Florida man fires gun into car of escaping shoplifter in order to "mark" the man's car. Surprised when he gets arrested.

Courtesy of Raw Story : A gun owner in Florida was arrested on Wednesday after he opened fire at a suspected Walmart shoplifter because he ...

Tell me again that there is no GOP "War on Women." Update!

Just take a moment to look at that graphic from today's vote on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Oh, and it is not...

Mark Kelly calls out the NRA for working to make it "easier, instead of harder, for criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to get guns."

Courtesy of Politico :   I’ve been on the road lately, and everywhere I go, I hear huge determination to curb gun violence and real exciteme...

Where have all the Teabaggers gone? Long time passing. Where has all the Tea party gone? Long time ago.

Courtesy of Salon :   Who are the names that come to mind when you think about leaders of the Tea Party movement? Maybe Sarah Palin, Glenn ...

Father of Newtown victim gives heartbreaking testimony as to why we need more gun control laws.

Courtesy of CBS News :   During emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, the father of a first grader slain at San...

It is well past time for this to change.

I have known people that have gotten married on a whim, due to pregnancy, and because their parents arranged it when they were young. So the...

Illinois Republican (Jim Sacia) finally states, for the record, that 2nd Amendment supporters equate guns with their penises.

Courtesy of Raw Story : “Here is the problem in Illinois,” he said on the House floor. “I love you folks in Chicago. You’re the ones that h...

Sean Hannity gets spanked on his show by Rep. Keith Ellison and finally ends the interview early in frustration. Gotta love it!

Courtesy of Mediaite :  Right at the top of the interview, Ellison told Hannity, “You are the worst excuse for a journalist I’ve ever seen....

Feds and media debunk Sarah Palin's claim that the government is "stockpiling bullets."

Courtesy of Politico :   The feds say Sarah Palin is firing blanks with her claim that the government is “stockpiling bullets” for potentia...

Stephen Colbert covers one of my favorite political fantasies, that Texas will vote Democrat in the next Presidential election.

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes , Political Humor & Satire Blog , Video Archive To me having Texas go blue i...

Things that you cannot get put in jail for in Alaska, exploding 300 lbs of explosives that do $15,000 of damage. Really? Even if you are named during the trial of a domestic terrorist?

I know that many of you read about that huge explosion near Riverbanks that happened earlier this month, because I received the link about ...

A pretty damning anti-Mitch McConnell ad that a progressive group is trying to get on the air in Kentucky.

Okay that one is going to leave a mark. If you want to help with the funding to broadcast it, you can do so by clicking here . You know spe...

The truth behind the push for "School Choice."

Courtesy of Salon :   To still relatively scant notice, the call for “School Choice” or Vouchers continues to play out in state capitols ac...

I was not terribly happy with his job hosting the Oscars, but this quote pretty much makes up for that.

One of my pet peeves when I hear people talking about Evolution vs Creationism is that the argument has been defined as depending on "w...

The CDC study into gun violence that the NRA is desperate to keep Americans from ever seeing.

Courtesy of Raw Story : President Obama has directed the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence as part of his legislative pac...

Sarah Palin takes to Twitter to attack Democrats. Democrats respond with both a "ho" and a "hum." Update!

America's sick & tired of yet more ginned up crisis. DC: Grow up. Get to work. Go around lefty obstructionists then get out of worke...

Alaska lawmakers pass bill exempting Alaskans from Federal gun laws.

Courtesy of ADN :   In a chamber dotted with female legislators wearing new camo scarves, the state House on Monday passed a gun measure tha...

Westboro "God Hates Fags" church decides to protest Santa Monica High School. School responds by protesting them back, with hilarious results.

Courtesy of Americablog :   Rev. Fred “God Hates F-gs” Phelps was protesting Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California this morn...

Let's take a moment to look around and see how Republican lawmakers are currently damaging our country.

These examples come to us courtesy of Salon . First up criminalizing gun control:   In Missouri, state Rep. Mike Leara believes even proposi...

Having Facebook friends from the Bible Belt can be very eye opening, and a little sad.

This is not from my Facebook account, fortunately I don't have anybody quite this nutty, but it apparently has shown up on numerous othe...

Stephen Colbert breaks character for a good cause, to endorse his big sister's Congressional race.

Courtesy of Mediaite :   Discussing the “character Stephen Colbert” from The Colbert Report, he said, “He talks about politics all the time...

Study finds that most mass shootings target women and families, and are perpetrated by men with legally purchased weapons.

Courtesy of Alternet : A new analysis of 56 mass shootings across America since 2009 finds women and family members are the most frequent vi...

By the way speaking of awards, the Oscars weren't the only big trophies given out yesterday. "Big" being a relative term.

Here is a picture of the Toad holding his trophy for coming in fifth place in the Iron Dog, that was found on Chuck Heath Jr's Facebook ...

Michelle Obama steals the show at last night's Academy Awards celebration. Conservatives pissy as usual.

I am sorry about showing you a video that comes from Glenn Beck's lunatic Right Wing website The Blaze , but sadly that was the best vid...

Four year old finds father's gun with predictable, and heartbreaking, result.

Courtesy of Raw Story :  A 4-year-old boy in Houston died early Sunday morning after finding his father’s handgun and shooting himself in th...

It is hard for me to imagine too many things more enjoyable than watching a young earth Creationist shut down by a Catholic priest.

Gee and look he also used my line that teaching Creationism to children is tantamount to child abuse. I will resist the urge to mention tha...

Oscar night open thread. Update!

Tonight is the night of the Academy awards, or as my daughter says "The best night of the whole year!" I thought since she will be...

Indiana teacher who believes gays "have no purpose" suspended.

 As I imagine many of you remember from a previous post , the above teacher, a Diane Medley, was interviewed concerning plans by students an...

Growing number of firearm manufacturers may refuse to sell weapons to law enforcement if new gun control laws restrict them from selling to everybody.

Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch :   A growing number of firearm firms in the US are vowing to reverse-boycott local and state governments that ...

Two reporters discuss the end of Sarah Palin. Outraged Palin-bots with pitchforks in 3..2..Oh wait they already responded.

Willow Palin with her giant pupil sporting mother, sitting in the warm truck at the Iron Dog (Photo courtesy of Facebook ,) So two Bloomberg...

Pro-wrestlers break character in order to lecture Glenn Beck. Oh you HAVE to see this!

So the other day I wrote a post about some pro-wrestlers that were doing this anti-immigrations, racist, teabagger shtick and how upset the...