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You just can’t make this stuff up folks. These people are Dangerous! WBTV Charlotte story Here.
The lawsuit says Bordini reported the incident to the campaign’s western North Carolina regional director that same night. According to the lawsuit,...
by Master Foo
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on Thu Aug 11, 2016 at 07:08 PM PDT
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It just got a lot weirder…
Vincent Bordini, a former staffer for Trump’s campaign in North Carolina just filed a law suit stating that NC State Director Earl Phillip, while driving, pulled a .45 caliber gun and pushed it into the Bordini’s knee.
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by brooklyns finest
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on Thu Aug 11, 2016 at 11:24 AM PDT
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PPP conducted a new poll on behalf of Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly’s group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, where the key focus in this poll was on the gun control issue. They tested New Hampshire and Florida:
A new Public Policy Polling...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Aug 11, 2016 at 10:51 AM PDT
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Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) is among the most vulnerable of Senate Republicans this year, and is falling in the polls to Democrat Katie McGinty. One key issue in the race: guns. Because Toomey worked with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) after the Sandy Hook...
by Joan McCarter
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on Thu Aug 11, 2016 at 09:02 AM PDT
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1. August 2: The election will be stolen! By voter fraud, deliberate miscounting, whatever!
2. August 9: The “Second Amendment people” may have an answer.
A week ago a lot of people, both here and among the pundit class, were looking ahead to...
by Elwood Dowd
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on Wed Aug 10, 2016 at 06:49 PM PDT
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1) Does the President have the power to "abolish the Second Amendment"? 2) Does the Supreme Court have the power to "abolish the Second Amendment"? Answers: 1) No. 2) No. 5 comments
on Wed Aug 10, 2016 at 09:33 AM PDT
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A woman, identified as Mary Knowlton, was selected to participate in a “shoot or don’t shoot” training exercise at the Punta Gorda Police Academy. She was selected at random from a group of 35 citizens who were participating in a two hour Citizens...
by Walter Einenkel
294 comments
on Wed Aug 10, 2016 at 09:46 AM PDT
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Donald Trump is grasping at plausible deniability after his suggestion that “the Second Amendment people” might be able to do something to stop a President Hillary Clinton from choosing judges. He didn’t mean what he so clearly meant, he and his...
by Laura Clawson
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on Wed Aug 10, 2016 at 08:48 AM PDT
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The country’s in a tizzy again over what Trump meant when he said,
“If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know.”
What did he mean? In essence he said, “if Hillary...
by Old Verger
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on Wed Aug 10, 2016 at 05:50 AM PDT
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Children and teachers in school. Church-goers mid-prayer. Theater attendees enjoying a new movie. Students on their college campuses. Friends and families dancing and celebrating Latin Night during Pride. Peaceful protesters and police officers. And so...
by PrideFund
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on Tue Aug 09, 2016 at 08:00 PM PDT
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Today I received an e-mail asking me to sign yet another petition to Congress. This time it was about prohibiting sales of firearms to those convicted of hate crimes and to to suspected terrorists.
A person convicted of any crime for which the...
by TexasBill
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on Tue Aug 09, 2016 at 06:11 PM PDT
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OH-Sen: Strickland (D) Puts The Pressure On Portman (R) To Un-Endorse Trump For 2nd Amendment Remark Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:
We need to stop Donald Trump. This is dangerous. This is beyond the pale.
At a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina today, Trump warned his...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Aug 09, 2016 at 05:33 PM PDT
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I don’t think Donald Trump sincerely believes that anyone will actually go shoot Hillary Clinton. I don’t think he was explicitly saying Hey someone go shoot her. I think he was trying to make what he thought was a joke, but because he’s such a...
by CleverNickName
172 comments
on Tue Aug 09, 2016 at 03:53 PM PDT
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Inciter.
www.nydailynews.com/...
by Lurker in the Dark
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on Tue Aug 09, 2016 at 03:17 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D. AZ) in support of former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:
Most people will never know what it feels like to get shot point-blank in the head by a...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Aug 09, 2016 at 10:38 AM PDT
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Asshole:
In the midst of a cross-state bus tour seeking re-election, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt says he hasn’t forgotten the Zika crisis, but he’s against going back to Washington for a Zika special session.
Blunt, a Republican, was asked to respond...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Aug 08, 2016 at 11:23 PM PDT
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A new poll puts the percentage of young adults (18-30) who believe that criminal background checks should accompany all gun sales at about 9 out of 10.
Such support remains consistent across racial and ethnic groups, the poll found – stiffer...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Aug 09, 2016 at 12:25 PM PDT
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Apparently, that’s the only headline—and it would need to have appeared above the fold in every newspaper and media website around the country—that would have satisfied some people. Yes, this is now a thing.
They are out there, complaining...
by Ian Reifowitz
180 comments
on Mon Aug 08, 2016 at 08:56 AM PDT
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Hey there reader. I’m sure you agree, law enforcement officers have a tough job. President Obama confirmed this after 5 police officers were killed and 7 were wounded in Dallas, Texas on July 8, 2016. We were reminded LEOs have tough jobs again when 3...
by kristianjberhost
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on Sun Aug 07, 2016 at 06:01 PM PDT
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What an asshole:
Florida senator Marco Rubio has said women infected with the Zika virus should not be allowed to have abortions, even if their babies have microcephaly, the severe developmental disorder than can result from infection with the...
by poopdogcomedy
112 comments
on Sun Aug 07, 2016 at 01:06 PM PDT
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