'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother': A Mom's Perspective On Mental Illness In America
Written by Liza Long, republished from The Blue ReviewPosted: 12/16/2012 Friday’s horrific national tragedy -- the murder of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,...
View ArticleAustralian Gun Control After Port Arthur Massacre: 35 Dead
Anywhere, USA***AUG 01, 2012The Australian Experience with Gun ControlbySky NetFollowhttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/01/1115845/-The-Australian-Experience-with-Gun-ControlFormer Australian Prime...
View ArticleBush Ally, Prime Minister John Howard Urges U.S. To Imitate Australia's Gun...
Sarah's Lord and SaviorAugust 1, 2012CategoryOpinionJohn HowardAustralia was right to take a different path to the US and opt for gun control.EARLY in 2008 Janette and I were guests of the former...
View ArticleConnecticut shooting: "Isolated Incident" or "Social Pattern?"
Americans don't "get it."This spiritual benightedness has been crafted by merchants of death.***Connecticut shootings: Isolated incident or cultural problem?Posted by Chris Cillizza on December 15,...
View ArticleNancy Lanza: A Survivalist Killed In The Fortress Of Her Own Arsenal
Nancy Lanza, an armed-to-the-teeth survivalist, was shot dead in her arsenal.By promoting the belief that ever-more firearms in American homes contribute to citizen protection, the NRA propagates views...
View ArticleDiane Rehm Show: Mass Shootings And Their Effect On The American Psyche
Listen to the email that Diane reads at the 15 minute mark of this audio file. http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-17/mass-shootings-and-their-effect-american-psycheCOMMENTS (125)SHAREMonday,...
View ArticleDiane Rehm On Saving For Retirement. My Comment.
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-17/financial-planning-uncertain-timesLISTENCOMMENTS (25)SHAREImage used under Creative Commons from Flickr user 401(K)2012Monday, December 17, 2012 - 11:06...
View ArticleGinger Rogers and Fred Astair
Ginger Rogers had to do everything Fred Astair did but backwards and in high heel shoes.
View ArticleNRA takes down Facebook page, goes silent on Twitter
The National Rifle Association:The NRA "justifies" ubiquitous Weapons Of Mass Destruction with the bald-faced lie that their prohibition will prevent Americans from owning any firearm at...
View ArticlePost-Sandy Hook Republicans Cower On Gun Control
Pro-gun Dems warm to tighter laws, but GOP stays silentOn Monday several members of Congress have said they are open to restrictions on assault weapons, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
View ArticlePresident Obama Speaks At Newton Connecticut Two Days After Slaughter
President Obama Speaks at Newtown High School
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg's Blunt Assessment Of Gun Control
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyPosted by John Cassidy, New YorkerA little confession: I’ve never been a big fan of Mayor Bloomberg. Perhaps my views are out...
View ArticleNew Agreement That Shooting Massacre A "Social Problem" And Not An "Isolated...
Majority sees Connecticut shooting as societal problemMost Americans say the latest shooting massacre is a sign of societal problems, rather than an isolated incident, reversing a trend. Still, more...
View ArticleQuote Of The Day: NRA Member, Senator Joe Manchin
QUOTE OF THE DAYSen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), a conservative Democrat and National Rifle Association member saying Monday that it's time to discuss new regulations on assault weapons:"I don't know anyone...
View ArticleDo concealed-weapon laws result in less crime?
A collection of classroom-safe training pistols from a concealed-weapons permit class in Florida. (BRIAN BLANCO/REUTERS)Glenn Kessler 12/17/2012“The facts are every time guns have been allowed,...
View ArticleNew Yorker Cartoons: "A full belly does not believe in hunger."
(Italian Proverb: "A full belly does not believe in hunger.")*********George Bush deciding to invade Iraq?Do you remember when Smirk and Snarl refused to wait for U.N. weapons inspector to continue his...
View ArticleThe Bushmaster AR-15: Adam Lanza's Weapon Of Choice
AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesNational Review Writer Doubts the Power of the Bushmaster AR-15By Amanda Marcotte | December. 17, 20128If you, like many...
View Article"Reverend" Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church Twitter Feed
https://twitter.com/MargieJPhelpsSample tweets:MargiePhelps @MargieJPhelpsAnother God-hating sin-teaching nobleman drops into hell.#picketfuneral MT @LukeRussert: @washingtonpost reports Sen.Inouye...
View ArticleNewtown, Libya and the fog of incomplete information
The Fog of WarColbert I. King, December 17, 2012 Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance briefs the media Saturday in Newtown, Conn. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)Four hours after the...
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