March 28, 2012 - Pensito

NRA Introduces Hoodie with Built-In Gun Holster

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 Buck Banks

635ps From the blatant exploitation of a tragic event department comes news that the National Rifle Association has created a hoodie with a built-in holster for a pistol. It appears the organization for gun nuts is seeking to cash in on the hoodie furor surrounding the murder of Trayvon Martin. Here’s the catalog description:

We want concealed carry to fit around your lifestyle — not the other way around. That’s why we developed the NRAstore™ exclusive Concealed Carry Hooded Sweatshirt. It’s the only garment of its kind we know of! Made from a pre-shrunk, heavyweight 50% cotton/50% polyester blend, we’ve taken a standard 9 oz. fleece sweatshirt design and added a full-body polyester lining for added warmth, durability, wind resistance and weight distribution. Inside the sweatshirt you’ll find left and right concealment pockets. The included Velcro®-backed holster and double mag pouch can be repositioned inside the pockets for optimum draw. Ideal for carrying your favorite compact to mid-size pistol, the NRA Concealed Carry Hooded Sweatshirt gives you an extra tactical edge, because its unstructured, casual design appears incapable of concealing a heavy firearm – but it does so with ease! Includes drawstring hood, cotton/spandex ribbed cuffs and waistband, two front pouch pockets and a discreet black zipper. Includes one Velcro® holster and one Velcro® mag pouch. Colors: Black, Navy. Made in USA.

Election Year Love

March 28, 2012 Buck Banks

She fell for a guy who had a way with the ladies,
But who’s farther right than Matt Hannity with rabies.
As a lifelong lefty liberal,
A right-wing romance made her fearful:
“Will I birth a bunch of Republican babies?”

“Remove Your Hoods”? Bad Choice of Words to Defend Congressional Decorum

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 Trish

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) transforms from a congressperson to a hoodlum before your very eyes — and is treated like the latter.

Romney: I Don’t Care About Millions of Uninsured Americans with Preexisting Conditions

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 Jon Ponder

Everybody knows that when Mitt Romney said, “I don’t care about poor people,” the quote was taken out of context. What he actually said was that he wasn’t concerned about the poor because he believed the government’s social safety net would take care of them. (It’s tempting to quibble with that — after all, his party is doing its best to shred that safety net. See the Paul Ryan budgets for this year and last, for example. But that’s another matter.)

On the “Jay Leno Show” on NBC last night, Romney made a similar statement. about uninsured Americans who have preexisting conditions this time — and this time his apathy about their fates is clear, even when read in context:

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Specter Zings Romney

March 28, 2012 Buck Banks

Mitt Romney changes positions more often than a pornographic movie queen.

— Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), in an interview on Morning Joe, to promote his new book, Life Among Cannibals.

Supreme Court Hearings a ‘Train Wreck’ for Obama Admin

March 28, 2012 Buck Banks

This was a train wreck for the Obama administration. This law looks like it’s going to be struck down. All of the predictions including mine that the justices would not have a problem with this law were wrong.

— Jeffrey Toobin, in an interview on CNN, on the tough questions by the Supreme Court over the health insurance mandate. Toobin, author of The Nine, is considered a leading authority on the current court.

McCain Predicts Scandals Will Come From Unrestricted Campaign Contributions

March 28, 2012 Buck Banks

I promise you, there will be huge scandals, because there’s too much money washing around, too much of it we don’t know who’s behind it and too much corruption associated with that kind of money. There will be major scandals.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Reuters, on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lifted limits on political fundraising by corporations, unions and other non-campaign groups.

Two-Thirds of Americans Have Unfavorable View of Romney

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 Buck Banks

19 points

Gap by which a new ABC News-Washington Post poll finds Mitt Romney trails President Obama in popularity. Just 34% hold a favorable opinion of Romney as compared to 53% for Obama. Meanwhile, Romney’s 50% unfavorable score is higher than Obama ever has received; it’s been exceeded by just one other Republican candidate this year, Newt Gingrich, and by only one top candidate in 28 years, Hillary Clinton in 2008.

Americans: Stop Blathering On About God!

March 28, 2012 Buck Banks

38%

Of Americans, up from 29 percent in 2010, say they want political leaders to quit blathering on about their faith and praying in public, while 30% of those polled feel that the country needs more God-talk.

Day: March 28, 2012

NRA Introduces Hoodie with Built-In Gun Holster

Election Year Love

“Remove Your Hoods”? Bad Choice of Words to Defend Congressional Decorum

Romney: I Don’t Care About Millions of Uninsured Americans with Preexisting Conditions

Specter Zings Romney

Mitt Romney changes positions more often than a pornographic movie queen.

— Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), in an interview on Morning Joe, to promote his new book, Life Among Cannibals.

Supreme Court Hearings a ‘Train Wreck’ for Obama Admin

This was a train wreck for the Obama administration. This law looks like it’s going to be struck down. All of the predictions including mine that the justices would not have a problem with this law were wrong.

— Jeffrey Toobin, in an interview on CNN, on the tough questions by the Supreme Court over the health insurance mandate. Toobin, author of The Nine, is considered a leading authority on the current court.

McCain Predicts Scandals Will Come From Unrestricted Campaign Contributions

I promise you, there will be huge scandals, because there’s too much money washing around, too much of it we don’t know who’s behind it and too much corruption associated with that kind of money. There will be major scandals.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Reuters, on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lifted limits on political fundraising by corporations, unions and other non-campaign groups.

Two-Thirds of Americans Have Unfavorable View of Romney

19 points

Americans: Stop Blathering On About God!

38%

Of Americans, up from 29 percent in 2010, say they want political leaders to quit blathering on about their faith and praying in public, while 30% of those polled feel that the country needs more God-talk.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”