Robin Kelly, the Democratic nominee in the special election to replace disgraced Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) is a staunch anti-gun zealot, who apparently also doesn't keep up with the news. In video obtained by our friends at Breitbart, Kelly described James Holmes, the Aurora, Colorado, theater shooter, as a “gentleman,” and noted how the… Read more »
Posts Tagged: blaming
Maher Calls Americans ‘Morons’ Moments Before Blaming Senate Weapons Ban Failure on Gerrymandering
NewsBusters readers know that one of my guilty pleasures is demonstrating virtually every Saturday how intellectually challenged the high and mighty Bill Maher is. On HBO's Real Time Friday, the host perfectly demonstrated this himself by blaming gerrymandering for the Senate's failure to implement an assault weapons ban moments after he called Americans "morons" and… Read more »
WaPo Strangely Silent About Sen. Reid Blaming Marine Deaths on Sequester
If you peruse the Washington Post online, you’d notice that the top five stories didn’t even mention Harry Reid’s egregious comments about the seven Marines that were killed in Nevada yesterday. Likewise, although the fatal training accident itself was reported on page A3, Reid's comments were nowhere in the March 20 print edition. On the Senate floor… Read more »
Rep. Grills ICE Director on Blaming Sequester for Detainee Release
In order to stay within budget the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement released 2,228 detainees from detention. At the time ICE spokeswoman Gillian Christiansen said the people were low-risk or “noncriminal” and serious offenders remained detained. Yet, it appears some did not fit those categories and there are unanswered questions whether ICE could have cut… Read more »