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Your Adorable, Fuzzy, Cross-Eyed Meme Of The Day [Nerdist]

The wingnut vision of gun control in America. A Quinn Martin Production.

“A spokesperson for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill on Wednesday afternoon that the congressman plans to introduce legislation that will allow members of Congress to carry weapons both in the District of Columbia and on the House floor.” [The Hill]

Tennessee teabaggers present their demands to the state legislature:

The material calls for lawmakers to amend state laws governing school curriculums, and for textbook selection criteria to say that “No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions of the Founding Fathers, or the majority of citizens, including those who reached positions of leadership.”

Fayette County attorney Hal Rounds, the group’s lead spokesman during the news conference, said the group wants to address “an awful lot of made-up criticism about, for instance, the founders intruding on the Indians or having slaves or being hypocrites in one way or another.”

Hmmm… Let’s try “All White Landholding Men Are Created Equal.” That work?

Tea parties issue demands to Tennessee legislators [Memphis Commercial Appeal, via ThinkProgress]

So, we were thinking, what absurd thing will wingnuts choose to feign outrage about the Tucson memorial service?

Batting for the Reds, Michelle Malkin:

More whoops and hollers for the National Anthem singer.

More whoops and hollers for the University of Arizona president…

And immediately, the sobriety is broken by massive whoops and hollers for Janet Napolitano.

Just. Gross.

Strike One! The fervent applause at the arena certainly caught us off guard at first, but we quickly decided that there was no reason a memorial should be somber. Why shouldn’t joy serve as a repudiation of the intent of the crime? Keep hope alive, y’all!

Besides, Tucson isn’t our town, nor is it Michelle’s. Let them find their own ways to deal with it.

And here’s the next pitch…

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Sorry, no bunnies: “According to NOAA scientists, 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record, beginning in 1880. This was the 34th consecutive year with global temperatures above the 20th century average. For the contiguous United States alone, the 2010 average annual temperature was above normal, resulting in the 23rd warmest year on record.” [NOAA]

[Bloomberg]