George Will and rape by Mike Peters Of related interest: --Major Newspaper Dumps George Will, Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Rape Column --George Will stands by sexual assault column --Editor Defends Decision to Drop George Will After Rape Column --Martin Longman: Why did George Will write that rape victims enjoy a privileged status on college campuses? It was either … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: George Will and rape
Soccer
Perhaps it's because I lived in Munich for several years, I could see the FC Bayern practice field from my office window, but I have loved soccer for most of my life. Both of my sons played soccer and I never missed a game. I was glued to the TV last night to watch the USA Portugal and have no problem with a tie after 90 minutes. I don't follow NFL football and I can't think … [Read more...] about Soccer
Carl Hiaasen: Anyone here miss Dick Cheney? Neither do I (Guest Voice)
Carl Hiaasen: Anyone here miss Dick Cheney? Neither do I … [Read more...] about Carl Hiaasen: Anyone here miss Dick Cheney? Neither do I (Guest Voice)
A year of living negatively
WASHINGTON -- Republicans feel good about this fall's election even though their party is sharply divided and its brand is badly tainted. The House GOP last week elected a balanced ticket of leaders in a relatively harmonious process. Nonetheless, the party's right still complained that its voices were not heard. And a party leadership that thought it had … [Read more...] about A year of living negatively
Cartoon: IRS loses emails
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ISIS and ASIS
ISIS did not arise de novo in Syria and Iraq. And its supposed military triumphs in Iraq have been due to alliances with some of the indigenous Sunni tribes along with old Baathist organizations who supplied much of the fighting muscle for the Iraqi army. These are secular organizations and not Islamist in their orientation, and at some point conflict between the Baathists and … [Read more...] about ISIS and ASIS
Cartoon: Spain’s new King Felipe
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SciFi Weekend: Orphan Black; Fargo; Continuum; Game of Thrones; Better Call Saul; Utopia; Under The Skin
The second season finale of Orphan Black, officially titled By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried, will probably be forever remembered as the Clone Club Dance Party episode by fans. The happy reunion was in the midst of an episode which started with Dyad being more horrifying than ever and major revelations at the end. It was obvious that things were not going to go well … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Orphan Black; Fargo; Continuum; Game of Thrones; Better Call Saul; Utopia; Under The Skin
TV Violence May Be Dumbing Men Down
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Peter Beinart Says It All: “Hillary does learn from her mistakes. But only after the damage is done.”
Peter Beinart has an article on A Unified Theory of Hillary in today's issue of National Journal.The entire article is worth reading but one line really sums up the article and my overall opinion of Hillary Clinton: "Hillary does learn from her mistakes. But only after the damage is done." He also pointed out how her tunnel vision "might produce a presidency more stylistically … [Read more...] about Peter Beinart Says It All: “Hillary does learn from her mistakes. But only after the damage is done.”
Increasing Frequent Flyer Mileage Vs. Increasing Understanding
The Camel Tow Approach To Journalism How Erin Burnett Stoops To Conquer The View From The Virgin Islands By John McCarthy TMV Columnist To say I’ve been watching a lot of the World Cup soccer games is a bit of an understatement. I’ve watched all of them. At least all those broadcast by ESPN/ABC. What I’ve learned is that The Netherlands (Holland) came up with the … [Read more...] about Increasing Frequent Flyer Mileage Vs. Increasing Understanding
A very special Republican urinal
Do Republicans get away with idiocy because they attract pity? What do we do with rightwingers who, at their "Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference, which features speeches from the likes of Rand Paul, Chris Christie, and Herman Cain," set up a urinal in which they can pee on the President? Or is it that a whole political party in America has not been … [Read more...] about A very special Republican urinal
World Cup 2014 Remembers Paul the Octopus
During the 2010 World Cup we had a lot of fun here and elsewhere -- or bored people to death here and elsewhere -- with a series of stories about Paul the Octopus. This is how the story started: "As one can imagine, those who predict and place odds and bets on the World Cup semifinals and final winners are extremely busy these days. Serious fans and serious gamblers … [Read more...] about World Cup 2014 Remembers Paul the Octopus
Maybe the world should just let Iraq split apart
Maybe the world should just let Iraq split apart Iraq regional map by Peter Fitzgerald [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons … [Read more...] about Maybe the world should just let Iraq split apart
Cartoon: The Coaltion of the Galling
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The Hard Lessons of Iraq (Guest Voice)
The Hard Lessons of Iraq by Michael Reagan Nearly 5,000 of our fine men and women died in Iraq. Who's going to explain Iraq to their loved ones now? Who's going to explain why, if it was so important that we had to go to Iraq in 2003, we just walked away? Iraq is back in our living rooms every night. Only this time, it's not a prime-time miniseries about how … [Read more...] about The Hard Lessons of Iraq (Guest Voice)
House Votes To Place Limits on Backdoor Searches; Obama Administration Seeks Reauthorization Of NSA Surveillance
Thanks to the revelations in the material on surveillance released by Edward Snowden, the United States is now taking baby steps towards reforming the system. Late in the week the House did vote to limit "backdoor searches." The amendment received bipartisan support, showing how opposition to excessive NSA surveillance is an issue which does not fall under usual partisan … [Read more...] about House Votes To Place Limits on Backdoor Searches; Obama Administration Seeks Reauthorization Of NSA Surveillance
Sullivan on Right-Wing Populism
Andrew Sullivan warns of a potential strategy of the far Right in coming elections on The Daily Dish. That’s my underlying take on what just happened in American politics. We live in a potentially powerfully populist moment. The economy is failing to help middle- and working-class people make headway, while the wealthiest are living higher on the hog than since the days of … [Read more...] about Sullivan on Right-Wing Populism
Is Social Conservatives’ clout collapsing?
Is the clout of social conservatives collapsing? The Daily Beast's Olivia Nuzzi attended Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition ‘Road to Majority’ Conference and Thursday's the March for Marriage -- saw signs that the all the usual words and political riffs may be there, but there's a feeling that the wind is going out of the movement. On Reed's … [Read more...] about Is Social Conservatives’ clout collapsing?
Cartoon: Missing IRS Emails
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