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Archives: January 11, 2011

Hardball repeat on now (and I am watching)

California congressman shuts office after AZ shootings (moving to govt bldg)

Man accused of threatening senator's staff

question

well at least this is cause for a smile.

Brown seeks 5-year extension of California taxes

Brown seeks 5-year extension of California taxes

Tony Blankly just said our history is full of violent rhetoric and violent actions.

GAD a lone bloger on KOS posted

David Koch Refuses to Answer Questions About Citizens United, Secret Right-Wing Meetings

David Koch Refuses to Answer Questions About Citizens United, Secret Right-Wing Meetings

Is anyone tracking the violence of the past week against Dems?

Tea Bag leader on Hardball lying his ass off

The Tea Party and the Tucson Tragedy - Slate

Vitriol?

Vitriol?

so the RW are HYPOCRITES-call them on it every time

Roger Ailes joins the Spin Cycle

I was enraged at Sarah Palin and I'm sorry...

Tom Delay is a Convicted Felon who has been sentenced to Three years in prison.

Rush Limbaugh is a Circus Geek – He Bites the Heads Off Chickens….

Rush Limbaugh is a Circus Geek – He Bites the Heads Off Chickens….

Heads up -Heroicly outspoken Sheriff Clarence Dupnik will be on Keith Olberman's show

Just a HCR thought

Hubble telescope zeroes in on green blob in space

***Helluva story from Patricia Maisch, hero, Keith show.

Another list, this one from Crooks & Liars.

On the Air, Nothing Has Changed - RollCall

2nd amendment solution right here

A question I posted in April 2010: do you think RW media tries to cause violence on purpose?

Arizona Sheriff Blasts Rush Limbaugh for Spewing 'Irresponsible' Vitriol

Arizona Sheriff Blasts Rush Limbaugh for Spewing 'Irresponsible' Vitriol

Hey Ari Fleischer! Do we still have to watch what we say? You said

The GOP and right wing blames "Hollywood" for America's ills.

Gore Vidal on Michele Bachmann: "She's too stupid to deserve an answer"

Dr. Louise Reiss, Who Helped Ban Atomic Testing, Dies at 90

Flash Flooding in Queensland Kills Eight as Brisbane Braces

Mrs Mainsh IS A HERO

Mrs Mainsh IS A HERO

Relevant today

Josh just put the kibush on the false equivalency

So do the right wingers who feel Loughner was mentally disturbed, psychotic

Dear Joe Trippi - I don't want to live in your 'free society.'

KO - Silence

Somewhere Dick Armey has his cowboy boots up on his desk, smiling.

Of course they're defensive - how would you feel being partly responsible for a rampage...

Fan paid for game tickets in nov, ticket company tried to reneg when prices soared.

I've been searching but can't find the links to what exactly Sheriff

I've been searching but can't find the links to what exactly Sheriff

Pima County Dem Chair: Time Will Prove Loughner To Be A Right-Winger

It's clear that Rachel's gonna hit it out of the park tonight

It's clear that Rachel's gonna hit it out of the park tonight

It's clear that Rachel's gonna hit it out of the park tonight

Just like the suicide bombers in the Middle East, Jared Loughner IS a TERRORIST.

Sen. Rand Paul, the ophthalmologist, has diagnosed Loughner...

Sen. Rand Paul, the ophthalmologist, has diagnosed Loughner...

I wonder how long it will take for Rush and his ilk to start going after Gifford herself

No mattter how hard they spin it the fright wing party

I miss the old days, the days of thoughtful discussions, when each was allowed to speak in peace

Liberal Hunting License bumper stickers still available? Really? (Oh look! Deleted)

Dan Abrams' FAUX apologist site ignores Beck's hypocrisy

Suspenders on a Belt?

The fact that rethugs are going into defense mode at all speaks volumes

Gingrich blasts liberals over Giffords

Heroic Giffords Intern Daniel Hernandez Could Be Asked For Papers Under AZ Immigration Law

My thought s on Kitty Lover

Mr. Tom "Convicted Felon" DeLay...guess what?

Photoshops on the internet and post on forum boards do not equal 24 hour non stop right wing noise.

Oh my. Thank you mods FOR THE PIZZA!

Blogger that advocated for someone to take out Pelosi and Keith is "done"

Australia must brace for more deaths: Gillard

Hillary Clinton: "that is not who we are '

Let me expand a little on Mrs. Mainsh actions

The BCS championship football game is being played at the domed University of Phoenix Stadium

I wonder how long it will take for Rush and his ilk to start going after Giffords herself

Tom Delay's appealing. Well, not to ME!1 n/t

Damage control on oreilly factor

Palin does not view rhetoric as a problem

About Tom Delay's 3 year sentence....

Quick question: If a woman on a temporary work visa gives birth in the US

The Uncaring Monkey — Part I

Schlichtemeier trial delayed (crash that killed four motorcyclists DWI)

If you care, Bill Maher's show is back on Friday 1/14.

Let's face it, this weekend is proof that the Sarah Palin's and Rush Limbaugh's of America's .......

And if the victims were Republicans or Teabaggers...........

Rachel is knocking the Reich-wing arguments dead.

"Sarah, you are one class act. God Bless you. Please keep on fighting for the freemdom of as all!"

"Sympbols and metaphors don't kill people, PEOPLE kill people..."

"Sympbols and metaphors don't kill people, PEOPLE kill people..."

From “Dancing with the Stars” to prison – that’s the fate of Tom DeLay

At least Palin Seems to Have Been Silenced.....

Remember folks: guns don't shoot people, Vice Presidents shoot people

deLay remains free pending appeal, could take years

Rush Limbaugh now has a show on The Golf Channel. Premiers tomorrow.

Our Local Fox 25 here in Boston Whitewashed the Incident

Hey Skinner! You still talking to those lawyers?

Republicans spit the word "Librul" like the Nazi's did "Juden"

"Dear sarah, thanks for giving us something wirth watching on T.V. The trip to Nome was great !"

"Dear sarah, thanks for giving us something wirth watching on T.V. The trip to Nome was great !"

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes: Connecting teabaggers or Fox to AZ shootings is "bullshit"

I wondered how Palin was going to spin this tragedy to make herself a victim

Arizona Sheriffs

Arizona Sheriffs

Do they listen to themselves? Ever?

Watching Hannity, they are disgusted that the shooting was politicized.

Has Limbaugh met his match

Has Limbaugh met his match

Lawrence? Really? Influenced by music on his IPOD?

Should children be allowed to carry?

Should children be allowed to carry?

They're at it again---creating reality.

I realized my feelings about Palin and the ilk...

Arizona Sheriff - A good man

I tuka hard luk in the mear.

I tuka hard luk in the mear.

did you watch Anderson 360?

It is not about left or right, and/or according to whom?

Rememberr when Beck threatened to poison Nancy Pelosi?

Watching Keith I realize that this is how people should act.

Just a few thoughts, guess I just need to rant tonight

Rachel Maddow said that the pic of Loughner was not his mug shot. n/t

Obama to AZ on Wednesday

I want to note something about Colonel Badger and his

Another year of 'drill baby, drill'?

Mod's please delete

Differences between an Internet Tough Guy and a viable threat

Running...to the scene, and away

Daniel Hernandez on Gabby Giffords: "Honey, I don't do handshakes, I do hugs."

"The NRA had a great night ..."

When they talk about left wing terrorists its important to know just what they are...

Ok. What's up with the pink haired guy on Lawrence Odonnell?

Ok. What's up with the pink haired guy on Lawrence Odonnell?

Demand that Congress ban "Mass Murder Weapons."

'Suspenders with a belt.'

not a liberal among them...

I live in Az and it's possible to buy weapons and ammo at the swap meet

“Phyllis was conservative, but she voted for Gabby,”

“Phyllis was conservative, but she voted for Gabby,”

Grist: Why Mexico is such a mess

Man is it fun to troll Sarah Palin fans on her facebook page

NYT: Giffords’s opponent, Kelly, "invited contributors to shoot an M-16 with him"

Dana Loesch: "Name a place where concealed carry hasn't reduced crime". David Gergen: "Tuscon"

Dana Loesch: "Name a place where concealed carry hasn't reduced crime". David Gergen: "Tuscon"

Here is a note on guns and firing at targets

Am thinking that there is no solution but to make some States totally Blue and some all Red.

Here's the new fuckwit right wing hero....

Wow.. What a powerful.. from Stewart...

Julia Gillard makes full resource of Australian Defence Force available to

Julia Gillard makes full resource of Australian Defence Force available to

"Our democracy is a light -- a beacon..."

I Have Found The "Liberal Violence" Conservatives Speak Of

Violent language is a symptom of maladjustment

Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Mike's back

"Yeah, a buffer. The family had a lot of buffers."

Wow! Something called Patterns from 1956 on TCM, right now, about corporate culture. Is anyone

"I hope you will get a good security company and also a good crisis management team..."

Can someone cite an example of an act of violence against a Republican when they controlled

Don'tcha just love the - Wow. Someone said something so powerful somewhere...

GOP introduces bill to make English Minnesota’s official language

Remember This Loon?

Introducing the 24 Hour Dead Air Channel: The New and Improved "Fixed Noise"

Flashback: Dick Armey - Tea Partiers Are "Attractive Domestic Terrorists" (Video)

Is this for fucking REAL?

Tea Terrorist: "Cutting that Gas line doesn't seem so bad now does it?..What?...Too Soon?

Please DUers, please stop posting that mugshot!

Should be cast in stone

I appreciate the restraint some are showing in not calling out Palin, the tea party & talk radio...

Palin: "execute", "Shoot with accuracy; aim high", "it takes blood, sweat & tears" (Screenshot)

Jared Loughner is an atheist

"Those on the Left have done the same thing with their WORDS that the shooter did with his bullets"

Latest casuality of the Clinton impeachment...

Franklin Graham: "...then that person is just as responsible as the person who pulled the trigger."

Let's not forget the story of the booby-trapped mailings

A momentary diversion from, well, you know.

What evidence or facts do we have that the shooter was inspired by the right?

REMINDER: One big reason Jared Loughner could easily refuse treatment ...

The Nation: The Inherent Self-Destruction of Government-vs.-the People Ideology

Here is Jon Stewart's opening from tonight re: Tucson

List the countries with as little government as arch-conservatives and tea partiers would like

Democrats, Republicans plan deep cuts in US state budgets

Guardian UK has some details about Lougher I havent read elsewhere

How dare Bristol move to Arizona!

What should be added to this photo?

Wikileaks Calls for Sarah Palin's Arrest

"Sarah, Keep your eye's on Jesus! It is Very Clear that satan hates Christian's!"

Cuba registers "world's first lung cancer vaccine" in Peru

If Rush really IS watching us..........I just wanna ask...

The theme on Salem Radio today is: The Only Issue Is Sin.

CHANGE

Gabrielle Giffords avatar? Please?

**Background Information: Far-Right Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement **

It's the eyes

The Right could take some advice from the Muslim Community

There is a surveillance video of the entire Gifford massacre

They can spin it way they like. Palin's intention was rifle scope. (with pics)

Loughner's Youtube Channel?

Saskatchewan court: Marriage officials can't refuse gays

New Jersey moves to curb Steroid use by Police

Shooter's family to make statement

After the shooting in Tucson

Twitter’s Response to WikiLeaks Subpoena Should Be the Industry Standard

Twitter’s Response to WikiLeaks Subpoena Should Be the Industry Standard

Patrick Kennedy rebuffs Sarah Palin’s words

Broccoli and political violence

Bill Maher makes a relevant point. I f Glen Beck acts off his rocker everyday, why hasn't he been

U.S. Twitter Subpoena For WikiLeaks' Connections Is Harassment, Lawyer Says

Own It, Tea Party - BlueOregon

There ought to be a law: Kill a representative--replace with two of the same party

Assange: WikiLeaks to step up secret spilling

TBogg: Don't Retreat, Revise (and a shout out to DUer liberalmuse for getting there first)

So what if he wasn't a 'Republican'

Well if this isn't ***SO*** like DU ... I can't believe this just happened ...

Despicable disinformation/selective editing example

Don't know if this map made the rounds yet....

Any constitutional law experts here?

Any constitutional law experts here?

It doesn't matter what they say

rw uses violent rhetoric. years people have said stop, before something happens.

Guardian UK: Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Survival factors after gunshot wound to head

Countryfile's Miriam O'Reilly wins BBC ageism claim

More dead birds, flock of ducks found on field in Arizona

DeLay sentenced to 3 years in prison, 10 years probation

Has there been some link made between the shooter and RW media

Demographics of the long war

VP says troops would stay in Afghanistan past 2014 if afghans want them to.

VP says troops would stay in Afghanistan past 2014 if afghans want them to.

why we have professional columnists (he said it better than I) regarding Sipple and Hernandez

"The Right" could have simply said, uh uh not one of ours, next

Brady Wants 'Target' Websites Banned

Media role in incitment to murder?

Rep Gabrielle Giffords 2012 Act Blue re-election account only has $41 in it

Rep Gabrielle Giffords 2012 Act Blue re-election account only has $41 in it

Damage Level

Damage Level

Mr. Fish Toon- Better Ted than Red (funny)

It doesn't take guts or bravery to be part of a thoughtless, angry mob.

Hubble Snaps Sharpest-Ever Photo of Dead Green Quasar

Hubble Snaps Sharpest-Ever Photo of Dead Green Quasar

Tomorrow's Pat Oliphant cartoon

So then what will it take before the ban on assault rifles

Civil Letigation against Sarah, Beck, and Rush possible

WaPo: Will Obama call for political civility in Tucson speech?

I hope the Teabaggers and loony RWS know that heavy prison

i don't buy the 'disturbed' angle

Identifying the violent mentally ill is a challenge, experts say

Loughner's political leanings are irrelevant

Meanwhile, in another region of the bats*** crazy universe

3 things I've decided about the events of last weekend.

I think law enforcement is going to be VERY guarded with respect to the effect

Tips To Prevent Identity Theft..

Bob Woodruff, his recovery from brain injury

Environmental Activist Trial Canceled after Undercover Cop Goes Public

Millions of Jareds walk amongst us.

U.S. watchdog for Afghanistan contracting resigns

Tea Party Express on Arizona tragedy: Send us money

Muslim immigration vs. Catholic immigration in the 19th century

LGBT community seems less surprised, maybe because we're used to words leading to actions

Latest teabagger meme re: Jared Laughner

Silent Surge: A Shocking Act of Political Violence

‘Surely Some Revelation Is at Hand’

Metallic glass tops steel in strength and toughness

Metallic glass tops steel in strength and toughness

Tucson Massacre: The Right's Complicity is their Opposition to Mental Health Parity

Pontius Palin meme goes viral

New generation of unmanned spy planes is being tested

Texas Tea Party hands out Wet Wipes to Republicans to wash their hands like Pontius "Pilot"

Man gets six life terms for rapes of female sailors

Bill Maher's classic rant on false equivalency

I don't understand why there was evidently no law enforcement at Giffords'

This Modern World: Don't go blaming guns

Right wing assault and battery of America.

I guess I am gullible, but how can the MSM not be destroying Palin over the "Survey Markers" LIE???

US Could Be In Afghanistan After 2014, Says Biden

Tucson Sheriff being slammed for "politicization" of Saturday's

Gov. Brown and a painful budget

Gov. Brown and a painful budget

The Giffords Gun Clip: How A 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Became 'The Weapon Of Choice'

The outcry over this incident, to me, is not about the incident per se on some much deeper level.

How About A Lake Of Poo The Size Of Lake Michigan?

More toons on the tragedy

Can Tea Parties legally hold their meetings at a church & it not loose it's tax exempt status?

I must be a horrible person.

Tucson plans an "angel action" to block Westboro Baptist funeral pickets

One argument against stricter gun control is that the angry and/or ill among us will find other

Loughner and Beck:

Loughner and Beck:

Why is that picture being spread all over of the shooter?

America's Next Homeless Idol (My Title)

Steven Cates, the only guy to say anything nice about Laughner is on O'Donnell's show.

Why the NY Times Owes Daily Kos An Apology

Right-Wing Media Smear Moulitsas With Doctored Image

I think most Global Warming denial is from Religious people's anger over science and Evolution

Downturn's Ugly Trademark: Steep, Lasting Drop in Wages

A Very Good Question: What Does 'Civility' Mean? Exactly?

Snippets of Revelation-by digby

Snippets of Revelation-by digby

Sarah Palin compared with Anwar al-Awlaki...

Sarah Palin as King Henry II

In our current political climate, can a (R) be elected WITHOUT using violent rhetoric

Branding - "Gun Safety" not "Gun Control"

Fox News chief tells GOP employees to ‘tone it down’

Fox News chief tells GOP employees to ‘tone it down’

The Limits to Self Making: The Irish (immigrants' treatment in the US equated to free Blacks)

Denver Post media critic: Blaming the media in Giffords' shooting dodges trickier issues

Isn't an act of political violence always mental illness in this country ?

Petition to indict Sarah Palin for accessory to murder

Mad-dog right wing alert: Teh Gays are causing birds to drop dead from the sky

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah the fact that the Wingers are all suggesting

Before Shooting, A Campaign Season Rife With Gun Rhetoric

Before Shooting, A Campaign Season Rife With Gun Rhetoric

Gabrielle Giffords's Pet Charity Receives $18,000 In Seven Hours

Arizona’s gun laws among the most permissive in U.S.

Lone ranger: Tucson's tough-talking sheriff suddenly has national spotlight

3 years for DeLay? Is it enough?

I'm a little confused.

So the Rethugs ensured that the ban on assault rifles and deadly clips

Glass House Falafel Boy: "The hatred spewed on MSNBC is unprecedented in the media"

What the Right Gains From Poisoning Our Political Discourse and Inspiring Violence

CNN's latest "Don't blame Sarah" story

dupe

This is a classic example of Glenn Beck fearmongering and blatantly lying

This is a classic example of Glenn Beck fearmongering and blatantly lying

False Equivalency: The New Bludgeon To Silence The Left

When did threatening American citizens with death become "PROTECTED" Free Speech?

When did threatening American citizens with death become "PROTECTED" Free Speech?

a brides gift to her grandmother...

Saludos al día de el uno 1/11/11

WTF is this 'Comforter-in-Chief' crap?

Disappointed in The Daily Show :(

even Obama doesn't know

Oh Gawd - now they're writing the President's speech

This says it all about people that watch Fox News - check out this poll

This says it all about people that watch Fox News - check out this poll

Economic Policy Institute Study: Public Employees Earn Less than Private-Sector Workers

Palin update: Facebook fan hopes Osama bin Tweetin' will "send us a message soon!"

Palin update: Facebook fan hopes Osama bin Tweetin' will "send us a message soon!"

Simple Solution from a 13 year old boy

Sheriff Who Blamed Violent Discourse Is New Right-Wing Target

Words.

How Many More Dems or Liberals Have to Die...

Sara (Stu) Palin (pid)

Tim Pawlenty jabs Sarah Palin over 'crosshairs'

Tim Pawlenty jabs Sarah Palin over 'crosshairs'

Verizon Confirms the iPhone (available next month)

Tell a joke about Bush in a S. Dakota bar and go straight to prison for threatening the president

A Rush listening, FAUX worshipping ex co-worker story

Earthquake tremor in West L.A. Just felt it! nt

Politician Objects to Being Treated 'Like Everybody Else' by the TSA

Springs man charged with threats to kill Obama

Peer Groups

Stop Glenn Beck.com: 11 Months (Well Almost) Of Zero Advertisers For Glenn Beck In UK

I wonder what the injured will face

The response of the shooting reminds me once again why I vote Liberal

We can't afford to miss this opportunity!

Freeperland's 'Technical Issues' are quite explicable:

Stages of Genocide: Classification, Symbolization, Dehumanization, Organization...

Has anyone seen this Hillbuzz article?

Loughner's friend on with Lawrence

Just a question.....which would appeal more to a mentally unstable young man...

Violent imagery and language -- and child abuse.

The MSM Misses Point, Provides Cover, And Further Endangers Liberals

Giffords' Dad Says The Whole Teach Party Considered Her an Enemy

The Arizona shooting and the post-Assault Weapon ban

Bug Man's Pity Party...Tom DeLay: 'I Can't Be Remorseful For Something I Don't Think I Did'

Nobel Laureates and hate radio personalities

Rightwing Extremism - Read The April '09 Report Here......

Obama proposes increased defense spending

Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans

That was either a little earthquake......or a jet...

"Tell Hershey to Go Fair Trade!"

Giffords Breathing on Her Own, Doctors Say

Hitler was a Leftist. Get over it.

Does anyone have a link to the clip of Limbaugh talking about DU?

I have a question for the Hunters and the gun owners of DU. I really want to know

How Hard Is It to Involuntarily Hospitalize Someone for Psychiatric Problems?

Know that the fish and bird deaths continue..check out this map

Two daughters of one of the victims are speaking on

The flooding of Queensland Australia

School staffer suspended 30 days for sending email blasting tea party

A Simple Suggestion: Make the Media Break It Down

Tacky, Tacky! Tea Party's National PAC Uses Tucson Tragedy To Raise Money

Beck,gun toting pacifist.Unbelievable Screen Shot

Bill Maher Compares Glenn Beck to Arizona Shooter

Bill Maher Compares Glenn Beck to Arizona Shooter

I'm glad mental health care is being taken seriously, but will those who cited it in Tucson shooting

"Heated, Hated Right-Wing Rhetoric" Will Continue Until Left "Get[s] Out Of The Way"

"Heated, Hated Right-Wing Rhetoric" Will Continue Until Left "Get[s] Out Of The Way"

Feds Depict Deliberate Plot WSJ

Why the right-wing media will continue to fan the flames of hate aside from profit.

Is Lockheed Martin Shadowing You?

OK, which one of you is "=8 mrrabbit 8=" ?

Heritage Foundation whines, "It all started when he hit me back!"

Vitriol and Vitriolic speech... a legal term

Vitriol and Vitriolic speech... a legal term

Tea Party Meme RE: Loughner - Satanist...

Tea Party Meme RE: Loughner - Satanist...

The Stink

Monterey Bay Aquarium Welcomes First Penguin Chick - story with video and pic

I'd like to call DU's attention to something that I'm seeing frequently here in the past few days...

Right-Wing Media Smear Moulitsas With Doctored Image

Leading REPUBLICAN to intro new strict gun control legislation

The question needing asked is was this one of their "2nd Amendment Remedies"?

NPR accuses Republican lawmaker of trying to control public radio stations

Children Become Collateral Damage

For once, they can't completely control the media narrative.....and they don't like it.

Watch out! Billo's mad!

The ladies of the view have sold out to the right with barbara leading the charge.

(Giffords) Shooting Suspect Waives Bail and Is Ruled ‘a Danger’

Freep this poll - no go DU this poll.

I'm worried that my rhetoric might not be extreme enough.

Just Think

Calls for the assassination of elected leaders do not equal calls for justice for war crimes.

Pair of bills in Arizona allows college students and professors to bring guns into classrooms

Bill O'Reilly says he has to have security around him because of what people on the left say

Glock's Secret Path to Profits

Glenn Beck and the Oakland shooter - The Wash Post

What is the use for the right to bear arms?

Doctor: Chance of Gifford's survival 100%

Doctor: Chance of Gifford's survival 100%

Law and Order episode switched out for current events...?

Assange Hearing In UK Today - Summary Of Defense Arguments: "Risk of Illegal Rendition to USA"

Despite Denials, Blackwater Still Working for U.S.

Despite Denials, Blackwater Still Working for U.S.

Boehner asks Obama to Jan. 25 State of the Union

The Right purposely created a climate of DANGER and FEAR in politics, Dems never did that

Woman Denied Transplant Funding May Leave AZ After Being Told Life-Saving

Ex-CIA Agent Arrested for Leaking Information to New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist

Ex-CIA Agent Arrested for Leaking Information to New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist

Everything is political

Everything is political

Glenn Greenwald: U.S. gov't is seen as one of the greatest threats to privacy and other liberties"

it appears Oklahoma's new GOP governor may have stolen her inaugural address from NPR

Ted Williams, homeless man with golden voice, detained by LAPD at Hollywood hotel

ReTHUGS, Teabaggers and their hacks in the media

Tribalism and the Republican base

Question about flash floods

Reality check. Only because somebody is batshit crazy, doesn't mean he can't be a right-winger.

Mark my words, this tragedy will be 'Luntzed' and we will be blamed

Mayor critical of village pensions "we just can't afford" - is collecting 4 pensions worth 142k

Just a bit about mental health law.

Obama administration subpoenas Twitter records of WikiLeaks volunteers!

I'm sorry, but I think the left is going overboard with the blame

New Jersey city disbands 120-year-old mounted police unit

To paraphrase the Miracle Whip commercial: "No, I will not tone it down!"

NYT Herbert: A Flood Tide of Murder (getting serious about gun violence)

"The hatred spewed on that cable network is unprecedented

Twelve Carry Guns -- Including Assault Rifle -- Outside Obama Event

The RW spewers of hate have caused more mayhem

The RW spewers of hate have caused more mayhem

So Palin and crew are feeling unjustly blamed for the actions of an extremist.

Westboro Church crazies to protest at funeral of 9 yo killed in AZ

Westboro Church crazies to protest at funeral of 9 yo killed in AZ

Dear Rush, Hannity and Beck please tell your followers not to kill

Mixed messages

DING DING DING we have new Freeper/Teabagger spelling/word: DISCRASE

The outside world is Left and Right with only one wing dead.

If it weren't Palin or Beck or Limbaugh, or the thousands of other right wing fomenters of hate . .

I would love a law where all lawmakers have to make threats public

I would love a law where all lawmakers have to make threats public

I would love a law where all lawmakers have to make threats public

Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) holds Beck, Limbaugh responsible for Arizona shooting

Tucson Citizen News asks, " Will Jesse Kelly Replace Giffords"?

"When are they going to start calling him a terrorist?"

Beck-who once fantasized openly about murdering Michael Moore-frantically trying to recast himself

The cons are again trying to smear and distort the words of Democrats!

SCOTUS marching us to authoritarianism goes on - They could create immunity for prosecutors

WikiLeaks attorneys: Julian Assange could risk rendition to the U.S. or detention in Guantanamo Bay

Suzie Heilman, Who Brought Christina-Taylor to Giffords Event, Screaming Out Christina In Her Sleep

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange 'Faces Execution or Guantánamo Detention'

In the grand scheme of things, death is the only enemy

For those who pray -- and responded

The Exploding Packages - lost in the maelstrom

Now Radio Rush-wanda is protesting being called out by Sheriff Dupnik.

Glock Pistol Sales Jump in Aftermath of Arizona Shootings Amid Ban Concern

MSNBC Video: Palin "at a crossroads" after AZ shootings

Let Us Talk About False Left/Right Equivalency Shall We

Every state has public mental health services. that's right. all of them.

Arizona shootings: Bill would provide 'funeral protection zone'

Summary of Domestic Terrorism Inspired by Right-Wing Extremists (with Links)

Why are all the violent crazies on the right? If both sides

Best Resources on Wikileaks as Organization/Phenomenon

I got rid of my rebel flag today.

I hope Rachel presents a segment on state budget cuts re

I can't find that "Cross hairs" symbol used on any survey map

The real meaning of "progressive" mental health care.

I love the afl--cio "how HCR bill has helped you" blog

Wells Fargo to forgive student loans after death or perm disability

"Hey, Savannah, why did the President make this decision to come (to Tucson)??"

The Shooting: Maybe it's Not the Guns OR the hate Speech

Some idiot conservative told me that blaming Sarah was like blaming Lennon/McCartney

Afghanistan or Arizona? An Atrocious Act By FIDEL CASTRO

"A training ground for anti-gay harassment."

At last, our invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq is showing real results

Kinder Surprise egg seized at U.S. border

"THESE ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES" Conservatives and the media scoff at the victim's own words.

And now for something completely different!!!!

So post-AZ shooting, will we see guns still being worn at rallies?

I have a favor to ask of Church going DUers.

Dear Conservatives and TeaTards: If talk radio can't incite violence,

"If you're in law enforcement and you're not a right wing nut, you get hit by the right wing nuts."

Dupe

Serious paranoid DILLUSTIONS a new Freeperism

TRUTH comes out: F.R.'s RimJob doesn't want to "go commercial" because it would "invite scrutiny."

Sneak Preview of This Week's Cover of Seattle's Stranger Newspaper

It takes 212 degrees of insanity for a tea pot to boil over

F. Lee Bailey: Paper proves OJ Simpson's innocence

Would the MSM please explain

An open letter to Bill O'Reilly:

Glenn Beck fantasizes about murder nothing happens

2008: Another McCain-Palin supporter yells ‘kill him!’ about Obama.

Adult response to: "Everybody Does It!"

My post on Sarah's Facebook page(before it inevitably gets deleted)

Tough times for California's public universities

Maybe that Dem logo should be changed again?

Teabaggers are TRAITORS, not patriots

"Have you no sense of decency..?"

Sales In Glock Pistols Up After Arizona Shootings

Rumsfeld: "We saw a similar rush to judgment w/o facts in Dallas in 1963."

Study: Abortion Decrease Stalls, Major Uptick in Harassment At Clinics

Mental illness has to be addressed in this tragedy...

World teeters at brink of a food crisis

Might be a different world, had the MSM

32 months in prison for throwing fire extinguisher off roof?

32 months in prison for throwing fire extinguisher off roof?

Cindy Jacobs of Generals International: Birds Are Dying Because of DADT Repeal

Why should I Quiet Down - again we'll be proven right

Ailes Tells Fox Anchors to ‘Tone it Down’

Jon Stewart: "worthwhile goal not to conflate our political opponents with our enemies" (VIDEO)

The really sad thing...

Rush is still talking shit...

U.S. attorney sues New York City over Medicaid

Court-ordered psych. evaluations in AZ -- some facts

So, at Sarah's next public event, will she be more, or less, nervous when open-carries show up?

Gun site cross-hair images vs. bulls-eye images

It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear - Frank Luntz

My thanks to the moderators and admin.

Ok so we knew there weren't going to be any apologies

Radio hosts: We won’t back down

Gabby Gifford's medical care.

The role of harsh language in politics

This says it all...

Boeing Celebrates Final Assembly Of 1,000th 767

Chris Christie "popular" in NJ - except that he's not (48% approval, 45% disapproval)

RePost w/ NewSpeak Correction: Conservatives and TeaPERSONS: If talk radio can't

I Fucking Love DU. This isn't the first time I've said that. I feel bad though when DU goes binary

"Jared Laughner Determined To Strike In U.S."...D.H.S. warned of "Lone Wolf Attacks" TWO YEARS AGO

Republicans: 'Now is not the time to point fingers'

Floodwaters menace Brisbane

Illinois poised to abolish death penalty

A Map: Stark and perfect

There lies madness

Ken Blackwell Whitewashes Slavery Out Of Original Constitution

TV Ad for OJ Simpson's former attorney: "Don't bring a knife to a gun fight. Hire The Cochran Firm"

Did they ever talk to the second guy shown in the video...?

Places that should have guns, but don't

Tell Hershey to Have a Heart - Send CEO a Valentine!

Honestly!! ... Should people be allowed to own stuff like this?

VIDEO: Pat Buchanan tells Scarborough he'd advise Palin to tone down the violent rhetoric

Obama's approval rating will probably top 50% again soon.

American Dream Done: WSG--Steep, Lasting Drop in Wages

The Right lives on hatred and anger...

Our political language is violent because we are a violent society.

Glocks...Loughner's weapon of choice..."flying out the doors" of Mesa & Phoenix Glockmeister stores

The Right are such delicate flowers, are they not?

The AZ shootings will inspire teabaggers and the right wing and it will help Palin. Republicans

Tweety - Cross Hairs

Ed Rendell on Hannity: "people blaming right wing ideology are making stuff up...."

movies, video games

Fox News

Great Jewish Bronx Tale, probably posted before but worth reading if you believe in humanity.

Great Jewish Bronx Tale, probably posted before but worth reading if you believe in humanity.

Can I interrupt with two anecdotes on health care costs ?

Let Sheriff Dupnik know you support him

The Rude Pundit - Glenn and Sarah: An Extraordinary Correspondence

Which would be better to push for in light of the recent tragedy?

I think it might have snowed here in the Land of Lincoln last night.

Loughner parents expected to speak. CNN.

UC Berkeley issues statement linking shooting with Arizona immigration law

Had to happen.. I have over 1000 posts and today...

F. Lee Bailey: Paper proves OJ Simpson's innocence

Guardian UK: How the American commuter gets railroaded

Have you ever had a political spat online that got out of control?

Mental-mind Rush said Jared is full support for Democrat

Coming up: Parents of shooting suspect Jared Loughner due to speak to reporters

Heavy Ink Comics Retailer Applauds the Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords

It all makes sense now

It all makes sense now

Why some Centrists may be afraid of us.

Matt Taibbi: The Crying Shame of John Boehner

Zogby's polling has many questions about the shooting,politics

Cal Officials raise fines for parking tickets, moving violations

Sooo...I'm one of the lucky ones with insurance...how "Obamacare" saved my family

Dedicated to Georgy-girl W. Bush and dickless Cheney from the American people

7 minutes of Rush today.

Remember "Tanya" and the "SLA?" The last of the left wing "terrorist" threats.

Illinois poised to eliminate death penalty

Anti-Islam, Anti-"Ground Zero Mosque" blogger Pamela Geller to hold pro-Wal-Mart rally

Anti-Islam, Anti-"Ground Zero Mosque" blogger Pamela Geller to hold pro-Wal-Mart rally

LEAKED: Tom Delay's Speech to the Judge at His Sentencing

End of day 2 and not a peep out of Quitterella

Interesting picture of Boehner

Since TV affects our culture so much I suggest a new sitcom called The Glockers.

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I just realized that I went to elementary school with Rep. Giffords' husband.

ANybody remember hearing about the fire triangle in grade school ?

On CSPAN radio Jan Brewer just had the unmitigated gall to say of

This Modern World: Don't go blaming guns-The Shooter Could Have Used... Lawn Furniture

If there's nothing "WRONG" with it, then...why...FUCKING...REMOVE it? (Glenn Beck & gun photo)

Attorney for Boy Scouts tells judge 20 years worth of "perversion files" should be kept secret

Pamela Geller sends out incoherent fliers to call for pro-Wal-Mart rally

Lawmakers vote to ban picketing at Tucson funerals

Huffpo: the most Persistent Myth about Unemployment

Bob Herbert: Government movers and shakers are on the side of the millionaires and billionaires

Lawmaker calls for briefing on mental health danger signs

Bill Maher to be on Jay Leno show this evening. n/t

Why the big deal whenever Bin Laden releases a tape?

The rich treated themselves like royalty this holiday season (AP)

The arguement over the violent rhetoric is a smoke screen

Politico on the Liberal Dupnik

Where Did HuffPo Get This Crap?

Gregoire: Benefit hikes for state workers 'budget busters'

Dear Pope Benedict: MYOB

Brewing unrest between the social conservatives and libertarians

White Flight From The Democrats

Jeebus everyone! Guns DON'T kill. They are cute...

GOP Representative Wants To Erect Plexiglas Shield Around Congress

The Loughner Alter: A shine to his head stash!

Eliminationism=Genocide (and it's aimed at us Dems)

Sad toon- Why does everyone forget?

Brown strips cell phones from state employees

"Who I wanted to kill was every Democrat in the Senate & House"

At the opening session of the 82nd Texas Legislature - adorable pic

I Sat There And Didn't Say Anything... It Won't Happen Again.

DO NOT REMAIN SILENT (A Call to Peacefully Protest the Tucson Massacre)

Homeland Security Study Warned of Right-Wing Extremism--boehner & rethugs attacked it

Will Palin decide to take a leave, temporary or permanent, from

Execute him, says devastated father of nine-year-old girl killed by Tucson gunman

Since many on DU seem to have information nobody else does can you guys please share it with us all?

Since many on DU seem to have information nobody else does can you guys please share it with us all?

Rush Limbaugh: Jared Loughner Has 'Full Support' Of Democratic Party

Tea Party Express on Arizona tragedy: 'make a contribution right now' (TEXT)

The Great Looting: Homeowners, Pensioners Robbed by Wall Street; Congress MIA

Ezra Klein: If You Read Only One John Kerry Speech Today (video link too)...

Stochastic Terrorism: How the right-wing hate machine works.

VIDEO: The Extreme, Violent Rhetoric Of GOP Lawmakers

Loughner's parents 'devastated,' 'hurting'

1987 Sean Connery "Just like a Wop to bring a knife to a gunfight"

Sheriff Dupnik is going to need bodyguards

DU, its time to throw the HATE Talkers out of a job.

Fox News Warns That Without Angry Rhetoric It Will Have 24 Hours to Fill

Here's the worst that the left wishes on the right, and I'm guilty of it too

How many of you actually think Tom DeLay will see the inside of a prison cell?

Is attempting to intimidate a public servant a crime?

I wonder how terrorists are created, do you suppose it is by listening to the rhetoric of Bin Ladin

Michelle Malkin: The progressives have FORCED OUR HAND!!!1 They asked for it! They got it!!!

Technically not oil you are scarfing down with your tarballs--I mean shrimp

My husband is a judge and this has always been my fear

Hmmm, our FRiends seems to be having a little spat...

Hmmm, our FRiends seems to be having a little spat...

If you're on facebook, support /like Sheriff Dupnik!

Lawmakers to head off picketing at Tucson funerals (related to 9 year old's funeral)

More than angry rhetoric...

To Sheriff Dupnik: "Keep your damn mouth shut" Bernard Goldberg, right now, on Fox

Deaf prisoner from the District files rights violation lawsuit

GOP sharks sniff blood in the water...Pawlenty: Palin crosshairs "not a device I would have chosen"

So which court-appointed physician has declared Jared Loughner psychotic, schizophrenic or insane?

Re: RW hate talkers... does advertising work?

Fresno Co. Dems' Candlelight Vigil 1/11 from 4:30pm-6:30pm Palm/Shaw..in front of KMJ

On 50th anniversary of JFK speech, a great-nephew (Joseph P. Kennedy III) makes his mark

On 50th anniversary of JFK speech, a great-nephew (Joseph P. Kennedy III) makes his mark

Corporations Win Big Whether Wars Are Won or Lost

Arizona Sheriff Blasts Rush Limbaugh for Spewing 'Irresponsible' Vitriol

Anyone else see the irony?

Here come my right wing friends. "Delay gets 3 years - what about Rangel?"

So Mooselllini thinks that Bill Ayers was a terrorist because he blew up a fucking TOILET?

Simply one of the best replies to the Right wing hate machine, EVER!

Ode to Sean Hannity, by John Cleese..

Go Rachel!! Gun Massacre review.

Why is Sarah Palin silent all now

Limbaugh: The Democratic Party Supports Alleged AZ Shooter

Ferret bites off sleeping baby’s fingers

Gabby's Six Degrees of Separation: World Nut Daily Strikes

Cenk Uygur: Was Jared Loughner's Act Political?

The Cartoonists respond...day 2

Palm Springs police chief resigns over gay sex sting

I won't support any expansion of the police state!

A poll in my local right wing newspaper needs some DU love...

Maine charges Sarah

FReeperland about to go under?

According to CBS News, 58% of those polled in overnight polling do not think shooter was political.

CA Gov Brown strips cell phones from state employees

michellmalkin *dot* com PROOF that we are as bad as them!

Very insightful comment from our intern at work.

WikiLeaks press release on Tucson shootings.

It is NOT the ''Tone'' of the Rhetoric...

DO THIS NOW!

Roger Ailes: "I hope the other side does that." -- What other side? Fox News is "fair and balanced"!

Jon Stewart talking liberals down from blaming right wing on Arizona shooting. Says you can't

Great read from Driftglass:

Great read from Driftglass:

Are men the new "ball and chain"?

There was plenty of "death" rhetoric aimed at Bush during his presidency

KTAR: Gabrielle Giffords shooting devastates Jared Loughner's parents

This should end all of the false equivalency arguments

We're Arizona shooting victims too, says Tea Party co-founder

The Right Wing == the angry alcoholic bully in the family everyone has to placate

Mrs. Greenspan Didn't Seem Too Happy When The House Sgt. At Arms Backed Up Sheriff Dupnik

Obama Administration Defends Drug Firms in Lawsuit Against Companies Overcharging for Drugs!

Media whitewashes ultra-right in Arizona massacre

My day in the courtroom of Judge John Roll, who lived and died in Arizona’s climate of hate

I just found 2 used gun targets...

This woman nails the violence rhetoric argument

GOP Rep Virginia Foxx: Loughner's Beliefs 'The Liberal Of Liberals'

Jared Loughner's parents gave the following statement

That mugshot of Jared Lee Loughner looks familiar...

Huffington Post Removes Cenk's Blog On Loughner Shootings

OK, so a preplanned & defined assassination plot of a sitting Congresswoman was not "political"

Hate to say it, but everything about the Giffords incident

Any time you hear the false equivalancy crap on your other boards, post this:

Dumbass supposed Reagan quote mushrooming all over winglandia

The disturbed can get their motiviation or instructions from any source.

The disturbed can get their motiviation or instructions from any source.

DU’s top five Topic Forums below. Why don’t you participate?

Another long term "friendship" ended

Debating a RW Receptionist ...

Why can't it be enough that the level of vitriol makes people uncomforatable enough

Dear Sarah Palin: A Giffords Cousin Speaks Out

Open Season

What Happened To The Wall To Wall Media Blizzard of These 2010 News Stories?

I am really nervous about the President going to Arizona on Wednesday. I almost wish he wouldn't.

I am really nervous about the President going to Arizona on Wednesday. I almost wish he wouldn't.

Could the leaders on the Right at least agree on some basic assassination rules?

The fact that Loughner is insane and disturbed

My editorial on universal health care printed today

Anyone up for a postcard campaign?

"Surveyor" markings... yeah, that's the ticket...

"Surveyor" markings... yeah, that's the ticket...

What I find telling is "ordinary" people on the street who are upset at the shooting

"If FR dies, that’s that." - Jim Robinson

“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” - Barack Obama

“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” - Barack Obama

Societies that condone their presidents invading nations, murdering innocent people, torturing

Where is Palin??? Consulting with advisors and lawyers on how to cope with backlash, damage control?

Sheriff Dupnik Steps Forward With a 'Back To Basics Message'!

Juan Cole: Sarah Never Does Anything Wrong

To Those Who Want to Claim that Violent Political Rhetoric Has No Consequence

You realize this is going to get worse

Sudden (unsourced) supposed Reagan quote now on every Wingnut blog

Rep Peter King (R-NY) wants to outlaw guns within 1000 feet of elected officals

Ezra Klein: The Speech President Obama Should Be Giving...

If Palin, Beck, etc are concerned that they are getting blamed for the behavior of an extremist,

A Golden Opportunity for the Right: Take the High Road and Condemn Violent Rhetoric

Tom Tomorrow really knows how to sting the delusional and paranoid...

How WikiLeaks Unhinged Washington by Linda Lewis and Coleen Rowley (1-11-11 Consortium News)

Let's make damn sure that mental illness records get input into the NICS background check

Glenn Greenwald: "Why would the White House possibly do anything other than ignore progressives?"

Cuddle Up

Ghosts of Mississippi prosecutor goes to prison

Make A Clap

Our Younger Noise

Before I Move Off

Have you been down so goddamned long

Home

Hyperthrust

McCarthy, Lautenberg seek to ban high-capacity ammo magazines

Ashley Turton, Former Hill staffer, found dead in car

Iceland protests to U.S. over Twitter data demand

News Corp to hold 'confidential talks' with government on BSkyB bid

Another year of 'drill baby, drill'?

Sarkozy warns against weak response to terror

Important Safety Tip.....

U.S. drops charges in alleged Laotian coup plot

Mexico stops rotating tariffs on US truck dispute

Arizona shootings: Obama plans visit to state

The 101 Meter Freedive

Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans

U.S. Twitter Subpoena (For WikiLeaks' Connections) Is Harassment, Lawyer Says

U.S. Twitter Subpoena (For WikiLeaks' Connections) Is Harassment, Lawyer Says

Young American Primitive - These Waves

Ok, I'm helping my son collect football cards and things have changed since I collected

The good news is TSA didn't grope my scurviness

Australia floods: Parts of Brisbane evacuated by police

Charges Dropped Against Man Who Stripped at Airport Checkpoint

Pima County Dem Chair: Time Will Prove Loughner To Be A Right-Winger

Banks given go-ahead to pay unlimited bonuses (UK)

How To Dance To Dubstep!

Downturn's Ugly Trademark: Steep, Lasting Drop in Wages

Squash soup, beige carpet = lots of time with Oxiclean

War Eagle

If Rush really IS watching us..........I just wanna ask...

Congresswoman raises 2 fingers, gives thumbs-up

Arizona Sheriff Blasts Rush Limbaugh for Spewing 'Irresponsible' Vitriol

Settlement nullifies Jimmy John’s election; union seeks negotiations

Heavy Ink Comics Retailer Applauds the Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords

Plea for calm as Brisbane braces for record deluge

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange 'happy' after extradition hearing

Whore Beagle

Youtube is forcing me to link my personal e-mail address to a google account.

Nevermind! Please delete..

Update on the snowblower

Tonight is my first night pulling call as a Physician Assistant.

Full-service dry cleaners

Cindy may be alive today if she had been wearing her seatbelt

I want to create a thread that develops a mild head cold.

I want to create a thread

Miss Swan

Any word on "The Letter" Sherrif Dubnik found at AZ Shooter's home?

Obsolete

"Golden Voiced" Ted Williams Picked Up By Cops Last Night

I took one for the team the other day

Thank you, Oregon Ducks for the fine competition!

I bought a new washing machine!

I want to create a thread that never diets.

Congress Weighs Enhanced Security Plan

11:11 1/11/11

BREAKING: Kim Kardashian passes gas. Cross-posted to LBN.

Amy Winehouse reinvents the bikini

Future Sound Of London - Cascade

BREAKING NEWS — Car Explodes in Penrose

This day is creeeeeeping by...

I like thelounge. Here, I'm just a nerd and a social misfit.

New Englanders: ready for the snow?

Planck telescope observes cosmic giants

Assange concerned at murder talk

U.S. poll: rhetoric not to blame for Giffords shooting

Glock Pistol Sales Surge in Aftermath of Arizona Shootings

BREAKING: Kim Kardashian pumps gas. Cross-posted to LBN.

DC Universe Online?

Thai Cabinet approves social welfare package

Police threaten protests over jobs (UK)

Judge upholds Algerian's detention at Guantánamo

Tory MP protests over coalition plan for prisoner votes

I want to create a thread that prays for death...

DELETE -- meant this for GD

Deadheads already know this, but...Furthur's New Years Eve show is available on Internet Archive

Iran Sentences Human Rights Lawyer to 11 Years in Jail

China fails on human rights plan: rights group

Serbia wins EU backing for WTO accession

Swiss Village: Pay Pet Tax or We'll Kill Fido

Family reunions. Ever been to one? What makes them special. I went to one last year.

A message for all the Quilters in the Lounge.

Giffords likely shot in front, not back of head

A massage for all the Quakers in the Lounge.

Report: Women at War Suffering More Mental Health Conditions Than Men

Polish cleaning lady reveals the filthy little secrets of her German clientele

A message for all the Quackers in the Lounge.

A message for all the Crackers in the Lounge

Polish cleaning lady reveals the filthy little secrets of her Gerbil clientele.

I want to create a thread that crashes on the sofa and never leaves. n/t

A message for all the Slackers in... ... ... um... A message for Everybody. n/t

U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs health repeal

I want to create a thread that dies and is reborn in a new body

Bill Clinton: Politics must change after Arizona attack

I want to create a thread that dies, has an out of body experience, and comes back to write a best

A Message for all the Ackers in the Lounge.

Director Peter Yates of 'Bullitt' 'Breaking Away' fame has died.

Brazil prepared for global trade war

I want to create a thread that comes back as a Zombie

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Alas... our victories are ALWAYS fleeting and ultimately painful.

MiddleFingerMom really needs to get a life.

A memorandum for all the Quillers in the Lounge.

Help with (against) Rand

I want to create a die that never threads.

How do they really get the pretzel in the m&m? Through the head, I think not.

Photo: The look works for Johnny Depp, but on John Mayer, I just see a bearded douche

I'm unwinding with a nice can of Four Loko and ice.

You complete me.

A message for all the Knackers in the Lounge.

I wonder if it is 17% larger?

China Reportedly Tests Stealth Fighter

OMG I'm a Great Aunt!

Orbital - Halcyon + On + On

"Kim Kardashian pumps" is the phrase for today. Modify a thread title to include "Kim Kardashian

Illinois Poised to Abolish Death Penalty (State Senate Approves Ban)

And the cops said, "Well, duh."

I want to create a thread that protests other threads' funerals...

I want to create a thread that protests other threads' funerals...

Eight years ago today, I joined this little clambake

(Gov) Chafee to Issue Talk Radio Ban

Follow

Japan to buy euro debt, Portugal resists bailout

U.S. sees North Korea becoming direct threat, eyes ICBMs

US could be in Afghanistan after 2014, says Biden

Oil Prices Surge As Panel Says US Must Do More To Prevent Offshore Disasters

Bank of America Is the Next Target of a WikiLeaks Megaleak

Today is 1/11/11

I am sick. And miserable.

Oh-oh , its heading to NJ/NY

Lawmakers to head off picketing at Tucson funerals

Facebook fake used dead war hero's photos to flirt

Lucino Pavarotti with Barry White, James Brown, Sting, Eric Clapton, etc etc etc

A man of wealth and taste? Charlie Sheen's new #1 companion is an "award-winning" actress.

Doctor: Giffords able to breath on her own

Do Cats Really Enjoy Cat Toys?

GOP Rep. Wants to Enclose Congress in Plexiglas

Funeral pickets to be met by 'angels'

Southern boy snowed-in! Help!

Friend Of Rep. Shot In Rampage Shares Eerie E-Mail

More Than 100 Dead Birds Found Off Calif. Highway

Bank of China Brings Yuan Trading to the U.S. .

Accused gunman had no party affiliation

Rapist police officer jailed for life

My new tattoo and some residual bruising

Got any simple "magic" tricks?

Wikileaks cannot survive further losses: Assange

Poll: Emanuel expands lead in Chicago

The Kindle

Mrs. V. is in hospital with acute pancreatitis

Evergreen Solar to close new plant at Devens

What "After School Specials" did you watch as a kid?

A message for all the Quitters in the Lounge.

Baghdad's loss is Kurds' gain: Nightclubs head north as alcohol is banned in Iraq's capital

Angry Birds - Most addictive phone game ever????

Wrong forum

Protests greet Guantanamo anniversary

Cuba’s Enemy No. 1 Goes on Trial in Texas

TYT: Roger Ebert N-Word Huck Finn Tweet Controversy

MRN: Reflecting on the Loughner Shooting

Sarah Palin & Dan Quayle: Great VP Teaching Moments

Cenk Gives A Speech On Religion - Emperor Has No Clothes Award

Bowling For Columbine - A Brief History of the USA

Toowoomba Flood taking parked cars (in Australia)

The Cowardly, Guilty Far-Right is Running Scared! They KNOW Their Time is Done!

DemocracyNow: Rep. Raul Grijalva "Politics in Arizona Have Become Fueled By Hate," Pt. 1

Ed Schultz Discusses How "Words Do Matter" w/ Al Sharpton - Press/Blankely- StopDomesticTerror.com

Charlie Brooker's Newswipe 25/03/09 - on the media's coverage of mass violence

Alan Grayson: "Sarah Palin Knows She's In The Wrong! That's Why She Took The Map Down"

The west wing - Bible References (Religious nutjob hypocrites get the bible thrown back at them)

WikiLeaks founder vows to fight extradition

No Tears Left ~~ Stephen Stills

Majority Report : 'Liberal' Media Making False Equivalency

The View: Insanity In Tucson,Barbara Walters Says She Is 'Feeling Bad' For Sarah Palin

Bill Maher "He Talked About Treason Tyranny Gold, Who Else Talks About That Besides Glenn Beck?"

Bill Maher "I'm Not Saying He Was A Republican Operative Taking His Orders From Wasilla "

Parts of Brisbane evacuated as flood death toll rises

Olbermann Interviews Sheriff Dupnik

Taliban Can Fight Forever

Fox News Claims Left Wing Responsible For Shootings

Anderson Cooper interviews Bill Maher about Giffords shooting - Part 1

Thom Hartmann: Becking of America

Thom Hartmann: The Gabby I knew by Eleanor Clift

Who Is In GITMO Now

Tell Joe Klein that getting out of Afghanistan is not 'stupid'

TAVIS SMILEY | Elizabeth Warren | PBS

Young Turks: Loughner A Liberal According To Tea Party Leader

Thom Hartmann: Have you No Shame Neal Boortz!

Thom Hartmann: Are voices of hate dancing to corporate tune?

TDPS: This actually IS the time to discuss blame in the Gabrielle Giffords shooting

A Brief History Of Unions

Politico's Jonathan Martin via CBS News: Is Palin Being Blamed For Giffords Attack?

A&E, December 2009: William Shatner's Raw Nerve interview with Oxycontin Pigboy

Arizona: Guns, Hate And Racism!

Cenk TYT commentary: Media Fails On Jared Loughner - False Equivalency

AZ Sheriff Calls Out Rush Limbaugh For Being Irresponsible

'We Find Genocides Boring': Sam Harris on Moral Illusions

Gabrielle Giffords Sworn in by John Boehner

Gerald Celente: Internet nuke bomb waiting to go off

Rachel Maddow On Never Ending American Gun Massacres

digby: Warning Bells

U.S. watchdog for Afghanistan contracting resigns

Obama will travel to Tucson this Wednesday

Tweety makes tea bagger Judson Phillips look foolish on hardball

They merged in 2008

Bodes well for "health care reform"

Why did Sarah Palin have the PAC target graphic taken down right after the Tucson shooting?

Feds to decide what benefits health insurers must cover

Obama administration makes U.S. passport application forms "gender neutral"

What, no "Catcher in the Rye?"

CNN (John King) said the President will visit Tucson on Wednesday

CNN (John King) said the President will visit Tucson on Wednesday

How is "favoriting" the Communist Manifesto suggest his political leaning?

"On the Air, Nothing Has Changed" (Giffords Shooting)

Is there a site with videos/audios of Fox/Limbaugh violent rhetoric????

Hardball: Willfully Ignorant Tea Party Nation Founder Judson Phillips SCHOOLED By Matthews

How can the media say there is NO POLITICAL leaning, when a Politician is targeted?!

Political cartoonist Tony Auth: 'Words don't kill people. People kill people.'

Obama's Iran strategy is working

Photos: "Offering Our Thoughts and Prayers" (The Obama Presidency, Day 721)

Israel PM: Must Be Military Option Against Iran

FLASHBACK: Dems offer to dial back violent rhetoric, GOP says NO!

Kerry Addresses Gridlock and Globalization

Glock gun sales increase after shooting in Arizona

Grijalva takes over Giffords' constituent services work

Bill Clinton: Politics must change - "political differences shouldn't degenerate into demonization"

President Obama to speak at the University of Arizona tomorrow

2012 PPP: Obama easily beats all GOP candidates except Romney in Nevada (who he leads by 1)

Obama is held accountable for shit Rev. Wright says, but we can't hold Palin responsible . . .

Slain girl's father says attack the price of

"We can disagree without being disagreeable" - Barack Obama, 9 Jan, 2008.

FRAME: Let Palin, Beck, Limbaugh, GOP and others express their violent vitriol. It's who they are

Peter King, Leading Republican, To Introduce Strict Gun-Control Legislation

Politico attempts to blame President Obama

Obama proposes increased defense spending

Barbara Walters: I'm felling bad for Sarah Palin

Majority Reportt: Erick Erickson's Armed Dishwash Uprising

Sam Seder: Random Rush - Limbaugh On Giffords Shooting

"let's take a quick stroll down memory lane with ol' Newt"

What should be Obama's theme in his AZ speech?

The American Right WIng just do not get it do they.

Kerry's comments after his speech on the impoact of life being so hard on so many people now

Kerry's comments after his speech on the impoact of life being so hard on so many people now

Tweety: Palin better fix this or she's not going to be a valuable candidate

Your thoughts on what our society and the world in general will be like in 80 years.

PPP: Huckabee top choice of Iowa Republicans for 2012

Loughner was a registered independent and didn't vote in 2010

...will Republicans have the guts and decency to say, "No, I think Rush Limbaugh is wrong?"

TYT: Giffords Shooting - Right Wing Media & Politicians To Blame?

Berlusconi lawyer: Premier immune from prosecution

PPP: Obama Leads 2012 Field by 15-30 Points in New Jersey

Barbara Lawall: We might seriously consider the DEATH PENALTY for the Arizona state

Has Obama excoriated the right-wing media freaks who call for murder

WORDS MATTER -Robert F. Kennedy speaks to a nation-

After shooting, House Dems take small steps in moving gun reform

Obama Justice Department Sides with Drug Makers to Stifle Suits to Enforce Price Discounts

An attempted assassination of a congresswoman and 6 bystanders murdered. An immeasurable tragedy

Bill McKibben: Rewriting the “Tragedy of the Commons”

Nick Turse on the number of U.S. military bases around the globe

For Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, a McKinley moment?

Palin Defends Vitriolic Rhetoric By Citing William F. Buckley's 'Firing Line'

LAT Editorial - Soldier's (Bradley Manning) inhumane imprisonment

Year of Living Dangerously II - Tucson's Day of Terror

ABC needs to rein in the rise of abuse posing as analysis

BBC: Why America's Gun Laws Won't Change

Dem Planning Bill That Would Outlaw Threats to Lawmakers

The Nation: The Inherent Self-Destruction of Government-vs.-the People Ideology

Gene Sperling Thinks Asset Bubbles Are Cool

David Korten: How I came to challenge the legitimacy of the institutions I once served

D.C. home to most cyber-criminals

Shehrbano Taseer: My father's murder must not silence the voices of reason in Pakistan

Step back or fall forward

Krugman: Climate of Hate

After election saber-rattling, has violent act sobered (FL Rep) West?

This false equivalency is Bullsh*t - Sam Seder

Calculated Political Lies Are Violence !

The Sad Death of Gun Control

A Right to Bear Glocks?

Dangerous Right-Wing 'Victimhood'

Wikileaks Calls for Sarah Palin's Arrest

Any word on "The Letter" Sherrif Dubnik found at AZ Shooter's home?

Fox News and the poisoning of American political debate

Fed Pays $78 Billion to US Treasury

Is the Obama Administration Helping Turn America Into a Police State?

Trouble In the House of Google? ... Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better) Google

Virginia Creates Subcommittee To Study Monetary Alternatives In Case Of Terminal Fed "Breakdown"

George Will can't (or won't) connect the dots.

Saying the Deficit Commission released a plan is deceptive.

Transparency in the age of Obama

Barbara Walters: Don't blame Sarah Palin for Tucson, Arizona and Gabrielle Giffords shootings

Nearly 50 Percent Of Mental Health Services Recipients In Giffords' County Were Dropped In 2010

Like it or not, history shows Sheriff Dupnick is right in what he said

Why Is The US Taxpayer Subsidizing Facebook – And The Next Bubble?

Why Do They Listen?

Surely Some Revelation Is at Hand

Loughner Grew More Paranoid in Last Year, Friend Says.

GOP want to hang onto their Hate-Speech, contend it had nothing to do with attempted assassination

Obama: 'Honored and humbled' to speak before Valley vets. This was in 2009.

"The Path to Third World Status...." (Open Left)

AlterNet: What the Right Gains From Poisoning Our Political Discourse and Inspiring Violence

1 Gene Lost = 1 Limb Regained? Scientists Demo. Mammalian Regeneration Thru Single Gene Deletion

US Airforce: Questionable artwork on aircraft?

Does Obama hate Britain?

Vt. nuke fights for future but chances are dimming

Video: Deadly Australia floods spark evacuations in Brisbane – ‘A grim and desperate situation’

Exodus from city center as Brisbane flood threat grows

US drivers revive gas guzzler love affair (BBC)

(Pakistan) Fuel crisis hits railways’ freight service

Duke Energy buying Progress energy for $13 billion

Southern California Edison, SunPower sign PPAs for 711MW solar (PV) projects

DOD Must Buy American-Made, Not Chinese, Solar Panels

Brazil to Approve Four New Reactors by the End of 2011.

Brisbane flood to be worst in 118 years – ‘New flood records are being registered across the state'

WV Legislature Cuts Proposals To Set Shale Gas Rules, Compensate For Pooling In Gas Drilling

Norway Projects 5% YOY Drop In Oil, NGL & Condensates In 2011 - Rebound Unlikely

Capesize Freight Rates (Raw Materials Cargo Shipping Rates) Hit Lowest Point Since 2002 - Bloomberg

CIA Began Tracking Climate Impacts In 1990s - Mission Derailed Under Bush Now May Face Budget Cuts

In Johnson Creek (Metro Portland) Coho Salmon Found 15 Miles Upstream After Yrs. Of Restoration Work

Duke Energy-Progress Energy behemoth covets nuclear power amid soaring costs

Wow. Sometimes Where You Park Does Make A Difference (Amazing AU Flood Video)

No One Could Have Predicted This - Argentina Finds Squid Stocks Already Low As Fishing Begins

Farm Bureau Federation Announces Plan To Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - NYT

Venezuela’s nuclear program – the alarmists are right

Toyota expands Prius hybrid car brand (BBC)

New Study Says Climate Change Inevitable, Severity Depends on Current Decision-Making

Question for the anti-nuke crowd

100s Of Millions Of Gallons Of Saline, Toxic Drilling Wastewater Dumped In PA Rivers w/o Reporting

McCarthy, Lautenberg seek to ban high-capacity ammo magazines

Sheriff's deputies investigate "firefight" in Palmview (Texas border area)

If someone just happened on this forum and did not know it was a dem site......

Dana Loesch: "Name a place where concealed carry hasn't reduced crime". David Gergen: "Tuscon"

Demand that Congress ban "Mass Murder Weapons."

I don't think guns, per say, are the issue but the culture we live in.

Arizona’s gun laws among the most permissive in U.S.

Armed Giffords hero nearly shot wrong man

The Arizona shooting and the post-Assault Weapon ban

The Sad Death of Gun Control

We can't afford to miss this opportunity!

Man shot in head, 2 others wounded in separate shootings

The Arizona shooting and the post-Assault Weapon ban

This Modern World: Don't go blaming guns

Dog shot; reward offered for info

Quick show of hands: Is there anyone in this (guns) forum that believes...

Glock's Secret Path to Profits

NBC: 31 shots fired in Tucson rampage, investigators say

An Assault on Everyone’s Safety

Does anyone know where Lawrence O' Donnell got .22 cents a round?

Glocks...Loughner's weapon of choice..."flying out the doors" of Mesa & Phoenix Glockmeister stores

Glock gun sales increase after shooting in Arizona

Why a ban (or threat of a ban) on high capacity magazines is good for the magazine industry.

"The NRA had a great night ..."

So then what will it take before the ban on assault rifles

Sales In Glock Pistols Up After Arizona Shootings

NYT Points Finger At: "the well-dressed gun lobbyist hanging out just outside their chamber door"

Glock Pistol Sales Surge in Aftermath of Arizona Shootings

Question: Could AZ's heavy RKBA contingent have helped DURING incident?

Christina Green's father speaks:

You can't outsmart crazy!

The Giffords Gun Clip: How A 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Became 'The Weapon Of Choice'

NYT Herbert: A Flood Tide of Murder (getting serious about gun violence)

Are chemical and bio weapons covered under 2nd ammendment?

A real way to combat and reduce gun crime

Branding - "Gun Safety" not "Gun Control"

Will talk of a ban fuel another gun buying panic?

I have a question for the Hunters and the gun owners of DU. I really want to know

What is the use for the right to bear arms?

Honestly!! ... Should people be allowed to own stuff like this?

Glock Pistol Sales Jump in Aftermath of Arizona Shootings Amid Ban Concern

Cuba registers "world's first lung cancer vaccine" in Peru

Argentina: agribusinesses accused of enslaving workers

Spanish Civil Guard: ETA computer expert visited Venezuela

Cuba’s Enemy No. 1 Goes on Trial in Texas.

See Cuba for Yourself and Challenge the US Blockade!

OAS says boot Haiti gov't candidate

First round of elections held for Cuba's sixth party congress

A damn good first half!!

Shitty End to an Exciting Game

Referee for BCS Championship Game

Gloat-Free NBA Scores (Monday, January 10)

Good game--- I mean---isn't that what it's all about?

Congrats Auburn. Damn fine game. It's the best BCSEC game I've seen since this scenario started.

Wouldn't it be cool if the two undefeated teams played

Final AP poll:

I didn't care who won this game until...

Brady Hoke is Michigan's new head football coach

Limbaugh on golf: 'Liberals would have a tough time with this game'

Coach Chizek

The best athletes

wrong forum

new Ricky Martin video-The Best Thing About Me Is You

Transgender vets want military access for own

Blackbird Deaths Blamed On Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal

Volleyball coach: church excuse is valid, but not Gay-Straight Alliance

Report: How Arab money is transferred to Israeli Left

Israel extends jail term for Palestinian activist

Israel PM: Must Be Military Option Against Iran

Three rockets fired from Gaza strike Ashkelon region

Cain and Abel story: Will Conservatives ever listen?

Mountain Glacier Melt to Contribute 12 Centimeters to World Sea-Level Increases by 2100

Antimatter caught streaming from thunderstorms on Earth

Planck telescope observes cosmic giants (BBC)

No extra time for US particle lab (BBC) {why we suck, part CXXXVII}

Hubble Zooms in on a Space Oddity

Rocky exoplanet milestone in hunt for Earth-like worlds (BBC)

In Armenia, Scientists Find Oldest Known Winery

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