Can vigilante justice save Mexico? (via GlobalPost) With law and order stretched thin in Mexico, citizen posses have stepped up, rounding up accused drug dealers and other criminals. Dudley Althaus AYUTLA DE LOS LIBRES, Mexico â?? For almost a month now, hundreds of masked men wielding old shotguns, rifles, revolvers and machetes have claimed to… … [Read more...] about Can Vigilante Justice Save Mexico?
Do Super Bowl Commercials Drive People (Especially Kids) to Drink? (Video)
Do Super Bowl commercials drive people to drink -- particularly kidsSan Diego's Dr. Michael Mantell discusses on his TV appearance on San Diego's CW 6: … [Read more...] about Do Super Bowl Commercials Drive People (Especially Kids) to Drink? (Video)
Is Former Republican Party South Carolina Bigwig Trying to Provoke Twitter?
Is a former Republican Party bigwig from South Carolina trying to provoke Twitter by doing Tweets that cannot be confused with thoughtful discussion -- and in fact will bring him charges of racism? Is he perhaps trying to set himself up as a conservative political martyr?GO HERE AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. NOTE: My own view is that American politics and media "success" (hits, … [Read more...] about Is Former Republican Party South Carolina Bigwig Trying to Provoke Twitter?
Power Outage (Cartoon)
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Gallup Poll: Hispanics’ Approval of Obama 70%, Up 12 Pts. Since August
A new Gallup Poll finds President Barack Obama's stock is rising among Hispanic voters when compared to August, although down a bit from last month: In January, 70% of Hispanics approved of the job President Barack Obama was doing, down slightly from 75% in December. However, the January measure still represents an increase of 12 percentage points since last August, just … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Hispanics’ Approval of Obama 70%, Up 12 Pts. Since August
Richard the GOP (Cartoon)
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Alabama Hostage Situation Ends with Child Safe, Kidnapper Dead
Alabama hostage situation ends with child safe, kidnapper dead (via NJ.com) Seven days after an Alabama man killed a school bus driver, stole a child and held him in a bunker, the situation has been resolved and the child is free, according to a report on AL.com. Law enforcement officials confirmed to AL.com that 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes was dead, but declined … [Read more...] about Alabama Hostage Situation Ends with Child Safe, Kidnapper Dead
Tagg Romney Says “No Thanks” to Those Floating His Name for Senate for Massachusetts
Tagg Romney has flatly said: "Tagg -- I'm not it." It'll be a Romney-less election in April to fill now-Secretary of Defense John Kerry's senate seat after all. Trial balloons trying to get losing Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's wife Ann to enter the fray fizzled. And you could say that a Boston Herald report flatly saying he was seriously considering entering … [Read more...] about Tagg Romney Says “No Thanks” to Those Floating His Name for Senate for Massachusetts
I’m Back
This is kind of a follow up to John's excellent post at Middle Earth Journal. About 2 weeks ago my my 90 year old mother died. She had been in home hospice for over 2 months. I had a caregiver come in 5 hours a day but for the rest of the time I was her caregiver. Those caregivers were not covered by medicare and it cost my sister and I about $12,000 for those two months. … [Read more...] about I’m Back
Walt Whitman to Obama about Guns/ Hunting
When people hunt, so much happens, stories unfold as they seldom do in 'shooting in a gallery, all standing in one place.' The difference is between 'still life' and 'moving cinema.' Here is the master poet Walt Whitman on just a portion of a hunting life and firearms... from "Song of Myself" which sees 'the self' as both a personal and universal self... If Whitman could fly … [Read more...] about Walt Whitman to Obama about Guns/ Hunting
Sen. John McCain Called Racist for ‘Space Monkey’ Tweet About Iran Leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Sen. John McCain sparked outrage with a tweet calling Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a "space monkey" over his desire to be the first Iranian in space. Some are accusing Sen. McCain of racism. You will recall John McCain also mumbled "bomb, bomb Iran" during the 2008 presidential campaign. This is the same man who has serious reservations about Chuck Hagel becoming our next … [Read more...] about Sen. John McCain Called Racist for ‘Space Monkey’ Tweet About Iran Leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Quote of the Day: On Publicity Seeking Donald Trump (Yes, Really) Suing Bill Maher
Oh, please mommy, mommy, can't you make that man with the big hair and a mouth bigger than his big hair go away? Oh, please mommy? Make him go away, make him go AWAY!! Yes, you can almost hear people of all ages, sexes, political and sexual orientations, and ideologies (well, maybe not a segment of one) coming together in a historical bond of national unity, uttering or … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: On Publicity Seeking Donald Trump (Yes, Really) Suing Bill Maher
Obama as A Shootist: Har
Some of the blogosphere commentary about the right/wrong way to hold a certain firearm, makes me smile. Especially when the opiner is trying to dun Obama for what is for the Prez a newbie hobbyist pursuit. Many comments across the blogosphere seem to be from rankle-ankles unhappy-with-Obama ... and wanting to critizise his whatever, whenever they can. Good enough. But/and... … [Read more...] about Obama as A Shootist: Har
Take a Peek at Andrew Sullivan’s Relocated Blog (UPDATED)
Take a Peek at Andrew Sullivan's relocated blog. It's no secret that many writers at TMV are huge fans of his site, visit him often, and have linked to him through the years. He describes the new features HERE. Last month the always-independent Sullivan again showed his independence by leaving his plum spot on the lively and content-packed website The Daily Beast to set up a … [Read more...] about Take a Peek at Andrew Sullivan’s Relocated Blog (UPDATED)
Super Bowl brought to you by former Axis Powers
To workers I'm just another drone To Ma Bell I'm just another phone I'm just another statistic on a sheet To teachers I'm just another child To IRS I'm just another file I'm just another consensus on the street ... ~ Bob Seger I have seen every Super Bowl ever played. I remember the empty stands at Super Bowl I in the Los Angeles Coliseum. But this year's … [Read more...] about Super Bowl brought to you by former Axis Powers
Changing the System to Ensure Uninterrupted Republican Wins at all Levels
GOP efforts to rig the Electoral College in favor of GOP presidential candidates may be close to dead, but a group of Republicans are hard at work at another plot to blow up the system: switch to the popular vote. Although more closely associated with progressive circles in recent years, the idea has a number of conservative activists behind it as well. And there are signs … [Read more...] about Changing the System to Ensure Uninterrupted Republican Wins at all Levels
The 10 Best and 5 Worst Super Bowl Commercials
Super Bowl commercials don't only COST big bucks but they can GARNER big bucks for the companies that do them successfully. The operative word here is "successfuly." For a collection of videos for the 10 best and 5 worst Super Bowl commercials GO HERE. … [Read more...] about The 10 Best and 5 Worst Super Bowl Commercials
Richard III’s Car Park: An Unlikely Place for a King
Richard III's car park: An unlikely place for a king (via AFP) Graffiti adorns the painted green wooden gates to the windswept car park in Leicester, the grey concrete overlooked by a local authority building badly in need of redecoration. It is not the most auspicious place to find a king of England. But researchers at the University of Leicester on Monday … [Read more...] about Richard III’s Car Park: An Unlikely Place for a King
Report: Tagg Romney Considering Running for Massachusetts Senator in Election for Kerry Seat (UPDATED)
Is there another Romnney in Massachusetts -- and perhaps the national political scene's -- future? Is this a Romney with far less political baggage and far more difficult for satirists and Democrats to lampoon that Mitt "Mr. 47 Percenter" Romney? According to the Boston Herald, there may well be. The paper reports that Mitt Romney's son -- the son who was his family's other … [Read more...] about Report: Tagg Romney Considering Running for Massachusetts Senator in Election for Kerry Seat (UPDATED)
Ed Koch: Forever A New Yorker And One For All Ages
For residents of New York City and those who grew up in the metropolitan area, this is an extraordinarily sad time. Ed Koch, a three term Mayor and perhaps the greatest public servant ever, passed away early Friday morning from congestive heart failure. He was 88. To explain what Koch was to New York would require far more column space than I have. A better question might … [Read more...] about Ed Koch: Forever A New Yorker And One For All Ages