Cummings et al will release the testimony, which Gowdy has selectively opened while refusing to disclose the surrounding context info, if the committee chair cannot demonstrate to their satisfaction that the Benghazi "investigation" approach here is legitimate.  The Democrats are openly, clearly, loudly spelling out that the Repubs have brushed aside other testimony previously planned this year and are solely targeting Hillary Clinton.  They cite the still reverberating statement of Kevin McCarthy.

Ladies and Gentlemen: We may be at the Jig Is Up for the Repubs phase (aka "you overdid it guys, and now it is laid bare for all to see") and, I might add, that phase just happens to be at a very significant time ... what with the upcoming HRC testimony on October 22.  My, my, my.

"Today the US government has admitted that it was their airstrike that hit our hospital in Kunduz and killed 22 patients and MSF staff. Their description of the attack keeps changing--from collateral damage, to a tragic incident, to now attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government. The reality is the US dropped those bombs. The US hit a huge hospital full of wounded patients and MSF staff. The US military remains responsible for the targets it hits, even though it is part of a coalition. There can be no justification for this horrible attack. With such constant discrepancies in the US and Afghan accounts of what happened, the need for a full transparent independent investigation is ever more critical."

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So yes, consensus, in that clarified sense, IS science.

That comment was not about the Catholic Church. I was dead serious when I said upthread I have no interest that.  I asked a question because I was curious.  Then I answered it.  Posting a rather long explanation.

And for what it's worth, the threat of severe physical punishment is, in my opinion, a form of abuse - especially when it comes from an adult and is directed at a child.  Not only is it not an effective way to teach them what you want them to learn, it is unfortunately a very effective way to teach them how to bully and intimidate others.

Mr. Natural: "Hard core 'defensers' keep their guns loaded and available at all times.  No gun lock stands between them and instant useability."

... when those guns ARE used, whether it's done with purpose or unintentionally, the target / victim is invariably either a fellow household member or a relatively close acquaintance.

A 1993 Emory University study (Arthur Kellerman, Ph.D, et al., "Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home," New England Journal of Medicine, October 7, 1993) showed fairly conclusively that guns are fired far more often in accidents, criminal assaults, homicides or suicide attempts, than used in self-defense. For each and every instance in which a homeowner / resident wielded a firearm in self-defense, there are seven criminal assaults or homicides with guns, four accidental shootings, and 11 attempted or successful suicides.

With regard to the issue of domestic violence, per data compiled from various sources by Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, a woman's risk of homicide increases nearly eightfold when her abuser has access to firearms. In another 2003 study conducted that same year by public health researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, it was determined that females living in homes where guns are present are almost three times more likely to be murdered, than are females who reside in gun-free households.

While I accept the fact that present legal interpretations of the Second Amendment are not likely to change any time soon, nevertheless those who choose for whatever their reasons to bring firearms into their homes should do so with their eyes wide open. Because statistically, both they and other members of their households will now be far less safe personally, rather than more secure.

This is how mass brainwashing happens. It is a tactic used by the right and it is an attempt to control others; it has nothing whatsoever to do with a search for truth

General consensus does not equal truth.

ROFMAO

And yes, dumb old Crichton... I mean graduating from Harvard and becoming and MD is no sign of intelligence.

Still ROFMAO.

And being a Professor Emeritus in Physics.... I mean, what could he know about science??

Doubled up and gasping for air. Please quit.

sj - Hey, they couldn't get help for the Benghazi victims for hours. Thirty minutes looks good in comparison.

(But that's no excuse for the target selection. Someone picked it out. Why/who is the question.)

anne - If you feel threatened and buy a gun then it follows that you may be involved in a violent event. If you want to kill yourself and buy a gun to do so no one should be surprised.

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I've been to three, Rhode Island, Vermont (yea I know those two are kind of cheating), and WestbygodVirginia.  VT and WV both have special places in my heart, driving through either one is a gift.  RI... is like Southern MA, only with less hope.

3 months before A&P declared bankruptcy, top executives set up a 6 million dollar trust fund to make sure they'd get their bread.  While their laid off workers will be lucky to get 52% of the severance they were set to receive once all the finance vultures are done with the carcass of the company.

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Not even airline executives are safe from having a bad flight.

Last week, Alaska Airlines president and CEO, Brad Tilden, got on stage at an airline gathering in Washington, D.C. and according to a report in the LA Times, told the audience that his checked bag had been misplaced during the flight and was delivered to him a day late.

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I have had things stolen from my bags, a bag get there a day before me, but never come up missing.  

Now if they accept a card without it(including ATM's) they are liable for the fraud.  It's interesting because I went to swipe at Walgreens and it said 'not accepted', then the guy told me I had to put it in the machine on the bottom, like an ATM.

I did and no problem.

What is odd is that my main card was shipped recently with the chip, but the ones I never use haven't been updated.  Also, that is the only place I where I have had to do this, granted it's been 4 days, but I find it very odd that stores haven't installed these machines when they will be liable for fraud on the magnetic strip machines.

I can't find anything about online or phone orders, surely they aren't liable, but I would imagine they account for a lot of the fraud.

Individual weather events cannot be attributed to climate change, but climatologists say atmospheric conditions tied to climate change intensified this downpour.

"This is yet another example, like Sandy or Irene, of weather on `steroids', another case where climate change worsened the effects of an already extreme meteorological event," said Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University.

Mann said hurricane Joaquin intensified in the tropical Atlantic, which is experiencing record sea-surface temperatures. These temperatures helped the hurricane strengthen quickly and unusually warm, wet air fed it even more. That moisture turned into the record rainfall which fell on the Carolinas.

Seems like they should update storm occurrences based on time, to reflect the effects of global warming.

FYI:

The "once-in-a-thousand" phrase does not mean the storm occurs once every 1,000 years, but rather that there is a 0.1% chance of such an intense storm occurring in any year.

Oregon shooter's mother was an avid gun enthusiast who stockpiled weapons

Nancy Lanza, mother of Conn. school gunman, was "big, big gun fan"

Two responsible gun owners for sure. Nothing shows motherly love like taking your disturbed son to the shooting range,

Because happiness is a warm gun, mama

I was impressed with the analysis.  Trump seems to be pushing a popular position that was supported by Rubio and the timing of congress voting on it will most likely be getting headlines just in time for the early voting in NH and Iowa.  Trump is also rebashing Rubio for Rubio's claim that he has read the entire TPP bill (something that probably would take a couple of days for an eight hundred page bill).  Trump and talking heads have demanded Rubio name the days he went into the secret room to do the reading, something Rubio and his minions have not done yet.

Of course, if you look at what Capt posted, to prove his point, contradicts him. It says, "Wearing it as a decoration, even if you happen to be Catholic, is wrong."

Neayh neayh neayh whine whine whine

Locks have keys Kids are smart.

True enough, but how many people are accidentally shot because a kid outwitted parental security on a firearm ?  

While I am sure it happens, I can't find one story indicating that locked gun was retried and accidentally shot a child.  On the other hand, firearms laying around is the number one reason kids accidentally shot themselves or someone else.

You comment is drawing fire because it's a ridiculous claim to make, that scaring kids with violence is an effective way to prevent accidental shootings.  If anything, I would imagine violent beatings is one of the factors in kids, that later results when they are adults in using violence and guns against others.

If the goal is to reduce violence, I would think that adding more violence, or threat of, probably isn't a solution.

My bad.

According to the Vatican:
On Friday, the Vatican said Davis was among "a number of guests" who were "invited by the Nuncio," a church term for the ambassador, to greet the pope.

He said that he knew people who lock up the ammo, some.   Few.  Some because of kids.  But no one who locked up the guns.

Having said that a wise person keeps the chamber under the hammer empty.

Do people get accidentally killed by guns? Why yes.