How serious is new "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon about stamping his Lorne Michaels-produced brand on the longtime franchise? Last night he had a biggie on as a guest in a sketch -- First Lady Michelle Obama, who joined Fallon and Will Ferrell drag. Watch: For her part, Michelle Obama uses the spotlight to plug her drive for exercise and healthy eating. It's a smart … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama appears with Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell in drag on “Tonight Show” sketch (Video)
Tom DeLay Says Americans Forgot That God Created This Nation And Wrote The Constitution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxFp0TRgN7w#t=43 "I think we got off that track when we allowed our government to become a secular government, when we stopped realizing that God created this nation, that He wrote the constitution, that's based on biblical principles." --Tom DeLay Video of the interview where DeLay said this in the video above, via Right Wing … [Read more...] about Tom DeLay Says Americans Forgot That God Created This Nation And Wrote The Constitution
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Mugabe: The Movie
I remember one of the only substantive conversations me and my dad had about African politics - It was when reports started to surface in the UK about Mugabe's land reform programme. My dad seemed not just sad, but heartbroken about the situation in Zimbabwe and I remember that he tried to emphasise to me that once upon a time Mugabe was a hero. The idea that Mugabe, a … [Read more...] about Mugabe: The Movie
I’m black, don’t shoot me
WASHINGTON -- Sometimes, when I'm in my car, I crank up the music pretty loud. All you Michael Dunns out there, please don't shoot me. Please don't shoot my sons, either, or my brothers-in-law, nephews, nephews-in-law or other male relatives. I have quite a few friends and acquaintances who also happen to be black men, and I'd appreciate your not shooting them as well, … [Read more...] about I’m black, don’t shoot me
Ukraine molotov (Cartoon)
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Bachmann: Hillary Clinton can’t be elected President and slavery guilt elected Obama
Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann remains the gift that keeps on giving for journalists, bloggers -- and Democrats. Despite the (in)famous photo that showed her inhaling a corn dog, every time she opens her mouth she gives journalists and bloggers great quotes that often seem to come from here. And she talks in ways sure to offend key constituencies that the Republican Party … [Read more...] about Bachmann: Hillary Clinton can’t be elected President and slavery guilt elected Obama
Sullivan: Arizona Protects Freedom to Discriminate
Andrew Sullivan notes that the Arizona law protecting the right to discriminate against gays and lesbians supported by the Christian right actually violates the teachings of Jesus in The Daily Dish. Now, the Christianist right is putting its full weight behind legal discrimination against any groups or individuals who might offend someone’s sincerely held religious conscience. … [Read more...] about Sullivan: Arizona Protects Freedom to Discriminate
The Anthropocene
This is the second installment of a muti-part slow motion book review. The first is here if you missed it. There is widespread agreement that we are in a new geological era, the Anthropocene. I just finished The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History and it is all about the Anthropocene. There are some who think this era started when man began to use fossil fuels a few … [Read more...] about The Anthropocene
Door-to-Door Volunteers: The Latest Effort in Signing up Americans for Universal Healthcare
President Obama's Affordable Care Act has experienced a number of setbacks lately. Even before the legislation passed in 2010, the concept of universal health care has always caused a great deal of debate. Some people fundamentally disagree with the idea of mandatory health care, while others feel it's a basic human right. Earlier universal health-care legislation has never … [Read more...] about Door-to-Door Volunteers: The Latest Effort in Signing up Americans for Universal Healthcare
Speaking of Trickery, Ted Cruz is a RINO
Sometimes I wonder why I bother. Cruz in front of the fake Tea Party Express bus. Ted Cruz whines. And the comatose "national media" sits up from its coffin and sniffs the air. "Wots all this then?" it mumbles and goes back to sleep. Ted Cruz assails fellow Republicans senators for ‘trickery’ Beaumont, Texas (CNN) - Sen. Ted Cruz accused his own Republican leadership … [Read more...] about Speaking of Trickery, Ted Cruz is a RINO
Deadly violence shatters Ukraine truce
Deadly violence shatters Ukraine truce (via AFP) Ukraine's brittle truce was left in tatters on Thursday by raging street battles between baton-wielding protesters and riot police Thursday that left dozens of people dead as the EU was meeting to consider sanctions. Bodies of anti-government demonstrators… … [Read more...] about Deadly violence shatters Ukraine truce
Republicans try to neutralize Clintons as GOP 2014 prospects rise
If you want to see how quickly agenda-influenced political rhetoric shifts, look no further than the comments coming from Republicans about Bill and Hillary Clinton. The race is now on to neutralize them by relitigating the Clinton years -- from talking about the Monica Lewinsky scandal, to trying to raise feelings of "Clinton fatigue," to other issues as well. The key theories … [Read more...] about Republicans try to neutralize Clintons as GOP 2014 prospects rise
Chris Christie’s Puerto Rico Vacation
Remember Ma Laureys: Something about Bob The View From The Virgin Islands By John McCarthy TMV Columnist While Chris Christie was leaving for a vacation in Puerto Rico, Sen. Robert Menendez was making the front pages of a newspaper just 120 miles south of there. The two men are joined at the hip – here’s how. United States Senator Menendez … [Read more...] about Chris Christie’s Puerto Rico Vacation
The Religious Right’s Counterproductive Positions On Contraception And Abortion
It comes as no surprise that many in the religious right are not satisfied with the data released earlier this month showing a decrease in abortions. Margaret Talbot discussed their reaction: One problem was that the groups didn’t like the messenger. The report, which showed that between 2008 and 2011 the rate of abortions had fallen to its lowest level since 1973, came from … [Read more...] about The Religious Right’s Counterproductive Positions On Contraception And Abortion
What PR people can learn from Netflix’s “House of Cards” (Guest Voice)
My wife rolls her eyes every time it happens! We are watching a movie, and outside a courthouse or a murder scene, the press is all over the place – running around, asking questions, etc. I always yell, “The media doesn’t just get to do what they want in the real world.” So, with another season of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” comes another eye roll from my wife, but also – as … [Read more...] about What PR people can learn from Netflix’s “House of Cards” (Guest Voice)
No ground for ‘stand your ground’
WASHINGTON -- The law is supposed to solve problems, not create them. Laws should provide for as much clarity as possible, not expand the realms of ambiguity and subjectivity. Laws ought to bring about the practical results their promoters claim they'll achieve. And at its best, the law can help us to live together more harmoniously. By all these measures, "stand your … [Read more...] about No ground for ‘stand your ground’
Europe’s Ukrainian Nightmare
Europe's Ukrainian nightmare (via GlobalPost) LISBON, Portugal — In a year when Europe is marking a century since the outbreak of World War I, the images of helmeted, balaclava-clad young men fighting and dying among the burning barricades of Kyiv have a terrible resonance. The bloodshed that… … [Read more...] about Europe’s Ukrainian Nightmare
Snake Handlers (Cartoon)
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Is the U.S. Middle Class turning Proletarian?
Is the U.S. middle class turning proletarian? Joel Kotkin asks the question in an article on New Geography. Here's a chunk of it: The biggest issue facing the American economy, and our political system, is the gradual descent of the middle class into proletarian status. This process, which has been going on intermittently since the 1970s, has worsened considerably over the … [Read more...] about Is the U.S. Middle Class turning Proletarian?