Sandy Hook, Sandy and the politics of learned helplessness
Marty Kaplan
December 16, 2012
\”We have got to get Michelle to make this her priority.\”
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The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre has the blood of Connecticut students on his hands
Jewish Journal
December 16, 2012
Looking for ways to explain America’s epidemic of mass shootings — including Friday’s murder of 27 people, including 20 children, at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school – many pundits are blaming the country’s “culture of violence” and its preference for “protecting guns over children.” But the majority of Americans favor strict gun control laws. No, let\’s not burden Americans with collective guilt. The problem is more narrow — and more fixable — than that.
Jewish 6-year-old youngest of Newtown shooting victims
Jewish Journal
December 15, 2012
A Jewish child was identified as the youngest of the 26 victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn.
The speech President Obama should have given after the Connecticut school shooting
Rob Eshman
December 14, 2012
When news of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School first broke, President Barack Obama stood before the nation, felt our grief and shed a tear.
28 reported dead, including 20 children, in Connecticut school shooting
Jewish Journal
December 14, 2012
A heavily armed gunman opened fire on school children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday, killing at least 28 people, including 18 children, in the latest in a series of shooting rampages that have tormented the United States this year.
Obama speech after Connecticut school shooting [FULL TEXT]
JewishJournal
December 14, 2012
\”This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offered Gov. Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation and made it clear he will have every single resource that he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victims, counsel their families.\”
My Single Peeps: Mike K.
Jewish Journal
July 25, 2012
I generally don’t meet people at their offices. I feel it’s best to get to know them in a neutral place, like a coffee shop. But Mike told me he worked in porn, and the deviant in me was intrigued. Suffice it to say, his office might as well have sold paper supplies, it was that generic.
Six degrees of Senator Joe Lieberman
Jewish Journal
January 19, 2011
It was an innocuous interview about a subject I no longer remember. A dozen years ago, I made arrangements to meet Joe Lieberman in a Manhattan office building where he had other business. The Connecticut senator, who announced this week he won’t seek re-election for a fifth term, would be able to spare 15 or 20 minutes between appointments for a taped conversation to be broadcast on the television network where I was then employed.
Lieberman notes barriers he broke in ending his political career
Jewish Journal
January 19, 2011
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) noted his \”barrier-breaking\” vice presidential candidacy in announcing his decision not to run again. Lieberman announced his decision Wednesday in Hartford. Present were four of his children and six of his grandchildren. He noted to applause from his followers that an 11th grandchild is due next month, and then said he couldn\’t help but recall his four grandparents \”and the journey they traveled a century ago.\”
Swastika painted on Conn. synagogue
Jewish Journal
January 12, 2011
A large swastika and the word \”Nazi\” were spray-painted on a Connecticut synagogue. The graffiti on the B\’nai Shalom synagogue in Waterbury was discovered Tuesday morning by worshipers. Police are investigating the vandalism, which has been classified as a hate crime, according to reports.
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