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Moms, children to hold Mother’s Day events in 8 states to raise gun violence awareness. Details here!

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 2:29 pm 
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A press release from Mayors Against Illegal Guns:

MOMS, CHILDREN TO HOLD MOTHER’S DAY EVENTS IN EIGHT STATES TO RAISE GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
 
Gun Violence Survivors Will Deliver Mother’s Day Cards to Senators Who Voted Against Background Checks on Friday, Rally Against Gun Violence on Saturday
Roxanna Green, Daughter Killed in Tucson Mass Shooting, Releases Video Message
 
Mothers, children, and others who have been affected by gun violence will gather in eight states for Mother’s Day events this Friday and Saturday to raise gun violence awareness. This week those affected by gun violence gathered to create Mother’s Day cards for their U.S. Senators, urging them to stand with moms across the country to prevent gun violence. They will deliver those cards to their U.S. Senators at Friday events and rally to end gun violence at events on Saturday. Recent independent polls that have found that more than 90 percent of Americans support background checks for all buyers.  
 
Americans can sign a Mother’s Day card urging their Senator to take action on gun violence here.
 
In addition, to mark Mother’s Day and the nationwide events, Roxanna Green, whose nine-year-old daughter Christina-Taylor Green was killed in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting, released a video message. Link to the video here.
 
The events and rallies will be held in states of Senators who voted against bipartisan legislation proposed by NRA A-rated Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey that would have closed the loopholes that make it easy for criminals and other dangerous people to get guns, including: Senators Kelly Ayotte (NH), Richard Burr (NC), Saxby Chambliss (GA), Dan Coats (IN), Jeff Flake (AZ), Dean Heller (NV), Johnny Isakson (GA) and Rob Portman (OH).
 
Event details are below (all times local.)
 
ARIZONA
 
Tucson
What: Mother’s Day Card Signing Rally – Mothers will then deliver cards to Senator Flake’s Tucson office 
Who: Jocelyn Strauss, Chapter Leader of Moms Demand Action; Mayors Against Illegal Guns, concerned citizens
Where: Fort Lowell Park: 2900 North Craycroft Rd, Tucson
When: Saturday, May 11, 10 AM
 
 
GEORGIA
 
Atlanta
What: Moms Demand Action Mother’s Day Walk and Rally Against Gun Violence 
Who: Co-chapter head of Moms Demand Action of Georgia Piyali Cole, Co-chapter head of Moms Demand Action of Georgia Melinda Ennis, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned Georgians
Where: Piedmont Park, 400 Park Dr. NE, Atlanta
When: Saturday, May 11, 11:00 AM 
 
INDIANA
 
Indianapolis
What: Mothers deliver Mother’s Day cards to Senator Coats’ Indianapolis office
Who: Moms Demand Action Chapter Lead Nicky McNally; Joantyonette (Tony) Grundy, whose husband and son were both shot and killed in Indianapolis; Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned Hoosiers
Where: Senator Coats’ Office: 10 West Market St, Indianapolis
When: Friday, May 10, 11:00 AM 
 
NORTH CAROLINA
 
Charlotte
What: Mother’s Day Rally against Gun Violence
Who: Susanne Rallis of Moms Demand Action, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned North Carolinians
Where: Freedom Park, 1500 Princeton Avenue, Charlotte 
When: Friday, May 10, 3:15 PM
 
Winston Salem
What: Mother’s Day Rally against Gun Violence and Petition Delivery 
Who: Brandon Dandy, who lost his brother to gun violence; Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned North Carolinians 
Where: Senator Burr’s Winston Salem Office: 2000 West First Street, Winston Salem, NC 
When: Friday, May 11, 2 PM 
 
Durham
What: Mother’s Day Rally Against Gun Violence 
Who: Kaaren Haldeman of Moms Demand Action; Joslin Simms, who lost her son Rayburn eight years ago to gun violence; Yolanda Bagley, who lost her son Jelani four months ago to gun violence; Brenda James, who lost her son Randolph five years ago to gun violence
Where: Sister Cities Grove at Durham Central Park, next to the Durham Farmer’s Market at 501 Foster St, Durham, NC 
When: Saturday, May 11, 11:30 AM 
 
NEVADA
 
Las Vegas
What: Mothers and children deliver Mother’s Day Cards to Senator Heller
Who:  Local activist and concerned mother of four Leisa Moseley, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned citizens 
Where: Lloyd D. George Federal Building, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas 
When: Friday, May 10 at 4 PM
 
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE
 
Nashua
What: Mothers and children deliver Mother’s Day cards to Senator Ayotte’s Nashua office
Who: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Granite State Progress and concerned Granite Staters 
Where: Senator Ayotte’s Nashua Office: 1444 Main Street, Nashua 
When: Friday, May 10 at 12:00 PM 
 
 
OHIO
 
Cleveland
What: Moms Demand Action Mother’s Day Walk and Rally Against Gun Violence
Who: Cleveland lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Jane Burgett; Pastor Kristine Eggert, Disciples Christian Church; Christina Antenucci, MD, Doctors for Healthcare Solutions; Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned citizens
When: Friday, May 10 – 11:00AM
Where: Public Square, Corner of Ontario St. and West Superior Ave, Cleveland
 
Columbus
What: Mother’s Day Rally Against Gun Violence
Who: Mother of gun violence victim Felicia Saunders, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and concerned citizens
When: Friday, May 10 at 4:30 PM
Where: Worthington Village Green: corners of SR 161 and High St, Columbus
 
PENNSYLVANIA
 
Pittsburgh
What: Mother’s Day Rally Against Gun Violence
Who: Marsha Grayson, mother of Honor Student Jeron Grayson who murdered while home on Spring Break; Ms. Sharon Fields of Healing Wounds Family Support Group; Reggie Roberts of Ceasefire-PA, State Rep. Ed Gainey and Mayors Against Illegal Guns 
When: Saturday, May 11, 11:00  AM 
Where: Rodman Street Baptist Church, 6111 Rodman Street, Pittsburgh
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VIDEO– PA Gov. Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett: Most unemployed people are on drugs

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 at 2:27 pm 
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Why, it seems like only yesterday that I posted PA Gov. Tom Corbett trailed all challengers by 9-plus points.

Oh wait. It was yesterday.

And now it’s today, and Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett is right back in the news, apparently making a perverse effort to widen those poll numbers even more.

When it came to his state’s unemployment numbers, Gov. Blamey McLowPolls pointed the finger at all those icky jobless Takers being on drugs:

“The other area is, there are many employers that say we’re looking for people but we can’t find anybody that has passed a drug test, a lot of them. And that’s a concern for me because we’re having a serious problem with that.”

Via Think Progress, where they note that out of all the people they drug tested in 19 Pennsylvania counties, only two people have failed:

During an appearance on a local radio show this week, Corbett sought to explain away Pennsylvania’s less than stellar performance, arguing that the state gained 111,000 private sector jobs since he took office and is “doing better than other states.” 

At least he didn’t blame Obama. How novel.

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Poll-itics: PA Gov. Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett trails all challengers

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Monday, April 29th, 2013 at 5:12 pm 
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Need some good news? So do I. How’s this for starters: There’s some hopeful news about Pennsylvania’s Republican Governor Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett. The Willard M. Romney endorser, fracking fan, and pro-election-rigging schemer is losing in the latest Quinnipiac poll.

Via Taegan, we see that all three leading Democrats who might challenge Corbett in 2014 are beating him by at least 9 percentage points:

Joe Sestak (D) tops Corbett 48% to 34%, Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D) is ahead 47% to 34%, while Rob McCord (D) is up% to 35%.

Key findings: With a 2-1 thumbs down from women, voters say 50% to 32% that Corbett does not deserve reelection. His approval rate is 38% to 47%.

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Quickie- Gun Vote Boosts Toomey’s Approval In Pennsylvania

Posted by Paddy 
· Friday, April 26th, 2013 at 7:30 am 
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Sometimes when you do the right thing, you are rewarded.

The U.S. Senate vote to reject background checks for people buying guns online or at gun shows leaves 34 percent of voters “angry,” while 36 percent are “dissatisfied.” Only 5 percent are “enthusiastic,” with 22 percent “satisfied.”

Pennsylvania voters approve 34 – 29 percent of the way U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is handling gun control and give Sen. Toomey an overall 48 – 30 percent approval rating, his highest ever. By a 54 – 12 percent margin, voters think more favorably of Toomey because of his co-sponsorship of legislation to require expanded background checks.

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VIDEO: GOP Pa. mayor arrested for kidnapping 20-year-old man; gave him alcohol, wanted oral sex, fired gun

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at 2:24 pm 
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GOP anonymous cartoon

 

“My name is Jay, and I am a Republican, a hypocrite, a creep, AND an alcoholic.”

 

“Hi Jay.”

Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Mayor Jay Schiliro is in– How did Dick Cheney put it again? Oh yeah– “deep doo-doo.”

The party of “family values” strikes again. Via the Delaware County Daily Times:

Arrested last week on charges he abused his position to imprison a 20-year-old Trainer man during a drunken, gun-wielding encounter at his home in February, Marcus Hook Mayor James “Jay” Schiliro has dropped his bid for re-election. But he said Wednesday he plans to finish out his term as mayor. [...]

Authorities allege that late on the evening of Feb. 21, Schiliro contacted the young man by text message and had a police officer deliver him to his borough home. There… the mayor allegedly gave the young man alcohol and produced three firearms, one of which was fired into papers inside the house. During the encounter, the mayor repeatedly asked the young man if he could give him oral sex, according to court documents.

He’s being charged with “official oppression, recklessly endangering another person, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and providing alcohol to a minor,” all misdemeanors.

Did I mention that Mayor Jay’s 13-year-old daughter was asleep upstairs?

He’s out on $50,000 bail, as long as he stays away from firearms and of course, any contact with the 20-year-old man whom he plied with drink and with whom he really, really wanted to engage in oral sex. Allegedly.

He once filed an ethics complaint against a Democrat, which is ironic. You know what else is ironic? He’s a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. I wonder what he thinks about marriage equality.

And here’s one more nugget that just boggles the sane mind:

While caucus meetings are not typically well-attended, Manerchia said there was a standing-room-only crowd, with attendance split between those in support of the mayor staying on and those in favor of his immediate resignation.

“I’d say it was 50-50,” Manerchia said.

I’msorrywhat?

Of course, conservatives are making a big deal out of this because of his affiliation to Mayors Against Illegal Guns. One blogger put it this way: Leftist Hypocrite on Guns Arrested for Having Gun.

As has been reported everywhere, the “leftist” is clearly a Republican. Nice try.

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Drunken cheating husband fights with wife, shoots his own finger trying to remove wedding band

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Sunday, March 17th, 2013 at 4:14 pm 
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Another day, another idiotic shooting by a “responsible gun owner.” This time it was a federal prison guard in Pennsylvania who got drunk and shot his own finger because he wanted to remove his wedding band. Yes, his own finger. Yes, he inflicted this upon himself.

Stupid Drunk Guy was at home, fighting with his wife over his infidelity (to quote Gilda Radner’s Roseanne Roseannadanna, “You sound like a real attractive guy!“), and wouldn’t you know it? He couldn’t get his dang ring off his dang finger.

So what’s a “good guy with a gun” to do? Shoot the dang ring off, of course.

One problem though: The idiot mangled his own finger, but still didn’t manage to remove the ring. It remained in place.

Via TPM:

(AP) — On the day of the shooting, Malespini “had been drinking quite heavily throughout the day and he and his wife had been arguing throughout the day about an affair he had had several months ago,” Caskey said.

Malespini has been charged with disorderly conduct and was cited for firing a weapon within city limits but also is charged with reckless endangerment, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison. That’s because the bullet Malespini fired could have endangered someone else, Caskey said.

Yes, the “good guy with a gun” could have killed his wife. As noted in the hashtags by @KagroX in my post Police: Fla. teen who bought gun illegally accidentally shot off his penis and testicle. Got regret?: 

#butwegrewuparoundguns

#protectingthefamily

#youdontunderstand

#selfprotection

Second Amendment negligence.

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Governorships a big opportunity for Democrats in 2014

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Thursday, March 7th, 2013 at 4:08 pm 
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glass half full

Stuart Rothenberg has a piece in Roll Call that gives Democrats hope for 2014 regarding potential governorships:

If Democrats can win a number of these big-state governorships, even if they don’t take back the U.S. House, it could well bolster the narrative of Democratic momentum leading up to the 2016 elections. It also would put Democrats in the position to retain those governorships four years later, in 2018, when states will select governors who will play a role in the next round of congressional redistricting.

Vulnerable Republican governors in four of the 10 largest states — Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan — give Democrats obvious targets, as well as the bragging rights that go along with any victories.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s poll numbers are in the toidy, as are Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s. Ohio’s Republican governor, John R. Kasich’s approvals have recently improved, though, but he could be vulnerable. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, or as I like to call him, King Ricky (of Financial Martial Law infamy), could also be in trouble.

Taegan:

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Michigan finds Gov. Rick Snyder (R) trailing three possible Democratic challengers in 2014 match ups.

Ohpleaseohpleaseohplease. Maybe we’d be able to reverse a few bad GOP laws:

Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan — along with Virginia this year and Maine in 2014 — constitute Democrats’ top opportunities in the 38 gubernatorial races up between now and next November. Winning a number of the big states would further shake Republican confidence and swing the nation’s political pendulum further toward the Democrats.

Keep your far left hand’s blue fingers crossed, because with Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) not seeking reelection in 2014, we could lose a Senate seat. We need all the political boosts we can get.

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