by LowellHere are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, December 3. As for the "thoughts and prayers" crowd among politicians, the issue is that they could actually DO SOMETHING about this situation, not just offer "thoughts and prayers," but they don't because they are either terrified of the NRA or gun nuts themselves. As Andy Parker says: "So sick of 'thoughts and prayers' from sanctimonious politicians. It's not going to bring back Alison or any of victims of senseless gun violence. Only action will."
- Two dead suspects named after mass shooting that killed 14 at Calif. office party ("Syed Rizwan Farook 28, a U.S.-born county health inspector, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, who was said to be his wife or girlfriend, were killed in the San Bernardino shootout, authorities said. Officials were still trying to determine a motive and have not ruled out terrorism.")
- My Right to Safety Outweighs Your Right to Own a Gun ("America must not value the liberty to own a gun over the liberty to live free from violence.")
- Editorial: U.S. should lead on climate change (We should also race to gain the lion's share of a multi-trilion-dollar market for clean energy in the 21st century.)
- On Guns, We’re Not Even Trying
- The GOP’s latest doomed quests to kill Obamacare ("Both House and Senate Republicans appear headed yet again towards failure.")
- Michael Signer: Trump wasn't a textbook demagogue, until now (I agree Trump is a "textbook demagogue," but that's been the case for months now.)
- Dredging up the swamp: The 2016 GOP race is shining a light on scummy right-wing politics ("The 2016 GOP field has close ties to conspiracy theorists, anti-gay extremists, and scam artists")
- Fox News is lying to itself: Its violent rhetoric really is putting lives at risk ("O'Reilly & Co. can rail against Black Lives Matter all they want, but they're the ones actually inciting attacks")
- The BBC’s Distressingly Accurate Intro To The San Bernardino Shooting (“Just another day in the United States of America, another day of gunfire, panic, and fear.” Yep, our country is truly "exceptional" in this respect. Ugh.))
- Hours After Interviewing Trump, Alex Jones Suggests San Bernardino Shooting Could Be Staged
- Right-Wing Media's Unhinged Reactions To San Bernardino Shooting
- Shep Sides With Obama: Shootings Happen Here ‘More Than Anywhere Else in the World’ (Ya think?)
- How Often Do Mass Shootings Occur? On Average, Every Day, Records Show
- CNN goes there on Trump’s campaign: ‘Adolph Hitler, when he first rose to power, was elected’
- Graham submits signatures for Virginia ballot (I wonder if he'll even get 5,000 votes in the primary! LOL)
- With another House seat possible, Virginia needs independent redistricting more than ever
- Va. GOP: Promise you're a Republican if you want to vote in 2016 primary ("Voters in next year's Republican presidential primary in Virginia will have to sign a statement affirming that they're Republicans. This 'Statement of Republican Party Affiliation' runs three sentences and the Republican Party of Virginia called this week for the extra step.")
- Va. firm’s uranium mining lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
- At first public screening of heroin documentary, Herring laments drug's impact on Virginia
- Bridging Virginia’s pension gap ("Virginia’s House speaker takes a step toward reckoning with a $21 billion unfunded obligation.")
- Prince William board chair Corey Stewart to meet with Trump
- Our view: Why is Goode backing Trump? (Seriously? Donald Trump's supposed to be an economic "populist" now?!? That's "rich" - literally!)
- In Prince William, Trump praises law enforcement, asks moment of silence for Calif. victims
- D.C. area forecast: Sunshine returns today and stays put for the weekend
