Last night on “Ask a tea partier,” Scottie Nell Hughes, News Director for Tea Party News Network, Rick Unger of Forbes.com and comedian Jim Mendrinos debate the complexities of the tea party’s views on gay marriage. Unger asks Hughes to explain, given the tea party’s roots in Libertarianism, “how can the tea party not support gay […]
Current TV’s John Fugelsang takes a look at prisoner abuse in Guantanamo Bay noting it has been “operating too long, costs too much … It weakens our nation. It is racist and inspires hate and makes no sense, yet it keeps on going.” You can watch the segment below from Current TV’s YouTube page:
Rutgers University has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after footage of his behavior ws shown on ESPN’s Outside the Lines which showed Rice being physically and verbally abusive to players. Rutgers officials made the announcement early Wednesday morning: “Based upon recently revealed information and a review of previously discovered issues, Rutgers has terminated the contract […]
An NRA backed task on school safety released a 225-page report which included recommendations to arm school personnel and reduce gun law restrictions. Former Republican Representative Asa Hutchinson, the director of the National School Shield Program, funded by the National Rifle Association, unveiled the panel’s recommendations under the protection of armed private security guards at […]
Asa Hutchinson, the Director of the NRA funded National School Shield Task Force, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Tuesday evening that he’s “open to expanding background checks.” Hutchinson, the former Republican Representative from Arkansas presented a plan for placing armed personnel in schools earlier on Tuesday and when asked by Blitzer about background checks answered: “Yes. […]