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All In
Very rarely do I use this column to be a television critic, but this is one of those rare occasions. Monday night was the debut of All In With Chris Hayes on MSNBC. The thing that surprised me the most … Continue reading
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Tagged All In With Chris Hayes, Arkansas, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, Bernie Sanders, Chris Hayes, environment, ExxonMobil, Keith Olbermann, Kevin Ware, MSNBC, N.C.A.A., NCAA, Oddball, oil spill, politics, Rachel Maddow, television, The Rachel Maddow Show, unions, University of Louisville, Up with Chris Hayes, Vermont
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The Mayor’s Money
For decades the NRA has been the only organization that spent significant money on gun regulation issues. As a lobbyist for gun, gun accessory and munitions manufacturers masquerading as a sportsman’s’ organization its idea of good regulation is no regulation. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, Angus King, Arizona, Arkansas, Chuck Grassley, Dan Coats, Daniel Coats, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Democrats, Georgia, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, House, Indiana, Iowa, Jean Shaheen, Jeff Flake, Joe Donnelly, John Boozman, John Hoeven, John McCain, Johnny Isakson, Kay Hagan, Kelly Ayotte, Louisiana, Maine, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Michael Bloomberg, money in elections, money in politics, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York City, North Carolina, North Dakota, NRA, Ohio, Patrick Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Robert Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Tom Harkin
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The Sad Reality
Wednesday Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced that the assault weapons ban would not be part of the main body of the gun regulation legislation when it comes to the Senate floor. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s, (D –CA), … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, Feinstein Amendment, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, House, House of Representatives, Kay Hagan, Louisiana, Mark Begich, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Mary Landrieu, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, NRA, politics, Republicans, Senate, South Dakota, Tim Johnson, Tom Udall, Virginia
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Rap On Women
Today is International Women’s Day and the Arkansas Tea Party/Republicans, led in part by State Representative Jason Rapert, have a present for the women of their state. This week they overrode the veto of Democratic Governor Mike Beebe to pass … Continue reading
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Tagged A.C.L.U., abortion, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Arkansas, Arkansas House of Represntatives, Arkansas legislature, Arkansas Senate, Center for Reproductive Rights, Democrats, International Women's Day, Jason Rapert, Komen, Komen Foundation, Mike Beebe, Planned Parenthood, politics, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, Susan G. Komen, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Tea Party, veto, veto override, war on women, women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Sexual Nullification
In 1870 the United States ratified the 15th Amendment to the Constitution which granted the right to vote to former male slaves. (Women, regardless of race or former status of servitude, did not get the right to vote until the … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, abortion, Arkansas, bigotry, Bob McDonnell, Civil Rights, Constitution, Democrats, Dennis Daugaard, discrimination, Guttmacher Institute, Indiana, Jack Dalrymple, Jim Crow, Jimmie Crow, Mike Beebe, Mike Pence, Mississippi, North Dakota, Phil Bryant, Planned Parenthood, politics, Rachel Maddow, racism, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, sexual discrimination, South Dakota, Tate Reeves, Tea Party, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, United States Constitution, Virginia, Voter suppression, voting rights, war on women, women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights, Women's Sufferage
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Hiding In The Background
Of the various proposals for gun regulations the one that has the broadest support and best chance of passing both chambers of Congress is a universal background check. Some polls have it with as high as 92% support. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, background check, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, F.B.I., FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida, Georgia, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, no-fly list, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, politics, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, T.S.A., Tennessee, Texas, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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