There has been a sea of stories about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's mounting political problems in his home state. But could he really lose? GO HERE for a balanced take on it. … [Read more...] about Could Mitch McConnell actually lose?
Back in the Day (Animation)
If you like computer animation you'll love this short animated film by Rok Predin: Back in the Day. Back In The Day from Trunk Animation on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Back in the Day (Animation)
Greening The Desert To Combat Climate Change? New Plan To Plant Trees In Deserts Unveiled By Researchers
Greening The Desert To Combat Climate Change? New Plan To Plant Trees In Deserts Unveiled By Researchers (via Planetsave) Planting trees in arid regions as a means to temper climate change? That’s what researchers from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart are suggesting — using ‘carbon farming’, as it’s known, to mitigate climate change to some degree. Of… … [Read more...] about Greening The Desert To Combat Climate Change? New Plan To Plant Trees In Deserts Unveiled By Researchers
Pervs in the Press (Guest Voice)
Pervs in the Press By Peter Funt The creeps who edit New York's Daily News and Post are expanding the boundaries of bad journalism, which, considering the source is quite a trick. That's regrettable, because the city's tabloids used to provide fun and relatively harmless reading. More worrisome: as journalism's bottom feeders go lower the entire news industry sinks, at … [Read more...] about Pervs in the Press (Guest Voice)
Popularity Of Congress Soars!
A few months ago the approval rating of the U.S. congress reached its lowest point in history —perhaps the lowest point of any legislature in world history — just 8 percent. But that was then. According to a just released survey, that number has changed dramatically. The percentage of Americans who now think congress is doing a good or excellent job has soared to 10 percent. … [Read more...] about Popularity Of Congress Soars!
Federal Budget Problems Hurting Economy: U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth
The impact of your tax dollars paid to Congress at non-work: The number of federal workers forced to work shorter hours soared this summer — to 199,000 in July, from 55,000 a year earlier — in a sign of the problems that federal budget policy is causing for the economy. The Labor Department reported on Friday that the economy continued to add jobs in July and that the … [Read more...] about Federal Budget Problems Hurting Economy: U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth
Ellen DeGeneres to host 2014 Oscars
Ellen DeGeneres to host 2014 Oscars (via AFP) Comedienne and daytime TV personality Ellen DeGeneres will host the 2014 Academy Awards, her second time emceeing the annual star-studded event, the Academy announced Friday. DeGeneres tweeted the news to her 21 million followers. "It's official: I'… … [Read more...] about Ellen DeGeneres to host 2014 Oscars
Conservatives Freak Out Over Another Fake Video
Conservatives Freak Out Over Another Fake Video by John Falco A Youtube video making the rounds of social media conservative circles has frightened some people who don’t seem to know how to use Google.com. The claim NASA: End of Mankind “Leaked Document” 2013: This is a very important video with Deborah Tavares and Trevor Coppolo discussing the newly revealed … [Read more...] about Conservatives Freak Out Over Another Fake Video
Pat Robertson’s Father A Longtime Segregationist Senator from VA
Historic Tidbit: The flamboyant yet fabled former Governor of Louisiana, Huey Long, had a son who served in the Senate. Russell Long would win the seat a week shy of the Constitutionally minimum age of 30 in 1948. He would serve 38 years and rise to Chair the powerful Senate Finance Committee, where he'd become known as a force to be reckoned with on tax issues. While he'd … [Read more...] about Pat Robertson’s Father A Longtime Segregationist Senator from VA
Snowden’s asylum in Russia puts Obama and U.S. in a bad situation (Guest Voice)
Snowden’s asylum in Russia puts Obama and U.S. in a bad situation (via NewsWorks) Brandywine to Broad Jan [email protected] August 2, 2013 By Jan C. Ting The fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has been granted asylum in Russia after five weeks stranded in the international arrivals area at the Moscow… … [Read more...] about Snowden’s asylum in Russia puts Obama and U.S. in a bad situation (Guest Voice)
Digging Up the War Dead for Crimes Committed Previous
Legit and non-legit uses of taxpayer money? Not sure about taking the taxpayers' money to pay the tens of thousands of dollars it takes to introduce, lobby, discuss, go through numerous committees at federal legislature to take issue over-- one man's criminal act. $50,000- 150,000+ for one domestic seemingly small bill, costs in salaries of clerks, senator's salaries and … [Read more...] about Digging Up the War Dead for Crimes Committed Previous
Seattle Is Political Correctness Champ (Updated)
Honestly, I don't know if this true or if we have time warped back to April 1. You decide what you think. Sorry Seattle residents, but citizens are no longer allowed to brown bag it, because city officials have decided that the words "citizen" and "brown bag" are offensive. The Office for Civil Rights has circulated a memo encouraging government employees to stop using … [Read more...] about Seattle Is Political Correctness Champ (Updated)
Bin Laden Is Still Gaslighting America
From his watery grave, Osama bin Laden is still punishing America. What he did on 9/11/01 still has us at one another’s throats over homeland security, arguing bitterly over tradeoffs between personal liberty and national safety. "All we have to do," he bragged back in 2004, "is to send two mujahedeen to the furthest point east to raise a piece of cloth on which is written … [Read more...] about Bin Laden Is Still Gaslighting America
State Department Issues Global Alert of Mideast Al-Qaeda threat in August
US warns of Mideast Al-Qaeda threat in August (via AFP) The United States issued a worldwide alert Friday warning of plans by Al-Qaeda to launch an attack in the Middle East or North Africa in August. The State Department issued the worldwide caution to US citizens a day after announcing that a number of… … [Read more...] about State Department Issues Global Alert of Mideast Al-Qaeda threat in August
The police visit, the pressure cooker and the respected writer
I have always been a HUGE fan personally (even though I have never met her) and professionally of writer Michele Catalano. Years ago when I started blogging this talented powerhouse of a writer invited me to cross post on the now defunct blog Command Post even though she disagreed with my viewpoint on many issues. The story surfaced yesterday about how she was visited by a … [Read more...] about The police visit, the pressure cooker and the respected writer
Book Review: “Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad”
I had been waiting for this book for months and it more than delivered -- and had a tragically timely debut. When The Sopranos star Tony Gandolfini died in June, Brett Martin appeared on CNN and he had an article in the just-released July edition of GQ based on "Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking … [Read more...] about Book Review: “Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad”
Why Rolling Stone boycott backfired, as Tsarnaev cover flies off shelves (Guest Voice)
Why Rolling Stone boycott backfired, as Tsarnaev cover flies off shelves (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the magazine cover of the Aug. 1 issue of 'Rolling Stone.'(Wenner Media/AP) In today's media wars, there are winners and losers. And then there's Rolling Stone… … [Read more...] about Why Rolling Stone boycott backfired, as Tsarnaev cover flies off shelves (Guest Voice)
New Zealand Comes Up With A New Plan To Fight Obesity: Deport Fat People
New Zealand Comes Up With A New Plan To Fight Obesity: Deport Fat People (via Foolocracy) New Zealand is one of the fattest places in the world with 30% of the population overweight. It trails only two other nations in the obesity charts. You guessed it: Mexico and the United States. That is what makes it surprising when South African chef… … [Read more...] about New Zealand Comes Up With A New Plan To Fight Obesity: Deport Fat People
Edward Snowden has job (and personal) offers pouring in
No, it doesn't sound like it'll be a hardship in exile for leaker Edward Snowden in Russia, where he has been granted limited asylum. According to The New Republic's Julia Iofee, he already has job (and personal) offers coming in: Last week, [Anatoly Kucherena, Russian senator and Edward Snowden's self-appointed lawyer] Kucherena announced that Snowden was planning on … [Read more...] about Edward Snowden has job (and personal) offers pouring in
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (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 San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (Cartoon)