A wingnut whackjob gets his day in court: An Arkansas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for plotting to kill dozens of blacks, including then-Sen. Barack Obama, federal authorities said. Paul Schlesselman pleaded guilty in January and was sentenced in an Arkansas federal court Thursday. Federal officials said Schlesselman had threatened to […]
Tea Partiers Get Their News From Fox And Are More Likely To Justify Violence Against The Government
The “mommy! mommy! He did it too” defense of the Republican Party is in full swing. They are deploying it every chance they get when it comes to the recent rise of threats of violence against Democratic lawmakers. Think Progress caught up Texas Republican, Rep. Pete Olson and asked him about what’s going on. When […]
From the AP Judge: School Pledge Is Unconstitutional By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday by a federal judge who granted legal standing to two families represented by an atheist who lost his previous battle before the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. […]