR-15 under your tree some frosty Christmas morning!”

Ad: Hey kids! “Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a Bushmaster AR-15 under your tree some frosty Christmas morning!”

Ad: Hey kids! “Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a Bushmaster AR-15 under your tree some frosty Christmas morning!”

Ad: Hey kids! “Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a Bushmaster AR-15 under your tree some frosty Christmas morning!”

Ad: Hey kids! “Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a Bushmaster AR-15 under your tree some frosty Christmas morning!”

Ad: Hey kids! “Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a Bushmaster AR-15 under your tree some frosty Christmas morning!”

VIDEO– Dianne Feinstein: I will have the chance to bring assault weapons ban up for vote. “The NRA is venal.”

VIDEO– Dianne Feinstein: I will have the chance to bring assault weapons ban up for vote. “The NRA is venal.”

Yep, still a pig, Reince Priebus

Yep, still a pig, Reince Priebus

Doonesbury: White House can save $112 by 2016 by simply switching to one-ply!

Doonesbury: White House can save $112 by 2016 by simply switching to one-ply!

Ryan: Republicans 'Not Preaching Austerity,' We're Offering 'Opportunity'

Ryan: Republicans 'Not Preaching Austerity,' We're Offering 'Opportunity'

DeMint Rants About 'Unborn Children' When Asked About Republican 'Racist Comments'

DeMint Rants About 'Unborn Children' When Asked About Republican 'Racist Comments'

Paul Ryan: Calling Out My Hypocrisy on 'Entitlements' is a 'Straw Man Argument'

Paul Ryan: Calling Out My Hypocrisy on 'Entitlements' is a 'Straw Man Argument'

Saturday, January 26, 2013

A GOP stronghold shifts to the left as the west veers into Dems’ column

A GOP stronghold shifts to the left as the west veers into Dems’ column

John Boehner is a squish. He says he ain’t.

John Boehner is a squish. He says he ain’t.

Gingrich: Calling an AR-15 an Assault Weapon Is 'Lovely Propaganda'

Gingrich: Calling an AR-15 an Assault Weapon Is 'Lovely Propaganda'

US Chamber CEO Donohue: Fracking Is Our Future, Safety Nets Be Damned

US Chamber CEO Donohue: Fracking Is Our Future, Safety Nets Be Damned

New Rule: America Needs to Show It's the Home of the Brave by Acting Like It

New Rule: America Needs to Show It's the Home of the Brave by Acting Like It

Boehner Promises to Make Ending Abortion a National Priority

Boehner Promises to Make Ending Abortion a National Priority

Romney's Jeep-to China Lies Reaffirmed

Romney's Jeep-to China Lies Reaffirmed

Introducing 'Aaron's Law'

Introducing 'Aaron's Law'

Jennifer Granholm Discusses Zombie Foreclosures

Jennifer Granholm Discusses Zombie Foreclosures

Foreclosure Horror: The Zombie Title

Cartoon of the Day- Republican Outreach

Cartoon of the Day- Republican Outreach

Video- Soledad O’Brien To Former RNC Chair: Do Minorities Not Know You, Or Do They Just Not Like You?

Video- Soledad O’Brien To Former RNC Chair: Do Minorities Not Know You, Or Do They Just Not Like You?

AP NewsBreak: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) won’t seek 6th Senate term

AP NewsBreak: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) won’t seek 6th Senate term

Money Out, Voters In

Money Out, Voters In

A Citizens United Wedding

A Citizens United Wedding

Message from Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink

Message from Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink

Jennifer Granholm Discusses Zombie Foreclosures

Jennifer Granholm Discusses Zombie Foreclosures

Friday, January 25, 2013

Quickie- Same-sex wife is Fort Bragg spouse of year

Quickie- Same-sex wife is Fort Bragg spouse of year

Chambliss couldn’t stand the gridlock, so he’s retiring. Reid’s “failibuster” retreat didn’t help (VIDEO).

Chambliss couldn’t stand the gridlock, so he’s retiring. Reid’s “failibuster” retreat didn’t help (VIDEO).

Finally! WaPo front-pages election-rigging scheme. Plus, glimmers of hope in Virginia, Florida.

Finally! WaPo front-pages election-rigging scheme. Plus, glimmers of hope in Virginia, Florida.

VIDEO– Andrea Mitchell to Haley Barbour on election-rigging schemes: Are Republicans “trying to game the system?”

VIDEO– Andrea Mitchell to Haley Barbour on election-rigging schemes: Are Republicans “trying to game the system?”

VIDEO: Rev. Al schools AZ sheriff who calls Obama a dictator, vows to defy new gun safety laws

VIDEO: Rev. Al schools AZ sheriff who calls Obama a dictator, vows to defy new gun safety laws

Like Houdini, Republicans Make The Debt Ceiling Disappear

Like Houdini, Republicans Make The Debt Ceiling Disappear

Faux Shrink At It Again With Unethical Analysis of Obama

Faux Shrink At It Again With Unethical Analysis of Obama

Malkin Bares Her Fangs: GOP 'Squandered Opportunity To Really Stick It' To Clinton On Benghazi

Malkin Bares Her Fangs: GOP 'Squandered Opportunity To Really Stick It' To Clinton On Benghazi

How To Fight Back Against Reince Preibus' Bloodless Coup

How To Fight Back Against Reince Preibus' Bloodless Coup

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Blue Jersey:: Our Teflon Governor

Blue Jersey:: Our Teflon Governor

Blue Jersey:: NJ Charter School Circus: LEAPin' Lizards!

Blue Jersey:: NJ Charter School Circus: LEAPin' Lizards!

Blue Jersey:: Hey, Facebook. You suck.

Blue Jersey:: Hey, Facebook. You suck.

Allowing Women On The Front Lines Could Reduce Sexual Assault, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says

Allowing Women On The Front Lines Could Reduce Sexual Assault, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says

Kentucky Minister Arrested After Trying To Marry His Same-Sex Partner

Kentucky Minister Arrested After Trying To Marry His Same-Sex Partner

Astroturf Gone Wrong: Fake Protesters Offered $20 To Stand At Anti-Wind Energy Rally

Astroturf Gone Wrong: Fake Protesters Offered $20 To Stand At Anti-Wind Energy Rally

The Immoral Minority: Seriously New York Post? Seriously?

The Immoral Minority: Seriously New York Post? Seriously?: You know what, fuck em! They can spin that testimony any which way they want, ultimately anybody who watched it without a pronounced par...

The Immoral Minority: New Mexico Republican lawmaker writes bill that wo...

The Immoral Minority: New Mexico Republican lawmaker writes bill that wo...: Rep. Cathrynn "I know nothing about rape: Brown. Courtesy of HufPo :   A Republican lawmaker in New Mexico introduced a bill on Wedn...

Report: Ohio Secretary Of State’s Restrictive Voting Hours Hurt Urban Voters

Report: Ohio Secretary Of State’s Restrictive Voting Hours Hurt Urban Voters: pOhio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) became one of the most notorious election officials in the country after his many attempts to restrict voting and discard ballots. Husted banned evening and weekend voting hours in all 88 boards of election, in spite of multiple counties‘ requests to stay open to accommodate people who could [...]/p

UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme

UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme: pIn a subcommittee vote Wednesday, Virginia State Sen. and former Republican National Committee Chief Counsel Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) abstained on a key vote on a bill to rig the state’s electoral college vote. The bill advanced (on a three-to-three party-line vote) to the full Committee on Privileges and Elections, without recommendation. National Republicans, frustrated [...]/p

UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme

UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme: pIn a subcommittee vote Wednesday, Virginia State Sen. and former Republican National Committee Chief Counsel Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) abstained on a key vote on a bill to rig the state’s electoral college vote. The bill advanced (on a three-to-three party-line vote) to the full Committee on Privileges and Elections, without recommendation. National Republicans, frustrated [...]/p

Polls Show Majority Of Americans Support Providing Legal Residency To Undocumented Immigrants

Polls Show Majority Of Americans Support Providing Legal Residency To Undocumented Immigrants: pReaffirming his support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, President Obama said during his inaugural address, “Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity.” And based on recent polls, Americans [...]/p

Long Voting Lines Drove Away At Least 201K Florida Voters, Study Finds

Long Voting Lines Drove Away At Least 201K Florida Voters, Study Finds: pVoting lines of more than six hours during the November 2012 election likely deterred hundreds of thousands of Florida voters from casting a ballot, according to a new academic analysis of data compiled by the Orlando Sentinel. The analysis by Ohio State University Professor Theodore Allen finds that at least 201,000 people in 25 of the [...]/p

How Republicans Plan To Rig The Next Presidential Election, In Six Pictures

How Republicans Plan To Rig The Next Presidential Election, In Six Pictures: pYesterday, Virginia Republicans took the first step to move a GOP plan to rig the Electoral College forward in that state. Similar plans are under consideration in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Republican election rigging plan targets blue states that President Obama won in 2008 and 2012, and changes the way they allocate electoral votes [...]/p

Florida Rep. Wants To Limit Death Penalty Appeals In State With Most Exonerated Death Row Inmates

Florida Rep. Wants To Limit Death Penalty Appeals In State With Most Exonerated Death Row Inmates: pA Florida state representative wants to prevent people sentenced to death from getting a full review of their case, despite Florida leading the nation in people exonerated after being sentenced to die. Like most death penalty states, Florida has a web of state-level appeals processes and additional checks to ensure that every aspect of a [...]/p

Three Winners And Three Losers In Today’s Filibuster Deal

Three Winners And Three Losers In Today’s Filibuster Deal: pThe Huffington Post reports that Senate Leaders Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reached a deal today to support minor — and in some cases, temporary — changes to the Senate Rules, rather than push through the more robust reforms championed by many Democratic senators. The language of the deal, which is divided into [...]/p

By The Numbers: Abortion Rights On The 40th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade

By The Numbers: Abortion Rights On The 40th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade: pTuesday is the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that ensures legal access to abortion services. But four decades after Roe gave women the freedom to make their own reproductive choices, the reality for women in the U.S. isn’t so clear cut — even though more Americans now support legal [...]/p

Lousiana Governor Changes His Mind, Won’t Eliminate End-Of-Life Care For The Poor And Disabled

Lousiana Governor Changes His Mind, Won’t Eliminate End-Of-Life Care For The Poor And Disabled: pIn a victory for disabled, terminally ill, and poor Louisianans, Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) has reversed course and decided not to go through with his plan to eliminate hospice care benefits for low-income residents through the state’s Medicaid program, the Associated Press reports. The Jindal Administration’s reversal comes in the wake of public outrage and [...]/p

50 Years Ago Today, JFK Called For Closing A Giant Tax Loophole…But It Still Exists

50 Years Ago Today, JFK Called For Closing A Giant Tax Loophole…But It Still Exists: pOur guest blogger is Seth Hanlon, Director of Fiscal Reform at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. On January 24, 1963, exactly half a century ago, President John F. Kennedy called on Congress to enact a broad overhaul of the tax code. One of JFK’s boldest proposals was to close a giant tax loophole [...]/p

Georgia Police Investigating KKK Recruitment Flyers Left Before MLK Day

Georgia Police Investigating KKK Recruitment Flyers Left Before MLK Day

Jon Stewart Takes Apart Ayn Rand Fan-Boy Paul Ryan for Makers vs Takers Claptrap

Jon Stewart Takes Apart Ayn Rand Fan-Boy Paul Ryan for Makers vs Takers Claptrap

Joe 'You Lie' Wilson Badgers Clinton About Not Appearing on Sunday Shows

Joe 'You Lie' Wilson Badgers Clinton About Not Appearing on Sunday Shows

Greta Van Susteren Allows Former Bush Budget Director to Fearmonger Over Debt

Greta Van Susteren Allows Former Bush Budget Director to Fearmonger Over Debt

Greta Van Susteren Allows Former Bush Budget Director to Fearmonger Over Debt

Greta Van Susteren Allows Former Bush Budget Director to Fearmonger Over Debt

The Immoral Minority: Alaska still a little sensitive about their bigges...

The Immoral Minority: Alaska still a little sensitive about their bigges...: You know we used to get teased about living in igloos, and having polar bears for pets, but since 2008 it has been nothing but jokes about...

The Immoral Minority: “We’re Awake and We’re Standing Up” Meet Ta’Kaiya ...

The Immoral Minority: “We’re Awake and We’re Standing Up” Meet Ta’Kaiya ...: Courtesy of Yes! Magazine : If we keep waiting for change, it's never going to come," Ta'Kaiya tells the people gathered for and Idle No ...

The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton's view during the Benghazi hearing...

The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton's view during the Benghazi hearing...: All I can say about yesterday is that Hillary has only moved up in stature in the eyes of the American people, while her crybaby detractor...

The Immoral Minority: John Boehner claims that President Obama plans to ...

The Immoral Minority: John Boehner claims that President Obama plans to ...: Courtesy of HuffPo :   Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) warned fellow Republicans this week, saying President Barack Obama's ...

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/confirmation-palins-contract-at-fox-has-not-been-renewed/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/confirmation-palins-contract-at-fox-has-not-been-renewed/

President Obama's 2nd Inaugural Exposes Radicalism of Modern GOP

President Obama's 2nd Inaugural Exposes Radicalism of Modern GOP

Hillary Clinton Derangement Syndrome From Breitbart

Hillary Clinton Derangement Syndrome From Breitbart

VA Legislature Moves To Rig Electoral Votes In GOP's Favor

VA Legislature Moves To Rig Electoral Votes In GOP's Favor

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Video Mid Day Distraction- Polar bears playing with dogs

Video Mid Day Distraction- Polar bears playing with dogs

“These are our ‘moral leaders’ who protect pedophiles and berate nuns for their feminist ideas.”

“These are our ‘moral leaders’ who protect pedophiles and berate nuns for their feminist ideas.”

The Voter Empowerment Act to be reintroduced by House and Senate Dems

The Voter Empowerment Act to be reintroduced by House and Senate Dems

As Weather Forecasters Predict Continued Drought, Goldman Cashes In | FDL News Desk

As Weather Forecasters Predict Continued Drought, Goldman Cashes In | FDL News Desk

Payroll Tax Increase May Hurt Consumer Spending | FDL News Desk

Payroll Tax Increase May Hurt Consumer Spending | FDL News Desk

Frontline Exposes DOJ’s Failure To Prosecute Wall Street | FDL News Desk

Frontline Exposes DOJ’s Failure To Prosecute Wall Street | FDL News Desk

Sierra Club Will Engage In Civil Disobedience To Fight Climate Change | FDL News Desk

Sierra Club Will Engage In Civil Disobedience To Fight Climate Change | FDL News Desk

Defiant Clinton: US strengthening embassy security | General Headlines | Comcast

Defiant Clinton: US strengthening embassy security | General Headlines | Comcast

Video- Benghazi Hearing: Rand Paul to Hillary Clinton- “I would have relieved you of your post.”

Video- Benghazi Hearing: Rand Paul to Hillary Clinton- “I would have relieved you of your post.”

Watch: Hillary Clinton Brilliantly Smacks Down GOP Senator In Benghazi Hearing

Watch: Hillary Clinton Brilliantly Smacks Down GOP Senator In Benghazi Hearing

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Colin Powell Calls Out GOP On Systemic Voter Suppression

Colin Powell Calls Out GOP On Systemic Voter Suppression

Fox: Obama’s ‘Hard-Left’ Inaugural ‘Sets Up’ GOP Comeback

Fox: Obama’s ‘Hard-Left’ Inaugural ‘Sets Up’ GOP h

VIDEO: John McCain jokes about “mercilessly interrogating, waterboarding” John Kerry at confirmation hearing

VIDEO: John McCain jokes about “mercilessly interrogating, waterboarding” John Kerry at confirmation hearing

Homeschooled Teen Who Killed Family With AR-15 Also Plotted Walmart Mass Shooting

Homeschooled Teen Who Killed Family With AR-15 Also Plotted Walmart Mass Shooting

Birther Republican Official Hangs Flag Upside Down for Obama's Inauguration

Birther Republican Official Hangs Flag Upside Down for Obama's Inauguration

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/the-most-racist-moment-on-live-television/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/the-most-racist-moment-on-live-television/

The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...

The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...: This is an excerpt from an opinion piece written by a female contributor for Catholic Online :   What I've learned over the last year t...

The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...

The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...: This is an excerpt from an opinion piece written by a female contributor for Catholic Online :   What I've learned over the last year t...

The Immoral Minority: Man with illegal gun shoots off penis. Oh the iron...

The Immoral Minority: Man with illegal gun shoots off penis. Oh the iron...: Courtesy of Digital Journal :   A security guard in Trinidad and Tobago has been hospitalized after accidentally shooting his own penis ...

Another day, another shooting. Mulitple people shot at TX college, one individual in custody.

Another day, another shooting. Mulitple people shot at TX college, one individual in custody.

Blue Jersey:: Christie's Civil Rights Crossroads

Blue Jersey:: Christie's Civil Rights Crossroads

Blue Jersey:: On 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Congressman Chris Smith leads the anti-choice charge

Blue Jersey:: On 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Congressman Chris Smith leads the anti-choice charge

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/funny-presidential-bloopers/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/funny-presidential-bloopers/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/the-irony-of-palins-last-fan-standing/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/the-irony-of-palins-last-fan-standing/

Live Streaming Video- Obama and Biden Families Attend Post Inaugural Prayer Service 10:30a EST

Live Streaming Video- Obama and Biden Families Attend Post Inaugural Prayer Service 10:30a EST

Video- Fox’s Kilmeade Denies It’s “Settled Scientific Collective Thought” That Human-Caused Climate Change Is Real

Video- Fox’s Kilmeade Denies It’s “Settled Scientific Collective Thought” That Human-Caused Climate Change Is Real

Poll-itics: 70% would NOT like to see Roe v. Wade overturned, but that doesn’t stop states from making access to care impossible

Poll-itics: 70% would NOT like to see Roe v. Wade overturned, but that doesn’t stop states from making access to care impossible

Gun Owners Driven to Panic by Their Leadership

Gun Owners Driven to Panic by Their Leadership

Sheriffs’ Open Letter to Obama – Lock and Load Time

Sheriffs’ Open Letter to Obama – Lock and Load Time

Monday, January 21, 2013

Virginia Senate Sneaks Through Gerrymandering Bill While Country Watches Inauguration

Virginia Senate Sneaks Through Gerrymandering Bill While Country Watches Inauguration

The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.

The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.: Okay this is amazing, courtesy of The New Civil Rights Movement : You pursued a cutthroat game plan,  In your brutal Primary fight.  ...

The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.

The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.: Okay this is amazing, courtesy of The New Civil Rights Movement : You pursued a cutthroat game plan,  In your brutal Primary fight.  ...

The Immoral Minority: Final thought for the day.

The Immoral Minority: Final thought for the day.: I simply could not allow that last story be how we ended today. I think considering the occasion this is much more appropriate.

The Immoral Minority: Fifteen year old New Mexico teenager murders entir...

The Immoral Minority: Fifteen year old New Mexico teenager murders entir...: Nehemiah Griego Courtesy of Eyewitness News 4 out of Albuquerque, New Mexico:   A statement of probable cause filed in connection w...

Fox Pretends Romney’s Jeeps-In-China ‘Lie Of The Year’ Was True

Fox Pretends Romney’s Jeeps-In-China ‘Lie Of The Year’ Was True

NM Boy, 15, Kills His Family With 'Multiple' Weapons

NM Boy, 15, Kills His Family With 'Multiple' Weapons

Village Idiots Pronounce Republicans Innocent, Obama 'The Divider'

Village Idiots Pronounce Republicans Innocent, Obama 'The Divider'

Here's A Partial List of Casualties for Gun Appreciation Day

Here's A Partial List of Casualties for Gun Appreciation Day

Open Thread

Open Thread

Sunday, January 20, 2013

A NM Teen Shoots 5, including 3 Kids, while GOP Senator Say Gun Safety Not a Major Issue

A NM Teen Shoots 5, including 3 Kids, while GOP Senator Say Gun Safety Not a Major Issue

Here is Who The NRA is Really Defending

Here is Who The NRA is Really Defending

“Thugs At Planned Parenthood” Are “Bullying” Susan G. Komen Says Fischer

“Thugs At Planned Parenthood” Are “Bullying” Susan G. Komen Says Fischer

Breaking: 14-Year Old Accidentally Shoots, Kills 15-Year Old Brother With Mother’s Gun

Breaking: 14-Year Old Accidentally Shoots, Kills 15-Year Old Brother With Mother’s Gun

Santorum: Armor-Piercing Bullets Are 'a Right in Our Country'

Santorum: Armor-Piercing Bullets Are 'a Right in Our Country'

Video- Rick Santorum: President Obama a ‘Sore Winner’

Video- Rick Santorum: President Obama a ‘Sore Winner’

Valerie Jarrett: Obama Cabinet “far from finished – will have diversity including women, including people of color.”

Valerie Jarrett: Obama Cabinet “far from finished – will have diversity including women, including people of color.”

Doonesbury: “When Republicans exit… they’re all about corporate speeches & golf.” Dems “remain engaged as global citizens.”

Doonesbury: “When Republicans exit… they’re all about corporate speeches & golf.” Dems “remain engaged as global citizens.”

Doonesbury: “When Republicans exit… they’re all about corporate speeches & golf.” Dems “remain engaged as global citizens.”

Doonesbury: “When Republicans exit… they’re all about corporate speeches & golf.” Dems “remain engaged as global citizens.”

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Blue Jersey:: NJ Financials Remain Poor

Blue Jersey:: NJ Financials Remain Poor

Blue Jersey:: Gun Safety: Will The Real Chris Christie Please Stand Up

Blue Jersey:: Gun Safety: Will The Real Chris Christie Please Stand Up

Blue Jersey:: Weekend News Roundup & Open Thread for Jan. 19-20, 2013

Blue Jersey:: Weekend News Roundup & Open Thread for Jan. 19-20, 2013

Gun Appreciation Day: So, How Many People In America Were Shot And Killed Today?

Gun Appreciation Day: So, How Many People In America Were Shot And Killed Today?

Plouffe Chides CNN's Candy Crowley: 'This False Equivalence Needs to Stop'

Plouffe Chides CNN's Candy Crowley: 'This False Equivalence Needs to Stop'

Brokaw Uses New Poll as Excuse to Continue to Push for Cuts to 'Entitlements'

Brokaw Uses New Poll as Excuse to Continue to Push for Cuts to 'Entitlements'

RoseAnn DeMoro: 'We Need a Real Economy' to Eradicate Poverty

RoseAnn DeMoro: 'We Need a Real Economy' to Eradicate Poverty

Raw Video- Joe Biden Sworn in for 2nd Term

Raw Video- Joe Biden Sworn in for 2nd Term

Video- Mike Huckabee Complains About Tax-Exempt Status of New OFA PAC

Video- Mike Huckabee Complains About Tax-Exempt Status of New OFA PAC

Video- GOP Senator Ted Cruz: Obama Tried To ‘Exploit’ Newtown Tragedy ‘Within Minutes’

Video- GOP Senator Ted Cruz: Obama Tried To ‘Exploit’ Newtown Tragedy ‘Within Minutes’

Live Streaming Video- President Obama Takes the Oath of Office at the Official Swearing-In Ceremony 11:55a EST

Live Streaming Video- President Obama Takes the Oath of Office at the Official Swearing-In Ceremony 11:55a EST

Saturday, January 19, 2013

UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day

UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day: pIf the gun advocates behind this year’s inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day’s festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have to wait another year. Emergency personnel had to be called to the scene of the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina after [...]/p

Dear Republicans, you’ve got fail!

Dear Republicans, you’ve got fail!

VIDEO: Teen activist Zack Kopplin to John Fugelsang: Tax money is paying for creationism lessons in schools

VIDEO: Teen activist Zack Kopplin to John Fugelsang: Tax money is paying for creationism lessons in schools

UPDATED: Two people accidentally shot at gun show honoring Gun Appreciation Day

UPDATED: Two people accidentally shot at gun show honoring Gun Appreciation Day

Bonus Cartoon of the Day- Opposites Attract

Bonus Cartoon of the Day- Opposites Attract

Polling Shows the GOP Brand Sinking Like Concrete in Water

Polling Shows the GOP Brand Sinking Like Concrete in Water

Ezra Klein Knocks CEOs and Pundits for Wanting to Raise Retirement Age to 70

Ezra Klein Knocks CEOs and Pundits for Wanting to Raise Retirement Age to 70

RoseAnn DeMoro: 'We Need a Real Economy' to Eradicate Poverty

RoseAnn DeMoro: 'We Need a Real Economy' to Eradicate Poverty

Crumbling Levees Leave U.S. Cities Vulnerable

Crumbling Levees Leave U.S. Cities Vulnerable

Video- Hannity Gun Special From NRA Shooting Range Features Assault Rifle Demonstration

Video- Hannity Gun Special From NRA Shooting Range Features Assault Rifle Demonstration

VIDEO: Women’s rights under attack by anti-abortion extremists

VIDEO: Women’s rights under attack by anti-abortion extremists

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/19/heres-what-we-know-about-palins-contract-at-fox/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/19/heres-what-we-know-about-palins-contract-at-fox/

The Immoral Minority: First 2013 sightings of Sarah Palin. Or at least w...

The Immoral Minority: First 2013 sightings of Sarah Palin. Or at least w...: This was found on the hysterically named blog Palin4president2016 , and it is from the Russo Steele Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona which ...

The Immoral Minority: Wouldn't it be less cumbersome to simply wear a t-...

The Immoral Minority: Wouldn't it be less cumbersome to simply wear a t-...: Courtesy of the New York Daily News :   Hours after President Barack Obama called on Congress to ban assault weapons, one man's protest ...

Friday, January 18, 2013

The Immoral Minority: School hires armed guard who promptly leaves firea...

The Immoral Minority: School hires armed guard who promptly leaves firea...: Chatfield school security guard Clark Arnold Courtesy of Raw Story :   A prosecutor in Lapeer, Michigan says, “No harm, no foul,” aft...

The Immoral Minority: The Age of Obama.

The Immoral Minority: The Age of Obama.: Courtesy of the Washington Post :   Presidents face unabated, unfathomable stress. “You see it over a term,” said Ronan Factora, a physi...

As gun biz was hiring 13,000 people a year, its product was being used to kill more than twice that

As gun biz was hiring 13,000 people a year, its product was being used to kill more than twice that

Stephen Colbert’s sister to run as a Dem in South Carolina House race… against Mark Sanford

Stephen Colbert’s sister to run as a Dem in South Carolina House race… against Mark Sanford

Whole Foods CEO: “Climate change is not necessarily bad. We will be able to successfully adapt.” To what, death & destruction?

Whole Foods CEO: “Climate change is not necessarily bad. We will be able to successfully adapt.” To what, death & destruction?

The Immoral Minority: MSNBC's Krystal Ball offers topics for the Republi...

The Immoral Minority: MSNBC's Krystal Ball offers topics for the Republi...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy By the way possibly the BEST part of this segment was the lo...

The Immoral Minority: Tea Party reaches out on Facebook to beg Sarah Pal...

The Immoral Minority: Tea Party reaches out on Facebook to beg Sarah Pal...: "OMG! Somebody misses me!" Courtesy of a Teabagger Facebook page :   Dear Sarah:  We've missed you. We know you spend a lot of time...

The Immoral Minority: How right wingers see America.

The Immoral Minority: How right wingers see America.: It's funny cause it's true.

The Immoral Minority: For those who don't think the President has the su...

The Immoral Minority: For those who don't think the President has the su...: Courtesy of The Hill :   President Obama’s approval rating has seen a modest jump in favorability over the last month, as the public see...

Video- The Daily Show: Grand Theft Semi-Auto

Video- The Daily Show: Grand Theft Semi-Auto

Security guard leaves gun unattended in restroom at K-8 charter school

Security guard leaves gun unattended in restroom at K-8 charter school

Rubio’s New Foreign Policy Adviser Called For War With Iran

Rubio’s New Foreign Policy Adviser Called For War With Iran: pThe Tampa Bay Times reported on Friday that Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) will name Foreign Policy Initiative executive director Jamie Fly his new top foreign policy and national security adviser. Rubio — considered to be a top contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2016 — “has worked to establish his credentials in foreign [...]/p

Huckabee: My National Day Of Prayer, Which Happens To Be Inauguration Day, Isn’t Political

Huckabee: My National Day Of Prayer, Which Happens To Be Inauguration Day, Isn’t Political

We Will Need to Get Shrill

We Will Need to Get Shrill

Usher, Accenture Team Up To Train 50,000 Teens As Leaders

Usher, Accenture Team Up To Train 50,000 Teens As Leaders

Maddow on NRA: Trolls Don't Deserve A Seat At The Table

Maddow on NRA: Trolls Don't Deserve A Seat At The Table

The Second Amendment Was Really Ratified to Preserve Slavery

The Second Amendment Was Really Ratified to Preserve Slavery

Utah Has Now Made Miscarriage A Criminal Offense

Utah Has Now Made Miscarriage A Criminal Offense

How to Fix It | Fix the Senate Now

How to Fix It | Fix the Senate Now

Victims of outdated senate rules

Victims of outdated senate rules

We Need to Make Progress

We Need to Make Progress

UN Embarrassed by Serb Nationalist; Secretary General Issues Apology

UN Embarrassed by Serb Nationalist; Secretary General Issues Apology

Texas Attorney General Invites New York Gun Owners To Move To Texas

Texas Attorney General Invites New York Gun Owners To Move To Texas: pOn Tuesday, New York became the first state to pass gun legislation in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December. The measures include bans on assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 7 bullets, and a requirement that gun owners in homes with mentally ill people must properly lock up [...]/p

Republicans Told To Shut Up About Rape At House GOP Retreat

Republicans Told To Shut Up About Rape At House GOP Retreat: pEarlier this week, ThinkProgress noted that a leading anti-abortion group plans to offer a training program to teach Republican candidates and lawmakers how to avoid toxic comments about rape. Yet, at a retreat this week for House Republicans in Williamsburg, Virginia, the GOP caucus received much more concise advice on how not to sound like [...]/p

Report: Mississippi Children Handcuffed In School For Not Wearing A Belt

Report: Mississippi Children Handcuffed In School For Not Wearing A Belt: pA recent Department of Justice lawsuit that called the criminalization of school disciplinary offenses as minor as dress code violations so arbitrary and severe as to “shock the conscience” publicized some of the most egregious punishment at Meridian, Mississippi’s schools. But perpetuation of what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline is not limited to that one [...]/p

‘Sprawling Heat Wave Of Historical Proportions’ Brings ‘Horrendous’ Wildfires To Australia

‘Sprawling Heat Wave Of Historical Proportions’ Brings ‘Horrendous’ Wildfires To Australia: pA “dome of heat,” has settled over Australia since the start of the new year, creating an historic heat wave. The temperatures have nurtured fires in five of Australia’s six states, including at least 90 wildfires throughout New South Wales in southeastern Australia, as well as the Island of Tasmania. In the latter case, the [...]/p

Manmade Global Warming Has Increased Monthly Heat Records By A Factor Of Five, Much Worse To Come

Manmade Global Warming Has Increased Monthly Heat Records By A Factor Of Five, Much Worse To Come: pMonthly temperature extremes have become much more frequent, as measurements from around the world indicate. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research News Release On average, there are now five times as many record-breaking hot months worldwide than could be expected without long-term global warming, shows a study now published in Climatic Change. In parts of Europe, [...]/p

Beltway Heat: Sweltering Summers To Become The Norm For Nation’s Capital, According To New Climate Report

Beltway Heat: Sweltering Summers To Become The Norm For Nation’s Capital, According To New Climate Report: pThe draft of the Federal Advisory Committee’s National Climate Assessment was released several days ago, with dire warnings of significantly higher temperatures across the nation bringing more heat waves, deluges, droughts, and other forms of extreme weather. It also concluded that much of the climate change seen over the last 50 years was primarily driven [...]/p

NOAA And NASA: 2012 Warmest ‘La Niña Year’ On Record, Sustaining Long-Term Climate Warming Trend

NOAA And NASA: 2012 Warmest ‘La Niña Year’ On Record, Sustaining Long-Term Climate Warming Trend: pNOAA: La Niña, which is defined by cooler-than-normal waters in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean that affect weather patterns around the globe, was present during the first three months of 2012…. It was also the warmest year on record among all La Niña years. The three warmest annual ocean surface temperatures occurred in [...]/p

Report: U.S. Spent $6.8M On Destroyed Vehicles In Afghanistan

Report: U.S. Spent $6.8M On Destroyed Vehicles In Afghanistan: pA new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reveals that the United States spent over $6 million on maintaining vehicles that had already been destroyed in Afghanistan. As part of the mission to train the Afghan National Security Forces, the Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan (CSTC-A) is charged with helping to equip [...]/p

National Security Brief: Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan Unlikely

National Security Brief: Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan Unlikely: pThe Wall Street Journal reports that a senior NATO official told the paper that the Obama administration has not asked senior military commanders to assess the impact of a total withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014. “U.S. and NATO commanders have been asked to provide advice on what could be achieved with U.S. and allied troop [...]/p

New Study Highlights Threat From Far Right-Wing Groups In U.S.

New Study Highlights Threat From Far Right-Wing Groups In U.S.: pA new study from a think tank connected to the West Point Military Academy highlights the threat of violent far-right movements in the United States, leading to the conclusion that, while diverse in in their causes, they are similar in their use of violence to achieve their aims. West Point’s Combatting Terrorism Center was founded [...]/p

Boeing Reverses And Agrees To Pension Benefits For Married Same-Sex Couples

Boeing Reverses And Agrees To Pension Benefits For Married Same-Sex Couples: pIn November, after marriage equality passed in Washington state, the Boeing Company said it would not extend survivor benefits to the same-sex spouses of its employees. The company argued that the benefits were governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and as a federal law it was governed by the Defense of Marriage [...]/p

WATCH: Transgender Tween Tackles Challenge Of Dating

WATCH: Transgender Tween Tackles Challenge Of Dating

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Anti-Choice Group Hosts Training Program To Teach Republicans How To Talk About Rape

Anti-Choice Group Hosts Training Program To Teach Republicans How To Talk About Rape: pLast year, Republicans likely lost two U.S. Senate seats because their candidates claimed “legitimate rape” is a form of contraception and that pregnancies resulting from rape are a “gift from God.” Last week, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) again demonstrated the GOP’s frequent willingness to belittle rape by claiming that former Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) legitimate [...]/p

The Dangers Of Putting More Armed Guards In Schools

The Dangers Of Putting More Armed Guards In Schools: pThe National Rifle Association outraged many when CEO Wayne LaPierre blamed the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre on violent video games, natural disasters, and corporate media. Deflecting calls for tighter gun regulations, LaPierre also attacked school security and demanded more armed guards in schools. Since LaPierre’s incendiary press conference, the NRA’s approval rating has plummeted. [...]/p

The Immoral Minority: Wise words from a youth pastor.

The Immoral Minority: Wise words from a youth pastor.: Dare I say it? Amen.

The Immoral Minority: Creationism believing Senator from Louisiana beco...

The Immoral Minority: Creationism believing Senator from Louisiana beco...: "They evolve into a person?" NO WAY should you be making decisions on what is taught in a science class with that kind of ignorance info...

The Immoral Minority: There are some new sheriffs in town.

The Immoral Minority: There are some new sheriffs in town.: Courtesy of TPM : Former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords, makes this week's TIME cover as a "Gunfighter," the Tuscon Sentinel reports. Al...

The Immoral Minority: Bill Maher on Chelsea Lately: "Sarah Palin, the il...

The Immoral Minority: Bill Maher on Chelsea Lately: "Sarah Palin, the il...: “Right after the election, Sarah Palin, the illiterate forest creature who served half a term as the governor of a state with no people an...

Satanists Rally For Florida Governor Rick Scott

Satanists Rally For Florida Governor Rick Scott

Earth Under Water

Earth Under Water

JP Morgan CEO's Pay Halved

JP Morgan CEO's Pay Halved

Colbert Tells Ladies They'd Better Live Up to Standards Set by 'Eye Pudding' Pat Robertson

Colbert Tells Ladies They'd Better Live Up to Standards Set by 'Eye Pudding' Pat Robertson

Jon Stewart Slams Pro-NRA Republicans for Making Sure the ATF Can't Do Its Job

Jon Stewart Slams Pro-NRA Republicans for Making Sure the ATF Can't Do Its Job

Erin Burnett Defends NRA with Clinton Family Photo: 'Politicians Use Their Kids All the Time'

Erin Burnett Defends NRA with Clinton Family Photo: 'Politicians Use Their Kids All the Time'

Beck 'Historian': History Proves Armed Elementary Kids Prevent School Shootings

Beck 'Historian': History Proves Armed Elementary Kids Prevent School Shootings

GOP Rep. Stockman Threatens Impeachment Over Use of Executive Orders on Guns

GOP Rep. Stockman Threatens Impeachment Over Use of Executive Orders on Guns

64 Percent Of Republicans Are Birthers, Poll Finds

64 Percent Of Republicans Are Birthers, Poll Finds

In Addition To Taxing The Poor, Louisiana Will Stop Providing End-Of-Life Care To Low-Income Americans

In Addition To Taxing The Poor, Louisiana Will Stop Providing End-Of-Life Care To Low-Income Americans

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Top 13 Best Sarah Palin Funny Videos

Top 13 Best Sarah Palin Funny Videos

Why Mental Health Professionals Are Concerned About New York’s New Gun Safety Law

Why Mental Health Professionals Are Concerned About New York’s New Gun Safety Law

RNC Chair: Rig The Next Presidential Election For Republicans

RNC Chair: Rig The Next Presidential Election For Republicans: pA little over a year ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) proposed rigging the presidential election for Mitt Romney by allocating electoral votes based upon which candidate carried each individual congressional district, rather than upon who wins the state as a whole. Thanks in large part to Republican gerrymandering, if Corbett’s election-rigging plan had been [...]/p

Prominent Gun Advocate Suggests Reagan Only Supported Gun Safety Because He Was Senile

Prominent Gun Advocate Suggests Reagan Only Supported Gun Safety Because He Was Senile

Blue Jersey:: News Roundup & Open Thread for Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013

Blue Jersey:: News Roundup & Open Thread for Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013

Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed

Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed: pBlack carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue. Figure 1.1 Schematic overview of the primary black carbon emission sources and the processes that control the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere [...]/p

Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed

Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed: pBlack carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue. Figure 1.1 Schematic overview of the primary black carbon emission sources and the processes that control the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere [...]/p

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/make-my-day-when-i-stand-my-ground/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/make-my-day-when-i-stand-my-ground/

Wellspring Committee: Conduit for Reaganite Religious Righties

Wellspring Committee: Conduit for Reaganite Religious Righties

There Was a Time When Conservatives Advocated Gun Control

There Was a Time When Conservatives Advocated Gun Control

NRA’s New Ad Goes After the Obama Daughters

NRA’s New Ad Goes After the Obama Daughters

The Immoral Minority: Just an early morning reminder for the Republicans...

The Immoral Minority: Just an early morning reminder for the Republicans...: Ain't THAT the truth?

The Immoral Minority: Louisiana teacher slams slanted reporting on chart...

The Immoral Minority: Louisiana teacher slams slanted reporting on chart...: Charter schools already outnumber public schools two to one, and that is the model being embraced in many places around the country. I a...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Blue Jersey:: Jersey City Mayor's Race: What Makes a Democrat a Democrat?

Blue Jersey:: Jersey City Mayor's Race: What Makes a Democrat a Democrat?

Blue Jersey:: Democrats pass Sandy Relief over Republican opposition

Blue Jersey:: Democrats pass Sandy Relief over Republican opposition

The Immoral Minority: Mark Begich to remain Democrat, thank you very muc...

The Immoral Minority: Mark Begich to remain Democrat, thank you very muc...: Okay so I mentioned in a post the other day that there were rumors that Mark Begich, Alaska's ONLY Democrat in Washington, might be con...

The Immoral Minority: The Daily Show investigates investigative investig...

The Immoral Minority: The Daily Show investigates investigative investig...: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , Political Humor & Satire Blog , The Daily Show on Facebook Hey ANYTIM...

The Immoral Minority: Doing it right, Pennsylvania Gun Show bans assault...

The Immoral Minority: Doing it right, Pennsylvania Gun Show bans assault...: Courtesy of TPM :   With the debate over gun control raging in Washington, the organizers of a major gun show in Harrisburg, Penn., hav...

Coulter: If You Compare White Populations, US Murder Rate Same as Belgium

Coulter: If You Compare White Populations, US Murder Rate Same as Belgium

Al Sharpton Takes Apart 'Gun Appreciation Day' Organizer Larry Ward

Al Sharpton Takes Apart 'Gun Appreciation Day' Organizer Larry Ward

Cenk Uygur Asks Alex Jones if He's Ever Sought Mental Health Treatment

Cenk Uygur Asks Alex Jones if He's Ever Sought Mental Health Treatment

Coburn: Debt Ceiling Breach Is 'a Wonderful Experiment' to Shut Down 'Stupid Things'

Coburn: Debt Ceiling Breach Is 'a Wonderful Experiment' to Shut Down 'Stupid Things'

Slate: ‘Climate Change Denial Is Purely, 100% Made-Up Political And Corporate-Sponsored Crap’

Slate: ‘Climate Change Denial Is Purely, 100% Made-Up Political And Corporate-Sponsored Crap’: pSo Slate had the wisdom to whisk Phil Plait and his “Bad Astronomy” blog away from Discover. That means Slate readers now learn things like: The claim that there’s been no global warming for the past 16 years. This is blatantly untrue, a ridiculous and obviously false statement. Sure, folks can get that here — see “Video [...]/p

Texas And Oklahoma, Hotbeds Of Climate Change Denialism, Wracked By Another Year Of Warming-Worsened Droughts

Texas And Oklahoma, Hotbeds Of Climate Change Denialism, Wracked By Another Year Of Warming-Worsened Droughts: pIf the latest news reports are any indication, the droughts that have wracked a large portion of the contiguous United States continued piling on the damage in Texas and Oklahoma through 2012. The effects will reverberate for years — and global warming will make such brutal droughts (or worse) the region’s normal climate if we keep [...]/p

After Disastrous Delay, House Will Vote On Funds For Sandy Recovery And Resiliency, But Not Sea-Level-Rise Planning

After Disastrous Delay, House Will Vote On Funds For Sandy Recovery And Resiliency, But Not Sea-Level-Rise Planning: pBy Daniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman This afternoon the House of Representatives plans to debate and vote on a multibillion-dollar disaster aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims more than two months after the super storm devastated New Jersey and New York. To placate conservative Republicans who don’t want to vote for the entire relief [...]/p

January 15 News: Beijing Experiences Worst Air Pollution On Record

January 15 News: Beijing Experiences Worst Air Pollution On Record: pSkyscrapers are obscured by heavy haze in Beijing Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo) On January 12, Beijing’s air pollution reached unprecedented levels, even beyond the upper limits of the Air Quality Index, which reports daily air quality around the world, and it’s taking a serious toll on Beijing’s residents. [ThinkProgress] According to one hospital official, the [...]/p

North Carolina Mulls Taxing The Poor To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich

North Carolina Mulls Taxing The Poor To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich: pGov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) last week tentatively endorsed a plan that would eliminate his state’s income and corporate taxes, replacing them with an increased sales tax. Such a move would disproportionately impact the poor, in a state where the tax code is already tilted against those with lower incomes. But Jindal is not alone in [...]/p

Fox News Host Fed Up With GOP Refusal To Offer Specific Debt Ceiling Plan

Fox News Host Fed Up With GOP Refusal To Offer Specific Debt Ceiling Plan

GOP Congressman Threatens To Impeach Obama For Gun Control Executive Order

GOP Congressman Threatens To Impeach Obama For Gun Control Executive Order

Anonymous Takes Down DOJ & MIT in Tribute to Aaron Swartz

Anonymous Takes Down DOJ & MIT in Tribute to Aaron Swartz

Monday, January 14, 2013

Blue Jersey:: A Week of Politics & Football

Blue Jersey:: A Week of Politics & Football

Blue Jersey:: Rob Tornoe: New Jersey's voters need Christie to be more than just Sandy

Blue Jersey:: Rob Tornoe: New Jersey's voters need Christie to be more than just Sandy

The Immoral Minority: Misrepresenting the 2nd Amendment. There was never...

The Immoral Minority: Misrepresenting the 2nd Amendment. There was never...: Earlier today somebody sent me this link , which I read an found most intersting. Here is a portion of what it said:   The United Stat...

Bernanke To House Republicans: Don’t Mess With The Debt Ceiling

Bernanke To House Republicans: Don’t Mess With The Debt Ceiling: pFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had a succinct message today for lawmakers looking to monkey around with the debt ceiling — don’t do it. He also blew a hole in the myth that the debt ceiling has something to do with future spending, as opposed to spending already authorized by Congress: Likening Congress to a [...]/p

New York City’s Public Hospitals Will Tie Doctors’ Pay To The Quality Of Care They Provide

New York City’s Public Hospitals Will Tie Doctors’ Pay To The Quality Of Care They Provide

Georgia Gun Group Giving Away Free AR-15 to Oppose Gun Control

Georgia Gun Group Giving Away Free AR-15 to Oppose Gun Control

Blackburn Promises to 'Be Very Thoughtful' While Shutting Down Government

Blackburn Promises to 'Be Very Thoughtful' While Shutting Down Government

Colin Powell: Republicans Using 'Racial-Era Slave Terms' to Attack Obama

Colin Powell: Republicans Using 'Racial-Era Slave Terms' to Attack Obama

Blue Jersey:: "If it Ain't Broke, Break it!"

Blue Jersey:: "If it Ain't Broke, Break it!"

The Immoral Minority: "Game Change" walks away with three Golden Globe a...

The Immoral Minority: "Game Change" walks away with three Golden Globe a...: "Game Change" won three of the five Golden Globes it was nominated for, including "Best TV Movie" and "Best Actress in a TV Movie." In h...

Limbaugh: Liberals Don't Shoot Kids, They Use Abortion

Limbaugh: Liberals Don't Shoot Kids, They Use Abortion

Peggy Noonan Thinks the Time is Ripe For Republicans to be Democrats!

Peggy Noonan Thinks the Time is Ripe For Republicans to be Democrats!

Welcome To CrazyTown USA: Arming School Janitors

Welcome To CrazyTown USA: Arming School Janitors

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/game-change-is-a-winner-at-the-golden-globes-palin-is-still-a-loser/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/game-change-is-a-winner-at-the-golden-globes-palin-is-still-a-loser/

Hannity Concern Trolls and Invites Secession

Hannity Concern Trolls and Invites Secession

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Watch: Jodie Foster Comes Out As ‘Private Person’ In Controversial Golden Globes Speech

Watch: Jodie Foster Comes Out As ‘Private Person’ In Controversial Golden Globes Speech

Protests as Energy Giants Seek to Exploit Australia's Coal Seam Gas

Protests as Energy Giants Seek to Exploit Australia's Coal Seam Gas

Noam Chomsky: The Responsibility of Privilege

Noam Chomsky: The Responsibility of Privilege

Pakistanis Protest With Coffins

Pakistanis Protest With Coffins

Open Thread: Flash Mob Cheers Up Madrid Unemployment Office with Beatles Music

Open Thread: Flash Mob Cheers Up Madrid Unemployment Office with Beatles Music

The Immoral Minority: Glenn Beck announces plans to build 2 billion doll...

The Immoral Minority: Glenn Beck announces plans to build 2 billion doll...: "Sure I'm a moron. but I'm a moron with a vision." Courtesy of Right Wing Watch :   The other day we mentioned that Glenn Beck intends...

VIDEO– Peggy Noonan: “People are buying guns like crazy now. Not because they’re nutty…”

VIDEO– Peggy Noonan: “People are buying guns like crazy now. Not because they’re nutty…”

VIDEO– Peggy Noonan: “People are buying guns like crazy now. Not because they’re nutty…”

VIDEO– Peggy Noonan: “People are buying guns like crazy now. Not because they’re nutty…”

Assault weapons ban worked in Virginia. Researcher: “I was skeptical that the ban would be effective, and I was wrong.”

Assault weapons ban worked in Virginia. Researcher: “I was skeptical that the ban would be effective, and I was wrong.”

Kristol: Congress Won't Move Because President 'Didn't Campaign on Gun Control'

Kristol: Congress Won't Move Because President 'Didn't Campaign on Gun Control'

Marsha Blackburn Opposes Gun Control Because of 'Hammers' and 'Hatchets'

Marsha Blackburn Opposes Gun Control Because of 'Hammers' and 'Hatchets'

The Immoral Minority: Establishment Alaskan Republicans attempt to block...

The Immoral Minority: Establishment Alaskan Republicans attempt to block...: New Alaska GOP Chairman Russ Millette Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch : In April of last year, a cadre of "new guard" Republicans swept in...

The Immoral Minority: Colin Powell shames the Republican party for its r...

The Immoral Minority: Colin Powell shames the Republican party for its r...: Courtesy of Think Progress :   POWELL: There’s also a dark — a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. What do I mean by t...

Melissa-Harris Perry Tells Chris Christie to 'Pump His Brakes' on 2016

Melissa-Harris Perry Tells Chris Christie to 'Pump His Brakes' on 2016

S.E. Cupp Can't Answer Howard Fineman When Asked Why Civilians Need Assault Rifles

S.E. Cupp Can't Answer Howard Fineman When Asked Why Civilians Need Assault Rifles

Conservatives To Elementary School Kids: Throw Yourselves At The Next Gunman

Conservatives To Elementary School Kids: Throw Yourselves At The Next Gunman

Did Federal Prosecutors Bully Reddit’s 26-Year Old Cofounder To Death?

Did Federal Prosecutors Bully Reddit’s 26-Year Old Cofounder To Death?

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/e-mail-to-senator-lieberman-and-senator-collins-of-homeland-security-committee-re-todd-palin/

http://malialitman.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/e-mail-to-senator-lieberman-and-senator-collins-of-homeland-security-committee-re-todd-palin/

Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters - NorthJersey.com

Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters - NorthJersey.com

Blue Jersey:: Weekend News Roundup & Open Thread for Jan. 12-13, 2013

Blue Jersey:: Weekend News Roundup & Open Thread for Jan. 12-13, 2013

Blue Jersey:: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Trenton

Blue Jersey:: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Trenton

Blue Jersey:: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Trenton

Blue Jersey:: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Trenton

The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...

The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...: I know what you are thinking, "Gryphen surely you know that Christian church does not hold such antiquated ideas of a woman's role these d...

The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...

The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...: I know what you are thinking, "Gryphen surely you know that Christian church does not hold such antiquated ideas of a woman's role these d...

The Immoral Minority: While all around the country being a Republican is...

The Immoral Minority: While all around the country being a Republican is...: Courtesy of KTUU : West Anchorage Representative Lindsey Holmes announced Saturday that she changed her party registration from Democrat...

The Immoral Minority: A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes...

The Immoral Minority: A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes...: Way back in December of 2011 I posted the picture below. The picture had been sent to me by FBI informant Bill Fulton, who had found it...

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Wall Street Keeps Winning: Can it Change?

Wall Street Keeps Winning: Can it Change?

Republicans Won't Deal On Budget Because There's No Political Gain In It

Republicans Won't Deal On Budget Because There's No Political Gain In It

Official White House Response To Death Star Petition

Official White House Response To Death Star Petition

Open Thread: C&L's Saturday Night Podcast Round Up

Open Thread: C&L's Saturday Night Podcast Round Up

The Immoral Minority: Ahh! Well this is a MUCH more accurate representat...

The Immoral Minority: Ahh! Well this is a MUCH more accurate representat...: Well you have to admit that this captures his essence far better than the original . Right? (H/T to IM contributor Ric M.)

The Immoral Minority: The difference between dogs and cats.

The Immoral Minority: The difference between dogs and cats.: In this first video you can see a larger dog teaching a puppy how to navigate the stairs. SO cute right? Now watch a cat demonstrate a ...

The Immoral Minority: Final thought of the day.

The Immoral Minority: Final thought of the day.: Men can be the most savage of beasts, but taking pleasure from the abuse or violation of a woman is something that I would hope sickens us...

What Does It Take Dep’t: Yet another report confirms man-made climate change, and it’s not pretty

What Does It Take Dep’t: Yet another report confirms man-made climate change, and it’s not pretty

The Greatest Nation On Earth Isn't Us

The Greatest Nation On Earth Isn't Us

The Immoral Minority: Shoot first and attempt to understand the 2nd Amen...

The Immoral Minority: Shoot first and attempt to understand the 2nd Amen...: WSMV Channel 4 Courtesy of WMSV : Yeager said he knows he's considered a radical in his views, but he's is not backing off comments that...

The Immoral Minority: A final bit of good news before, calling it a nigh...

The Immoral Minority: A final bit of good news before, calling it a nigh...: Courtesy of Nashville's News Channel 5 :   Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has suspended the handgun carry permit ...

The Immoral Minority: California school teachers demonstrate why arming ...

The Immoral Minority: California school teachers demonstrate why arming ...: Courtesy of ABC News :   A California teacher's brave conversation with a 16-year-old gunman who had opened fire on his classroom bulli...

The Immoral Minority: Only 6% of scientists identify themselves as Repub...

The Immoral Minority: Only 6% of scientists identify themselves as Repub...: "We have probed, examined, and dissected, but as far as we can tell there is NO intelligence within the Republican party." Courtesy of S...

The Immoral Minority: Lawyer working for anti-gay Christian Right organi...

The Immoral Minority: Lawyer working for anti-gay Christian Right organi...: Courtesy of Salon :   A New Hampshire lawyer who works with a virulently anti-gay Christian-right organization has been found guilty of...

Republican And Democratic Scientists: Leaders Must ‘Speak To The Reality Of Human Caused Climate Change’

Republican And Democratic Scientists: Leaders Must ‘Speak To The Reality Of Human Caused Climate Change’: pThe Union of Concerned Scientists has releasing a new video featuring two climate scientists calling for bipartisan action on climate change. The scientists, one a Republican and one a Democrat, are urging both parties to “speak to the reality and risk of human caused climate change” and embrace the known science. Check it out:/p

Climate-Informed Development: How To Rebuild In A Warming World

Climate-Informed Development: How To Rebuild In A Warming World: pby Mindy Lubber “Rebuild smarter.” That’s the constant refrain in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, as New York, New Jersey and Connecticut work to repair the devastation to seaside communities, businesses and the infrastructure that ties them together. Policymakers and thought-leaders at the local, regional and national level are warning that plans to rebuild must [...]/p

By The Numbers: Breaking Down America’s Hottest Year On Record

By The Numbers: Breaking Down America’s Hottest Year On Record: pby James Bradbury and Sarah Parsons, via the World Resources Institute According to new data, 2012 was a chart-topping year for the United States – but not in a good way. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Climate Data Center (NCDC) recently declared 2012 to be the hottest year on record for the [...]/p

End Climate Silence Now: Draft Climate Assessment Warns Of Devastating 9°-15°F Warming Over Most Of U.S.

End Climate Silence Now: Draft Climate Assessment Warns Of Devastating 9°-15°F Warming Over Most Of U.S.: pThe rule in Washington, DC is if you want to bury news, release it late on a Friday afternoon. So one can only assume the climate silence crowd prevailed in the release this afternoon of the draft U.S. Climate Assessment. Perhaps it’s this chart they don’t want folks talking about, from the “Newer Simulations for [...]/p

NOAA: 2012 Was Officially The Warmest Year On Record For The U.S., Second Most Extreme

NOAA: 2012 Was Officially The Warmest Year On Record For The U.S., Second Most Extreme: pLast year was officially the hottest ever recorded for the lower-48 states. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric tallied weather and temperature data for 2012, and found that the year was both the warmest and the second-most extreme for weather ever recorded for the contiguous U.S. According to NOAA’s latest “State of the Climate” [...]/p

Reagan-Appointed Judge Tosses Notre Dame’s Attack On Birth Control

Reagan-Appointed Judge Tosses Notre Dame’s Attack On Birth Control: pLast week, Reagan-appointed federal Judge Robert L. Miller dismissed the University of Notre Dame’s effort to undermine Obama Administration rules ensuring that working women will have access to birth control. The court did not reach the merits of the suit, instead dismissing it as, at best, premature: HHS announced guidelines requiring health plans to cover [...]/p

Drug Czar Acknowledges ‘National Conversation’ On Marijuana, But Not Without Harsh Words

Drug Czar Acknowledges ‘National Conversation’ On Marijuana, But Not Without Harsh Words

Bill-O Wants To Call Obama 'Uppity'; Uses 'Cocky' Instead

Bill-O Wants To Call Obama 'Uppity'; Uses 'Cocky' Instead

Use FDR'S Grandson To Cut Social Security? Just Plain Evil

Use FDR'S Grandson To Cut Social Security? Just Plain Evil

Friday, January 11, 2013

Wedding Ceremony - My Waffle Wedded Wife

Wedding Ceremony - My Waffle Wedded Wife

Video- Hawaii Congresswoman Scolds O’Reilly For His ‘Offensive’ Statements On Asians

Video- Hawaii Congresswoman Scolds O’Reilly For His ‘Offensive’ Statements On Asians

Stephanie Miller Show caller: President Obama is “a liar because he uses telegrams!”

Stephanie Miller Show caller: President Obama is “a liar because he uses telegrams!”

“Neither [Canada nor UK] has seen a dictator take control of its government” because of gun laws

“Neither [Canada nor UK] has seen a dictator take control of its government” because of gun laws

More GOP madness… and these stories are from just the past few hours

More GOP madness… and these stories are from just the past few hours

Poll-itics: And they’re off! Congress begins 2013 with 14% approval, GOP at 6%

Poll-itics: And they’re off! Congress begins 2013 with 14% approval, GOP at 6%

Bonus Cartoon of the Day- Original Intent

Bonus Cartoon of the Day- Original Intent

Hiding Something? Michele Bachmann Refuses To Pay Campaign Staffers

Hiding Something? Michele Bachmann Refuses To Pay Campaign Staffers

Jon Stewart Lays Into 'Disgraced Financial Institutions' HSBC and AIG

Jon Stewart Lays Into 'Disgraced Financial Institutions' HSBC and AIG

Stewart: Gore's Sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera 'First Fox Boner Alert of 2013'

Stewart: Gore's Sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera 'First Fox Boner Alert of 2013'