Newspaper editorial boards and editors don't usually retract endorsements or express regrets about positions they original took after a great deal of deliberation. It does happen, but not often. In a column, the New Jersey Star-Ledger Editorial Page Editor Tom Moran has now expressed regret for endorsing Christie, but he leaves the door open (slightly) for endorsing him … [Read more...] about NJ Star-Ledger Says “We blew this one” in Endorsing Christie for Re-Election
Job seekers: Beware of the fake job postings
Ever fill out a job application online and not hear anything at all? Was it it strictly a matter of the job being filled? Not necessarily. You may be the target of a company playing fun and games with the recession and your filling out the application could have some unpleasant consquences. DarkSyde in The Daily Kos has a fascinating piece on this. Here's the … [Read more...] about Job seekers: Beware of the fake job postings
Can Mitch McConnell survive so many hits?
They're coming at him from all sides. He may be living his last days as senator from Kentucky. Republicans are buoyant they can capture the Senate this year – but will Mitch McConnell still be there as majority leader? A surprising survey out of Kentucky this week underscores that the Senate minority leader is truly running the race of his life — and could even be … [Read more...] about Can Mitch McConnell survive so many hits?
Children watched as a giraffe was euthanized and fed to lions (Guest Voice)
Children watched as a giraffe was killed, chopped up and fed to lions (via GlobalPost) Enlarge A perfectly healthy young giraffe named Marius on Feb. 7, 2014. Marius was shot dead and autopsied in the presence of visitors at the Copenhagen zoo, Feb. 9, despite an online petition to save it signed by thousands of animal lovers. (Keld Navntoft… … [Read more...] about Children watched as a giraffe was euthanized and fed to lions (Guest Voice)
10 Obama Myths
The Washington Post lists ten myths about President Barack Obama. Dana Milbank has thoughts on why these flagrant falsehoods still thrive. Obama conspiracy theories have flourished in the Deep South, where wealth and educational levels are both low. This makes sense: Where voters are least informed, they are most susceptible to misinformation peddled by talk-radio hosts and … [Read more...] about 10 Obama Myths
Report: GOP Presidential Hopeful Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Legal Hot Water
It looks like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie isn't the only presidential hopeful that's in hot water. It turns out Koch Brothers lackey Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker may be facing his own scandal: Newly-unsealed court documents and media leaks add to a growing body of evidence that Wisconsin GovernorScott Walker’s campaign is at the center of a wide-ranging secret probe into … [Read more...] about Report: GOP Presidential Hopeful Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Legal Hot Water
YES there are limits: Boxing match between DMX and George Zimmerman canceled after public outcry
YES: there are limits to someone who tries to use their fame -- of infamy -- to try and make big bucks. Sometimes there's a big, fat, you-sure-as-hell-better-not and sometimes those poised to make big bucks will listen. The boxing match between DMX and George Zimmerman has been called on account of an international opinion firestorm. Pity -- or not -- Zimmerman, the guy who … [Read more...] about YES there are limits: Boxing match between DMX and George Zimmerman canceled after public outcry
Fun at the 2014 Olympics (Guest Cartoonist Cartoon)
Fun at the 2014 Olympics by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: -- Let's Talk About the Toilets in Sochi (and Other Hilarious Complaints About Hotels at the Olympics) --8 Viral Sochi Olympics Photos That Are Total Lies --Russia arrests 4 gay rights activists on opening day of Winter Olympics opening ceremony --Censored! Russia blocks website of Olympic bobsledder who … [Read more...] about Fun at the 2014 Olympics (Guest Cartoonist Cartoon)
Sharp Rise In Drugged-Driving Fatalities During Last Decade, Research Shows
Sharp Rise In Drugged-Driving Fatalities During Last Decade, Research Shows (via Planetsave) The number of incidents involving fatal car crashes caused by drugs other than alcohol has risen sharply during the last decade, according to new research from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. The research notes that the number… … [Read more...] about Sharp Rise In Drugged-Driving Fatalities During Last Decade, Research Shows
Spotlight on Ronan Farrow
The spotlight is increasingly on Ronan Farrow. First came news reports suggesting that the 26-year-old may not be the son of Woody Allen but of Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow, a possibility she did not deny. The Woody Allen response to Dylan Farrow's molestation accusation contained Allen's comment about reports that Ronan may not be his son. Watching this, does he look like … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Ronan Farrow
The Beatles on Sullivan: You Say You Want a Revolution? (Guest Voice)
The Beatles on Sullivan: You Say You Want a Revolution? by Michael Winship Just to briefly buzz in on this weekend’s whir of nostalgia around the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. As many have noted, it was less than three months after the Kennedy assassination, bringing across the Atlantic a whiff of much needed fresh air, a … [Read more...] about The Beatles on Sullivan: You Say You Want a Revolution? (Guest Voice)
UK Immigration Minister Resigns Over Illegal Cleaning Lady
Lest you believe that political hypocrisy is only an American political crop, take a gander at a big story breaking in Great Britain: the UK immigration minister who drew fire for a harsh crackdown on illegal immigrants is resigning for employing an illegal immigrant as his cleaning lady: Britain's immigration minister, already under fire for what critics said was an … [Read more...] about UK Immigration Minister Resigns Over Illegal Cleaning Lady
(Update) Taliban Capture Coalition Military Dog
The newly unveiled U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the home to the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Program and the world's largest training center for military dogs and handlers and also home to the largest veterinary hospital for military working dogs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) … [Read more...] about (Update) Taliban Capture Coalition Military Dog
Liberty vs. Security: A False Dichotomy
There is really only one argument in support of mass surveillance by the State: Increased security can be bought with reduced privacy. That claim begs the question: "How much liberty buys how much security?" It is almost impossible to imagine how two completely different abstractions - security and liberty - could be compared, when idiomatically, we can't even compare … [Read more...] about Liberty vs. Security: A False Dichotomy
Separate ‘Marriage’ and State
Separate "Marriage" and State By Tina Dupuy The problem with our debate about same-sex marriage is in many ways language. The term "marriage" is a religious one. All the dictates as to what a marriage is and who gets to be in a marriage (and how many) are bible-based. We have a religious idea that's sanctioned by the state in the form of regulations (sorry first cousins in … [Read more...] about Separate ‘Marriage’ and State
Watching big (Koch) money buy 2014
Koch money is beginning to scare the bejesus out of Democrats and democrats. Greg Sargent looks at what Americans For Prosperity (Koch) is spending vs. the Senate Majority PAC (Democratic fund raisers). A source familiar with ad buy info collected by the Senate Majority PAC tells me that as of today in Louisiana, AFP has spent over $1.7 million so far on ads against … [Read more...] about Watching big (Koch) money buy 2014
Woody Allen attacks ex over abuse allegations
Woody Allen attacks ex over abuse allegations (via AFP) Film director Woody Allen again denied molesting his daughter and launched a furious attack on his ex-partner Mia Farrow, blaming her for the abuse allegations. In a nearly 2,000-word op-ed in The New York Times, Allen on Friday castigated his former… … [Read more...] about Woody Allen attacks ex over abuse allegations
Christie’s Defense Undermines Image Again
It's almost like the old adage about burning down a village to save it. As the continuing political crisis swirling around New Jersey Chris Christie continues to unfold, his main line of defense that he never knew what his aides were doing continues to undermine his previous image. The latest: it's now being said that he had no idea his aides had sent out a memo mercilessly … [Read more...] about Christie’s Defense Undermines Image Again
Our Vulnerable Electric Grid
There has been a lot of talk about how our electrical grid is vulnerable to a cyber attack but is it even more vulnerable in other ways? There is this report: Why an AK-47 may be a bigger threat to the electricity grid than a cyberattack The revelation this week that a group of people attacked a power station in California last spring is forcing a reassessment of what may be … [Read more...] about Our Vulnerable Electric Grid
American moved from North Korea hospital to labor camp
American moved from North Korea hospital to labor camp (via AFP) North Korea has moved imprisoned US citizen Kenneth Bae from hospital and back to a labor camp, a US official said Friday, which could further complicate efforts to win his release. In an interview on Friday with a pro-Pyongyang newspaper in Japan,… … [Read more...] about American moved from North Korea hospital to labor camp