On Friday morning in Jacksonville, Florida, Michael Dunn was convicted of killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis, whom he shot at a local gas station in November 2012 during an argument over loud music. At the sentencing hearing, Lucia McBath and Ron Davis, Jordan’s mother and father, gave gut-wrenching statements about their pain and loss. Lucia McBath […]
Midday open thread: A Biden gets booted, a cop ties Frisbee golf to weed, an earthquake anniversary
Today’s comic by Mark Fiore is Voter fraud vigilantes: What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … California Prisons, Newt Gingrich, and broken clocks, by Susan Grigsby A fiery prophet for social justice and for why we must vote: Rev. William Barber, by Denise Oliver Velez Stand Your Ground: Women and blacks need not apply, by […]
Kochs obliterate all Democratic groups in spending, but we can beat them
Do what this guy does, get out the vote. National Review Online editor-at-large and Fox News contributor Jonah Goldberg contributed some typical bullshit on Fox News this week. Again, typically, he cast the Republicans as victims in the spending race this election, even standing up for the poor beleaguered Koch brothers. [Democrats are] spending a […]
The ‘DOOOM’ narrative isn’t just wrong, it’s counterproductive
No, it’s not all doom and gloom. If you are on party committee and candidate lists, you’ve no doubt received a DOOOOM email. You know, the ones that proclaim that Republicans will crush everything that is holy and good unless you send in money. The reason campaigns and committees send those out is apparently because […]
As Republicans whip Ebola panic, Democrats demand funding hearings
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is joining the call for hearings on funding of public health agencies. On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce oversight committee held a hearing that essentially amounted to Republican political grandstanding over a proposed, and counter-productive travel ban, but so far no Republican in Congress is talking about how to […]
Michael Dunn, killer of Jordan Davis, just sentenced to life in prison without parole
Just moments ago, Michael Dunn, who shot and killed 17-year-old Jacksonville, Florida, high school student Jordan Davis at a local gas station in November 2012 during an argument over loud music, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. When given a chance to admit that he was wrong during his sentencing, Dunn continued to […]
Foley family demands apology from right-wing group for using their son’s murder in campaign ads
Mike Huckabee has no remaining shame. Good. The parents of an American journalist beheaded by ISIS militants in a video in August are asking for [a political ad showing images of their son] to be pulled and an apology. […] The advertisements targeted Democrats running for the Senate in competitive midterm election races. “I think […]
Rand Paul warns cocktail party attendees to be on the alert for Ebola
Ebola panic, thy name be Rand Paul: Rand Paul had a message for students at Plymouth State University who had gathered for a pizza party with the Kentucky senator on Thursday: Ebola is coming for us all and the government is hiding the truth about the deadly disease. “This thing is incredibly contagious,” Paul said. […]
Republicans keep whipping Ebola panic, flogging counter-productive travel bans
Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) sets the tone. Republicans have really sunk their teeth into Ebola, banking on panic taking them to victory in November. They’ve also coalesced on a travel ban as their demand. The number of lawmakers supporting travel restrictions surged Thursday to more than 70, according to a tally by The Hill. The […]
Next up for marriage equality: Arizona
A federal judge has struck down Arizona’s prohibitions on marriage equality. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Sedwick didn’t bother pretending that this was a unique case, making clear that the time for hesitation has passed: Sedwick said in his ruling that because the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had already ruled against gay […]