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Have you ever read any part of the constitution besides the 2nd amendment? Gun control is constitutional, it's been tried in the courts. They can't outright ban gun ownership, and no one is suggesting they should, but there must be limits on the types of guns people can own, and the types of people who can, or more importantly, can not own them. Unfortunately, the right gets its panties all in a bunch at the first mention of gun control, and as a result we have a nation that is mired in senseless gun violence. -- all your eyes , replying to a poster (who replied to this Media Matters post )

Yowza. CHEYENNE — In one month, a Cheyenne teenager sent 10,000 text messages and received about the same — all while her family's plan did not include texting. That means the family's provider — Verizon — charged them for each incoming and outgoing text message. The girl's parents, Gregg and Jaylene Christoffersen, thought texting had been disabled, so one can imagine their surprise when they got the monthly phone bill and it asked for $4,756.25. I'll let you read the rest of the story . It involves a hammer!

They never do . The District government has filed a lawsuit alleging that five companies defrauded at least 30 Washington area congregations of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a computer equipment scam that has spread to at least 20 states. D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles, in a 16-page affidavit, alleges that agents for the companies offered the churches free computer kiosks to enhance their outreach. What the churches actually received was inexpensive computer equipment that often did not work. The kiosks, located in church foyers, were to serve as electronic bulletin boards for announcements and community activities and would pay for themselves through paid advertisements. But the suit alleges that congregations unknowingly signed leases obligating them to pay tens of thousands of dollars for faulty equipment. After the kiosks were installed, Nickles said, church accounts were drained by unauthorized withdrawals and unlawful collection practices. Just another example of ...

You've never experienced a takeover like this : There is more political turmoil in Fiji after President Ratu Josefa Iloilo annulled the constitution, fired the judiciary and assumed all governing power in the South Pacific nation. The elderly leader's motives are, however, unclear. He has been a staunch supporter of Fiji's army chief, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who deposed an elected government two-and-a-half years ago and has ignored international demands to restore democracy. The coup was the country's fourth in 20 years. Four in twenty . That means every five years, some body's trying to take over the existing government and create a new one... and they succeed . So to the people who think America is going into the Age of Apocalypse (only five months after our presidential election, no less): how exactly is our "situation" any worse than Fiji?

Tornado in Arkansas. The things leaders do keep power. No more secret jails ? Great! Child Care from the stimulus. Brown fat ? Really? Nintendo's playing hard to get . Hope for the best . America's not the only place where shootings happen.

Obama's finally been caught, and by his greatest weakness, no less : WASHINGTON—Sasha Obama testified before the Senate Committee on Finance this week after it was revealed that the second-grader had collected more than $136 in undisclosed allowance payments over the past year. Sasha, who has been under fire from congressional leaders since her 2008 tax records were made public earlier this month, arrived at the Capitol to address accusations that she received dozens of federal dollars for completing the most basic of household chores. She thought she would get away with this, but you can't escape Justice ! The hearing, which lasted more than six hours, began shortly after 9 a.m. when Sasha was led into the courtroom by her mother, shown to her seat before the assembled senators, and asked to clearly state her full name into the microphone before her. After requesting that a telephone book be placed on the first daughter's chair, a visibly irritated Sen. Grassley outlined h...

OK, I can understand that Michael McDonald doesn’t want to be stuck on Mad TV the rest of his career, playing that obnoxious kid, but still, you’d think that he could come up with a better replacement shtick than–wait, what? -- The Goddamn Batman Still Misses Phil Lamarr As "Funky Walker Dirty Talker ," making a very astute (and humorous) observation about the latest scalp on Barney Frank's Wall of Conservatives Who've Never Been In a Real Debate .

FoxNews' headliners must eat Carnation Instant Dumb for breakfast. First, there's Bill O'Reilly , who actually thinks attacking rapper Eminem (he *gasp* made fun of Sarah Palin in his new video!) is a good thing. Eminem . The guy who's made a career out of mocking people relentlessly. "Few Americans take the vile rapper Eminem seriously," he said. "He represents the lowest form of entertainment in this country and is a publicity hound to boot." "Kids see it, not adults," said O'Reilly, adding that "no one over 25 listens to him." He said he also was surprised women's groups and "left wing" media outlets are not protesting the rapper, who also mocks Jessica Simpson , Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan in his video. If Travis Tritt made a derogatory reference about Hilary Clinton or Michelle Obama , O'Reilly argued, media outlets would "kill him." Well, Bill: for starters, neither Hilary Clinton no...

The Island has one hell of a legal system , and you can't say Ben wasn't properly judged . Observations We see that Ben has a special place in his heart for children; kinda like Jason did before they re-booted the "Friday the 13th" Franchise. We also see something that's common for governments where there's no term limits: rampant abuse of power. Both Widmore and Ben eventually used their leadership for selfish means. Funny how both Ceasar and Ilana decided that they would be in charge, and how one of them ended up going against two characters famous for fighting over leadership for the Island. Ben didn't seem too pissed at Sun for knocking him out. Maybe it has something to do with her deciding not to shoot him . Theories I don't think Ben or Locke care as much about getting the other Losties back from That 70's Show as Sun does. After watching the Smoke Monster for the past five seasons, it seems to have more in common with BTVS' "The Fi...

Can you name one prominent conservative/Republican person or group that Media Matters has "assasinated?" And on that note, how'd your " destruction " of Daily Kos work out? Because between the videos, staffing and new polling toys it looks like they've actually gotten bigger and better . Just askin'.