I’m sure we can all agree that if you’re new to pot, best approach is to smoke 3 joints really fast and just see what happens.
There’s quite a lot of this out there. But courtesy of TPM Reader TT, two posts from GateWayPundit, one of the country’s most prominent rightwing blogs …
10/13/13: “Horrible. Obama to Leave US POW to Rot in Afghanistan After Withdrawal.”
6/3/14: “Figures. Obama Administration Promoted Bergdahl to Sergeant After He Reportedly Joined Taliban.“
Along those lines here’s a fun piece Tom Kludt just put together of Republicans racing to scrub their social media accounts and websites of praise for “war hero” Bowe Bergdahl.
Ed Kilgore takes stock, as only he can, of yesterday’s Tea Party surprise in Mississippi and the fate of the ‘Year of the GOP Establishment’ meme.
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In case you missed it yesterday, the NRA came forward yesterday to apologize for saying it was “weird” and maybe not a hot idea for guys to bring their long guns to the local Chipotle.
GOProud, pro-gay rights Republican group, going out of business.
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O’Reilly: Bergdahl’s dad looks like a Muslim. Watch.
From TPM Reader KS …
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