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Posted by Sandiai]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:17:23 -0800 The Stranger Posted by I have always been... east coaster]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:26:42 -0800 The Stranger
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and speculate that most illegal immigrants in Washington state are from Canada and therefore are white. The U.S. isn't concerned with deporting white people. It's only the brown ones that rile up American anti-immigrant feelings.
Posted by yucca flower]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:49:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by the Pulitzer Committee]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:27:00 -0800 The Stranger
There's also the implication that Tagg Romney is surrounded by people who want to be president. So either he's lying (duh), or all the Romneys and their friends and acquaintances are megalomaniacs, which actually wouldn't surprise me.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:20:55 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:25:22 -0800 The Stranger
Hey, I'm just saving everyone the trouble of wondering when the stupid overused meme would get trotted out...
Posted by Jenkitty]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:53:49 -0800 The Stranger
1. The man who murdered and wounded firefighters in New York spent 17 years in prison for killing his grandmother. As a convicted felon, it was illegal for him to own any firearm, or for anyone to transfer a firearm to him.

2. The young woman killed by Tacoma Police after pointing a handgun at them had been arrested and charged in Pierce County Superior Court with several felonies. The county prosecutor conditionally dismissed the charges in September 2012 in exchange for the woman participating in a diversion probation program -- which should have included a prohibition on the woman possessing any firearms.

3. Unclear what happened in Auburn, but knives are very effective murder weapons as well. Knives in Mexico kill more people per capita than guns in the USA. In fact, despite very stringent gun control in Mexico (including absolute ban on assault weapons in private hands), firearms in Mexico also kill more people per capita than firearms in the USA.

The first two scenarios in today's tragic news simply show that we do a piss-poor job of enforcing existing firearms laws -- which very stringently prohibit criminals from possessing firearms.

As for the bar murder in Bellevue, Washington state law makes bars "gun free" zones. It is illegal to carry a firearm in a bar, even with a CWP. This law makes a lot of sense, and I definitely think it should stay on the books. But it won't stop a determined killer.
Posted by Richard Pope]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:47:18 -0800 The Stranger Good point. I forget the AFC still has a bit of competition even this late.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:39:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Stranger'sWorstNightmare]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:13:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Frank Blethen's vodka distiller]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:41:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:33:39 -0800 The Stranger Did Obama give Matt Romney a cell phone?

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:29:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:28:11 -0800 The Stranger
Article comes out showing decline in sales for Microsoft.

Pundits leap into action decrying the death of the PC and monolithic "software empires".

Quarterly report then comes out and shows record revenues.

Everyone crawls off to look for another ambulance to chase.

Win win.

Win....win.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:44:58 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:40:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Calpete]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:20:38 -0800 The Stranger
What's next? Bargaining? Anger? I forget.
Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:17:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by hmmmmm]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:01:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:00:24 -0800 The Stranger As patsy Cline said, "Stop the world and let me off!"
Posted by Totalpukoid]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:54:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Max Solomon]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:46:40 -0800 The Stranger
Their last game is at home, against the hapless Kansas City Chiefs... worst team in the league. I wonder if the Broncos will keep Manning in?
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:43:10 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:39:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mitten]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:28:24 -0800 The Stranger