NRA Member Calls Wayne LaPierre 'Over The Edge,' Says Others 'Think He's A Wingnut' | ThinkProgress

NRA Member Calls Wayne LaPierre 'Over The Edge,' Says Others 'Think He's A Wingnut' | ThinkProgress:

Tim Thomas Taunted With Obama Signs By Capitals Fans (PHOTOS)

Tim Thomas Taunted With Obama Signs By Capitals Fans (PHOTOS): "President Barack Obama wasn't in attendance at the Verizon Center to see the Capitals take on the defending Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins for Game 3 on Monday night. But his face did manage to make an appearance ... several times.

Capitals fans used pictures of Obama's face to taunt Boston's star goalie Tim Thomas, who skipped out on the team's visit to the White House back in January months after the Bruins won the Stanley Cup."

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Romney Flashback: Poor Mothers Should Be Required To Work Outside The Home Or Lose Welfare | ThinkProgress

Romney Flashback: Poor Mothers Should Be Required To Work Outside The Home Or Lose Welfare | ThinkProgress:

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Capitals' Joel Ward: 'Shocking' racial slurs 'didn't ruin my day' – USATODAY.com

Capitals' Joel Ward: 'Shocking' racial slurs 'didn't ruin my day' – USATODAY.com: ""It doesn't faze me at all," Ward told USA TODAY Sports. "We won, and we are moving on. … People are going to say what they want to say.""

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Gun Sales And Gun Stocks Are Going Nuts As Obama's Re-Election Odds Improve

 

We'd heard a few times lately that the gun stocks (mostly Ruger and Smith & Wesson) had been surging lately, thanks to strong gun sales, but we have to thank Eddy Elfenbein for alerting us to how extreme the moves have been lately.

Ruger is up 14% from the Wednesday close after the gun company announced that itliterally could not keep up with demand.

Trayvon Martin's Killer Once Reported A '7-9' Year-Old Black Kid To The Police - Business Insider

Trayvon Martin's Killer Once Reported A '7-9' Year-Old Black Kid To The Police - Business Insider: "George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old community watchman who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, appears to have a history of reporting young black males to the police.
A 47-page log of Zimmerman's most recent 9-1-1 calls, posted online today by the city of Sanford, Fla., contains at least five calls concerning black youths whom Zimmerman suspected of nefarious behavior. But one call in particular caught our eye.
On April 22, 2011, Zimmerman called the police about a "7-9" year-old black male, described as "approx. 04ft." tall with a "skinny build," who was walking toward an elementary school. "

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Trayvon Martin Case: Armed Neo-Nazis Patrolling Sanford (UPDATE)

 

According to the Miami New Times, the Sanford Police Department issued a statement, saying that there is no evidence of neo-Nazis in the area.

Since the Trayvon Martin story has received national attention, Sanford, Fla. has gone from a virtually unknown city to the center of the spotlight. Now, a group of neo-Nazis are patrolling the area, saying they are "prepared" for violence in case a race riot ensues, the Miami New Times reports.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/trayvon-martin-case-armed_n_1409099.html

Controversial new Santorum ad: “Welcome to Obamaville”

Watch the spot first and try to guess which part has been flagged as controversial before you click here to check your answer. I knew he’d get rapped for it the moment I saw the ad this morning, and if a dummy like me saw it coming, it’s hard to see how his ad team didn’t. Or maybe, having consumed online political media voraciously for the past six years (burp), my sense of what gets them to perk up is simply better honed than Team Sweater Vest’s? Either way, here’s the campaign’s adamant denial that they were equating anyone with anyone else. No worries, guys: Our bipartisan debt bomb will get us before the Iranian bomb does.

Phil Bryant, Mississippi Governor: Democrats' 'One Mission In Life Is To Abort Children'

Phil Bryant, Mississippi Governor: Democrats' 'One Mission In Life Is To Abort Children':

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McDonnell's abortion stance, scrutinized - POLITICO.com

McDonnell's abortion stance, scrutinized - POLITICO.com: "Since McDonnell’s days as a delegate from Virginia Beach, countless news accounts have reported that he opposes abortion except when the woman’s life is in danger.

Martin acknowledged that was how McDonnell’s position had been reported but said those news accounts had been in error. Martin pointed to one newspaper article in 1996, when McDonnell was a delegate, that mentioned rape and incest in connection with McDonnell’s stance.’ …"

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McDonnell's abortion stance, scrutinized - POLITICO.com

McDonnell's abortion stance, scrutinized - POLITICO.com:

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Texas Renewable Portfolio Standard

Texas Renewable Portfolio Standard: "A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) ensures that the public benefits of renewable energy, such as wind and solar, continue to be recognized as electricity markets become more competitive. It requires companies that sell electricity to retail customers to support renewable energy generation.The Texas RPS is one of the most effective and successful in the nation, widely considered a model RPS. It is one of the greatest influences on the rapid growth of the Texas wind energy industry."

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Norwegian Monster Uses Same Line As Glenn Beck: They Were Hitler Youth - Business Insider

Norwegian Monster Uses Same Line As Glenn Beck: They Were Hitler Youth - Business Insider: "'Yes, I would have done it again," he said. "These were not innocent, non-political children, but these were people who actively worked to uphold multi-cultural values.
The youth wing is in many ways similar to the Hitler Youth. It's an indoctrination camp at Utoya.""

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Mitt Romney: Mothers Should Be Required To Work Outside Home Or Lose Benefits

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Mitt Romney: Mothers Should Be Required To Work Outside Home Or Lose Benefits: " Poor women who stay at home to raise their children should be given federal assistance for child care so that they can enter the job market and "have the dignity of work," Mitt Romney said in January, undercutting the sense of extreme umbrage he showed when Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen quipped last week that Ann Romney had not "worked a day in her life."

The remark, made to a Manchester, N.H., audience, was unearthed by MSNBC's "Up w/Chris Hayes," and aired during the 8 a.m. hour of his show Sunday."

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Hillary Clinton slams Rush Limbaugh ‘verbal assault’ - Darius Dixon - POLITICO.com

Hillary Clinton slams Rush Limbaugh ‘verbal assault’ - Darius Dixon - POLITICO.com:

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Ohio man kills wife and daughter at Cracker Barrel, authorities say - Crimesider - CBS News

Ohio man kills wife and daughter at Cracker Barrel, authorities say - Crimesider - CBS News: "Police say a shooting rampage at a Cracker Barrel restaurant that left three dead was apparently sparked when a woman told her husband she was leaving him.

CBS affiliate WOIO reports the shooting occurred around 9 p.m. Thursday. Authorities say 51-year-old Kevin Allen shot and killed his wife, Katherina, 10-year-old daughter Kerri, and shot and wounded daughter 10-year-old Kayla. Police then shot and killed Allen.

Kayla was transported to Metro hospital, her condition is unknown."

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George Bush Wishes The Bush Tax Cuts Weren't Called 'The Bush Tax Cuts'

 

 

George W. Bush likes the tax cuts he enacted as President. But he realizes that the moniker that has come with the cuts — the "Bush tax cuts" — probably isn't the best thing for keeping them around.

“I wish they weren’t called the Bush tax cuts,” Bush said in opening remarks at the Bush Institute Conference on Taxes and Economic Growth in New York City, according to Politico. “If they’re called some other body’s tax cuts, they’re probably less likely to be raised.”

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/george-bush-tax-cuts-obama-buffett-rule-collide-2012-4#ixzz1rll5JTr8

STOCK Act passes in House - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

STOCK Act passes in House - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "House Majority Leader Eric Cantor stripped a provision requiring those that collect financial information and sell it to Wall Street to register the same way lobbyists do. The House legislation does include a provision that would  extend the new regulations to include the executive branch as well."

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