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Hi everyone! Here's the MichelleMalkin.com newsletter for April 9th. Enjoy!

From the Blog

Eric Holder: How about gun safety bracelets for firearm owners? Coming from the AG held in contempt over documents related to an operation that handed weapons to drug cartels, two of which were found at the scene of the murder of U.S. border agent Brian Terry, this is particularly offensive... Please click here to read the rest

More From the Right Side of the Web

Twitchy: Hey, Eric Holder, we’ve got your ‘bracelets’ right here [pic] Twitchy: ‘Shots fired’! Fox News’ Ed Henry gloriously zings WH on gender card nonsense Twitchy: ‘Greatest sign I’ve ever seen’! Feminist Little Mermaid appears at Mo. womyn’s rally; Mockery ensues [pics] Free Beacon: Harry Reid took money from Koch lobbyist Heritage: Equal pay and minimum wage: Two ways to hurt women in the workplace

Upcoming Event of the Day

44th annual Lincoln Day Dinner Latest News City & County Youth, Turnout Beat Expectations in Mayor Election Last night's special election for Jackson mayor was about beating expectations. Education Voters Could Decide School Funding A newly formed group is taking a fresh tack on school funding, albeit one that first requires a lot of votes and a constitutional amendment to provide money for cash-strapped schools. Jacksonian Pierre Pryer Sr. It only took Pierre Pryer Sr. six months to a year to work his way up from dishwasher to head chef at The Iron Horse Grill downtown the first time he worked there, from 1987 until 1998. He returned to ... Editor's Note Big, Bad Chef of the Week We must believe in our own power—to change hateful laws and to vote out every single person who tries to keep us mired in a Jim Crow-type world. Stand up, Mississippi. We are better than this. Let's prove it. Music Holly Williams: A Southern Daughter With powerful songwriting and catchy guitar rifts, Holly Williams' music is relatable to an array of people. Today's Events Jackson 2000 April Luncheon is at11:45 a.m. at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Thabi Moyo of digitalindiegirl.com speaks on the topic "Cultural Dialogue: Creating Safe Spaces Through the Arts." Attire is casual or business casual. RSVP. $12, $10 members; email bevelyn_branch@att.net; jackson2000.org. ... History Is Lunch is at noon at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). Stephen Wade, best known for his long-running stage performances of "Banjo Dancing" and "On the Way Home," talks about the banjo tradition in Mississippi and the south. Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us. Music Listings Click here for venue addresses and phone numbers. Burgers & Blues - Jesse "Guitar" Smith 5:30 p.m. Club Magoo's - Karaoke 8 p.m. Fitzgerald's - Johnny Barranco 4:30 p.m., Hunter Gibson & Rick Moreira 8 p.m. Hal & Mal's - New Bourbon St. Jazz Band Hamp's Place - Best in Hip-Hop w/Aziatikk Blakk Kathryn's - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m. Last Call - Karaoke M Bar - 50 Cent Wednesdays w/DJ Durdy Costello 7 p.m. free Martin's - Ladies Night Ole Tavern - Karaoke Pop's Saloon - Ladies Night Shucker's - Kern Pratt & The Accused 8 p.m. Underground 119 - Carole Cantrell & The Cool Hands 6:30 p.m. free University Place - Wine Down Wednesdays/Ladies Night CURRENT ISSUE:v12, i31 Flip through issue ... Cover Mississippi Marine Eats Cover A Brief History of Oysters Civil Rights The Police State That Was Mississippi Editorial Bypass the Legislature on MAEP, Medicaid LGBT Rights Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Proud'