Ahh, redemption is available to anyone. In 1997, in "The Sound and the Fury" mega match between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, Tyson bit off part of Holyfield's ear. And now, years later, he returns it in this ad: Going back in the time machine, here's the bite that made headlines: … [Read more...] about Mike Tyson finally returns Evander Holyfield’s ear in Footlocker ad
Fournier: GOP the Party of Nothing
Republican leaning columnist Ron Fournier calls out his party in National Journal. The Republican Party stands for nothing. As Barack Obama threatens to fumble away his presidency along with the Democratic Party's reasons for existence—championing an active, efficient government—the GOP lurches into the leadership breach with … zilch. Rather than be the party of solutions in a … [Read more...] about Fournier: GOP the Party of Nothing
The Rule Of Good Intentions
Looking back in history we can see a number of examples where we entered into policies that we thought would have good results and began with the best of intentions and yet today we see the results have, if anything, made the problems we sought to solve even worse. Forty years ago we were in the midst of the Great Society agenda of President Lyndon Johnson. Swept in on a … [Read more...] about The Rule Of Good Intentions
Cheney Sisters Spat (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 Cheney Sisters Spat (Cartoon)
It’s About Time Harry
Harry Reid is set to go nuclear Senator Harry Reid appears set to go nuclear — before Thanksgiving. With Senate Republicans blocking a third Obama nomination to the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, a senior Senate Democratic leadership aide tells me Reid is now all but certain to move to change the Senate rules by simple majority — doing away with the filibuster on … [Read more...] about It’s About Time Harry
Obama’s Decline and the Conventional Wisdom
Whew! I need to catch my breath. I can't keep up with the quickly shifting journalistic conventional wisdom. When Barack Obama was elected President many proclaimed the beginning of a post-partisan society with greater racial understanding. But WAIT (it didn't work out that way)! In the summer of 2012, many said Obama's re-election was threatened. But WAIT! That September … [Read more...] about Obama’s Decline and the Conventional Wisdom
The (inevitable) Rob Ford Chris Farley Video Mash Up (Video)
Yes, "inevitable" is the word that comes to mind when you think about it -- and "eerie" comes to mind when you watch it: … [Read more...] about The (inevitable) Rob Ford Chris Farley Video Mash Up (Video)
It’s pile-on, follow-the-leader season
We've seen this before and we'll see it again -- unless we move to another, saner and more civilized nation. Yup, I'm thinking about it, are you? We're in the middle of "piling on" season with the feeling that it will never end. Jonathan Chait says it'll go away. It always does. The most common fallacy of journalism, and one of the most common fallacies of the human … [Read more...] about It’s pile-on, follow-the-leader season
Sylvia Plath (Guest Voice)
Sylvia Plath by Stu Pierce I mean this in the best possible way, but I really hate myself--not in a crazy, suicidal, draw a warm bath and read some Sylvia Plath kind of way. But, in a healthy way--well, a healthy(ish) way--a way that I think is sorely needed in America--the land of obnoxious self-esteem--the land everything is "awesome" and everyone is … [Read more...] about Sylvia Plath (Guest Voice)
It just doesn’t end
It just doesn't end. Some people really need to get a life. Our politics really now centers on whipping up resentment and hatred at the drop of a (stove pipe) hat. … [Read more...] about It just doesn’t end
Inmates control most Mexican prisons: rights body
Inmates control most Mexican prisons: rights body (via AFP) Violence has increased in Mexico's prisons and the majority are controlled by inmates, the National Human Rights Commission said. The commission found in an annual report that 65 of the country's 101 most populated prisons were under the control of… … [Read more...] about Inmates control most Mexican prisons: rights body
GOPcare (Guest Cartoonist Cartoon)
GOPcare by Mike Peters Of related interest: --GOP Seizes on Obamacare Polls to Raise Heat on Dems --How to silence GOP nuts — and stop the Obamacare repeal campaign --Officials say Obamacare website improves as Republicans pounce --The Morning Plum: Obamacare is the salvation of the GOP. (Not.) Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation's most prominent cartoon … [Read more...] about GOPcare (Guest Cartoonist Cartoon)
150 Years Later, Can We Still Hear Lincoln’s Voice?
Most of us used to imagine the voice of Abraham Lincoln, who spoke at Gettysburg seven score and ten years ago today, as something deep, rugged and resonant. If we had to cast an actor to read his words, we might think of Gregory Peck or Charlton Heston. But Lincoln's voice emerged from a strangely elongated and narrow-chested body, and its sound reflected its earthly … [Read more...] about 150 Years Later, Can We Still Hear Lincoln’s Voice?
Virginia Sen. Deeds in critical condition after stabbing
Virginia Sen. Deeds in critical condition after stabbing (via CNN Video) Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds is in critical condition after being stabbed at his home in Bath County, Virginia. … [Read more...] about Virginia Sen. Deeds in critical condition after stabbing
The Long, Strong And Wrong Arm Of The Law
The woman had stolen two strawberries and when the judge asked me what her sentence should be I told him: “Give her the chair!” Her name was Datcher. I forget her first name. It was in Washington DC and, as a newspaper reporter, I had called His Honor during the two-week adjournment. I thought the frivolous suggestion of a death sentence would register my astonishment that a … [Read more...] about The Long, Strong And Wrong Arm Of The Law
Reports Expose America’s ‘Secret War’ in Germany (Tagesschau, Germany)
Has President Obama broken yet another promise - this one to the German people not to use Germany as a launching pad for drone strikes? As if there wasn't enough friction between Germany and the United States, this week, Tagesschau is reporting that two of Germany's most respected journalistic organizations, German Public Television and Süddeutsche Zeitung, are publishing and … [Read more...] about Reports Expose America’s ‘Secret War’ in Germany (Tagesschau, Germany)
From Scientology To Steve Jobs: A Dozen Great Books For Holiday Giving
IS TOM CRUISE OUT TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM ALIENS? Your Faithful Reviewer plowed through 30 or so books in the course of 2013, some new, some not so old and a couple of classics that I had not gotten around to reading. Here are the best dozen of the bunch, six fiction and six non-fiction offerings, all great holiday gifts for a literary inclined spouse, other family member … [Read more...] about From Scientology To Steve Jobs: A Dozen Great Books For Holiday Giving
Obamacare Thanksgiving (Cartoon)
https://politicalgraffiti.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/obamacare-thanksgiving/ Copyright 2013 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Obamacare Thanksgiving (Cartoon)
Saving Obama From His Sinking Ship
For nights after the Kennedy assassination, I had fever dreams of rescuing him. So did other Americans, as psychiatrists reported. Now 50 years later, it is Barack Obama who needs to be saved—-from his own stubborn determination to pass health care reform four years ago. When the Congressional butchering began in 2009, the President stubbornly persisted and walked into a … [Read more...] about Saving Obama From His Sinking Ship
Success: How Much Is Luck And How Much Is Hard Work
A few months back I was listening to the radio and the topic was the tax cuts and the general attitudes towards wealth/success/etc. The various callers debated whether success was the result of work or opportunity or both. One caller though caught my attention. He was the father of 5, the youngest in her 5th year of college, so you figure he’s around 60ish. He grew up as one … [Read more...] about Success: How Much Is Luck And How Much Is Hard Work