January 11, 2013

Tennessee Suspends Gun Permit of Nut Who Threatened to ‘Start Killing People’

January 11, 2013January 13, 2013 Jon Ponder

It’s reassuring to know that someone in the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has some sense:

Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has suspended the handgun carry permit of a local man who threatened to “start killing people” to protect his Second Amendment right.

In a statement released Friday officials said they had suspended the handgun carry permit of James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response based on “material likelihood of risk of harm to the public.”

On Thursday, a video of Yeager angrily claiming he would “start killing people” if President Barack Obama moved forward with gun control measures began to go viral on the internet.

“The number one priority for our department is to ensure the public’s safety. Mr. Yeager’s comments were irresponsible, dangerous, and deserved our immediate attention. Due to our concern, as well as that of law enforcement, his handgun permit was suspended immediately. We have notified Mr. Yeager about the suspension today via e-mail. He will receive an official notification of his suspension through the mail,” Commissioner Bill Gibbons said.

Conservatives are Losing the ‘War’ with Democrats for Voters

January 11, 2013 Buck Banks

We may have to shed blood every couple hundred years to preserve our freedoms.

— Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), quoted by Chicago’s DNAinfo, adding that conservatives are losing the “war” with Democrats for U.S. voters.

Yahoo News Has Created a Jack Lew Signature Generator

January 11, 2013January 11, 2013 Buck Banks

Buck Lew Sig — What “Buck Banks” would look like if Jack Lew wrote it.

Hey kids, now you too can have a signature that looks like the would-be Treasury Secretary’s. With Yahoo’s Jack Lew Signature Generator, all you have to do is type in your name and let Jack turn it into an illegible scrawl fit for the face of a trillion-dollar bill.

Ryan Hasn’t Ruled Out a Presidential Bid

January 11, 2013 Buck Banks

I’ve decided not to decide.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), telling the Wisconsin State Journal that he hasn’t ruled out running for president in 2016.

With California GOP Bankrupt and Bleeding Voters, Incoming Chairman Signals No Significant Changes or Course Corrections

January 11, 2013January 16, 2013 Jon Ponder

Driven by what were perceived to be extreme anti-Latino policies in the 1990s, the California Republican Party began to lose new voter registrations in the 2000s. Financial backing fell off soon afterwards, and by 2008, the party found itself facing perpetual insolvency.

In November, voters put a Democratic super-majority in charge of legislature. Now, with its share of registered voters at around 30 percent and dropping, the California GOP appears to be circling the drain.

Even so, someone has to lead it, and now a former longtime Sacramento pol, Jim Brulte, has announced he is running for chairman of the state party. Since no one in his or her right mind would want the job, that makes him the state party’s new de facto leader.

Brulte is not talking to the press, but CalBuzz has the scoop — and what they have learned appears to be good news for everyone who wants California to continue to recover and prosper. To wit, Brulte ain’t gonna change a thing. His chairmanship of the state GOP promises more of the same old unpopular teabaggery and retrograde religiosity that has been slowly poisoning the party for nearly 20 years:

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The Write Stuff

January 11, 2013 Buck Banks

For Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew is definitely eligible.
He’s got experience that make his nomination credible.
But leave it to the GOPers
To find fault with him somewhere —
They whine that his signature’s just not legible.

Obama Off to a Positive Start of His Second Term

January 11, 2013 Buck Banks

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Of the seven U.S. presidents re-elected since World War II had lower average job approval ratings in their second than in their first term. President Obama’s approval rating is now seven points higher than his 2009-2012 average.

Day: January 11, 2013

Tennessee Suspends Gun Permit of Nut Who Threatened to ‘Start Killing People’

Conservatives are Losing the ‘War’ with Democrats for Voters

We may have to shed blood every couple hundred years to preserve our freedoms.

— Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), quoted by Chicago’s DNAinfo, adding that conservatives are losing the “war” with Democrats for U.S. voters.

Yahoo News Has Created a Jack Lew Signature Generator

Ryan Hasn’t Ruled Out a Presidential Bid

I’ve decided not to decide.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), telling the Wisconsin State Journal that he hasn’t ruled out running for president in 2016.

With California GOP Bankrupt and Bleeding Voters, Incoming Chairman Signals No Significant Changes or Course Corrections

The Write Stuff

Obama Off to a Positive Start of His Second Term

5

Of the seven U.S. presidents re-elected since World War II had lower average job approval ratings in their second than in their first term. President Obama’s approval rating is now seven points higher than his 2009-2012 average.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.