They do it in schools when little kids don't get along. So why shouldn't they do it at a big world leaders meeting when the big kids can't get along? President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will now be sitting further apart than originally expected. Those eager for a potentially awkward photo op of President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir … [Read more...] about Obama and Putin’s seats will be separated at G-20
Syria and the return of dissent
WASHINGTON -- The debate over Syria is a jumble of metaphors, proof that every discussion of military action involves an argument about the last war. Yet beneath the surface, the fight in Congress over President Obama's proposed strike against Bashar al-Assad's regime is a struggle to break free from earlier syndromes to set a new course. Obama himself is using the … [Read more...] about Syria and the return of dissent
Boehner refuses to meet Russian lobbying group on Syria
Top US Republican rejects Russia meet on Syria (via AFP) John Boehner, the top Republican in the US House of Representatives, has rejected a request to meet a Russian delegation to discuss Syria, his spokesman said Wednesday. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed plans to send… … [Read more...] about Boehner refuses to meet Russian lobbying group on Syria
(Video) Bill Maher Slams “Racist” Donald Trump on Leno
The feud between comedian Bill Maher and America's Birther In Chief, millionaire and media celebrity Donald Trump goes on -- this time with Maher slamming Trump on Leno. Prediction: Trump will respond with dozens of cutting Tweets and Maher will likely get sued (again): … [Read more...] about (Video) Bill Maher Slams “Racist” Donald Trump on Leno
Pledge of Allegiance: ‘under God’ under legal challenge in Massachusetts
Pledge of Allegiance: 'under God' under threat in Massachusetts (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) First grade students recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Walton Rural Life Center Elementary School in Walton, Kansas, earlier this year. The use of the phrase 'under God' is being challenged in the Massachusetts Supreme Court. (Jeff Tuttle/Reuters/File… … [Read more...] about Pledge of Allegiance: ‘under God’ under legal challenge in Massachusetts
There’s Never a Bad Time to Show You’re a Loon
During Wednesday's House committee meeting about whether or not to authorize military action in Syria, Rep. Joe Wilson (R.-S.C.) decided to put on display (Yet again.) the depths to which some Republicans have sunk by taking the opportunity to suggest that the Obama administration delayed taking action on Syria in order to distract from their "scandals". He ran through the … [Read more...] about There’s Never a Bad Time to Show You’re a Loon
Remember the Mayaguez!
Or don't. I do. (Alas.) Rather than throwing in my 2¢ worth on the vast, vociferous verbal volley and melée known as the "Great Syria Debate," here's some pretty pictures for you to look at. I remain stubbornly agnostic on this topic and subject. beauty strip I haven't heard anything that sways me one way or the other, BUT I have seen one thing that makes sense, … [Read more...] about Remember the Mayaguez!
(VIDEO) Captain Kirk watches Miley Cyrus performance
It seems EVERYONE reacted the same way to Miley Cyrus' performance on MTV. Here's Captain Kirk and the crew: … [Read more...] about (VIDEO) Captain Kirk watches Miley Cyrus performance
‘Syria’: By No Stretch of the Imagination the Holocaust, but…
There is absolutely no event in recent history -- no massacre, no genocide and no mass murder -- that even begins to compare to the obscenity, the cruelness, the wretchedness, the inhumanity that was the Holocaust. Nothing will hopefully ever compare, or be “elevated,” to the meticulously state-planned, systematically executed persecution and extermination of six million human … [Read more...] about ‘Syria’: By No Stretch of the Imagination the Holocaust, but…
The Walking Dead online class: Are zombies the MOOC future? (Guest Voice)
The Walking Dead online class: Are zombies the MOOC future? (via Pando Daily) By Carmel DeAmicis On September 4, 2013People love zombies. Fact. World War Z, Zombieland, Left 4 Dead, 28 Days Later, Day of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, the zombie pop culture never ends. And we still can’t get enough. And… … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead online class: Are zombies the MOOC future? (Guest Voice)
Anthony Weiner Just Lost the Jewish Vote in NYC
UPDATED [at end of article] I'm Catholic, but/and love the vibrancy, humor and quick intelligence of many Jewish people and their deeply instructive ancient texts. There may be a few Jewish folks who vote for Weiner, but given the video of Weiner not being able to have a civil conversation with a Jewish voter whose opinion is essentially: Weiner should drop out of the race … [Read more...] about Anthony Weiner Just Lost the Jewish Vote in NYC
Senate Committee Ok’s resolution to strike Syria
Senate Committee says yes to authorizing US strike on/ against Syria. Read more at WaPo.... Just my .02. I see people arguing about gas, not gas. Strike, not strike. I'm still back at the beginning: It's not about gas, no gas, strike, no strike. It's still about abject murder of 1400+ of one's own citizens. It's about mass murder. By any means. The only halfway … [Read more...] about Senate Committee Ok’s resolution to strike Syria
(Full video) Obama says world set the red line
The blogosophere is raging with President Barack Obama being blasted for saying he didn't set the "red line" in Syria. In fact, Obama said that international norms and agreement set the red line years ago. His comments came in a press conference in Sweden. Rather than give you one more personal-opinion take -- which is what you'll find now on all blogs -- here is the full press … [Read more...] about (Full video) Obama says world set the red line
Anthony Weiner loses it with a scolding Jewish voter (Video)
Is former Rep. Anthony Weiner a masochist? You have to wonder as he continues his campaign for New York mayor despite him being so low in the polls that he has to worry about sniffing dogs. When a Jewish voter suggests he's out of line, Weiner goes on the attack. The voter tells him to drop out of public life and that he's a disgrace and Weiner gives him a piece of his mind. … [Read more...] about Anthony Weiner loses it with a scolding Jewish voter (Video)
GOP Strategist Calls Alison Lundergan Grimes ‘An Empty Dress”
It's clear now that Republican rebranding simply ain't gonna happen. To win votes from the voters more inclined to vote for them, Republicans -- when the chips are down or even when they're up -- have to use language that will turn off many women voters. And with social media, the Internet, and the growth of ideological radio and cable talk shows, the campaign rhetoric is … [Read more...] about GOP Strategist Calls Alison Lundergan Grimes ‘An Empty Dress”
Watch Cory Booker
Have we just witnessed a political slam-dunk reflecting 21st century political realities? Did Newark Mayor Cory Booker just manage to ingratiate himself with one group of voters while provoking his opponent into negatively defining himself and his political party in the campaign to fill New Jersey's Senate seat? It began when Booker was asked in a Washington Post profile … [Read more...] about Watch Cory Booker
Syria says will never give in ‘even if there is WWIII’
Syria says will never give in 'even if there is WWIII' (via AFP) Syria said Wednesday it was mobilising its allies against a possible US-led military strike over a suspected gas attack and would never give in, even if a third world war erupts. In an exclusive interview with AFP, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad… … [Read more...] about Syria says will never give in ‘even if there is WWIII’
Liz Cheney’s flailing tons of red meat campaign
As I've noted before, Liz Cheney represents to some voters the worst of 21st century American conservatism and the natural outgrowth of the Cheneyization of the Republican Party. As she battles Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi for his Senate seat, she has moved steadily right in a campaign handing out so much red meat the soon CostCo managers will get in line so they can stock their … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney’s flailing tons of red meat campaign
McCain caught playing online poker at Syria Senate hearing
Your tax dollars at work. And conservatives complain about Barack Obama playing golf on his off days (forgetting, by the way, that there are lots of photos of George W. Bush playing golf and, most assuredly, of other Presidents including Dwight Eisenhower)? Yesterday the Internet and cable political junkie shows were abuzz with the photo above taken of Arizona Sen. John McCain … [Read more...] about McCain caught playing online poker at Syria Senate hearing
One more red line to go (Cartoon)
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