Most of us know about and are immensely proud of the 80 intrepid heroes who on April 18, 1942, in response to and with the nation still reeling from the devastating Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, took off in 16 B-25 bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on a top-secret mission to bomb Japan. Led by Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, these heroes came to … [Read more...] about The Last ‘Goblet Ceremony’ of the Doolittle Raiders
Dudley Do Crack (Cartoon)
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Dudley Do Crack (Cartoon)
Alec Baldwin: My show may not be back at all (Guest Voice)
Alec Baldwin: My show may not be back at all (via Raw Story ) Actor and MSNBC host Alec Baldwin said Saturday that the future of his weekly talk show is in doubt. He made the announcement in a blog entry published at Huffington Post on Saturday morning. After he allegedly used the expletive “c*ck-s*cking f*ggot… … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin: My show may not be back at all (Guest Voice)
Elusive ‘Asian Unicorn’ Caught on Camera in Remote Area of Vietnam
Elusive ‘Asian Unicorn’ Caught on Camera in Remote Area of Vietnam (via Planetsave) A rare antelope-like creature called a saola — and nicknamed the ‘Asian Unicorn’ for its two long sharp horns (that may look like one horn from the right angle) — has been captured on film for the first time in 15 years. The critically endangered… … [Read more...] about Elusive ‘Asian Unicorn’ Caught on Camera in Remote Area of Vietnam
Mitch McConnell’s big problem: the numbers
From Political Wire: A new DFM Research survey finds Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) deadlocked in the U.S. Senate race, 41% to 40%. Key findings: McConnell's favorable rating is 35%, his unfavorable rating is 55%. From PoliticsUSA: Things are so bad for McConnell in Kentucky that he has a higher unfavorable rating than the Affordable … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell’s big problem: the numbers
Much tattoo about nothing (Guest Voice)
Much tattoo about nothing by Fred Wehner Yo, let’s go to the Tatoo Parler and be marked for life as brainless lower-level people so that everyone we encounter between here and the graveyard gives us strange looks and avoids us. Who cares if the tattooist can’t spell, which is the vast majority of them. Or if the fearsome tiger I wanted turns out like Pikachu the … [Read more...] about Much tattoo about nothing (Guest Voice)
An insider-outsider problem (Guest Voice)
An insider-outsider problem (via The Economist) THE hopeless, hapless launch of Obamacare is a vertiginously awful moment for Barack Obama. There is a lot that can be said (and is being said) about the president’s management skills, and how the administration did not see this coming. Here is a… … [Read more...] about An insider-outsider problem (Guest Voice)
Health Insurers Show Their True Colors
There are no Obamacare silver linings, but a small ray of light is penetrating the black cloud behind which for-profit insurers have been furtively stealing one out of every three dollars Americans spend for health care. As the President tries to navigate a maelstrom of criticism and confusion, the true enemies of his reform finally show their colors. During a White House … [Read more...] about Health Insurers Show Their True Colors
Republicans Who Aren’t Crazy, Part 2
Conservative columnist David Frum on the need for sensible Republicans to make their voices heard in The Daily Beast. There has always been a pool of Republicans who have doubted the party's radical turn. Until now, however, these Republicans have been quiet and passive. They came out to vote in 2010, but they did not join Tea Party rallies. They supported Mitt Romney in the … [Read more...] about Republicans Who Aren’t Crazy, Part 2
Batkid saves the day in Gotham aka San Francisco
We ran this post earlier about the saga of the Batkid, a five your old boy struggling with leukemia who told the Make a Wish Foundation he wanted to be Batkid. So he became Batkid -- and saved the day. And, as proof, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has issued this press release on its official website. We don't usually run something like … [Read more...] about Batkid saves the day in Gotham aka San Francisco
Typhoon Haiyan: Relief Efforts Continue Despite Chaos
As is sometimes the case when massive disasters strike, chaos and panic can easily follow. The Stars and Stripes reports such a chaotic scene at the Tacloban airport in the Philippines as people try to leave the typhoon-stricken region: It was a chaotic scene at the Tacloban airport on Friday as commercial airlines crowded ramps and runways, and people with cash … [Read more...] about Typhoon Haiyan: Relief Efforts Continue Despite Chaos
Brazil And Taxes
Here is an interesting look at how a government can go a bit overboard in taxes. Source is the Christian Science Monitor, hardly a right wing rag. The new Sony Playstation 4 will cost $ 399 which works out to around $ 430-440 with taxes, depending on your locality In Brazil the costs are as follows $468 base cost of PS4 upon arrival in Brazil $445 in federal excise … [Read more...] about Brazil And Taxes
Swiss Asylum for Snowden Would Win Points with Berlin (News, Switzerland)
Given the political minefield entailed with giving German asylum to Edward Snowden, should Switzerland step in and offer him safe harbor, giving Berlin easy access to the former NSA analyst without demolishing its ties to Washington? For Switzerland's News, Patrik Etschmayer suggests that such an arrangement would not only be the right thing to do, it would ease German … [Read more...] about Swiss Asylum for Snowden Would Win Points with Berlin (News, Switzerland)
Conservatives Against the Death Penalty
There is a long standing myth that opposition to capital punishment is the bailiwick of liberals and lefties. Ever since my work with former Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR), I’ve known first hand that isn’t the case. Sitting together at a long table on a platform at a luncheon to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease research, all he and I discussed while waiting for the … [Read more...] about Conservatives Against the Death Penalty
Batkid To Save San Francisco (And Win Our Hearts)
I think this is one of the few TMV posts where everyone will agree. A five year old boy struggling with leukemia told the Make A Wish foundation he wanted to be Batkid. And the city of San Francisco is granting that wish, with thousands expected to come to a rally in his honor … [Read more...] about Batkid To Save San Francisco (And Win Our Hearts)
Are Obama’s ratings dipping past the point of no return?
Are Obama's ratings dipping past the point of no return? (via AFP) Barack Obama's second term fumbles have pitched him to record low poll ratings and splintered his credibility with the American people. But has his presidency reached the point of no return? History and opinion poll data suggest that when reelected… … [Read more...] about Are Obama’s ratings dipping past the point of no return?
Obamacare Fumble (Cartoon)
https://politicalgraffiti.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/obamacare-fumble/ Copyright 2013 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Obamacare Fumble (Cartoon)
For all Their Differences, Obama and Bush Presidencies Becoming One And The Same
Tidbit of the Day: On the day that a new scandal involving a White House Secret Service agent comes to light (an agent left a bullet in the hotel room of a woman he met in a bar at the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington), many are talking about how it violates the simple Secret Service creed to not embarrass the President and the White House. Because these days, it's impossible for … [Read more...] about For all Their Differences, Obama and Bush Presidencies Becoming One And The Same
Obamacare’s longterm political damage potential to Democrats — and a concept (UPDATED)
No, it isn't the media trying to whip up a narrative. No, people who write it aren't on the payroll of the Koch Brothers. The fact is that President Barack Obama's rollout of implementation of his health care law has been abysmal and compounded by the huge number of sound bites of him insisting Americans would not lose their present insurance and doctors if they didn't want to. … [Read more...] about Obamacare’s longterm political damage potential to Democrats — and a concept (UPDATED)
Report: CIA Collecting International Money Transfer Data in Bulk
If you are like many immigrants who send money back home frequently to relatives and loved-ones, you'd better realize that the US government, namely the CIA, is collecting money transfer information, under the Patriot Act. Still, is anyone surprised this is going on? Not me. A person familiar with the program said the agency's efforts are an outgrowth of terror … [Read more...] about Report: CIA Collecting International Money Transfer Data in Bulk