It’s remarkable to think that it was just three weeks ago that a Bernie Sanders volunteer who followed a number of Facebook groups with names like “Terminate the Republican Party”opened fire on the Republican congressional baseball team during morning practice. It’s remarkable because, in the weeks since that very real act of violence, politicians and […]
It was only mid-February when Twitchy reported that the NRA had brought on Dana Loesch as an official spokesperson, which was welcome news to a lot of conservatives. As we said then, “Conservatives know their principles are sound, but we also know the frustration of watching a lot of conservative leaders flounder when it comes […]
No criminal charges will be filed against officers who were involved in the death of Tamir Rice, but there will be those using the shooting to take swipes at the NRA and 2nd Amendment supporters, as Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Christine demonstrated: Trending on Twitchy Samantha Power invites Syrian refugee family over for dinner and a […]
Twitchy first noticeda downright antagonism to the words“thoughts and prayers” after Sen. Ted Cruz offered his prayers to the victims and first responders at the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs. The backlash against prayer was so intense after today’s mass shooting in San Bernardino that The Atlantic was able to put together a piece […]
President Obama had a town hall on guns last night which was broadcast on CNN. The NRA had been invited to be there, but declined: “40 Year Old Virgin” director Judd Apatow insists there’s a different reason the NRA didn’t want to be there: Is that so? The NRA certainly didn’t have to be there […]
http://twitter.com/#!/BiasedGirl/status/466281887615684611 Humor site someecards.com recently tweeted out a compilation of what it deemed “WTF stock photos”: http://twitter.com/#!/someecards/status/466279307774398464 This one — captioned “Possible Use: NRA Magazine cover image for the featured story: “Who Says School Shootings Can’t Be Adorable?” — was listed at number five: http://twitter.com/#!/rachelveronica/status/466281485087936515 Someecards can be pretty clever. But this time, they missed the mark. By a mile. […]
Big gun-grabby news out of Connecticut this afternoon as Governor Dan Malloy announced that he’ll take executive action to prevent those in the “Constitution State” on “gov’t watch lists” from being able to purchase a gun: How he’ll accomplish this or when has yet to be determined. From the Hartford Courant: Malloy said discussions with […]
http://twitter.com/#!/eriContrarian/status/431479949778628608 Rut-roh … UniteBlue Texas’ Becky Carrizales is having a pretty rough day. Up until recently, Carrizales, who manages the progressive @UniteBlueTX Twitter account, didn’t have much to worry about. Lefties were basically united around Texas gubernatorial hopeful and pro-abort feminist Wendy Davis. Then came the news of Davis’ newfound support for open carry. As […]
http://twitter.com/#!/thelittleidiot/status/476827437062311936 Moby’s not just a musician. He’s not just a guy who has a type of left-wing Internet troll named after him. He’s full of theological wisdom. And if you work for the NRA, he knows the fate of your very soul. http://twitter.com/#!/thelittleidiot/status/476871119610212353 Moby is just oozing smart takes on politics. http://twitter.com/#!/thelittleidiot/status/476769165311606784 Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/14/important-warning-for-nra-employees-moby-says-satan-is-getting-ready-for-you/
http://twitter.com/#!/BlindSidedPres/status/434134969556795392 Gun control backers in California have been dealt a legal blow. Background from the Los Angeles Daily News: A divided federal appeals court has struck down California’s concealed weapons rules, saying they violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that California is wrong to […]