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Gun Rights Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: May 14, 2008 · Comments (7)

What's going on: Georgia's Republican governor on Wednesday signed legislation enacted by the GOP-controlled state legislature that expands gun rights in that state by allowing qualified gun owners to carry concealed firearms: (1) in restaurants that serve alcohol, (2) aboard public transportation, and (3) in public parks. The NRA says... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (19 votes cast)

Ferraro enters race/sex debate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 12, 2008 · Comments (35)

As if the tensions in the Democratic Party weren't high enough, Geraldine Ferraro, former Representative and Vice Presidential nominee, enters the fray, reports Jake Tapper at ABC New's Political Punch: Clinton campaign finance committee member, former vice presidential candidate, and former Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-NY, told the Daily Breeze of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (7 votes cast)

Iowa's shameful sham is a subsidy scam

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 2, 2008 · Comments (6)

The 2008 contest for the Presidential nominations in both major parties begins its more-or-less-official phase tomorrow with the Iowa Caucuses. For several of the candidates, it will hardly seem a beginning; John Edwards, for example, has been organizing and campaigning in the state since 2003. He has probably spent more... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (18 votes cast)

Nawlins update

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 21, 2007 · Comments (14)

Jayson Javitz posted previously on the progress in New Orleans, as City Council voted unanimously to proceed with redevelopment of the blighted, damaged, and mostly uninhabitable "projects" ruined by Hurricane Katrina. Read all about it at the preceding link. What the written word could not convey is the attitude of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (8 votes cast)

Jay Tea: Do NOT answer the door!

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 15, 2007 · Comments (13)

I know you're still all moon-faced and sullen over Mary Katharine Ham not stopping by to see you while she was there, and are quite likely knee-deep in Madame Gnu's Special Organic Herb Teas to drown your sorrows, but don't let those pleasant herbal dreams blur the line between reality... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (12 votes cast)

Hillary fires another volunteer over email

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 10, 2007 · Comments (2)

The Clinton campaign has fired another Iowa volunteer for forwarding an email alleging Obama is a Muslim, Nedra Pickler reports for the Associated Press: Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign on Sunday requested the resignation of a second Iowa volunteer coordinator who forwarded a hoax e-mail saying Barack Obama is a Muslim... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

Obama-Oprah rally moved to football stadium

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 6, 2007 · Comments (6)

Oprah Winfrey's tour with Barack Obama is selling out quickly. The free tickets for the Columbia, South Carolina rally, originally scheduled for the 18,000-seat University of South Carolina basketball venue, but tickets were gone within two days for the December 9th event. Now it's being moved to Williams-Brice Stadium, where... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (10 votes cast)

Chavez LOSES Venezuela referendum

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 3, 2007 · Comments (32)

In a stunning result, the Venezuelan people have rejected President Hugo Chavez' proposed Constitutional changes, which would have granted him broad dictatorial powers in case of "emergency" (which he could declare) and voided term limits, essentially allowing him to become "President for Life." Simon Romero has the story for The... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (14 votes cast)

Kasparov arrested, released again in Russia

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 30, 2007 · Comments (0)

Former World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov was arrested again in Russia the other day while observing a protest march. Kasparov has been legally barred from running for President, along with other opposition figures, and the march was protesting the sham elections Putin is putting on. Michael Weiss reports at The... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (5 votes cast)

It's hard up here for a Gump . . .

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (3)

Southern candidates haven't fared too well in contested New Hampshire primaries, the single exception being Al Gore in 2000 - and one could argue Bradley hardly "contested" the nomination that cycle. David Freddoso of The Corner wondered why, and is finding out: it's crass regionalism, accentism, and down-home prejudice against... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (7 votes cast)

Currently at Politics

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 16, 2007 · Comments (0)

I apologize for my recent lack of posting, but it wasn't until Kevin came outside his house to point out my picket sign misspelled "Wizbang" that I realized I wasn't actually "on strike." Sorry . . . the latest topics on the Politics page - which you can also get... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Bhutto returns to teeming crowds in Pakistan

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 18, 2007 · Comments (3)

UPDATE 4:56 p.m.: A bomb blast near the truck carrying former Prime Minister Bhutto has killed at least 51 and injured over 150 more, the Associated Press reports. Bhutto was unharmed and whisked away by security. Bhutto's back! Zeeshan Haider reports for Reuters: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ended... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (8 votes cast)

Burma: the beat-down goes on

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 3, 2007 · Comments (13)

Despite the attempt by the ruling military regime to cut off communications with the outside world, some news continues to trickle out of the South Asian nation, as posted here Monday night. Now CNN has received a video, at least two days old, which gives a tiny glimpse into what... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.4/5 (38 votes cast)

Bloodbath in Burma?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 2, 2007 · Comments (9)

While most contact with the outside world has been cut off in Burma (or "Myanmar," as renamed by the ruling military junta), scattered reports indicate human carnage which could approach the scale of the 1988 atrocities, where over 3000 were killed as the junta "cracked down" on democracy advocates. Marcus... [Full Story]

Rating: 1.7/5 (57 votes cast)

Kasparov Joins Russian Presidential Race

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 30, 2007 · Comments (2)

Democracy advocate and former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is running for President of Russia, the Associated Press reports from Moscow: The former world chess champion Garry Kasparov entered Russia's presidential race on Sunday, elected overwhelmingly as the candidate for the country's beleagured opposition coalition. Kasparov has been a driving... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (7 votes cast)

It's hitting the fan in Burma ("Myanmar")

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 27, 2007 · Comments (2)

The military junta has apparently decided to crack down after 10 straight days of growing street protests. One thousand or more Buddhist monks have been arrested, including nearly an entire monastery, many beaten, and reports have varying numbers as being killed by the regime, which is supported by China and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (9 votes cast)

Burma crisis brewing: troops surround Buddhist monasteries

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 26, 2007 · Comments (4)

Even as President Bush called for new sanctions against the Myanmar (Burma) government, the military junta has declared curfews and surrounded several monasteries with security forces, raising fears of a brutal crackdown like the one in 1988, when an estimated 3000 people were killed. Aung Hla Tun reports for Reuters:... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (8 votes cast)

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