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Gallup Exploits Binghamton and Pittsburgh Shootings
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAccording to a Gallup poll, support for a total ban on handguns was at an all-time low just prior to last weekend's deadly mass shootings:PRINCETON, NJ -- In Gallup polling conducted prior to last week's gun massacre at an immigrant center in Binghamton, N.Y., only 29% of Americans said the possession of handguns by private citizens should be banned in the United States. While similar to the 30% recorded in 2007, the latest reading is the smallest percentage favoring a handgun ban since Gallup first polled on this nearly 50 years ago.While it is true that the poll shows slipping support for ...
Caught on Twitter: Daily Kos Founder Jokes About Pittsburgh Cop Shooting
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn Saturday, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas and one of his front page contributors, Dana Houle, joked about the Pittsburgh police killings while 3 cops' blood was still drying on the pavement.Their exchange, via Twitter, was seen by thousands of people or more, including myself. Here are the relevant tweets: (you can check out Kos' Twitter feed, my Twitter feed, and Dana Houle's Twitter feed if you want to look for context) DanaHoule With no Veep to shoot people, folks are taking things in to their own hands about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck DanaHoule "He said he'll be ready if there's ...
Stop Exploiting the Pittsburgh Shooting Tragedy
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs you might have heard, there was a tragic shooting in Pittsburgh yesterday, in which 3 police officers were killed. While I am always dismayed at the coverage of these tragedies, particularly the fascination with the murderer to the exclusion of the innocent victims, I am particularly frustrated with the rush to politicize them.In this case, the liberal blogosphere has seized on this detail, drawing a straight line to Obama Derangement to this shooting: Poplawski feared "the Obama gun ban that's on the way" and "didn't like our rights being infringed upon," said Edward Perkovic, his best ...
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