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April 13, 2013

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Quote of the Day

April 13, 2013 at 6:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“People are tired of her antagonistic, propagating gridlock. A lot of people come up to me and say we’re kind of embarrassed by our representation in Washington.”

— Jim Graves (D), in an interview with the Huffington Post, discussing his intent to challenge Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) again in 2014.

Mayor Drops Race After Arrest for Kidnapping

April 13, 2013 at 2:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 1 Comment

Marcus Hook, PA Mayor Jay Schiliro (R) has dropped his bid for reelection “after he was arrested on charges he abused his position to imprison a 20-year-old man during a drunken, gun-wielding encounter at his home,” the Delaware County Daily Times reports.

“Authorities allege that late on the evening of Feb. 21, Schiliro contacted the young man by text message and had a police officer deliver him to his borough home. There… the mayor allegedly gave the young man alcohol and produced three firearms, one of which was fired into papers inside the house. During the encounter, the mayor repeatedly asked the young man if he could give him oral sex.”

Gun Bill Will Actually Weaken Many Gun Laws

April 13, 2013 at 8:16 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“As the Senate prepares to begin debate next week on the biggest gun-control bill in nearly two decades, the gun rights lobby and its Senate allies are working on a series of amendments that could have the opposite effect — loosening many of the restrictions that exist in current law,” the Washington Post reports.

“Most worrisome to those who advocate new gun limits is an expected amendment that would achieve one of the National Rifle Association’s biggest goals: a ‘national reciprocity’ arrangement, in which a gun owner who receives a permit to carry a concealed weapon in any one state would then be allowed to do that anywhere in the country. Other pro-gun proposals would make it easier for dealers to sell their merchandise between states or let certain people who had been treated for mental illness regain the right to buy weapons.”

Dana Perino Raps

April 13, 2013 at 8:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former White House press secretary Dana Perino tried rapping on Fox News.

Gawker: “Obviously this is sad and deeply embarrassing for her and for anyone who has the misfortune of watching it, but let’s not forget that the ‘joke’ here (the one Perino is making, not the one you’re laughing it) is ‘LOL, black people.'”

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Big Majority of Latinos Back Tougher Gun Laws

April 13, 2013 at 7:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll finds that 70% of Latinos believe that “that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict,” while just 5% believe they should be made less strict and 22% believe they should be kept the same.

TPM: “Those findings suggest that pro-gun Republicans may be jeopardizing the party’s standing with another group of voters it is desperate to attract.”