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Joe Barton says that Noah's Flood was climate change.
by Chris Wiegard
April 25, 2013 07:43 AM UTC -- During a House Hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline, Rep Joe Barton (R- Texas) said the following: "I would point out that if you're a believer in the Bible, One would have to say the Great Flood is . . . more
tags: joe barton, climate denial
Hand guns are sort of like the one ring.
by Chris Wiegard
April 23, 2013 10:52 PM UTC -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/josephine-fanning-dead-shooting_n_3042312.html It's a crazy story on the face of it. seriously? a Sheriff deputy is showing a gun to a friend, when his wife . . . more
tag: handgun deadly accidents
Hey Republicans, how about consistency?
by Chris Wiegard
April 22, 2013 09:07 PM UTC -- In the case of Anwar al-Awlacki, American citizen Jihadist who fled to Yemen to preach the need for terror strikes against the USA, Republicans were outraged when the Obama administration used a drone . . . more
tag: the rights of american citizens
Maine Governor humiliates self.
by Chris Wiegard
April 20, 2013 08:17 PM UTC -- "Now, to add insult to injury, The University of Maine, Presque Isle — anybody here been up there to see that damn windmill in the back yard ? Guess what, if it’s not blowing wind outside . . . more
tag: wind power
People who wandered off topic regarding the Marathon Bombing.
by Chris Wiegard
April 20, 2013 11:13 AM UTC -- Charles Grassley, Republican Senator, Iowa-At a Senate hearing on immigration law- "Given the events this week, It is important for us to understand the Gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. . . . more
tags: steve stockman, ann coulter, michael moore, marco rubio, nate bell
Younger Tsarnaev taken alive.
by Chris Wiegard
April 19, 2013 08:53 PM UTC -- Dzokar Tsarnaev has been taken prisoner in Boston, wounded but alive.   I am glad that it went down that way- that he did not suicide. We will now move to a courtroom drama. This 19 year old got . . . more
tag: tsarnaev
Texas Fertilizer Ka-boom reflects an unregulated facility.
by Chris Wiegard
April 19, 2013 02:46 PM UTC -- http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/19/17818046-texas-fertilizer-plant-also-stored-explosive-chemical-used-in-oklahoma-city-bomb?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=1 Hm. it appears that the EPA and . . . more
tags: industrial accidents, west fertilizer explosion
Marathon bombers were Chechens- motivation unclear.
by Chris Wiegard
April 19, 2013 07:48 AM UTC -- The two young men in the surveillance videos of the Boston Marahon have been identified: they are young men from the nation of Chechnya, an Islamic nation that is under the control of Russia. Law enforcement . . . more
tags: chechen terrorists, sarnayev brothers, boston marathon bombers
Weird Crime.
by Chris Wiegard
April 18, 2013 10:29 PM UTC -- A suspect has been arrested in the Ricin mailing. Is he a terrorist? No, he is an Elvis impersonator who is bipolar and believes that the Feds are spying on him with drones. Two suspects have been arrested . . . more
tags: ricin, texas district attorney murder
Background check law shot down by minority in Senate.
by Chris Wiegard
April 17, 2013 07:40 PM UTC -- This is sooooo embarrassing.  The Senate passed the universal background check law by a vote of 54 to 46..... No, scratch that, it was filibustered so the 46 got to tell the American people NO again. . . . more
tags: filibuster, mitch mcconnell
FBI TV news announcement pending: one suspect apparently identified in Marathon bombing.
by Chris Wiegard
April 17, 2013 01:29 PM UTC -- http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/boston-blasts/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Tv bit with the FBI is pending. apparently, examination of video streams from nearby cameras revealed an individual putting down a . . . more
tag: marathon bombing
Is Ricin mail attack related to the Boston Marathon bombing?
by Chris Wiegard
April 16, 2013 06:57 PM UTC -- http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/tainted-letter-intercepted/index.html Hm. Another question, no answers. This whole thing is showing the value of keeping an open mind. It is very interesting that . . . more
tags: boston marathon bombing, ricin mail attack
Boston marathon bombing begs obvious question: who did it?
by Chris Wiegard
April 15, 2013 04:37 PM UTC -- At this point, at 4:20 p.m. Monday April 15, there are two dead and around 20 injured from two bombs that exploded not far from the finish line of the Boston marathon run. The bombings occurred around . . . more
tag: boston marathon bombing
The 2nd amendment wackadoodle thing.
by Chris Wiegard
April 14, 2013 10:57 PM UTC -- It amazes me that 13 GOP Senators essentially promised a filibuster on ANY gun legislation, and only dropped it when it became clear that there were enough GOP defectors from the filibuster to make it . . . more
tags: guns, second amendment
How gun suicides happen.
by Chris Wiegard
April 13, 2013 12:27 PM UTC -- well, here is one example of the way that a handgun suicide can take place. The Police Chief of a small town can go out to run an errand, leaving his service revolver sitting on top of his gun safe while . . . more
tag: gun suicide
Koch fights windmills, despite having one of his own.
by Chris Wiegard
April 13, 2013 08:00 AM UTC -- Bill  Koch is a billionaire oil guy. he owns a property on the south shore of Cape Cod. Apparently that is the reason that he is spending millions in an unsuccessful effort to fight the Cape Wind . . . more
tags: donald trump, bill koch
RNC doubles down: one man, one woman.
by Chris Wiegard
April 12, 2013 10:19 PM UTC -- http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/04/12/the_rnc_ member_who_posted_anti_gay_facebook_items_got_the_rnc_to_re_affirm.html Wow back in the day, DOMA was an effort to close the barn door before . . . more
Matthew Warren bought suicide gun on the internet.
by Chris Wiegard
April 12, 2013 03:20 PM UTC -- http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/11/rick-warren-son-bought-unregistered-gun/?hpt=hp_inthenews Two observations: 1.  The legislative package on gun reform in the Senate has the feature . . . more
tag: matthew warren
First broken heat record of 2013 for Virginia.
by Chris Wiegard
April 10, 2013 07:06 PM UTC -- Three p.m. today in central Virginia, temperature reached 91 degrees, breaking the previous record of 89 degrees. I believe that is the first broken record for heat in 2013. I will let you know when . . . more
"Accidental Racist" Lyrics: you be the judge.
by Chris Wiegard
April 10, 2013 01:49 PM UTC -- Here are the lyrics of "Accidental Racist"- the Brad Paisley/L.L. Cool J musical duet that is rather controversial in some respects: To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main, . . . more
tags: brad paisley, ll cool j
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