When it came to passings, 2013 was a terrible year. Many politicians, folks of a bygone era of talent and grace left us. None were particularly young in years-- most were over 80, but their passings came rather quickly. And despite a combined 182 years of service in Congress between them (and in one case a legendary Mayoralty), I know I'd get unanimous consent by making the … [Read more...] about 2013 Saw Loss Of Many Wondrous Pols
“Una Vez Más: The Old Man and The Baby, New Year’s Iconology: A Lost Story”
The Lost Story About What The Old Man and the New Baby Used to Mean for Human Renewal of Body, Mind, Spirit, Heart and Soul... at New Year’s We’re led to believe that New Year’s images are about the Old Year going out as a bent over old man… and the New Year toddling in as a grinning infant. That’s what the buycandy buywine buybeer folks would have us believe. But those … [Read more...] about “Una Vez Más: The Old Man and The Baby, New Year’s Iconology: A Lost Story”
new college football uniform for 2013helmets that look like mirrors
Every new college football uniform for 2013: The master collection (via SB Nation) By Rodger Sherman ? @rodger_sherman on Aug 28 2013, 12:31p 37 A lot of FBS teams are doing a lot of things to their uniforms this season. We think we found all of those things, and now we'd like your opinions on them. Also, let us know if we missed… … [Read more...] about new college football uniform for 2013helmets that look like mirrors
Some Top 10 Top 10 Lists About New York City Mayor Bloomberg (Guest Voice)
Our Top 10 Top 10 Lists About Mayor Bloomberg (via City Limits) I've spoken to Mayor Bloomberg just once, at a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at a soup kitchen in Harlem in 2005 where I'd gone with my wife and baby son to celebrate the holiday, not to report. The mayor showed up and worked the room. My first… … [Read more...] about Some Top 10 Top 10 Lists About New York City Mayor Bloomberg (Guest Voice)
Putin vows total destruction of ‘terrorists’ after bombings
Putin vows total destruction of 'terrorists' after bombings (via AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday threatened "terrorists" with total destruction after twin suicide strikes claimed 34 lives and raised alarm over security at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. A bombing at the main railway station of the southern… … [Read more...] about Putin vows total destruction of ‘terrorists’ after bombings
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Apologizes for Mocking Mitt Romney’s Black Grandson
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry apologized on Twitter for mocking Mitt Romney's family and his black grandson, Kieran Romney. Kids are off limits. Period. An MSNBC host apologized Tuesday morning after she and panelists on her weekend program faced criticism after poking fun at a photo of Mitt Romney, his wife and their nearly two dozen grandchildren, zeroing in on the … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Apologizes for Mocking Mitt Romney’s Black Grandson
MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry Panel Mocks Black Romney Grandchild As Token
Uh, oh. I better hold the door because The False Equivalency Police -- those guys who batter down the door if someone points out that what their side has done is what their side decries in others -- will storm my condo as soon as they read this: If you want to see a sign of how utterly cheap our politics has gotten, where because you don't like someone politically you take … [Read more...] about MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry Panel Mocks Black Romney Grandchild As Token
‘Military Year’ In Review Nr. 2: Humanitarian Missions
The U.S. military typically are among the first ones to respond to natural disasters or any other disasters, at home and abroad. This year was no different, except perhaps for the number of disasters that our military responded to. Here are images of some of those humanitarian missions. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Brandon White, left, Ben Lake, middle, and Senior Airman … [Read more...] about ‘Military Year’ In Review Nr. 2: Humanitarian Missions
No Good Deed Unpunished in Benghazi and DC
In the lethally labyrinthine politics of the Middle East, the murder of four Americans in Libya on September 11, 2012 continues to roil American opinion with partisan accusations of blame that resist the reality that Americans are simply beyond their depth in such ancient internecine murderous hatreds. Now we have a new attempt to untangle the morass: “Months of … [Read more...] about No Good Deed Unpunished in Benghazi and DC
Real psychic predictions for 2014
It's that time again when psychics begin making predictions for the coming year. With each passing year, the media's interest in psychic predictions for the coming year wanes. It reached its peak in 1964 because Jean Dixon had predicted the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Jr. The tabloids would run front-page stories each year. TMV did roundups in 2006, 2011 and … [Read more...] about Real psychic predictions for 2014
If You Don’t Want to Evolve, You Don’t Have To
Note: while this is about the same poll that TMV founder Joe Gandleman writes about, it is quite a different analysis. Excelsior! - HW All others pay cash. I'm talking to YOU, GOPs. Public's Views on Human Evolution Numbers / Pew Research Center's Religion …: According to a new Pew Research Center analysis, six-in-ten Americans (60%) say that “humans and other living … [Read more...] about If You Don’t Want to Evolve, You Don’t Have To
Poll: Republicans increasingly reject evolution
In the 1960s smash Stanley Kramer film "Inherit the Wind" Spencer Tracy played pro-evolution lawyer Henry Drummond and Fredric March played his creationailst his friend and rival Matthew Harrison Brady. It fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial which eended John T. Scopes's conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to his high school science class. … [Read more...] about Poll: Republicans increasingly reject evolution
‘Military Year’ In Review: Combat and Training
As we end yet another year -- a year of war or conflict for our military -- it has become a bitter-sweet tradition to look at photographs capturing the most compelling moments our troops and their loved ones experienced throughout the year, ranging from “joint missions with Afghan forces to homecoming hugs, reflecting the service and sacrifice men and women in uniform … [Read more...] about ‘Military Year’ In Review: Combat and Training
Getting Away from the Norm: How to Start a Business with Just Your Writing Skills (Guest Voice)
Getting Away from the Norm: How to Start a Business with Just Your Writing Skills (via BloggingPro) As entrepreneurs launch businesses all over the world, many business owners often wonder why their websites sit like isolated rocks on the expanse of a desert. How is it that some businesses do so well and many don’t? What is it about some blogs –… … [Read more...] about Getting Away from the Norm: How to Start a Business with Just Your Writing Skills (Guest Voice)
Russia on alert after suicide bombings kill 31
Russia on alert after suicide bombings kill 31 (via AFP) At least 14 people were killed Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up on a packed trolleybus in Volgograd, raising new concerns about security at the Sochi Olympics a day after a deadly attack on the southern Russian city's train station. President… … [Read more...] about Russia on alert after suicide bombings kill 31
The Long Term Unemployed
As Jim pointed out the long term unemployment is higher than it has been since the Great Depression. As I have pointed out before there are simply not enough jobs for everyone who needs them. Long term unemployment benefits puts money in their pockets but really doesn't address the real problem. The longer you are unemployed the less likely it is you will get a job. Matthew … [Read more...] about The Long Term Unemployed
NSA Ops: Worse Than You Thought
Did you know that computers ordered online have been intercepted during shipping to be implanted with espionage software by the NSA? Me either until this and other activities of the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) of NSA was revealed by Der Spiegel, the highly respected German publication with prior ties to Edward Snowden. Snowden has not been named as a source for these … [Read more...] about NSA Ops: Worse Than You Thought
Andrew Sullivan on 2013
Andrew Sullivan sums up his ambivalence about 2013 on The Daily Dish. 2013 was one of the most dreary and depressing I can remember. Politically, it seemed scarred by the Republicans’ ever greater extremism and by the Obama administration’s surprising incompetence. Brutal, dispiriting gridlock and the lame embers of an exhausted culture war set the tone for the rest. It was a … [Read more...] about Andrew Sullivan on 2013
The Best Way to Overcome Holiday Depression
In the dying days of a hard year, those who are feeling low can take heart. Their reaction may be a sign of good mental health. Anyone who isn’t depressed may just not understand what’s happening. The young may be excused for not knowing how much better American life has been and could be again. The despair of the old can be disregarded because they have so little time left … [Read more...] about The Best Way to Overcome Holiday Depression
2013: Not as bad as you think
WASHINGTON -- "Has this been the worst year of your presidency?" It was a heck of a way for President Obama to wrap up 2013. In asking the question at the president's year-end news conference, Julie Pace of The Associated Press captured several things at once: the reality of a genuinely disappointing year for Obama; a mood of skepticism in the media about him; the … [Read more...] about 2013: Not as bad as you think