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Live Blog: Obama Re-Elected
6:00 p.m. Final polls in Indiana/Kentucky. Polls close in Virginia. (They also close in Georgia, South Carolina and Vermont.) Bernie Sanders has won re-election in Vermont; Virginia Senate race too close to call. NBC calls Indiana for Romney; Democrat Joe Donnelly has slight lead with 7% reporting. 6:42 p.m. West …
Updated Video: See Obama Address on Connecticut Shooting
President Obama plans to deliver a statement on the Connecticut school shooting at 2:15 p.m. Central time. Here's the White House's YouTube version:
More Guns, More Violence... Is There a Connection?
Mother Jones posted a piece back after the Aurora shootings that has now been updated in light of the Sandy Hook murders that happened on Friday. Their point -- the country now has 300 million guns in circulation; up from 200 million in 1995. At the same time, there's a …
Live Video: Obama Makes Statement on the Fiscal Cliff
President Obama is expected to address the "fiscal cliff" this afternoon in the aftermath of the House's failure to pass the GOP "Plan B" proposal. The House has adjourned for the Christmas holiday.
Conservative Judge Makes the Case for Gun Control
The judge who sentenced Jared Lee Loughner to "seven life terms plus 140 years in Federal prison" wrote an op-ed in the LA Times this week calling for stricter gun control. Larry Alan Burns is a gun-owner, a Republican appointee, says he didn't vote for Obama and prefers Fox News …
Did you Know... We've Already Done $2.4 Trillion in Deficit Reduction
Every 20 minutes or so, someone says something like "We've got to do something about this outta-control spending!" It occurs to me that these people generally aren't talking about the defense and security budgets, which take up about 2/3 of discretionary spending. Most of the time they seem to want …
President Obama's Remarks on Boston Marathon Bombing
"We will find out who did this, and we will hold them accountable."
Beer Fridge #1: Devil's Harvest Extra Pale Ale
Todd reviews Devil's Harvest Pale Ale, a brew by Southern Prohibition and a staple in the JFP Beer Fridge.
Is This What The Water Will Look Like?
In WAPT's online video they don't identify the Jackson-area creek (is it Town Creek?) that turned into a "raging river" after today's rains, but one look at the video does force me to wonder out loud about the water quality of any lakes or riverwalk projects that we end up …
Chicago Tribune: Josh Marks' Death Ruled a Suicide
http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2013/oct/12/14111/ The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Josh Marks, a Chicago native who attended Tougaloo College and worked for a time in Vicksburg for the U.S. Army as a contract specialist, died Friday of a what the coroner has ruled a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victim, of the South Side, …
Nunnelee and Palazzo Voted Against Reopening Government, Paying The Country's BIlls
According to GovTrack.us, Representatives Alan Nunnelee and Steven Palazzo voted against House Bill 2775 this evening, which was the bi-partisan compromise in the Senate to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling in order that the bills owed--from budgets already passed and funds already appropriated by this same House--might …
Obamacare Proving an Early Success in... Kentucky?
The deeply "red" state of Kentucky -- the folks who put both Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul as in Senate (and, excruciatingly, on our TVs) -- is also the only Southern state that has expanded Medicaid in accordance with the Affordable Care Act. They also implemented their own ACA online …
Beer Fridge #2: Lazy Magnolia Deep South Pale Ale
Todd checks out Lazy Mag's pale ale, including a little discussion of the name change.
Beer Fridge #3: Steven's Point Six Hop IPA
Todd (with guest star Mukesh Kumar) reviews Six Hop IPA, a higher-alcohol beer with a suprisingly smooth flavor.
Beer Fridge #4: Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Todd reviews Sam Adams' seasonal Oktoberfest offering and is pleased to find a drinkable amber lager in an attractive, recyclable can.
Beer Fridge #5: Napa Smith Lost Dog
Todd reviews Napa Smith Lost Dog, an American red ale from California.
12/29 Saliva Show Cancelled
This just in from Ardenland: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Saliva show recently scheduled for 12/29/2013 at Duling Hall has been cancelled. http://www.ardenland.net/shows.html
The AFA Warned Us! Polgamy Now Legal and It's the Gays' Fault
The American Family Association's president, Tim Wildmon, sent out an "AFA ActionAlert" this morning to let us know that our worst fears are, indeed, coming true. Thanks to an "activist" Federal judge in Utah, "...polygamy is now essentially legal in the United States." Whoa! I tell you, those activist judges …
Does 'Open Carry' Actually Increase Gun Violence?
An interesting piece in Salon this week seems to have discovered (bless their little San Francisco hearts) that 'open carry' is a "new craze" (ahem) out here in flyover country. But, now that they've caught on, the piece does take a fascinating look at some of the psychology of open …
JFP Beer Fridge #6: Schlafly APA
Up this time in the beer fridge it's Schlafly APA from St. Louis Brewery; this is a smooth drinking, hoppy pale ale that's worth a taste: