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I have one of the most popular blogs on the Iraq war on the internet (http://corksphere.blogspot.com) with over ONE MILLION "hits" and I know for a fact the "surge" was not what the press and John McCain were saying yesterday. Actually, U.S. troops were used as guards and it was the citizens of Al Anbar Province, Iraq who drove Al Qaeda out of their town.I have one of the most popular blogs on the Iraq war on the internet... more
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The NRA (National Rifle Association) and their spokesperson, Fox News, are trying to steer the recent mass shootings in Newtown, Conn., Aurora, Colorado, Tuscon, Ariz., West Virginia and Coumbine, Colo. to people who suffer from mental illness.
Not is there no proof of their claims, but statistics prove less than one percent of people with mental illness are ever violent. In fact, the mentally ill are more likely to harm themselves than anyone else.
Fox News continues to cite Chicago and the 506 gun-related murders in 2012 as an indication that strict gun laws do not work.
What Fox News and the NRA are overlooking is 85 percent of the murders in Chicago in 2012 where gang-related crimes or drive-by shootings and were not perpetrated by people who are mentally ill.
The murders in Chicago, as well as elsewhere around America, could be better explained as a form of "road rage" where somebody goes berserk but is not mentally ill in the clinical definition of mental illness.
The NRA and Fox News want to defeat any gun regulations and are desperately looking for someone or something to blame the mass murders on without mentioning guns are the root cause of gun violence in America.
The latest figures indicate there are over 300 MILLION guns in America and ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting that killed 20 young six and seven year olds, and six teachers, guns like the Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle and magazines that hold up to 100 bullets have been flying off the shelves at Wal-Mart and retail gun stores all across the country.
The NRA has over 4 MILLION members and a recent poll indicates 93 percent of the NRA membes would like to see tougher background checks, but Wayne LaPierre, spokesperson for the NRA, is totally opposed to even strengthening background checks.
Meanwhile, the possibility of any major changes to gun regulations by the Obama administration and police department chiefs from all the country, is growing less and less likely.
There have been over 1,200 people killed by guns since the Sandy Hook mass murder took place on Sept. 11, 2012.The NRA (National Rifle Association) and their spokesperson, Fox News, are trying to... more
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OUCH!!! An Arizona man has accidentally shot his penis off. What would the NRA say? What if he was carrying a Bushmaster AR-15 semi-automatic rifle? He would be a soprano....for life.Watch video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w2IiacbVGA&feature=shareOUCH!!! An Arizona man has accidentally shot his penis off. What would the NRA say?... more
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FOX NEWS is already cranking up the war machinery because riots have broke out all across EGYPT and more than 50 people have been killed. I'm sure FOX NEWS will have former UN Ambassador JOHN BOLTON and other chickenhawks including retired military personnel who ALL are now lobbyists for the defense industry on their shows all day long calling for OBAMA to send in troops to EGYPT. However, it should be noted NONE of the troops would be sons and daughters of FOX NEWS personnel who do everything possible to avoid enlisting in the military. Here is what is happening in EGYPT this morning: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/28/tens-thousands-in-egypt-hold-funeral-protest-morsi-after-riots-kill-37/FOX NEWS is already cranking up the war machinery because riots have broke out all... more
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Fox News should watch this video before their chickenhawks continue spouting off about how women should NOT serve in combat units. What would Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and even Rush Limbaugh, for that matter, know about combat?. All of them busted their asses to avoid going in the military. http://corksphere.blogspot.com/2013/01/women-are-in-combat.htmlFox News should watch this video before their chickenhawks continue spouting off about... more
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The Republicans and their mouthpiece Fox News have been waiting for months to get their chance to question outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the attack on the Benghazi, Libya listening post (it was not a consulate or the embassy which is in Tripoli, Libya), but when it came time to question Clinton yesterday the Republicans were left twisting in the wind.
The Republicans were no match for Hillary Clinton who was totally prepared to answer all their questions on why the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in Benghazi on September 11, 2012.
Hard as they tried to catch Hillary Clinton in a lie, the poor, dumb Republicans came to the hearing with nothing but Fox News "talking points" which, of course, were all lies.
Clinton smartly allowed the Republicans to take potshots at her, but when freshman Republican Sen. Ron Johnson stepped over the line with a snide comment directed at her, Clinton fired back in what was the highlight of the hearings.
Click on this link to see video on how Hillary Clinton dealt with Republican Sen. Ron Johnson:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/hillary-clinton-ron-johnson_n_2533819.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk1%26pLid%3D260824
Republicans kept referring to the Benghazi, Libya "listening post" as a consulate or the embassy which only indicated how ill-prepared they were for the questioning of Hillary Clinton.
Several Democratic Senators including Dick Durbin from Illinois were quick to point out 4,700 young Americans were killed in a war started under false information by President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
Durbin emphasized his point by saying tragic as it was there were only 4 Americans killed in the Benghazi, Libya attack compared to the 4,700 Americans killed in Iraq.
Clinton listened politely as one Republican after another trotted out Fox News "talking points" in an effort to try to paint her as not doing her job, but Clinton just let them keep digging themselves into an even deeper hole.
Republicans left the hearing with their tails between their legs and many of them rushed to Fox News where they knew Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Sustern would allow them to continue to spin their lies about the Bengahzi attack.
Someday Republicans may realize Fox News is not a news organization, but instead the propaganda arm of the GOP which is in the twilight of their ratings dominance as more and more people look at Fox News as a total joke.
Bill Corcoran, former reporter/columnistThe Republicans and their mouthpiece Fox News have been waiting for months to get... more
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REPUKES questioning HILLARY CLINTON kept referring to BENGHAZI, LIBYA as attack on our "CONSULATE." It was a "Listening Post" not a "Consulate" or the "Embassy" which is in Tripoli, Libya. Republicans cut funding for additional security at ALL U.S. offices around the world including BENGHAZI. REPUBLICAN SEN. RAND PAUL said he would have fired her. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/rand-paul-hillary-clinton_n_2534120.html?ref=topbar
Also, 4 people were killed in Benghazi and when Bush and Cheney lied about WMDS in Iraq more than 4,700 Americans were killed.REPUKES questioning HILLARY CLINTON kept referring to BENGHAZI, LIBYA as attack on our... more
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The latest scandal swirling around the Univerity of Notre Dame football program is not the first scandal the "Fighting Irish" has tried to cover up: Notre Dame University has a long and glorious history of football excellence, but when the curtain is pulled back there have been a series of scandals that have been covered up by the "Fighting Irish."
Two rapes by Notre Dame football players resulted in one girl committing suicide and now there is strange story of Notre Dame captain Teo Manti and his alleged affair with a girl who never existed.
You can read the details of the scandals involving Notre Dame football players here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/01/17/_notre_dame_scandals_why_is_manti_te_o_s_fake_girlfriend_lennay_kekua_more.html
Over 20 years ago, I investigated another Notre Dame star football player, Demetrius Dubose, who had accepted $15,000 from Notre Dame supporters.
I traced the money to a Seattle bank where two of the directors were on the board of Notre Dame university.
I took my findings to the NCAA and was told Notre Dame investigates itself and doesn't answer to the NCAA investigations.
Later, I was told by the sports editor of the LA Times that I had done a good job, but to forget about it because Notre Dame lets the campus police and the South Bend police department investigate any scandals involving the Notre Dame football team.
The kicker was the LA Times sports editor was a Notre Dame graduate.The latest scandal swirling around the Univerity of Notre Dame football program is not... more
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FOX NEWS continues to blast OBAMA's plan for gun regulations, but FOX NEWS never mentions the 20 six and seven year olds kids murdered by a Bushmaster assault rifle at the Sandy Hook Elementary school. And FOX NEWS has the audacity to say they are "fair and balanced." FOX NEWS is an insult to legimate journalism.FOX NEWS continues to blast OBAMA's plan for gun regulations, but FOX NEWS never... more
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The NRA and FOX NEWS are trying to sell the public on the idea that volent movies, TV shows and video games are the cause for the mass murders sweeping America. Why this is a total joke. Read more here: http://corksphere.blogspot.com/2013/01/give-me-break.htmlThe NRA and FOX NEWS are trying to sell the public on the idea that volent movies, TV... more
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Storm clouds are gathering as Vice President Joe Biden prepares to issue his gun control suggestions on Tuesday. Gun lovers are all over the internet posting inflammatory statements about what could happen if the government attempts to prevent them from "the right to bear arms." Read more here: http://corksphere.blogspot.com/2013/01/gun-lovers-warn-of-next-american.htmlStorm clouds are gathering as Vice President Joe Biden prepares to issue his gun... more
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We just had the 11th anniversary of what is arguably the most tragic event on American soil in recent history. It should be a day of national solidarity, and certainly should not be used as a tool of political gain. But tell that to Fox News.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=42605We just had the 11th anniversary of what is arguably the most tragic event on American... more
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