Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee targets birth control in school shootings
Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 5:54 AM
Mike Huckabee knows a winner when he sees one. He sold a previous book, after all, on the backs of dead kids in Jonesboro. The outcry over his outrageous comments linking the Connecticut school disaster to an absence of God in the schools has only encouraged him.
Now it's "abortion pills," not to mention other immorality — meaning homosexuality — that leads to these slaughters. Really, he said that.
Speaking of Mike Huckbee, guns
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Lunch with a side of 'judicious marksmanship'
June 6, 2013While out at lunch today, we saw this sticker on both doors of a fast-food sandwich shop on Park Hill in North Little Rock. /more/
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Bloomberg presses gun control battles in the states
June 2, 2013New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to regulate guns targets much more than U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor. /more/
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Open line: Anti-background check Mark Pryor confronted by father of Connecticut shooting victim
June 1, 2013The guns-and-more-guns open line. * MARK PRYOR RUNS RIGHT: Here's coverage of Mark Pryor's "sportsmen town hall" set up for him to say he's no anti-gun pansy like that black guy in the White House. /more/
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The Pander Bear open line
May 31, 2013TGIF. To close: * NO COMMENT NECESSARY: U.S. Senator Mark Pryor will host a “Sportsmen Town Hall” on Saturday, June 1st to discuss issues affecting Arkansas hunters, anglers, and outdoorsmen. /more/
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Mark Pryor ads defend vote against gun background checks
May 30, 2013U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor's $30,000 ad buy to defend his vote against very modest bipartisan legislation to require background checks for nearly all gun purchases is about as pathetic as you might imagine. /more/
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Polling: Support for expanded background checks in Arkansas; Pryor hurt himself backing NRA.
May 29, 2013I've said before that this is counter-intuitive to the Arkansas politician. But here comes another poll that says Arkies aren't much different than the rest of the country. /more/
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Gunmakers: Guns are used in crimes? Who knew?
May 28, 2013The New York Times has unearthed testimony in past lawsuits that shows just how little gunmakers care about anything but the bottom line. /more/
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Riverfest Eve open line: Democrats rip Tim Griffin; Arkansas Tech joins no-gun list
May 23, 2013The line is open. Final words: * TIM 'TAR SANDS PIPELINE' GRIFFIN: It's no surprise that Republican Rep. Tiny Tim Griffin of Alberta, Canada, voted again last night to hurry up the Keystone XL pipeline. /more/
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The guns and Bass Pro Shops open line
May 21, 2013The University of Arkansas president recommends that campuses remain gun-free. Bass Pro Shops is under construction in Otter Creek. /more/
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'Stand your ground' laws increase homicides
May 17, 2013Count me unsurprised that enhanced legal protection for opening fire on people results in more gun deaths. /more/
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