Daily Blend: Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) ^[pictured] thinks providing basic medical care to prevent detained immigrants from dying in their cells is like giving them a “holiday”.
(via @radleybalko)

Now taking bets on how much lower Newt Gingrich’s campaign can fall before even he recognizes it’s time to call it quits.

As much as the idea that a third of Americans being nonreligious may be appealing, I have to disagree with the premise that merely not going to church and not counting religion as an important part of their daily life is enough to make people “religious nones”. (Unless I’m missing something.)

NewsBusters’ Brent Bozell, last seen calling President Obama a “skinny ghetto crackhead”, turns his impotent bluster to the Reason Rally for being offensive.
(via Catholic League)

MythBusters by the numbers. Only 2.75% of total footage shot ever made it on the air. Also, needs more exploding vehicles.
(via @donttrythis)

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Tags: Lamar Smith • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • ICE • Holiday on ICE • Newt Gingrich • Gallup • Gallup polls • religious nones • Americans • United States • USA • Brent Bozell • Reason Rally • atheists • MythBusters