WASHINGTON -- Thank you, Eugene Meyer. Thank you, Philip Graham, Katharine Graham, Donald Graham and Katharine Weymouth. Thank you for building and sustaining one of the world's greatest newspapers -- and, when the time came, letting it go. Thank you, Mr. Meyer, for spending $825,000 to buy The Washington Post at a bankruptcy sale. That was a lot of money in 1933, but … [Read more...] about Thank you, Graham family
On Late Night TV’s Leno Barack Obama Is Big B.O.
Variety used to have a phrase "Big B.O." in headlines referring to monster box office. It's clear that President Barack Obama still has "big B.O." when goes on late night television -- and it's political significant because despite the tsk-tsking of some Republicans and media critics, it's a way to get his viewpoint out and bypass the media filter and partisans. Variety … [Read more...] about On Late Night TV’s Leno Barack Obama Is Big B.O.
Hiroshima Witness: A Young GI’s Vantage
If you live long enough, once in a while your past goes beyond being irrelevant to the present and comes back to life as history. This week’s remembrance of dropping atomic bombs on Japan 68 years ago is one of those times. Looking back, I see a 21-year-old foot soldier in Germany waiting to be deployed for a bloody Pacific invasion to storm beaches and fight through cities. … [Read more...] about Hiroshima Witness: A Young GI’s Vantage
Face of the GOP (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 Face of the GOP (Cartoon)
A Family Matter (Guest Voice)
A family matter by Kathleen Parker Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- When The Washington Post Writers Group came courting several years ago, inviting me to join the company's syndicate, I remember well the pitch: We're a family. By then I had been syndicated for more than a decade by the Tribune Co. and was struck yet again by the layers of … [Read more...] about A Family Matter (Guest Voice)
US pulls staff from Lahore consulate over ‘threats’
US pulls staff from Lahore consulate over 'threats' (via AFP) The United States has evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore, citing "specific threats" amid a worldwide alert over Al-Qaeda intercepts. The US State Department also reiterated a longstanding warning to… … [Read more...] about US pulls staff from Lahore consulate over ‘threats’
Martha’s Big Adventure – News of the Day (Guest Voice)
Martha's Big Adventure — News of the Day By Martha Carr I am over my worry allotment for this month. It's not without some very good justifications. My mother, Tina died suddenly at the age of 86 in April and just like that all of the older generation that I knew is gone. There are still relatives out there but we haven't traded even a Christmas card in too many years to … [Read more...] about Martha’s Big Adventure – News of the Day (Guest Voice)
Obama to give news conference Friday
Obama to give news conference Friday (via AFP) US President Barack Obama is to hold a rare White House news conference on Friday, he confirmed on Thursday. When reporters called out questions about US relations with Russia, Obama responded: "Guys, I'm gonna be having a press conference tomorrow.… … [Read more...] about Obama to give news conference Friday
Who runs al-Qaeda?
Who runs al-Qaeda? (via The Economist) THE decision taken by Barack Obama on August 1st to close down for several days nearly two dozen diplomatic missions across the Middle East and North Africa and to issue a worldwide travel alert ran counter to the administration’s oft-repeated claim… … [Read more...] about Who runs al-Qaeda?
GOP losing the over-65 voters?
GOP losing the over-65 voters? Seniors are now much less likely to identify with the Republican Party. On Election Day in 2010, the Republican Party enjoyed a net 10 point party identification advantage among seniors (29 percent identified as Democrats, 39 percent as Republicans). As of last month, Democrats now had a net 6 point advantage in party identification among … [Read more...] about GOP losing the over-65 voters?
Fast-Food News: Meltdown of Mainstream Media
Old titles were being bought and sold in the past week at the speed of light. The Washington Post, Boston Globe and Newsweek all changed hands in an eyeblink. Print journalism is morphing into the plaything of, respectively, the owners of Amazon, the Boston Red Sox baseball team and an international digital corporation. The direction has been clear for decades. News is … [Read more...] about Fast-Food News: Meltdown of Mainstream Media
Fox News Schedule: Megyn Kelly to 9 p.m (Hannity’s Slot)
Just as if it was premature a year ago to say Rush Limbaugh would go after the air after the Sandra Fluke controversy, it's not accurate to write off Fox News' Sean Hannity with a new report that he's about to lose his prime cable time TV spot. But here is the news: When Fox News announced that Megyn Kelly was going to be moving from daytime to primetime, it did not … [Read more...] about Fox News Schedule: Megyn Kelly to 9 p.m (Hannity’s Slot)
The Joy of a Musical Flashmob (VIDEO)
The joy of a musical flashmob: 40 students Per as part of Good Deeds Day, an annual event that originated in Israel in 2007 and now takes place in over 50 countries worldwide. Sheer beauty, joy -- and youthful talent: … [Read more...] about The Joy of a Musical Flashmob (VIDEO)
Al Qaeda: Scary, Security-Undetectable Explosives?
Has Al Qaeda developed scary new liquid explosives that are undetectable by security? If this report is correct, we're heading into a new turbulent era. … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda: Scary, Security-Undetectable Explosives?
The day our earth stood still (Guest Voice)
The day our earth stood still by Ruth Marcus Washington Post Writer's Group WASHINGTON -- Don Graham's decision to sell The Washington Post was his reverse Sophie's Choice moment. She had to decide which cherished child to save and which to send to the gas chamber. Don and the Graham family weren't forced to make an anguishing choice but did so anyway. They … [Read more...] about The day our earth stood still (Guest Voice)
Sen. Tom Harkin: Unnamed Southern Senator Calls President Obama ‘Exotic’
Quote of the Day: "I'm not naming any names, but one senator got up from a Southern state and said, 'Well, you've got to understand that to my people down here, Obama seems like' -- he thought for a second and he said -- 'like he's exotic.'" -- Sen. Tom Harkin (R-IA). The unidentified Southern senator was suggesting that his constituents still couldn't identify with … [Read more...] about Sen. Tom Harkin: Unnamed Southern Senator Calls President Obama ‘Exotic’
Edward Snowden’s Dad: Vladimir Putin Will Not ‘Cave’ After President Obama Cancels Meeting
Lon Snowden, fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden's dad, does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin will capitulate and hand his son over after President Obama canceled his September meeting with him. Um, in the grand scheme of things, I didn't realize Edward Snowden was that important. A responsible father would tell his son to come home and face the music instead of … [Read more...] about Edward Snowden’s Dad: Vladimir Putin Will Not ‘Cave’ After President Obama Cancels Meeting
‘United Global Front’ Defeats America in Snowden Affair (Huanqiu, China)
Does the eventual securing of Edward Snowden in Russia demonstrate the strength and wisdom of growing strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing? According to this editorial from China's state-run Huanqiu, the two countries, adhering to a kind of burden-sharing arrangement, worked to further the interests of Moscow by boosting its diplomatic clout, exposed America's moral … [Read more...] about ‘United Global Front’ Defeats America in Snowden Affair (Huanqiu, China)
The Best Argument for the Minimum Wage is Moral, not Economic
Economists on left has aptly noted that productivity has increased dramatically over the past 30 years, with no similar increase in wages (Schmitt). Others (Card and Krueger, but more recently Dube et al) have noted that apocalyptic predictions of mass unemployment have proved wrong in the past. Economists of the middle-out persuasion have shown how a higher minimum wage would … [Read more...] about The Best Argument for the Minimum Wage is Moral, not Economic
Taco Bell waffle taco: Chain expands breakfast test
Taco Bell waffle taco: Chain expands breakfast test (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View The Taco Bell waffle taco is the fast-food chain;s top seller during breakfast hours at the five Southern California restaurants where they were tested earlier this year. So the chain is rolling out the waffle taco to 100… … [Read more...] about Taco Bell waffle taco: Chain expands breakfast test